Effect of valproic acid combined with transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells modified by neurotrophic 3 gene on nerve protection and repair after traumatic brain injury.

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often leads to cognitive and neurological dysfunction. Valproic acid (VPA) has a neuroprotective effect in acute central nervous system diseases; the neurotrophin 3 gene (NT-3) can maintain the survival of neurons, and olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) can promote the growth of nerve axons. This study aimed to evaluate the restorative effect of VPA combined with NT-3 modified OECs (NT-3-OECs) on neurological function after TBI.

Role of narrative medicine-based education in cultivating empathy in residents.

Objective: To explore the role of narrative medicine-based education in standardized empathy training for residents.

Methods: Among the 2018-2020 residents at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, 230 receiving neurology training were enrolled in this study and randomly divided into study and control groups. The study group received narrative medicine-based education and standardized routine resident training.

LncRNA LINC00319 is associated with tumorigenesis and poor prognosis in glioma.

Glioma is one of the most universally diagnosed malignant tumors in the central nervous system with high mortality and morbidity in the world. Long non-coding long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 319 (LINC00319) exerts promoting function in diverse range of human carcinomas, but its detailed role in glioma remains to be investigated. This study aimed to investigate the potential role and regulatory mechanism of LINC00319 and also its clinical value in glioma.

[Phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase inhibitor BKM120 suppresses proliferation and promotes apoptosis of U251 glioblastoma cells].

Objective To investigate the effect of phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor BKM120 on the proliferation and apoptosis of human glioma U251 cells. Methods U251 cells were treated with different concentrations of BKM120 (final concentrations were 1, 5, 20 μmol/L) for 48 hours. The effect of BKM120 on cell proliferation was detected by CCK-8 assay.

[Curcumin improves learning and memory function through decreasing hippocampal TNF-α and iNOS levels after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats].

Objective: To investigate the effect of curcumin on learning and memory function of rats with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and the possible mechanism.

Methods: A total of 30 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: Sham group, SAH group and curcumin (Cur) therapy group. Experimental SAH rat models were established by injecting autologous blood into the cisterna magna.

Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in ERCC1 and ERCC2 with glioma risk.

We conducted a case-control study to assess the role of three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) and two SNPs in excision repair cross-complementation group 2 (ERCC2) on the glioma risk in a Chinese population, and investigate the gene-environmental interaction for the cancer risk. A 1:2 matched case-control study was conducted. Logistic regression analysis revealed that individuals carrying ERCC1 rs2298881 CC genotype were associated with risk of glioma when compared with AA genotype carriers.