金尔伦治疗急性颅脑损伤的剂量效应研究

目的探讨金尔伦(盐酸纳洛酮)在治疗大鼠液压脑损伤后神经功能恢复和病理损害程度的剂量效应.方法将104只SD大鼠随机分为4组,伤后早期分别腹腔注射0.03 mg/Kg(小剂量组)、0.3 mg/Kg(中剂量组)、3 mg/Kg(大剂量组)金尔伦和等量生理盐水(对照组),连续7 d.结果中、大剂量组动物伤后脑神经功能恢复、脑水肿减轻程度及光、电镜检查显著优于对照组及小剂量组.结论伤后早期使用中剂量和大剂量金尔伦(盐酸纳洛酮)对大鼠液压颅脑损伤有明显的治疗效果.     

Long-term benefit to pallidal deep brain stimulation in a case of dystonia secondary to pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration.

Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with onset in childhood and rapid progression. There is no causative and insufficient symptomatic drug therapy. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the internal pallidum (GPi) has been reported to improve motor function. Most case reports, however, are limited to short observational periods. The impact of DBS on the progression and life expectancy in PKAN is unknown. We present a 5-year outcome and video documentation of bilateral GPi-DBS of an adolescent patient suffering from genetically defined PKAN.     

深覆盖患者正畸矫治后的面部软组织美学特征改变

目的:对两例生长发育高峰期后的骨性下颌后缩患者成功矫正深覆盖后的面部软组织改变进行研究。方法:患者矫治前后的头颅侧位X线片进行描图和重叠,分析软组织的变化。结果:软组织主要变化有:下面高增加,下唇明显前移,上唇后移,颏唇沟变浅,唇肌紧张度改善。结论:固定矫治器配合Forsus矫治器和II类间牵引使两例严重深覆盖患者的侧貌得到了明显改善。但矫正效果主要为牙颌-牙槽代偿,临床中需谨慎应用,注意病例选择。     

Neurosteroid modulation of allopregnanolone and GABA effect on the GABA-A receptor

The neurosteroid allopregnanolone (ALLO) or 3α-OH-5α-pregnane-20-one interacts with the GABA type A receptor chloride ion channel complex and enhances the effect of GABA. Animal and human studies suggest that ALLO plays an important role in several disorders including premenstrual syndrome, anxiety, and memory impairment. In contrast to ALLO, steroids with a hydroxy group in the 3β position usually exert a reducing effect and have recently attracted interest due to their suggested role in counteracting the negative action of ALLO. In this study, five different 3β-steroids were tested for their ability to modulate GABA-mediated chloride ion uptake in the absence and presence of ALLO in rat brain microsacs preparations. In addition, the effects of the 3β-steroids and their interaction with ALLO were investigated by patch-clamp recordings of spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs) in rat hypothalamic neurons from the medial preoptic nucleus (MPN). All tested 3β-steroids reduced the ALLO-enhanced GABA response in cerebral cortex, in hippocampus and in MPN. In cerebellum, only one had this effect. However, in the absence of ALLO, two of the 3β-steroids potentiated GABA-evoked chloride ion uptake and prolonged the sIPSCs decay time, whereas the others had little or no effect. Therefore, it is possible that at least some 3β-steroids can act as positive GABA_A receptor modulators as well as negative modulators depending on whether or not ALLO is present. Finally, these results suggest that the 3β-steroids could be of interest as pharmacological agents that could counteract the negative effects of ALLO.     

Age-related changes in the turnover rates of D1-dopamine receptors in the retina and in distinct areas of the rat brain

The steady-state density and the turnover rates of D₁-dopamine receptors were investigated in the striatum, nucleus accumbens, substantia nigra, and retina of adult (3-month-old) and aged (23-month-old) rats. The turnover rates were measured by monitoring the repopulation kinetics of D₁-dopamine receptors labeled with [³H]-SCH 23390 after the irreversible inactivation induced by a single dose of N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-ethoxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline (EEDQ, 10 mg/kg, s.c.). In all the neural tissues examined, the repopulation of D₁ dopamine receptors could be adequately described by a theoretical model that assumes a constant rate of receptor production (i.e. zero order) and a rate of degradation that is dependent on the receptor density at any time (i.e. first order). The results obtained indicate that the reduction in the density of D₁-dopamine receptors in the striatum, nucleus accumbens and substantia nigra of aged rats is the result of a larger decrease in the receptor production rate (−44 to −60%) than in the receptor degradation rate (−21 to −46%). By contrast, the production rate of D₁-dopamine receptors in the retina of aged rats remains unchanged, whilst the degradation rate is reduced by 25%. This results in an age-related increase in the density of D₁-dopamine receptors in the rat retina.     

Radioiodinated tracers for the evaluation of dopamine receptors in the neonatal rat brain after hypoxic-ischemic injury

In order to evaluate in vivo single-photon emission tomography (SPET) method of assessing cerebral function after hypoxic-ischemic injury in human neonates, we studied D₁ and D₂ dopamine receptors in a rat model. Seven-day-old rats underwent permanent unilateral common carotid ligation followed by exposure to 8% O₂. Two weeks later, in brains with no visible loss of hemispheric volume, striatal dopaminergic receptors were studied, with [¹²⁵I]TISCH and [1251]IBZM for the D₁ and D₂ dopamine receptors, respectively. Using [¹²⁵I]TISCH, we observed no modifications of D₁ receptors, but in contrast, ex vivo and in vitro autoradiographic experiments showed a 40% decrease in the striatal binding of [¹²⁵I]IBZM on both the ipsilateral and the contralateral side to the carotid ligation. These alterations were detected with IBZM, a D₂ dopamine receptor ligand usable for SPET imaging. Therefore, exploration of D₂ receptors by SPET in human neonates suffering from perinatal hypoxia-ischemia may be valuable for the diagnosis and follow-up of cerebral function damages. Correspondence to: D. Guilloteau     

汉防己甲素抑制三种神经递质引起的新生大鼠脑细胞内游离钙的升高

应用Ｐｕｒａ－２技术测定游离新生大鼠脑［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ浓度的技术、研究了Ｔｅｔ对静息脑［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ和３种递质引起的脑［Ｃａ２］ｉ变化的影响。Ｔｅｔ（１，１０和２０μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１）对静息脑［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ无明显影响。Ｔｅｔ（１０μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１）可降低Ｌ－Ｇｌｎ（０．１、１．０和１０μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１）引起的脑（Ｃａ２＋）ｉ的升高。在Ｈａｎｋ＇ｓ液Ｃａ２＋为１．３ｍｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１时，Ｔｅｔ１０μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１可降低Ｈｉｓ（５０和１００μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１）和５－ＨＴ（０．１、１．０、１０和１００μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１）引起的脑［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ的升高。但不能降低Ｈａｎｋ＇ｓ液无Ｃａ２＋时Ｈｉｓ和５－ＨＴ引起的脑［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ的升高。研究表明Ｔｅｔ可阻滞Ｌ－Ｇｉｎ、Ｈｉｓ和５－ＨＴ受体调控的钙通道。但对Ｈｉｓ和５－ＨＴ引起的细胞内贮存钙的释放并无明显影响。Ｔｅｔ的这种降低脑［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ的作用可能是其治疗脑缺血性疾病的机理之一。Ｐ＜０．０１在Ｔｅｔ１０μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１作用下，相同浓度的细胞外液钙和Ｈｉｓ（０、５０和１００μｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１），脑［Ｃａ２＋］ｉ分别是２２１±５、２４５±５和３０２±６ｎｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１。增加了１１．８?     

Evaluation of neural fold fusion and coincident initiation of spinal cord occlusion in the chick embryo.

Although it is known that rapid expansion of the vertebrate brain begins near the time that the spinal neurocoel is occluded, it still remains unknown when occlusion occurs in relation to neurulation. Since both morphogenetic events are critical for normal brain growth, it is important to decipher the temporal relationship between the two processes. This study assessed the temporal relationship of the two events with the rationale that if it could be demonstrated that occlusion occurs coincident with the completion of neurulation, then it could be argued that factors shown to direct neurulation could also initiate occlusion. Nearly 600 chick embryos (stages 9- through 12+) were cultured atop egg-agar, the caudal extent of neurulation determined, the cranial five pairs of somites removed and the neurocoels assessed for occlusion. In stage 9- through 10- chicks, neurulation of the spinal cord is incomplete. Stages 10 through 12+ exhibit neurulation and occlusion from the 8th to 19th somites. When lateral tissues were removed in embryos 8 through 10-, the neural folds became dysraphic whereas in embryos stage 10 and older, the folds remained fused dorsomedially and occluded. The only surgical manipulation that was found to prevent occlusion was elimination of the lateral tissues responsible for elevation and closure of the neural folds. Analysis of particular components of the lateral tissues essential for convergence, by treating embryos (n = 75) with chemicals known to degrade tissue-tissue bonds or specific components of the perineural matrix, indicated that more than 75% of the embryos treated with EDTA, EDTA plus Ca2+, trypsin, collagenase, or hyaluronidase exhibited little or no effect on convergence, dorsomedial fusion, and concomitant occlusion.     

大鼠固定脑双侧脑桥尾侧网状核间联系的研究-Dil荧光标记法

本文用Di1荧光染料作轴突示踪剂,主要在大鼠死后固定脑组织上研究双侧脑桥尾侧网状核间联系。结果发现:大量标记纤维聚集成小束,自一侧脑桥尾侧网状核越过中线至对侧同名核,标记纤维呈桔红色、强荧光,直径约1-2微米,纤维主要集中该核的腹侧区。当这些纤维达对侧网状结构内的脑桥尾侧网状部位,其中有些纤维分为上升、下降技。下降纤维行于两侧网状结构的内侧部,同侧约可追踪4-7毫米,对侧约2毫米左右,纤维在下降过程中逐渐减少。活体注射后,可见少量越过中线纤维,并在两侧网状结构内侧部见到少量纤维和散在的终末样纤维。双侧锥体束内均见大量标记纤维,除少数例子外,对侧荧光强度强于同侧。少量交叉纤维入对侧锥体束后入脑桥尾侧网状核。本文还对新近使用于神经解剖研究的荧光染料Dil的优、缺点进行了探讨。     

Thromboplastin—sensitivity,precision and other characteristics

A more sensitive or higher concentration of rabbit brain thromboplastin does not result in greater accuracy and precision of results in oral anticoagulant therapy and is unable to mimic the PIVKA sensitivity of human brain. In terms of International Normalized Ratios the British Comparative Thromboplastin and Manchester Comparative Reagent (both now discontinued) and the Manchester Reagent had the poorest sensitivity to factor VII of all the reagents studied. It is not possible accurately to calibrate rabbit brain against human brain thromboplastin in the upper therapeutic range and beyond.