Bronchogenic Cyst: Skull Base Lesions with Extracranial Extension.

BACKGROUND: Intracranial bronchogenic cysts (BCs) are extremely rare. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a BC in which lesions involve the middle and posterior cranial fossa, as well as the infratemporal fossa. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the case of a 38-year-old woman who suffered from a cranial nerve dysfunction for 2 years. Magnetic resonance imaging showed that there were skull base communication lesions across the middle and posterior fossa. The patient was operated on through an infratemporal fossa approach. The final diagnosis was BC after histopathologic examination and immunohistochemical verification. The patient's neurologic dysfunction was partially ameliorated at the half-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Intracranial BCs are rare. However, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis for cystic lesions with edge enhancement or extracranial extension.

Effective cleavage of phosphodiester promoted by the zinc(II) and copper(II) inclusion complexes of ß-cyclodextrin.

To construct the model of metallohydrolase, two inclusion complexes [MLCl2(ß-CD)] (1, M=Zn(II); 2, M=Cu(II); L=N,N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amantadine; ß-CD=ß-cyclodextrin) were synthesized by mixing ß-CDs with the pre-synthesized complexes G1, [ZnLCl2] and G2, [CuLCl2]. Structures of G1, G2, 1 and 2 were characterized by X-ray crystallography, respectively. In solution, two chloride anions of G1 and G2 underwent ligand exchange with solvent molecules according to ESI-MS analysis. The chemical equilibrium constants were determined by potentiometric pH titration. The kinetics of bis(4-nitrophenyl) phosphate (BNPP) hydrolysis catalyzed by G1, G2, 1 and 2 were examined at pHs ranging from 7.50 to 10.50 at 308±0.1K. The pH profile of rate constant of BNPP hydrolysis catalyzed by 1 exhibited an exponential increase with the second-order rate constant of 2.68×10-3M-1s-1 assigned to the di-hydroxo species, which was approximately an order of magnitude higher than those of reported mono-Zn(II)-hydroxo species. The high reactivity was presumably hydroxyl-rich microenvironment provided by ß-CDs, which might effect in stabilizing either the labile zinc-hydroxo species or the catalytic transition state.