Resection of bilateral occipital lobe lesions during a single operation as a treatment for bilateral occipital lobe epilepsy.

Background: Neurosurgical treatment of severe bilateral occipital lobe epilepsy usually involves two operations several mos apart.

Aim: To evaluate surgical resection of bilateral occipital lobe lesions during a single operation as a treatment for bilateral occipital lobe epilepsy.

Methods: This retrospective case series included patients with drug-refractory bilateral occipital lobe epilepsy treated surgically between March 2006 and November 2015.

Remediation and Mechanisms of Cadmium Biosorption by a Cadmium-Binding Protein from .

Cadmium bioremediation with metal-binding proteins is primarily conducted using metallothioneins (MTs). However, in the present study, we investigated a non-MT cadmium-binding protein from (LECBP) as a remediation tool for cadmium biosorption in . The results indicated that the expression of LECBP significantly enhanced the cadmium biosorption capacity of transgenic .

Purification and Characterization of a Cadmium-Binding Protein from Lentinula edodes.

Many organisms possess the ability to produce metal-binding proteins to absorb cadmium. Metallothioneins, an important family of cysteine-rich metal-binding proteins, have been isolated and well characterized. However, Lentinula edodes may have a different type of cadmium-binding protein that contains fewer cysteine residues.

The Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus by Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: Its Inhibition by Berberine.

A substantial knowledge on the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (DM) by oxidative stress and inflammation is available. Berberine is a biologically active botanical that can combat oxidative stress and inflammation and thus ameliorate DM, especially type 2 DM. This article describes the potential of berberine against oxidative stress and inflammation with special emphasis on its mechanistic aspects.

Intracranial electrodes monitoring improves seizure control and complication outcomes for patients with temporal lobe epilepsy - A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) is the standard surgical treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), but patients may suffer from recurrent seizures post-surgery. Invasive electrical monitoring plays a critical role in precisely identifying the epileptic foci. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the benefits of long-term invasive electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring and two-stage surgery with the classical approach to examine their effect on post-surgical brain function and complications.

Impact of Myocardial Bridge-mural Coronary Artery on Myocardial Blood Supply.

Objective To explore the impact of myocardial bridge-mural coronary artery (MB-MCA) on myocardial blood supply. Methods The imaging data of 74 patients with the isolate MB in the left anterior descending artery undergoing 256-slice CT coronary angiography and myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) were retrospectively analyzed. The subjects were divided into incomplete and complete MB types.

Comparison of dwarf bamboos (Indocalamus sp.) leaf parameters to determine relationship between spatial density of plants and total leaf area per plant.

The relationship between spatial density and size of plants is an important topic in plant ecology. The self-thinning rule suggests a -3/2 power between average biomass and density or a -1/2 power between stand yield and density. However, the self-thinning rule based on total leaf area per plant and density of plants has been neglected presumably because of the lack of a method that can accurately estimate the total leaf area per plant.

Functional mechanism of pingchuanning decoction on adjustment of Clara cell secretory protein in airway remodeling of asthmatic rats.

Objective: To study the functional mechanism of pingchuanning decoction in treatment of airway remodeling in asthmatic rats.

Methods: Eighty healthy Wistar male rats were randomized into eight groups (n=10 rats each): Normal group, asthma model group, dexamethasone group, guilong kechuanning group, xiaoqinglong decoction group, and pingchuanning decoction low-, middle-, and high-dose groups. The rats of all but the normal group were made into asthma models through intraperitoneal injection and aerosol inhalation of ovalbumin.