Case report: Muscular tuberculosis with lower-extremity muscular masses as the initial presentation: Clinicopathological analysis of two cases and review of the literature.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a threat to public health that mostly affects people in developing countries. TB presenting as a soft tissue mass is rare and is usually seen in patients with muscular tuberculosis (MT).

Case Presentation: In this study, we present the clinical, radiographic, and pathological features of two cases and retrospective evaluations of an additional 28 patients who were diagnosed with MT.

TMEM151A Variants Cause Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Dyskinesia: A Large-Sample Study.

Background: Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) is the most common type of paroxysmal dyskinesias. Only one-third of PKD patients are attributed to proline-rich transmembrane protein 2 (PRRT2) mutations.

Objective: We aimed to explore the potential causative gene for PKD.

Antibiotics prescription for targeted therapy of pediatric invasive pneumococcal diseases in China: a multicenter retrospective study.

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) is a major cause of bacterial meningitis, septicemia and pneumonia in children. Inappropriate choice of antibiotic can have important adverse consequences for both the individual and the community.

Clinicopathologic characterization and abnormal autophagy of -related leukoencephalopathy.

Background: -related leukoencephalopathy, also known as hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids (HDLS), is a rare white-matter encephalopathy characterized by motor and neuropsychiatric symptoms due to colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor () gene mutation. Few of mutations have been functionally testified and the pathogenesis remains unknown.

Methods: In order to investigate clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with -related leukoencephalopathy and explore the potential impact of mutations, we analyzed clinical manifestations of 15 patients from 10 unrelated families and performed brain biopsy in 2 cases.

Serum soluble lymphocyte activation gene-3 as a diagnostic biomarker in Parkinson's disease: A pilot multicenter study.

Objective: Lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3) could mediate pathological α-synuclein transmission in neurodegeneration and may be involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of the present study was to explore soluble LAG-3 (sLAG-3) as a potential diagnostic biomarker for PD.

Methods: Serum sLAG-3 concentrations were measured by a quantitative ELISA for patients with PD, essential tremor (ET) and age- and sex-matched controls.

[Analysis on work related fatigue among prison police and mental medical staffs].

Objective: To investigate the work related fatigue among prison police and mental medical staffs; to compare the social support between two groups; to develop specific intervention strategies in the future.

Methods: The Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory (CMBI) and the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) were applied to 100 prison police and 100 mental medical staffs respectively. Their status of work related fatigue and relevant social support were analyzed accordingly.

Synthesis, characterization, and study on HeLa cells activity of a dinuclear complex [Cu4(phen)4(H2O)2]·(pyri)·3H2O.

The complex [Cu4(phen)4(H2O)2]·(pyri)·3H2O(where phen=1,10-phenanthroline and pyri=3,5-pyridine dicarboxylic acid)has been synthesized and characterized. IR spectra, elemental analysis and X-ray single-crystal diffraction were carried out to determine the composition and crystal structure of the complex. The binding of the complex with HC-DNA (HeLa cells DNA, which was extracted by ourselves) was investigated by fluorescence spectrum.

[The expression of periphery blood leucocyte CCR3 and CCR5 in the children with Epstein-Barr virus associated infectious mononucleosis].

Objective: To explore the expression of periphery blood leucocyte CCR3 and CCR5 and to comprehend T helper cell in the Children with Epstein-Barr virus associated infectious mononucleosis.

Methods: We defined the children according to the diagnosis criterion through Paul-Bunnell test inspecting the children's periphery blood unusual lymphocyte and detecting their anti-EBV-CA-IgM, anti-EBV-CA-IgG and anti-EBV-NA-IgG by ELISA and counted the ratio of CCR3 + and CCR5 + cells in lymphocytes with flow cytometry.

Results: The ratio of unusual lymphocyte in IM was higher than that of the healthy control group (P < 0.

Synthesis, characterization, interaction with DNA and cytotoxicity in vitro of novel pyridine complexes with Zn(II).

Four novel Zn(II) complexes [Zn(L(1))(bipy)(H(2)O)(2)].4H(2)O(1), [Zn(L(1))(phen)(H(2)O)(2)].4H(2)O(2), [Zn(L(2))(bipy)(H(2)O)(2)].