Diethylnitrosamine-induced metastasizing hepatocellular carcinomas in New Zealand white rabbits

Summary The aim of this study was to produce large liver tumors reliably, and to diagnose the tumors during development. Therefore, New Zealand white rabbits were treated withN-nitrosodiethylamine orally three times per week by gavage and were examined by clinical-chemical assay at regular intervals during the average treatment period of 14 months. The total cumulative dose was 1200 mgN-nitrosodiethylamine over 14 months. After a short treatment period the initial dose of 3 mg/kg had to be reduced to 1.5 mg/kg. In all 11 treated animals (100%) liver tumors were seen at the end of the study. Four control animals did not show any neoplastic changes. Clinical parameters investigated were for an assessment of liver function, total protein, urea, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, albumin and neuraminic acid as well as some serum electrolytes. The in vivo diagnosis of liver tumors based on changes in these parameters proved to be relatively unreliable. The liver enzyme tests and urea concentration only yielded significant changes when the liver tumors were very large. Changes in neuraminic acid levels were the most reliable indicator for the presence of a liver tumor in this animal model. In the 11 treated animals, serum values of this marker increased towards the end of the study'by an average of 300 mg/dl. The induced tumors were mainly hepatocellular carcinomas. Only in 1 animal was a hepatocellular adenoma found. Further primary tumors diagnosed were six adenomas in the kidneys and two uterus adenomas, as well as nasal cavity tumors (two papillomas, one carcinoma, one adenoma and one adenocarcinoma). In 70% of the treated rabbits the hepatocellular carcinomas had metastasized to the lungs.     

电针家兔耳穴对血压和膈神经放电作用实验研究

对比观察在自然呼吸、窒息兴奋期和抑制期电针28只麻醉家兔“降压点”穴对动脉血压和积分膈神经放电的影响,经124次实验发现:于上述三种状态下电针耳穴血压下降分别为7.48±0.67kpa(P 0.01)、4.83±0.63kpa和4.25±0.7kpa(p<0.05);积分膈神经放电频率增快为2.87±0.26次/10秒,3.54±0.31次/10秒和3.24±0.41次/10秒(p<0.01)。结果表明电针该穴有显著降压阳增快呼吸频率的作用,其中兴奋期比抑制期降压更为明显。为临床进一步研究耳针对高血压急症和呼吸衰竭的抢救提供了实验资料。     

脱水穿心莲内酯珀琥酸半酯单钾盐家兔体内药代动力学实验研究

采用紫外分光光度法测定脱水穿心莲内酯琥珀酸半酯单钾盐血药浓度,并对腹腔单剂量注射给药后家兔体内药代动力学进行了研究。用计算机对血药时间数据进行了曲线拟合。结果表明:该药腹腔注射给药在家兔体内的转运符合二室开模型动力学方程。     

Histological and clinical responses of articular cartilage to low-level laser therapy: Experimental study

This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of low-level laser irradiation on experimental lesions of articular cartilage. A standard lesion was practised on the femoral trochlea of both hindlimbs of 20 clinically normal Californian rabbits. These animals were divided into two groups of 10 individuals each, depending on the laser equipment used for treatment. Onc group was treated with He-Ne laser (8 J cm^-2, 632.8 nm wavelength) and the other with infra-red (IR) laser (8 J cm^-2, 904 nm wavelength). In both groups, five points of irradiation to the right limb alone were irradiated per session for a total of 13 sessions, applied with an interval of 24 h between sessions. These points were the following: left and right femoral epicondyles, left and right tibial condyles and the centre of articulation. The distance between these points was approximately 1 cm. The untreated left limb was left as a control. During treatment, extension angle and periarticular thickness were considered. At the end of the treatment, samples were collected for histopathologi-cal study and stained with: Haematoxylin-Eosin, PAS and Done. The results show a statistically higher anti-inflammatory capacity of the IR laser (p < 0.0001). The functional recovery was statistically similar for both treatments (p < 0.176). Histological study showed, at the end of the treatment, hyaline cartilage in the IR group, fibrocartilage in the He-Ne group and granulation tissue in the control limbs. Clinical and histological results indicated that this laser treatment had a clear anti-inflammatory effect that provided a fast recuperation and regeneration of the articular cartilage.     

99Tcm-HYNIC-Annexin V动脉粥样硬化显像的实验研究

目的 探讨99Tcm-联肼尼克酰胺(HYNIC)-膜联蛋白V(Annexin V)显像检测兔动脉粥样硬化(AS)病变的价值.方法 5只雄性日本大耳白兔通过免疫损伤血管和12周高脂饮食制备成AS模型(实验组),自兔耳缘静脉按体质量注射99Tcm-HYNIC-Annexin V 37 MBq/kg,分别行活体和离体血管的99Tcm-HYNIC-Annexin V显像.5只未经特殊处理的同种白兔行活体显像作为对照.对实验组兔的主动脉分段后,测定各片段质量和放射性计数,并进行病理学和免疫组织化学检查.采用SPSS 13.0软件对数据进行统计学处理.结果 显像剂注射后2h,实验组兔主动脉可见放射性摄取达峰值,而对照组未见明显的放射性摄取,前者靶/非靶(T/NT)比值(2.70±0.26)明显高于后者(1.30±0.13,t=1.99,P＜0.05).实验组兔的主动脉血管斑块片段放射性摄取(每克组织百分注射剂量率,%ID/g)为(0.075±0.016)%ID/g,明显高于非斑块血管片段[(0.035±0.013)%ID/g,前者是后者的(4.55±0.99)倍,t=4.77,P＜0.001];两者的凋亡细胞指数(AI)分别为(40.53±14.94)%和(11.90±7.09)%,差异具有统计学意义(t=2.54,P＜0.01).所有血管片段的放射性摄取(%ID/g值)与AI呈正相关(r=0.98,P＜0.001).结论 99Tcm-HYNIC-Annexin V可以无创性地检测AS斑块的凋亡.     

低剂量混配农药对家兔血浆谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶和一氧化氮的影响

目的 探讨低剂量混配农药对家兔脂质过氧化及一氧化氮（NO）浓度的影响及意义。方法 将家兔随机分为6个混配农药染毒组、1个丙溴磷染毒组和1个对照组，于不同的时间测定各组血清胆碱酯酶（ChE)活力、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px)活力及一氧化氮（NO）浓度。结果 除较高剂量混配农药组外，其余各组染毒后的ChE活力均大于对照组实验前平均值的70%。随着染毒时间的延长农药混配组血浆GSH-Px活力高于或显著高于同时间的单剂量组和对照组，而血浆NO的浓度则呈降低趋势。结论 低剂量含有机磷的混配农药在导致ChE活力降低之前即可造成脂质过氧化增强和NO浓度的降低。     

重组人酸性成纤维细胞生长因子促进创伤愈合的研究

目的：研究重组人酸性成纤维细胞生长因子（rh-aFGF)对兔创伤的促愈合作用。方法：采用兔背部刀割伤模型，将rh-aFGF溶液隔日一次滴注于创面，用创面照像、透明膜描记称量法记录伤后第4、8、12、16天创面面积，用注水法测量伤腔容积，伤后第8、16天取创面组织，观察创面的病理学变化，包括肉芽组织生长与再上皮化情况。结果：rh-aFGF可明显加速兔皮肤创伤的愈合，使创面面积明显缩小（P＜0．05），使伤腔容积明显减少（P＜0．05）。组织学检查：rh-aFGF组创面伤后8天成纤维细胞生长活跃、数量多，其毛细血管胚芽与成纤维细胞数量显著多于对照组；伤后16天，创面收缩与再上皮化明显，新生上皮向创面中心爬行较快。结论：rh-aFGF对兔背部刀伤创面有明显的促修复作用。     

Invited. Brain edema development after MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment

The aim of this study was to investigate a potential technique for image-guided minimally invasive neurosurgical interventions. Focused ultrasound (FUS) delivers thermal energy without an invasive probe, penetrating the dura mater, entering through the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) space, or harming intervening brain tissue. We applied continuous on-line monitoring by MRI to demonstrate the effect of the thermal intervention on the brain tissue. For this, seven rabbits had a part of their skull removed to create access for the FUS beam into the brain through an acoustic window of 11 mm in diameter. Dura was left intact and skin was sutured. One week later, the rabbits were sonicated for 3 seconds with 21 W acoustic power, and the FUS focus was visualized with a temperature-sensitive T1-weighted MRI pulse sequence. The tissue reaction was documented over 7 days with T2-weighted images of the brain. The initial area of the central low signal intensity in the axial plane was .4 ± .3 mm², and for the bright hyperintensity surrounding the lesion, it was 2.3 ± .6 mm² (n = 7). In the coronal plane, the corresponding values were .4 ± .1 mm² and 3.4 ± .9 mm² (n = 5). The developing brain edema culminated 48 hours later and thereafter diminished during the next 5 days. Histology revealed a central necrosis in the white matter surrounded by edematous tissue with inflammatory cells. In summary, the image-guided thermal ablation technique described here produced a relatively small lesion in the white matter at the targeted location. This was accomplished without opening the dura or the need for a stereotactical device. MRI allowed on-line monitoring of the lesion setting and the deposition of thermal energy and demonstrated the tissue damage after the thermal injury.     

改变在体兔左心室后负荷对其电生理参数的影响

目的：探讨改变在体兔左心室后负荷对室性心律失常发生情况及左心室电生理参数的影响。方法：改变左心室后负荷，观察室性心律失常发生情况，并测定左心室舒张阈值（ＶＤＴ），相对不应期（ＲＲＰ），有效不应期（ＥＲＰ）及其不应期离散和心室纤颤阈（ＶＦＴ）。结果：逐级增加左心室后负荷（ＡＢ级）可使左室空间ＲＲＰ，ＥＲＰ离散增加（Ｂ级，Ｐ＜００５），ＶＦＴ降低（Ｂ级，Ｐ＜００１）；各实验动物均出现室性心律失常（Ｂ级）；而逐级减小左室后负荷（ＣＤ级），心室电生理参数无变化（Ｐ＞００５），各实验动物亦无室性心律失常发生。结论：增加左心室后负荷诱发室性心律失常，与左室空间不应期离散增加有关。     

Response of body temperature and serum iron concentration to repeated pyrogen injection in rabbits

We measured body temperature and serum iron concentration after five daily consecutive injections of febrile doses of Salmonella typhosa lipopolysaccharide (0.1 g/kg) and two doses of Staphylococcus aureus cell walls (1×10⁷ and 5×10⁷ cells) in rabbits. Tolerance to endotoxin injection, as manifest by a significant attenuation in the body temperature elevation, developed after the first injection of endotoxin. The endotoxin-induced fall in serum iron concentration was attenuated significantly by the 5th day of endotoxin injection. In contrast, no tolerance developed in either the body temperature or serum iron response following repeated daily injections of S. aureus. Rabbits rendered tolerant to endotoxin showed normal febrile and serum iron responses to subsequent S. aureus injection. Rabbits given serial injections of S. aureus, although not tolerant to S. aureus itself, exhibited attenuated body temperature responses but not serum iron responses to endotoxin injection. We suggest that repeated injection of endotoxin diminishes the ability of endotoxin to stimulate endogenous pyrogen (EP) synthesis and/or release, a property not shared by the gram-positive pyrogen S. aureus. However, repeated injection of S. aureus weakens the central endotoxin-EP pathway.