锂-匹罗卡品致癫大鼠早期大脑皮质MyT1 mRNA表达变化

目的 探讨氟化锂-匹罗卡品致癫大鼠脑髓鞘转录因子1基因表达变化及其意义。方法 以氯化锂、匹罗卡品对雄性成年SD大鼠先后腹腔注射，制成癫痫持续状态动物模型；采用5′末端标记地高辛的寡核苷酸探针荧光原位核酸分子杂交检测癫性发作后早期大鼠大脑皮质MyT1 mRNA阳性细胞数量。结果 与对照组相比，癫痫后1d组大鼠脑皮质MyT1 mRNA阳性细胞数减少（P＜0.05）；其他各组大鼠脑皮质MyT1 mRNA阳性细胞数都有明显的增加，其中癫痫后7d和14d组MyT1mRNA阳性细胞数都有非常显著的增加（P＜0.05，P＜0.01）。结论 氯化锂-匹罗卡品致癫大鼠早期大脑MyT1 mRNA表达增加，并有时程性变化，提示与早期脑损伤修复有关。     

锂-毛果芸香碱致痫大鼠早期大脑NG2和O4表达及意义

目的探讨氯化锂-毛果芸香碱(匹罗卡品)致疒0 间大鼠早期大脑少突胶质前体细胞变化及意义.方法对雄性成年SD大鼠先后腹腔注射氯化锂、毛果芸香碱,制成癫癎持续状态动物模型;用免疫荧光组织化学法检测癎性发作后早期大鼠大脑皮质和海马CA1区NG2和O4阳性细胞数量.结果和对照组相比,除癫癎后1 d组外其余各组大鼠脑皮质内NG2和O4阳性细胞都有明显的增加;癫癎后1 d组海马CA1区的阳性细胞数明显减少;癫癎后7 d组皮质和海马CA1区NG2和O4阳性细胞数最多.结论氯化锂-毛果芸香碱致癎大鼠早期大脑NG2和O4表达增加,少突胶质前体细胞增多,并且和观测时间相关.     

匹罗卡品致疒间大鼠海马GAP-43与TrkB基因表达及其意义

目的探讨生长相关蛋白(GAP-43)和脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)受体TrkB基因在匹罗卡品致疒间大鼠海马的表达及其意义.方法应用原位杂交组织化学方法研究匹罗卡品(PILO)致疒间大鼠海马GAP-43及TrkB mRNA表达的变化.结果匹罗卡品致癫疒间持续状态后3～6小时,海马齿状回颗粒细胞、CA3区及CA1区锥体细胞层TrkB mRNA表达显著高于对照组(P<0.01或0.05);在慢性期第7～30天,呈现第2次表达增强.致疒间后6～12小时,正常状态下并不表达GAP-43的大鼠海马颗粒细胞其GAP-43 mRNA表达较对照组显著增高(P<0.01),24小时～7天表达减少,在癫疒间慢性期表达再次高于对照组.结论 GAP-43及TrkB是颞叶癫疒间病理基础--海马苔藓纤维出芽的重要分子机制;BDNF对苔藓纤维的作用部分是通过GAP-43实现的.     

不同化学致癇剂对大鼠癫癇发作和神经元凋亡的影响

目的观察几种不同癫癇持续状态模型发作的特点和海马区的组织病理学改变.方法采用匹罗卡品、锂-匹罗卡品和戊四氮腹腔注射制成大鼠癫持续状态模型,以TUNEL方法标记DNA片段,原位检测海马CA1和CA3区的凋亡神经细胞.结果海马CA1和CA3区神经细胞凋亡数,PILO组多于Li-PILO组和PTZ组,差异有显著性(P《0.05).结论匹罗卡品、锂-匹罗卡品和戊四氮均可诱发大鼠癫持续状态,并导致海马神经元损伤.     

颞叶癫大鼠海马轴突导向分子Sema3F及其受体Np2表达的变化

目的 研究颞叶癫(癎)大鼠海马轴突导向分子Sema3F及其受体Np2表达的变化.方法 给SD大鼠腹腔注射匹罗卡品、氯化锂制作颞叶癫(癎)模型.用免疫组化法和原位杂交技术对致(癎)后不同时间点大鼠海马CA1区、CA3区、齿状回的Sema3F mRNA、Np2 mRNA和蛋白表达进行检测,并与正常对照组比较.结果 颞叶癫(癎)大鼠致(癎)后7 d、15 d,海马CA1区、CA3区Sema3F mRNA、Np2 mRNA和蛋白的表达明显低于正常对照组(P＜0.05～0.01), 致(癎)后30 d、60 d表达与正常对照组差异无统计学意义;而齿状回Sema3F mRNA、Np2 mRNA和蛋白的表达与正常对照组的差异无统计学意义.结论 颞叶癫(癎)大鼠海马CA1区、CA3区Sema3F、Np2表达在致(癎)后早期明显下调,而在慢性期恢复正常.     

癫癎大鼠海马区白细胞介素1受体1免疫反应阳性细胞的观察

目的:探讨白细胞介素1受体1(IL-1R1)在海马区的表达与癫(疒间)发病的关系。方法:用免疫细胞化学法,观察成年和美解眠致(疒间)大鼠海马区IL-1R1免疫反应(IL-1R1-IR)阳性细胞分布。结果:成年大鼠海马区存在IL-1R1-IR阳性细胞。美解眠致(疒间)后,海马区该阳性细胞数显著增多(P＜0.01);致(疒间)前后给予尼莫地平,海马区该阳性细胞均较癫(疒间)大鼠显著减少(P＜0.01),与正常比较无显著差异(P＞0.05)。结论:海马区IL-1R1参与癫(疒间)的病理过程,其机制可能与其介导该区细胞内信号传导有关。尼莫地平不仅可以阻止癫(疒间)发作,而且可以减轻其继发的脑损伤。     

颞叶癫(癎)大鼠海马轴突导向分子Sema3F及其受体Np2表达的变化

目的研究颞叶癫大鼠海马轴突导向分子Sema3F及其受体Np2表达的变化。方法给SD大鼠腹腔注射匹罗卡品、氯化锂制作颞叶癫模型。用免疫组化法和原位杂交技术对致后不同时间点大鼠海马CA1区、CA3区、齿状回的Sema3F mRNA、Np2 mRNA和蛋白表达进行检测,并与正常对照组比较。结果颞叶癫大鼠致后7d、15d,海马CA1区、CA3区Sema3F mRNA、Np2 mRNA和蛋白的表达明显低于正常对照组(P<0.05~0.01),致后30d、60d表达与正常对照组差异无统计学意义;而齿状回Sema3F mRNA、Np2 mRNA和蛋白的表达与正常对照组的差异无统计学意义。结论颞叶癫大鼠海马CA1区、CA3区Se-ma3F、Np2表达在致后早期明显下调,而在慢性期恢复正常。     

癫大鼠海马区囊泡锚定蛋白Ⅰ的表达及突触超微结构的改变

目的观察大鼠癫发作后海马区囊泡锚定蛋白Ⅰ(synapsinⅠ)的表达和突触超微结构的变化,探讨突触功能、形态可塑性与癫的关系。方法用锂匹罗卡品制作癫疒间大鼠模型,应用免疫组化法观察致疒间后急性期、静止期和慢性期synapsinⅠ在海马的表达;应用电镜和图像处理软件观察海马突触超微结构。结果癫疒间组大鼠海马区synapsinⅠ的表达于致疒间后3h减弱;6h和12h达高峰,与对照组比较差异有显著性(P<0.05～0.01);24h恢复正常并持续到60d。致疒间后3h突触后致密物质厚度(PSD)和突触数密度(Nv)无显著改变;6hPSD增高,Nv降低;7d、30dPSD恢复正常,Nv增高。结论synapsinⅠ的高表达和PSD的增高可能与急性期癫疒间持续状态的维持有关;synapsinⅠ的正常表达和PSD的正常可能是静止期内癫疒间不发作的原因之一;慢性期Nv的增加是自发性发作出现的物质基础。     

颞叶癫大鼠海马区NCX3 mRNA和蛋白的表达变化

目的:动态观察钠-钙交换体(NCX)mRNA和蛋白在氯化锂-匹罗卡品致模型大鼠海马CA1、CA3及齿状回区表达的变化,探讨其在癫发生发展中的作用。方法:用氯化锂-匹罗卡品制备癫动物模型;应用原位杂交和免疫组化技术检测各时间点NCX3mRNA和蛋白的表达。结果:急性期(6～24h)海马各区NCX3mRNA表达均随时间的延长逐渐减少;进入静止期各区表达趋向回升,慢性反复自发发作期(30、60d)各区表达又出现不同程度的两次下调。除致后6h大鼠海马各区的NCX3蛋白表达无明显变化外,NCX3蛋白变化趋势与NCX3mRNA基本一致。结论:NCX3表达下调可能通过增加神经元钙超载,改变海马神经元的兴奋性,促使癫发生。     

锂-匹罗卡品致癎幼鼠海马结构损伤的形态学及苔藓纤维发芽研究

目的 :观察幼鼠致后海马的组织病理学改变。方法 :采用氯化锂 匹罗卡品腹腔注射制成幼鼠癫持续状态模型 ,应用常规病理及电镜观察海马结构的形态学改变 ,同时应用Timm组织化学染色方法进行苔藓纤维发芽的研究。结果 :海马区神经元可见变性、坏死的改变 ,以CA1区、CA3区为重。Timm染色见齿状回内分子层和CA3区下锥体层苔藓纤维发芽增加。结论 :①氯化锂 匹罗卡品诱导的幼鼠癫持续状态可造成海马区神经元损伤 ;②幼鼠癫持续状态后海马CA1、CA3区神经元损伤较重 ;③幼鼠癫持续状态后可致苔藓纤维发芽增加。     

Denervation study of synapses of organ of corti of old world monkeys

Fine structural characteristics of synapses in the spiral organ of Corti were examined, with reference to differences between inner and outer haircell systems, and to location of neurons of origin of efferent axons. Surgical interruption of crossed olivocochlear bundle, of vestibular nerve, of facial nerve, and excision of superior cervical ganglia were used to determine the pathways of efferent axons. Interruption of the vestibular nerve near the brainstem results in degeneration of all efferent terminals on outer hair cells. Mid-line lesions at, and caudal to, the facial colliculus result in degeneration of about half of these efferent terminals. Efferent synaptic bulbs to the inner hair-cell system are small, of the order of one micron, and form type 2 junctions with afferent dendrites. They tend to have more large dense-core vesicles (about 80 nm) than the large efferent terminals of the outer hair-cell system, and appear to be the terminals of axons in the habenula perforata, which exhibit varicosities laden with large dense core vesicles. The varicosities are unaffected by excision of the superior cervical ganglia. So far as our material can reveal, it appears that the varicosities in the habenula perforata do not survive vestibular root interruption, nor do the efferent processes in the internal spiral bundle or at the base of inner hair cells. Most interestingly, the afferent processes of the inner hair-cell system, as identified for example by their relation to pre-synaptic bodies in the inner hair cells, are subject to a trans-synaptic reaction after severance of the vestibular root. They undergo a dramatic cytological transformation, characterized by increase of volume, engorgement with microtubules, microfilaments, microvesicles of various sizes, and clusters of lysosomes. Thus, both the efferent and afferent terminals of the inner hair-cell system show marked cytological differences from the corresponding terminals of the outer hair cell system.     

Mechanism of action of tubocurarine on nicotinic cholinoreceptors of neurons of the sympathetic ganglia of rats

Tubocurarine (Tc) effect on membrane currents elicited by acetylcholine (ACh) was studied in isolated superior cervical ganglion neurons of rat using patch-clamp method in the whole-cell recording mode. The "use-dependent" block of ACh current by Tc was revealed in the experiments with ACh applications, indicating that Tc blocked the channels opened by ACh. Mean lifetime of Tc-open channel complex, tau, was found to be 9.8 +/- 0.5 s (n = 7) at -50 mV and 20-24 degrees C. tau exponentially increased with membrane hyperpolarization (e-fold change in tau corresponded to the membrane potential shift by 61 mV). Inhibition of the ACh-induced current by Tc (3-30 microM/1) was completely abolished by membrane depolarization to the level of 80-100 mV. Inhibition of ACh-induced current was augmented at increased ACh doses. It is concluded that the open channel block produced by Tc is likely to be the only mechanism for Tc action on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in superior cervical ganglion neurons of rat.     

The effect of age of onset of PD on risk of dementia

Background Dementia occurs in the majority of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Late onset of PD has been reported to be associated with a higher risk for dementia. However, age at onset (AAO) and age at baseline assessment are often correlated. The aim of this study was to explore whether AAO of PD symptoms is a risk factor for dementia independent of the general effect of age. Methods Two community-based studies of PD in New York (n = 281) and Rogaland county, Norway (n = 227) and two population-based groups of healthy elderly from New York (n = 180) and Odense, Denmark (n = 2414) were followed prospectively for 3–4 years and assessed for dementia according to DSM-IIIR. All PD and control cases underwent neurological examination and were followed with neurological and neuropsychological assessments. We used Cox proportional hazards regression based on three different time scales to explore the effect of AAO of PD on risk of dementia, adjusting for age at baseline and other demographic and clinical variables. Findings In both PD groups and in the pooled analyses, there was a significant effect of age at baseline assessment on the time to develop dementia, but there was no effect of AAO independent of age itself. Consistent with these results, there was no increased relative effect of age on the time to develop dementia in PD cases compared with controls. Interpretation This study shows that it is the general effect of age, rather than AAO that is associated with incident dementia in subjects with PD. Received in revised form: 22 December 2005     

Limits of deinstitutionalization--perspectives of relatives of psychiatric patients

After a hopeful beginning, the social process of the reintegration of those with severe mental illness has come to a standstill. I am led to wonder whether "the community" really wants to live together with people suffering from severe mental illness, and if so, how closely? As long as the medical treatment of mental illness provided by the general practitioners is fundamentally deficient, as they are not able to prescribe the necessary interventions--such as out-patient psychiatric nursing, and service providers in the out-patient sector are content with offering increasingly intensive forms of care for the less seriously ill at the cost of the Social Welfare System--the reintegration of those with serious mental illness remains an illusion--which is mainly to the benefit of providers of residential care in homes and hostels.     

Summary of legislation of 1935 of interest to the department of Mental Hygiene

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