Survival of a newborn from a pregnant woman with rabies infection

Rabies is very common in Peoples Republic of China. Each year thousands of people die because of this disease, but rabies diagnosed in pregnancy is very rare. Case Presentation In this study, we report the case of a pregnant woman who was infected with the rabies virus after a dog bite. The symptoms of rabies appeared in labor and she died after pregnancy. Her baby and husband did not develop the disease. Conclusion The phenomenon that the newborn infant was healthy may be related to the protective role of placenta in resisting the invasion of the rabies virus or the absence of systemic viremia. The prompt administration of vaccines and anti-rabies immunoglobulin to the infant may have also contributed to his survival.(AU)

Survival of a newborn from a pregnant woman with rabies infection

Rabies is very common in Peoples Republic of China. Each year thousands of people die because of this disease, but rabies diagnosed in pregnancy is very rare. Case Presentation In this study, we report the case of a pregnant woman who was infected with the rabies virus after a dog bite. The symptoms of rabies appeared in labor and she died after pregnancy. Her baby and husband did not develop the disease. Conclusion The phenomenon that the newborn infant was healthy may be related to the protective role of placenta in resisting the invasion of the rabies virus or the absence of systemic viremia. The prompt administration of vaccines and anti-rabies immunoglobulin to the infant may have also contributed to his survival.

Survival of a newborn from a pregnant woman with rabies infection

Background Rabies is very common in People's Republic of China. Each year thousands of people die because of this disease, but rabies diagnosed in pregnancy is very rare. Case Presentation In this study, we report the case of a pregnant woman who was infected with the rabies virus after a dog bite. The symptoms of rabies appeared in labor and she died after pregnancy. Her baby and husband did not develop the disease. Conclusion The phenomenon that the newborn infant was healthy may be related to the protective role of placenta in resisting the invasion of the rabies virus or the absence of systemic viremia. The prompt administration of vaccines and anti-rabies immunoglobulin to the infant may have also contributed to his survival.(AU)

Effect of amnion-wrapped allogenic nerve bridging on peripheral nerve injury / Efecto del puente alogénico de nervio envuelto en membrana amniótica sobre la lesión de nervio periférico

This work aims to investigate the effect of fetal amnion-wrapped acellular allogenic nerve transplantation on peripheral nerve injury (PNI) in dogs and to explore its advantages and feasibility in PNI repair. A total of 15 dogs were divided into three groups: the allogenic nerve transplantation (A), amnion-wrapped allogenic nerve transplantation (B), and allogenic nerve donor (C) groups. Neurite counts after myelin and H-E stainings, soleus muscle action potentials, and sciatic nerve conductive velocities were compared between the A and B groups at 16 w after operation. The B group showed better nerve regeneration than the A group at 16 w. Compared with the A group, the B group showed a better growth continuity of the transplanted nerve and milder inflammatory reactions around the nerve. The B group presented much more proliferated Schwannocytes and regenerated nerve fibers than the A group. The neurite density and the amplitude of the soleus muscle action potentials in the B group were significantly higher than those in the A group (P < 0.05). The two groups did not show significant differences in nerve conductive velocities (P > 0.05). Amnion-wrapped acellular allogenic nerve transplantation can improve defected nerve morphology and the quality of transplanted nerve regeneration.

El objetivo fue investigar el efecto del trasplante alogénico de nervio acelular envuelto en membrana amniótica fetal sobre la lesión del nervio periférico (LNP) en perros, y explorar sus ventajas y viabilidad en la reparación de LNP. Quince 15 perros se dividieron en tres grupos: grupo trasplante alogénico de nervio (A), grupo trasplante alogénico de nervio envuelto en membrana amniótica (B), y grupo donante alogénico de nervio (C). Se compararon el recuento de neuritas posterior a la tinción de hematoxilina-eosina (HE) y para mielina, potenciales de acción del músculo sóleo, y velocidades conductoras nerviosas del nervio ciático entre los grupos A y B, 16 semanas después de la operación. El grupo B mostró una mejor regeneración de los nervios que el grupo A a las 16 semanas. En comparación con el grupo A, el grupo B mostró una mejor continuidad del crecimiento del nervio trasplantado con reacciones inflamatorias leves alrededor del nervio. El grupo B presentó fibras nerviosas donde proliferaron más los Schwannocitos y regeneración que el grupo A. La densidad de las neuritas y la amplitud de los potenciales de acción del músculo sóleo en el grupo B fueron significativamente más altos (p <0,05). Ambos grupos no mostraron diferencias significativas en las velocidades conductoras nerviosas (P> 0,05). El trasplante alogénico de nervio acelular envuelto en membrana amniótica puede mejorar la morfología del nervio lesionado y la calidad de regeneración del nervio trasplantado.