Acute Antidepressant Effects of Derivatives of 3-Hydroxypyridine and Succinic Acid in Experiments on Rats

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology - We report here a comparative analysis of the acute antidepressant actions of derivatives of 3-hydroxypyridine and succinic acid (emoxypine, Reamberin, and...     

Efficacy of Botulinum Therapy in Correcting the Level of Pain Syndrome and Quality of Life in Patients with Cervical Dystonia

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology - Objectives. To assess the severity of pain syndrome, emotional status, and quantitative levels of humoral serotonin in patients with cervical dystonia (CD)...     

Use of Anchoring Motifs to Support the Central and Peripheral Locations of Opsins in Optogenetics

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology - One version of the optogenetic prosthetization of the degenerative retina is an approach based on creation of an ON/OFF receptive field for ganglion neurons...     

An Immunohistochemical Study of the Pathways of the Influence of Dopamine on Orexinergic Neurons in the Perifornical Area of the Hypothalamus

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology - Confocal microscopy was used to analyze double immunolabeling and provided evidence of the locations of a large number of tyrosine...     

Comparative Characteristics of the Expression of Inducible NO Synthase in the Hippocampus of Humans and Experimental Animals

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology - Objective: To study the characteristics of the expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in hippocampal fields CA1 and CA3 in adult male humans and adult...     

Infection patterns,clinical significance,and genetic characteristics of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle in Jiangsu,China

The infection patterns and clinical significance of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle remain poorly investigated despite their common occurrence. Data on the genetic diversity are also needed to understand the transmission and human-infective potential of the two pathogens. In this study, fecal specimens from 1366 dairy cattle on a large farm were examined for the presence and genotype distribution of E. bieneusi and G. duodenalis by PCR and DNA sequencing. The overall infection rates of E. bieneusi and G. duodenalis were 13.0% and 20.6%, respectively. Pre-weaned calves had significantly higher infection rates of both pathogens than post-weaned and adult cattle (P < 0.001), with peak occurrence of the pathogens in animals of 7–12 weeks. In both pre- and post-weaned calves, animals with diarrhea were 2.1–3.0 times more likely to be infected with either pathogen than those without diarrhea (P < 0.01). The E. bieneusi identified belonged to five genotypes, including J (n = 138), I (n = 21), BEB4 (n = 10), Type IV (n = 1), and a novel genotype CHC17 (n = 1). Genotype J was the dominant one in all age groups, whereas genotype I was only identified in calves of 6–11 weeks. Genotyping of G. duodenalis at three genetic loci identified assemblage E (n = 278), assemblage A (n = 2), and concurrence of the two (n = 1). Altogether, 13, 7 and 10 subtypes of assemblage E were detected at the bg, gdh, and tpi loci, respectively, forming 65 multilocus genotypes. The formation of two major clusters of MLGs in eBURST analysis indicated that intra-assemblage genetic recombination of two dominant MLGs could have led to the high genetic heterogeneity within assemblage E on a single farm. Results of this study provide much needed data on the pathogenicity of E. bieneusi and G. duodenalis in pre- and post-weaned calves. The clinical significance of the two pathogens in dairy cattle warrants further investigations.

     

二巯基丁二酸修饰的Fe3O4纳米颗粒对人血管内皮细胞的作用研究

目的研究二巯基丁二酸修饰的Fe3O4纳米颗粒(dimercaptosuccinic acid-magnetite nanoparticles,DMSA-Fe3O4)对人脐静脉内皮细胞(human umbilical vein endothelial cells,HUVECs)功能的影响。方法利用动态光散射法表征DMSA-Fe3O4的粒径及表面电荷;采用普鲁士蓝染色、邻二氮菲铁定量和透射电镜观察方法研究HUVECs对DMSA-Fe3O4的摄取规律;利用细胞计数试剂盒(Cell Counting Kit-8,CCK-8)检测DMSA-Fe3O4对内皮细胞活性的影响;通过酶联免疫吸附试剂盒测定DMSA-Fe3O4对内皮细胞血管内皮生长因子(vascular endothelial growth factor,VEGF)分泌量的影响。结果HUVECs能够大量吞噬DMSA-Fe3O4,其吞噬量具有孵育时间和剂量依赖性;短时间内所测剂量范围DMSA-Fe3O4对细胞活性无显著影响,但长时间高剂量条件使细胞活性明显降低。此外,在高剂量DMSA-Fe3O4暴露下(200μg/mL),内皮细胞分泌VEGF的量约为对照组的3倍。结论DMSA-Fe3O4易于被HUVECs吞噬;高浓度DMSA-Fe3O4与HUVECs长时间培养使细胞活性降低,并刺激内皮细胞分泌VEGF。     

Study on self-consciousness of children with learning disabilities and related factors

To study the self-consciousness of children with learning disabilities (LD) and to identify related factors. Methods Five hundred and sixty pupils graded from 1 to 6 in an elementary school were investigated. According to the pupil rating scale revised screening for learning disabilities (PRS), combined Raven‘s test (CRT) and achievement of main courses, 35 of 560 pupils were diagnosed as LD children. Thirty-five children were selected from the average children and 35 from advanced children in academic achievement equally matched in class, gender, and age with LD children as control groups. The three groups were tested by Piers-Harris children‘s self-concept scale. Basic information of each subject was collected by self-made questionnaire. Results Compared with the average and advanced children, LD children got significantly lower scores in self-concept scale. Based on logistic regression analysis, 3 factors were identified, including family income per month, single child and delivery model. Conclusion The results suggest that self-consciousness of children with LD is lower than that of normal children.     

Health effects of airborne particulate matter trace elements

The effects of airborne particulate matter （PM） trace elements on health are widely concerned nowadays. Many achievements have been made while many unknowns exist. This article reports the recent research progresses, describes the effects of exposure to PM trace elements on health epidemiological evidence, toxicology findings, and raises some questions for future studies.     

PICC常见并发症产生原因及护理

介绍了PICC常见并发症,如导管阻塞、导管断裂、空气栓塞、导管相关性血栓形成、导管相关性感染、静脉炎、液体外渗的产生原因及护理措施。