Movement-related potentials preceding voluntary movement are modulated by the mode of movement selection

In two experiments movement-related cortical potentials preceding voluntary movement were recorded. In experiment 1, subjects performed four motor tasks involving joystick movements. The four tasks differed in complexity (single vs sequential movements) and in the mode of movement selection, i.e., whether a movement or movement sequence was made in fixed or in self-determined directions. The choice of these tasks was based, firstly, on previous electrophysiological studies suggesting an effect of task-complexity on the amplitude of the readiness potential (RP) and, secondly, on previous positron emission tomography (PET) studies showing that activity of the supplementary motor area (SMA) is influenced by the mode of movement selection. The results show that, for single movements, RP amplitude is higher preceding freely selected movements than preceding movements in a fixed direction. In experiment 2 this effect was replicated using button presses instead of joystick movements. The results converge with PET evidence obtained in similar tasks and establish that the RP is modulated by the mode of movement selection. This modulation is probably related to differential involvement of the SMA.     

Inhibitory effect of DS-4574, a peptidoleukotriene antagonist with mast cell stabilizing action,on compound 48/80-induced gastric mucosal lesions in rats

We evaluated the inhibitory effect of DS-4574, a peptidoleukotriene antagonist with mast cell stabilizing action, on rat gastric mucosal lesions induced by compound 48/80 (C48/80: a mast cell degranulator), in comparison with those of disodium cromoglycate (DSCG: a mast cell stabilizer), LY171883 (a peptidoleukotriene antagonist) and cimetidine (a histamine H₂ receptor antagonist). Subcutaneous administration of C48/80 (1 mg/kg) once daily for four consecutive days produced extensive gastric lesions in the fundic mucosa. DS-4574 (20, 50 and 100 mg/kg/day, oral) and DSCG (200 mg/kg/day, intraperitoneal) treatment markedly inhibited formation of these mucosal lesions, but LY171883 (100 and 200 mg/kg/day, oral) and cimetidine (400 mg/kg/day, oral) treatment did not. Moreover, DS-4574 and DSCG significantly suppressed both hyperhistaminemia and histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells induced by C48/80. These results indicate that the inhibitory effect of DS-4574 on gastric lesions induced by C48/80 may be related to its mast cell stabilizing action, but to neither its antisecretory nor its peptidoleukotriene antagonistic activity.     

宫颈细胞学ASCUS/LSIL的临床意义及处理

目的探讨宫颈不典型鳞状上皮，低度鳞状上皮内病变（ASCUS／LSIL）的临床意义及处理方法。方法对中国医学科学院肿瘤医院2004～2006年妇科门诊用TCT（宫颈液基细胞学）的方法检出的254例ASCUS／LSIL以病理结果为金标准进行回顾性分析，其中136例进行了阴道镜检查。结果在140例ASCUS中，宫颈上皮内瘤变（CIN）病变占51．5％，其中高度病变占22．9％，114例LSIL中CIN病变占59．6％，其中高度病变占30．7％，两组资料比较差异无统计学意义，P〉0．05。其中136例中阴道镜诊断炎症47例，低度宫颈上皮内病变53例，高度宫颈上皮内病变36例及病理检查结果炎症55例，低度宫颈上皮内病变41例，高度宫颈上皮内病变40例，阴道镜与病理对照进行了～致性检验，Kappa=0．314，U=0．064，P〈0．05，一致性好。病理证实人乳头状瘤病毒（HPV）阳性的妇女中CIN发生率79％（67／84），而HPV阴性者中CIN发生率43．5％％（74／170），结果显示两组资料比较差异有统计学意义，X^2=29．88，P〈0．05。本组资料中年龄在35～55岁的妇女占83．5％与HPV阳性的妇女年龄高峰一致。结论对ASCUS的患者应与LSIL同样重视，立即进行阴道镜检查以避免22．9％的高度病变的患者漏诊或失访，对35～55岁的HPV感染的妇女应更加重视。     

The adrenergic modulation of firings of respiratory rhythm-generating neurons in medulla-spinal cord preparation from newborn rat

We analysed the modulation of respiratory neurons by adrenaline or noradrenaline (NA) in a newborn rat brainstem-spinal cord preparation. Adrenaline or NA caused a dose-dependent depression of the respiratory rhythm and induced C4 spinal tonic discharges. The inhibitory effect of adrenaline (ED₅₀=0.5 μM) on the respiratory rhythm was stronger than NA (ED₅₀=5 μM). The adrenaline respiratory rhythm depression was partially blocked by the α₁-antagonist prazosin or by the α₂-antagonist yohimbine. The C4 tonic discharge elicited by adrenaline was blocked by the α₁-antagonist prazosin. The direct effects of adrenaline on pre-inspiratory (Pre-I) neurons were examined in a synaptic blockade solution (low Ca), and fifty-six percent of Pre-I neurons were found to continue firing. In low-Ca solution, Pre-I neurons were excited (n=29 of 39) or depressed (n=5 of 39) by adrenaline, and excited by α₁-agonist phenylephrine or depressed by α₂-agonist clonidine. These results suggest that the respiratory rhythm depression under intact network conditions is mediated by some other inhibitory system. The inhibitory effect of adrenaline on the respiratory rhythm was partially blocked by the GABA_A-antagonists bicuculline or picrotoxin, but not by the GABA_B-antagonist phaclofen. The present results suggest that: (1) respiratory rhythm generation is more sensitive to adrenaline than NA through α-adrenergic action of adrenaline; (2) the activity of Pre-I neurons could be directly regulated by excitation via α₁-receptors and inhibition via α₂-receptors; and (3) the depression of the respiratory rhythm by adrenaline is partly mediated by GABA_Aergic neurons. Received: 8 April 1997 / Accepted: 6 October 1997     

Retrospective multicentre study on mechanical and enzymatic preparation of fresh and cryopreserved testicular biopsies

BACKGROUND: Isolation of sperm suitable for ICSI from fresh or frozen-thawed testicular sperm extraction (TESE) can be facilitated by mechanical or enzymatic processing of the samples. METHODS: A retrospective multicentre study was initiated to compare these two approaches. Eleven German centres provided data on their TESE cycles performed during the period 1996/1997. Quality of retrieved sperm, fertilization rates of injected oocytes, embryo quality, resulting pregnancy rates and evolution of pregnancies were evaluated. RESULTS: The percentage of cycles with at least some motile sperm available for injection was higher after mechanical preparation. Independent of the preparation method, fertilization rates were higher for motile compared with immotile sperm or elongated spermatids in all groups and in general higher for cryopreserved versus fresh samples. Embryo quality was significantly better after injection of motile sperm for all treatments and in particular after enzymatic versus mechanical processing of biopsies. Pregnancy rates were identical for embryos derived from sperm prepared mechanically or enzymatically from fresh or cryopreserved testicular samples. The abortion rate (32/172, 18.6%) and the rate of multiple implantations (32/140, 22.9%) were not different from results reported in the literature for ICSI using ejaculated sperm. CONCLUSION: In this retrospective multicentre study, no unequivocal advantage of one over the other preparation method could be identified in 839 ICSI cycles using testicular sperm from 549 patients.     

Influence of Various Immunomodulators on the Induction of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Lewis Rats

The effect of various immunomodulators on the induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is evaluated in the Lewis rat. Bordetella pertussis (BP) is the optimal inductor of EAE in this rat strain. Treatment of the animals with BP either before or after or simultaneously with guinea-pig spinal cord preparation (GpSC) resulted in an EAE about two weeks thereafter. Additional injection of living BCG, of CFA, IFA (incomplete Freund's adjuvant) or Vibrio cholerae neuraminidase (VCN) did not augment or mitigate the effect induced by BP or GpSC. Living BCG, IFA, VCN or Corynebacterium parvum (CP) did not induce EAE when given in combination with GpSC but without BP. CFA combined with GpSC only occasionally induced EAE. However, EAE could be induced by the combination of CFA and GpSC or IFA and GpSC in a part of the animals tested if they had been pretreated or simultaneously been injected with living BCG by intravenous route. EAE could not be enhanced by the additional injection of VCN. Surprisingly, most of the animals peracutely died after injection of CFA and BP in combination with GpSC when they had been pretreated with CP. This effect was most pronounced when pretreatment was done on day -4. No acute effect could be seen when CP was given simultaneously to CFA, BP and GpSC. Animals which did not peracutely succumb developed EAE similarly as those in the positive control groups. CP treatment simultaneously with BP but without CFA resulted in a reduction of the EAE specific mortality. This reduction could not be seen if treatment with CP was done after injection of GpSC and BP.     

复方补血胶囊中葡萄糖酸亚铁的含量测定

目的：复方补血胶囊中葡萄糖酸亚铁的含量测定。方法：根据Fe^2 与邻二氮菲显色,在510nm处有最大吸收,利用分光光度法测定。结果：葡萄糖亚铁在7－34μg/ml的浓度范围内线性关系良好（r=0.9999),回收率、日内变异均符合要求,结论：建立了复方补血胶囊中葡萄糖酸亚铁的含量测定方法。     

药用辅料在制剂中的应用概述

药用辅料是药物制剂的基础材料的重要的组成部分,在制剂型和生产中起着关键作用,它不仅赋予药物一定剂型,并且与提高药物的疗效,降低毒副作用有很大的关系,因此,研究开发,合理应用辅仅可提高药物制剂质量和生产技术水平,而且可取得较大的社会及经济效益。     

复方苁蓉益智胶囊联合奥拉西坦治疗老年阿尔茨海默病的临床疗效

目的：分析复方苁蓉益智胶囊联合奥拉西坦治疗老年阿尔茨海默病的临床疗效。方法：选取2018年1月至2021年9月北京市隆福医院收治的148例老年阿尔茨海默病患者作为研究对象,采用随机数字表法简单随机化分为对照组和观察组,每组74例。对照组采用奥拉西坦胶囊进行治疗,观察组在对照组的基础上联合复方苁蓉益智胶囊治疗,均治疗3个月。比较2组患者临床疗效、氧化应激指标、炎症介质、病情严重程度、胆碱能神经递质水平、血液流变学指标及简易精神状态量表（MMSE）评分。结果：治疗后,观察组总有效率高于对照组（P<0.05）。与治疗前比较,治疗后2组患者血清超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、乙酰胆碱（ACh）、胆碱酯酶（AChE）水平、MMSE及画钟试验评分、即刻记忆、回忆、注意力及计算力、地点定向力、时间定向力、语言评分升高,观察组高于对照组（均P<0.05）;2组患者血清丙二醛（MDA）、白细胞介素-1β（IL-1β）、核因子κB水平及临床痴呆量表（CDR）评分、全血高切黏度、全血低切黏度、红细胞聚集指数降低,观察组低于对照组（均P<0.05）。结论：复方苁蓉益智胶囊联合奥拉西坦可有效减轻老年阿尔茨海默病患者机体炎症反应和氧化应激反应,缓解患者病情进展,调节神经递质水平和血液流变学,改善其认知功能,具有较好的治疗效果。     

吗啡增强备用根大鼠脊髓后角组织提取液对培养鸡胚背根节的促神经突起生长的作用

用组织培养方法，探讨备用很大鼠手术侧和非手术侧脊髓后角组织提取液对鸡胚背根节（ＤＲＧ）神经突起的促生长作用，以及应用吗啡对此作用的影响。结果显示：备用根大鼠手术侧脊髓后角组织提取液作用的ＤＲＧ神经突起密度（３６．４２±４．６９），比非手术侧的（２３．９６±３．４７）明显增大。提示去初级传入纤维的脊髓后角组织具有促进ＤＲＧ神经突起生长的神经营养活性作用。应用吗啡的备用根大鼠手术侧脊髓后角组织提取液作用的ＤＲＧ神经突起密度（６４．１９±９．２４），又比备用根大鼠手术侧的大。这表明，吗啡具有进一步增强去初级传入纤维支配的脊髓后角组织提取液促进培养的ＤＲＧ神经突起生长的效应。