Effects of ageing on the total number of muscle fibers and motoneurons of the tibialis anterior and soleus muscles in the rat

The age-related changes in the total number of muscle fibers and motoneurons of the tibialis anterior and soleus muscles were studied using 10-, 65-, and 135-week-old rats. The number of fast twitch muscle fibers was decreased at age 65 weeks, while the numbers of slow twitch fibers and of alpha motoneurons were decreased only later, at age 135 weeks. Therefore, the degenerative process of muscle fibers differs with the fiber type.     

碘杂环化合物对离体豚鼠心乳头肌动作电位和收缩力的作用

采用细胞内微电极记录技术,同步观察了3,6-[二甲氨基]-二苯并碘因甲酸盐(IHC-64)对豚鼠心乳头肌细胞动作电位和收缩力的作用。50μmol/L IHC-64抑制心肌收缩力,而不影响快反应动作电位。增加IHC-64浓度,动作电位0相最大峰值(APA)、除极速率(dp/dt_(max))和复极50％和90％时程(APD_(50)、APD_(90))被明显抑制。IHC-64抑制慢反应动作电位,提高细胞外钙浓度可拮抗这种抑制。结果提示,IHC-64主要抑制慢Ca~(2+)内流,同时也部分抑制快Na~+内流,它可能是一种新型B类钙通道阻滞剂。     

HGF非融合蛋白真核表达载体的构建及其在骨骼肌细胞中的表达

目的构建以HGF为目的基因、以EGFP为报告基因的非融合蛋白真核表达载体pCMV-HGF-IRES-EGFP,并观察HGF基因在原代培养的大鼠骨骼肌细胞中的表达。方法利用BamHI单酶切质粒pcDNA3-HGF,得到HGF基因片段,将其正向插入到真核表达载体pCMV-IRES-EGFP的CMV后方BamHI的单克隆位点。脂质体介导转染至原代培养的大鼠骨骼肌细胞,在荧光显微镜下观察EGFP的表达,并用ELISA法检测HGF的表达情况。结果构建了HGF的非融合蛋白真核表达载体pCMV-HGF-IRES-EGFP,转染原代培养的大鼠骨骼肌细胞24~72h后,见30%的细胞表达EGFP。ELISA检测细胞培养液证实转染后第1天即有HGF的表达,第4天HGF浓度为(5402.0±227.9)ng/L。结论成功构建了非融合蛋白真核表达载体pCMV-HGF-IRES-EGFP,其在原代培养的大鼠骨骼肌细胞中能有效表达。     

低氧及运动致大鼠骨骼肌形态学改变的实验研究

目的观察低氧及低氧复合运动时,大鼠体重及腓肠肌显微、超微结构的变化,旨在探讨低氧状态下适当运动对骨骼肌的影响。方法建立大鼠低氧及低氧复合运动模型,运用光镜及透射电镜观察大鼠腓肠肌显微、超微结构的变化。结果低氧复合运动组较低氧安静组大鼠体重差异有显著性意义(P<0.05)。低氧复合运动组骨骼肌结构正常,线粒体数量增加,骨骼肌纤维增粗,毛细血管增生。结论低氧复合适当的运动能够维持骨骼肌的正常形态,增强骨骼肌的有氧代谢,起到保护骨骼肌的作用,从而提高骨骼肌的低氧适应能力,促进低氧习服。     

组织工程小血管摩擦力测量方法的研究与应用

目的设计一套用于组织工程小血管内壁摩擦力测量的装置并对组织工程血管的材料进行初步的测量,以验证装置的可靠性和相关结论。方法根据血液动力学的原理,对血管的力学模型进行分析,确定组织工程血管内皮细胞摩擦力的测量方法,从而设计完成整套装置并对弹性元件进行测量,并进行组织工程降解材料聚羟基乙酸PGA构成的管状支架进行摩擦力的测量。结果设计完成了测量组织工程血管内壁摩擦力的实验装置,弹性元件的牵拉力与位移的关系呈良好的线性关系。聚羟基乙酸PGA管状支架的摩擦力随流速的增加而增加。结论测量组织工程血管内壁摩擦力的实验装置是可行的,聚羟基乙酸PGA管状支架的摩擦力与流速基本呈现线性关系。     

Impaired modulation of motor cortex excitability by homonymous and heteronymous muscle afferents in focal hand dystonia.

A decrease of heteronymous median nerve-evoked inhibition of corticospinal projections to forearm extensor muscles was reported in a group of 10 dystonic patients by Bertolasi and colleagues in 2003. Here we tested the excitability of corticomotoneuronal connections to both wrist extensor (ECR) and flexor (FCR) muscles after conditioning stimulation of median and also radial nerve at rest in a group of 25 patients with focal hand dystonia compared to 20 healthy subjects. We also investigated the effect of the wrist dystonic posture, either in flexion or in extension, on the afferent modulation of ECR and FCR motor evolved potentials (MEPs). The heteronymous (median-induced) but also homonymous (radial-induced) inhibitions (interstimuli intervals 13-21 ms) of ECR MEP size observed in healthy subjects were decreased in patients. In addition, homonymous (median-induced) facilitation of FCR MEP size was also decreased in patients while heteronymous inhibition (radial-induced) was not. Neither the involvement of the target muscle in the dystonic posture nor the origin of the afferent volley (from a dystonic muscle) influenced the degree of impairment of afferent modulation of the MEP. These findings support the view that a global abnormal somatosensory coupling in focal hand dystonia may contribute to an inadequate motor command to wrist muscles.     

前列通瘀提取液对前列腺平滑肌细胞增殖与凋亡的作用

目的:研究前列通瘀提取液对体外培养前列腺基质平滑肌细胞增殖与凋亡的作用。方法:分别以1、2、10、50、100×10-5g/L 5种不同浓度前列通瘀提取液作用体外培养前列腺基质平滑肌细胞,采用MTT和TUNEL法分别测定抗增殖指数和凋亡指数。结果:5种不同浓度前列通瘀提取液作用48 h后抗增殖指数分别为50.61%、53.52%、56.92%、65.53%、72.94%,抗增殖效果随着浓度增大而增大。100×10-5g/L前列通瘀提取液作用24、48、72 h后凋亡指数与对照组比较差异无显著性。结论:(1~100)×10-5g/L前列通瘀提取液体外作用前列腺基质平滑肌细胞具有显著的抗增殖作用。     

Treatment of cremaster synkinesias with botulinum toxin A: a video case report.

Synkinesias secondary to nerve lesions and aberrant re-innervation are well-known phenomena especially after lesions of the facial nerve. Synkinesias can successfully be treated with botulinum toxin A (BTx A). Synkinesias of the cremaster muscle have not been described or treated to date. We present the case of a 62-year-old man who developed synkinesias of both cremaster muscles after extensive laparatomy for esophageal cancer. Treatment of synkinesias with various oral medications had been unsuccessful. Electromyography-guided injections of BTx A in both cremaster muscles (15 MU on the right and 10 on the left) led to significant symptom relief for an average of 8 weeks. We present the case including pre- and posttreatment video clips.     

103Pd放射性核素支架抑制损伤血管平滑肌细胞增殖的实验研究

[目的]采用兔腹主动脉损伤致再狭窄的动物模型,探讨钯-103(103Pd)放射性核素支架对损伤血管中膜平滑肌细胞增殖的影响。[方法]选用雄性新西兰兔50只,随机分为普通支架组及核素支架组,设正常对照。分别于术后3、7、14、28及56 d取材,进行病理形态学、透射电镜、免疫组化(增殖细胞核抗原PCNA、细胞周期素蛋白Cy-clin E)及原位杂交(C-myc mRNA)实验观察。[结果]①光镜下发现,核素支架组管腔狭窄程度明显低于普通支架组,术后第56天最显著(P<0.01);②透射电镜显示,术后3~28 d,核素支架组中膜血管平滑肌细胞增殖明显低于普通支架组,7d时达峰,为13.78％±0.64％vs19.53％±0.44％(P<0.01);③免疫组化显示,术后3~28 d核素支架组PCNA及Cyclin E表达均低于普通支架组,7 d为表达高峰,PCNA为16.35％±0.79％vs24.36±0.55％,Cy-clin E为14.78％±1.07％ vs 22.65％±1.00％(P<0.01)。④对c-myc mRNA进行原位杂交显示,术后3~28 d核素支架组的表达明显低于普通支架组,7 d达峰值,为17.48％±0.53％ vs 25.34％±0.87％(P<0.01);⑤C-mycmRNA与PCNA相关性分析提示二者呈明显正相关(P<0.01)。[结论]103Pd放射性核素支架通过抑制损伤血管中膜平滑肌细胞的增殖,降低再狭窄的程度,从而减少再狭窄的发生率。