人小肠粘膜内神经元的组织化学与免疫组织化学观察

使用ＮＡＤＨ黄递酶组化法,我们观察到小肠的固有层和粘膜肌层内的神经元和小神经节。粘膜内神经元经ＮＡＤＨ黄递酶组化与ＮＳＥ免疫组化法联合染色,由蓝色转变为黑色;在同一切片内粘膜下丛和肌间神经丛的神经元具有相同的染色性。粘膜内一些ＡＣｈＥ阳性反应神经元,胞体呈校形,两端伸出较长的突起;另一些神经元胞体呈卵圆形或不规则形,可见突起伸入肠膝下部,参与腺周丛。粘膜内神经元的类型和性质有待进一步研究。     

人十二指肠血管活性肠肽能P物质能神经分布的研究

本文采用免疫组织化学ＡＢＣ法研究血管活性肠肽（ＶＩＰ） 能神经和Ｐ物质（ＳＰ） 能神经在人十二指肠壁内的分布。结果显示： ＶＩＰ能和ＳＰ能神经纤维和神经元均呈棕褐色; ＶＩＰ能神经纤维遍布肠壁各层,ＳＰ能神经纤维主要分布于肌层和神经丛; ＶＩＰ能和ＳＰ能神经元见于肌间和粘膜下神经, 尤以后者为多, 但形态特点不同; 在肌间神经丛, ＳＰ能神经元比ＶＩＰ能神经元多。粘膜内可见ＶＩＰ能和ＳＰ能神经元, 多单个分布在粘膜肌层内。结果表明： １ＶＩＰ能和ＳＰ能神经在人十二指肠壁内分布有差异。２粘膜内存在ＶＩＰ能和ＳＰ能神经元     

豚鼠小肠神经节丛的NADPH—黄递酶组织化学观察

目前已知,ＮＡＤＰＨ－－黄递酶组化法可选择性地显示－－氧化氮合成酶（ＮＯｓｙｎｔｈａｓｅ,ＮＯＳ）神经元。因此,我们以ＮＡＤＰＨ－黄递酶组化法,观察了豚鼠小肠肌间神经丛和粘膜下神经丛的神经网格以及ＮＯＳ神经元。结果表明,三段小肠肌间神经丛的神经网眼大小和形态有明显差异,与对应的粘膜下神经丛相比,差异更显著。在肌间神经丛中,ＮＡＤＰＨ－黄递酶阳性神经元胞体大小不等;其长突起伸入节间束,而短突起较多,并可见短突起彼此连接．构成节内偶见的局部神经元回路。从小肠上段到下段,ＮＯＳ神经元数量呈下降趋势。在粘膜下神经丛,我们也观察到少数ＮＯＳ神经元。     

大鼠食管胸段，腹段乙酰胆碱酯酶阳性神经的配布

大鼠食管胸段和腹段壁内乙酰胆碱酯酶（ＡＣｈＥ）阳性神经存在于神经束和分支的粗细神经纤维内,也见于外膜丛,肌间丛,粘膜下丛和粘膜肌内。食管肌层内ＡＣｈＥ阳性神经纤维多而密集,而食管腹段肌内尤为丰富,肌间神经纤维末梢分布于肌束表面,可能与控制肌纤维活动有关;分布于肌内,粘膜下层和上皮基部的ＡＣｈＥ阳性神经中,尚含有内脏感觉神经纤维。食管壁的肌间丛和粘膜下丛内散在有多极形和卵园形的ＡＣｈＥ阳性神经元,在食管腹段内数多,而以中小型神经元为主。     

扬子鳄小肠壁神经丛内含AChE及SOM神经元的组织化学和免疫组织化学观察

本实验分别应用显示乙酰胆碱酯酶（ＡＣｈＥ）和生长抑素（ＳＯＭ）的组织化学和免疫组织化学方法,对扬子鳄小肠神经丛进行了研究。结果显示;ＡＣｈＥ阳性神经纤维广泛分布于肠壁神经丛内;粘膜下丛和肌间丛可见到许多ＡＣｈＥ阳性神经元,胞体大小不等形态不一。生长抑素免疫反应（ＳＯＭ－ＩＲ）纤维主要分布在肌间神经丛,ＳＯＭ－ＩＲ纤维大体呈两种类型：即较多的膨体状神经纤维和少量的细长神经纤维。粘膜下丛和肌间丛可见ＳＯＭ－ＩＲ阳性神经元,有时尚可见突起与周围神经纤维联系。提示低等脊柱动物两栖爬行类一扬子鳄内脏已存在比较完善的神经调节。     

棕色田鼠小肠肌间神经丛NOS的组织化学观察

用NDP-黄递酶组织化学法研究了NOS在棕色田鼠（Microtus mandarinus)小肠肌间神经丛的分布,同样的方法对大白鼠进行了实验比较。结果发现,棕色田鼠小肠肌间祖辈 经丛NOS阳性神经元形态各异,大小悬殊数倍;在神经节和阳性神经纤维中可见阳性神经元呈“串珠”状和“U”型排列。10倍镜下记数100个视野,观察到阳性神经元平均密度为42.8个/mm^2,每个视野内平均有神经节12.4个,每个神经节内平均有NOS阳性神经元8.5个,占其神经节内神经元总数的27.2%,棕色田鼠为野生草食性动物,其NOS在小肠肌间神经丛的分布与其他杂食性啮齿类有相同之处,但也存在着种属差异。     

广东乌龟消化道组织学观察

采用常规石蜡切片法,观察了广东乌龟的食道、胃、小肠和大肠的组织结构.结果发现,这四种器官都是由粘膜层、粘膜下层、肌层和外膜组成,各部分的差别主要在于粘膜层和肌层.食道和大肠上皮为复层柱状上皮:胃和小肠上皮为单层柱状上皮.食道粘膜上皮特化形成与呼吸有关的绒毛.胃有大量胃腺,腔面有纵行皱襞.小肠表面有大量绒毛,在绒毛中可见肠腺.大肠具粘膜皱襞和较多的杯状细胞,无绒毛,可见许多分散的淋巴小结.胃和肠道肌肉为内环外纵,内环肌较厚,外纵肌较薄.     

大鼠小肠神经激肽A免疫反应（NKA－Ⅰ）物质分布特征的研究

本实验采用免疫细胞化学ＰＡＰ法,将切片与铺片技术相结合,全面研究了Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠（ｎ＝２０）小肠神经激肽Ａ免疫（ＮＫＡ－Ｉ）阳性物质的分布特征。结果提示：ＮＫＡ－Ｉ神经元单个或多个散在分布于粘膜下和肌间的神经节内,粘膜下神经节处多见。ＮＫＡ－Ｉ神经纤维广泛分布于小肠各段的各层结构中。在小肠粘膜上皮和腺上皮中可见散在分布的ＮＫＡ－Ｉ强阳性细胞,推测为ＮＫＡ－Ｉ内分泌细胞。本文还对ＮＫＡ－Ｉ的形态学特点及生理功能进行了讨论。     

人胎胃壁内NOS阳性神经元发育的研究

研究用NADPH-d组织化学法对第3个月胎龄至足月人胎胃壁内NOS阳性神经元的分化,迁移和生长发育进行了观察。结果表明：第5个月龄时,肌层神经节处的圆形细胞出现一氧化氮合酶（nitric oxide synthase,NOS)阳性反应。第6个月龄时,NOS阳性细胞分化演变成NOS阳性神经细胞,细胞呈圆形或椭圆形,核大,细胞质极少,由细胞发出短小的6个月龄时,NOS阳性细胞分化演变成NOS阳性神经细胞,细胞呈圆形或椭圆形,核大,细胞质极少,由细胞发出短小的突起,有部分NOS阳性细胞分化演变成梭形的NOS阳性神经细胞,呈条索状排列和粘膜下层延伸,吸的到达粘膜层,在粘膜层形成网状细胞,第7个月龄时,神经元细胞明显增大,细胞质增多,染色加深,在肌层形成神经节,神经节细胞突起投射到整个肌层,第8-10个月龄时,肌层和粘膜下层神经元日趋成熟,细胞质增多,染色强度加深,肌层神经纤维分布密度增加,大多数神经纤维增粗,有的呈弹簧样弯曲,其走向与肌纤维长轴平行。结果提示;人胎胃壁内NOS阳性神经元来源于胚胎早期肌层神经节处的圆形细胞,通过分化,生长发育形成成熟的NOS阳性神经元。     

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备课卡片小肠的组织结构极大地增加了吸收面积经消化后的营养物主要吸收部位是小肠。成人小肠长约４～５ｍ,是消化管最长的一段,肠壁自内到外为粘膜层,粘膜下层,肌层和外膜。小肠粘膜固有层及部分粘膜下层向肠腔突出形成许多皱襞,使小肠吸收面积增大近３倍。从十二指...     

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.     

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.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.