刺激黄雀新纹状体前部大细胞核外侧部对发声和呼吸的影响

实验材料为乌拉坦麻醉的鸣禽黄雀（Ｃａｒｄｕｅｌｉｓ ｓｐｉｎｕｓ）。观察了电及化学刺激新纹状体前部大细胞核外侧部（１ＭＡＮ）对发声和呼吸的影响。结果如下：（１）电刺激１ＭＡＮ的不同区域都引起鸣叫反应。（２）长串电脉冲刺激１ＭＡＮ使呼吸频率增加,呼吸幅度降低。（３）短串电脉冲刺激１ＭＡＮ,落位于吸气相,产生吸气要断效应;落位于呼气相,可使呼气时程延长,以冲刺激１ＭＡＮ,落位于吸气相,产生吸气切断效应     

经尿道2微米激光切除术与电切术治疗浅表性膀胱癌的疗效观察

目的:比较经尿道2微米激光切除术与电切术治疗浅表性膀胱癌的临床疗效。方法:按照随机数字表法将2014年1月-2015年1月我院收治的浅表性膀胱癌患者分为两组,观察组(61例)行经尿道2微米激光切除手术,对照组(46例)行电切术,比较两组的手术效果、治疗前后的炎症因子水平及并发症。结果:观察组手术时间、导尿管留置时间、住院时间及术中出血量少于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后两组患者IL-6、IL-10以及TNF-α水平均较治疗前升高,但是观察组治疗后的IL-6及TNF-α水平低于对照组,IL-10水平高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组患者术后均发生不同程度的并发症,其中观察组膀胱穿孔、闭孔神经反射的发生率为3.28%、1.64%,分别低于对照组的17.39%、13.04%,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:浅表性膀胱癌采用经尿道2微米激光切除术治疗具有明显的临床手术效果,减少术后并发症,同时对患者炎症因子的影响较小,临床有重要的参考价值。     

细胞对机械刺激感知的生物力学机制

细胞作为机体的基本单位,始终处于一个受力环境中。微环境中的细胞不仅受化学信号的影响,还受基质刚度、外界力载荷及胞外基质(ECM)结构的调控,这些都能影响细胞分化、迁移、形态发生、增殖等方面的生物学反应。目前,部分学者致力于细胞生物力学的应用和机制方面的探索,但对于细胞力学感知机理的认知仍无法形成一个完整的定论。本文将就整合素、G蛋白耦联受体、张力活化通道(SAC)、细胞核等介导的细胞生物力学感知通路作一综述。     

柱状经腹会阴直肠癌切除术后并发症分析及对策

目的:探讨分析柱状经腹会阴直肠癌切除术术后并发症发生的可能原因,并提出解决对策。方法:回顾分析我院自2010年1月至2014年5月采用柱状经腹会阴直肠癌切除术的68例直肠癌患者的临床资料。记录并分析患者发生术后并发症的情况,探讨发生的可能原因及可行对策。结果:68例患者术后出现并发症共9例,占13.2%。切口并发症4例,术后排尿困难2例,术后骶尾部疼痛3例。结论:柱状经腹会阴直肠癌切除术因为手术切除范围大,术后并发症亦随之凸显。但通过精细的术中解剖、重叠缝合腹膜关闭盆底、骶前通畅引流、合理掌握尿管拔管时机等手段,可有效降低术后并发症的发生。     

Centrosome positioning in polarized cells: Common themes and variations

The centrosome position is tightly regulated during the cell cycle and during differentiated cellular functions. Because centrosome organizes the microtubule network to coordinate both intracellular organization and cell signaling, centrosome positioning is crucial to determine either the axis of cell division, the direction of cell migration or the polarized immune response of lymphocytes. Since alteration of centrosome positioning seems to promote cell transformation and tumor spreading, the molecular mechanisms controlling centrosome movement in response to extracellular and intracellular cues are under intense investigation. Evolutionary conserved pathways involving polarity proteins and cytoskeletal rearrangements are emerging as common regulators of centrosome positioning in a wide variety of cellular contexts.     

葡萄糖对体外培养椎间盘髓核细胞的影响

目的:探讨葡萄糖对体外培养髓核细胞的生物学特性的影响。方法:酶消化法分离培养正常椎间盘髓核细胞。对照组:DF12+20%FBS培养液(葡萄糖浓度1000mg/L)、无糖组:无糖DMEM+20%FBS(葡萄糖浓度0mg/L)培养液培养髓核细胞。HE染色观察细胞形态变化,计数板计数细胞总数,台盼蓝染色计算髓核细胞活性比率,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡率,Hoechst33258染色观察凋亡细胞核的变化。结果:两组培养液培养细胞形态大体正常,并无明显变化。对照组细胞总数明显多于无糖组。细胞活性率对照组也高于无糖组。Hoechst33258染色凋亡细胞,凋亡细胞核内可见致密的颗粒状和块状荧光,细胞核形态不规则,少数细胞核碎裂,部分细胞核呈月牙形。结论:葡萄糖对椎间盘髓核细胞的增殖及凋亡有显著的影响。     

Active uptake of cyst nematode parasitism proteins into the plant cell nucleus

Cyst nematodes produce parasitism proteins that contain putative nuclear localisation signals (NLSs) and, therefore, are predicted to be imported into the nucleus of the host plant cell. The in planta localisation patterns of eight soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) parasitism proteins with putative NLSs were determined by producing these proteins as translational fusions with the GFP and GUS reporter proteins. Two parasitism proteins were found to be imported into the nuclei of onion epidermal cells as well as Arabidopsis protoplasts. One of these two parasitism proteins was further transported into the nucleoli. Mutations introduced into the NLS domains of these two proteins abolished nuclear import and caused a cytoplasmic accumulation. Furthermore, we observed active nuclear uptake for three additional parasitism proteins, however, only when these proteins were synthesised as truncated forms. Two of these proteins were further transported into nucleoli. We hypothesise that nuclear uptake and nucleolar localisation are important mechanisms for H. glycines to modulate the nuclear biology of parasitised cells of its host plant.     

The instructive role of binocular vision in the Xenopus tectum

This review presents the fascinating neurobiology underlying the development of the frog optic tectum, the brain structure where the two separate inputs from the two eye are combined into a single, integrated map. In the species Xenopus laevis, binocular visual information has a dramatic impact on axon growth and connectivity, and the formation of binocular connections in this system provides a rich basis for both theoretical and experimental investigations.     

The nuclear proteasome and the degradation of oxidatively damaged proteins

Summary. The accumulation of oxidized proteins is known to be linked to some severe neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease. Furthermore, the aging process is also accompanied by an ongoing aggregation of misfolded and damaged proteins. Therefore, mammalian cells have developed potent degradation systems, which selectively degrade damaged and misfolded proteins. The proteasomal system is largely responsible for the removal of oxidatively damaged proteins form the cellular environment. Not only cytosolic proteins are prone to oxidative stress, also nuclear proteins are readily oxidized. The nuclear proteasomal system is responsible for the degradation of these proteins. This review is focused on the specific degradation of oxidized nuclear proteins, the role of the proteasome in this process and the regulation of the nuclear proteasomal system under oxidative conditions.     

Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells Protect Intervertebral Disc Cells in Compression: Implications for Stem Cell Regenerative Disc Therapy

Introduction: Abnormal biomechanics plays a role in intervertebral disc degeneration. Adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSCs) have been implicated in disc integrity; however, their role in the setting of mechanical stimuli upon the disc''s nucleus pulposus (NP) remains unknown. As such, the present study aimed to evaluate the influence of ADSCs upon NP cells in compressive load culture.Methods: Human NP cells were cultured in compressive load at 3.0MPa for 48 hours with or without ADSCs co-culture (the ratio was 50:50). We used flow cytometry, live/dead staining and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to evaluate cell death, and determined the expression of specific apoptotic pathways by characterizing the expression of activated caspases-3, -8 and -9. We further used real-time (RT-) PCR and immunostaining to determine the expression of the extracellular matrix (ECM), mediators of matrix degradation (e.g. MMPs, TIMPs and ADAMTSs), pro-inflammatory factors and NP cell phenotype markers.Results: ADSCs inhibited human NP cell apoptosis via suppression of activated caspase-9 and caspase-3. Furthermore, ADSCs protected NP cells from the degradative effects of compressive load by significantly up-regulating the expression of ECM genes (SOX9, COL2A1 and ACAN), tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) genes (TIMP-1 and TIMP-2) and cytokeratin 8 (CK8) protein expression. Alternatively, ADSCs showed protective effect by inhibiting compressive load mediated increase of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs; MMP-3 and MMP-13), disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTSs; ADAMTS-1 and 5), and pro-inflammatory factors (IL-1beta, IL-6, TGF-beta1 and TNF-alpha).Conclusions: Our study is the first in vitro study assessing the impact of ADSCs on NP cells in an un-physiological mechanical stimulation culture environment. Our study noted that ADSCs protect compressive load induced NP cell death and degradation by inhibition of activated caspase-9 and -3 activity; regulating ECM and modulator genes, suppressing pro-inflammatory factors and preserving CK8. Consequently, the protective impact of ADSCs found in this study provides an essential understanding and expands our knowledge as to the utility of ADSCs therapy for intervertebral disc regeneration.