Suppression of the jaw-opening reflex by periaqueductal gray stimulation is decreased by paramedian brainstem lesions

Electrical stimulation of the midbrain periaqueductal gray region (PAG) suppresses the tooth pulp-evoked jaw-opening reflex (TP-JOR). In the present study the pathways that mediate this suppression were investigated by placing brainstem lesions in lightly anesthetized cats. Parasagittal lesions that interrupted the afferent and efferent connections of the medullary and pontine raphe nuclei attenuated (but did not abolish) suppression of the TP-JOR evoked by PAG stimulation. This result provides further evidence that medial brainstem structures partially mediate the effects of PAG stimulation in the trigeminal system.     

中脑导水管周围灰质NO对大鼠血压的影响及其机制探讨

目的 探讨大鼠中脑导水管周围灰质(PAG)NO对血压的影响及作用机制。方法 采用微量注射法，观察大鼠血压的变化，放免法检测Ach含量。结果 PAG内微量注射L-NNA后，大鼠平均动脉压升高，延髓头端腹外侧区(RVLM)内Ach含量增多，且这一升压效应可被PALG内预注L-Arg或RVLM内预注东莨菪碱所阻断。结论PAG内NO可能经RVLM内Ach介导对血压有紧张性抑制作用。     

电刺激大鼠下丘脑弓状核对中脑导水管周围灰质单位放电的影响

用玻璃微电极引导大鼠中脑导水管周围灰质（ＰＡＧ）单位放电。发现：电刺激弓状核（ＡＲＣ）后，在所观察的６４个ＰＡＧ单位中，表现为抑制的有３７个单位，其余单位分别表现为先抑制后兴奋、兴奋和无变化。结果表明，大鼠ＡＲＣ对ＰＡＧ单位活动的调制作用以抑制米。     

Serotonergic projections from the midbrain periaqueductal gray and nucleus raphe dorsalis to the nucleus parafasccicularis of the thalamus

By a double-labeling method combining the retrograde tracing of horseradish peroxidase and the immunocytochemical technique, serotonin-like immunoreactive neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) and nucleus raphe dorsalis (DR) of the rat were observed to send projection fibers to the nucleus parafascicularis of the thalamus bilaterally with an ipsilateral dominance. These serotonin-containing projecting neurons were observed mainly at the middle-caudal levels of the ventrolateral subdivision of the PAG and less at the middle-rostral levels of the DR.     

Imaging of shifted stimulated echoes and multiple spin echoes

It is shown that a repetitive pulse sequence consisting of two 90° pulses and gradients in a 1:2 ratio around the second 90° pulse generates interscan shifted stimulated echoes (SSTEs) and intrascan multiple spin echoes (MSEs). Separation of these two types of signals is accomplished using specific gradient crusher schemes. The intensity of the SSTEs is an order of magnitude larger than that of the MSEs and determines the signal contrast if both effects are selected simultaneously. The SSTE sequence generates improved contrast between gray and white matter, even at high field, which is explained in terms of increased inverse T₁-weighting for the interscan echo. The MSE image has low signal to noise and no detectable contrast. The effect of interscan diffusion weighting is also discussed.     

高血压大鼠中脑导水管周围灰质内nNOS样阳性神经元的变化

目的：观察高血压大鼠中脑导水管周围灰质(PAG)内神经元型一氧化氮合酶(nNOS)样阳性神经元数量的变化。方法：用双肾双夹法建立高血压大鼠模型，ABC法显示PAG内nNOS样阳性神经元并进行定量分析。结果：nNOS样阳性神经元分布于PAG的背外侧区。PAG内nNOS样阳性神经元的数量、光密度在对照组各时期无明显变化；在高血压大鼠7d时的数量略减少，光密度略下降；而在30d、70d则数量、光密度逐渐减少，与对照组比较差异显著。结论：中脑PAG内nNOS样阳性神经元及阳性产物的减少可能与其对心血管功能活动、感觉信息传导的影响以及高血压的形成和发展有关。     

牙片中骨量与灰度的关系及灰阶的改进

本文对较小厚度范围内颌骨、金属铝在X片上的灰度水平与厚度变化关系进行了探讨,提出在数字减影牙片中以金属铝制成均匀楔形灰阶,代替传统金箔制成的台阶式灰阶.     

延髓腹外侧区在调节呼吸和心血管系统中的作用

现已知延髓腹外侧区在呼吸调节和心血管调节中起着重要作用．延髓腹外侧区有两个重要的血管运动中枢，称为头侧和尾侧血管运动中枢．参与呼吸调节的中枢化学感受器位于延髓腹外侧区浅表部位；延髓腹外侧区还参与中枢和外周化学感受器的传入冲动的整合．文章对一些最重要的有争论的观点作一综述     

鞘内注射吗啡对大鼠中脑导水管周围灰质、海马和脊髓μ阿片受体mRNA表达的影响

目的研究鞘内注射吗啡对大鼠中脑导水管周围灰质（PAG）、海马和脊髓μ阿片受体（MOR）mRNA表达的影响,探讨大鼠鞘内注射吗啡免疫功能抑制的机制。方法清洁级成年雄性SD大鼠,鞘内置管成功的16只大鼠随机分为2组（n=8）：生理盐水组（NS组）和吗啡组（M组）。M组鞘内持续输注吗啡10μg/h 7 d（生理盐水稀释）,NS组给予等体积的生理盐水。输注7 d后断头处死大鼠,取出大鼠PAG、海马和脊髓标本,采用巢式RT-PCR测定MOR mRNA的表达。结果与NS组比较,M组PAG和海马MOR mRNA表达下调（P〈0.05或0.01）,脊髓MOR mRNA表达无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。结论大鼠PAG和海马MOR表达下调可能是鞘内注射吗啡导致免疫功能抑制的机制之一。     

Role of vasopressin on excitatory amino acids mediated pressor responses in the periaqueductal gray area

In order to evaluate the role played by vasopressin on pressor responses elicited by stimulation of the periaqueductal gray (PAG) area by excitatory amino acids we carried out in vivo studies in genetically vasopressin deficient rats (Brattleboro). Microinjections of l-glutamic acid (glutamate, 0.6 to 60 nmol/rat) or N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA, 0.07 to 7 nmol/rat) into the PAG area of freely moving Brattleboro rats induced increases of arterial blood pressure values significantly lower than those obtained in Long Evans rats (control) (glutamate in Brattleboro rats: from +2±1 mmHg to 16±3 mmHg; glutamate in Long Evans rats: from +16±2 mmHg to +36±4 mmHg; NMDA in Brattleboro rats: from +5±2 mmHg to +34 ±8 mmHg; NMDA in Long Evans rats: from +18±7 mmHg to 80±9 mmHg; n=5). Similarly, in anaesthetized Brattleboro rats (urethane 1.2 g/kg i.p.) pressor responses to NMDA microinjections (0.7 nmol/rat) into the PAG area were significantly lower than in Long Evans rats (controls) (+15±3 mmHg vs +24±4 mmHg). In Long Evans rats NMDA injection also reversed blood pressure decrease induced by ganglionic blocker, hexamethonium and/or losartan (3 mg/kg i.v.), an AT1 receptor antagonist. In Brattleboro rats, NMDA injection did not reverse blood pressure decreases induced by hexamethonium (5 mg/kg i.v.). Moreover, hexamethonium induced blood pressure decrease was not reversed by acetylcholine injection (137 nmol/rat) into the PAG area of anaesthetized Long Evans rats, but if injected before hexamethonium, acetylcholine was able to increase blood pressure (+25±3 mmHg). Our results document: i) the importance of the PAG area in the control of cardiovascular system; ii) the involvement of excitatory amino acids in the neural control of vasopressin release; iii) the close relationship between glutamate and vasopressin in the central blood pressure regulation. Received: 1 April 1997 / Accepted: 2 February 1998