Association of white matter hyperintensities with long-term stroke recurrence in patients with recent subcortical small infarcts / 国际脑血管病杂志

Objective:To investigate the association of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) with long-term stroke recurrence in patients with recent subcortical small infarcts (RSSIs).Methods:Consecutive patients admitted to the Department of Neurology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University between January 2019 and August 2022 and met the clinical and imaging manifestations of RSSIs were collected. The demographic characteristics, baseline clinical data, and MRI features were collected. Using stroke recurrence as the endpoint event, the recurrence time was recorded, and Cox regression model was used to analyze relevant factors affecting stroke recurrence in patients with RSSIs.Results:A total of 202 patients were enrolled, including 138 males (68.3%), aged 67.9±10.5 years. Seventy-seven patients (38.1%) were mild WMHs, 64 (31.7%) were moderate WMHs, and 61 (30.2%) were severe WMHs. There were statistically significant differences in age, history of stroke, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, total cholesterol, infarct thickness, and infarct distribution among different WMHs severity groups (all P<0.05). The median follow-up time was 40.5 months (interquartile range, 27.7-49.0 months), and a total of 55 patients (27.2%) had stroke recurrence (ischemic stroke 54, occipital hemorrhage 1). Recurrence rates of stroke in the mild, moderate, and severe WMHs groups were 18.2%, 31.3%, and 34.4%, respectively. Cox regression analysis showed that WMHs were an independent risk factor for stroke recurrence (compared to the mild group, the risk ratio of the severe group was 2.225, 95% confidence interval was 1.116-4.436; P=0.023). Conclusion:The risk of long-term stroke recurrence in patients with RSSI is associated with the severity of WMHs.

Effects of sites of fetal spleen cell transplantation on the growth of transplanted tumor and natural killer cells activity in mice / 中华器官移植杂志

The fetal spleen cells were transplanted following the injection of S180 carcinosarcoma into the muscle,abdominal cavity,peripheral veins and portal vein in mice.The size inhibitory rate of the transplanted tumor and natural killer activity were evaluated 30 and 60 days after the injection.It was found that the growth of transplanted tumor was dramatically inhibited and natural killer activity was increased 30 days after the transplantation.But 60 days after the transplantation only portal venous transplanted tumor showed a satisfactory function of inhibiting tumor growth and natural killer activity maintained at a high level.These results indicated that portal vein was the best approach for the spleen cell transplantation