日本血吸虫童虫细胞体外培养条件的初步研究

目的 探讨日本血吸虫童虫细胞体外培养条件。方法 选取转铁蛋白、核苷酸、碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(b-FGF)、黄体酮以及非必需氨基酸与维生素组合等5种促进细胞增殖的因子作为考察因素，每种因素选取添加与不添加两个水平，采用正交设计，以RPMI-1640为基础培养液，配制16种条件培养基对日本血吸虫童虫细胞进行体外培养，通过动态观察和AKP组化染色法及直观法分析法获得不同培养条件影响细胞增殖和细胞活力的结果。结果 第2，4，9，13，14孔中的组织出现明显的细胞增殖现象，其细胞AKP检测值也相应较高，各孔中培养细胞的AKP值经直观分析表明：促进细胞增殖最佳因素组合为C181A1，即转铁蛋白、核苷酸、b-FGF。结论 转铁蛋白、核苷酸、b-FGF对日本血吸虫童虫细胞增殖具有明显促进作用。     

Sodium trimetaphosphate enhances the effect of 250 p.p.m. fluoride toothpaste against enamel demineralization in vitro

This in vitro study investigated the effect of sodium trimetaphosphate (TMP), added to toothpaste containing 250 p.p.m. fluoride, on enamel demineralization. Bovine enamel blocks (n = 96) were subjected to five pH cycles over a 7‐d period and treatment with suspensions of toothpastes containing 0, 250, 500, and 1,100 p.p.m. fluoride (as sodium fluoride), as well as with 250 p.p.m. fluoride containing TMP at 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, and 3.0%. Treatment with toothpaste suspensions was performed under agitation twice a day, for 1 min. Surface and cross‐sectional hardness, and fluoride firmly bound to enamel, were quantified. Data were subjected to one‐way anova , followed by Tukey's test. Low‐fluoride toothpastes containing TMP at 0.25–1.0% resulted in enamel mineral loss similar to that seen for the toothpaste containing 1,100 p.p.m. fluoride. Also, the addition of TMP to the toothpaste containing 250 p.p.m. fluoride promoted enamel fluoride concentrations similar to those obtained for the 500 p.p.m. fluoride group. The toothpaste containing 250 p.p.m. fluoride and 0.25% TMP led to the lowest mineral loss among all groups. It was concluded that the addition of as little as 0.25% TMP to a toothpaste containing 250 p.p.m. fluoride can reduce enamel demineralization to levels similar to those seen for a conventional toothpaste containing 1,100 p.p.m. fluoride, in vitro.     

Verapamil protection of ischemic isolated rabbit heart: dependence on pretreatment

Verapamil may protect ischemic myocardium by several mechanisms: prevention of Ca overload as a direct effect of blocking Ca influx through slow channels, coronary vasodilatation, decreased contractility, or cardioplegia produced by high doses. We manipulated the experimental situation to ask whether the first mechanism alone could be protective. We studied isovolumically contracting rabbit hearts perfused at 37 degrees C, paced at 150/min, and maximally vasodilated by dipyridamole. Hearts were subjected to 60 min of low flow ischemia followed by 60 min reperfusion. Two groups were exposed to verapamil 0.5 microM beginning either 2 to 4 min before ischemia or 10 min after the onset of ischemia (when pressure development had ceased) and continuing until reperfusion. Developed pressure recovered during reperfusion to 70 +/- 4% of its initial value in hearts treated with verapamil before ischemia compared to 40 +/- 5% for control hearts and 35 +/- 11% for hearts treated with verapamil 10 min after the onset of ischemia. There was significant preservation of phosphocreatine at 10 min of ischemia and of ATP at 60 min in the early verapamil group compared to the other two. When verapamil was present before ischemia, pressure development during early ischemia was reduced to about 50% of control. Consequently there was substantial sparing of high energy phosphates and enhanced recovery of mechanical function. If verapamil was added 10 min after the onset of ischemia, when it no longer could affect cardiac work, there was no protection. Therefore, in the isolated rabbit heart, verapamil had an important protective effect only by reducing contractility of ischemic myocardium.     

Substrate geometry directs the in vitro mineralization of calcium phosphate ceramics

Repetitive concavities on the surface of bone implants have recently been demonstrated to foster bone formation when implanted at ectopic locations in vivo. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of surface concavities on the surface mineralization of hydroxyapatite (HA) and β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) ceramics in vitro. Hemispherical concavities with different diameters were prepared at the surface of HA and β-TCP sintered disks: 1.8 mm (large concavity), 0.8 mm (medium concavity) and 0.4 mm (small concavity). HA and β-TCP disks were sintered at 1100 or 1200 °C and soaked in simulated body fluid for 28 days at 37 °C; the mineralization process was followed by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and calcium quantification analyses. The results showed that massive mineralization occurred exclusively at the surface of HA disks treated at 1200 °C and that nucleation of large aggregates of calcium phosphate started specifically inside small concavities instead of on the planar surface of the disks. Regarding the effect of concavity diameter size on surface mineralization, it was observed that small concavities induce 124- and 10-fold increased mineralization compared to concavities of large or medium size, respectively. The results of this study demonstrated that (i) in vitro surface mineralization of calcium phosphate ceramics with surface concavities starts preferentially within the concavities and not on the planar surface, and (ii) concavity size is an effective parameter to control the spatial position and extent of mineralization in vitro.     

磷酸钙骨水泥复合骨形态发生蛋白6和血管内皮生长因子修复骨缺损

背景：单独将骨形态发生蛋白或血管内皮生长因子植入体内易被血液冲刷掉而不能最大限度发挥诱导成骨和血管生成作用,同时缺少载体的支撑作用。 目的：观察骨形态发生蛋白6、血管内皮生长因子及磷酸钙骨水泥联合应用在骨缺损修复过程中的作用。 方法：制作新西兰兔双侧股骨内侧髁骨缺损模型,左侧分别植入磷酸钙骨水泥/骨形态发生蛋白6/血管内皮生长因子、磷酸钙骨水泥/骨形态发生蛋白6及磷酸钙骨水泥,右侧不植入任何物质作为空白对照。植入8,16周通过硬组织切片组织学观察、电镜扫描等手段观察新骨形成情况。 结果与结论：各组材料的组织相容性良好,未见明显炎症组织反应。植入8周时,磷酸钙骨水泥/骨形态发生蛋白6/血管内皮生长因子组骨水泥-骨组织交界处基本上被新生骨小梁包绕,材料进一步降解,新生骨小梁表面可见大量活跃的成骨细胞;16周时,新生骨小梁继续长入,进一步增长、增粗、增多,有大量新生编织骨成网格状长入材料中,骨水泥材料降解明显,与周围组织结合紧密,降解与骨长入同步,此组不同时间点成骨速度及成骨效果均明显优于其他两组材料(P < 0.05)。表明3种材料联合应用可协同促进骨缺损修复。中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程全文链接：     

Regulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced calcium mobilization by cAMP-elevating agents in cultured canine tracheal smooth muscle cells

The effects of increases in cellular adenosine 3′5′-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) on 5-hydroxytryptamine-(5-HT-) induced generation of inositol phosphates (IPs) and increases in intracellular Ca²⁺ ([Ca²⁺]_i) were investigated using canine cultured tracheal smooth muscle cells (TSMCs). Cholera toxin and forskolin induced concentration- and time-dependent cAMP formation with half-maximal effects (−logEC₅₀) produced at concentrations of 7.0 ± 0.5 and 4.9 ± 0.4  respectively. Pretreatment of TSMCs with either forskolin or dibutyryl cAMP inhibited 5-HT-stimulated responses. Even after treatment for 24h, these agents still inhibited the 5-HT-induced Ca²⁺ mobilization. The inhibitory effects of these agents produced both depression of the maximal response and a shift to the right of the concentration response curves of 5-HT. The water-soluble forskolin analogue L-858051 [7-deacetyl-7β-(γ-N-methylpiperazino)-butyryl forskolin] significantly inhibited the 5-HT-stimulated accumulation of IPs. In contrast, the addition of 1,9-dideoxy forskolin, an inactive forskolin analogue, had little effect on this response. Moreover, SQ-22536 [9-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-9-H-purin-6-amine], an inhibitor of adenylate cyclase, and both H-89 [N-(2-aminoethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulphonamide] and HA-1004[N-(2-guanidinoethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulphonamide], inhibitors of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), attenuated the ability of forskolin to inhibit the 5-HT-stimulated accumulation of IPs. These results suggest that activation of cAMP/PKA was involved in these inhibitory effects of forskolin. The AlF₄ ⁻-induced accumulation of IPs was inhibited by forskolin, suggesting that G protein(s) are directly activated by AlF₄ ⁻- and uncoupled from phospholipase C by forskolin treatment. These results suggest that activation of cAMP/PKA might inhibit the 5-HT-stimulated phosphoinositide breakdown and consequently reduce the [Ca²⁺]_i increase or inhibit both responses independently. Received: 14 March 1996/Accepted: 10 April 1996     

Energetics of karate kumite

It is speculated that anaerobic metabolism is the predominant source of energy in karate kumite. However, no experimental proof is currently available. The metabolic cost and fractions of aerobic and anaerobic energy of karate kumite fighting were investigated. Ten male nationally or internationally ranked karateka [means (SD) age 26.9 (3.8) years, height 1.80 (0.08) m, mass 77.2 (12.8) kg] performed two to four fights scheduled and judged like a championship. Oxygen uptake was measured continuously with a portable spirometric device. Blood lactate was determined immediately before, and minute by minute after, each fight. Aerobic, anaerobic alactic and anaerobic lactic energy were calculated from oxygen uptake during the fight (VO₂), the fast component of the post-fight oxygen uptake (VO_2PCr) above resting values and changes in blood lactate concentration (Net-BLC), respectively. Altogether, 36 fights lasting 267 (61) s were analysed. The referees decisions caused an activity-to-break ratio of approximately 2:1. VO₂, VO_2PCr, and Net-BLC per fight were 165.3 (52.4) ml^.kg^–1, 32.2 (7.2) ml^.kg^–1and 4.2 (1.9) mmol^.l^–1; the overall energy cost above rest was 334.3 (86.3) kJ per fight. Fractions of aerobic, anaerobic alactic, and lactic energy sources were 77.8 (5.8)%, 16.0 (4.6)%, and 6.2 (2.4)%, respectively. The results indicate a high metabolic rate in karate kumite. However, the acyclic activity profile implies that aerobic metabolism is the predominant source of energy and there is anaerobic supplementation, mainly by high-energy phosphates.     

新型生物全降解药物支架置入小型猪冠状动脉的安全性

背景：目前冠状动脉支架的主要研究方向是高生物相容性的全降解生物材料及药物控释体系。 目的：评价2种新型生物全降解药物支架置入小型猪冠状动脉后的安全性。 方法：普通生物全降解支架为在聚左旋乳酸本体中融入抗增殖药物紫杉醇,新型生物全降解支架为在聚左旋乳酸及紫杉醇的基础上融入一种新型纳米材料无定形磷酸钙。①将普通生物全降解支架和新型生物全降解支架各5枚在冠状动脉造影下分别随机置入小型猪的冠状动脉,每种支架5头。于置入前和置入后28 d行血生化及C-反应蛋白水平检测;术后28 d冠状动脉造影观察支架置入段管腔通畅情况。②在微创显微镜辅助下于兔右髂外动脉分别置入普通生物全降解支架和新型生物全降解支架管状半成品(材料成分与上述支架一致),每种支架7只,在术前和术后28 d检测血尿素氮及肌酐水平。 结果与结论：置入后28 d两组猪谷丙转氨酶、谷草转氨酶、三酰甘油、总胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白及C-反应蛋白水平与置入前相比均无明显变化,但尿素氮、肌酐水平均明显高于置入前(P < 0.05);两组支架置入段血管均血流通畅、无血栓迹象和狭窄形成。支架置入前后两组兔肌酐和尿素氮水平无明显变化。表明新型生物全降解药物支架置入健康小型猪冠状动脉后是相对安全的,并且支架具有良好的组织相容性。     

Effect of hyperglycemia on reperfusion-associated recovery of intracellular pH and high energy phosphates after transient cerebral ischemia in gerbils

Abstract

Hyperglycemia increases cerebral damage after transient cerebral ischemia. This study used in vivo 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to determine the relationship of intracellular tissue acidosis and delayed recovery of brain high-energy phosphates to increased damage during the reperfusion period. Mongolian gerbils were subjected to transient bilateral carotid ischemia for 20 min with 2 h reperfusion. All gerbils were pretreated intraperitoneally with equivalent volumes in saline of 0.003 units per kilogram of insulin or vehicle, or with 4 grams of glucose per kilogram. The gerbils were then scanned in a 4.7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imager-Spectrometer to determine levels of intracellular pH, inorganic phosphate, adenosine triphosphate, and phosphocreatine. In each group, intracellular pH decreased with ischemia, but most significantly in hyperglycemic animals (6.45±0.15), in which it had not recovered to pre- ischemic levels by the end of the reperfusion period (6.8 ±0.1 vs 7.04 ±0.1, p <0.05). High-energy phosphates phosphocreatine-inorganic phosphate and phosphocreatine-adenosine triphosphate showed partial recovery in all groups throughout the reperfusion period; the recovery was not significantly altered by glucose status. Hyperglycemia worsened pH but not the recovery of high-energy phosphates in animals reperfused after 20 min of transient cerebral ischemia. This sustained acidosis may be a primary event in transient damage in hyperglycemic animals. [Neurol Res 1996; 18: 546-552]