Renal interstitial pressure and tubuloglomerular feedback control in rats during infusion of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), injected at physiological concentrations, is known to induce both natriuresis and diuresis. It has been suggested by some investigators that these changes result from an increasing glomerular filtration rate (GFR), but others have been unable to demonstrate an increased GFR. The tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) mechanism is an important regulator of GFR, and the sensitivity of TGF is decreased during ANP administration. Furthermore, resetting of TGF is, in most instances, related to changes in renal interstitial hydrostatic and oncotic pressures. It is also known that ANP may increase capillary permeability which may change renal interstitial pressure. The present study was performed to examine renal interstitial pressures and the TGF mechanism during ANP infusion. In accordance with previous studies, TGF sensitivity was found to be decreased. The tubular flow rate which elicited half the maximal drop in stop-flow pressure (P_sf) was increased from 18.5 to 25.7 nl min^-1. In contrast, ANP infusion resulted in a decreased interstitial hydrostatic pressure and an increased interstitial oncotic pressure. From previous experiments, such changes in interstitial pressures would be expected to increase TGF sensitivity. The changes in interstitial pressure cannot, therefore, directly explain the resetting of the feedback mechanism. In conclusion, the present paper shows a decreased renal net interstial pressure after intravenous administration of ANP.     

决明子对营养性肥胖大鼠的影响

目的:观察大鼠自由饮用决明子水煎剂对营养性肥胖的影响,并初步探讨其作用机制.方法:用高营养饲料制备肥胖大鼠模型,让大鼠在生理状态下自由饮用不同浓度的决明子水煎剂,观察其对大鼠体质量和糖、脂代谢及抗脂质过氧化作用等的影响.结果:60g/L浓度的决明子水煎剂可明显降低营养性肥胖大鼠的体质量[(336.0±22.1)g→(299.5±20.3)g,P＜0.01],Lee's指数[(358.6±8.6)→(341.8±7.3),P＜0.05]、空腹血清甘油三酯[(1.4±1.3)→(0.8±0.4)mmol/L,P＜0.05]、胰岛素[(35.6±13.4)→(22.8±9.5)mU/L,P＜0.01]和丙二醛[(4.6±0.7)→(2.9±0.3)nmol/L,P＜0.01]含量,游离脂肪酸(339±88)μmol/L→(283±64)μmol/L含量也有下降趋势,总抗氧化能力(10.7±1.4)kU/L→(11.7±1.0)kU/L水平有升高趋势.结论:决明子水煎剂能明显抑制营养性肥胖大鼠体质量的增加,可能改善或纠正胰岛素抵抗,增强抗脂质过氧化作用,其作用机制可能与其调节葡萄糖及脂肪代谢等有关.     

大鼠脑多梗死性栓塞痴呆模型的建立

 目的建立大鼠脑多梗死性痴呆(MID)模型及观察指标,评价药物对该模型的作用。方法采用从颈外动脉逆行注入微血栓颗粒的方法,制备MID模型,通过对术后大鼠的苏醒时间测定、倾斜板实验、神经症状评分3个方面评价动物的一般状态;采用大鼠穿梭箱实验、水迷宫实验检测各组大鼠学习记忆能力;并测定脑中丙二醛(MDA)的含量及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的活性,考察MID大鼠的行为学异常以及其作用机制。结果MID大鼠与正常组、假手术组比较,苏醒时间明显延长,在倾斜板上停留的时间显著变短,神经症状评分有显著差异;穿梭箱实验中电击时间明显延长,水迷宫实验学习记忆潜伏期延长;同时脑组织中MDA含量明显升高,SOD活力显著降低。给予药物氢化麦角碱(商品名:喜得镇)治疗后症状有所改善。结论该造模方法能显著造成大鼠脑多梗死性痴呆的多项体征,符合临床病理过程,为进一步判定一些药物是否具有治疗MID的前景打下基础。     

家兔化学裸露心肌标本制备及其张力-pCa关系

家兔右室乳头肌在含3mM EDTA、5mM Na_2ATP、10mM Tris、140 mM KCl的溶液中浸浴150min,其Ca~(2+)通透性显著增高。Ca~(2+)浓度为10~(-7)M时,便可产生张力,10~(-4.6)M时,张力达到最大。相对张力-pCa(Ca~(2+)浓度的负对数)关系近似一S形曲线,产生50％最大张力的Ca~(2+)(pCa_(50))约为10~(-6.6)M。同法制备的大鼠乳头肌Ca~(2+)通透性未见增高。     

Effects of vitamin D3 and cyclosporin A on HgCl2-induced autoimmunity in Brown Norway rats

BACKGROUND.: Mercuric chloride (HgCl₂ induces a lymphoproliferative disorderand autoimmune glomerulonephritis in Brown Norway (BN) rats.This syndrome is the consequence of T cell-dependent polyclonalB cell activation and autoantibody production. We have previouslyshown that HgCl₂-induced autoimmune perturbations can be preventedin BN rats by the administration of cyclosporin A (CsA). Themost potent vitamin D₃ metabolite 1,25(OH)₂ D₃ (Vit D₃) sharescertain immunomodulatory properties with CsA. We therefore choseto compare the effects of Vit D₃ to those of CsA in BN ratstreated with HgCl₂ in order to establish whether Vit D₃ eitheralone or in combination with CsA can attenuate an autoimmunesyndrome in vivo. METHODS.: BN rats were treated with HgCl₂ according to a standard protocol.Subgroups of rats were also given CsA alone, Vit D₃ or syntheticanalogues of Vit D₃ alone, or combinations of both agents. Differentdoses and routes of administration were compared. The followingmarkers of disease activity were evaluated: mortality, peakproteinuria, serum IgE concentrations, and renal immunoglobulindeposition. RESULTS.: Disease activity was markedly attenuated in all rats treatedwith CsA alone. Vit D₃ and certain of its synthetic analoguesadministered alone also tempered the autoimmune process, butto a lesser extent than did CsA. The effect of CsA alone wasso potent, that no additive or synergistic effects could bedemonstrated when CsA was administered in combination with VitD₃. CONCLUSIONS.: Despite similar described immunomodulatory effects in vitro,CsA is clearly more effective than Vit D₃ in preventing HgCl₂autoimmune disease in BN rats. This suggests that there is adifference in the cellular targets of these two agents in vivo,and/or a difference in the potency with which HgCl2-triggeredimmune activation is suppressed.     

大鼠颌下腺切除对CCl4所致肝损伤修复的影响

实验大鼠分为颌下切除＋ＣＣｌ４组，假手术＋ＣＣｌ４对照组及正常对照组，结果假手术＋ＣＣｌ４第２ｄ时Ⅲ带细胞轻度受损，第４ｄ、８ｄ时受损面积略大，第１２ｄ时大部分细胞恢复，而颌下腺切除＋ＣＣｌ４组则损伤明显，第８ｄ时胞质极度稀疏，１２ｄ时大部分细胞尚未恢复，与假手术组比较，该组Ｆｅｕｌｇｅｎ反应略弱，ＰＡＳ反应减弱，第４～８ｄ时较明显，Ｇ－６－Ｐ，ＳＤＨ活性均减弱。结果表明颌下腺切除导致内源性表皮生     

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     

补肾方剂对去势大鼠骨代谢影响的实验研究

使用补肾方剂(补肾健骨胶囊)对切除卵巢的雌性成年大鼠进行了不同剂量的药物治疗，并与正常对照组、模型组和尼尔雌醇治疗组的大鼠进行了对比。统计学结果显示，补肾健骨腔囊治疗可有效改善卵巢切除大鼠骨质疏松症，各项骨检测指标明显好于模型组，差异有显著性和非常显著性(P＜0．05～0．001)。补肾健骨腔囊治疗后大鼠骨载荷、骨桡度、骨强度等生物力学指标明显好于模型组(P＜0．05～0．001)。说明补肾健骨胶囊治疗可明显的改善骨质疏松大鼠的骨质丢失状态，提高骨骼抵抗外力冲击的能力，有效的防治骨质琉松症，避免骨折的发生。     

A neural network confirms that physical exercise reverses EEG changes in depressed rats

The use of an artificial neural network (ANN) system to differentiate the EEG power density spectra in depressed from normal rats was tried. The beneficial effects of chronic physical exercise in reducing the effects of stress and therefore depression was also to be tested in animals by the same method. In this study, rats were divided into 4 groups, subjected to (i) chronic stress (D group); (ii) chronic exercise by treadmill running (EO group); (iii) exercise with stress (ES group) and (iv) handling (C group). The prefrontal cortical EEG, EMG and EOG were recorded simultaneously on paper and the digitized EEG signals were also stored in the hard-disk of a PC-AT through an ADC. After filtering the digitize signals, the EEG power spectra were calculated by an FFT routine. Three successive 4 s artefact-free epochs were averaged. The REM and NREM sleep periods as well as the awake period signals were analyzed separately. The FFT values from each of the 3 states, in the 4 groups of animals were tested by an ANN with 30 first layer neurons and a 2nd layer of a majority-vote-taker. The ANN could distinguish the depressed from the normal rats' EEG very well in REM (99%) sleep, NREM (95%) sleep and awake (81%) states. In most of the cases it identified the exercised rats' EEG as normal.     

“强力”饮料对大鼠心肌组织化学的影响

“强力”饮料是增强体质的强壮饮料,内含多种氨基酸、微量元素和维生素。临床观察和动物试验已证明可改善人和动物的运动能力。30支Wistar雄性大鼠随机地分为三组:实验Ⅰ组、实验Ⅱ组和对照组。实验Ⅰ组每日服“强力”饮料,实验Ⅱ组每日服水。观察10天后,实验组Ⅰ和Ⅱ配对进行最大游泳试验。左心肌进行了下述组化反应:糖原:Akpase,ACPase ATPase和SDH。结果说明实验Ⅰ组和Ⅱ组的糖原,AKPase和ACPase之间存在明显的差异。结论为强力饮料可能改善或延缓大鼠运动时心肌缺血。