碘杂环化合物对离体豚鼠心乳头肌动作电位和收缩力的作用

采用细胞内微电极记录技术,同步观察了3,6-[二甲氨基]-二苯并碘因甲酸盐(IHC-64)对豚鼠心乳头肌细胞动作电位和收缩力的作用。50μmol/L IHC-64抑制心肌收缩力,而不影响快反应动作电位。增加IHC-64浓度,动作电位0相最大峰值(APA)、除极速率(dp/dt_(max))和复极50％和90％时程(APD_(50)、APD_(90))被明显抑制。IHC-64抑制慢反应动作电位,提高细胞外钙浓度可拮抗这种抑制。结果提示,IHC-64主要抑制慢Ca~(2+)内流,同时也部分抑制快Na~+内流,它可能是一种新型B类钙通道阻滞剂。     

Gating modifier peptides as probes of pancreatic beta-cell physiology.

Pancreatic beta-cells depolarize in response to glucose and fire calcium-dependent actions potentials that trigger insulin secretion. The major current responsible for action potential repolarization in these cells is a delayed rectifier and Kv2.1 subunits are thought be a major contributor of the delayed rectifier channels. Hence, blockers of Kv2.1 channels might prolong action potentials and enhance calcium influx and insulin secretion. However, the lack of specific small molecule Kv2.1 inhibitors has hindered the testing of this mechanism. Importantly, several gating modifier peptides inhibit Kv2.1 channels in a relatively specific fashion. Hanatoxin (HaTX) and guangxitoxin-1 (GxTX-1) are examples that have been used to probe the role of Kv2.1 channels in beta-cell physiology. Both HaTX and GxTX-1 strongly inhibit the Kv current of beta-cells from various species, arguing that Kv2.1 subunits contribute significantly to the beta-cell delayed rectifier. GxTX-1 prolongs glucose-triggered action potentials, enhances glucose-dependent intracellular calcium elevations and augments glucose-dependent insulin secretion. Taken together, these data suggest that blockers of Kv2.1 channels may be a useful approach to the design of novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. These studies highlight the utility of gating modifier peptides in the study of physiological systems.     

Clinical evaluation of a potassium nitrate dentifrice for the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity

Abstract The effectiveness of a 5% potassium nitrate dentifrice as a daily home treatment for dentinal hypersensitivity was evaluated in a double-blind study in 36 Japanese subjects who complained of cold and/or tactile hypersensitivity. The subjects were divided into 2 groups, with 18 being given a 5% potassium nitrate dentifrice (treated group) and the other 18 a vehicle paste (control group). Both groups were instructed to brush their teeth 2 × a day. The hypersensitivity levels of the affected teeth were assessed by 2 stimuli, one tactile and the other cold air, and by the perception of pain. The results of all 3 assessment methods indicated that the potassium nitrate dentifrice significantly decreased the level of hypersensitivity at weeks 4, 8, and 12. In the treated group, a rapid decrease of positive scores for both the cold air stimulus and the subjective symptoms appeared from week 2. Although a significant decrease of the assessment score was also observed in the control group, the reduction rate of the score was much greater in the treated group by ail 3 assessment methods at weeks 4, 8, and 12. Complete relief of subjective symptoms throughout the 12 weeks’examination was noted in 67% of the subjects in the treated group, but in only 6% in the control group. These results suggest the usefulness of a 5% potassium nitrate dentifrice in Japanese patients with dentinal hypersensitivity.     

Repetitive firing properties in subpopulations of the chick Edinger Westphal nucleus.

The avian Edinger Westphal nucleus, through the ciliary ganglion, controls accommodation, iris constriction, and blood flow through the choroid. In live brainstem slices, the nucleus is easily identifiable as an olive-shaped cluster of neurons dorsal to the oculomotor nerve and nucleus. Intracellular recordings from neurons in the nucleus identified two classes of responses to sustained (300 to 500 ms) injections of depolarizing current. One set of cells fired action potentials for the duration of the pulse while a second set of cells fired action potentials only transiently, during the first 50 to 100 ms, after which they remained silent regardless of the size of the depolarization. Intracellular recordings followed by injections of the fluorescent dye lucifer yellow revealed that repetitively firing cells were located in the lateral half of the nucleus while non-repetitively or transiently firing cells were located in the medial half. These locations correspond to different Edinger Westphal subdivisions which have distinct inputs and target populations. The varying firing patterns are discussed with reference to the known functions of the subdivisions in which they occur. Replacement of calcium by magnesium in the extracellular medium had no effect on the number of action potentials fired by non-repetitively firing cells, suggesting that a calcium-activated potassium current is not responsible for suppressing repetitive firing in these cells. In contrast, in repetitively firing cells removal of extracellular calcium increased the frequency of action potential discharge and decreased the amplitude of afterhyperpolarizations following single action potentials. Addition of cadmium to the bath medium had similar effects.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Reduction in sodium chloride intake: effects on urinary Na, K and aldosterone output in healthy free-living adults

Eleven healthy free-living adults (six women, five men) weighed and recorded all food and drink consumed and collected all urine for two non-consecutive 7-day periods whilst eating their usual diet (Period 1) and attempting to reduce salt intake (Period 2). Bread (including pitta bread) provided on average a quarter of total Na intake of subjects in Period 1 so that wholemeal bread made without added salt was made available in Period 2. All subjects achieved substantial reductions (mean 65%) in Na intake in Period 2 with no change in K intake so that the Na:K molar ratio fell from 1.3 to 0.5. Urinary Na output closely followed intakes and there was a large increase (mean 11.2 μg/d) in aldosterone excretion with a non-significant increase in K output. Simple linear relationships which allow prediction of Na and K intake from the more easily measured urinary output were derived.     

推按运经仪为主治疗结石300例

采用推按运经仪加中药、耳穴贴压等综合治疗结石３００例，６０例肝胆结石中，治愈２８例，显效２０例，无效１２例，有效率８０％；２４０例泌尿系结石中，治愈１３６例，显效８８例，无效１６例，有效率９３．３％。     

hNa_v1.8mRNA在三叉神经痛患者痛支神经中的表达

目的：观察河脉毒素不敏感型钠通道Navl．8 mRNA在三叉神经痛(trigeminal neuralgia,TN)患者痛支神经中的表达。方法：利用RT—PCR技术，以β—actin为内参照，检测5例原发性TN保守治疗无效患者的痛支神经、2例行舌颌颈联合根治术患者正常耳大神经和肌肉组织中hNavl．8 mRNA的表达。结泉：hNavl．8 mRNA在TN患者痛支神经中有明显表达，而在正常耳大神经及肌肉组织中均无表达。结论：hNavl．8 mRNA在三叉神经痛支中的异常表达可能与TN的发病机制有关。     

离子通道与弱精子症

弱精子症是引起男性不育的常见病因之一。随着以精子自身为对象的研究深入,发现离子跨膜转运对精子的生理活动起着重要的作用。离子通道病于20世纪90年代提出,现已逐渐发现临床上许多先天性和/或后天获得性疾病与异常的离子通道有关。因此,关于精子的生理和疾病与离子通道的关系研究逐渐成为当前研究的热点之一。现就近年来与精子运动相关的离子通道,包括阳离子通道和阴离子通道的研究进展作一综述。