Sympathetic control of spontaneous defibrillation of the heart

Department of Normal Physiology, Russian National Medical University, Moscow. (Presented by Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences V. A. Negovskii.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 114, No. 10, pp. 339–340, October, 1992.     

交感神经亢进引起的心电图改变

植物神经功能失调多见于一些中青年女性 ,临床症状表现为心悸、心前区不适、脉压差小、心电图示 T波异常 ,口服硝酸甘油可缓解 ,体格检查未发现异常     

α<Subscript>2β</Subscript> adrenoreceptor 301–303 deletion polymorphism in polycystic ovary syndrome

α_2β adrenoreceptor 301–303 deletion polymorphism does not influence basal metabolic rate, insulin resistance or weight gain in Greek women with polycystic ovary syndrome.     

肝移植患者术后住院期间的中枢神经系统并发症

目的探讨肝移植术后住院期间中枢神经系统并发症的发病情况、临床和神经影像学特征及可能的危险因素及预后。方法对中山大学附属第一医院1996年1月至2005年6月间共337例患者的358次肝移植手术进行回顾性研究。结果术后住院期间患者出现中枢神经系统并发症共58例，发生率16．2％，病死率41．4％。最常见的表现为肝移植脑病（10．3％），次之为癫痫（4．5％）和脑血管疾病（2．8％）。与无中枢神经系统并发症的肝移植患者相比，术后发生中枢神经系统并发症者的年龄、是否再次肝移植及病死率差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。结论肝移植术后住院期间中枢神经系统并发症的发生率及病死率较高，直接影响患者的生活质量及预后。年龄偏大、再次肝移植可能是其危险因素。     

Horner syndrome

Horner syndrome is an uncommon but important clinical entity, representing interruption of the sympathetic pathway to the eye and face. Horner syndrome is almost always diagnosed clinically, though pharmacological testing can be used to confirm the diagnosis. Imaging modalities such as PET, CT and MRI are important components of work‐up for patients presenting with acquired Horner syndrome. Our patient’s presentation with Horner syndrome unmasked the causative superior sulcus squamous cell carcinoma and a coincidental lower lobe adenocarcinoma. Successful radical treatment of these cancers resulted in complete resolution of the syndrome and disease‐free survival at 18 months. We review the anatomy and pathophysiology underlying this and other causes of Horner syndrome.     

CLINICAL NEUROPHARMACOLOGY OF CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS

Summary— Experimental and clinical data clearly demonstrate that calcium antagonists (CA) may have an action on the central nervous system (CNS). The cerebrovascular action of CA justifies their use in cerebral ischaemia, vasospasm and hypoxia. Several clinical trials have demonstrated such beneficial effects. On the other hand a number of reports indicate that CA may have a direct neuronal effect, although most of such trials have not been verified or are mere case reports. In addition, the large number of conditions susceptible to being corrected by CA is impressive: epilepsy, pain, dystonia, dyskinesia, psychiatric conditions, etc. Other papers are disconcerting that report extrapyramidal disorders induced by flunarizine and cinnarizine in the elderly, whereas nicardipine does not produce such side effects and may even alleviate some parkinsonian symptoms. In various experimental models (e.g. stroke, oedema), pharmacological effects have been shown to vary from one compound to the other. Two main questions are yet to be answered: 1) has the direct neuronal effect of CA been clearly established? 2) are the multiple clinical effects on the CNS really linked to calcium antagonism?     

新生大鼠海马神经细胞原代培养方法的改良

（1）目的：建立较理想的新生大鼠海马神经细胞体外原代培养方法。（2）方法：采用低浓度，长时间胰酶消化和机械分离相结合的方法进行单层原代培养。（3）结果：在体外培养条件下神经细胞结构特征明显化，并能形成典型的神经细胞网络。（4）结论；该培养技术是海马神经细胞体外培养的理想方法。     

Co-localization of SCPB-like and FMRFamide-like immunoreactivities in crustacean nervous systems

A monoclonal antibody to the molluscan small cardioactive peptide SCPB and a polyclonal antibody to FMRFamide were used to localize antigens in the stomatogastric nervous system and brain of two species of Cancer. Both antibodies labeled cell bodies, axons, and neuropilar processes in the brain and in the stomatogastric nervous system. All of the SCPB immunoreactive neurons were co-labeled with antibody to FMRFamide. However, antibody to FMRFamide labeled additional neurons of the commissural ganglion and the brain that were not immunoreactive to the monoclonal SCPB antibody.     

Isolated angiitis of the central nervous system: involvement of penetrating vessels at the base of the brain

Summary Isolated angiitis of the central nervous system (IAC) was diagnosed in a 40-year-old Caucasian male by histological examination of a leptomeningeal biopsy specimen, and the exclusion of systemic inflammatory or infective disease. Therapy with prednisone 30 mg/day and cyclophosphamide 100 mg/day resulted in clinical and radiological improvement, which have been maintained for an 8-month follow-up period. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed lesions implicating involvement of specific penetrating vessels at the base of the brain, an unusual complication of IAC, and allowed an accurate MRI-clinical correlation.