大鼠伏隔核多巴胺D2受体及转运体与吗啡条件性位置偏爱易感性的关系

Objective To explore the possible role of the expression of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R)and dopamine transporter(DAT)located in the nucleur accumben(Nac)in rats with difierent CPP susceptibility.Methods Altogether 160 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into experiment group(n=130)and control group(n=30).The experiment rats were re-classified into three groups according to the numerical value of the CPP(conditioned place preference),high preference group(HP group,n=26),moderate preference group(n=78)and low preference group(LP group,n=26).At the time of 3 hours,72 hours and 14 days after the final injection,rats in each group were scarified,and the mRNA levels of D2R and DAT in Nac were estimated with in situ hybridization.Results No significant difference of pretest scores staying at the non-preference chamber exist among the three groups(P=0.470),however.the time stayed at the conditioned preference chamber during the test period minus the time stayed at pretest natural preference was significantly higher in the HP group than the LP group(P＜0.01).In each time-point,the expression of D2R mRNA in HP group,were lower that in LP group[(131±3,122±5,119±5)and(125±4,117±8,114±5),P＜0.01].In each time-point,the expression of DAT mRNA in HP group,were significantly lower than that in LP group[(161±5,143±4,134±6)and(156±5,139±3,130±4),P＜0.01].Conclusions It can be inferred that D2R and DAT may be correlated closely and underlie the difierent susceptibility to morphine induced CPP.     

大鼠伏隔核多巴胺D2受体及转运体与吗啡条件性位置偏爱易感性的关系

Objective To explore the possible role of the expression of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R)and dopamine transporter(DAT)located in the nucleur accumben(Nac)in rats with difierent CPP susceptibility.Methods Altogether 160 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into experiment group(n=130)and control group(n=30).The experiment rats were re-classified into three groups according to the numerical value of the CPP(conditioned place preference),high preference group(HP group,n=26),moderate preference group(n=78)and low preference group(LP group,n=26).At the time of 3 hours,72 hours and 14 days after the final injection,rats in each group were scarified,and the mRNA levels of D2R and DAT in Nac were estimated with in situ hybridization.Results No significant difference of pretest scores staying at the non-preference chamber exist among the three groups(P=0.470),however.the time stayed at the conditioned preference chamber during the test period minus the time stayed at pretest natural preference was significantly higher in the HP group than the LP group(P＜0.01).In each time-point,the expression of D2R mRNA in HP group,were lower that in LP group[(131±3,122±5,119±5)and(125±4,117±8,114±5),P＜0.01].In each time-point,the expression of DAT mRNA in HP group,were significantly lower than that in LP group[(161±5,143±4,134±6)and(156±5,139±3,130±4),P＜0.01].Conclusions It can be inferred that D2R and DAT may be correlated closely and underlie the difierent susceptibility to morphine induced CPP.     

大鼠伏隔核多巴胺D2受体及转运体与吗啡条件性位置偏爱易感性的关系

Objective To explore the possible role of the expression of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R)and dopamine transporter(DAT)located in the nucleur accumben(Nac)in rats with difierent CPP susceptibility.Methods Altogether 160 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into experiment group(n=130)and control group(n=30).The experiment rats were re-classified into three groups according to the numerical value of the CPP(conditioned place preference),high preference group(HP group,n=26),moderate preference group(n=78)and low preference group(LP group,n=26).At the time of 3 hours,72 hours and 14 days after the final injection,rats in each group were scarified,and the mRNA levels of D2R and DAT in Nac were estimated with in situ hybridization.Results No significant difference of pretest scores staying at the non-preference chamber exist among the three groups(P=0.470),however.the time stayed at the conditioned preference chamber during the test period minus the time stayed at pretest natural preference was significantly higher in the HP group than the LP group(P＜0.01).In each time-point,the expression of D2R mRNA in HP group,were lower that in LP group[(131±3,122±5,119±5)and(125±4,117±8,114±5),P＜0.01].In each time-point,the expression of DAT mRNA in HP group,were significantly lower than that in LP group[(161±5,143±4,134±6)and(156±5,139±3,130±4),P＜0.01].Conclusions It can be inferred that D2R and DAT may be correlated closely and underlie the difierent susceptibility to morphine induced CPP.     

大鼠伏隔核多巴胺D2受体及转运体与吗啡条件性位置偏爱易感性的关系

Objective To explore the possible role of the expression of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R)and dopamine transporter(DAT)located in the nucleur accumben(Nac)in rats with difierent CPP susceptibility.Methods Altogether 160 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into experiment group(n=130)and control group(n=30).The experiment rats were re-classified into three groups according to the numerical value of the CPP(conditioned place preference),high preference group(HP group,n=26),moderate preference group(n=78)and low preference group(LP group,n=26).At the time of 3 hours,72 hours and 14 days after the final injection,rats in each group were scarified,and the mRNA levels of D2R and DAT in Nac were estimated with in situ hybridization.Results No significant difference of pretest scores staying at the non-preference chamber exist among the three groups(P=0.470),however.the time stayed at the conditioned preference chamber during the test period minus the time stayed at pretest natural preference was significantly higher in the HP group than the LP group(P＜0.01).In each time-point,the expression of D2R mRNA in HP group,were lower that in LP group[(131±3,122±5,119±5)and(125±4,117±8,114±5),P＜0.01].In each time-point,the expression of DAT mRNA in HP group,were significantly lower than that in LP group[(161±5,143±4,134±6)and(156±5,139±3,130±4),P＜0.01].Conclusions It can be inferred that D2R and DAT may be correlated closely and underlie the difierent susceptibility to morphine induced CPP.     

大鼠伏隔核多巴胺D2受体及转运体与吗啡条件性位置偏爱易感性的关系

Objective To explore the possible role of the expression of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R)and dopamine transporter(DAT)located in the nucleur accumben(Nac)in rats with difierent CPP susceptibility.Methods Altogether 160 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into experiment group(n=130)and control group(n=30).The experiment rats were re-classified into three groups according to the numerical value of the CPP(conditioned place preference),high preference group(HP group,n=26),moderate preference group(n=78)and low preference group(LP group,n=26).At the time of 3 hours,72 hours and 14 days after the final injection,rats in each group were scarified,and the mRNA levels of D2R and DAT in Nac were estimated with in situ hybridization.Results No significant difference of pretest scores staying at the non-preference chamber exist among the three groups(P=0.470),however.the time stayed at the conditioned preference chamber during the test period minus the time stayed at pretest natural preference was significantly higher in the HP group than the LP group(P＜0.01).In each time-point,the expression of D2R mRNA in HP group,were lower that in LP group[(131±3,122±5,119±5)and(125±4,117±8,114±5),P＜0.01].In each time-point,the expression of DAT mRNA in HP group,were significantly lower than that in LP group[(161±5,143±4,134±6)and(156±5,139±3,130±4),P＜0.01].Conclusions It can be inferred that D2R and DAT may be correlated closely and underlie the difierent susceptibility to morphine induced CPP.     

大鼠伏隔核多巴胺D2受体及转运体与吗啡条件性位置偏爱易感性的关系

Objective To explore the possible role of the expression of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R)and dopamine transporter(DAT)located in the nucleur accumben(Nac)in rats with difierent CPP susceptibility.Methods Altogether 160 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into experiment group(n=130)and control group(n=30).The experiment rats were re-classified into three groups according to the numerical value of the CPP(conditioned place preference),high preference group(HP group,n=26),moderate preference group(n=78)and low preference group(LP group,n=26).At the time of 3 hours,72 hours and 14 days after the final injection,rats in each group were scarified,and the mRNA levels of D2R and DAT in Nac were estimated with in situ hybridization.Results No significant difference of pretest scores staying at the non-preference chamber exist among the three groups(P=0.470),however.the time stayed at the conditioned preference chamber during the test period minus the time stayed at pretest natural preference was significantly higher in the HP group than the LP group(P＜0.01).In each time-point,the expression of D2R mRNA in HP group,were lower that in LP group[(131±3,122±5,119±5)and(125±4,117±8,114±5),P＜0.01].In each time-point,the expression of DAT mRNA in HP group,were significantly lower than that in LP group[(161±5,143±4,134±6)and(156±5,139±3,130±4),P＜0.01].Conclusions It can be inferred that D2R and DAT may be correlated closely and underlie the difierent susceptibility to morphine induced CPP.     

大鼠伏隔核多巴胺D2受体及转运体与吗啡条件性位置偏爱易感性的关系

Objective To explore the possible role of the expression of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R)and dopamine transporter(DAT)located in the nucleur accumben(Nac)in rats with difierent CPP susceptibility.Methods Altogether 160 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into experiment group(n=130)and control group(n=30).The experiment rats were re-classified into three groups according to the numerical value of the CPP(conditioned place preference),high preference group(HP group,n=26),moderate preference group(n=78)and low preference group(LP group,n=26).At the time of 3 hours,72 hours and 14 days after the final injection,rats in each group were scarified,and the mRNA levels of D2R and DAT in Nac were estimated with in situ hybridization.Results No significant difference of pretest scores staying at the non-preference chamber exist among the three groups(P=0.470),however.the time stayed at the conditioned preference chamber during the test period minus the time stayed at pretest natural preference was significantly higher in the HP group than the LP group(P＜0.01).In each time-point,the expression of D2R mRNA in HP group,were lower that in LP group[(131±3,122±5,119±5)and(125±4,117±8,114±5),P＜0.01].In each time-point,the expression of DAT mRNA in HP group,were significantly lower than that in LP group[(161±5,143±4,134±6)and(156±5,139±3,130±4),P＜0.01].Conclusions It can be inferred that D2R and DAT may be correlated closely and underlie the difierent susceptibility to morphine induced CPP.     

大鼠伏隔核多巴胺D2受体及转运体与吗啡条件性位置偏爱易感性的关系

Objective To explore the possible role of the expression of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R)and dopamine transporter(DAT)located in the nucleur accumben(Nac)in rats with difierent CPP susceptibility.Methods Altogether 160 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into experiment group(n=130)and control group(n=30).The experiment rats were re-classified into three groups according to the numerical value of the CPP(conditioned place preference),high preference group(HP group,n=26),moderate preference group(n=78)and low preference group(LP group,n=26).At the time of 3 hours,72 hours and 14 days after the final injection,rats in each group were scarified,and the mRNA levels of D2R and DAT in Nac were estimated with in situ hybridization.Results No significant difference of pretest scores staying at the non-preference chamber exist among the three groups(P=0.470),however.the time stayed at the conditioned preference chamber during the test period minus the time stayed at pretest natural preference was significantly higher in the HP group than the LP group(P＜0.01).In each time-point,the expression of D2R mRNA in HP group,were lower that in LP group[(131±3,122±5,119±5)and(125±4,117±8,114±5),P＜0.01].In each time-point,the expression of DAT mRNA in HP group,were significantly lower than that in LP group[(161±5,143±4,134±6)and(156±5,139±3,130±4),P＜0.01].Conclusions It can be inferred that D2R and DAT may be correlated closely and underlie the difierent susceptibility to morphine induced CPP.     

大鼠伏隔核多巴胺D2受体及转运体与吗啡条件性位置偏爱易感性的关系

Objective To explore the possible role of the expression of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R)and dopamine transporter(DAT)located in the nucleur accumben(Nac)in rats with difierent CPP susceptibility.Methods Altogether 160 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into experiment group(n=130)and control group(n=30).The experiment rats were re-classified into three groups according to the numerical value of the CPP(conditioned place preference),high preference group(HP group,n=26),moderate preference group(n=78)and low preference group(LP group,n=26).At the time of 3 hours,72 hours and 14 days after the final injection,rats in each group were scarified,and the mRNA levels of D2R and DAT in Nac were estimated with in situ hybridization.Results No significant difference of pretest scores staying at the non-preference chamber exist among the three groups(P=0.470),however.the time stayed at the conditioned preference chamber during the test period minus the time stayed at pretest natural preference was significantly higher in the HP group than the LP group(P＜0.01).In each time-point,the expression of D2R mRNA in HP group,were lower that in LP group[(131±3,122±5,119±5)and(125±4,117±8,114±5),P＜0.01].In each time-point,the expression of DAT mRNA in HP group,were significantly lower than that in LP group[(161±5,143±4,134±6)and(156±5,139±3,130±4),P＜0.01].Conclusions It can be inferred that D2R and DAT may be correlated closely and underlie the difierent susceptibility to morphine induced CPP.     

视频脑电图在小儿癫痫诊断中的应用

目的评价视频脑电图(video-EEG)在小儿癫诊断中的应用价值。方法对126例具有发作性症状的患儿进行连续8h的包括清醒、睡眠、诱发试验及必要的认知测验的视频脑电图监测。结果经发作期视频脑电图证实,39例初诊为癫性发作的患儿中14例(35%)为非癫性发作;15例其他症状发作中13例(86%)为非癫性发作。64例样放电患儿中51例(80%)确定发作类型,22例(34%)确定癫类型。视频脑电图可发现短暂轻微的癫发作及样放电引起的一过性认知损伤。结论视频脑电图在排除非癫性发作、确定癫性发作的类型、评价脑电-临床关系方面可提供准确可靠的证据,进一步提高癫的临床诊断水平。     

Role of glutathione in repair of free radical damage in hippocampus in vitro.

Depletion of glutathione (GSH), an intrinsic antioxidant, increases vulnerability to free radical damage in a number of cell systems. This study investigates the role of GSH in limiting electrophysiological damage and/or recovery from free radical exposure in slices of guinea pig hippocampus. Synaptic potentials (PSPs) and population spikes (PSs) were recorded from field CA1. Free radicals were generated from 0.006% peroxide through the Fenton reaction. Analysis of the input-output curves showed that peroxide treatment decreased PSPs and impaired ability of the PSPs to generate PSs as previously reported. Recovery was nearly total within a half hour. Treatment with 5 mM buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) for 2 h depleted hippocampal GSH to 79.2% of control values. The extent of free radical damage was not increased. Recovery, however, was only partial. GSH was further depleted by oxidation with diamide or covalent bonding with dimethyl fumarate (DMF) immediately before and during the peroxide treatment. Neither diamide nor DMF treatment in BSO-incubated tissue enhanced peroxide-induced electrophysiological deficits. Following these treatments, however, tissue showed little recovery from free radical damage. We conclude that glutathione is essential for repair processes in hippocampal neurons exposed to oxidative damage.     

Neuroprotective properties of memantine in different in vitro and in vivo models of excitotoxicity

The pathogenesis of stroke, trauma and chronic degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), has been linked to excitotoxic processes due to inappropriate stimulation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R). Attempts to use potent competitive NMDA-R antagonists as neuroprotectants have shown serious side-effects in patients. As an alternative approach, we were interested in the anti-excitotoxic properties of memantine, a well-tolerated low affinity uncompetitive NMDA-R antagonist presently used as an anti-dementia agent. We explored in a series of models of increasing complexity, whether this voltage-dependent channel blocker had neuroprotective properties at clinically relevant concentrations. As expected, memantine protected neurons in organotypic hippocampal slices or dissociated cultures from direct NMDA-induced excitotoxicity. However, low concentrations of memantine were also effective in neuronal (cortical neurons and cerebellar granule cells) stress models dependent on endogenous glutamate stimulation and mitochondrial stress, i.e. exposure to hypoxia, the mitochondrial toxin 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) or a nitric oxide (NO) donor. Furthermore, memantine reduced lethality and brain damage in vivo in a model of neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI). Finally, we investigated functional rescue (neuronal capacity to migrate along radial glia) by memantine in cerebellar microexplant cultures exposed to the indirect excitotoxin 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP). Potent NMDA-R antagonists, such as (+)MK-801, are known to block neuronal migration in microexplant cultures. Interestingly, memantine significantly restored the number of neurons able to migrate out of the stressed microexplants. These findings suggest that inhibition of the NMDA-R by memantine is sufficient to block excitotoxicity, while still allowing some degree of signalling.     

Knowledge of management of epilepsy in young adults in Jordan

PURPOSE: Nationwide studies on public knowledge of epilepsy have been undertaken in several countries, but not in Jordan. The purpose of this study was to evaluate knowledge of the management of epilepsy in Jordan. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed during the period February-June 2005 on 16,044 individuals selected randomly to represent all regions of Jordan. Respondents were interviewed and asked to complete a five-item questionnaire testing their knowledge of the management of epilepsy. RESULTS: Most of the individuals (77.9%) agreed that patients with epilepsy are best treated in a specialized hospital for neurological diseases. Although the largest percentage of the sample (86.7%) agreed that the best person to treat epilepsy is a neurologist, others believed that a hypnotherapist (25.4%) or a religious healer (22.6%) is. As an immediate measure during an attack of epilepsy, most respondents (82.6%) agreed that protecting the patient's head is most important. During the postseizure period, 45.8% of respondents believed that offering the patient water or a cold or hot drink is appropriate. Two-thirds of the respondents (66.2%) agreed that epilepsy can be treated with drugs. Responses of the participants to the five items significantly differed with respect to age, gender, level of education, and occupation. CONCLUSION: Jordanians are reasonably well informed about most aspects of the management of epilepsy, but there is still a need for public education about this disorder.