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Objective To observe and analyze the difference of CYP2C19 gene polymorphism and serum valproic acid concentration in the patients with epilepsy to provide reference for clinical individualized medica-tion .Methods A total of 148 patients with epilepsy in the hospital from January 2015 to December 2016 were selected and their CYP2C19 genotypes were detected by adopting the real-time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction ,meanwhile the cases were given the valproic acid treatment .Then the correlation between CYP2C19 gene polymorphism and serum valproic acid concentration was analyzed .Results There was great individual differences in serum valproic acid concentration difference among CYP2C19 genotypes ,in which the alleles and genotypes distribution frequency had no statistically significant difference among 148 cases of epilepsy ( P>0 .05);Serum valproic acid concentrations at 2 ,4 ,8 h after medication in the patients with AA genotype at CYP2C192 locus were significantly higher than those in the patients with GG genotype at CYP2C192 lo-cus ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .05);Serum valproic acid concentrations at 8 h after medi-cation in the patients with AA genotype at CYP2C193 was significantly higher than that in the patients with GG genotype at CYP2C193 locus ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .05);Serum valproic acid concentration had no statistically significant difference among other genotypes (P> 0 .05) .Conclusion The CYP2C19 gene in the patients with epilepsy has polymorphism ,moreover which is correlated with the patient′s blood concentration of vaproic acid .Therefore ,treating the patients with epilepsy by using valproic acid can detect the CYP2C19 genotyping in the patients in order to guide their individualized treatment .
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Aim To observe the effects of icariin on depressive-like behavior in prenatally stressed offsprings and explore its mechanism.Methods The model of depression was established by prenatal restraint stress on late pregnant mother, then male offspring rats were randomly divided into five groups of eight: Control, PS model, Saline group(NS), ICA(80 mg·kg-1), ICA(40 mg·kg-1).The effects of icariin on PS-induced depressive-like behaviors in male offsprings were examined by forced swimming test(FST) and open-field test(OFT).Furthermore, the protein expressions of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors(I mGluRs) and excitatory amino acid transporter 2(EAAT2) in prefrontal cortex were detected by Western blot.Results PS group exhibited depressive-like behaviors with decreased struggling time(P<0.01) and center crossing numbers(P<0.05) compared to CON, with increased protein expressions of group I mGluRs(P<0.01,P<0.05) and decreased EAAT2(P<0.05) in prefrontal cortex compared to CON.Treatment with icariin(80 mg·kg-1, 40 mg·kg-1)significantly increased struggling time(P<0.05,P<0.01) and center crossing numbers(P<0.05) in PS-exposed male offspring rats.Treatment with icariin markedly modulated the protein levels of mGluR1, mGluR5 and EAAT2 in prefrontal cortex.Conclusion Icariin has significant antidepressant effects in prenatally stressed rats, and the mechanism might be associated with the modulation of Ⅰ mGluRs.
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Objective To investigate the safety and feasibility of minimally invasive stealth lateral release operation in the treatment of chronic anal fissure . Methods Clinical data of 42 patients with chronic anal fissure who underwent minimally invasive stealth lateral release from May 2012 to May 2014 was analyzed retrospectively .We use the homemade fine steel wire to pierce into the sphincter ditch with a distance from the anus of 1 cm, and put the steel wire out above the dentate line .Then the wire was took out from the other edge under the skin through the needle of bobbin .After the needle was fixed by an assistant , the free end of the steel wire was pulled quickly to cut the internal sphincter tissue instantly . Results All the 42 patients were successfully treated and discharged without complications .The recovery time was in 7 -14 d, with an average of 9 d.The healing standards included disappeared symptoms and totally healed wound .All the patients were followed up for 3-6 months, with an average of 4 months.No recurrence was found . Conclusion Minimally invasive stealth lateral release in the treatment of chronic anal fissure is safe and feasible, with many advantages such as simple performance , reliable curative effect, fast recovery time, and less postoperative complications .
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Objective To investigate the distribution of CYP2C19 metabolism phenotype in patients with clopidogrel treatment in Huangshi.Methods The peripheral blood samples were obtained from 76 patients with clopidogrel treatment in Cardiovascular Department.CYP2C19 genotypes were determined by the gene chip,CYP2C19 metabolism phenotype were investigated and com-pared with the data of healthy Han Chinese from the published papers.Results There were three kinds of metabolizers about the metabolism phenotypes of CYP2C19,which were extensive metabolizers,intermediate metabolizers and poor metabolizers.In the 76 patients,the ratios of these metabolism phenotypes were 39.47%,44.74% and 15.79%,respectively.The result coincided with the healthy Han Chinese.Conclusion The clinical individualized medication of healthy Han Chinese could be refered to the clinical indi-vidualized medication of patients with clopidogrel treatment in Huangshi.
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BACKGROUND:Electromagnetic fields can cause changes of the body,especially the nervous system.Effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields(PEMFs)on neural stem cells has been detected.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of prenatal pulsed electromagnetic fields(PPEMFs)on neural stem cell proliferation and nestin protein expression in the hippocampus of rat offspdng.METHODS:Sprague Dawley female rats weighing 240-260 g were included and randomly divided into two groups:control and PPEMFs.Rats from the control group were given no interventions.Rats from the PPEMFs group were given PEMFs stress at gestational days 14-20.Each stress was given three times daily for 10 minutes.The male and female offspring rats were sacrificed at 1 month of age and their brains were sectioned to determine the expression of nestin protein and Brdu-positive cells in the hippocampus by immunohistochemistry.RESULTS:The expression of nestin-and Brdu-positive cells in the hippocampus of female and male PEMFS offspring were significantly higher compared with the control group(P<0.001),and there was a significant difference between female and male offspring(P<0.001).The nestin-and Brdu-positive cells in female offspring outnumbered those in male offspring(P<0.001);however,there was no significant difference between female and male offspring in the control group(P>0.05).CONCLUSION:PPEMFs can increase the number and proliferative capability of the neural stem cells in offspring.It may be a pdmary stage of the cascade reaction of the body to the brain damage caused by PPEMFs stress.
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BACKGROUND: Hippocampus is an important region involved in learning and memory. Some methods for freshly isolated hippocampal pyramidal neurons have been described. These methods need multiple enzymes or the procedure is complex.OBJECTIVE: To acquire large quantities of hippocampal neurons from rats suitable for patch clamp study.DESIGN: An animal experimental observation.SETTING: Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiao Tong University.MATERIALS: The experiments were carried out in the Medical Experimental Center, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiao Tong University between March and October 2004. The animals were the 10-15-day-old SpragueDawley rats, bothmale and female.METHODS: Hippocampal pyramidal neurons were freshly isolated. Delayed rectifier potassium current and voltage-gated Ca2 + currents were recorded by whole-cell patch clamp configuration.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Acute isolated neurons were observed with a Leica microscope. Recordings of delayed rectifier potassium currents and voltage-gated Ca2+ currents were obtained.RESULTS: ① Under the inverted microscope, the acute isolated neurons had a smooth and glassy surface, a three-dimensional contour, a pyramidal shape with a longer apical dendrite and several basal dendrites. ② After the whole cell recording configuration was formed, voltage-gated barium currents through calcium channels were elicited by 200 ms depolarizing potential from -70 mV to +20 mV, with an increment of 10 mV, a holding potential was -90 mV. Delayed rectifier potassium current (Ikd) was elicited by a protocol consisting of a multiple depolarizing pulses (-60 mV to +50 mV),preceded by a single prepulse step to -50 rmV, with inactivated transient outward potassium currents from a holding potential of -80 mV.CONCLUSION: This method is simple and ideal for the dissociation of neurons from rat hippocampus, and offers a powerful tool for functional analysis of ion channels by patch clamp.
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AIM: To investigate the effects of prenatal stress (PS) on neurons and neuronal ultrastructure of hippocampus in offspring rats, and to explore the role of the overproduction of oxidants. METHODS: One month male offspring rats were obtained to observe the neuronal number, neuronal ultrastructure and the number of nNOS -positive cell in hippocampus. RESULTS: The neuronal number of CA1 and CA4 subregions in late gestation stress (LS) offspring decreases significantly. The neuronal ultrastructure of CA1 subregion in MS (stress in 7-13 days of gestation) and LS offspring appeared bulgy mitochondria, unclear membrane and irregular electron density. Lipofuscin pigments increased; The number of nNOS-positive cell in CA1, CA2, CA3 subregions and DG of MS group and the whole hippocampus of LS group increased significantly. CONCLUSION: PS damaged the neurons and neuronal ultrastructure of hippocampus of offspring rats. The damages were associated with the overproduction of oxidants.
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Single unit activity were recorded from 157 dorsal horn neurons in the spinal rats by stimulation of left surat nerves. Stretching urinary bladder were performed after the neurons were identified by somatic afferents. 32 out of the 157 could also be activated by stretching urinary bladders. These recorded dorsal horn neurons which responded to both somatic and visceral inputs are called somatovisceral convergent neurons (SVCN). The afferent visceral fibers were N group according to conductive velocity in our experiment. It has been shown that C-fiber component in 9 WDR neurons were incresed by stimulating the left sural nerves after stretching urinary bladders. 15 spontaneous- discharge WDR neurons were recorded and 13 out of them were excited, meanwhile, 2 out of them were inhibited after urinary bladders were stretched. The study provides the new data for the convergence from the somatic and visceral afferents in the dorsal horn of spinal cord and supplies the first evidence for central mecha nism of visceral referred pain.