Publications by authors named "Ai-yun Yuan"

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  • The study explored the relationship between TLR3 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to enterovirus 71 (EV71) encephalitis in children, comparing those with and without encephalitis.
  • While genotype frequencies for TLR3-1377C/T were similar between groups, both encephalitis and non-encephalitis patients showed higher serum TLR3 levels than controls, with non-encephalitis patients having the highest levels.
  • The encephalitis group had a greater EV71 viral load, and children over 1 year had higher TLR3 levels compared to younger children within the same group, indicating age-related differences in immune response.
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Objective: To explore the molecular mechanism of brain protection against convulsive brain damage in premature brains by observing the changes of apoptotic-regulating genes of bcl-2 and c-Jun expression in the hippocampus in Wistar rats with different ages after status convulsion (SC).

Methods: SC was induced in infant Wistar rats (IRs) and adult Wistar rats (ARs) by intraperitoneal injection of lithium-pilocarpine. The rats were sacrificed at 3 hrs, 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 1 day, 3 days and 7 days after SC (n=8).

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Objective: To explore the influence of duration of convulsion state (SC) on neuronal apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsim) and cytochrome C (cyt C) release in hippocampus in Wistar rats after SC.

Methods: SC lasting for 30 minutes or 3 hours was induced by intraperitoneal injection of lithium chloride and pilocarpine. Rats were sacrificed at 3, 6, 12 hours and on 1 day after 30 minutes SC and at 3, 6 hours and on 1 day after 3 hours SC.

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