Photoperiodicity and the function of the hypophysis and the adrenal cortex

Summary The ACTH content of the hypophysis of rats rises from a minimum in the morning to a maximum in the evening hours. These fluctuations are associated with the diurnal rhythm of light and darkness, and are abolished under conditions of continual light or darkness for 30 days. Rhythmic fluctuations of the ascorbic acid content of the adrenals are also found, with maximum values in the evening, and these are likewise abolished by maintenance under conditions of constant illumination.Presented by Active Member AMN SSSR V. V. Parin     

Organization and distribution of the upper and lower esophageal motoneurons in the medulla and the spinal cord of the rat

The upper cervical esophagus is exerted on swallowing and peristalsis by somatic and visceral motoneurons, whereas the lower esophagus is exerted on only peristalsis by visceral motoneurons. We examined the origin of the esophageal motoneurons and whether there were any differences between the distributions of the upper and the lower esophageal motoneurons in the medulla and the spinal cord using cholera toxin subunit b (CTb) as the retrograde tracer. Following injection of CTb into the cervical esophagus resulted in heavy labeling of the neurons in the nucleus ambiguus including the compact (AmC), semicompact (AmS) and loose (AmL) formations, and the medial column of lamina IX at the C1-C5 levels of the cervical spinal cord corresponding to the spinal accessory nucleus. A few labeled neurons were found in the inferior salivatory nucleus, the rostral division of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMX), the accessory facial nucleus and the lateral column of lamina IX at the C2 and C3 levels. All these labeled neurons showed ChAT immunoreactivity. When CTb was injected into the cut end of the unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve, many labeled neurons were found in the ipsilateral AmC, the AmL, and the bilateral medial column at the C1 and C2 levels. Following injection of CTb into the subdiaphragmatic esophagus resulted in heavy labeling of the neurons only in the AmC and the DMX. When CTb was injected into the sternomastoid muscle, many labeled neurons were found in the medullary reticular formation, the facial nucleus, the medial column at the C1-C3, C5 and C6 levels, and the lateral column at the C2, C3, C5 and C6 levels. Injections of a Fluoro-Gold into the cervical esophagus and a CTb into the sternomastoid muscle or the subdiaphragmatic esophagus in the same animal showed many double labeled neurons in the medial column of the accessory nucleus at the C1 and C2 levels, but no double labeled neurons in the AmC. These results indicated that the upper cervical esophagus is innervated by the visceral medullary vagal motoneurons as well as the somatic spinal accessory motoneurons. The lower esophagus is innervated only by the visceral medullary vagal motoneurons.     

Anatomic considerations and the relationship between the piriformis muscle and the sciatic nerve

Stating background  The piriformis syndrome is one of the non-discogenics causes of sciatica. It results from the compression of the sciatic nerve (SN) by the piriformis muscle (PM) in the neutral and piriformis stretch test position. The evidence of the increase in pain in the test position requires a detailed anatomical study addressing the changes that occurred in the SN and PM anatomy during the test position. The aim of this study is to examine this relationship morphometrically. Materials and methods  A total of 20 right and left lower limbs of ten adult cadavers were examined. The SN and the PM were made visible. The location of the SN was evaluated with respect to the consistent bony landmarks, including the greater and the lesser trochanter of the femur, the ischial tuberosity, the ischial spine of the hip bone, the posterior inferior iliac spine of the hip bone and the posterior superior iliac spine of the hip bone. The study was done in both neutral and test positions (i.e., 30° adduction 60° flexion and approximately 10° medial rotation position of the hip joint). Results  The width of the greater sciatic notch was 63.09 ± 13.59 mm. The length of the lower edge of the PM was 95.49 ± 6.21 mm, and whereas the diameter of the SN where it emerged from the infrapiriforme was 17.00 ± 3.70 mm, the diameter decreased to 11.03 ± 2.52 mm at the level of the lesser trochanter of the femur. The SN intersected the PM most commonly in its medial second quarter anatomically. The vertical distance between the medial edge of the SN–PM intersection point and the ischial tuberosity was 85.62 ± 17.23 and 72.28 ± 7.56 mm (P < 0.05); the angle between the SN and the transverse plane was 66.36° ± 6.68° and 71.90 ± 8.48° (P < 0.05); and the vertical distance between the medial edge of the SN and the apex of the ischial spine of the hip bone was 17.33 ± 4.89 and 15.84 ± 4.63 mm (P > 0.05), before and after the test position, respectively. Conclusion  This study provides helpful information regarding the course and the location of the SN. The presented morphometric data also revealed that after stretch test position, the infrapiriforme foramen becomes narrower; the SN becomes closer to the ischial spine of the hip bone, and the angle between the SN and the transverse plane increases. This study confirmed that the SN is prone to be trapped in the test position, and diagnosis of this situation requires dynamic MR and MR neurography study.     

空肠和回肠直动脉及器官表面动脉的观测

目的　通过对空、回肠直动脉分支类型的观察、测量不同类型直动脉管径、间距以及器官表面动脉吻合网面密度 ,探讨空、回肠血供形态的异同 ,为临床空、回肠疾病手术、器官移植、介入治疗提供形态学依据。方法　选取 15具成人及 2～ 6岁小儿 10具进行股动脉插管、乳胶灌注后解剖剥离直动脉 ,将空回肠均分 5段观测相关指标。结果　成人空肠 (1、2段 )及回肠 (3～ 5段 )直动脉起始处外管径 (mm)分别为 0 6 8± 0 18、0 72± 0 0 1、0 6 1± 0 0 2、0 5 3± 0 0 3和 0 5 1± 0 0 1,相邻分支间距 (mm)分别为 2 89± 1 72、2 79± 2 0 6、2 2 1± 1 6 4、2 17± 1 17及 2 85± 0 4 6 ;空、回肠直动脉长、短干型分支供血能力不同 ;空肠器官表面动脉吻合网面密度大于回肠。结论　直动脉分支类型、管径、间距及器官表面动脉吻合网面密度对空、回肠血供影响较大。     

指背腱膜滑动与近侧指间关节屈曲关系及临床意义

目的:探讨指背腱膜滑动距离与近侧指间关节(PIP)屈曲关系,为临床修复提供解剖学基础。方法:男性成人新鲜尸体标本10侧30指(示、中、环指各10指),切除手指皮肤,不破坏腱鞘、屈肌支持带、伸肌支持带、内在肌及外在肌,使肌腱保持正常的生理状态,分别测量各指中央束(CS)、侧束(LB)在PIP屈曲45°和90°时的滑动距离。结果:当PIP屈曲45°时,CS滑动距离为(2.7±0.4)mm,LB滑动距离为(2.8±0.6)mm;当PIP屈曲90°时,CS滑动距离为(4.3±0.7)mm,LB滑动距离为(4.8±0.6)mm。结论:指背腱膜滑动距离减少,严重影响手指的屈曲功能。对于指背腱膜的新鲜性损伤应予以精确修复;对于陈旧性损伤的修复应确保指背腱膜的正常滑动范围。     

Oxygen supply and uptake in the liver and the intestine

The oxygen supply to the liver was found to be dependent on the total blood flow only and not on the ratio of arterial to portal contribution. The mean value of O2-uptake in the liver, related to a blood flow of 110 ml/min - 100 g liver, amounted to 6.08 +/- 0.2 ml O2/min - 100 g liver (mean +/- S.E.M.). O2-uptake of the intestine was found to be 1.95 +/- 0.13 ml O2/min - 100 g tissue, related to a normal blood flow of 50 ml/min - 100 g tissue. With low oxygen supply O2 extraction in the liver reaches values of 97%, whereas the intestinal extraction does not surpass 75%. A rise in oxygen supply surmounting normal values does not increase the O2-consumption. Contrary to the intestinal circulation the liver showed no postocclusive vasodilatation. The oxygen debt was payed back by a greater extraction. The portal oxygen supply to the liver can markedly increase due to intestinal metabolic hyperemia. High O2-extraction capacity, rather than vasodilatation, is the main mechanism for matching hepatic oxygen supply with requirements. The hepatic venous blood may leave the liver with an extremely low O2-content.     

岛叶与锥体束空间关系的影像学和解剖学研究

目的研究岛叶与锥体束的空间位置关系,为岛叶病变手术中保护锥体束和减少术后运动功能障碍提供指导。方法2013年3—10月,选取10例健康志愿者采用MR弥散张量纤维束成像( DTT)重建锥体束影像,选取6例成人颅脑标本运用Klingler白质纤维解剖技术解剖岛叶区域显露内囊和放射冠,在标本上进行断层解剖观察并测量岛叶标志点与内囊和放射冠的间距,结合MRI与解剖观察结果,对岛叶与锥体束的空间位置关系进行前瞻性研究。结果岛叶标志点在颅脑标本和MRI中均容易辨认。 DTT重建影像显示锥体束经过了岛叶后上部的深部。在解剖标本利用上中央岛点( UCIP)和后下岛点( PIIP)间连线将岛叶划分成前下部和后上部两个区域。岛叶后上部皮层与锥体束之间为最外囊、屏状核和外囊,而无壳核和苍白球。 UCIP和后上岛点( PSIP)距其深部的放射冠分别为(5.0依0.3)mm和(4.7依0.3)mm,PIIP距其深部的内囊后肢(5.7依0.5)mm。结论利用UCIP和PIIP连线所划分出的岛叶后上部因毗邻锥体束是手术危险区域。岛叶危险区域的划分有助于术前评估手术风险和预后,术中保护锥体束,降低术后运动功能障碍的发生率。     

Caspase-3与非霍奇金淋巴瘤的疗效及预后的相关性研究

目的研究caspase-3蛋白以及国际预后指数(international prognostic index,IPI)与非霍奇金淋巴瘤(NHL)总生存期(overall survival,OS)、无瘤生存期(diseasefree survival,DFS)之间的相关性,探讨caspase-3蛋白的表达在NHL中的临床应用价值。方法收集NHL共128例,其中,所有病例均接受CHOP方案化疗4程或以上;所有病例均有完整临床资料并行IPI评分。所有标本均用免疫组织化学检测caspase-3蛋白的表达情况。结果Caspase-3蛋白表达的阳性率为64.8%(83/128)。运用Kaplan-Meier生存分析Caspase-3蛋白阳性或阴性表达患者的OS差异有统创(P<0.001);其无瘤生存期差异有显著性(P=0.001)。在不同IPI患者中,其预后意义不同。结论对于临床早期的患者,Caspase-3蛋白是良好的OS预测因素。对于IPI高危患者,Caspase-3蛋白对预后的预测意义不大。Caspase-3蛋白对DFS影响有待进一步的观察和研究。