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.

Changes in Gut Microorganism in Patients with Positive Immune Antibody-Associated Recurrent Abortion.

Background: This study is aimed at analyzing the changes in gut microorganism of patients with positive immune antibody-associated recurrent abortion using the 16s rRNA gene sequencing microbiome assay.

Methods: The fecal samples from 20 recurrent abortion women with positive immune antibody (positive group) and 20 with negative immune antibody (negative group) were collected. After 16s rRNA gene sequencing, the obtained raw reads underwent quality filtering to obtain the clean tags and then classified into microbial genomes.

Successful treatment of plasma exchange-refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with rituximab: A case report.

Background: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a subtype of thrombotic microangiopathy, has a very high fatality rate if there is no timely diagnosis or treatment. Here, we report a case of TTP refractory to high displacement plasma exchange, which was later successfully treated with rituximab.

Case Summary: Here we report a case of refractory TTP in a 63-year-old woman with a low platelet count and decreased ADAMTS13 activity.

Scavenging activity and mechanism study of ferulic acid against reactive carbonyl species acrolein.

Acrolein, known as one of the most common reactive carbonyl species, is a toxic small molecule affecting human health in daily life. This study is focused on the scavenging abilities and mechanism of ferulic acid and some other phenolic acids against acrolein. Among the 13 phenolic compounds investigated, ferulic acid was found to have the highest efficiency in scavenging acrolein under physiological conditions.

PamulDB: a comprehensive genomic resource for the study of human- and animal-pathogenic Pasteurella multocida.

Pasteurella multocida can infect a wide range of host, including humans and animals of economic importance. Genomics studies on the pathogen have produced a large amount of omics data, which are deposited in GenBank but lacks a dedicated and comprehensive resource for further analysis and integration so that need to be brought together centrally in a coherent and systematic manner. Here we have collected the genomic data for 176 P.

Sperm origins and concentration do not impact the clinical outcomes in intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles.

In the present study, we evaluated the impact of sperm origins and concentration on the clinical outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. A total of 1201 ICSI cycles were retrospectively analyzed for male azoospermia or oligozoospermia between January 2015 and December 2015 in the Peking University Third Hospital. Patients were divided into three groups (Group 1 vs Group 2/3; surgically extracted sperm vs ejaculated sperms): Group 1 included 343 ICSI cycles and Group 2 analyzed 388 cycles on semen with sperm concentration <5 × 10 ml (severe oligozoospermia group).

Nitrogen removal via a single-stage PN-Anammox process in a novel combined biofilm reactor.

This study developed a partial nitrification (PN) and anaerobic ammonia oxidation (Anammox) process for treating high-ammonia wastewater using an innovative biofilm system in which ammonia oxidizing bacteria grew on fluidized Kaldnes (K1) carriers and Anammox bacteria grew on fixed acryl resin carriers. The airlift loop biofilm reactor (ALBR) was stably operated for more than 4 months under the following conditions: 35 ± 2 °C, pH 7.5-8.

Photo-responsive camptothecin-based polymeric prodrug coated silver nanoparticles for drug release behaviour tracking via the nanomaterial surface energy transfer (NSET) effect.

A hybrid drug delivery system was successfully fabricated by attaching a camptothecin (CPT)-based polymeric prodrug onto the surface of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). PEG was employed as a macro-RAFT agent in RAFT polymerization to synthesize a branched star copolymer, to which CPT is linked through the photo-responsive o-nitrobenzyl linkage. In vitro tests indicate that the fluorescence of CPT in the polymeric prodrug is quenched by AgNPs based on the nanomaterial surface energy transfer (NSET) effect and the fluorescence recovers when the CPT molecules are released from hybrid nanoparticles.

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.

Evaluation of the blood supply and efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for patients with liver metastasis using F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.

Our study aims to evaluate the efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization in the treatment of patients with liver metastasis using integrated F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography. A total of 97 liver metastasis patients treated by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization were enrolled in this study. The F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography images of liver metastasis patients were collected before and after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization treatment.

SilkPathDB: a comprehensive resource for the study of silkworm pathogens.

Unlabelled: Silkworm pathogens have been heavily impeding the development of sericultural industry and play important roles in lepidopteran ecology, and some of which are used as biological insecticides. Rapid advances in studies on the omics of silkworm pathogens have produced a large amount of data, which need to be brought together centrally in a coherent and systematic manner. This will facilitate the reuse of these data for further analysis.

[Characteristic fingerprint analysis and determination of main components on Andrographis paniculata extract by UPLC].

Objective: To establish an analytical method for characteristic fingerprint and determination of main components of Andrographis paniculata Extract by UPLC.

Methods: The chromatographic conditions were Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH-C18 (2. 1 mm x 0 mm,1.

[Influence of drying method on content of epigoitrin and uridine in isatidis radix].

Objective: To study the influence of different drying methods on the content of epigoitrin and uridine in Isatidis Radix.

Methods: Fresh Isatidis Radix was processed by four drying methods including airing drying and drying in far infrared oven at different temperature,drying in the sun and drying in the shade. The contents of epigoitrin and uridine were determined by HPLC.

An experimental study of using Chai Lai Prescription to treat in vitro rabbit models of reflux esophagitis.

Background: Chai Lai Prescription is a Chinese herbal compound which is used to sooth the liver, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach for descending adverse Qi. We initiated the study to investigate its mechanism of treating in vitro rabbit reflux esophagitis models.

Methods: Adult male Japanese white rabbits, weighing 1.

Glial cell-expressed mechanosensitive channel TRPV4 mediates infrasound-induced neuronal impairment.

Vibroacoustic disease, a progressive and systemic disease, mainly involving the central nervous system, is caused by excessive exposure to low-frequency but high-intensity noise generated by various heavy transportations and machineries. Infrasound is a type of low-frequency noise. Our previous studies demonstrated that infrasound at a certain intensity caused neuronal injury in rats but the underlying mechanism(s) is still largely unknown.

A simple noninvasive index to predict significant liver fibrosis in patients with advanced schistosomiasis japonica.

Background: Schistosoma japonicum causes marked liver fibrosis, while lethal syndromes present in advanced schistosomiasis patients. Its management depends on the degree of fibrosis present.

Patients And Methods: Fifty-two patients were recruited to assess the diagnostic value of bio-markers in patients with advanced schistosomiasis japonica.

[Study on the difference between components in volatile oil of Citrus reticulata before and after being processed].

Objective: To analyze the change of components in volatile oil of Citrus reticulata before and after being processed.

Methods: The volatile oil of Citrus reticulata was extracted by steam distillation and comparatively studied by GC-MS.

Results: The content of volatile of Citrus reticulata after being steamed decreased from 1.

[Causes of death of advanced schistosomiasis patients in Jiaxing City from 1998 to 2008].

Objective: To understand the causes of death of advanced schistosomiasis patients in Jiaxing City from 1998 to 2008, so as to provide the evidence for improving the diagnosis and treatment of advanced schistosomiasis patients.

Methods: The data of advance schistosomiasis inpatients from April 1998 to March 2008 were collected, analyzed and combined with the following up to understand the epidemic characteristics and the causes of death of advance schistosomiasis patients.

Results: There were 2 004 of advanced schistosomiasis inpatients and 202 patients died.

Endophytic fungi diversity of aquatic/riparian plants and their antifungal activity in vitro.

Two hundred and fourteen endophytic fungi were isolated from 500 segments of aquatic/riparian plants Ottelia acuminata, Myriophyllum verticillatum, Equisetum arvense, Cardamine multijuga, and Impatiens chinensis. They were identified to 31 taxa in which Cladosporium, Fusarium, and Geotrichum were the dominant genera. Among all isolates, 169 (79%) were anamorphic fungi, 1 (0.

Hydrothermal synthesis and photocatalytic activity of CdO2 nanocrystals.

CdO(2) nanocrystals with different sizes were synthesized via the hydrothermal reaction of 3CdSO(4).8H(2)O and H(2)O(2) in 1.25-6.

Surveillance and control of post-transmission schistosomiasis in Jiaxing prefecture, Zhejiang province, China.

A surveillance system has been put in place in the Zhejiang province since achieving there the criteria for transmission interruption of schistosomiasis japonica. Suspected patients and special high-risk groups (e.g.

[Relationship between mutation of exon G894 T of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene and overweight to essential hypertension].

Objective: To explore the relationship between the 7th exon G894T mutation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene and overweight in patients with essential hypertension.

Methods: Totally, 116 patients with essential hypertension taking no medications and 136 normotensives were selected from a steel workers as study subjects. Polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism were performed to detect mutation of the 7th exon G894T.

[Effects of G894T mutation in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene on blood pressure].

Objective: To analyze the association between G894T (Glu298Asp) mutation at exon 7 in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene and essential hypertension.

Methods: One hundred and sixteen essential hypertensives without taking hypertensive medication and 136 normotensives screened from health workers in a steel factory were selected as subjects in this study. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Ban II restriction enzyme digestion were performed to detect the G894T mutation.