Ischemic stroke often elicits profound white matter lesions, which results in poor neurological outcomes and impairing the recovery in post-stroke. However, few studies have focused on white matter lesions caused by c...Ischemic stroke often elicits profound white matter lesions, which results in poor neurological outcomes and impairing the recovery in post-stroke. However, few studies have focused on white matter lesions caused by cerebral ischemia. The present study was aimed to investigate the effects of cornel iridoid glycoside(CIG), a main active component extracted from Cornus officinalis, on the white matter injury induced by ischemic stroke. CIG(60 and 120 mg·kg-1) were administered intragastrically 6 h after middle cerebral artery occlusion reperfusion(MCAO) surgery once a day for 7 d. A series of behavioral tests were carried out to evaluate the neurological function of MCAO rats. White matter structure was detected by luxol fast blue staining and transmission electron microscopy. Immunohistochemical staining was used to assess myelin loss, oligodendrocytes maturation and glial activation. Results showed that CIG remarkably decreased neurological deficit score, accelerated the recovery of somatosensory and motor functions, and ameliorated the memory deficit in MCAO rats. CIG alleviated white matter lesions and demyelination, increased myelin basic protein expression and the number of mature oligodendrocytes in the corpus callosum of MCAO rats. Besides, CIG inhibited the activation of microglia and astrocytes. Further data obtained by western blot analysis indicated that CIG increased the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)/p-Trk B, neuregulin-1/Erb B, and PI3 K p110α/p-Akt/p-m TOR in the corpus callosum of MCAO rats. Our findings demonstrated that CIG protected against white matter lesions induced by cerebral ischemia and the mechanisms were partially contributed to increasing BDNF and activating neuregulin-1/Erb B signaling and its downstream PI3 K/Akt/m TOR pathway in white matter.展开更多
Five patients treated for intracranial cerebral hemorrhage after superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass in Xuwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, from 2005-2011 were included in ...Five patients treated for intracranial cerebral hemorrhage after superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass in Xuwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, from 2005-2011 were included in this study. Prior to superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass, all patients showed diminished cerebrovascular reactivity and an ipsilateral ischemic lesion. Intracranial cerebral hemorrhage developed within 1-4 days following superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass. Transcranial Doppler showed increased middle cerebral artery velocity of 50-100% in the operated hemisphere. These findings suggested that focal hyperperfusion, an ipsilateral ischemic lesion and diminished cerebrovascular reactivity are the important characteristics of intracerebral hemorrhage following superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass in patients with steno-occlusive cerebrovascular disease.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Anemia is prevalent in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR) and has been linked to impaired outcomes after the procedure. Few studies have evaluated the impact of anemia and new...BACKGROUND: Anemia is prevalent in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR) and has been linked to impaired outcomes after the procedure. Few studies have evaluated the impact of anemia and new ischemic lesions post TAVR.METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 158 patients who received TAVR in our center. Anemia was defined according to the World Health Organization criteria as hemoglobin <12 g/dL in women and <13 g/dL in men. All patients underwent diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging(DW-MRI) procedure before and within 4–7 days after TAVR. RESULTS: Anemia was present in 85(53.8%) patients who underwent TAVR, and 126(79.7%) patients had 718 new DW-MRI positive lesions with a mean of 4.54±5.26 lesions per patient. The incidence of new ischemic lesions was 81.2% in patients with anemia versus 78.1% in patients without anemia(P=0.629). Moreover, anemic patients had bigger total volume/lesions in the anterior cerebral artery/middle cerebral artery(ACA/MCA) and MCA regions compared to the non-anemic patients(31.89±55.78 mm^(3) vs. 17.08±37.39 mm^(3), P=0.049;and 54.54±74.72 mm^(3) vs. 33.75±46.03 mm^(3), P=0.034). Anemia was independently associated with the volume/lesion in the ACA/MCA(β=16.796, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 2.001 to 31.591, P=0.026) and in the MCA zone(β=0.020, 95% CI 0.001 to 0.040, P=0.041). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with pre-procedural anemia may have bigger total volume/lesions in the ACA/MCA and MCA regions compared to the non-anemic patients. Whether the consequences of bigger total volume/lesions impact neurological and cognitive outcomes remains to be investigated.展开更多
Many studies have examined motor impairments using voxel-based lesion symptom mapping, but few are reported regarding the corresponding relationship between cerebral cortex injury and lower limb motor impairment analy...Many studies have examined motor impairments using voxel-based lesion symptom mapping, but few are reported regarding the corresponding relationship between cerebral cortex injury and lower limb motor impairment analyzed using this technique. This study correlated neuro- nal injury in the cerebral cortex of 16 patients with chronic stroke based on a voxel-based lesion symptom mapping analysis. Neuronal injury in the corona radiata, caudate nucleus and putamen of patients with chronic stroke could predict walking speed. The behavioral measure scores were consistent with motor deficits expected after damage to the cortical motor system due to stroke. These findings suggest that voxel-based lesion symptom mapping may provide a more accurate prognosis of motor recovery from chronic stroke according to neuronal injury in cerebral motor cortex.展开更多
The research is dedicated to the possibility of restoring cerebral blood supply in patients with brain vessels hypoplasia accompanied by migraine. The research involved 67 patients aged 29 - 58 (average age 42) with s...The research is dedicated to the possibility of restoring cerebral blood supply in patients with brain vessels hypoplasia accompanied by migraine. The research involved 67 patients aged 29 - 58 (average age 42) with severe migraine. The examination plan included laboratory diagnostics, assessment of dementia severity (CDR), assessment of cognitive impairment (MMSE), cerebral computed tomography (CT), cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cerebral scintigraphy (SG), rheoencephalography (REG), cerebral multi-gated angiography (MUGA). Hypoplasia symptoms were detected in 56 (83.58%) patients. To improve cerebral blood supply, the method of transcateter laser revascularization by means of low-energy CW lasers was used. Good immediate angiographic outcome manifested in persistent improvement of the intracranial vascular bed and marked collateral vascularization was obtained in 53 (94.64%) patients. Good clinical outcome— almost complete regression of migraine and vestibular disorders—was obtained in 49 (87.50%) patients. Satisfactory clinical outcome—partial regression of migraine and vestibular disorders— was observed in 7 (12.50%) patients. The method of transcatheter laser revascularization of cerebral vessels is a physiological, effective and low-invasive treatment for patients suffering from cerebral vessels hypoplasia accompanied by migraine. This method has virtually no alternative;it stimulates natural angiogenesis causing collateral and capillary vascularization steadily improving the blood supply of the brain. The effect obtained after the treatment persists for a long time (9 years and longer), it causes regression of migraine, reduces mental disorders, and can improve the patients’ quality of life.展开更多
目的:分析伴皮质下梗死和白质脑病的常染色体显性遗传性脑动脉病(Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infacts and leukoencephalopathy,CADASIL)影像学演变过程。方法:收集经基因检测确诊的3例CADASIL患者影...目的:分析伴皮质下梗死和白质脑病的常染色体显性遗传性脑动脉病(Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infacts and leukoencephalopathy,CADASIL)影像学演变过程。方法:收集经基因检测确诊的3例CADASIL患者影像学检查资料,分析颅脑磁共振病变演变过程。结果:CADASIL患者MRI主要显示白质高信号(White matter hyperintensities,WMH)、腔隙性梗死、微出血、脑萎缩。本文患者WMH病变双侧对称分布,颞极和外囊是WMH的好发部位,颞极病变出现早于外囊,但病变以侧脑室旁和半卵圆中心最严重,随着病情进展,病变由多灶性分布进展为弥漫性分布;腔隙性梗死好发部位为丘脑、基底节区、外囊、半卵圆中心等部位。结论:CADASIL患者磁共振出现病灶可早于临床表现数年,甚至数十年;出现白质高信号病变早于腔隙性梗死,颞极病灶在MRI中出现最早,且具有很强的特异性。展开更多
文摘Ischemic stroke often elicits profound white matter lesions, which results in poor neurological outcomes and impairing the recovery in post-stroke. However, few studies have focused on white matter lesions caused by cerebral ischemia. The present study was aimed to investigate the effects of cornel iridoid glycoside(CIG), a main active component extracted from Cornus officinalis, on the white matter injury induced by ischemic stroke. CIG(60 and 120 mg·kg-1) were administered intragastrically 6 h after middle cerebral artery occlusion reperfusion(MCAO) surgery once a day for 7 d. A series of behavioral tests were carried out to evaluate the neurological function of MCAO rats. White matter structure was detected by luxol fast blue staining and transmission electron microscopy. Immunohistochemical staining was used to assess myelin loss, oligodendrocytes maturation and glial activation. Results showed that CIG remarkably decreased neurological deficit score, accelerated the recovery of somatosensory and motor functions, and ameliorated the memory deficit in MCAO rats. CIG alleviated white matter lesions and demyelination, increased myelin basic protein expression and the number of mature oligodendrocytes in the corpus callosum of MCAO rats. Besides, CIG inhibited the activation of microglia and astrocytes. Further data obtained by western blot analysis indicated that CIG increased the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)/p-Trk B, neuregulin-1/Erb B, and PI3 K p110α/p-Akt/p-m TOR in the corpus callosum of MCAO rats. Our findings demonstrated that CIG protected against white matter lesions induced by cerebral ischemia and the mechanisms were partially contributed to increasing BDNF and activating neuregulin-1/Erb B signaling and its downstream PI3 K/Akt/m TOR pathway in white matter.
基金supported by the National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Program Funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China during the 12~th Five-Year Development Period,No.2011BAI08B04
文摘Five patients treated for intracranial cerebral hemorrhage after superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass in Xuwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, from 2005-2011 were included in this study. Prior to superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass, all patients showed diminished cerebrovascular reactivity and an ipsilateral ischemic lesion. Intracranial cerebral hemorrhage developed within 1-4 days following superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass. Transcranial Doppler showed increased middle cerebral artery velocity of 50-100% in the operated hemisphere. These findings suggested that focal hyperperfusion, an ipsilateral ischemic lesion and diminished cerebrovascular reactivity are the important characteristics of intracerebral hemorrhage following superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass in patients with steno-occlusive cerebrovascular disease.
基金funded by Zhejiang Province Science and Technology Department Key R&D Program(2018C03084,2021C03097).
文摘BACKGROUND: Anemia is prevalent in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR) and has been linked to impaired outcomes after the procedure. Few studies have evaluated the impact of anemia and new ischemic lesions post TAVR.METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 158 patients who received TAVR in our center. Anemia was defined according to the World Health Organization criteria as hemoglobin <12 g/dL in women and <13 g/dL in men. All patients underwent diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging(DW-MRI) procedure before and within 4–7 days after TAVR. RESULTS: Anemia was present in 85(53.8%) patients who underwent TAVR, and 126(79.7%) patients had 718 new DW-MRI positive lesions with a mean of 4.54±5.26 lesions per patient. The incidence of new ischemic lesions was 81.2% in patients with anemia versus 78.1% in patients without anemia(P=0.629). Moreover, anemic patients had bigger total volume/lesions in the anterior cerebral artery/middle cerebral artery(ACA/MCA) and MCA regions compared to the non-anemic patients(31.89±55.78 mm^(3) vs. 17.08±37.39 mm^(3), P=0.049;and 54.54±74.72 mm^(3) vs. 33.75±46.03 mm^(3), P=0.034). Anemia was independently associated with the volume/lesion in the ACA/MCA(β=16.796, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 2.001 to 31.591, P=0.026) and in the MCA zone(β=0.020, 95% CI 0.001 to 0.040, P=0.041). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with pre-procedural anemia may have bigger total volume/lesions in the ACA/MCA and MCA regions compared to the non-anemic patients. Whether the consequences of bigger total volume/lesions impact neurological and cognitive outcomes remains to be investigated.
基金supported by intramural funding from the University of South Carolina McCausland Center for Brain Imaging
文摘Many studies have examined motor impairments using voxel-based lesion symptom mapping, but few are reported regarding the corresponding relationship between cerebral cortex injury and lower limb motor impairment analyzed using this technique. This study correlated neuro- nal injury in the cerebral cortex of 16 patients with chronic stroke based on a voxel-based lesion symptom mapping analysis. Neuronal injury in the corona radiata, caudate nucleus and putamen of patients with chronic stroke could predict walking speed. The behavioral measure scores were consistent with motor deficits expected after damage to the cortical motor system due to stroke. These findings suggest that voxel-based lesion symptom mapping may provide a more accurate prognosis of motor recovery from chronic stroke according to neuronal injury in cerebral motor cortex.
文摘The research is dedicated to the possibility of restoring cerebral blood supply in patients with brain vessels hypoplasia accompanied by migraine. The research involved 67 patients aged 29 - 58 (average age 42) with severe migraine. The examination plan included laboratory diagnostics, assessment of dementia severity (CDR), assessment of cognitive impairment (MMSE), cerebral computed tomography (CT), cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cerebral scintigraphy (SG), rheoencephalography (REG), cerebral multi-gated angiography (MUGA). Hypoplasia symptoms were detected in 56 (83.58%) patients. To improve cerebral blood supply, the method of transcateter laser revascularization by means of low-energy CW lasers was used. Good immediate angiographic outcome manifested in persistent improvement of the intracranial vascular bed and marked collateral vascularization was obtained in 53 (94.64%) patients. Good clinical outcome— almost complete regression of migraine and vestibular disorders—was obtained in 49 (87.50%) patients. Satisfactory clinical outcome—partial regression of migraine and vestibular disorders— was observed in 7 (12.50%) patients. The method of transcatheter laser revascularization of cerebral vessels is a physiological, effective and low-invasive treatment for patients suffering from cerebral vessels hypoplasia accompanied by migraine. This method has virtually no alternative;it stimulates natural angiogenesis causing collateral and capillary vascularization steadily improving the blood supply of the brain. The effect obtained after the treatment persists for a long time (9 years and longer), it causes regression of migraine, reduces mental disorders, and can improve the patients’ quality of life.
