Engineered Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Photocatalytic Diverse Functionalization of Electronic-Rich Alkenes.

Engineered polymeric carbon nitride represents a promising class of metal-free semiconductor photocatalysts for organic synthesis. Herein, we utilized engineered polymeric carbon nitride nanosheets, which exhibit an increased specific surface area and band gap due to enhanced quantum confinement from vacancy enrichment. These nanosheets serve as a heterogeneous organic semiconductor photocatalyst to facilitate diverse functionalizations of electron-rich alkenes, including arylsulfonylation, aminodifluoroalkylation, and oxytrifluoromethylation.

Atroposelective hydroarylation of biaryl phosphines directed by phosphorus centres.

Prized for their ability to generate chemical complexity rapidly, catalytic carbon-hydrogen (C-H) activation and functionalization reactions have enabled a paradigm shift in the standard logic of synthetic chemistry. Directing group strategies have been used extensively in C-H activation reactions to control regio- and enantioselectivity with transition metal catalysts. However, current methods rely heavily on coordination with nitrogen and/or oxygen atoms in molecules and have therefore been found to exhibit limited generality in asymmetric syntheses.

Sestrin2 provides cerebral protection through activation of Nrf2 signaling in microglia following subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a neurological emergency characterized by dysfunctional inflammatory response. However, no effective therapeutic options have been reported so far. Microglia polarization has been proposed to exert an essential role in modulating inflammatory response after SAH.

Exploring the pathological relationships between adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma and contiguous structures with tumor origin.

Purpose: Identifying relationships between craniopharyngiomas (CPs) and contiguous structures, and tumor origin are crucial for treatments. This study attempted to explore the relationships and tumor origin.

Methods: CPs that underwent endoscopic surgeries were enrolled.

Endoscopic Endonasal Supraoptic and Infraoptic Approaches for Complex "Parasuprasellar" Lesions: Surgical Anatomy, Technique Nuances, and Case Series.

Objective: The surgical management of lesions involving the lateral area of the suprasellar region, including the lateral aspect of the planum sphenoidale and the tight junction region of the optic canal (OC), anterior clinoid process (ACP), and internal carotid artery (ICA) and its dural rings, is extremely challenging. Here, these regions, namely, the "parasuprasellar" area, are described from the endonasal perspective. Moreover, the authors introduce two novels endoscopic endonasal supraoptic (EESO) and endoscopic endonasal infraoptic (EEIO) approaches to access the parasuprasellar area.

Nomograms to Predict Endocrinological Deficiency in Patients With Surgically Treated Craniopharyngioma.

Objective: Postoperative hypopituitarism associated with increased risks of premature mobility and mortality is often encountered in craniopharyngioma patients. The aim of our study is to construct nomograms related to injury types of the hypothalamus-pituitary axis (HPA) to predict hypopituitarism 1 year after surgery.

Methods: Craniopharyngioma patients undergoing initial endoscopic endonasal surgery between December 2012 and March 2021 in our center were retrospectively reviewed, and injury types of the HPA were categorized according to intraoperative endoscopic observation.

A propensity-adjusted comparison of endoscopic endonasal surgery versus transcranial microsurgery for pediatric craniopharyngioma: a single-center study.

Objective: When comparing endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) and transcranial microsurgery (TCM) for adult and mixed-age population craniopharyngiomas, EES has become an alternative to TCM. To date, studies comparing EES and TCM for pediatric craniopharyngiomas are sparse. In this study, the authors aimed to compare postoperative complications and surgical outcomes between EES and TCM for pediatric craniopharyngiomas.

The eagle sign: a new preoperative MRI-based tool for predicting topographic correlation between craniopharyngioma and hypothalamus.

Purpose: Accurate prediction of topographical correlation between craniopharyngiomas (CPs) and hypothalamus is important for treatment. This study sought to develop a predicting tool based on preoperative-MRI through radiological-surgical-pathological-outcome analysis.

Materials And Methods: Third ventricle floor (TVF), mammillary bodies and cerebral peduncle were evaluated through preoperative-MRI.

Site-selective C-H functionalization to access the arene backbone of indoles and quinolines.

The site-selective C-H bond functionalization of heteroarenes can eventually provide chemists with great techniques for editing and building complex molecular scaffolds. During the past decade, benzo-fused N-heterocycles such as indoles and quinolines have been among the most widely investigated organic templates. Early developments have led to site-selective C-H bond functionalization on the pyrrole and pyridine cores of indoles and quinolines; however, C-H functionalization on the benzenoid ring has remained a great challenge in catalysis.

Identification of the Extradural and Intradural Extension of Pituitary Adenomas to the Suprasellar Region: Classification, Surgical Strategies, and Outcomes.

Objective: Suprasellar pituitary adenomas (PAs) can be located in either extradural or intradural spaces, which impacts surgical strategies and outcomes. This study determined how to distinguish these two different types of PAs and analyzed their corresponding surgical strategies and outcomes.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 389 patients who underwent surgery for PAs with suprasellar extension between 2016 to 2020 at our center.

Invasive Corridor of Clivus Extension in Pituitary Adenoma: Bony Anatomic Consideration, Surgical Outcome and Technical Nuances.

Background: It is well known that the clivus is composed of abundant cancellous bone and is often invaded by pituitary adenoma (PA), but the range of these cancellous bone corridors is unknown. In addition, we found that PA with clivus invasion is sometimes accompanied by petrous apex invasion, so we speculated that the petrous apex tumor originated from the clivus cancellous bone corridor. The aim of this study was to test this hypothesis by investigating the bony anatomy associated with PA with clival invasion and its clinical significance.

Correction: Rhodium-catalysed selective C-C bond activation and borylation of cyclopropanes.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/D0SC06186G.].

Rhodium-catalysed selective C-C bond activation and borylation of cyclopropanes.

Transition metal (TM)-catalysed directed hydroboration of aliphatic internal olefins which facilitates the construction of complex alkylboronates is an essential synthetic methodology. Here, an efficient method for the borylation of cyclopropanes involving TM-catalysed directed C-C activation has been developed. Upon exposure to neutral Rh(i)-catalyst systems, -Piv-substituted cyclopropylamines (CPAs) undergo proximal-selective hydroboration with HBpin to provide valuable γ-amino boronates in one step which are otherwise difficult to synthesize by known methods.

1,1,2-Trifunctionalization of Terminal Alkynes by Radical Addition-Translocation-Cyclization-Trapping for the Construction of Highly Substituted Cyclopentanes.

Radical 1,1,2-trifunctionalization of terminal alkynes by an addition-translocation-cyclization-trapping sequence using readily available alkynyl triflones as trifluoromethyl radical precursors and trapping reagents is reported. Cascades occur by addition of the trifluoromethyl radical to a terminal alkyne, 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer, 5-exo-cyclization, and subsequent alkynylation to provide (1-trifluoromethyl)propargyl cyclopentanes. Reactions proceed with commercial dibenzoyl peroxide or α,α'-azobisisobutyronitrile as the initiator at elevated temperature and provide the highly substituted cyclopentanes in good yields.

Directing Effects on the Copper-Catalyzed Site-Selective Arylation of Indoles.

Different site selectivities have been reported for indoles with different directing groups in copper-catalyzed site-selective C-H arylations. Computational and mass spectrometric studies have been conducted in an effort to understand the origin of site selectivity and the effects of the directing groups. A Heck-like mechanism involving a four-membered ring is found in all three of the cases studied.

Regioselective direct arylation of indoles on the benzenoid moiety.

Recent advances in transition metal-catalyzed selective C-H functionalization of indoles have garnered tremendous attention. Great efforts have been devoted to C2 and C3 arylation because of the inherent reactivity of the pyrrole ring. Until recently, elegant methods have been developed to enable selective direct arylation on the benzenoid moiety at C4, C5, C6, and C7.

Regiocontrolled Direct C-H Arylation of Indoles at the C4 and C5 Positions.

An effective and practical strategy has been established for the direct and site-selective arylation of indoles at the C4 and C5 positions with the aid of a readily accessible, cheap, and removable pivaloyl directing group at the C3 position. This transformation shows good functional-group tolerance and could serve as a powerful synthetic tool for the synthesis of medicinally relevant compounds. This method and those developed in previous research together enable the regiocontrolled direct arylation of indole at each C-H bond without prefunctionalization of the reactive sites.

DL-3-n-Butylphthalide (NBP) Provides Neuroprotection in the Mice Models After Traumatic Brain Injury via Nrf2-ARE Signaling Pathway.

The present study was aimed to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of NBP in the mice models of TBI, as well as the possible role of Nrf2-ARE pathways in the assumptive neuroprotection. In mice,a modified Marmarou's weight-drop model was employed to induce TBI. ICR mice were randomly assigned to four experimental groups: sham, TBI, TBI+vehicle(V) and TBI+NBP.

Sinomenine Provides Neuroprotection in Model of Traumatic Brain Injury via the Nrf2-ARE Pathway.

The neuroprotective effect of sinomenine (SIN) has been demonstrated in several brain injury models. However, its role and molecular mechanism in traumatic brain injury (TBI) remain unknown. In this study, we investigated the neuroprotective effects of SIN in the weight-drop model of TBI in male ICR mice.

Interplay between VEGF and Nrf2 regulates angiogenesis due to intracranial venous hypertension.

Venous hypertension(VH) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and is closely associated with the HIF-1α/VEGF signaling pathway. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2) significantly influences angiogenesis; however, the interplay between Nrf2 and VEGF under VH in brain AVMs remains unclear. Therefore, our study aimed to investigate the interplay between Nrf2 and VEGF due to VH in brain AVMs.

Quercetin induces mitochondrial biogenesis in experimental traumatic brain injury via the PGC-1α signaling pathway.

Quercetin, a dietary flavonoid used as a food supplement, has been found to have protective effect against mitochondria damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice. However, the mechanisms underlying these effects are still not well understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of quercetin on the potential mechanism mediating these effects in the weight-drop model of TBI in male mice that were treated with quercetin or vehicle via intraperitoneal injection administration 30 min after TBI.

Cu-Catalyzed Direct C6-Arylation of Indoles.

The first example of direct and site-selective arylation of indoles at the C6 position has been reported. The key to this high regioselectivity is the appropriate choice of the N-P(O)(t)Bu2 directing group and the use of diaryliodonium triflate salts as the coupling partners in the presence of catalytic CuO. The protocol is distinguished by mild reaction system that avoids ligand and additives, exhibiting wide scope of indole and arene coupling components without compromising its efficiency and scalability, thus representing a significant advancement in the implementation of regioselective direct arylation of indoles.

Mononostril versus Binostril Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approach for Pituitary Adenomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Over the past several decades, the endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETA) has gradually become a preferred option of pituitary adenomas surgery because of its minimal invasiveness and high efficiency. However, some EETA operations were performed through one nostril (mononostril), while other EETA operations were performed through both nostrils (binostril). Therefore, we conducted this study to compare the pros and cons of these two methods in an attempted to confirm which method is more effective.