53 patients from a mainly climacteric population were treated monthly with 200 mg dehydro-epiandrosterone (DHEA) oenanthate or with 1 ampoule Gynodian-Depot®. Pronounced adiposity was present in 15 of these cases. Hormonal variables were determined before the treatment and during the depot effect of the preparations in order to study the principle which supports the oestrogenic influence and any weight-reducing influence under administration of DHEA. The elimination of lowpolar oestrogens increased considerably in 4 out of 13 post-menopausal cases treated with DHEA. This effect is probably indirect and presupposes intact ovaries. The incorporation of exogenous DHEA into the excretion of 17-ketosteroids and of 17-ketogenic steroids, such as those of androsterone + aethiocholanolone, depends on the size of the initial pool inasmuch as it is higher in small initial pools than in saturated pools - the size of the pool being age-dependent.
An average weight loss of >1 kg/mth was observed under DHEA treatment in 7 out 15 adipose cases. In comparison to the other 8 adipose cases, these 7 were younger and therefore also displayed higher values for 17-ketosteroids and their individual fractions. These circumstances appeared to explain why the administration of DHEA resulted in higher levels of free plasma DHEA which, in contrast to the cases without loss of weight, also resulted in an increase of renal DHEA-sulphate clearance. It was concluded from the findings that this is the explanation for the catabolic effect of exogenous DHEA.
Post-menopausally increased FSH and LH fractions were markedly suppressed in about half of the determinations after Gynodian-Depot administration, the findings indicating that DHEA is probably involved in suppression of the LH fraction. 相似文献
The major projection pathway of the olfactory bulb is by way of the lateral olfactory tract (LOT) to the olfactory cortex. Oscillatory bursts of extracellular potential appear during inspiration in both bulb and cortex. Based on anatomical and physiological considerations, a model was proposed, consisting of a bulbar transmitter, a conduction line representing axons in the LOT, and a cortical receiver. The model predicted the relation between phase and frequency of bulbar and cortical burst pairs, based on the expectation that the bulb drives the cortex. Experimental phase-frequency plots were computed from bursts of 9 bulbocortical electrode site pairs from each of 10 rabbits. For each site pair, the model predicted the expected range of the joint variation of phase and frequency, using the known distance between the bulbar and cortical sites. The model was highly successful (greater than 95% prediction accuracy) for one quarter of the total number of site pairs examined. The wide range of variation for the rest of the data suggested that higher order interactions are responsible for the phase relation between bulb and cortex. Convergence of input, independence of the cortical generator, cortical feedback to the bulb and synchronization by an outside source are all discussed as possible contributors to this variation. 相似文献
Background Surgical procedures enhance production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and angiogenic factors that play a pivotal
role in the immunological response to surgical trauma and take part in the pathogenesis of tumor growth and adhesions formation.
The purpose of the study was to access the influence of low-pressure CO2 pneumoperitoneum on the inflammatory and angiogenic responses during the postoperative period after laparoscopy.
Methods The study group consisted of 40 patients, operated on due to cholelithiasis using standard-pressure (n = 20) and low-pressure (n = 20) CO2 pneumoperitoneum. Serum concentration of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-10, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A, and
endostatin were measured before and at 6, 24, and 48 h after surgery with commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent
assay (ELISA).
Results Concentrations of IL-6 increased significantly after the operations in both groups. No differences were observed between the
groups in regards to IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10 levels. Concentrations of VEGF-A measured at 6 and 48 h were significantly lower
in patients who underwent laparoscopies performed with low-pressure pneumoperitoneum. No significant variations were observed
in endostatin serum concentration. Concentrations of the studied parameters were not influenced by duration of surgery or
by age, gender, or body mass index (BMI) of the patients.
Conclusions The results obtained in our study do not show any significant differences between studied operative procedures with regards
to systemic inflammatory response. Changes in the concentrations of VEGF-A and endostatin observed in the studied population
may suggest this technique is more favorable with regards to angiogenesis process intensity, along with all its consequences
and implications. 相似文献
The human prostatic urethra has been investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy. On the posterior wall of the urethra, the seminal colliculus with the orifices of the ejaculatory ducts is clearly detectable. The upper portion of the prostatic urethra shows a typical transitional epithelium with large superficial cells of a ruffled appearance. In the lower portion of the organ (underneath the openings of the ejaculatory ducts), the apical pattern of the cells varies considerably. Four main aspects are recognizable: apices provided with microvilli, dome-shaped apices with an almost smooth surface, large apices with labyrinthic microplicae and ciliated apices. Also, apices showing intermediate characteristics can be noted. The functional significance of the morphological patterns as well as the possibility of a transition among the various types of surface structures are discussed. 相似文献