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Midbrain gliomas are relatively rare neoplasms with a generally benign prognosis, with dissemination or metastasis not previously reported. We describe here a woman, in whom magnetic resonance imaging scans showed hydrocephalus and a tegmental lesion in the upper aqueduct. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and biopsy were performed; during surgery, a second small lesion was observed in the infundibular recess. Histologically, the two lesions had the characteristics of low grade astrocytoma, suggesting that the midbrain astrocytoma may have been disseminated via the cerebral spinal fluid to the infundibular recess. Postoperatively this patient received radiotherapy for nearly one month. Although patients with these tumors are not usually administered adjunctive therapy, radiation and, combined modality therapy, including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, may be beneficial in patients with midbrain gliomas with dissemination.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Astrocytoma , Biopsy , Cerebrospinal Fluid , Combined Modality Therapy , Drug Therapy , Glioma , Hydrocephalus , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Mesencephalon , Neoplasm Metastasis , Neuroendoscopes , Prognosis , Radiotherapy , VentriculostomyABSTRACT
Objective To discuss the impacts of different doses of alcohol on the level of microparticles (EMPs) of rat endothelial cells. Methods Sixty male SD rats were randomly allocated into four groups:high dose group (group A), me-dium dose group (group B), low dose group (group C) and the blank contrast group (group D). There were15 rats in each group. Rats were fed alcohol for 8 weeks. Flow cytometer was used to measure the level of circulating CD31+/CD42-EMPs in four groups, and which was compared with the alcohol dosage. Results Compared with group D, the level of circulating EMPs was significantly increased in group A and B (P＜0.05). There was no significant change in the level of circulating EMPs in group C (P>0.05). Conclusion The moderate and high doses of alcohol are harmful to the function of vascular en-dothelial cells in rats, which show a significant dose-effect relationship. The low dose of alcohol shows no effect on the func-tion of vascular endothelial cells in rats. The protective effect of alcohol needs further investigation.
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ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to investigate more effective ways in postgraduate academic training and research management by analysis of the scientific papers published in graduate school period.MethodsThe categories,quantity and quality of the scientific papers published by postgraduate students in Beijing Neurosurgical Institute from 2001 to 2010 were analyzed statistically.ResultsThe quantity of papers published by postgraduate students has been stably improved year by year,and the quality of the papers has shown an obvious tendency of increasing.ConclusionsAn outstanding research capability of the whole institute,the strict demand of supervisors and the reasonable encouraging systems in scientific research management are all the guarantee of the improvement of academic research ability of postgraduate students in Beijing Neurosurgical Institute.
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Objective To study the clonal heterogeneity in differentiation potential of immortalized mesenchymal stem cells in vitro and in rive.Methods The monoclonal cell lines were performed with limiting dilution cloning,and were induced to adipocytic,asteogenic and neuronal differentiation in vitro.After transplanted the monoclonal cell lines into SCID mice,the xenotransplants were removed and evaluated by immunohistochemistry.Results From the parental HMSC-TERT,32 single-cell derived clones were established,of which the differentiation properties varied considerably in vitro.The cells grow in different plating densities during expansion in culture:HMSC-TERT-2 expressed more strongly in LCA,GFAP and vimemin;HMSC-TERT-C19 expressed more strongly in keratinose than HMSC-TERT-2,HMSC-IERT-20,and MSC-H;HMSC-TERT-C2 expressed more strongly in actin than HMSC-TERT-2.Conclusions The HMSC-TERT monoclone cells are heterogeneity in differentiation petential in vitro and in vivo,suggesting that standard in vitro culture and in vivo inoculate procedure phy an important role in the clinical application of stem cells.
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@#Objective To observe the effects of transplantation of bone marrow stromal cells(BMSCs)on expression of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)after local brain injury in rats.Methods The animal model of local brain injury in rat was established.The human BMSCs(hBMSCs)were transplanted into the local brain.The immunohistochemistry,real-time quantitative PCR,and ELISA were used to observe the changes of VEGF and VEGF mRNA in tissues of local brain.Results After the hBMSCs were transplanted into the animal model,the quantities of the VEGF positive cells increased;real-time quantitative PCR showed that VEGF mRNA of local brain was enhanced.Conclusion The BMSCs transplantation can improve expression of endogenous VEGF and raise the content of VEGF in injured tissues of brain.
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BACKGROUND: As unspecific antagonist of opiate receptor, naloxone is widely used for multiple diseases which are related with abnormal release of endogenous opium. At present, researches suggest that large dosage of naloxone is used at early period can decrease death rate of patients with acute craniocerebral injury and promote neural functional recovery.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of naloxone on improving the nervous function of rats with acute craniocerebral injury and to analyze effectively.DESIGN: Randomized grouping design based on the experimental animal.SETTING: Beijing Neurosurgical Institute.MATERIALS: Totally 250 SD rats were divided randomly into 0.3, 1.0,3.0, 9.0 mg/kg naloxone group, positive control group and negative control group.METHODS: Craniocerebral injured model was established with Feenly free fall struck, and the medicine was given 30 minutes after injury. The rats of the first four experimental group were injected transpeniponeally with naloxone hydrochloride by 0.3 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg, 3.0 mg/kg and 9.0 mg/kg respectively once a day; meanwhile, the control groups were given 2 mg citicoline sodium for injection and 0.5 mL normal saline per rat respectively. The longest time was 14 days.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: MNSS neural functional score was used every day. The brain edemas of 8 rats in each group were measured with wet-dry weight methods on the second and the fourth day after head trauma.RESULTS: Among 250 rats, 172 entered the final analysis. The nervous function of rats in naloxone groups was better than the two control groups (P ＜ 0.01), and that in 1, 3 and 9 mg/kg naloxone group were better than 0.3 mg/kg group (P ＜ 0.05), but there were no significant differences a mong the three naloxone groups (P ＞ 0.05). The brain edemas of rats in naloxone groups were lighter than that in the control groups (P ＜ 0.05), and that of 1, 3 and 9 mg/kg groups were lighter than 0.3 mg/kg (P ＜ 0.05), but there were no significant differences among these three groups (P ＞ 0.05).CONCLUSION: Naloxone can decrease the brain edemas of rats with traumatic brain injury, promote the nervous function recovery, and the treatment effect changes with the dosage during some range.Therefore, the experiment illustrates that naloxone can decrease the brain edemas of experimental brain injury in SD rats and improve the nervous function, but the effect of naloxone is associated with the dosages in some range.
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BACKGROUND: Neural precursor cells exist in the central nervous system (CNS) of adult mammals, characterized fundamentally by such biological properties of multipotential differentiation and capability of maintaining their stable quantity.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the proliferation and migration of the neural precursor cells in adult rat brain following fluid percussion injury (FPI),and explore their role in the repair of CNS damage.DESIGN:Randomized controlled experiment.SETITNG: Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Beijing Institute of Neurosurgery.MATERIALS: This experiment was carried out at the Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Beijing Institute of Neurosurgery. Totally 67 adult Wistar rats were randomized into a control group (n=7) and 5 FPI groups (n=12)sampled 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days after FPI, respectively. Each FPI group was further divided into artificial cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) group (n=2),basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) group (n=5) and neurotrophin-3 (NT3) group (n=5).METHODS: Lateral fluid percussion brain injury was induced in rats in the FPI group and the rats in the control group were only subjected to craniotomy without percussion. The rats in FPI groups were given intraperitoneal injection of bromodexyuridine (BrdU) at the dosage of 50 mg/kg for three times a day in 1- and 3-day FPI groups, but only once a day in 7-and 14-day groups, with the final dose given 2 hours before sacrifice. The rats in bFGF subgroup and NT-3 subgroup were given bFGF at the total daily dose of 360 ng and NT-3 of 240 ng, respectively, while those in artificial CSF subgroup received perfusion fluid of 4 μL without bFGF or NT3 every day. The dynamic expressions of nestin and BrdU in the rat brain were determined with immunocytochemistry. BrdU labeling method was used to identify the differentiated neural progenitor cells, and nestin expression was used to identify the neural progenitor cells.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Expressions of Brdu, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)+/Brdu+ and GFAP-/Brdu+ cells in the rat brain of each group at various time points.with the control group, nestin-positive cells in the cortex, hippocampus and subventricular zone on the injured side was obviously increased at 1day after FPI (3.1±1.1 vs 0, 5.5±0.9 vs 1.3±0.8 and 8.1±0.9 vs 2.3±0.8 in each visual field, respectively, P＜0.05), reaching the peak on day 7 (7.5±1.2,10.2±1.5, and 13.6±1.2 in each visual field, respectively) and disappeared BrdU-positive cells in the cortex, hippocampus and subventricular zone on the injured side increased to the highest level 3 days after FPI (12.6±1.5,9.9±1.1, and 13.4±1.0 in each visual field, respectively), but gradually delar zone gradually migrated to the opposite side across the corpus callosum.CONCLUSION: FPI can stimulate the proliferation and migration of neural progenitor cells in adult rat brain, such as in the cortex, hippocampus and subventricular zone, where the nestin-positive cells is the most 7 days after the injury, but BrdU-positive cells is the most 3 days after the injury.
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@#Objective To investigate the remyelination after Schwann cells grafted into injured middle brain in rat.Methods Schwann cells originated from sciatic nerves of 1 to 2 day old rat were expanded and labeled by BrdU in vitro, transplanted into the rat middle brain injured by electric needle stimulus. Immunohistochemistry and myelin staining were used to locate in the BrdU positive cells and investigate remyelination.Results BrdU positive cells could be identified till at least 8 months after grafting, which mainly migrated toward injured ipsilateral cortex. New myelination could be seen in destructed brain stem area. Conclusion Schwann cells transplantation could promote CNS regeneration.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the factors which induce differentiation of embryonic neural stem cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Rat embryonic neural stem cells were co-cultured with newborn rat Schwann cells in serum-free medium. The phenotype and specific-markers including tubulin-beta, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and galactorcerebroside (GalC), were demonstrated by phase contrast microscopy and double immunofluorescence staining.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Overall, 80% +/- 5% of neural stem cells protruded several elongated processes and expressed tubulin-beta antigen at high levels, while 20 +/- 3% of them protruded several short processes and were GalC or GFAP positive.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The factors secreted by Schwann cells could induce rat embryonic neural stem cell to differentiate.</p>
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Animals , Rats , Cell Differentiation , Coculture Techniques , Embryo, Mammalian , Cell Biology , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Microscopy, Phase-Contrast , Nerve Growth Factors , Physiology , Neurons , Cell Biology , Phenotype , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Schwann Cells , Physiology , Stem Cells , Cell BiologyABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effect of brain derived neurotrophin factor (BDNF) transfected with cationic liposome in protecting nerve tissue and promoting regeneration of the myelin sheath. Methods Wistar rat Schwanns cells (SWCs) were cultured in vitro. The recombinant cationic liposomes mediated PCDNA 3 BDNF was transplanted into SWCs and then into electrical reticular lesion of the brain stem (Group Ⅰ). At the same time, pure cell transplantation group (Group Ⅱ), empty transfected vector cell transplantation (Group Ⅲ) and normal saline injection group (Group Ⅳ) were set. The concentration of BDNF in the brain stem was measured by ELISA, the survival of myelinated basic protein (MBP) and SWCs in the brain stem by immunohistochemistry and the regeneration of the myelin sheath by the transmission electron microscope (TEM). Results One week after transplantation, the concentration of BDNF in the brain stem in the Group Ⅰ was much higher than that in other three groups ( P
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the mechanism of multidrug resistance (MDR) in a human glioma cell and methods for overcoming multi-drug resistance.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>MDR cell line C(6)/adr was established. The expression of the mdr-1 gene and its P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in the C(6)/adr cell line was observed by RT-PCR and flow cytometry. The reversal of MDR by verapamil, erythromycin, dihydropyridine, P-gp monoclonal antibody and Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM) was studied by microtiter tetrazolium (MTT) assay or by high performance liquid chromatographic assay.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The mdr-1 gene of the C(6)/adr cell line was positive, over-expressing P-gp. The drug-resistance of the C(6)/adr cell lines could be partly reversed by 2 - 6 microg/ml of verapamil, 50 - 100 microg/ml of erythromycin, or 5 microg/ml of dihydropyridine. As concentration increased, they had a better effect. Among these drugs, 100 microg/ml of erythromycin had the best result of reversal. Dihydropyridine 1 microg/ml, P-gp monoclonal antibody and SM had no effect.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The mdr-1 gene and its expression might be associated with the MDR of glioma cells. Verapamil, erythromycin and dihydropyridine could reverse the MDR of glioma cells.</p>
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Animals , Humans , ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 , Genetics , Allergy and Immunology , Antibiotics, Antineoplastic , Pharmacology , Antibodies, Monoclonal , Pharmacology , Cell Survival , Genetics , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Doxorubicin , Pharmacology , Drug Resistance, Multiple , Genetics , Drug Resistance, Neoplasm , Genetics , Erythromycin , Pharmacology , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , Tumor Cells, Cultured , Verapamil , PharmacologyABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To determine cell proliferation and nestin expression in the ependyma of adult rat spinal cord after injury.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Rat spinal cord injury models were established by aneurysm clip compression, and nestin expression and proliferation of ependymal cells at different times were shown with pathological and immuno-histochemical staining.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Ependymal cells adjacent to the injured site demonstrated a dramatic increase in nestin expression 24 hours after compression. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen was positive, and significant proliferation was observed after 7 days. Nestin expression was down regulated as time went by.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Normally quiescent mature ependymal cells appear to revert to an embryonic state in response to spinal cord injury.</p>