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Epilepsy has high incidence and complex etiologies,and its treatment remains challenging.For around 70% of people with epilepsy,seizures can be controlled after proper antiepileptic treatment.The availability of some new antiepileptic drugs in recent years has offered new options for epileptic patients.A solid knowledge on the pharmacokinetics,efficacy,and tolerability profiles of these new antiepileptic drugs will help to provide safe,proper,reasonable,and standardized treatment for patients.
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Humans , Anticonvulsants , Therapeutic Uses , Epilepsy , Drug Therapy , Seizures , Drug TherapyABSTRACT
Objective To summarize the microvascular decompression(MVD)surgery of vertebrobasilar blood vessel for primary trigeminal neuralgia patients. Methods Clinical data of 28 primary trigeminal neuralgia patients caused by vertebrobasilar blood vessel from October 2008 to June 2016 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed.There were 25 patients receving MVD and 3 patients receiving MVD and trigeminal sensory-root partial rhizotomy. Results The neuralgia in all the 28 patients immediately disappeared after surgery.Facial hypesthesia on the operation side occurred in 3 patients receiving MVD and trigeminal sensory-root partial rhizotomy.During follow-ups for 3 -24 months(mean, 18.6 months), none of the trigeminal neuralgia relapsed. Conclusions For primary trigeminal neuralgia patients caused by vertebrobasilar blood vessel, adequate nerve decompression and restoration of normal nerve anatomy are the guarantee for the efficacy of MVD surgery.For vessels with tensions and can not be passaged by one-time,multi-point decompression can complete the surgery.
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Objective To investigate the effect of paeoniflorin on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT),migration and invasion of human glioma U87 cells and its underlying molecular mechanism.Methods Glioma U87 cells were treated with different dose of paeoniflorin.CCK-8 was used to measure the survival rate of glioma cells.Glioma U87 cells were infected with carrying transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β)lentivirus to establish the stable overexpression TGF-β cell line.Wound healing assay and transwell assay were performed to measure cell migration and invasion ability,respectively.Western blot was applied to examined the expression of related proteins.Results Treatment with proliferation of 5 mmol/L and 10 mmol/L had no significant effect on cell survival of U87 cells ((96.00± 3.61) ％,(92.33± 4.04) ％;P5 =0.593,P10 =0.284).But when the dose was up to 15 mmol/L,the survival rate of U87 cells decreased to(75.67±4.58)％,P=0.008.In addition,paeoniflorin inhibited the migration ability of U87 cells and the wound healing rate was(68.20±4.39) ％,(37.70±7.01) ％ when incubated with 5 mmol/L and 10 mmol/L.Similarly,paeoniflorin suppressed invasion ability of U87 cells and the average number of infiltrated cells was (237.67±24.00),(130.67± 32.65),(59.67± 18.15) respectively (P5 =0.002,P10 ＜ 0.01).What's more,paeoniflorin down-regulated the expression of MMP2,MMP9 and epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related proteins (P＜0.05).Overexpression of TGF-β reversed the effect of paeoniflorin on migration,invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of glioma U87 cells.Conclusion Paeoniflorin suppress TGF-β-induced migration,invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in glioma U87 cells.
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Objective To summarize the microvascular decompression(MVD)surgery of vertebrobasilar blood vessel for primary trigeminal neuralgia patients. Methods Clinical data of 28 primary trigeminal neuralgia patients caused by vertebrobasilar blood vessel from October 2008 to June 2016 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed.There were 25 patients receving MVD and 3 patients receiving MVD and trigeminal sensory-root partial rhizotomy. Results The neuralgia in all the 28 patients immediately disappeared after surgery.Facial hypesthesia on the operation side occurred in 3 patients receiving MVD and trigeminal sensory-root partial rhizotomy.During follow-ups for 3 -24 months(mean, 18.6 months), none of the trigeminal neuralgia relapsed. Conclusions For primary trigeminal neuralgia patients caused by vertebrobasilar blood vessel, adequate nerve decompression and restoration of normal nerve anatomy are the guarantee for the efficacy of MVD surgery.For vessels with tensions and can not be passaged by one-time,multi-point decompression can complete the surgery.
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Objective To investigate the effect of paeoniflorin on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT),migration and invasion of human glioma U87 cells and its underlying molecular mechanism.Methods Glioma U87 cells were treated with different dose of paeoniflorin.CCK-8 was used to measure the survival rate of glioma cells.Glioma U87 cells were infected with carrying transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β)lentivirus to establish the stable overexpression TGF-β cell line.Wound healing assay and transwell assay were performed to measure cell migration and invasion ability,respectively.Western blot was applied to examined the expression of related proteins.Results Treatment with proliferation of 5 mmol/L and 10 mmol/L had no significant effect on cell survival of U87 cells ((96.00± 3.61) ％,(92.33± 4.04) ％;P5 =0.593,P10 =0.284).But when the dose was up to 15 mmol/L,the survival rate of U87 cells decreased to(75.67±4.58)％,P=0.008.In addition,paeoniflorin inhibited the migration ability of U87 cells and the wound healing rate was(68.20±4.39) ％,(37.70±7.01) ％ when incubated with 5 mmol/L and 10 mmol/L.Similarly,paeoniflorin suppressed invasion ability of U87 cells and the average number of infiltrated cells was (237.67±24.00),(130.67± 32.65),(59.67± 18.15) respectively (P5 =0.002,P10 ＜ 0.01).What's more,paeoniflorin down-regulated the expression of MMP2,MMP9 and epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related proteins (P＜0.05).Overexpression of TGF-β reversed the effect of paeoniflorin on migration,invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of glioma U87 cells.Conclusion Paeoniflorin suppress TGF-β-induced migration,invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in glioma U87 cells.
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This study established superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled nerve growth factor-beta (NGF-beta) gene-modified spinal cord-derived neural stem cells (NSCs). The E14 rat embryonic spinal cord-derived NSCs were isolated and cultured. The cells of the third passage were transfected with plasmid pcDNA3-hNGFbeta by using FuGENE HD transfection reagent. The expression of NGF-beta was measured by immunocytochemistry and Western blotting. The positive clones were selected, allowed to proliferate and then labeled with SPIO, which was mediated by FuGENE HD transfection reagent. Prussian blue staining and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to identify the SPIO particles in the cells. The distinctive markers for stem cells (nestin), neuron (beta-III-tubulin), oligodendrocyte (CNPase) and astrocyte (GFAP) were employed to evaluate the differentiation ability of the labeled cells. The immunocytochemistry and western blotting showed that NGF-beta was expressed in spinal cord-derived NSCs. Prussian blue staining indicated that numerous blue-stained particles appeared in the cytoplasma of the labeled cells. TEM showed that SPIO particles were found in vacuolar structures of different sizes and the cytoplasma. The immunocytochemistry demonstrated that the labeled cells were nestin-positive. After differentiation, the cells expressed beta-III-tubulin, CNPase and GFAP. It was concluded that the SPIO-labeled NGF-beta gene-modified spinal cord-derived NSC were successfully established, which are multipotent and capable of self-renewal.
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Cells, Cultured , Dextrans , Embryo, Mammalian , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Magnetics , Magnetite Nanoparticles , Nerve Growth Factor/genetics , Nerve Growth Factor/pharmacology , Neural Stem Cells/cytology , Spinal Cord/cytology , TransfectionABSTRACT
In this study, by analysis of genome structures of E. coli, the relationships between the genomic types of E. coli and the associated diseases were investigated. Samples of sputum, urine and other excretions from patients with different infective diseases were collected. And 62 E. coli strains were isolated from these samples. Intact bacterial genomic DNA was cleaved with I-CeuI, separated by pulsed field gel electrophoresis and then typed on the basis of cleavage map. The results showed that 7 I-CeuI sites were found in all the genome structures of the 62 E. coli, indicating that there were 7 rrn operons in the genomes. The size of genome ranged from 4500 kb to 5000 kb. According to the genome structures, 62 E. coli strains were divided into 30 genome types. It was concluded that genome structures of E. coli isolated from the patients with different infective diseases varied to some extent, suggesting that some genome types of E. coli were closely related to some infective diseases.