Transient Brain Ischaemia Provokes Ca2+, PIP2 and Calpain Responses Prior to Delayed Neuronal Death in Monkeys

To clarify the mechanism of postischaemic delayed cornu Ammonis (CA)-1 neuronal death, we studied correlations among calpain activation and its subcellular localization, the immunoreactivity of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP₂) and Ca²⁺ mobilization in the monkey hippocampus by two independent experimental approaches: in vivo transient brain ischaemia and in vitro hypoxia-hypoglycaemia of hippocampal acute slices. The CA-1 sector undergoing 20 min of ischaemia in vivo showed microscopically a small number of neuronal deaths on day 1 and almost global neuronal loss on day 5 after ischaemia. Immediately after ischaemia, CA-1 neurons ultrastructurally showed vacuolation and/or disruption of the lysosomes. Western blotting using antibodies against inactivated or activated μ-calpain demonstrated μ-calpain activation specifically in the CA-1 sector immediately after ischaemia. This finding was confirmed in the perikarya of CA-1 neurons by immunohistochemistry. CA-1 neurons on day 1 showed sustained activation of μ-calpain, and increased immunostaining for inactivated and activated forms of μ- and m-calpains and for PIP₂. Activated μ-calpain and PIP₂ were found to be localized at the vacuolated lysosomal membrane or endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial membrane respectively, by immunoelectron microscopy. Calcium imaging data using hippocampal acute slices showed that hypoxia-hypoglycaemia in vitro provoked intense Ca²⁺ mobilization with increased PIP₂ immunostaining specifically in CA-1 neurons. These data suggest that transient brain ischaemia increases intracellular Ca²⁺ and PIP₂ breakdown, which will activate calpain proteolytic activity. Therefore, we suggest that activated calpain at the lysosomal membrane, with the possible release of biodegrading enzyme, will cause postischaemic CA-1 neuronal death.     

介绍一种不加盖玻片的核酸原位杂交改良法

核酸原位杂交程序中探针和靶基因的加热变性和杂交为整个程序中最重要的环节,目前国内外最常用的方法是在切片上滴加DNA探针溶液后用盖玻片复盖组织,并加胶泥或其他封固剂封闭玻片四周,变性杂交后需拆除盖玻片,这一操作过程易损坏组织切片或出现干片、脱片。作者针对上述情况,对传统的核酸原位杂交方法中的部分程序加以改良,采用不加盖玻片直接在蒸汽中变性方法,经多次实验证明此方法稳定、可靠、简便,结果满意。     

Influence of Osteoarthritis on Serum Marker Levels of Bone Formation and Resorption in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

Background :
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of osteoarthritis of lumbar vertebrae on serum bone formation and resorption marker levels of patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH).
Methods :
Serum levels of carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), carboxyterminaltelopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP), and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) were examined in 40 patients with BPH, and the presence of osteoarthritis at the lumbar vertebrae of the patients was evaluated by plain x-ray-p.
Results :
Findings of osteoarthritis were observed in 23 of the 40 patients (58%), and 10 of the patients had severe osteoarthritis (involving at least 2 lumbar vertebral bodies). The serum levels of PICP, ALP, ICTP, and PSA of the patients without osteoarthritis findings were not different from those of the patients with osteoarthritis or severe osteoarthritis.
Conclusion :
The influence of osteoarthritis on serum bone formation and resorption marker levels of patients with BPH appears to be rather slight, if there is any influence at all.     

Vasodilator effects of C-type natriuretic peptide on cerebral arterioles in rats

The vasodilator effects of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) were investigated in isolated rat cerebral arterioles. CNP caused dose-dependent vasodilation, maximally by 10.0±2.2% at 10⁻⁶ M. The median effective concentration (EC₅₀) was 5.2×10⁻¹⁰ M. In contrast, atrial natriuretic peptide and B-type natriuretic peptide, other members of the natriuretic peptide family, produced little or no vasodilation. Pretreatment with methylene blue (10⁻⁴ M) abolished CNP-induced vasodilation, whereas pretreatment with N^G-monomethyl-

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-arginine or indomethacin did not inhibit vasodilation. Thus, CNP is suggested to cause significant vasodilation in cerebral arterioles via a cyclic guanosine monophosphate-dependent mechanism. © 1997 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.     

应用荧光免疫法检测生殖道沙眼衣原体及加德纳细菌

应用标记荧光素的抗沙眼衣原体(Chlamydia trachomatis,Ct)和抗阴道加德纳细菌(Gardnerella Vaginalis,GV)单克隆抗体,直接免疫荧光法(DFA)检测66例妇女生殖道标本。结果显示:Ct感染率为12.12％,GV感染率为19.70％。在妇科门诊患者Ct和GV感染率较高,应引起高度重视,18～40岁妇女是重点防治对象。     

烧伤血清刺激对大鼠肠上皮细胞结构和粘弹性的影响

目的　动态观察烧伤血清对体外肠上皮细胞 (IEC)骨架和细胞生物力学 (粘弹性 )的影响。　方法　培养大鼠肠上皮细胞株IEC 6 ,用烧伤血清刺激后 ,通过细胞骨架免疫组化、细胞ELISA法定量分析以及粘弹性测定技术 ,动态观察IEC致伤前后的变化。　结果　IEC在烧伤血清作用早期 ,骨架蛋白的表达即明显降低 ,微丝、微管蛋白阳性信号减弱 ,细胞粘弹性下降。　结论　细胞骨架的损伤可引起细胞脆性增加、粘弹性下降 ,导致细胞生物力学特性的改变。这种变化 ,可能直接参与烧伤后肠上皮细胞损伤的发生。     

Experimental Studyon Anti－tumor Effect of SplenocytesInduced by Anti－CD3McAb，PHA and IL－2

（沈张悦）（邵静芳）（王晓林）（朱慧芬）ＥｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔａｌＳｔｕｄｙｏｎＡｎｔｉ－ｔｕｍｏｒＥｆｆｅｃｔｏｆＳｐｌｅｎｏｃｙｔｅｓＩｎｄｕｃｅｄｂｙＡｎｔｉ－ＣＤ３ＭｃＡｂ，ＰＨＡａｎｄＩＬ－２￥ＳＨＥＮＧｕａｎ－ｘｉｎ，ＷＡＮＧＸｉａｏ－ｌｉ...     

Serotonergic projections from the midbrain periaqueductal gray and nucleus raphe dorsalis to the nucleus parafasccicularis of the thalamus

By a double-labeling method combining the retrograde tracing of horseradish peroxidase and the immunocytochemical technique, serotonin-like immunoreactive neurons in the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) and nucleus raphe dorsalis (DR) of the rat were observed to send projection fibers to the nucleus parafascicularis of the thalamus bilaterally with an ipsilateral dominance. These serotonin-containing projecting neurons were observed mainly at the middle-caudal levels of the ventrolateral subdivision of the PAG and less at the middle-rostral levels of the DR.     

口服Sumatriptan治疗偏头痛的临床评价

本文报告口服Sumatriptan 100mg对偏头痛急性发作119例次的治疗结果。治疗后4h内显效91例次(76.5％),好转16例次(13.4％),无效12例次(10.1％),总有效率为89.9％。对偏头痛伴随症状恶心、呕吐和畏光、畏声的缓解率分别为94.2％、96％和94.3％。