黄连素对2型糖尿病神经病变大鼠神经传导速度的影响

目的观察不同剂量的黄连素(Ber)对2型糖尿病周围神经病变(DPN)大鼠空腹血糖(FBG)、痛阈及神经传导速度(NCV)的影响。方法采用高脂高果糖饲料喂养1个月再用小剂量链脲佐菌素(STZ)诱导的方法建立2型DPN大鼠模型,将实验动物随机分为4组。正常对照组不予任何处理,DPN对照组予磷酸盐缓冲液(PBS)1 mL/kg,低剂量组和高剂量组分别给予Ber 100 mg/kg、187.5 mg/kg灌胃,整个治疗持续8周。用血糖仪测FBG,用热板法测定大鼠痛阈,用BL-420生物功能信号采集记录系统测定NCV。结果低剂量组、高剂量组的FBG均较DPN对照组明显降低(P均<0.05),而DPN对照组大鼠FBG则维持在高血糖水平。DPN对照组大鼠痛阈值明显降低(P<0.05),而高剂量组的痛阈值较DPN对照组显著升高(P<0.01)。两剂量组均可加快NCV,高剂量组对NCV有更加显著的改善(P<0.001)。在用Ber治疗的后期能使明显消瘦的大鼠体质量回升。结论Ber可明显降低2型DPN大鼠的FBG,且大剂量Ber对2型DPN大鼠的周围神经病变有明显的改善作用。     

Correlations between nerve function and tissue oxygenation in diabetic patients: further clues to the aetiology of diabetic neuropathy?

Summary Transcutaneous oxygen, laser Doppler flowmetry, peroneal nerve motor conduction velocity and skin temperature were assessed in both legs of 34 diabetic patients, who had a mean age of 41 (range 29–77) years, and diabetes duration of 21 (3–34) years. Transcutaneous oxygen significantly correlated with peroneal nerve motor conduction velocity (r=0.59 p<0.001) and laser Doppler flowmetry (r=0.7 p<0.001). Laser Doppler flowmetry correlated weakly with peroneal motor conduction velocity, (r=0.34 p<0.05). In each patient the leg with the higher transcutaneous oxygen (mean 70.2±9.3 (SD) mmHg) had a significantly higher peroneal motor conduction velocity (45.3±7.1 vs 41.5± 6.3 m/s, p<0.01), than the leg with the lower transcutaneous oxygen (61.0±11.9 mm Hg), though no difference in skin temperature was observed, 31.4±0.4 vs 31.1±0.5°C. We then assessed the potential for reversibility of conduction velocity deficits in ten non-diabetic patients, aged 59 (52–77) years, undergoing unilateral femoro-popliteal bypass, measuring transcutaneous oxygen, peroneal nerve motor conduction velocity and skin temperature pre- and 6 weeks post-surgery. In the control leg (unoperated) there was no significant change in transcutaneous oxygen (63.2±8.8 vs 63.0±4.6 mm Hg), peroneal nerve motor conduction velocity (45.1±7.8 vs 43.4±7.2 m/s) or skin temperature (30.8±1.3 vs 30.2±1.2°C) after surgery (all NS). In the operated leg, transcutaneous oxygen increased from 59.3±10.7 to 70.7±7.2 mm Hg (p<0.01), and peroneal nerve motor conduction velocity from 42.6±6.1 to 46.7±3.2 m/s (p<0.01), but skin temperature was unchanged 30.3±0.4 vs 30.4± 1.3°C (NS). These studies provide further evidence that peripheral nerve function is associated with tissue hypoxia and that improving tissue oxygenation can significantly improve nerve conduction over a short period of time.     

The effect of cooling on toe systolic pressures in subjects with and without Raynaud's syndrome in the lower extremities

Summary. The effect of changes in local and body temperature on the toe systolic pressures was studied in 20 subjects with and 30 without Raynaud's syndrome in the toes. The pressures were significantly lower in the group with Raynaud's syndrome under all experimental conditions (P < 0·01). The pressures were significantly lower during body cooling than during body warming in both groups (P < 0·01). The mean decrease with body cooling was 58 mmHg in the group with Raynaud's syndrome and 24 mmHg in the control subjects (P < 0·01). During body cooling pressures fell to less than 30 mmHg in 70% of subjects with Raynaud's syndrome and in 3% of the controls. Local cooling from 30 to 10°C during body cooling resulted in a significant mean decrease in pressure of over 40 mmHg in both groups (P < 0·01) and the pressure fell below 30 mmHg in over 90% of the group with and in 26% of those without Raynaud's attacks. The results indicate the importance of body cooling and local temperature in the mechanism of vasospasm in the toes. They are also relevant to the diagnosis of Raynaud's syndrome in the lower limbs and have implications for the testing of patients with arteriosclerotic occlusion since erroneously low pressure values could be obtained in tests when the feet are cold.     

经皮冠状动脉内支架植入术对外周血单核细胞NF-κB活性的影响

目的:探讨经皮冠状动脉内支架植入术是否激活外周血单核细胞(PBMCs)中核因子κB(NF-κB)活性的表达.方法:选择NF-κB基线时呈阴性反应的稳定型心绞痛患者50例,其中单纯造影组22例,支架治疗组28例.分别于冠脉造影或支架术后4 h及术后第1,2,3 d留取全血抗凝标本;采用凝胶电泳迁移率实验(EMSA)测定PBMCs中NF-κB的活性.结果:支架术程中NF-κB活性呈动态变化,于术后1 dNF-κB活性显著性升高呈阳性反应,术后2 d NF-κB活性达峰值,术后3 d NF-κB活性有下降,但仍保持在高水平表达状态.而造影组患者则没有NF-κB活性变化.结论:冠状动脉内支架术激活外周血单核细胞NF-κB活性.     

Repair and reconstruction of peripheral nerve injuries

Axonal regeneration after transection is a complex biological process. It is not merely a process of tissue repair, but rather of cellular repair of a large number of nerve cells. Regeneration involves restoration of the original morphology of each single cell, rather than proliferation. Techniques in microneurosurgical reconstruction of peripheral nerve injuries have improved over the last two decades, with subsequent improvement in functional results. Nerve autografts are now routinely used to guide the regrowth of the proximal nerves to distal nerve segments. However, the limited source of expendable cutaneous nerves restricts the use of nerve grafting techniques and is associated with significant morbidity. With extensive injuries there is an insufficient quantity of nerve autograft material to facilitate optimal repair. In future, the use of artificial conduits or nerve allografts could provide a limitless source of material to reconstruct otherwise irreparable traumatic nerve injuries. Establishment of appropriate strategies to suppress host-immune reaction or donor antigenicity would facilitate clinical allogeneic nerve transplantation. Guest lecture presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association in Tokyo on April 13, 1996.     

The cold pressor test: Vascular and myocardial response patterns and their stability

The purposes of the present study were to compare the cardiovascular response patterns evoked by three versions of the cold pressor test (either forehead stimulation or hand or foot immersion) and to determine the reproducibility of the responses over a 2-week interval. Blood pressure, heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, total peripheral resistance, and systolic time intervals were obtained during rest and during the cold pressor test in 42 young men. Across conditions, the pressor response was supported by peripheral resistance increases with concomitant stroke volume decreases. Although the response panerns were generally similar across sites, exceptions were apparent for heart rate. Forehead stimulation was characterized by no significant change in heart rate, whereas limb (hand or foot) immersion was associated with significant heart rate acceleration. The responses elicited by the three cold pressor test conditions were reliable and showed little evidence of attenuation over the test-retest interval.     

新城鸡瘟病毒诱导人粘附性单个核细胞产生一氧化氮与细胞毒性

本文采用Griess试剂、间接免疫荧光法和同位素释放等方法,发现新城鸡瘟病毒Losota系（NDV-L）与人外周血粘附性单个核细胞（a-MCs）作用2～4h后,可稳定地吸附在a-PBMCs表面,并使其释放一氧化氮（NO）,释放量与阳性对照组（BCG-LPS作用的a-PBMCs）相近;采用~3H-TdR释放法测定NDV-L作用的a-PBMCs对K_(562)靶细胞的细胞毒活性,发现具有明显的杀伤效应,且该杀伤效应与NO的产生有一定的依赖性。     

Abortive Proliferation of Rare T Cells Induced by Direct or Indirect Antigen Presentation by Rare B Cells In Vivo

Antigen-specific B cells are implicated as antigen-presenting cells in memory and tolerance responses because they capture antigens efficiently and localize to T cell zones after antigen capture. It has not been possible, however, to visualize the effect of specific B cells on specific CD4⁺ helper T cells under physiological conditions. We demonstrate here that rare T cells are activated in vivo by minute quantities of antigen captured by antigen-specific B cells. Antigen-activated B cells are helped under these conditions, whereas antigen-tolerant B cells are killed. The T cells proliferate and then disappear regardless of whether the B cells are activated or tolerant. We show genetically that T cell activation, proliferation, and disappearance can be mediated either by transfer of antigen from antigen-specific B cells to endogenous antigen-presenting cells or by direct B–T cell interactions. These results identify a novel antigen presentation route, and demonstrate that B cell presentation of antigen has profound effects on T cell fate that could not be predicted from in vitro studies.