叶酸拮抗乙酰水杨酸致大鼠卵黄囊毒性作用的研究

以全胚胎培养模型结合免疫组化和电镜技术等探讨了乙酰水杨酸和叶酸对大鼠卵黄囊及胚胎的影响。结果表明：培养基含乙酰水杨酸３００μｇ／ｍｌ组的卵黄囊直径和胚胎体长均显著低于阴性对照组,胚胎畸形率明显增高。组织学检查发现卵黄囊厚度变薄。间质层血岛、微血管数量明显减少,血管壁细胞不连续,血管发育不良。卵黄囊内皮层细胞顶端微绒毛少见。内皮层细胞的溶酶体、内质网及核蛋白体等结构和数量均有明显改变。而６０ｍｇ／ｋｇ叶酸灌胃鼠血清与乙酰水杨酸联合应用后,则卵黄囊的上述毒性作用明显减轻或消失,提示叶酸能明显拮抗乙酰水杨酸致大鼠卵黄囊的毒性作用。     

中国不同地区膳食脂质摄入量的分析

１９９２年中国总膳食研究在１９９０年的基础上做了适当的改进,将城市和农村的样品分别进行分析。本文报道了该项研究中膳食脂质部分的结果（包括总脂肪、胆固醇、脂肪酸）。除南方二区外,同一地区的城市和农村居民在脂肪、胆固醇的摄入量上有较大的差异。北方二区农村居民的脂肪摄入量明显不足,而北方一区城市居民脂质的摄入量较高,胆固醇摄入量已超过每人每日３００ｍ ｇ 的水平。南方居民膳食脂肪中多不饱和脂肪酸所占比例低而单不饱和脂肪酸所占比例高。基于以上分析,作者认为我国居民膳食脂质摄入情况基本合理,但由于地域差异较大,在进行膳食指导时（如关于补充ＥＰＡ,ＤＨＡ 的问题）应对不同地区的情况进行具体分析,有针对性地提出建议     

地砷病患者部分生化指标的测定

对病区地砷病、非地砷病患者及对照组居民体内的部分生化指标进行了检测。结果表明,地砷病患者血清中的ＧＰＴ活性、ＵＮ和ＳＡ含量明显高于对照组,ＬＤＨ及ＧＳＨＰｘ活性明显降低;病区非地砷病患者ＬＤＨ活性、ＳＡ含量明显升高,ＧＳＨＰｘ活性明显降低,其它各组及各指标与对照组相比无显著差异。相关分析显示,病区病人组及非病人组血中ＳＡ含量与各自尿砷水平呈正相关（ｒ＝０５０,ｒ＝０４６）,ＧＳＨＰｘ与尿砷呈负相关（ｒ＝－０５１,ｒ＝－０４８）。提示,ＳＡ和ＧＳＨＰｘ可作为砷中毒的早期诊断指标。砷可能对接砷居民肝功、肾功产生一定影响。     

维生素C在晶体蛋白光氧化中的作用及其机制

目的：观察维生素Ｃ（ＡＳＡ）在晶体蛋白发生光氧化时的作用及其机制。方法：牛日体蛋白溶液在加入或不加入ＡＳＡ时,于５天内共接受２００ｍＪ／ｃｍ＾２紫外线Ｂ（ＵＶＢ）照射,接着在３７℃继续孵育至第３周,然后测定晶体蛋白的非色氨酸我、游离巯基和进行蛋白电泳分析。结果：ＡＳＡ在溶液中易被氧化,蛋白溶液中加入ＡＳＡ促使晶体蛋白 非色氨酸荧光产生明显增强,导致非二硫键聚合形成,对晶体蛋白的游离巯基减少有保护作     

Phenylalanine kinetics are associated with tardive dyskinesia in men but not in women

Rationale: An association between tardive dyskinesia (TD) and severely impaired metabolism of the large neutral amino acid (LNAA), phenylalanine (Phe) was defined in a group of mentally retarded patients. Subsequently, an altered kinetics of Phe was associated with TD in men with schizophrenia based on plasma analyses subsequent to the ingestion of a protein meal. Methods: In the present study, a standardized oral challenge of pure Phe (100 mg/kg in 170 ml orange juice) was administered to psychiatric patients of both sexes (n = 312), with and without TD after an overnight fast. Plasma LNAA levels were assayed both fasting and 2 h subsequent to the ingestion of the challenge. The extent of the increase in plasma Phe levels 2 h following a standardized challenge is determined by the sum of the kinetic processes of plasma absorption, tissue distribution, metabolism and elimination. Results: The study hypothesis, that TD would be associated with significantly higher post-challenge plasma Phe indices of an absolute plasma Phe level and plasma Phe/LNAA ratio (a brain availability measure), was verified for the study men (n = 209), but not for the study women (n = 103). Conclusions: The demonstrated altered kinetics of Phe in men with TD indicates a greater availability of Phe to the brain in these men. We suggest that the disorder may be related to the effects of this greater availability. Such effects could be the direct neurotoxic effects of Phe and its metabolites and/or the modulating effects of these compounds on the synthesis of the monoamine neurotransmitters. The fact that TD (Yes/No) group differences in post-challenge plasma Phe indices were not seen for the study women suggests the possibility of a sex difference in the biology of TD that we propose may be reflective of the young age of the study sample. Received: 28 January 1998/Final version: 14 December 1998     

中药川芎中无机阴离子和有机酸成分的研究

目的：研究中药川芎中有机酸和无机阴离子的同时分析方法。方法：采用非抑制型阴离子交换色谱法,色谱柱为ＳｈｉｍｐａｃｋＩＣＡ１,流动相为０８ｍｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１邻苯二甲酸氢钾。结果：川芎提取液中３种有机酸和３种无机阴离子得到了较好的分离。结论：该方法分析速度快,准确,灵敏度高。     

A molecular scheme for the reaction between γ-aminobutyric acid and the most abundant chloride channel on crayfish deep extensor abdominal muscle

Single-channel measurements were performed with the aim of constructing a detailed molecular scheme for the reaction between -aminobutyric acid (GABA) and a chloride channel of crayfish deep extensor abdominal muscle (DEAM). GABA was applied in pulses to outside-out patches of muscle membrane, and, based on the dose-response of the peak currents and of their rise times, a linear model with five binding steps has been proposed. Evaluation of the single-channel kinetics indicated at least three open states. Two of them originate most probably from the fully liganded receptor state and are grouped in mixed bursts due to their different life times. The third one appears independently, outside the bursts, and originates from a lower liganded receptor state. Simulations of the dose-responses and the open time distributions with this model led to a set of rate constants which generated relatively optimal fits.     

Interactions between essential fatty acid,prostanoid, polyol pathway and nitric oxide mechanisms in the neurovascular deficit of diabetic rats

Summary Impaired -6 essential fatty acid metabolism and exaggerated polyol pathway flux contribute to the neurovascular abnormalities in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. The potential interactions between these mechanisms were examined by comparing the effects of threshold doses of aldose reductase inhibitors and evening primrose oil, alone and in combination, on neurovascular deficits. In addition, highdose aldose reductase inhibitor and evening primrose oil treatment effects were challenged by co-treatment with the cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, flurbiprofen, or the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, N^G-nitro-l-arginine. Eight weeks of diabetes caused an 18.9% reduction in sciatic motor conduction velocity (p<0.001). This was only modestly ameliorated by a 0.1% dietary supplement of evening primrose oil or the aldose reductase inhibitors ZD5522 (0.25 mg · kg^–1 · day^–1) and WAY121509 (0.2 mg · kg^–1· day^–1) for the final 2 weeks. However, joint treatment with primrose oil and ZD5522 or WAY121509 caused marked 71.5 and 82.4% corrections, respectively, of the conduction deficit. Sciatic nutritive blood flow was 43.1% reduced by diabetes (p<0.001) and this was corrected by 67.8% with joint ZD5522 and primrose oil treatment (p<0.001). High-dose WAY121509 (10 mg · kg^–1 · day^–1) and primrose oil (10% dietary supplement) prevented sciatic conduction velocity and nutritive blood flow deficits in 1-month diabetic rats (p<0.001). However, these effects were abolished by flurbiprofen (5 mg · kg^–1 · day^–1) and N^G-nitro-l-arginine (10 mg · kg^–1 · day^–1) co-treatment (p<0.001). Thus, the data provide evidence for synergistic interactions between polyol pathway/nitric oxide and essential fatty acid/cyclo-oxygenase systems in the control of neurovascular function in diabetic rats, from which a potential therapeutic advantage could be derived.Abbreviations ARI Aldose reductase inhibitor - EPO evening primrose oil - NCV nerve conduction velocity - NO nitric oxide - NOLA N^G-nitro-l-arginine     

Metabolic base production and mucosal vulnerability during acid inhibition in a mammalian stomachin vitro

Acid inhibition increases gastric mucosal susceptibility to damage by luminal acid. This might be due to reduced metabolic CO₂ and bicarbonate whereas, during normal acid, secretion cytoprotective CO₂/HCO₃- production parallels acid production. Metabolic activity and mucosal damage caused by luminal acid perfusion was determined in anin vitro mouse stomach, with and without acid inhibition, and at 0%, 1%, or 5% serosal CO₂ supply. Without acid inhibition there was no mucosal damage at any level of serosal CO₂/HCO₃- supply. Acid inhibition reduced metabolic CO₂ production by 29% (P<0.004) and resulted in microscopic damage to 55% of the mucosal area and perforation in four of five stomachs (P<0.05). Although, 1% CO₂ supply completely replaced the reduction in metabolic CO₂, it did not protect against mucosal damage. Overreplacement by 5% serosal CO₂/HCO₃- was required to prevent damage. There was no correlation between luminal CO₂/HCO₃- output and mucosal damage. The protection by endogenous or exogenous CO₂/HCO₃- appears to act intracellularly rather than by intragastric or intercellular neutralization.This study was supported by Swiss National Foundation grants 32-26369.89 and 32-33626.92. The morphometry equipment was supported by a grant from the Osterreichische Nationalbank.     

Immunocytochemical localization of aromaticl-amino acid decarboxylase and catechol-O-methyltransferase in blood vessel wall of the human dental pulp

Relatively large amounts of DOPA as compared with the concentration of norepinephrine are found in human dental pulp. AADC and COMT are localized in blood vessel walls of human dental pulp. This localization suggests a functional relationship between COMT and AADC with regard to the metabolism of DOPA.