Conditioned and unconditioned forelimb reflex systems in the cat: involvement of the intermediate cerebellum

 Temporary inactivation of the cerebellar interposed nuclei was used to assess the role of the intermediate cerebellum in the performance of forelimb cutaneo-muscular reflexes in the cat. The following types of reflexive responses were evaluated: the classically conditioned and unconditioned forelimb withdrawal responses and the forelimb tactile placing, hopping and magnet responses. The experiments tested the hypothesis that the intermediate cerebellum is involved in the performance of all the above forelimb reflexes. The forelimb withdrawal reflex was classically conditioned in a newly developed paradigm in which animals were first operantly conditioned to stand on four elevated platforms. Trained animals were microinjected with a γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist, muscimol, in the interposed nuclei, and the effects of inactivation of the intermediate cerebellar output on the forelimb reflexes were examined. The main findings of these experiments are that unilateral muscimol inactivation of the interposed nuclei in the cat abolished the expression of the classically conditioned limb flexion reflex, suppressed the performance of the unconditioned withdrawal reflex and, in parallel, downregulated the tactile placing, hopping and magnet postural responses in the ipsilateral forelimb. These observations are inconsistent with concepts indicating exclusive involvement of the intermediate cerebellum in the classically conditioned reflexes elicited by aversive stimuli. On the contrary, they support the hypothesis of a more global involvement of this structure in learned and unlearned defensive flexion reflexes and in automatic postural response systems. Received: 29 July 1996 / Accepted: 26 September 1996     

空肠间置预防返流性食管炎的临床研究

目的 了解近端胃切除或全胃切除后间置空肠的消化道重建术，预防术后返流性食管炎的情况。方法 1995—2000年共收治30例贲门癌患者，对Henley消化道重建术式作了技术改进，将代胃的空肠长度增加至40cm以上，术后行食管胃肠造形，胃镜检查，取组织活检及返流液的pH测定。结果 改良的Henley术式符合正常的生理通道，操作简便易行，并发症少，术后生活质量好。结论 空肠间置术做为贲门癌切除(全胃切除或近端胃切除)消化道重建术式，可有效预防返流性食管炎的发生。     

间置空肠贲门再造术在抗返流性食管炎上的应用

作者对１５例贲门癌患者行根治术同时，采用食管残胃间插入带蒂空肠并附加贲门再造术，通过ＳＰＥＣＴ胃食管返流指数测定、食管下端ｐＨ检测及返流症状评定方法，并与单纯食管胃套叠吻合术进行随机对比分析，证明该术式具有单向住屏障作用，能有效地预防返流性食管炎的发生。     

Über funktionelle Unterschiede zwischen Dünn-und Dickdarm—dargestellt an den verschiedenen Reaktionen der Darmschleimhaut bei Angebot von Lösungen nicht penetrabler Solute und steigender Osmolarität

Zusammenfassung Bei Instillation von Mannitlösungen steigender Osmolarität in durchblutete, in situ belassene Jejunum- und Colonschlingen von Ratten reagieren beide Darmabschnitte unterschiedlich.Während die durch Enterosorption binnen 30 min in das Jejunum gelangte Flüssigkeitsmenge 250% des Instillats ausmacht, beträgt der analoge Wert beim Colon nur 100%. Die enterosorbierten Mengen an Na⁺, Cl^– und Urea sind im Jejunum wesentlich größer als im Colon, da nicht nur die enterosorbierte Flüssigkeitsmenge größer ist, sondern weil auch die intraintestinalen Konzentrationen höher liegen.Zwischen den Ca⁺⁺-Konzentrationen im Jejunum und Colon bestehen keine Unterschiede, die K⁺-Konzentration ist im Colon höher. Bei Berücksichtigung der Wasserbewegungen ist die enterosorbierte Ca⁺⁺-Menge im Jejunum, die K⁺-Menge dagegen im Colon größer.Während der Versuchszeit — 30 min — erfolgt im Jejunum ein osmolarer Konzentrationsausgleich aller Lösungen mit dem Plasma, deren Konzentration kleiner als die 1,66 fache Blutisotonie ist. Im Colon stellt sich dieser Ausgleich auch für eine Lösung von 1,33 facher Blutisotonie nicht mehr ein.Die Colonschleimhaut verhält sich demnach so, als ob hier die Exsorption von Wasser, Na⁺, Cl^–, Ca⁺⁺ und Urea wesentlich stärker behindert wäre als die durch die Schleimhaut des Jejunums.Instillation großer Volumina stark hypertoner (ca. 2000 mOsmol/l) Lösungen, deren Solute nur schwer absorbiert werden können, führen zu einem so großen Einstrom von Blut- und Körperflüssigkeit in den Intestinaltrakt, daß Ratten in schwerer Exsiccose sterben. Dabei steigt der Anteil von Zellen am Blutvolumen von 48% auf 68% der Wassergehalt der geprüften Gewebe — quergestreifte und Herzmuskulatur, Gehirn — sinkt ab.     

Comparison of gastric, duodenal and jejunal contributions to the inhibition of food intake in the rat

Rats equipped with tubes leading to their stomach, duodenum or jejunum were infused with a liquid diet for 9 hr (4 ml/hr) and were allowed to eat during the last 8 hr of infusion. All rats ate significantly less on diet infusion days than on saline or no infusion days. A second study showed that a taste aversion could not be conditioned to flavored water associated with diet infusion. Apparently, intrajejunal injection of nutrients produces satiety and not discomfort. Infusion of the diet for 5 consecutive days into the stomach, duodenum or jejunum consistently and significantly lowered food intake by reducing meal size, not meal frequency. Results suggest that the small intestine below the infusion site contributes to normal satiety.     

Jejunal duplication cyst displaying peristalsis and a five-layered appearance of the wall: a preoperative ultrasound diagnosis

A case of preoperatively diagnosed jejunal duplication cyst displaying the characteristic five-layered appearance of the gastrointestinal tract wall and peristaltic activity is reported. Both these rare features allowed a specific diagnosis of enteric duplication to be made.     

胃管和空肠营养管在食管癌手术患者中并置的护理

目的探讨胃管和空肠营养管在食管癌手术患者中并置的护理。方法总结了21例食管癌手术患者胃管和空肠营养管联合运用的护理方法。结果21例食管癌患者无一例出现吻合口瘘等严重并发症。结论食管癌患者由于术后禁食时间较长，需要进行肠内营养支持，故做好胃管与空肠营养管联合运用的护理，尤为重要，可明显减少各种并发症的发生。     

游离空肠移植在下咽颈段食管缺损重建中的应用

游离空肠移植一直以来都是下咽颈段食管环周缺损的良好修复方法。具有手术创伤小、并发症发生率低等特点，虽然近年来应用皮瓣修复此类缺损逐渐增多．空肠仍是首选的修复组织。     

Protective effects of a cystine and theanine mixture against acute radiation injury in rats

This study aims to examine the effects of cystine and theanine (CT), which increases glutathione biosynthesis, on the survival rate and acute radiation injury of the small intestine and bone marrow using a rat model. CT pre-treatment (280 mg/kg for 5 days) significantly improved weight loss and survival rate of rats as compared with the control group after 5 Gy. CT pre-treatment significantly increased the rate of mucosa and crypt length, and decreased the number of apoptotic cells, TUNEL and cleaved caspase-3 positive cells, while increasing the number of mitotic cells and Ki-67 positive cells in jejunal crypts and villi compared to control rats post-irradiation. CT also suppressed bone marrow cell loss and reduced the number of apoptotic cells in bone marrow. These results suggest a protective effect of CT pre-treatment for acute injury after irradiation through apoptosis inhibition and increased proliferative activity in jejunal crypt cells and bone marrow cells.