Adult rat seminiferous tubules secrete a fraction greater than 30 kDa to regulate spermatogenesis

The present study was designed to examine the effects of a >30kDa fraction of medium conditioned for 2 days by adult rat seminiferoustubules on inhibin secretion by cultured tubules, and on spermatogenesisand fertility of male rats. Inhibin secretion was assayed byadding the >30 kDa fraction to 5 cm segments of adult ratseminiferous tubules and measuring inhibin by radioimmunoassayat 2 day intervals. Fertility was assayed by injecting malerats daily for up to 45 days with the >30 kDa fraction andthen mating them with a proestrus female, or by injecting for15 days and mating them with two female rats. The assay usedto evaluate the in-vivo effect of the >30 kDa fraction onthe testis involved an assessment of frequencies of seminiferoustubule stages scored by transillumination on intact tubules.The addition of the >30 kDa fraction to the adult rat seminiferoustubules cultured for 2 days resulted in an inhibition of inhibinsecretion into the medium. This effect was reversed when thefraction was removed and changed with fresh medium and culturedfor a further 4 days. The >30 kDa fraction administered i.p.to adult male rats resulted in a low fertilization rate comparedto control rats (67%) (P < 0.05). The assessment of frequenciesof seminiferous tubule stages scored by transillumination showedan increased frequency of stage VI and decreased frequency ofstages VII and VIII after treatment. The results of the presentstudy provide additional evidence that local regulation of Sertolicell function is mediated by a >30 kDa component or componentssecreted by adult seminiferous tubules which could arrest spermatogenesis.     

外源性三磷酸腺苷对肾小管上皮细胞增殖的影响

观察外源性三磷酸腺苷（ＡＴＰ）对肾小管上皮细胞株ＬＬＣＰＫ１增殖的影响。方法通过测定３Ｈ－胸腺嘧啶掺入、细胞计数以及细胞内丝裂素活化蛋白激酶活性，并与表皮生长因子（ＥＧＦ）的作用比较。结果发现ＡＴＰ呈浓度依赖性促进细胞的ＤＮＡ合成，并可使细胞计数增加，同时激活细胞内的丝裂素活化蛋白激酶，其作用与ＥＧＦ相似。腺苷与ＡＴＰ有类似作用，但较弱。核苷酸转运蛋白抑制剂对４－硝基苯６－硫基甙并不能抑制ＡＴＰ及腺苷的作用。结论细胞外ＡＴＰ可促进肾小管上皮细胞增殖，并可增强ＥＧＦ的促增殖作用，这一作用可能是通过膜受体介导的细胞内丝裂素活化蛋白激酶活化而实现的     

测定血清及尿β2微球蛋白评估健康老年人肾功能的价值

测定72例健康老年人（60-84岁）和65例健康青中年人（20-50岁）血清和尿β2微球蛋白（β2m)，发现前血清β2m浓度比后明显增高（p<0.001)；老年组≥70岁尿液β2m浓度也明显增高（p<0.05)。结果表明肾小球滤过率下降随年龄增长而降低，以后再出现肾小管功能减退。本试验较血清尿素氮、肌酐和内生肌酐清除率测定更为敏感。     

病理性损伤因素对肾小管上皮细胞表型转化的影响

目的 :观察低血清、高糖、高蛋白刺激下肾小管上皮细胞向间叶性细胞的表型转化 ,探讨损伤的肾小管上皮细胞在肾小管间质纤维化中的作用。方法 :以体外培养的人近端肾小管上皮细胞为对象 ,分别用含低血清(0 .2mol·L-1小牛血清 )、高葡萄糖 (4.5 g·L-1)、高白蛋白 (15 g·L-1)的培养液培养 7d ,透射电镜检测细胞形态变化 ;免疫组化和Westernblot检测细胞表型改变 ,包括CK、Vimentin、α SMA、Ⅰ和Ⅲ型胶原 ,原位杂交检测Ⅰ型胶原mRNA表达 ,同时检测细胞TGFβ1蛋白表达。 结果 :低血清、高糖、高蛋白直接刺激下 ,肾小管上皮细胞出现明显形态学改变 ,包括细胞变为长梭形 ;透射电镜下细胞内线粒体明显减少 ,粗面内质网明显增加 ,并出现actin样微丝。免疫组化染色和Westernblot显示CK表达明显减弱 ,Vimentin、Ⅰ、Ⅲ型胶原、α SMA和TGFβ1表达增强。原位杂交显示Ⅰ型胶原mRNA表达增强。结论 :低血清、高糖、高蛋白可直接引起人近端肾小管上皮细胞TGFβ1表达增加 ,并发生向间叶性细胞的表型转化     

Surface topography of enamel and dentine from primary teeth following infrared Nd-YAG laser irradiation: An in vitro study

Data on the effects of laser radiation on primary teeth are scarce. This study investigates the effects of exposing sound enamel, photo-initiated sound enamel, sound dentine and carious dentine of extracted primary teeth to a pulsed neodymium-yttrium aluminium garnet laser (Nd-YAG, wavelength 1.06 μm, pulse length 15μs). Each type of tissue was exposed to three fiuences. Qualitative and quantitative assessments of the irradiated areas revealed that the most marked changes were produced in carious dentine, followed in ranking order by sound dentine, photo-initiated enamel and sound enamel. Evidence of thermal damage to the hard tissues peripheral to the fibre-optic tip, and considerable inter-sample variation were found. The experimental evidence obtained in this in vitro study does not support the clinical use of pulsed laser at 1.06 μm wavelength for cutting primary enamel and dentine.     

反义骨调素寡核苷酸对肾小管上皮细胞骨调素mRNA表达及其胶原凝胶黏附能力的影响

【目的】观察反义骨调素(OPN)寡核苷酸(AS-ODN)对大鼠肾小管上皮细胞(NRK52E)骨调素mRNA表达及黏附能力的影响;比较AS-ODN的游离形式和经阳离子脂质体(DOTAP)包裹形式的反义抑制效果。【方法】用荧光显微镜观察荧光素标记的AS-ODN在细胞中的分布;将寡核苷酸处理NRK52E细胞48h,用TRIzol试剂提取细胞总RNA;用RNA斑点杂交和RT-PCR检测OPNmRNA的表达;将ODN/DOTAP复合物处理的细胞置于胶原凝胶表面,计算细胞的黏附率。【结果】AS-ODN能转移进入胞核中;AS-ODN处理的细胞OPNmRNA表达水平均较低(P<0.05),而顺义或错义寡核苷酸处理的细胞OPNmRNA水平较高,即使30μmol/L浓度也无抑制作用;游离AS-ODN最低抑制浓度为3.75μmol/L,而AS-ODN浓度为0.5μmol/L的AS-ODN/DOTAP复合物具有良好抑制作用;AS-ODN处理的细胞黏附率降低,而顺义或错义寡核苷酸处理的细胞黏附能力较强。【结论】反义骨调素寡核苷酸能特异地抑制大鼠肾小管上皮细胞OPNmRNA表达和黏附胶原凝胶能力;阳离子脂质体能促进AS-ODN的反义抑制作用。     

Metabolic expression of intrinsic developmental programs for dentine and enamel biomineralization in serumless,chemically-defined,organotypic culture

Summary Biomineralization was investigated using embryonic mouse mandibular first molars (M₁) cultured in the presence or absence of fetal calf serum. Metabolic features including cell division and Ca²⁺ and phosphate incorporation into dentine and enamel extracellular matrices were analyzed. The relative timing and magnitude of DNA synthesis for serumless cultures was comparable toin vivo controls. Isotopic calcium and phosphate incorporation into the mineral phase of dentine and enamel matrices, in the absence of serum, fluctuated during development. Molar tooth morphogenesis, cytodifferentiation, and extracellular matrix formation approximated late crown-stage development in serumless cultures. Von Kossa histochemical staining indicated calcium phosphate salt formation in serumless cultures. Analysis of anhydrous fixation-prepared enamel and dentine representing serumless cultured explants indicated that crystal size and orientation were comparable toin vivo enamel and dentine. In contrast, serum-supplemented cultures showed atypical crystal size and orientation. Calcium/phosphorous (Ca/P) ratio values for serumless cultures after 21 days showed Ca/P enamel values of 2.03 (SD±0.04, p<0.025) and dentine values of 1.89 (SD±0.01, p<0.025). Electron diffraction patterns of enamel and dentine formed in serumless cultures were principally those of highly-ordered crystalline hydroxyapatite. Our results suggest that tissue-specific dentine and enamel biomineralization is regulated by endogenous factors intrinsic to the developmental program of embryonic tooth organs during serumless culture.     

枸杞多糖对高温损伤小鼠睾丸曲细精管影响的电镜观察

为研究枸杞多糖对小鼠睾丸生细红胞的作用，本次以热吹风器对小鼠双侧睾丸透热(B组)，另取正常不透热小鼠为空白对照（A组)，蒸馏水灌胃对照(C组)和透热后灌鼠枸杞多糖(D组)，进行实验观察，待B、C、D各组于透热结束后即刻、3天、1周、2周，5周处死动物，取双侧睾丸，常规作光镜和电镜观察。实验结果表明，B组各期生精细胞进行性受损，属肿胀溶解性细胞变性坏死过程，D组则在1周时受损部位和程度未见进行性加重，5周对基本恢复正常，提示枸杞多糖有明显的抗高温，保护生精细胞作用。     

醋酸棉酚对大鼠肾皮质形态结构的影响

醋酸棉酚每天30mg/kg(6次/周)给药6～8周后,大鼠肾曲小管线粒体肿胀,嵴模糊,伴有早期溶酶体增多、增大,形态多样,其后转而减少、变小。肾近曲小管微绒毛水肿,部分肾曲小管基底膜水肿。未见肾小球毛细血管内皮细胞、基膜和足细胞的超微结构明显变化。