Anatomical considerations of selective pudendal neurectomy

The pudendal nerve was examined in 100 cadavers of both sexes. Because of the variable number of trunks of the pudendal nerve, 5 types were distinguished: one-trunked; two-trunked, rectopudendal; two-trunked, pudendo-penile (or-clitoridal); three-trunked, recto-perineo-penile (or-clitoridal); four-trunked, recto-perineo-perineopenile (or-clitoridal). The authors' suggestions make it possible to perform selective pudendectomy, consisting in denervation of the sphincter urethrae muscle by neurectomy of the perineal branches of the pudendal nerve.     

小儿肾脏疾病血,尿内皮素的变化

目的研究小儿肾脏疾病血、尿内皮素（ＰＥＴ、ＵＥＴ）的水平及其相互关系。方法采用同位素放免方法检测了肾病综合征（ＮＳ），肾小球肾炎（ＧＮ），肾功能衰竭（ＲＦ）共７２例患儿血及尿中ＥＴ，血心钠素（ＡＮＰ）水平。结果ＮＳ，ＧＮ，ＲＦ三组的ＰＥＴ及ＵＥＴ值明显高于对照组，尤其ＲＦ组（Ｐ＜００５，Ｐ＜０．０１）。ＡＮＰ值在ＧＮ组和ＲＦ组明显高于对照组（Ｐ＜００１）。８例ＡＲＦ患儿恢复期血ＥＴ水平下降，６例ＣＲＦ患儿虽经治疗，但血ＥＴ水平不降或上升。结论ＥＴ在小儿肾脏疾病发病机理及病情进展中可能起重要作用，其值高低与病情严重程度及预后有关。     

Effects of prolonged administration of neurotensin, arginine-vasopressin, NPY, and bombesin on blood TSH, T3 and T4 levels in the rat

Adult female rats were i.p. infused (Alzet osmotic minipumps) with neurotensin (NT, 2 micrograms/rat/day for 7 days), arginine-vasopressin (AVP, 2 micrograms/rat/day for 8 days), bombesin (BM, 0.75 microgram/rat/day for 7 days) or injected with neuropeptide Y (NPY, 0.5 microgram/rat twice a day for 4 days). NT infusion increased absolute and relative thyroid gland weight and decreased serum T4 level, while serum TSH and T3 levels remained unchanged. AVP treatment increased thyroid gland weight and serum TSH and T4 levels and a similar effect was induced by prolonged BM infusion. On the other hand, NPY administration had no effect either on thyroid gland weight or on serum TSH, T4 and T3 levels. Results of the present study thus clearly demonstrate a potent stimulatory action of AVP and BM on thyroid gland function and suggest that this effect is mediated by the pituitary gland. On the contrary, prolonged NT infusion decrease serum T4 level while NPY had no effect on thyroid gland function.     

Inhibition of Expression of Hypoxia-inducible Factor-1α mRNA by Nitric Oxide in Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension Rats

Hypoxiaisadirectfactorcausinghypoxicpul monaryhypertension (HPH) .hypoxiainduciblefac tor 1α (HIF 1α)isfoundtobethemostcrucialfactorsofarwhichmediatesthecellularresponsetohypoxi a[1] .OurpreviousstudyrevealedthatoverexpressionofHIF 1andendothelin 1(ET 1…