Canine Latissimus Dorsi Muscle: An Apparatus for Isometric Force Measurements

Abstract: This paper describes a device used to measure the isometric forces generated during electrical stimulation of the canine latissimus dorsi muscle in vivo with a preserved neurovascular supply. This device uses 2 strain gauge force sensors linked to a movable alignment frame to which the muscle is attached. The muscle length is controlled by the application of known weights to the system. The device has a frequency of response of 17.5 Hz and compliance of -0.1 mm N^-1, and its experimental performance was tested in the anesthetized mongrel dog.     

骨骼肌钝挫伤后愈合质量的肌电评价

目的 :观察大鼠骨骼肌钝挫伤后 ,不同干预方法对骨骼肌修复过程中肌电信号的影响 ,研究肌电图在骨骼肌损伤愈合过程中的评价作用。方法 :10 8只雄性SD大鼠 ,利用自制的重物坠落打击装置造成右侧腓肠肌钝挫伤。随机分成 3组 ,即胰岛素样生长因子 - 1(IGF - 1)组、中药组和自然愈合组 ,分别于损伤局部注射IGF - 1、黄芪丹参注射液、不作处理。于伤后第 2、5、7、10、14、2 1、2 8、35、5 6天观察并比较双侧腓肠肌的肌电图变化 ,记录纤颤电位和正尖波等自发活动 ,分析复合肌肉动作电位 (CMAP)并测量其潜伏期和波幅 ,观察伤后CMAP的变化。结果 :(1)各组大鼠均于伤后第 2～ 5天出现纤颤电位和正尖波 ,约至第 7～ 10天达到高峰 ,然后逐渐减少。以IGF - 1组最早消失 ,中药组次之。 (2 )各组大鼠的伤侧肌电图CMAP中的潜伏期逐渐缩短 ,波幅逐渐增高。以IGF - 1组最快 ,中药组次之 ,自然愈合组最慢。 (3)伤后第 8周 ,IGF - 1组和中药组大鼠损伤侧CMAP波幅接近正常 ,自然愈合组则显著低于其它两组。结论 :(1)肌电图检测证实 ,IGF - 1和黄芪丹参注射液均具有促进骨骼肌损伤愈合的作用 ,但以IGF - 1的作用更明显。 (2 )损伤肌肉局部肌电信号的变化 ,可以用来评价损伤骨骼肌的修复进程和愈合质量     

过氧化氢对血管平滑肌细胞的作用

目的　研究过氧化氢 (H2 O2 )对兔血管平滑肌细胞的作用机制。方法　兔血管平滑肌细胞 (VSMCs)原代培养 ,微量细胞培养四甲基偶氮唑蓝法 (MTT)检测不同浓度H2 O2 在不同时段对其增殖影响 ,确定进一步研究的H2 O2 浓度 ,并应用流式细胞仪检测此浓度H2 O2 对VSMCs细胞周期和细胞凋亡的作用。结果　MTT法检测 ,H2 O2 浓度≥ 10 0 μmol/L(10 0～ 14 0 0 μmol/L)时 ,与VSMCs作用仅 1h ,即出现吸光度值显著降低 (P <0 .0 1) ;流式细胞仪细胞周期检测 ,H2 O2 浓度≥ 10 0 μmol/L时 ,与VSMCs作用 2 4h后 ,其G1期细胞数显著高于对照组 (94.65 %和 79.97% ) (P <0 .0 1) ,以H2 O2浓度在 10 0 μmol/L时尤为明显 ;流式细胞仪AnnexinV PI双标细胞凋亡检测 ,10 0 μmol/LH2 O2 有促进VSMCs凋亡作用 ,并在作用 48h左右达到高峰 ,占 2 6.76% ,与对照组相比 ,差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 1)。结论　H2 O2 浓度≥ 10 0 μmol/L时 ,可显著抑制VSMCs增殖 ;当H2 O2 浓度为 10 0 μmol/L时 ,有促进VSMCs凋亡作用。     

Neurogenic muscle hypertrophy in radiculopathy

The course of radiculopathy is sometimes associated with weakness and wasting of muscles. Very rarely in such cases, however, is hypertrophy of muscle fibres observed. Three cases are presented of sciatica with enlarged calves caused by hypertrophy of type 1 or types 1 and 2 muscle fibres. In light of the literature and the results obtained, an attempt is made to explain the cause of rare clinical symptoms and draw attention to diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties.     

An electron microscopic study of local anesthetic-induced skeletal muscle fiber degeneration and regeneration in the monkey

An electron microscopic study was done on abductor pollicis brevis muscles of 18 Rhesus monkeys after intramuscular injections of 0.75% bupivacaine, 2% mepivacaine, or 2% lidocaine + epinephrine. The muscles were examined for from 2 h to 28 days. Severe muscle fiber damage, consisting of breakdown of sarcolemma and myofibrils, was seen as early as 2 h. Phagocyte mediated fragmentation of the degenerating muscle fibers was at its peak during the third and fourth days. Myoblasts were abundant during the fourth day. Early myotubes appeared on the fifth and sixth days, and they matured during the second week. Satellite cells appeared alongside mature myotubes. Overall, the local anesthetic-induced breakdown and regeneration of skeletal muscle fibers in the monkey followed a course quite similar to that seen in the rat.     

Adhesion in skeletal muscle during regeneration.

Adhesion molecules were studied in regenerating skeletal muscle immunohistochemically and ultrastructurally after a standardized trauma. In normal muscle, extracellular matrix (ECM) protein tenascin was restricted to myotendinous junctions (MTJ), while the integrin beta 1-subunit was present also on the sarcolemma. After injury, tenascin increased on the outer surface of regenerating myofibers, where cellular fibronectin also accumulated. Later, tenascin concentrated at the tips of regenerating myofibers, where new MTJs were formed. The beta 1-subunit disappeared on necrotized myofibers and reappeared on regenerating fibers in a thicker layer. The regenerating myofibers were invested by a basal lamina, except for the growth cones at the distal ends, which were laminin-negative until the formation of MTJs occurred. These results indicate that regenerating muscle cells are attached to the ECM in a way that allows both growth of the muscle cells across the scar and their use before the regeneration is completed.     

Age, fiber type composition and in vitro contracture responses in human malignant hyperthermia

Muscle fiber typing and in vitro contracture tests were performed in 59 patients investigated for susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia (MH). Eighteen patients were found to be susceptible to MH. There was no difference in age or fiber type distribution between MH susceptible and non-susceptible patients. No correlation was found between age and fiber type distribution. Separate analyses for each diagnostic group revealed no relationship between age or fiber type distribution and response to halothane or caffeine. When all caffeine results were pooled, however, there was a significant effect of age on the caffeine specific concentration (the concentration eliciting a contracture of 1 g), but not on the caffeine threshold concentration (the minimal concentration eliciting an increase in tension). It is concluded that age and fiber type distribution have no influence on MH diagnosis, if the protocol of the European MH Group for evaluation of susceptibility to MH is followed.     

低强度激光照射诱导大鼠胸主动脉金属硫蛋白的生成

目的：观察低强度红激光照射对大鼠脑主动脉金属硫蛋白（metallothionein,MT)生成的影响，探讨激光照射的细胞保护机制。方法：取24只大鼠的胸主动脉，将其制成厚度为0．5mm的薄片，置于含10％胎牛血清Krebs-Henseleit液6孔培养板，经95％O2－5％CO2、37℃孵育。设对照组及3个实验组，对照组不照射激光，3个实验组分别以功率密度为3、6和12J／cm^2的632nm波长的激光照射。采用竞争性RT－PCR法测定胸主动脉内MT的mRNA水平变化，以^109Cd牛血红蛋白饱和法测定MT的含量。结果：3个实验组MT1 mRNA水平分别比对照组增加175％（P＞0.05)、418．6％（P＜0．05）和668．2％（P＜0．01）；MT2 mRNA水平分别比对照组增加163．9（P＞0．05）、615％、（P＜0．01）和1087％（P＜0．01）；相应的MT蛋白含量分别比对照组增加142．8％（P＜0．05）、170．8％（P＜0．05）和142．1％（P＜0．05）。