主动脉病变多层螺旋CT检查方法及其影像学特征

随着多层螺旋CT扫描速度和Z轴分辨率的提高，CT在显示血管的解剖与疾病方面得到很大发展，因此，CTA诊断血管疾病起着越来越重要的作用。本文着重介绍多层螺旋CT及CTA诊断主动脉病变的研究进展。     

败血症休克大鼠血管L-精氨酸/一氧化氮途径的变化

目的:观察败血症休克大鼠主动脉内膜、中膜和外膜一氧化氮合成途径的改变。方法:雄性Wistar大鼠盲肠结扎并穿孔复制败血症休克模型,分别测定假手术组、早期休克组和晚期休克组大鼠主动脉内膜、中膜和外膜的亚硝酸盐(NO^-₂)含量、一氧化氮合酶(NOS)活性及L-精氨酸(L-Arg)转运;免疫组化染色检测诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)在主动脉各层的分布。结果:早期及晚期败血症休克大鼠主动脉内膜产生的NO^-₂含量、NOS活性及L-Arg转运速率均低于假手术组,而中膜和外膜的NO^-₂、NOS活性及L-Arg转运速率则显著高于假手术组,外膜增加的程度尤为显著。免疫组织化学染色显示,败血症休克时血管中膜和外膜尤其是外膜iNOS阳性染色明显较强。结论:败血症休克时血管内膜NO合成受到抑制,而中膜和外膜NO合成显著增强,这一改变与休克状态下血管中L-Arg转运、iNOS表达及其活性的变化有关。     

地塞米松促进胎儿主动脉血管CD105+间充质干细胞向脂肪细胞分化

目的:研究来自胎儿血管壁内的CD₁₀₅⁺细胞是否具有间充质干细胞的特性,地塞米松是否促进其向脂肪细胞分化。方法:免疫组化检测CD105阳性的细胞在胎儿主动脉分布,分离主动脉血管的成纤维样细胞,流式细胞仪检测细胞免疫表型,并接种在脂肪分化和成骨分化的诱导培养液中培养,油红O和VonKossa染色及透射电镜鉴定脂滴和钙化基质沉淀的形成。结果:CD105阳性的细胞分布在主动脉血管内膜的内皮细胞,部分中膜和外膜。分离到的细胞CD105、CD106、CD29、CD44阳性,CD34、CD31、CD11a、CD11b、HLA-DR为阴性。油红O和VonKossa染色分别显示脂滴和钙化基质形成。电镜下诱导的脂肪细胞胞浆中可见有包膜脂滴,诱导的成骨细胞胞浆内外电子密度高的钙盐沉积。诱导液中无地塞米松,未见含大脂滴的脂肪细胞。结论:分离到主动脉壁CD₁₀₅⁺细胞具有间充质干细胞的特性,并且地塞米松促进其向脂肪细胞分化,提示血管内的细胞可以向脂肪分化可能与动脉粥样硬化的病理发生过程可能相关。     

血小板衍生生长因子致大鼠血管的收缩作用

目的：观察血小板衍生生长因子-BB (PDGF-BB) 对大鼠主动脉血管环的收缩作用。 方法： 采用离体灌流SD大鼠胸主动脉血管环标本，观察不同浓度的PDGF-BB对其收缩作用，与去甲肾上腺素对比，并观察异搏定、吲哚美辛、酚妥拉明和普萘洛尔等药物对PDGF-BB缩血管作用的影响。 结果： PDGF-BB对大鼠胸主动脉有明显的收缩作用，阈浓度为2×10-10 mol/L，且呈现出浓度效应关系；与去甲肾上腺素相比，PDGF-BB对血管的收缩幅度低于去甲肾上腺素，但其收缩血管的活性高于去甲肾上腺素。吲哚美辛、酚妥拉明对PDGF-BB的收缩血管反应无明显影响，异搏定及普萘洛尔可明显抑制PDGF-BB的收缩血管反应。 结论： PDGF-BB对大鼠胸主动脉有明显的收缩作用，且呈现浓度效应关系，异搏定及普萘洛尔可抑制PDGF-BB的收缩反应。     

卡维地洛对高血压大鼠主动脉的保护作用

目的 :研究卡维地洛对核因子 κB(NF κB)、单核细胞趋化蛋白 1(MCP 1)在自发性高血压大鼠 (SHR)大血管中表达的影响 ,探讨其对血管保护的机制。方法 :18只雄性 12周龄SHR随机分为阳性组 ,卡维地洛组 ( 30mg/kg·d) ,美托洛尔组 ( 50mg/kg·d) ,灌喂 8周 ;另选同龄雄性WistarKyoto大鼠为阴性组 (n =6 )。用免疫组化法测各组主动脉NF κB、MCP 1的表达 ,ELISA法测血清MCP 1含量。结果 :与阴性组比较 ,阳性组主动脉组织中NF κB、MCP 1表达增加 (P<0 .0 1) ,且两者正相关 (r=0 .72 8,P <0 .0 1) ;血清MCP 1含量升高 1.6 4(P <0 .0 1)。 8周后 ,治疗组之间血压无明显差异 (P >0 .0 5) ,但卡维地洛更显著抑制NF -κB、MCP 1表达 (P <0 .0 5)。结论 :卡维地洛可能独立于降压外抑制NF κB的活化来调控MCP 1表达。     

Calcification of the human thoracic aorta during aging

The rate of calcification within the human thoracic aorta from completion of body growth to advanced old age was examined. Fifty-eight aortae, obtained at necropsy, were dissected into four layers: the complete intima and the separated media, which was subdivided into three tissue samples of equal thickness, defined as the media-inner,-middle, and-outer layers. The sampling sites selected for analysis were from regions of the aortic surface that were free of atherosclerotic plaques. The calcium content within each tissue layer of the aorta was determined. Arterial wall thickness and the cholesterol content of the four layers were also measured. Intimal calcification increased progressively during aging: from 1.6 g Ca/mg tissue at 20 years of age to 5.2 g Ca/mg tissue by 90 years of age. When intima calcium concentration was expressed by tissue volume (w/v), no significant change during aging was found. Medical calcification, as w/v and by w/w, increased throughout aging. Calcium accumulation was most marked in the middle, elastin-rich layer of the media, increasing from 1.4 g Ca/mg tissue at 20 years of age to 49.50 g Ca/mg tissue by 90 years of age. Calcium levels also increased in the other media layers, but at a slower rate then that found within the middle media.     

Effects of angiopeptin on transplant arteriosclerosis in the rat

The influence of the somatostatin analogue angiopeptin on transplant arteriosclerosis was investigated using two aortic transplantation rat models. One was characterized by ischemia/reperfusion-induced changes in syngeneic transplants while immunologically induced changes dominated in the other allogeneic model. Angiopeptin, 100 g/kg per day, was administered continuously until the sacrifice of the rats after 8 weeks. No additional immunosuppression was used in either model. An image analysis system was used to quantify the intimal and medial thicknesses of the grafts. In the syngeneic grafts, the intimal thickness was less than 50% of that of control grafts (P<0.05), but no difference was seen in the allogeneic model. The expression of selected cells, TGF-s and PDGF and PDGF -receptors was detected immunohistochemically and displayed a similar picture in control and angiopeptin-treated grafts in both models. We conclude that angiopeptin has no clear immunosuppressive properties but may counteract ischemia-induced transplant arteriosclerosis.Part of this paper has previously been published in Transplant Proceedings (1993; 21: 2098–2099).     

腹主动脉缩窄性高血压大鼠心脏原生型一氧化氮合酶基因表达及 L-精氨酸的作用

目的　观察腹主动脉缩窄性高血压大鼠早期心脏原生型一氧化氮合酶基因表达及 Ｌ精氨酸对血压的影响。方法　１４ ～１６ 周龄雄性 Ｗｉｓｔｅｒ 大鼠采用缩窄腹主动脉法制备高血压模型,口服 Ｌ精氨酸（ 精氨酸组） 和未服 Ｌ精氨酸（ 手术组） 的高血压大鼠及正常血压大鼠（ 对照组） 在同样条件下喂养２ 周后,测量血压,并采用逆转录多聚酶链反应技术检测一氧化氮合酶基因表达。结果　①大鼠腹主动脉缩窄后发生严重的高血压且心脏一氧化氮合酶基因表达增强;②口服 Ｌ精氨酸２ 周未能防止腹主动脉缩窄性高血压的发生。结论　腹主动脉缩窄性高血压大鼠早期心脏一氧化氮合酶基因表达增强; Ｌ精氨酸的降压作用可能具有选择性。     

Etidronate (EHDP) Inhibits Osteoclastic-Bone Resorption, Promotes Apoptosis and Disrupts Actin Rings in Isolate-Mature Osteoclasts

Bisphosphonates, therapeutic reagents against tumoral bone diseases (Paget's disease or osteoporosis), are potent inhibitors of bone resorption. The mechanisms by which they directly act on mature osteoclasts remain unclear. Using a recently developed technique for isolation of highly purified mammalian mature osteoclasts, we demonstrated that etidronate [ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonate (EHDP), 1-hydroxy-1,1-ethylidenebisphosphonate], inhibited directly osteoclastic bone-resorbing activity by pit assay. In addition, EHDP also directly induced apoptosis and disrupted actin rings in osteoclasts. The data support previous data on non-purified osteoclasts and results in vivo. Received: 26 June 1997 / Accepted: 27 July 1998     

Analysis of the action of idazoxan calls into question the reliability of the rat isolated small mesenteric artery assay as a predictor for α1-adrenoceptor-mediated pressor activity

We have studied the effects of idazoxan in rat aorta and small mesenteric artery. In the aorta, idazoxan behaved as a partial agonist (pK_A=6.30). Prazosin produced rightward shift (pA₂=9.88) and steepening of the idazoxan curve. In contrast, idazoxan had no effect of basal tension in the mesenteric artery, but shifted the noradrenaline curve to the right in a parallel manner (pA₂=6.12). The selective al-adrenoceptor agonist, indanidine, also behaved as a partial agonist in the aorta and produced no significant contractions of the small mesenteric artery. Since idazoxan and indanidine have been reported to raise blood pressure in the pithed rat via an action at vascular ₁-adrenoceptors, these results call into question the reliability of the small mesenteric artery assay as a predictor for ₁-adrenoceptor-mediated pressor activity in vivo.