Expression levels of serum nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase intheUy-ghur and Han nationality patients with anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury in Xinjiang / 中国感染控制杂志

Objective To explore the expression levels of serum nitric oxide(NO)and nitric oxide synthase(NOS) between Han and Uyghur nationality patients with anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury(ATDLI). Methods Patients with confirmed ATDLI in Chest Hospital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and First Affiliated Hos-pital of the Medical College of Shihezi University between January 2015 and May 2016 were chosen and divided into Han group and Uyghur group.By detecting the expression levels of NO and NOS in serum of ATDLI patients,ex-pression levels of serum NO and NOS in ATDLI patients of different gender,body mass index(BMI),and liver function injury were compared.Results 100 ATDLI patients in Han group and 135 in Uyghur group were recruited in study. Expression levels of NO and TNOS in Han group were(134.24±27.60)μmol/L and(33.01 ±4.23)U/mL respectively,in Uyghur groups were(97.10±17.41)μmol/L and(27.41 ±3.95)U/mL respectively,serum levels of NO,TNOS,iNOS,and eNOS in Han patients were all higher than Uyghur patients,difference was statistically significant(P<0.01). In Han ATDLI group,serum levels of NO and TNOS in male patients were both higher than female patients(P<0.05);in Uyghur ATDLI group,serum levels of NO,TNOS,and iNOS in male patients were all higher than female patients(P<0.01). The expression levels of serum NO,TNOS,and iNOS of Han group were all higher than the same gender in Uyghur group(P<0.001),difference in levels of NO and TNOS among different body mass index(BMI)groups in Han and Uyghur patients were both statistically significant(P<0.01). In both group,levels of NO and TNOS in obese patients were both higher than lean patients and normal weight patients(P<0.05). The correlation analysis showed that NO levels of Han and Uyghur groups were both positively correlated with BMI(r=0.444,0.677,respectively,P<0.01). There were significant differences in serum NO and NOS levels between Han and Uyghur patients with different degrees of liver injury(P<0.05);NO and NOS levels in both groups with mild liver injury were both lower than those with moderate and severe injury (P<0.001).Conclusion Serum NO and NOS levels between ATDLI Han group and Uyghur group are different,serum NO level is related to BMI,and it can increase with the degree of liver injury.

Comparison of heart rate changes with ictal tachycardia seizures in adults and children.

PURPOSE: Lower heart rate variability (HRV) is known to make patients more susceptible to tachycardia and possibly sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The heart rate (HR) at which tachycardia is present may vary by age. To date, no study has been done comparing adult and child seizures at different time points. The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency of HR changes with ictal tachycardia (IT) seizures at different time points in adults versus children. METHODS: We retrospectively assessed the changes in the HR of 99 IT seizures in children and 96 IT seizures in adults. The difference between adults and children in gender, hemispheric lateralization or sleep/wakefulness, or seizure type on the HR changes and the difference between children and adults during 10 s preictal, ictal onset, and ictal and 60 s postictal were separately assessed. RESULTS: The HR difference and maximum HR increase with aging in children. The seizure duration in adults lasted longer as compared with that in children. There are higher HR at different points and HR difference at 10 s preictal as compared to baseline in children. CONCLUSIONS: The study illustrates that age and duration were respectively related to HR differences distinguishing children from adults. There may be an age-related effect of HR changes associated with seizures, with higher HR at different times and HR difference at 10 s before seizure onset as compared to baseline in children, which might explain that children are more likely to predict epileptic seizures than adults, contributing to subclinical seizures and treatment efficiency in refractory patients.

Heart rate changes in partial seizures: analysis of influencing factors among refractory patients.

BACKGROUND: We analyzed the frequency of heart rate (HR) changes related to seizures, and we sought to identify the influencing factors of these changes during partial seizures, to summarize the regularity of the HR changes and gain some insight into the mechanisms involved in the neuronal regulation of cardiovascular function. To date, detailed information on influencing factors of HR changes related to seizures by multiple linear regression analysis remains scarce. METHODS: Using video-electroencephalograph (EEG)-electrocardiograph (ECG) recordings, we retrospectively assessed the changes in the HR of 81 patients during a total of 181 seizures, including 27 simple partial seizures (SPS), 110 complex partial seizures (CPS) and 44 complex partial seizures secondarily generalized (CPS-G). The epileptogenic focus and the seizure type, age, gender, and sleep/wakefulness state of each patient were evaluated during and after the seizure onset. The HR changes were evaluated in the stage of epilepsy as time varies. RESULTS: Of the 181 seizures from 81 patients with ictal ECGs, 152 seizures (83.98%) from 74 patients were accompanied by ictal tachycardia (IT). And only 1 patient was accompanied by ictal bradycardia (IB). A patient has both IT and IB. We observed that HR difference was independently correlated with side, type and sleep/wakefulness state. In this analysis, the HR changes were related to the side, gender, seizure type, and sleep/wakefulness state. Right focus, male, sleep, and CPS-G showed more significant increases than that were observed in left, female, wakefulness, SPS and CPS. HR increases rapidly within 10 seconds before seizure onset and ictus, and typically slows to normal with seizure offset. CONCLUSION: CPS-G, sleep and right focus led to higher ictal HR. The HR in the stage of epilepsy has regularly been observed to change to become time-varying. The risk factors of ictal HR need to be controlled along with sleep, CPS-G and right focus. Our study first explains that the HR in seizures has a regular evolution varying with time. Our study might help to further clarify the basic mechanisms of interactions between heart and brain, making seizure detection and closed-loop systems a possible therapeutic alternative in refractory patients.

CYP2D6 genotypes and phenotypes in Chinese Han, Uygur and Kazakh populations / 药学学报

This study is to compare the influence of CYP2D6 *3 and *4 genotypes and phenotypes on the metabolic activity of CYP2D6 in Chinese Han, Uygur and Kazakh ethnic groups. Allele specific amplification (ASA) was used to determine the CYP2D6*3 and CYP2D6*4 genotypes. Phenotypes of CYP2D6 in all subjects were determined using dextromethorphan as probe drug by HPLC methods. Among the 132 Han subjects, one subject (0.76%) exhibited the *1/*3 combination, and one (0.76%) exhibited the *1/*4. Among the 136 Uygur subjects, 4 subjects (2.94%) showed the *1/*3 combination, 12 (8.82%) showed *1/*4, 4 (2.94%) showed *4/*4, and one (0.74%) showed *3/*4. Among the 116 Kazakh subjects, 2 (1.72%) exhibited the *1/*3 combination, 7 (6.03%) exhibited *1/1*4, and one (0.86%) showed *4/*4. This research revealed significant differences in the occurrence frequencies of the CYP2D6 genotype between Han and Uygur ethnic groups, as well as between Uygur and Kazakh populations. However, no difference was found between Han and Kazakh populations. In addition, the prevalence of PMs of the Uygur is comparable to that of the Caucasians. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the poor metabolism is different in these two populations.

[Curative effect of stereotactic 186Re endocavitary irradiation on cystic craniopharyngioma].

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the treatment results of stereotactic (186)Re intracavitary irradiation in the patients with craniopharyngioma. METHODS: Nineteen patients were treated with stereotactic (186)Re intracavitary irradiation, including 12 males and 7 females (average age, 37.2 years). Among them 12 patients had a solitary cyst, whereas 7 patients with mixed structure (e.g., a large cyst with a small solid portion). The mean volume of the cystic portion of the tumor before irradiation was 8390 mm(3). RESULTS: The patients were followed up for 6 months to 3 years. The retraction of the cyst was complete in 7 patients, cyst volume decreased more than 50% in 5 patients and less than 50% in 7 cases. Among the 8 patients with visual acuity deficit before irradiation, 5 were improved. No hypopituitarism occurred in patients with normal pituitary function before treatment. One of the 4 patients with hypopituitarism was improved, 3 of the 5 patients with diabetes insipidus was improved. CONCLUSION: Stereotactic (186)Re endocavitary irradiation for the treatment of cystic craniopharyngioma is a safe and effective procedure.