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The intestine is the primary target of pathogenic microbes during invasion. However, the interaction of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. parahaemolyticus) with intestinal epithelial cells and its effects on the intestinal function of Litopenaeus vannamei (L. vannamei) are poorly studied. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of V. parahaemolyticus infection on intestinal barrier function and nutrient absorption in L. vannamei. LTGO-33 cell line In the present study, a total of 90 shrimp were randomly divided into two groups including the control group and V. parahaemolyticus infection group (final concentration of 1 × 105 CFU/mL), with three replicates per group. The result showed that compared with the control group, V. parahaemolyticus infection increased (P  less then  0.05) serum diamine oxidase activity and endotoxin quantification, and down-regulated (P  less then  0.05) the mRNA levels of intestinal peroxinectin, integrin, midline fasciclin at 48 h and 72 h; V. parahaemolyticus infection decreased (P  less then  0.05) the mRNA expression of intestinal amino acid transporter (CAT1, EAAT3 and ASCT1) and glucose transporter (SGLT-1, GLUT) at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h, and increased (P  less then  0.05) serum glucose and amino acid (Asp, Thr, Ser, Glu, Gly, Ala, Val, Ile, Leu, Tyr, Phe, Lys, His and Arg) concentration at 24 h. The results indicated that V. parahaemolyticus infection increased intestinal permeability, inhibited absorption of glucose and amino acid in L. vannamei. Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) plays a key role in the innate immunity of invertebrates. Relish belongs to the NF-κB family. In insects, alternative splicing induces the sequence diversity of the Relish gene. However, information on the roles of various relish isoforms in crustacean innate immune response is limited. Here, two alternatively spliced Relish isoforms (designated as SPcRelish and LPcRelish) were identified from freshwater crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), and functional analysis was performed. The Relish gene has 25 exons and 24 introns. The long isoform LPcRelish is fully spliced, whereas the short isoform SPcRelish is alternatively spliced and contains exon 1-9 and a retention of intron 9. LPcRelish contains the Rel homology domain (RHD), the ig-like, plexins, transcription factors (IPT), and ankyrin-repeat (ANK) inhibitory domain. However, SPcRelish contains only the RHD and IPT domain, and does not have an ANK domain. The transcripts of SPcRelish and LPcRelish can be regulated by Vibrio parahaemolyt molecular diversity, which results in the functional diversity of the relish transcription factor. Liver disease is a growing public health concern. Hepatic encephalopathy, the syndrome of brain dysfunction secondary to liver disease, is a frequent complication of both acute and chronic liver disease and cerebral edema (CE) is a key feature. While altered ammonia metabolism is a key contributor to hepatic encephalopathy and CE in liver disease, there is a growing appreciation that additional mechanisms contribute to CE. In this review we will begin by presenting three classic perspectives that form a foundation for a discussion of CE in liver disease 1) CE is unique to acute liver failure, 2) CE in liver disease is only cytotoxic, and 3) CE in liver disease is primarily an osmotically mediated consequence of ammonia and glutamine metabolism. We will present each classic perspective along with more recent observations that call in to question that classic perspective. After highlighting these areas of debate, we will explore the leading contemporary mechanisms hypothesized to contribute to CE during liver disease. The transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1), a member of the TRP superfamily, is widely distributed in the central nervous system (CNS) and plays an important role in pain and inflammation. However, no data has been reported regarding the effects of TRPA1 on epileptic seizures. Thus, this study was designed to investigate the sub-chronic effect of trans-cinnamaldehyde (TCA), an agonist of TRPA1, in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) induced kindling model via electrocorticography (ECoG). Furthermore, the expressions of cAMP response element binding protein (CREB), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and NMDA receptor subunit NR2B were measured using Western blotting. Rats were kindled by intraperitoneal (i.p.) PTZ (35 mg/kg) injections. After electrode implantation and healing period, 10 and 30 mg/kg TCA was given i.p. for 14 consecutive days. On the next day, ECoG recordings were obtained after the injection of PTZ (35 mg/kg, i.p.), and twenty-four hours later, rats were decapitated for molecular analyses. TCA, at a dose of 30 mg/kg, decreased the first myoclonic jerk latency and increased seizure duration and total spike activity. Additionally, both doses of TCA enhanced CREB, BDNF, and NR2B expressions, which were increased by the kindling. The evidence from this study suggests that long term activation of TRPA1 channels causes an exacerbated seizure activity. Moreover, PTZ-induced increases in CREB, BDNF, and NR2B levels were enhanced by the repeated administrations of TCA. OBJECTIVE To explore whether patients with blepharospasm (BSP) have abnormal personality traits by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) questionnaire. METHOD The personality profiles of patients with BSP and its relationship with clinical characteristics were assessed in this research. 46 patients with BSP and 33 age-and-gender matched healthy controls were assessed using the MMPI questionnaire. The scores of three validity scales and ten clinical scales were calculated and compared. Then the relationship between those scales and clinical characteristics of patients with BSP was analyzed in the BSP group. RESULTS It was found that patients with BSP scored significantly higher than healthy controls on the D, Hy, Pt clinical scales. The peak values of profiles were Hy, D, Hs scale scores. However, there was no statistical relationship between the clinical scales of MMPI and the clinical characteristics of BSP after Bonferroni Correction. CONCLUSION The findings indicated that MMPI could be a useful psychometric tool to characterize a specific pattern of the personality of BSP patients and BSP patients may have avoidant and somatization personality characteristics.