Subacute Infarction of Recurrent Artery of Heubner Mimicking CNS Tumor With Correlative Brain MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT Findings.

A 62-year-old man, previously treated for oral cavity carcinoma, presented with new-onset cognitive-motor symptoms. Brain MRI revealed a periventricular, avidly enhancing lesion in the right anterior basal ganglia and hypothalamus suspicious for a brain tumor, particularly CNS lymphoma. 18F-FDG brain PET/CT showed corresponding uptake suggestive of primary brain tumor, lymphoma, or metastasis.

Euonymus maximowiczianus aril-derived long-term suspension-cultured cells: Light and methyl jasmonate impact in the anthocyanin and VLCFA accumulation.

The genus Euonymus (L.) consists of shrubs and woody plants, distributed mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. Several hundred of secondary metabolites have been isolated from Euonymus spp.

Effectiveness of Prolonged Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Radical Cystectomy: Preliminary Analysis of the MACS Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Standard 24-hour antibiotic prophylaxis is widely employed to minimize the risk of infection complications within 30 days following radical cystectomy. However, a considerable variety of protocols and drug combinations don't prevent a high complication rate, ranging from 37 to 67%. This paper presents the interim analysis of the MACS clinical trial, comparing antibiotic prophylaxis regimens by duration.

Prolonged 120-h meropenem antibiotic prophylaxis in radical cystectomy compared to 24h standard antibiotic prophylaxis: Final analysis of the randomized clinical trial.

Background: Standard 24-h antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) is widely employed to minimize the risk of infection complications (ICs) within 30 days following a radical cystectomy (RC). However, a considerable variety of prophylaxis protocols do not prevent a high ICs rate after surgery (37-67%). Therefore, antibiotic's type and its duration are still controversial for AP.

Induction and Suspension Culture of Callus Tissue for the Production of Secondary Metabolic Active Substances.

Using as research material, callus induction and culture were carried out, and high-yielding cell lines were screened to establish a suspension culture system that promotes callus growth and the accumulation of the "total saponins" (total content of triterpenoid glycosides or ginsenosides). Using the root as an explant, the medium for callus induction and proliferation was optimized by adjusting culture conditions (initial inoculation amount, carbon source, shaking speed, hormone concentration, culture time) and a high-yielding cell line with efficient proliferation and high total saponins content was screened out. The conditions of suspension culture were refined to find out the most suitable conditions for the suspension culture of callus, and finally, the suspension culture system was established.