小鼠海马神经元冰冻切片和脑片培养方法的比较

目的:通过冰冻切片和脑片培养方式比较获得更适合脑片实验研究的方法。方法:分别运用急性切片和脑片培养方法,结合全细胞膜片钳技术比较两种脑片处理方法对小鼠海马神经元细胞形态、细胞膜封接难易程度、细胞电生理特性等的差异,获得更适合细胞研究的脑片获取方法。结果:冰冻切片方法切断部分神经纤维,脑片表层出现肿胀或坏死细胞,2-3层细胞可用于膜片钳记录,但不易封接破膜。脑片培养后可使纤维再生,整个脑片细胞形态清晰可见,容易封接破膜,电生理记录波形及基本特性与冰冻切片一致,但脑片培养方法的细胞突触后电流幅度更大、频率更高。结论:脑片培养可修复受损纤维和细胞膜柔韧性,且不改变膜特性,但脑片培养重建了一定数量的细胞间信号连接,使细胞反应性增强,脑片培养方法更适合脑片神经元研究。     

丙泊酚对老年大鼠的认知功能障碍及海马神经元凋亡的影响

摘要 目的：探讨丙泊酚对老年大鼠的认知功能障碍及海马神经元凋亡的影响。方法：选择45只老年大鼠随机分为3组,包括对照组、七氟烷组、联合组,七氟烷组吸入1.5%七氟烷,吸入频次为1 h/d;联合组则给予1.5%七氟烷、丙泊酚注射液150 mg/kg,对照组则等量注射氯化钠溶液,3组均进行为期2周的给药时间。进行Morris水迷宫试验,对海马神经元凋亡蛋白,血清白细胞介素-6（IL-6）、肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）、白细胞介素-1β（IL-1β）水平,PI3K/Akt/ mTOR通路蛋白相对表达予以检测。结果：Morris水迷宫试验2、3 d时潜伏期、游泳距离比Morris水迷宫试验1 d时缩短,七氟烷组Morris水迷宫试验1、2 d时潜伏期比对照组延长,Morris水迷宫试验1、2 d时游泳距离比对照组延长,联合组第1、2、3 d潜伏期比七氟烷组缩短,游泳距离比七氟烷组缩短（P<0.05）;与对照组相比,七氟烷组Bax蛋白、Capase-3蛋白相对表达水平升高,Bcl-2蛋白相对表达水平下降;与七氟烷组相比,联合组Bax蛋白、Capase-3蛋白相对表达水平下降,Bcl-2蛋白相对表达水平上升（P<0.05）;七氟烷组血清IL-6、TNF-α、IL-1β水平比对照组高,联合组血清IL-6、TNF-α、IL-1β水平比七氟烷组低（P<0.05）;七氟烷组p-PI3K/PI3K、p-Akt/Akt、p-mTOR/mTOR通路蛋白相对表达比对照组低,联合组p-PI3K/PI3K、p-Akt/Akt、p-mTOR/mTOR通路蛋白相对表达比七氟烷组高（P<0.05）。结论：丙泊酚可有效缓解七氟烷引起的老年大鼠神经受损状况,其与该药物通过对炎症反应与海马细胞凋亡的抑制,对PI3K/Akt/ Mtor信号通路进行激活有关。     

维生素D对高脂诱导的2型糖尿病大鼠海马神经元损伤的影响

目的:观察活性维生素D3腹腔注射对2型糖尿病大鼠海马神经元的影响。方法:SD大鼠30只,随机分为空白对照组(Control),高脂组(HF),高脂+VD组(HF+VD),糖尿病组(DM),糖尿病+VD组(DM+VD)。测定大鼠空腹血糖、胰岛素、维生素D等生化指标,应用透射电镜观察海马神经元结构变化。结果:与对照组相比,HF组、HF+VD组大鼠体重增加,(分别为343.28±10.41 g;356.81±36.20 g和360.18±25.56g),DM组体重降低(265.6±16.11 g)(P0.05);DM组SDF-1为398.33±15.01 ng/L,低于Control组(457.53±26.56 ng/L),骨化三醇干预后SDF-1显著升高(448.54±36.83 ng/L)(P0.05);DM组(25-OH-D)水平为165.25±30.75μg/L,低于Control组213.65±30.79μg/L,补充骨化三醇后显著提高至210.31±50.69μg/L(P0.05);DM组海马神经元CXCR4表达降低,线粒体可见明显肿胀,DM+VD组线粒体形态明显改善,海马神经元CXCR4表达水平明显升高。结论:常规量补充维生素D可提高糖尿病大鼠体内维生素D水平,对海马神经元有明显保护作用。     

miR-34a在幼鼠海马神经元细胞增殖和凋亡中的作用

目的:探讨miR-34a在幼鼠海马神经元细胞增殖凋亡中的作用。方法:分离幼鼠海马神经元细胞,转染miR-34a抑制剂(miR-34a inhibitor)、抑制剂对照(inhibitor control)、miR-34a模拟物(miR-34a mimics)、模拟物对照(mimics control),RT-PCR检测细胞中miR-34a表达水平。MTT检测转染后细胞增殖情况。流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡情况。Western blot检测细胞中Cleaved-caspase-3、Bcl-2、Bax的表达水平。结果:转染miR-34a inhibitor可以抑制miR-34a的表达,miR-34a mimics可以促进miR-34a的表达。miR-34a mimics对细胞增殖抑制率明显高于mimics control组(P0.05),miR-34a inhibitor组抑制率明显低于inhibitor control组(P0.05)。miR-34a inhibitor组神经元细胞凋亡率明显低于inhibitor control组(P0.05),miR-34a mimics组神经元细胞凋亡率明显高于mimics control组(P0.01),inhibitor control组和mimics control组神经元细胞凋亡率差异不显著(P0.05)。miR-34a inhibitor组Cleaved-caspase-3、Bax蛋白表达量低于inhibitor control组,差异显著(P0.05);miR-34a inhibitor组Bcl-2蛋白表达量高于inhibitor control组,差异显著(P0.05);miR-34a mimics组Cleaved-caspase-3、Bax蛋白表达量高于mimics control,差异显著(P0.05);miR-34a mimics组Bcl-2蛋白表达量低于mimics control,差异显著(P0.05)。结论:miR-34a抑制海马神经元细胞增殖,促进细胞凋亡,其作用机制可能与调控Cleaved-caspase-3、Bcl-2、Bax表达有关。     

人参皂苷Rg1对抑郁症大鼠抑郁行为和海马神经元损伤、PKA、PKC的影响

摘要 目的：探讨与分析人参皂苷Rg1对抑郁症大鼠抑郁行为和海马神经元损伤、蛋白激酶A（PKA）与蛋白激酶C（PKC）的影响。方法：抑郁症大鼠48只随机平分为三组-模型组、实验1组、实验2组,每组16只大鼠。实验1组、实验2组每天2次灌胃给药（1 mg/mL、4 mg/mL人参皂苷Rg1）,给药体积为10 mL;模型组以相同方式按体重给予双蒸水。观察与记录鼠抑郁行为和海马神经元损伤、PKA、PKC表达变化情况。结果：实验1组、实验2组治疗第7 d、第14 d的逃避潜伏期都显著低于模型组,实验2组与实验1组相比也显著缩短（P<0.05）。实验1组、实验2组治疗第7 d、第14 d的糖水偏好率高于模型组,实验2组与实验1组相比也显著升高（P<0.05）。实验1组、实验2组治疗第7 d、第14 d的血清5-羟色胺较模型组高,血清皮质酮含量较模型组低,实验2组与实验1组对比也有明显差异（P<0.05）。实验1组、实验2组治疗第7 d、第14 d的海马神经元组织的PKA、PKC蛋白相对表达水平显著低于模型组,实验2组与实验1组相比也显著缩短（P<0.05）。结论：人参皂苷Rg1在抑郁症大鼠的应用能改善抑郁行为,增加糖水偏好率,降低逃避潜伏期,还可提高大鼠的血清5-羟色胺含量,降低血清皮质酮含量,降低海马神经元组织的PKA、PKC蛋白表达水平。     

腹侧被盖区多巴胺神经元全脑神经环路示踪

摘要 目的：研究小鼠中脑腹侧被盖区（VTA）多巴胺能神经元接受的全脑输入性上游投射及其输出性下游投射,解析其全脑上下游神经环路连接。方法：用立体定位仪将辅助病毒AAV-EF1a-DIO-GT和AAV-EF1a-DIO-G的混合液（1：1）注射到DAT-cre转基因小鼠的VTA脑区,2周后将重组狂犬病毒（RV）EnVA-RV-mCherry微注射到VTA脑区,1周后RV病毒完成逆向跨突触感染并充分表达荧光蛋白,全脑冰冻切片,用全自动扫描荧光显微镜全脑拍片。用立体定位仪将顺行示踪病毒AAV-EF1a-DIO-GFP微注射到DAT-cre转基因小鼠的VTA脑区,2周后待病毒及荧光蛋白充分表达后,全脑冰冻切片,VTA区脑片用TH抗体行免疫荧光染色,全自动扫描荧光显微镜全脑拍片。结果：狂犬病毒逆向跨单级突触示踪结果显示,全脑许多脑区核团神经元表达RV病毒携带的红色荧光蛋白,主要包括前脑皮层、纹状体、伏隔核、下丘脑视前区、外侧下丘脑、下丘脑室旁核、杏仁核、腹侧被盖区、黑质、中缝背核、臂旁核、缰核。顺行示踪病毒结果显示,表达绿色荧光蛋白的纤维投射主要集中在内侧前额叶皮层、纹状体、伏隔核、背外侧隔核、杏仁核、外侧下丘脑几个脑区。结论：VTA多巴胺能神经元的上游输入性投射广泛的分布于全脑,包括前脑皮层、基底神经节区、下丘脑区、边缘系统、中脑的许多核团都向其发出纤维投射。VTA多巴胺神经元的下游输出性投射主要集中在基底神经节的伏隔核和纹状体,内侧前额叶皮层及下丘脑也有一定投射。     

博尔纳病病毒感染对神经元可塑性影响的研究进展

博尔纳病病毒(Borna Disease Virus,BDV)是一种具有高度嗜神经性的病毒。近年,有大量研究证实该病毒感染与人神经精神疾病的发生有关。但其确切机制仍未明了。一些研究认为BDV感染对中枢神经系统神经元可塑性的影响可能是其致病的重要基础。近年许多学者通过对沙鼠、小鼠、大鼠及转基因鼠等各种BDV感染模型的研究,进一步揭示了BDV感染对神经元可塑性影响的分子机制。结果发现BDV感染主要通过对星形胶质细胞功能的影响、干预HMGB 1蛋白以及神经营养因子信号转导等途径干预神经元的可塑性,影响脑内神经元的功能及其存活和发育,从而引起脑功能损害,导致宿主精神、行为异常。今后随着新的BDV转基因模型的成功建立将进一步揭示BDV感染对神经元可塑性影响的分子机制,给临床预防和治疗博尔纳病提供理论基础。     

线粒体大麻素受体1在大鼠海马神经元缺氧复氧损伤中对线粒体分裂的影响

目的:探讨线粒体CB1受体(mitochondrial cannabinoid receptor1,mtCB1)在大鼠海马神经元缺氧复氧损伤中对线粒体分裂的影响。方法:原代培养新生的Wistar大鼠海马神经元,将培养至第8天的海马神经元采用随机数字表分为5组(n=60):正常组(N组):正常培养,不做任何处理;缺氧复氧组(H/R组):采用氧糖剥夺法构建海马神经元缺氧复氧损伤模型,缺氧6h,复氧20 h;缺氧复氧组+ACEA+AM251组(H/R+ACEA+AM251组):缺氧6 h结束后立即加入ACEA和AM251,终浓度分别为1μmol/L、10μmol/L,复氧20 h;缺氧复氧+ACEA+Hemopressin(H/R+ACEA+Hemo组):缺氧6h结束后立即加入ACEA和Hemopressin,终浓度分别为1μmol/L、10μmol/L,复氧20 h;缺氧复氧+赋形剂组(H/R+V组):同样于缺氧6h结束后立即加入二甲基亚砜(DMSO),终浓度0.1%,复氧20 h。使用激光共聚焦显微镜检测细胞内Ca~(2+)的浓度,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡率,Western blot检测凋亡诱导因子(AIF)、线粒体分裂相关蛋白Drp1、Fis1,细胞凋亡相关蛋白细胞色素C(Cytc)和Rho相关的卷曲蛋白激酶1(ROCK1)的表达。结果:与N组相比,H/R组、H/R+ACEA+AM251组、H/R+ACEA+Hemo组和H/R+V组的细胞内Ca~(2+)浓度、细胞凋亡率、以及AIF、Drp1、Fis1、Cytc、ROCK1蛋白的表达水平均明显增加(P0.05);与H/R组相比,H/R+ACEA+Hem组上述各检测指标明显降低(P0.05),H/R+ACEA+AM251组和H/R+V组各指标比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:线粒体CB1受体(mtCB1受体)可能通过降低细胞内ROS的含量来减少细胞内Ca~(2+)浓度和ROCK1的表达,进而抑制线粒体分裂,并最终减轻海马神经元缺氧复氧损伤。     

神经元再生参与海马依赖型记忆

成熟哺乳动物是否具有生成新的神经元的能力 ?如果有 ,那么这些新生神经元有何意义 ?这是神经科学家们一直争论的问题之一。刊登在英国Ｎａｔｕｒｅ(自然 )杂志第 4 10卷上的一篇论文有力地证明 :在成年哺乳动物中枢神经系统的某些部位 (如海马 )具有形成新的神经元的能力 ,而且 ,这些再生神经元与海马依赖型记忆 (ｈａｐｐｏｃａｍｐａｌ ｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔｍｅｍｏｒｙ)密切相关。在实验中 ,大鼠能在不同时间将两种刺激发生联系的学习记忆能力即为海马依赖型记忆。除此以外的记忆为海马非依赖型记忆。大鼠的海马每天能产生几千个神经元 ,…     

中枢多巴胺神经元放电活动的特点

中脑黑质和腹侧被盖区DA神经元自发放电活动的特点表现在:动作电位时程较宽(2～5ms),伴有上升相切迹;放电频率较慢(1～10spikes/s);有单放电(single firing)和爆发性放电(burst firing)两种型式,前者动作电位幅度无显著改变,后者动作电位幅度逐个减低,时程逐个加宽,并且动作电位间隔逐渐延长。DA受体激动剂或D_2亚型选择性激动剂抑制DA神经元放电活动,它能被DA受体拮抗剂所逆转。     

Inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase A regulates dendritic morphology and shapes synaptic Ca2+ transients

Inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase-A (itpka) accumulates in dendritic spines and seems to be critically involved in synaptic plasticity. The protein possesses two functional activities: it phosphorylates inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (Ins(1,4,5)P₃) and regulates actin dynamics by its F-actin bundling activity. To assess the relevance of these activities for neuronal physiology, we examined the effects of altered itpka levels on cell morphology, Ins(1,4,5)P₃ metabolism and dendritic Ca^2 + signaling in hippocampal neurons. Overexpression of itpka increased the number of dendritic protrusions by 71% in immature primary neurons. In mature neurons, however, the effect of itpka overexpression on formation of dendritic spines was weaker and depletion of itpka did not alter spine density and synaptic contacts. In synaptosomes of mature neurons itpka loss resulted in decreased duration of Ins(1,4,5)P₃ signals and shorter Ins(1,4,5)P₃-dependent Ca^2 + transients. At synapses of itpka deficient neurons the levels of Ins(1,4,5)P₃-5-phosphatase (inpp5a) and sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase pump-2b (serca2b) were increased, indicating that decreased duration of Ins(1,4,5)P₃ and Ca^2 + signals results from compensatory up-regulation of these proteins. Taken together, our data suggest a dual role for itpka. In developing neurons itpka has a morphogenic effect on dendrites, while the kinase appears to play a key role in shaping Ca^2 + transients at mature synapses.     

Functional reinnervation of the neostriatum in the adult rat by use of intraparenchymal grafting of dissociated cell suspensions from the substantia nigra

Summary Dissociated cell suspensions were prepared from the substantia nigra of 15–17 day-old rat embryos and grafted via an intraparenchymal injection into the depth of the neostriatum of adult recipient rats. The survival and fibre outgrowth of the dopamine-containing neurones in the implants were studied by fluorescence histochemistry, and the functional capacity of the grafts was monitored by repeated testing of the amphetamine-induced turning behaviour of the implanted rats.Before transplantation the target neostriatum of the recipient rats was denervated of its normal dopaminergic innervation by an injection of 6-hydroxydopamine into the ipsilateral nigrostriatal dopamine pathway. The completeness of the denervation was ascertained by measurement of the intensity of the amphetamine-induced turning response. After injection of the dissociated cells large numbers of dopamine-containing neurones were found in clusters at the site of injection as well as scattered in the apparently intact neostriatal tissue up to a distance of about 0.5 mm from the site of injection. Extensive dopamine-containing fibre networks had developed around the implant. These newly formed fibres, which were most abundant around the cell clusters at the injection site, extended in a loose network into large areas of the initially denervated caudate-putamen. In all animals with surviving dopamine neurones the amphetamine-induced turning response was reduced, and in the most extensively reinnervated cases even reversed, within 3–5 weeks after transplantation. This strongly suggests that the implanted dopamine neurones are capable of restoring dopaminergic neurotransmission in the denervated neostriatum, probably via reinnervation of the denervated neostriatal tissue.The use of dissociated brain tissue preparations thus permits reliable intraparenchymal grafting of neurones to plausibly any desired site within the central nervous system, and should open entirely new possibilities for investigation of neuronal growth dynamics and functional reconstruction of damaged brain circuits, perhaps even in brains of larger mammals.     

Age-Dependent Alterations in Dopamine Content, Tyrosine Hydroxylase Activity, and Dopamine Uptake in the Striatum of the Weaver Mutant Mouse

Abstract: Mice of different ages and homozygous or heterozygous for the weaver gene ( wv ) were used to study the time course for the effect of the weaver gene on several striatal dopaminergic parameters. Dopamine uptake was decreased in the homozygous weaver at all ages examined. The deficit in uptake at the earliest age studied, postnatal day 3, was approximately 50% and increased to greater than 70% at older ages. In control mice, dopamine uptake reached a maximum by postnatal day 22, but in homozygous weaver mice, development of uptake activity was curtailed by postnatal day 7. Dopamine content and tyrosine hydroxylase activity were significantly decreased in the homozygous weaver at all ages studied except postnatal days 7 and 10. The magnitude of the deficit in dopamine content ranged from approximately 40% at postnatal days 3 and 5 to about 70% in adults (6 months to 1 year of age). The magnitude of the deficit in tyrosine hydroxylase activity ranged from 40 to 70%. In general, no major differences between heterozygotes and controls were observed for any of the dopaminergic parameters investigated. The results of the present investigation indicate that neurochemical alterations can be observed in the striata of weaver mice as early as postnatal day 3 and raise the possibility that the striatal dopamine transporter may be an early target of the weaver mutation.     

Ischemia-Induced Loss of Brain Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II

Forebrain ischemia in gerbils, produced by brief bilateral carotid occlusion, induced the dramatic loss of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM-kinase II) as determined by both kinase activity assays and western blot analysis. In cortex and hippocampus, cytosolic CaM-kinase II was completely lost within 2-5 min of ischemia. Particulate CaM-kinase II was more stable and decreased in level approximately 40% after 10 min of ischemia followed by 2 h of reperfusion. CaM-kinase II in cerebellum, which does not become ischemic, was not affected. The rapid loss of CaM-kinase II within 2-5 min was quite specific because cytosolic cyclic AMP kinase and protein kinase C in hippocampus were not affected. These data indicate that cytosolic CaM-kinase II is one of the most rapidly degraded proteins after brief ischemia. Because the multifunctional CaM-kinase II has been implicated in the regulation of numerous neuronal functions, its loss may destine the neuronal cell for death.     

Reformation of the severed septohippocampal cholinergic pathway in the adult rat by transplanted septal neurons

Summary Transplants containing developing cholinergic neurons were obtained from the septum-diagonal band area of rat fetuses and were implanted into a lesion of the septohippocampal cholinergic pathway or into a cavity of the occipital cortex in adult recipient rats. The growth of new cholinergic fibres from the implant into the hippocampal formation was followed with choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) determinations and acetylcholine esterase (AChE) histochemistry. A fimbrial lesion alone, transecting the septohippocampal pathway, caused an almost complete cholinergic denervation of the hippocampal formation that persisted throughout the five month experimental period. A septal transplant implanted into the cavity of the fimbrial lesion restored a new AChE-positive innervation pattern in the hippocampus and the dentate gyrus that closely mimicked the original innervation removed by the lesion. In parallel, there was a progressive recovery in the ChAT levels, starting in the septal end, and progressing in a temporal direction. A new cholinergic fibre supply could be established in the hippocampal formation also along an abnormal route, i.e. from the transplants implanted into a cavity in the occipital cortex (involving also the dorsal part of the entorhinal cortex). Provided the hippocampus previously had been denervated of its normal cholinergic innervation, a partly normal AChE-positive terminal pattern was thus re-established also from this abnormal position. If, on the other hand, the cholinergic afferents were left intact, the ingrowing fibres were restricted mainly to the outer portion of the dentate molecular layer, i.e. the terminal zone of the lesioned entorhinal perforant path fibres. This suggests that the growth of the sprouting AChE-positive fibres into the normal cholinergic terminal fields was blocked by the presence of an intact cholinergic innervation. It is concluded that regrowing cholinergic axons can be guided over large distances within the hippocampal formation, and that their patterning within the terminal fields is very precisely regulated by mechanisms released by deafferentation.     

思维的分裂——精神分裂症

精神分裂症目前被认为是所有精神疾病中最有伤害性的一种慢性大脑疾病,具有严重破坏性。研究表明,全球范围内有1%～1．5%人患精神分裂症。精神分裂症主要表现为不正常的心理功能和紊乱性行为,发病主要原因与脑内结构病变和神经递质活动程度有关。精神分裂症目前被分为三大类:阴性精神分裂症,阳性精神分裂症,和认知缺失。目前对精神分裂症研究除基于神经生物学和脑科学的研究外,还从遗传学(先天)和社会环境(后天)等角度进行研究。在运用多种诊断技术诊断出精神分裂症后,对它的治疗主要采用药物疗法和心理疗法。     

暂时性脑缺血诱导c-fos原癌基因和鸟氨酸脱羧酶基因表达

应用大鼠椎动脉与颈内动脉结扎造成暂时性脑缺血再灌注以及RNA点杂交方法观察c-fos基因与鸟氨酸脱羧酶(ODC)基因表达的动力学过程。结果表明:大鼠大脑皮质c-fos基因在再灌后0.5至3小时表达,ODC基因在6小时至14小时表达;海马的c-fos基因则自36至72小时呈现高水平表达,ODC基因表达与之相对同步或稍延后。但是暂时性脑缺血却不能诱导c-Myc基因表达。上述结果提示c-fos及ODC可能在缺血型脑损伤后具有特殊作用。文中对缺蛋再灌引起cfos-及ODC基因表达的机制进行了分析与讨论,并提出“神经元应激状态”这一概念以描述神经元对伤害性刺激的反应历程。     

多巴胺对吗啡成瘾大鼠海马区痛觉调制的研究进展

当今社会日益增长的吗啡等阿片类药物的非法滥用已经严重威胁到人类的健康。然而,迄今为止尚没有找到能够较为有效的防治阿片成瘾的方法。目前研究已知,阿片成瘾的形成所涉及的脑区及核团包括中脑腹侧被盖区(VTA)、伏隔核(NAc)、海马等,其成瘾涉及的神经递质系统包括多巴胺、5-羟色胺等。本文将就多巴胺及海马在痛觉调制及药物成瘾过程中的作用进行综述,为吗啡的成瘾与戒断的进一研究及治疗提供线索。