Recruitment of fibre types and quadriceps muscle portions during repeated, intense knee-extensor exercise in humans

To investigate recruitment of slow-twitch (ST) and fast-twitch (FT) muscle fibres, as well as the involvement of the various quadriceps femoris muscle portions during repeated, intense, one-legged knee-extensor exercise, 12 healthy male subjects performed two 3-min exercise bouts at ~110% maximum thigh O₂ consumption (EX1 and EX2) separated by 6 min rest. Single-fibre metabolites were determined in successive muscle biopsies obtained from the vastus lateralis muscle (n=6) and intra-muscular temperatures were continuously measured at six quadriceps muscle sites (n=6). Creatine phosphate (CP) had decreased (P<0.05) by 27, 73 and 88% in ST fibres and 25, 71 and 89% in FT fibres after 15 and 180 s of EX1 and after 180 s of EX2, respectively. CP was below resting mean–1 SD in 15, 46, 84 and 100% of the ST fibres and 9, 48, 85 and 100% of the FT fibres at rest, after 15 and 180 s of EX1 and after 180 s of EX2, respectively. A significant muscle temperature increase (T_m) occurred within 2–4 s at all quadriceps muscle sites. T_m varied less than 10% between sites during EX1, but was 23% higher (P<0.05) in the vastus lateralis than in the rectus femoris muscle during EX2. T_m in the vastus lateralis was 101 and 109% of the mean quadriceps value during EX1 and EX2, respectively. We conclude that both fibre types and all quadriceps muscle portions are recruited at the onset of intense knee-extensor exercise, that essentially all quadriceps muscle fibres are activated during repeated intense exercise and that metabolic measurements in the vastus lateralis muscle provide a good indication of the whole-quadriceps muscle metabolism during repeated, intense, one-legged knee-extensor exercise.     

癫痫的睡眠动态脑电图临床应用价值

目的:探讨睡眠期动态脑电图(AEEG)在癫痫诊断中的作用。方法:利用 AEEG对836例癫痫患者自然睡眠期脑电波变化进行监测、分析。结果:正常106例 (12.7％),非特异性异常61例(7.3％),痫样波发放669例(80.0％),总异常730例 (87.3％)。痫样波出现于清醒期84例(12.5％),睡眠期408例(61.0％)。睡眠期明显高 于清醒期P<0.01。而睡眠期(NREM Ⅰ-Ⅱ期)占多数473／585例(80.7％)。结论:癫 痫和睡眠密切相关,通过自然和药物诱发睡眠,有助于提高癫痫脑电图阳性率,尤其是自然 睡眠AEEG对癫痫的定位诊断和分类更具有重要意义。对临床诊断困难的非典型发作及各种 不常见类型癫痫的作用更加突出,甚至起着决定性的作用。     

药物洗脱支架用于急性心肌梗死的临床观察

目的评价药物涂层支架用于急性心肌梗死的安全性及临床疗效。方法34例发病1周以内的急性心肌梗死患者梗塞相关动脉机械性再灌注治疗时使用药物涂层支架,并于术后3～12个月进行门诊及电话随访,必要时复查冠状动脉造影,观察住院及随访期间心血管事件发生率(死亡、再发急性心肌梗死及血管重建术)。结果37枚药物涂层支架(CYPHER15枚,TAXUS22枚)植入34个梗塞相关动脉(其中3处病变各植入2枚支架),支架长度(22.7±9.0)mm,支架直径(3.1±0.3)mm;10例(29.4%)接受直接经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(PCI),3例(8.8%)为挽救性PCI。支架植入成功率100%。1例(2.9%)支架内急性血栓形成,行急诊血管重建术。平均随访间期(5.9±2.8)个月,2例(5.9%)于随访期间因再发原部位心肌梗死入院治疗,1例因非靶血管病变致心绞痛于术后10个月入院治疗。住院及随访期间无死亡病例发生。结论研究提示药物涂层支架用于急性心肌梗死患者治疗梗塞相关动脉行机械性再灌注安全,可获得与药物涂层支架用于择期的、相对简单的冠状动脉病变的类似疗效。     

Thermal regulatory responses to submaximal cycling following lower-body cooling in humans

This study compared the effects of pre-exercise cooling with control water immersions on exercise-induced thermal loads derived from steady-state submaximal exercise. Eight healthy male participants [mean (SEM) age 29 (1) years, maximal oxygen uptake 3.81 (0.74) l·min^–1, and body surface area 1.85 (0.11) m²] took part in experiments that included 30 min of baseline data collection [ambient temperature 21.3 (0.2°C)], 30 min of immersion in water to the level of the supra-iliac crest [water temperatures of 35.1 (0.3)°C for thermoneutral and 17.7 (0.5)°C for precooled treatments], and 60 min of cycling exercise at 60% of maximal oxygen uptake. No significant differences were noted during exercise in net mechanical efficiency, metabolic rate, O₂ pulse, or ratings of perceived exertion between the two treatments. Precooling resulted in a significant negative body heat storage during immersion and allowed greater heat storage during exercise. However, net body heat storage for the entire protocol was no different between treatments. Cooling significantly lowered rectal, mean skin, and mean body temperatures as well as more than doubling the exercise time until a 0.5°C rectal temperature increase was observed. The cooling trial significantly delayed onset of sweating by 19.62 min and decreased sweat rate by 255 ml·h^–1 compared to control. Thermal and sweat sensation scores were lower after the cooling treatment compared to control. These data suggest that lower-body precooling is effective at decreasing body heat storage prior to exercise and decreases reliance on heat dissipation mechanisms during exercise. Therefore, this unique, well-tolerated cooling treatment should have a broader application than other precooling treatments. Electronic Publication     

A synthetic 10-kD heat shock protein (hsp10) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis modulates adjuvant arthritis

The heat shock protein, hsp10, is an abundant protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), its nucleotide sequence encoding a protein of 99 amino acids with a molecular mass of 10±7kD. This sequence is phylogenetically conserved, being represented by the GroES homologue of Escherichia coli. Hsp 10 and GroES are members of the chaperonin 10 family of molecular chaperones, and GroES is necessary for the optimal activity of GroEL, a member of the chaperonin 60 family and the E coli homologue of mycobacterial hsp65. Since hsp65 has been implicated in both experimental and human rheumatoid arthritis, we aimed to assess the immunomodulatory effects of its co-chaperonin, hsp10, in experimental arthritis. Our results show that an aqueous solution of a mycobacterial hsp10 delayed the onset and severity of adjuvant-induced arthritis in rodents when administered after disease induction but before joint involvement occurred. This biological activity was specific for the hsp10 of Mtb, since neither GroES nor the rat homologue was effective. Using synthetic hsp10 fragments, the activity was localized to the N-terminal region of the molecule. Assessment of circulating antibody levels to mycobacterial hsp10 and hsp65 indicated that all arthritic rats had increased litres to both hsp10 and hsp65: hsp10-treated rats showed further elevation of this humoral response not only to hsp10 but also to hsp65 when compared with the untreated arthritic control. This is the first report of the immunomodulatory activity of mycobacterial hsp10 in experimental arthritis, and exhibits a potential role for this co-chaperonin in pathophysiological situations.     

Relationship between frequency and amplitude of myocardial contractions in rats adapted to heat

After preliminary adaptation of rats to heat (for 3 h daily at 35°C for 1 month) the amplitude of contractions of the isolated papillary muscles from the left ventricle at 28°C at high frequency was higher than in control animals. This difference persisted at 36°C and disappeared at 25°C. It is postulated that adaptation to heat leaves a definite structural imprint in heart muscle cells.Laboratory of Pathophysiology of the Heart, Institute of General Pathology and Pathological Physiology, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Institute of Physiology and Experimental Pathology of the Arid Zone, Academy of Sciences of the Turkmenian USSR, Ashkhabad. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR A. M. Chernukh.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 82, No. 10, pp. 1168–1170, October, 1976.     

股骨粗隆间骨折采用改良L形钢板内固定的生物力学原理与临床应用

作者自1994年始采用自行设计L形钢板内固定治疗不稳定股骨粗隆间骨折60例，平均随访25个月，X线片显示骨折愈合时间6～13周，平均8．9周，伤肢功能在3个月内基本恢复正常，无骨折延迟愈合及髋内翻现象。为论证改良L形钢板的优点，本文采用8具新鲜尸股骨沿着它的外侧、内侧骨皮质粘贴6个应变片，观察股骨近端应变和位移分布，以检验改良L形钢板固定粗隆间骨折的效果。在实验前后将股骨粗隆造成二部分或四部分骨折。利用实验结果给制成应变和位移图，并与鹅头打固定组相比较。在载荷加至1800N时比较两种内固定器械的生物力学性能。结果表明，在治疗不稳定粗隆间骨折中，L形钢板比鹅头钉更具有生物力学的优势。     

Physical dilatation of the nostrils lowers the thermal strain of exercising humans

Increased nasal air flow during exercise was examined as a possible heat loss avenue contributing to selective brain cooling in hyperthermic humans. On 2 separate days, eight subjects [mean (SE) age, 26.4 (1.2) years] exercised on a cycle ergometer in a warm room [28 (0.2)°C; 28 (5)% relative humidity] to induce a moderate level of hyperthermia. In one session the nostrils were physically dilatated [average dilatation 1.55 (0.17) times] and in the other they were not (control). Both sessions started with a 5-min resting period; then subjects pedaled at 60 W for 5 min, 100 W for 15 min, and 150 W for 20 min. During dilatation both tympanic temperature (T _ty) and forehead skin blood flow, estimated by laser doppler velocimetry, were significantly lower than during the control exercise of 150 W. Rates of increase of (T _ty) during the 100-W exercise were the same in both conditions; however, during the 150-W exercise with dilatated nostrils (T _ty) increased at a rate significantly lower than during control [1.1 (0.3)°C·h^–1 vs 1.5 (0.4)°C·h^–1]. The change in the rate of increase of T _ty between conditions was significantly correlated to the degree of nostril dilatation (r = –0.77, P = 0.02), suggesting that the lower (T _ty) observed was due to nostril dilatation. Facial skin temperature was not significantly different between sessions. The results suggest that the nasal cavity may act as a heat exchanger in selective brain cooling of exercising humans.     

Heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) immunoreactivity in gastric epithelium associated with Helicobacter pylori infection: a pitfall in immunohistochemically interpreting HSP60-mediated autoimmune responses

Previous studies have suggested that heat shock proteins (HSP) of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) are involved in the induction of autoimmunity mediated gastritis. In the present report, the cross-reactivity between H. pylori-related HSP60 and gastric epithelial cells was investigated by the indirect immunoperoxidase method using two monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against H. pylori-derived HSP60, H9 and H20. H9 is reactive with an epitope common to bacterial HSP60, while H20 is specific to H. pylori HSP60. A total of 70 paraffin-embedded gastric biopsy specimens were analyzed after heat-induced epitope retrieval. Both mAb were cross-reactive with the gastric epithelial cells, with a higher frequency seen for the H9-reactive epitope. The frequency of positive epithelial decoration was not significantly different between H. pylori-positive and H. pylori-negative gastric mucosae. A variety of epithelial and non-epithelial cells were immunostained with mAb H9, while mAb H20 was cross-reactive only with small intestinal epithelia. Reactivity was mainly located in the Golgi area and rarely in the cytoplasm. These results suggest a noteworthy pitfall in immunohistochemical interpretations of HSP60-associated autoimmune reactions in the gastric mucosa.