大鼠大脑中动脉缺血后海马星形胶质细胞反应的研究

目的:观察大鼠大脑中动脉缺血后皮层损伤侧海马星形胶质细胞反应的变化。方法:采用大鼠大脑中动脉阻塞再灌流模型,应用免疫印迹和免疫组织化学方法测定脑缺血后3 d、7 d以及30 d皮层损伤侧海马胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)以及增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA)蛋白的表达,观察星形胶质细胞增殖的变化。结果: GFAP免疫组化结果显示,脑缺血后7d皮层损伤侧海马CA1、CA2区星形胶质细胞数量较假手术组增加且胞体增大;脑缺血后30 d皮层损伤侧海马CA1、CA2区呈胶质疤痕样改变。同时,免疫印迹法显示脑缺血后7 d皮层损伤侧海马GFAP表达增强;脑缺血后30 d皮层损伤侧海马GFAP表达增高更加明显。此外,免疫印迹法显示脑缺血后3 d皮层损伤侧海马PCNA蛋白表达水平升高;脑缺血后7 d PCNA蛋白表达水平达到峰值;脑缺血后30 d,PCNA蛋白表达水平降低,但仍高于假手术组。结论: 大鼠大脑中动脉缺血后可引起其皮层损伤侧海马星形胶质细胞过度反应和增殖。     

银杏叶提取物对局灶性脑缺血再灌注后GFAP表达的影响

目的研究银杏叶提取物(extract of Ginkgo biloba,EGB)对局灶性脑缺血再灌注后星形胶质细胞胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)表达的影响。方法大脑中动脉插线法制作大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型。75只Wistar大鼠随机分为假手术组、缺血再灌注组、EGB治疗组。缺血2h再灌注48h后,采用免疫组织化学法检测脑组织内GFAP蛋白的表达。结果缺血再灌注后可诱导脑组织GFAP表达增强,EGB可抑制缺血再灌注后GFAP的表达(P<0.05)。结论局灶性脑缺血再灌注后,可诱导脑组织GFAP表达增强,EGB可抑制脑缺血后星形胶质细胞GFAP的高表达,提示EGB可能对缺血诱导的星形胶质细胞活化具有抑制作用,这可能是EGB抗脑缺血损伤保护神经元作用的机制之一。     

银杏叶提取物对局灶性脑缺血再灌注不同时段的大鼠脑组织GFAP的影响

目的观察银杏叶提取物(extract of Ginkgo biloba,EGB)对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注梗死区胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)表达的影响。方法采用改良线栓法建立大鼠大脑中动脉阻塞脑缺血再灌注模型。观察再灌注1～4d里大鼠神经功能缺损程度并应用免疫组织化学法、Metamoph图像分析系统对结果进行分析。结果EGB药物组神经功能评分较缺血再灌组好(P<0.05),GFAP阳性细胞于脑缺血2h再灌注24h后即已出现,48、72、96h阳性细胞表达量增加,其中以72h为最多,EGB可抑制缺血后GFAP的表达(P<0.05)。结论局灶性脑缺血后可诱导脑组织GFAP表达增强,EGB可抑制脑缺血再灌注后星形胶质细胞GFAP的高表达,提示EGB对缺血诱导的星形胶质细胞活化具有抑制作用,可能对脑缺血损伤的恢复起重要作用。     

川芎嗪对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤后GFAP表达和脑组织水肿的影响

探讨川芎嗪对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤后星形胶质细胞表达胶质原纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)以及对脑组织含水量的影响。将70只SD大鼠随机分为3组:脑缺血后1、3、5、7、10d模型组(n=30,每个时间点用6只)、川芎嗪预处理组(n=30,每个时间点用6只)和假手术组(n=10,每个时间点用2只)。采用线栓法制作大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型(MCAO),应用免疫组化法观察星形胶质细胞GFAP的表达,干湿重法测定脑组织的含水量。结果显示:川芎嗪预处理组大鼠各时间点海马CA1区的GFAP阳性细胞数量显著增多,与缺血模型组比较均有显著性差异(P<0.05)。缺血再灌注后脑组织含水量持续性增加,到3d达到最高峰,5d时仍较高,以后逐渐降低;川芎嗪组各时间点的脑组织含水量均低于缺血模型组(P<0.05)。上述研究结果提示川芎嗪可引起星形胶质细胞活化、保护神经元、减轻脑水肿,具有防治脑缺血再灌注损伤的作用。     

大鼠脑缺血后反应性星形胶质细胞变化的实验研究

星形胶质细胞的活化是中枢神经损伤后的一种普遍现象 ,表现为星形胶质细胞胞体肥大、肿胀、突起增多延长、免疫组化染色 GFAP表达增强等。为探讨脑缺血后不同脑区反应性星形胶质细胞的变化特征 ,本实验建立 Wistar大鼠全脑缺血 30分钟再灌注的模型 ,采用胶质纤维酸性蛋白 (GFAP)单克隆抗体免疫组化方法观察了脑缺血再灌注 3d、5 d、7d后不同脑区内反应性星形胶质细胞的形态特征 ,结果显示如下 :(1)大脑皮质、室周区和小脑内GFAP阳性细胞胞体稍有增大、深染 ,突起增多、增粗、增长且散在分布 ;(2 )海马 CA1、CA2区可见突起短而粗、胞…     

大鼠星形胶质细胞在高血糖脑缺血再灌注损伤中的变化

目的:探讨星形胶质细胞在高血糖脑缺血再灌注损伤中的变化规律。方法:采用链脲佐菌素(STZ)诱导Ⅰ型糖尿病高血糖大鼠模型,通过双侧颈总动脉夹闭联合股动脉放血法建立全脑缺血再灌注模型,应用组织学、免疫荧光、组织化学及Western Blot方法,对比观察糖尿病高血糖脑缺血再灌注组(简称糖尿病组)与正常血糖脑缺血再灌注组(简称正常血糖组)在脑缺血15 min、再灌注1 h和6 h大脑额叶皮质区神经元、星形胶质细胞组织学变化及GFAP的表达。结果:正常血糖组再灌注1 h脑组织出现轻度水肿;再灌注6 h脑水肿加重,出现神经元固缩;再灌注1 h,糖尿病组病变与正常血糖组基本相同,再灌注6 h脑水肿加重,固缩神经元进一步增加。再灌注1 h和6 h,糖尿病组Nissl体平均光密度值明显低于正常血糖组(P<0.05)。脑组织GFAP免疫荧光检查可见,再灌注6 h正常血糖组GFAP免疫阳性细胞明显增加。糖尿病组再灌注1 h和6 h,出现GFAP阳性星形胶质细胞数目增加(P<0.05),胞体显著增大,突起增长、增粗。Western Blot结果可见,糖尿病组GFAP的表达明显高于正常血糖组。结论:糖尿病高血糖脑缺血再灌注能够加重神经元损伤,星形胶质细胞出现更明显的数量增加和GFAP表达。     

大鼠脑缺血对癫痫敏感性和脑内胶质原纤维酸性蛋白免疫反应的影响

本实验采用改良栓线法制备大鼠右侧大脑中动脉 (Middlecerebralartery ,MCA)缺血再灌注模型 ,腹腔注射阈下剂量 (35mg/kg·2d)戊四唑 (pentylenetetrazol,PTZ)制备慢性癫痫点燃模型。通过观察大鼠的行为 ,来检测其癫痫敏感性的改变。分别用硫堇染色、免疫细胞化学方法观察PTZ点燃脑缺血大鼠的相应脑区的神经病理学改变及脑内胶质原纤维酸性蛋白 (gliafibrillaryacidicprotein ,GFAP)免疫反应活性 (immunoreactivity,IR)的变化。结果显示 :脑缺血后大鼠癫痫敏感性明显增强 (P <0 0 5 )。右背侧海马CA1、CA3 区锥体细胞、额叶皮质神经元不同程度的脱失 (P <0 0 5 )并出现大量GFAP免疫反应阳性的星形胶质细胞 ,且细胞体积变大 ,突起变长变粗 ,免疫染色强度明显增强 (P <0 0 5 ) ,提示脑缺血大鼠癫痫敏感性增强 ,可能与海马及额叶皮质的神经元脱失及星形胶质细胞活化增生有关。     

右美托咪定对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤后星形胶质细胞的影响

目的: 通过观察右美托咪定(DEX)对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤后星形胶质细胞的影响,探讨DEX对抗脑缺血再灌注损伤的作用及其机制。方法: 采用大脑中动脉栓塞法建立大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型,将SD大鼠随机分为假手术组、单纯脑缺血再灌注组、DEX预处理1组(缺血前30 min腹腔给予DEX 20 μg/kg)及DEX预处理2组(缺血前30 min腹腔给予DEX 40 μg/kg)。缺血再灌注24 h后,观察大鼠神经功能缺失评分,通过HE染色了解脑梗塞后脑组织的病理学变化,采用免疫组化和蛋白免疫印迹方法观察缺血后脑组织星形胶质细胞的变化。结果: DEX预处理能显著改善大鼠神经功能缺失评分,减小大鼠梗死面积,减少缺血区胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)阳性星形胶质细胞和肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)阳性星形胶质细胞,降低GFAP表达水平。结论: DEX对缺血再灌注损伤的脑组织具有保护作用,其作用机制可能与抑制星形胶质细胞激活有关。     

卡马西平对大鼠海马星形胶质细胞形态和GFAP表达的影响

目的观察治疗剂量卡马西平对SD大鼠海马星形胶质细胞形态和胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)表达的影响。方法治疗剂量卡马西平每24 h单次灌胃给药后,于不同时间点经心脏灌注,取脑;GFAP免疫组化染色测量海马GFAP阳性细胞数量及形态。结果1周组海马CA1区星形胶质细胞的形态及GFAP表达无变化,1个月组星形胶质细胞数量及GFAP表达量无明显增加,3个月组GFAP阳性细胞数显著增加,达对照组的1.74倍(P<0.05);并伴细胞体积增大,侧支增多。结论治疗剂量的卡马西平对星形胶质细胞形态和GFAP表达的影响呈时间依赖性。     

缺血再灌注对大鼠神经元与星形胶质细胞的影响

应用免疫组织化学单标记法分别观察大鼠在大脑中动脉阻塞再灌注时胶质原纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)和Fos蛋白在大脑皮质内表达的时间规律,并用免疫组织化学双重标记法观察GFAP和Fos蛋白表达的相互关系。结果发现在缺血1h再灌注2h时,大脑皮层的星形胶质细胞被激活,细胞体积增大,突起粗大,呈GFAP阳性。星形胶质细胞的反应直至48h依然强烈。被激活的星形胶质细胞和神经元表达Fos蛋白,并呈现时程变化规律。结果提示星形胶质细胞可能和神经元一起参与了大脑皮层缺血再灌注后的变化。     

Secular change in menarche in women in Madrid

The age at menarche was estimated by recollection in 1617 women between the ages of 18 and 60 in Madrid and a nearby suburb, Pinto. The population of Pinto is working-class and the Madrid group, taken from residential neighbourhoods , belongs to the upper middle class. In both groups we found a diminution in average age at menarche, from 14.04 to 13.02 years in Madrid and from 14.55 to 13.16 years from about 1935 to about 1965 in Pinto. These changes have been more intense in the group which is less well-off economically, where living conditions have varied much more drastically.     

Intestinal helminthiasis in school children in Haiti in 2002

A survey on intestinal helminths in school children was conducted in Haiti in 2002. This first nationwide study involving the entire country was stratified by department according to urban and rural zones using the cluster method. Focusing on elementary school children (n=5792; age range 3 to 20 years), it involved 26 urban and 49 rural schools randomly selected. Stools were preserved in formalin and examined by the Ritchie technique. Thirty-four per cent of stools (1981/5792) tested positive for intestinal helminths with the following parasites identified: Ascaris lumbricoides (27.3%), Trichuris trichiura (7.3%), Necator americanus (3.8%), Hymenolepsis nana (2%), Taenia sp. (0.3%) and Strongyloides stercoralis (0.2%). The helminth prevalence was higher in rural (38.4%) compared to urban areas (30%). There was no significant difference in prevalence by sex and age. The importance of geohelminths changed from one department to another with the highest prevalence found in the Southern department of Grande Anse (73.7%) and the lowest prevalence in the Center department (20.6%). Five out of the country's nine departments had a similar prevalence varying from 25.5% to 28.2%. Intestinal helminthic polyparasitism was observed in a percentage of infested school children comprise between 3.4% and 28.6% according in relation to the geographical area. A program to fight against geohelminths in school children should be initiated as a public health priority. Albendazole is the drug of choice. Frequency of drug distribution should be based on the prevalence of geohelminths in each department.     

Experience in adult population in dengue outbreak in Delhi

A dengue outbreak has recently hit the Indian capital. We studied the clinical profile of adult patients. Five hundred and sixty patients of dengue infection were admitted in a specially created ward according to the criteria laid down by WHO. Haematemesis (28.28%), epistaxis (26.78%) and malena (14.28%) were some of the common presentations. Similarly lymphadenopathy, especially cervical (30.89%), palatal rashes (26.96%) and hepatomegaly (23.75%) were the most commonly encountered findings on physical examination. Most of the cases were of dengue fever with haemorrhage and only 2.5% cases were classified under dengue haemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome. The average hospital stay was 3.4 days but only 9.8 hours in the eleven patients who died, suggesting their late arrival in preterminal situation giving little time for resuscitation. Thrombocytopenia was not a feature and only 12.85% patients had platelet count less than 70,000/cmm. Most of the patients who were admitted with thrombocytopenia, showed normalization in their platelet counts in next few days. Serological examination demonstrated evidence of recent dengue infection in 41.17% patients. Few patients required blood or platelet concentrate transfusion. Eleven patients died, three due to DIC, one of intracranial haemorrhage and seven due to massive gastric haemorrhage. Rest of the patients recovered completely. Thus we can conclude that recent outbreak in Delhi was of dengue fever with haemorrhage and mortality was very low in patients who came early to the hospital.     

Changes in the hypothalamic nuclei in in experimental allergy

Summary In rabbits subjected to prolonged sensitization and in which the Arthus phenomenon was induced there was a marked reaction of the hypothalamic nuclei. Staining by Gomori's method indicated a cellular swelling, loss of granules, and protoplasmic vacuolization in the supraoptic nucleus. There was a considerable increase in the size of the cross-sectional area of the cells. The same effects were much less well shown in the paraventricular nucleus. These results show that marked signs of increased neurosecretion developed in the animals at the height of the Arthus phenomenon.(Presented by Active Member AMN SSSR V. V. Parin) Translated from Byulleten Éksperimental'noi biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 110–113, April, 1963.     

Development in in vitro toxicology

There are three principal pressures driving the development of in vitro toxicology: (1) the need for more efficient testing systems to cope with the large number of xenobiotics currently being developed; (2) public pressure to reduce animal experimentation; and (3) a need for a better understanding of the mechanisms of toxicity. Within this, in vitro toxicology is focused on local, systemic, and target-organ toxicity. It is becoming increasingly apparent that a step or decision-tree approach using input of a variety of experimental data (physicochemical properties, biokinetics, cytotoxicity) provides the most efficient system for predicting toxicity. Examples of the use of in vitro toxicity systems for prediction of systemic toxicity and target-organ (liver) toxicity are presented.Originally presented at ECCP 93.