青海沙蜥消化道组织结构及嗜银细胞研究

为揭示青海沙蜥消化系统的组织结构,探索其高海拔适应的组织学基础,应用解剖学与石蜡切片、H.E染色和Grimelius银染法对青海沙蜥消化道组织结构和嗜银细胞进行研究。结果显示：青海沙蜥的消化道管壁结构分为4层,从内到外依次是粘膜层、粘膜下层、肌层和浆膜。消化道各段的长度和壁厚均存在显著差异,其中小肠最长,胃幽门部的管壁最厚。粘膜皱襞和绒毛的分布也存在差异,空肠部位的小肠绒毛数量最多,其次是十二指肠和回肠。嗜银细胞形状多样,广泛分布在消化道各段的黏膜上皮基部和黏膜上皮之间。胃体是嗜银细胞分布密度最高的部位,其次是贲门,回肠最低。与栖息在低海拔的有鳞类相比,青海沙蜥为适应高海拔环境,小肠的相对长度变长,胃体部嗜银细胞增多。     

刺猬消化道嗜银细胞形态与分布

通过用龙桂开浸银法对刺猬消化道各段进行组织切片观察,结果表明嗜银细胞分布于胃贲门及以下所有消化管,其中胃、十二指肠与小肠末段嗜银细胞分布密度较高,小肠中段及直肠末段密度较低。嗜银细胞分布于消化管壁粘膜层腺体与绒毛,其中在腺体密度较高,在绒毛较低,并且胃、小肠壁固有膜腺体的中、底部密度最高,另外在胃幽门有狭小的高密度分布区。嗜银细胞有锥体形、瓜子形、椭圆形、长梭形、圆形等。锥体形、瓜子形、长梭形多有明显的长突起。嗜银颗粒或充满整个细胞,或集中于突起端或基底部。细胞外常可见到刚释放的嗜银颗粒,特别是锥体形、瓜子形细胞的尖端处常可见到向腺管腔或肠腔释放的嗜银颗粒。     

嗜银细胞在菲牛蛭消化管中的形态与分布特征

运用Grimelius银染法对菲牛蛭(Poecilobdella manillensis)消化管内嗜银细胞的分布和形态进行观察,并根据嗜银细胞的分布特点统计其分布密度。消化管除食道外各部位均有嗜银细胞分布,细胞染棕色或黑色;嗜银细胞基本位于上皮细胞之间和固有层内,主要呈圆形、椭圆形、锥体形和长条形等多种形态;部分细胞胞突明显,细胞内可见黑色分泌颗粒。嗜银细胞分布密度为颚片最高,嗉囊次之,直肠最低,食道内未检测出嗜银细胞。消化管各段嗜银细胞的形态特征和分布规律可能与其食性和消化生理活动密切相关。     

刺猥消化道嗜银细胞形态与分布

通过用龙桂开浸银法对刺猥消化道各段进行组织切片观察,结果表明嗜银细胞分布于胃贲门以及所有消化管,其中胃,十二指肠与小肠末段嗜银细胞分布密度较高,小肠中段及直肠末段密度较低,嗜银细胞分布于消化管壁粘膜层腺体与绒毛,其中在腺体密度较高,在绒毛较低,并且胃、小肠壁固有膜腺体的中、底部密度最高,另外在胃幽门有狭小的高密度分布区。嗜银细胞有锥体形,瓜子形,椭圆形,长梭形,圆形等,锥体形,瓜子形,长梭形多有明显的长突起。嗜银颗粒或充满整个细胞,或集中于起端或基底部,细胞外常见到刚释放的嗜银颗粒,特别是锥体形,瓜子形细胞的尖端处常可见到向腺管或肠腔释放的嗜银颗粒。     

白条草蜥消化道嗜银细胞的分布和形态学观察

应用Grimelius银染法对白条草蜥消化道嗜银细胞进行了染色和切片观察.结果 表明:在白条草蜥的消化道中嗜银细胞分布广泛,见于其全长.其嗜银细胞形态多样,主要有锥体形、椭圆形等;其嗜银细胞分布密度于胃幽门最高,胃体次之,十二指肠最低.其消化道嗜银细胞分布型的形成与生活环境和取食方式等有关;根据其形态,嗜银细胞具有内、外分泌两种功能.     

中华蟾蜍、黑斑蛙冬眠期与非冬眠期消化管嗜银细胞的比较

以改良龙桂开银染法与Fonana-Messon银染法制作冬眠期与非冬眠期中华蟾蜍、黑斑蛙消化管各部组织切片,观察、测量与比较这两种无尾两栖动物冬眠期与非冬眠期消化管嗜银细胞的形态、密度与分布。结果表明：无论冬眠期还是非冬眠期两种动物消化管嗜银细胞的形态、分布规律相似,嗜银细胞的形态与其所在部位及其颗粒分泌方向有关,嗜银细胞在胃幽门处有明显的密度高峰;两种动物消化管嗜银细胞的分布范围、形状在冬眠期与非冬眠期相似,但冬眠期嗜银细胞的密度和嗜银细胞内的嗜银颗粒密度高于非冬眠期,提示这两种动物冬眠期消化管内分泌机能有较大的贮备。     

山地麻蜥消化道内分泌细胞的免疫组织化学研究

目的应用六种胃肠激素抗血清对山地麻蜥消化道内分泌细胞的形态、分布及密度进行研究。方法应用SABC免疫组织化学方法。结果5-HT-IR细胞在消化道各段均有分布,而以胃幽门部位最高,十二指肠部位密度其次,食管、回肠、直肠段密度最低。SS-IR细胞分布于从食道至回肠的消化道各段,而以胃幽门部位密度最高,Glu-IR细胞仅分布于胃体和幽门部位,Gas-IR细胞、SP-IR细胞、PP-IR细胞在消化道各段均未检出。结论与其他爬行动物比较,山地麻蜥消化系统内分泌细胞的这种分布既显示了爬行类动物内分泌细胞分布的一定共性,又显示了一定的种间差异。     

蜡皮蜥消化系统组织学初步研究

应用石蜡常规切片,HE染色,对蜡皮蜥的消化系统组织结构进行了观察。结果表明:消化道管壁除口咽腔外,其余由粘膜层、粘膜下层、肌层和浆膜层组成;不同部位的消化道管壁厚度各不相同,其中胃壁最厚,幽门胃壁厚达658.0μm,其次为大肠和食道,分别为393.3μm和215.9μm,小肠壁最薄,约为126.8μm;皱襞的发达程度也随消化道的部位不同而有所差异,十二指肠皱襞数量最多,约为27~42个,平均高度为733.2μm,其次分别为回肠、口咽腔和食道,大肠皱襞数量最少约为3~11个,平均高度为484.2μm;食道上皮为复层鳞状上皮细胞,口咽腔、胃、小肠和大肠上皮均为单层柱状上皮;食道和大肠上皮的杯状细胞较多,密度分别为927个/mm2、899个/mm2;肝脏中色素细胞发达并含大量深色颗粒,胰脏泡心细胞较少且胰岛不发达,肝脏小叶和胰脏小叶界限不清晰。这充分说明了蜡皮蜥消化系统的组织结构特征与其食性和生态习性相适应,与鸟类和哺乳动物相比,具有一定的不完善性和低等性。     

秦岭滑蜥排泄系统组织形态学观察

运用大体解剖和组织切片技术对秦岭滑蜥Scincella tsinlingensis排泄系统进行了组织形态学观察。结果显示:秦岭滑蜥的排泄系统包括肾脏、输尿管、膀胱和泄殖腔。肾脏由被膜与实质构成,实质包括许多泌尿小管与少量结缔组织。泌尿小管包括肾单位与集合管,肾单位的数量较两栖类有了明显增加。结缔组织中分布有少量弹性纤维、网状纤维和大量胶原纤维。输尿管由许多分支的集尿管汇聚形成,包括黏膜与外膜,黏膜由单层柱状上皮过渡为多层鳞状细胞,固有层零散分布有浆细胞,结缔组织中分布有胶原纤维与少量弹性纤维。膀胱由黏膜层、肌层与外膜构成,黏膜上皮为变移上皮,固有层分布有少量的浆细胞。消化道、生殖道和输尿管末端汇聚于泄殖腔,泄殖腔壁由黏膜、肌层和外膜构成,黏膜上皮分布有黏液性细胞和少量浆细胞。秦岭滑蜥的排泄系统与其他卵胎生蜥蜴无明显差别。     

凹耳蛙消化道组织学和嗜银细胞形态观察

为了揭示凹耳蛙(Odorrana tormota)消化道的基本特征,运用石蜡切片法和龙桂开银浸法对凹耳蛙消化道组织学结构及嗜银细胞的形态与分布密度进行了观察。结果显示:①凹耳蛙的胃壁具明显的纵行皱襞和胃小凹,胃腺发达,小肠可分为十二指肠和回肠,杯状细胞分散在十二指肠上皮细胞之间,十二指肠中未见十二指肠腺分布。②凹耳蛙嗜银细胞见于消化道全长,呈毛笔头样、锥体形、梭形、椭圆形和长条形等;幽门腺上皮和十二指肠绒毛上皮中的嗜银细胞具指向腺泡腔或肠腔的突起,提示其可能具有腔分泌的功能。嗜银细胞的分布密度胃幽门部最高,十二指肠和胃体其次,食道最低。据此认为胃既是凹耳蛙的主要消化器官,也是消化道中主要的内分泌器官;十二指肠是凹耳蛙消化道中的主要吸收部位,同时也具有内分泌功能;消化道嗜银细胞具有内分泌的功能,还可能具有腔分泌的功能。     

大熊猫胃肠道中消化酶活力的分析

为了研究大熊猫对食物的化学性消化特点和机制,测定了9只大熊猫唾液和3只大熊猫胃肠道中主要消化酶的活力,并与其他动物进行了比较.结果显示,大熊猫唾液呈碱性,蛋白酶和淀粉酶等消化酶活力低;肠道中淀粉酶活力高,而脂肪酶活力明显低于棕熊.大熊猫小肠粘膜中存在显著量的蔗糖酶、乳糖酶和麦芽糖酶活力.另外,在1只大熊猫胃和直肠液中检测到了少量纤维素酶活力.研究结果提示,大熊猫唾液直接参与食物消化的作用可能很弱;大熊猫对淀粉类食物有很好的消化能力,但对脂肪类食物消化能力相对不高.大熊猫胃肠道消化酶的活力特点适应其消化天然食物中的营养物质.     

Digestive System of Trichodorus porosus

The onchiostyle of Trichodorus porosus has an anterior outer portion, a fine inner spear and a posterior onchiostyle extension. The extension has a ventral lumen and is fused to the pharynx wall. The inner spear enters the dorsal wall of the outer onchiostyle posterior to the guide ring and extends anteriorly inside the anterior portion of the onchiostyle. Muscle cells are absent in the basal position of the esophagus. The glandular portion of the basal part of the esophagus consists mainly of endoplasmic reticulum lined with ribosomes. A sinus empties into the lumen through the dorsal esophageal gland orifice. The configuration of the intesinal lumen is highly variable. The rectum is attached to the dorsal and ventral walls of the body cavity by striated rectal muscle cells.     

Digestive physiology of wild capybara

The capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) is a hindgut fermenter whose digestive efficiency is comparable to that of ruminants on similar diets. It is an interesting case for study because it is the largest caecum fermenter and uses coprophagy as part of its digestive strategy. It practices coprophagy in the early morning and forages and defaecates in the evening. Its anatomy is well known but the limited information available about its digestive physiology has been obtained from captive animals. In this work we studied the capybara's digestive physiology, using microbial and chemical information from samples taken from wild capybaras in the early wet season in the morning (0600–0700 hours), noon (1200–1300 hours) and evening (1800–1900 hours), key points in the digestive cycle. Bacteria (cellulolytic and non-cellulolytic) and protozoa were present in high concentrations in the caecum and colon. There were no significant differences in nitrogen concentrations between digestive tract compartments in the coprophagy period (0600 hours), but in the other two periods nitrogen concentrations were significantly higher in the caecum than in the stomach and colon. This is suggestive of selective retention of microbial cells with fluid digesta in the caecum and of cecotrophy (the production of two distinctly different kinds of faeces — one kind called cecotrophes formed from caecal contents and ingested). The capybara hindgut (caecum and colon) with its content, was heavier during the dry season (period of poor diet quality) than in the wet season, but there were no significant seasonal differences between the stomach or small intestine and their contents. This suggests changes in the capacity of the hindgut, the site of microbial fermentation, related to seasonal variation in resource quality.Abbreviations NDF neutral-detergent fibre - SCFA Short-chain fatty acid(s)     

Digestive proteases of blood-feeding nematodes

Blood-feeding parasites employ a battery of proteolytic enzymes to digest the contents of their bloodmeal. Host haemoglobin is a major substrate for these proteases and, therefore, a driving force in the evolution of parasite-derived proteolytic enzymes. This review will focus on the digestive proteases of the major blood-feeding nematodes - hookworms (Ancylostoma spp. and Necator americanus) and the ruminant parasite, Haemonchus contortus - but also compares and contrasts these proteases with recent findings from schistosomes and malaria parasites. Haematophagous nematodes express proteases of different mechanistic classes in their intestines, many of which have proven or putative roles in degradation of haemoglobin and other proteins involved in nutrition. Moreover, the fine specificity of the relationships between digestive proteases and their substrate proteins provides a new molecular paradigm for understanding host-parasite co-evolution. Numerous laboratories are actively investigating these molecules as antiparasite vaccine targets.