豚鼠耳蜗微血管内皮细胞体外通透性的研究

目的　研究豚鼠耳蜗微血管内皮细胞的体外通透性特征。方法　在成功建立豚鼠耳蜗微血管内皮细胞体外通透性模型的基础上 ,研究该体外模型跨细胞电阻及对12 5I 牛血清白蛋白的通透性。结果　①耳蜗微血管内皮细胞在培养增殖过程中其跨细胞电阻呈动态变化过程 ,以 5× 10 4/cm2 的细胞密度接种时 ,7d左右电阻到达峰值 ,其跨细胞电阻峰值大小为 (118 9± 18 5 )Ω/cm2 ;②体外模型中加入12 5I 牛血清白蛋白后 ,其通透性呈上升期抛物线型曲线 ,90min内几乎呈直线。结论　跨细胞电阻及对12 5I 牛血清白蛋白变化曲线能反映体外耳蜗微血管内皮细胞的通透性特征     

Sensory neuropeptides are not directly involved in bronchial hyperresponsiveness induced by interleukin-8 in guinea-pigs in vivo

Background Interleukin-8 (IL-8) hus been shown to be a chemotactic factor for netitrophils, T-lymphocytes and eosinophils. Repeated intranasal administration of IL-8 enhances bronchial responsiveness to inhaled histamine in guinea-pigs. Neuropeptides which arc released trotn C-fibre nerve-endings have been postulated to induce bronchial hyperresponsiveness through neurogenic inflammation. Objective This study was conducted to examine whether sensory neuropeptides are involved in the IL-8-induced bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Methods IL-8 at a dose of 5μg/kg was administered intranasally to guinea-pigs twice a week for 3 weeks. One day after the last administration, animals were anesthetized and artificially ventilaled through tracheal cannula, and lateral pressure at the tracheal cannula (Pao) was measured as an overall index of airway responses lo increasing concentrations of inhaled histamine (25, 50, 100, and 200 μg/mL). A NKI and NK2 dual antagonist FK224(10mg/kg), a selective NK1 antgonist FK888 (10mg/kg) or vehicle was intravenously administered 10min before measurement of bronchial responsiveness. Result The IL-8 treatment significantly enhanced bronchial responsiveness to histamine (ANOVA P < 0.01). FK224 or FK888 did not alter the IL-8-induced bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Conclusion We conclude that repeated intranasal administratioti of IL-8 causes bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and that neuropeptides such as neurokinin A and substance P do not directly contribute to the development of BHR induced by IL-8.     

自身免疫性感音神经性聋豚鼠的子代内耳生理功能研究

目的 :观察自身免疫性感音神经性聋 (ASHL)母豚鼠所产子代内耳生理功能的变化 ,探讨针对内耳的自身免疫因素对子代内耳生理功能的影响及其改变特点。方法 :同种内耳抗原 (CIEAg)持续免疫孕豚鼠 ,采用耳蜗电图 (记录cAP、CM )和眼震电图仪 (记录自发性眼震和冷热空气试验 )测试母鼠和子鼠的听觉和前庭功能 ,并检测血清特异性体液免疫反应。结果 :ASHL模型母豚鼠所产子鼠血清中发现有特异性抗体水平升高 ,部分 (3 /9)出现听觉损伤。非ASHL母鼠和对照组母鼠所产子代未见明显异常。结论 :ASHL雌鼠所产子代可出现感音神经性聋 ,其内耳损伤和功能障碍极可能与针对内耳组织的自身免疫反应 (尤其是体液免疫 )有关 ,从而提示内耳自身免疫因素可能为部分先天性非遗传性感音神经性聋的病因之一。     

N-乙酰半胱氨酸对脑死亡巴马小型猪心脏的保护作用及其机制

目的 探讨N-乙酰半胱氨酸（NAC）对脑死亡状态下巴马小型猪心脏形态与功能的影响。方法 应用改进的缓慢间断颅内加压法建立巴马小型猪脑死亡模型。将实验动物随机分为3组，每组5只。对照组（A组）：动物麻醉后仅行开颅与开关腹手术。非药物干预组（B组）：建立脑死亡模型，不进行药物干预。NAC处理组（N组）：建立脑死亡模型，于脑死亡后1和12h，按200mg／kg的剂量将NAC加入100ml生理盐水中，经静脉缓慢滴注。分别于脑死亡后6、12和24h检测各组血清中肌钙蛋白T（cTnT）的水平以及干扰素α（TNF-α）、白细胞介素1β（IL-1β）以及白细胞介素6（IL-6）含量。脑死亡后24h，取各组心尖部心肌组织，光镜下观察心脏组织结构变化，电镜下观察心脏组织超微结构变化，免疫组织化学染色法观察核因子κB（NF-κB）的表达水平，逆转录聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）检测NF-κB mRNA的变化。结果 脑死亡6h后，B组及N组的血清cTnT、IL-1β、IL-6、TNF-α水平均开始升高，但N组升高幅度显著低于B组。脑死亡后24h可见心肌细胞出现损伤性改变；N组心肌细胞损伤明显轻于B组。B组及N组心肌细胞中NF-κB mRNA及其蛋白表达水平均升高，但N组显著低于B组。结论 N-乙酰半胱氨酸能够减轻脑死亡状态下心脏的形态和功能损伤性改变，其机制可能与抑制NF-κB mRNA及其蛋白的表达，减少炎症介质的释放有关。     

Glial nodule encephalitis in the guinea pig: serial observations following cytomegalovirus infection

Summary Cytomegalovirus (CMV) encephalitis, characterized by microglial nodules, is a major neurological complication in AIDS. There is a clear need for a well-characterized laboratory model of CMV encephalitis. We report here the sequential virological, histopathological, and antibody responses of young guinea pigs inoculated intracerebrally with guinea pig CMV. Virus was found to peak in the brain in the 1st week, to peak in the spleen in the 2nd week, and to be cleared from the brain with the development of serum neutralizing antibody 3 to 4 weeks post infection. Leptomeningitis peaked at the end of the 1st week, independent of the changes found in the parenchyma. Diffuse and focal infiltration of systemic cells was found in the cortex. Microglial nodules consisting of swirled and elongated cells, sometimes in association with intranuclear inclusion bearing cells, were prominent. The parenchymal changes, including scattered foci of ependymitis and ventriculitis, were most prominent in the 2nd week post infection. This model should facilitate studies of the host defense response in the brain and of the role of antiviral therapy in CMV encephalitis.Supported by funds from the Medical Research Service of the Veterans Administration     

Channges in regional cerebral blood flow after hyperventilation in the pig with an induced focal cerebral contusion

Summary Changes in regional cerebral blood flow in anaesthetized pigs with an induced focal cerebral contusion were studied before and after two grades of hyperventilation. A reduction in arterial tension of CO₂ with 0.70mmHg and a further reduction of 0.55mmHg did not change the CO₂ reactivity. Reactivity in both injured and macroscopically normal regions was the same, revealing an average of 39.3% flow change per kPa change in CO₂ tension. Regions with low flow after the contusion had an equally big reduction apparently leading to hypoxia because global metabolic rate was unchanged.     

贵州小型香猪麻醉方法的比较研究

目的　探索快速安全地麻醉贵州小型香猪的方法。方法　 90头贵州小型香猪随机分为肌内注射组、腹腔注射组、静脉注射组 ,比较用 3%戊巴比妥钠溶液麻醉的显效时间、麻醉效果及死亡率。结果　肌内注射显效时间 (15± 5 )min ,麻醉效果优 80 %、良 16 7%、死亡 3 3% ;腹腔注射显效时间 (13± 4 )min ,麻醉效果优 6 0 %、良2 0 %、差 16 7%、死亡 3 3% ;静脉注射显效时间 (10± 2 )min ,麻醉效果优 73 3%、良 16 7%、死亡 10 % ;结论　肌内注射麻醉是一种安全可靠的麻醉方法。     

Comparative observation of protective effects of earplug and barrel on auditory organs of guinea pigs exposed to experimental blast underpressure

Objective: To explore the protective effects of earplug and barrel on auditory organs of guinea pigs exposed to experimental blast underpressure (BUP). Methods : The hearing thresholds of the guinea pigs were assessed with auditory brainstem responses ( ABR). The traumatic levels of tympanic membrane and ossicular chain were observed under stereo-microscope. The rate of outer hair cells (OHCs) loss was analyzed using a light microscope. The changes of guinea pigs protected with barrel and earplug were compared with those of the control group without any protection. Results: An important ABR threshold shift of the guinea pigs without any protection was detected from 8h to 14d after being exposed to BUP with a peak ranging from -64.5 kPa to -69.3 kPa (P<0.01). The rate of perforation of tympanic membrane reached 87.5 % and that of total OHCs loss was 19.46%±5.38% at 14d after exposure. The guinea pigs protected with barrel and earplug had lower ABR threshold and total OHCs loss rate compared with the animals without any protection (P<0.01). All of the tympanic membrane and ossicular chain of the protected animals maintained their integrities. Meanwhile, the guinea pigs protected with the barrel had lower ABR threshold and total OHCs loss rate than those with earplug (P<0.01). Conclusions: The earplug and barrel have protective effects against BUP-induced trauma on auditory organs of the guinea pigs and the protective effects of barrel are better than those of earplug.     

Mobilization and evolutionary history of miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) in Beta vulgaris L.

We have identified three families of miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (VulMITEs) in the genome of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), evidently derived from a member of the Vulmar family of mariner transposons. While VulMITEs I are typical stowaway-like MITEs, VulMITEs II and VulMITEs III are rearranged stowaway elements of increased size. The integration of divergent moderately and highly repetitive sequences into VulMITEs II and, in particular in VulMITEs III, respectively, shows that amplification of repetitive DNA by MITEs contribute to the increase of genome size with possible implications for plant genome evolution. Fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH), for the first time visualizing stowaway MITE distribution on plant chromosomes, revealed a dispersed localization of VulMITEs along all B. vulgaris chromosomes. Analysis of the flanking sequences identified a dispersed repeat as target site for the integration of the stowaway element VulMITE I. Recent transposition of VulMITE I, which most likely occurred during the domestication of cultivated beets, was concluded from insertional polymorphisms between different B. vulgaris cultivars and species. ^†Sequence data from this article have been deposited in the EMBL/GenBank Data Library under the accession nos. AM231630-AM231653 and AM259123-AM259125.     

火把花根片对哮喘豚鼠气道炎症抑制作用的实验研究

目的 研究火把花根片对哮喘豚鼠气道炎症的作用。方法 建立哮喘豚鼠动物模型。豚鼠17只随机分为2组，即对照组(8只)和火把花根组(9只)。测定支气管肺泡灌洗液(BAIF)细胞总数、嗜酸性粒细胞、淋巴细胞、中性粒细胞数量及蛋白浓度，图像分析软件测定气道壁厚度及腺体厚度。结果 火把花根组BAIF细胞总数、嗜酸性较细胞为主的炎性细胞数量及蛋白浓度均低于对照组(P＜0．01)，图像分析表明火把花根组气道壁厚度及腺体厚度均较对照组减低(P＜0．01)。结论 火把花根片可抑制哮喘豚鼠的气道慢性炎症，对支气管哮喘有治疗作用。