Release of neuroactive substances: homocysteic acid as an endogenous agonist of the NMDA receptor

Summary Sulfur containing amino acids such as homocysteic acid (HCA), cysteinsulfinic acid, homocysteinsulfinic acid are released by depolarization of slices from various rat brain regions in a Ca⁺⁺-dependent manner. L-HCA excites caudate neurons through their N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor and potentiates their cortically evoked excitatory postsynaptic potentials.³⁵S-methionine can label the releasable pool of HCA, and thus appears as a precursor of HCA. Thus HCA is a transmitter candidate which acts predominantly on the NMDA receptor.     

血清中氨基酸含量对急性缺血性脑血管病诊断的探讨

目的探讨血清中氨基酸的含量变化与短暂性脑缺血和脑梗死体积大小的关系以及对急性缺血性脑血管病的超早期诊断的意义。方法选择发病6h以内的急性缺血性脑血管病(AICVD)患者80例，其中脑梗死(CI)组57例，短暂性脑缺血(TIA)组23例，CI组中大体积梗死19例，中体积梗死22例，小体积梗死16例，各取血清进行高效液相色谱法分析测定血清Glu和GABA。结果TIA组的超早期血清中L-Glu、GABA含量高于对照组，低于CI组；CI组超早期血清中L-Glu、GABA含量高于对照组和TIA组；超早期梗死灶体积大小与血清中L-Glu、GABA含量呈正相关，含量越高，梗死灶体积越大。结论患者血清中L-Glu、GABA含量高低，对急性缺血性脑血管病的超早期诊断有一定的临床价值。     

中长链脂肪酸食用油可降低超重高甘油三酯血症患者体脂肪和血脂水平

T可以减少超重高甘油三酯血症患者体脂肪,降低血甘油三酯和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平.     

血浆置换治疗97例重型肝炎并发症的防治

目的探讨血浆置换治疗重型肝炎时并发症的发生原因及防治措施。方法回顾血浆置换治疗97例重型肝炎时出现的并发症的有关资料，分析各种并发症发生的原因。结果26．6次治疗中共出现并发症131次，发生率达49.3％。按发生率高低依次为皮疹、麻木和（或）搐搦、血压下降、胸闷、失衡综合征、置管处渗血、体外循环凝血及置管处渗液。结论血浆置换治疗重型肝炎时并发症的发生率高，但经处理均能缓解，可以在严密监护下实施。     

大鼠脊髓压迫损伤减压后钙离子和兴奋性氨基酸的变化

目的 :SS研究大鼠脊髓压迫损伤减压后钙离子和兴奋性氨基酸变化及其与神经功能恢复的关系 .方法 :将动物随机分为 :慢性渐进性脊髓损伤组 ,慢性渐进性脊髓损伤减压 1,7,14 ,2 8d组 .取伤段脊髓 ,用高效液相色谱法检测谷氨酸和天门冬氨酸的含量的变化 ,用原子吸收光谱法测定其离子改变及水含量 .结果 :慢性渐进性脊髓损伤减压后钙离子和兴奋性氨基酸有明显的降低 ,减压后 1,7,14 ,2 8dGlu(μmol·g-1)分别为 :6 .16± 0 .16 ,5 .4 3± 0 .2 2 ,5 .4 3± 0 .17,5 .33± 0 .2 0 ;Asp(μmol·g-1)分别为 :3.39± 0 .12 ,2 .96±0 .11,2 .92± 0 .16 ,2 .89± 0 .15 ;Ca2 + 离子 (μmol·kg-1)分别为 :5 .84± 0 .11,5 .33± 0 .10 ,5 .2 8± 0 .17,5 .2 4± 0 .0 2 .它们均较减压前 (Glu为 6 .32± 0 .10 μmol·g-1,Asp为 3.5 6±0 .13μmol·g-1,Ca2 + 为 6 .5 3± 0 .6 4 μmol·kg-1)有显著降低 (P <0 0 5 ) ,其中前 7d降低较快 ,以后有降低不明显 .减压后 1,7,,14 ,2 8d改良的Tralov评分分别为 3.5 3± 0 .11,3.74± 0 .12 ,3.86± 0 .12 ,3.88± 0 .10 ;斜板试验分别为 4 3.3± 2 .3,4 6 .2± 1.1,4 8.8± 2 .8,4 9.7± 2 .6 ,均较减压前Tralov评分 (3.4 0± 0 .13)斜板试验 (40 .9± 1.8)有显著升高     

胸骨浆细胞肉芽肿1例报告

浆细胞肉芽肿临床较少见,常发生于肺、眼眶及消化道等部位,发生于骨则罕见。大部分骨的浆细胞肉芽肿发生于颞骨,发生于胸骨者尚少见报道。现将我院胸骨浆细胞肉芽肿1例报告如下。     

Transmitter Release Associated with Long-term Synaptic Depression in Rat Corticostriatal Slices

Using a corticostriatal slice preparation, we have recently shown that tetanic stimulation of the corticostriatal pathway produces long-term depression (LTD) of striatal excitatory synaptic transmission. In the present study we have analysed the relationship between LTD and the striatal release of different endogenous transmitters. Samples of perfusate were collected via a small cannula placed just above the surface of the striatal slice close to the recording electrode, and were analysed by HPLC. The high-frequency stimulation (100 Hz, three trains, 3 s duration, 20 s intervals) used to induce LTD caused a significant but transient increase in the release of both excitatory (aspartate and glutamate) and inhibitory (glycine and GABA) amino acid transmitters. Tetanic stimulation also produced a significant, but transient increase in the release of endogenous dopamine. We conclude that the tetanic stimulation of the corticostriatal pathway is able to induce a large but transient release of excitatory amino acids and of dopamine, whose participation in the induction of striatal LTD has been demonstrated previously. Moreover, the maintenance of this form of synaptic plasticity does not seem to require a sustained change in transmitter release.     

Distribution of metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR5 immunoreactivity in rat brain

The receptor mGluR5 is a metabotropic glutamate receptor with messenger RNA abundantly present throughout cortex, hippocampus, and caudate/putamen that is also coupled to phosphatidyl inositide hydrolysis and calcium mobilization. In this study, the distribution of mGluR5 was examined in rat brain by immunocytochemistry. The antibody utilized is highly specific and does not cross react with the most closely related other metabotropic glutamate receptor, as determined by Western blot analysis of nonneuronal cells transfected with metabotropic receptor coding sequences. The receptor mGluR5 is widely expressed with the highest density in olfactory bulb, caudate/putamen, lateral septum, cortex, and hippocampus, as confirmed with both immunocytochemistry and Western blot analysis. Electron microscopic studies in hippocampus and cortex indicate that the labeling is mostly on membranes of dendritic spines and shafts. Light and electron microscopic evidence indicates that some mGluR5 immunoreactivity is located in presynaptic axon terminals, suggesting that mGluR5 may function as a presynaptic receptor.     

人红细胞胆固醇含量的增龄变化

用胆固醇酶联试剂显色法检测１８９例健康成人红细胞胆固醇和血浆胆固醇含量，结果表明，健康成人的Ｅ－Ｃｈ含量随增龄而升高，并呈直线相关；Ｐ－Ｃｈ含量也随增龄而升高，并呈直线相关；Ｅ－Ｃｈ含量呈直线正样关。提示Ｅ－Ｃｈ含量检测可作为反映机体衰老程度的一项客观指标。