Recent research on the influence of intrauterine growth restriction on the structure and function of the nervous system / 中国当代儿科杂志

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is caused by many factors, and most newborns with IUGR are small for gestational age (SGA). SGA infants have a relatively high risk of death and disease in the perinatal period, and the nervous system already has structural changes in the uterus, including the reduction of brain volume and gray matter volume, accompanied by abnormal imaging and pathological changes. IUGR fetuses undergo intrauterine blood flow redistribution to protect brain blood supply, and there are still controversies over the clinical effect of brain protection mechanism. SGA infants have a relatively high risk of abnormal cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral functions in the neonatal period and childhood, and preterm infants tend to have a higher degree of neurological impairment than full-term infants. Early intervention may help to improve the function of the nervous system.

Effect of spinal cord decellularized scaffold on the repair of spinal cord defects in rats / 解剖学报

Objective Exploring the effect of spinal cord decellularized scaffold on spinal cord defects and observing the behavior and regeneration of rats after operation. Methods The spinal cords of 30 SD rats were treated with 3% Triton X-100 and 2% sodium deoxycholate on oscillator. The cell residue and the spatial structure of the tissue were compared before and after treatment, in order to understand the tissue structure of the stent itself. 90 SD rats were randomly divided into control group, simple injury group and stent transplantation group. Excision of the spinal cord 9-10 segments in the simple injury group and the stent graft group the acellular scaffold was transplanted to the stent graft group. Behavioral scores were observed postoperatively. At 4, 8, and 12 weeks, the spinal cords of the injured part of the rats were taken for HE staining and immunofluorescence detection of nerve regeneration-related proteins. Results After decellularization of the spinal cord, the nerve cells and axons were completely removed, and the extracellular matrix of the spinal cord was preserved. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the scaffold retained a certain porous network scaffold structure. In the experiment of decellularized scaffold in vivo, the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan(BBB) score showed that the recovery of hindlimb motor function in rats with decellularized scaffolds was better than that in rats with simple injury. HE staining showed that the decellularized scaffold could fill the defect of the spinal cord segment and accelerate the repair process of the injured spinal cord. Immunofluorescence showed that there was a certain axonal regeneration in the injured part of the stent transplantation group. Conclusion The spinal cord decellularized scaffold retains the extracellular matrix and has a certain spatial structure, which can accelerate the process of spinal cord defect repair to a certain extent, and has a certain promoting effect on nerve regeneration.

Mutation of CTLA-4 causes primary immunodeficiency disease: One case report / 中国免疫学杂志

The main biological function of cytotoxic T cell-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) is to suppress the T cell response and suppress the immune response, and its mutation will cause a series of immune related abnormalities. This case reports a rare case of onset of lymphocytosis, immune hemolysis, repeated infection, and other similar symptoms of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome which caused by CTLA4 Exon2 c. 151 C＞T mutation. Sequencing validation was performed to clarify the source of gene mutation. We review the pathogenesis of CTLA4 and new progress in treatment in this case, and the follow-up treatment for the patient was prospected.