糖皮质激素引起哺乳类神经元超极化反应的离子机制

在豚鼠腹腔神经节上对383个神经元作细胞内记录,给予1μmol／L半琥珀酸皮质醇灌流,38个神经元膜电位发生超极化反应,幅度变化为2～12mV（6．3±0.1mV）,伴有膜电阻的降低,反应呈剂量效应关系。9个神经元呈去极化反应,其余336个神经元不反应。用单电极间断电压箝方法记录43个神经元在糖皮质激素作用下膜电流的变化,其中5个神经元出现外向电流,膜电导增加;1个神经元为内向电流。用低钙高镁液阻断突触传递和蛋白质合成抑制剂放线菌素D后,超极化反应仍然存在。皮质醇超极化反应的翻转电位为-79.0±4.3mV（n=5）。皮质醇超极化反应和GABA去极化反应可在同一神经元上出现,印防己毒素可拮抗GABA的去极化反应,但不能拮抗皮质醇的超极化反应。钾离子通道阻断剂四乙基铵（TEA）和4-氨基吡啶（4-AP）能拮抗皮质醇的超极化反应。我们推断皮质醇的超极化反应是细胞膜钾离子通道介导的。     

L—天冬氨酸和草酰乙酸对豚鼠耳蜗电位的影响

用耳蜗灌流和电生理技术,研究了L—天冬氨酸(L—ASP)和草酰乙酸(Oxa)对豚鼠耳蜗电位的影响。对照灌流液为人工外淋巴液(Elliotts’液),试验液分别为20或25mM的L—ASP或10mM的Oxa,均做鼓阶灌流以进行比较。灌流液由电子微量泵驱动。在灌流过程中记录由短声引起的CM和APN_1,并在微处理机上作常规处理。20mM的L—ASP使APN_1振幅降低49％,P相似文献   

银杏内酯B对豚鼠腹腔神经节神经元Fast-EPSP的抑制效应

应用细胞内记录技术,观察并分析了银杏内酯B(GB)对豚鼠(Cavia porcellus)离体腹腔神经节(CG)神经元快兴奋性突触后电位(fast-EPSP)的影响及可能机制.用4×10-6mol/L的GB灌流CG,fast-EPSP的幅值均明显降低,与对照组相比有显著性差异(n=12,P<0.05);用低Ca2 /高Mg2 Krebs液灌流,fastEPSP被完全抑制(n=3);用高Ca2 Krebs液灌流,fast-EPSP幅度则增大(n=12,P<0.05),而用4×10-6mol/L GB与高Ca2 Krebs液联合灌流,fast-EPSP幅度则减小(n=12,P<0.05).结果提示,GB对CG神经元fast-EPSP的抑制效应可能与减少或抑制CG神经元的外Ca2 内流有关.     

液压打击损伤后海马CA1区神经元兴奋性变化的研究

为考察脑损伤对海马CA1区锥体神经元电活动的影响并研究大黄素对神经元的超兴奋性和突触传递的作用,应用液压打击大鼠脑损伤模型和细胞外记录方法提取诱发的海马CA1区场兴奋性突触后电位(fPSP)和群峰电位(PS),进行相关的数据处理和分析。发现损伤侧比非损伤侧的fPSP斜率明显升高,PS波峰个教显著增加,而PS潜伏期明显减小;在灌流液中施加大黄素,CA1区诱发场电位明显减弱。研究结果表明：颅脑损伤可造成海马CA1区锥体神经元的迟发性过度兴奋;大黄素对神经元的兴奋性有抑制作用,可能对颅脑损伤后的中枢神经系统具有保护功能。     

去甲肾上腺素对蟾蜍背根神经节细胞α-肾上腺素能受体的作用

在蟾蜍离体灌流背根神经节(DRG)标本上,用微电极进行细胞内记录。在51个细胞中A型神经元为46个,C型5个。此两类细胞的静息膜电位为60.06±1.34mV(x±SE)。当灌流液中滴加10~(-4)-10~(-3)mol/L去甲肾上腺素(NA)引起如下的膜电位改变:(1)超极化:幅值8.38±1.12mV(x±SE)(20/48);(2)去极化:幅值9.39±1.24mV(x±SE)(23/48);(3)无反应(5/48)。上述膜电位改变既不能由灌流液中滴加异丙基肾上腺素所拟似,也不能为心得安所阻断,因而排除了β-肾上腺能受体介导的可能性。加苯肾上腺素及可乐宁于灌流液,分别产生膜的去极化和超极化,而应用哌唑唪及育亨宾灌流,则分别阻断NA引起的膜去极化和超极化。因此认为:NA引起的DRG神经元的去极化和超极化反应分别是由胞体膜上之α_1-及α_2-肾上腺素能受体所介导的。     

吗啡对大鼠海马神经元突触传递的作用及机制探讨

目的 :从离子通道角度研究吗啡对中枢神经系统兴奋性及抑制性突触传递的作用并探讨其机制。方法 :　原代培养新生Wistar大鼠的海马神经元。采用膜片钳技术研究吗啡对其兴奋性及抑制性突触后电流及谷氨酸诱发电流的影响。结果 :①吗啡可明显增强海马神经元兴奋性突触传递 ,加吗啡后自发兴奋性突触后电流 (sEPSC)的发放频率增加了 ( 2 0 7.8± 2 0 .9) %。此作用可被阿片受体阻断剂纳洛酮阻断 (P <0 .0 1) ;②吗啡对微小兴奋性突触后电流 (mEPSC)的发放频率及谷氨酸诱发电流的幅度没有明显影响 (P >0 .0 5 ) ;③吗啡可明显抑制神经元自发抑制性突触后电流 (sIPSC) ,纳洛酮可拮抗吗啡作用 (n =13 ,P <0 .0 1)。结论 :实验结果提示吗啡对海马神经元的兴奋作用不是由于吗啡直接作用于兴奋性氨基酸—谷氨酸突触传递过程 ,而是可能由于抑制了抑制性中间神经元 ,间接产生的兴奋作用。     

蛋白激酶A介导慢性压迫背根节神经元的 肾上腺素能兴奋反应

本实验在背根节(DRG)慢性压迫模型上, 采用离体灌流DRG和单纤维记录神经元自发放电的方法研究了初级感觉神经元的交感-感觉耦联作用及其细胞内机制。 用外源性去甲肾上腺素(NE, 10 μmol/L)浸浴损伤的DRG时, 在95个DRG神经元中有85个有自发放电的神经元产生明显反应。 其中, 44个呈现单纯兴奋效应, 21个表现先兴奋后抑制效应, 6个出现兴奋-抑制交替振荡现象, 14个表现抑制效应。 NE对损伤神经元的兴奋作用可分别被哌唑嗪(5 μmol/L)和育亨宾(10 μmol/L)明显阻断。 蛋白激酶A(PKA)选择性抑制剂 Rp-cAMPS(50～250 μmol/L)和PKA催化亚单位抑制剂H-89(10 μmol/L)可以明显减弱NE的兴奋作用。 此外, 腺苷酸环化酶抑制剂SQ22, 536(1 mmol/L)亦明显减弱NE的兴奋作用。 结果显示 在DRG慢性压迫模型上, 损伤的DRG神经元存在肾上腺素能敏感性, α     

GABA_A和GABA_B受体介导的蟾蜍背根神经节神经元胞体膜反应

实验在蟾蜍离体背根神经节(DRG)标本进行细胞内记录。浴槽滴加10~(-4)-10~(-3)mol/LGABA引起膜电位改变如下:(1)去极化(79/100);(2)双相反应;先为去极化,继后为超极化(10/100);(3)无反应(11/100)。以上去极化反应均可为荷包牡丹碱所阻断。GABA-去极化时膜电导增加,逆转电位值为-15——25mV。低Cl~-和高Cl~-任氏液分别使GABA-去极化反应增大和减小。10~(-4)mol/Lbaclofen不引起膜电位改变。在GABA-去极化期间,观察到大部分细胞的动作电位时程(ApD)缩短。ApD的此种变化可为baclofen所模拟,但不为荷包牡丹碱所阻断。结果提示:蟾蜍DRG神经元胞体膜有GABA_A和GABA_B受体共存,前者介导膜电位的改变,后者介导ApD的缩短。本文并联系到初级传入终末的突触前抑制的产生机制进行了讨论。     

抑制乙酰胆碱酯酶对乙酰胆碱受体也有影响

通常认为,乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)通过水解乙酰胆碱(ACh)影响突触传递。抑制AChE.ACh水解减少,其突触后效应增强。然而,Fossier等最近在加利福尼亚海螺(aplysia Californica)的离休口腔神经节(buccal、ganglion)制备发现,抑制AChE对乙酰胆碱受体(AChR)也有影响。Fossier等在生理营养液连续灌流下,固定该制备突触前、后神经元的膜电位,并维持突触后神经元的Cl~-翻转电位不变,观察灌流液中添加各种AChE抑制剂后该神经节中的胆碱能中间神经元对胆碱类激动剂的突触后电流(PSC)反应的变化。发现:经有机磷类AChE抑制剂处理后,该制备不仅对ACh的PSC反应增强为静息电流的269±32%,而且对不被AChE水解的卡巴可(carbachol)的反应也增强为176±7%。经氨基甲酸酯类AChE抑制剂普鲁斯的明(prostigmine)和肟类化合物contrathion(AChE有机磷中毒的复活剂,也是一种迅速可逆的AChE强抑制剂)处理后,其PSC反应类似。     

蛋白激酶A介导慢性压迫背根节神经元的肾上腺素能兴奋反应

本实验在奶节（ＤＲＧ）慢性压迫模型上,采用离体灌流ＤＲＧ和单纤维记录神经元自发放电的方法研究了初级感觉神经元的交感－感觉耦联作用及其细胞内机制。用外源性支甲肾上腺素（ＮＥ,１０μｍｏｌ／Ｌ）浸浴损伤的ＤＲＧ时,在９５个ＤＲＧ神经元中有８５个自发放电的神经元产生明显反应。其中,４４个呈现单纯兴奋效应,２１个表现先兴奋后抑制效应,６个出现兴奋－抑制交替振荡现象,１４个表现抑制效应。ＮＥ对损伤神经元的兴     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细