Estrogen dependent ciliogenesis in the chick oviduct

Both the hormone dependency and the morphological details of estrogen-dependent ciliogenesis in the shell gland of the chick oviduct were investigated. Ciliogenesis was initiated on day 3 of estrogen treatment, and progressively more cells became differentiated until, on day 10, 55% ciliation occurred with 17-estradiol (1 mg/day) and 75% ciliation occurred with diethylstilbestrol (1 mg/day). Simultaneous administration of progesterone with diethylstilbestrol (1 mg each/day for 10 days) caused a 50% depression in the number of ciliated cells on day 10. The rate of ciliogenesis was found to be affected by progesterone and the type of estrogen administered. The minimum stimulatory dose of estradiol was found to be between 0.01 mg/day and 0.05 mg/day. Ciliogenic cells were first recognized by the appearance of pro-basal bodies in the apical portion of the cell. Pro-basal body maturation and cilium formation were the same as those described for the chick trachea. Ciliogenesis in the chick was found to be homologous to estrogen-dependent ciliogenesis in various mammalian oviducts.     

Radioimmunoassay for plasma betamethasone 17-benzoate.

A sensitive radioimmunoassay for plasma betamethasone 17-benzoate has been developed. The antiserum used was obtained by immunizing rabbits with betamethasone 17-benzoate-21-hemisuccinate-bovine-serum-albumin conjugate. All of the endogenous steroids tested cross reacted less than 0.10%. A standard curve was established with a useful range from 0.05-5 ng. Reliability criteria were satisfactory. Measurement of plasma concentrations of betamethasone 17-benzoate was performed in patients and in rabbits following occlusive dressing of betamethasone 17-benzoate cream and gel base.     

Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide stimulates nonovarian progesterone secretion in rabbits

Recent experiments conducted in this laboratory have shown that intravenous infusions of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) induced significant increases in plasma progesterone (P) in female rabbits. The purpose of this study was to determine the organ source of this P and to clarify the mechanisms by which it is induced. Intravenous infusions of VIP (37.5, 75, and 150 pmol/kg per min for 60 min) produced acute dose-dependent increases in plasma P in intact estrous rabbits. In ovariectomized (OVX) animals, VIP infusion (75 pmol/kg per min) produced a P increase of the same magnitude. In animals both OVX and adrenalectomized (ADX), this VIP effect was eliminated. The only significant change noted in luteotropic hormone (LH) or follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) was a decrease in FSH immediately following VIP infusion (150 pmol/kg). VIP infusion significantly increased plasma cortisol in intact and OVX animals, but not in OVX/ADX animals. It is concluded that VIP primarily stimulates the adrenal component of P secretion in the rabbit, via mechanisms independent of LH or FSH.     

龙血竭胶囊合九华膏对环状混合痔术后患者创面愈合、血清炎性因子和免疫功能的影响

摘要 目的：探讨龙血竭胶囊合九华膏对环状混合痔（RMH）术后患者创面愈合、血清炎性因子和免疫功能的影响。方法：选取2016年7月~2019年12月期间我院收治的RMH患者93例,根据随机数字表法分为对照组（n=46,马应龙麝香痔疮膏治疗）和研究组（n=47,龙血竭胶囊合九华膏治疗）,比较两组患者疗效、创面愈合情况、不良反应、血清炎性因子和免疫功能。结果：治疗10 d后,研究组的临床总有效率为89.36%（42/47）,高于对照组的71.74%（33/46）（P<0.05）。两组治疗10 d后创面渗液、水肿、疼痛、创面肉芽组织评分下降,创面面积减小,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗10 d后肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）、白介素-6（IL-6）、白介素-2（IL-2）均下降,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗10 d后免疫球蛋白G（IgG）、免疫球蛋白A（IgA）、免疫球蛋白M（IgM）均升高,且研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）。研究组并发症发生率低于对照组（P<0.05）。结论：RMH患者术后采用龙血竭胶囊合九华膏治疗,疗效较好,可有效促进创面愈合,减轻炎症反应,改善机体免疫功能,同时还可减少并发症发生率。     

短尾猴粪便雌二醇和孕酮处理与 提取方法比较

非损伤性的粪便样本已在监测动物性激素水平中得到广泛应用,但粪便处理和激素的提取方法在不同物种中因其食性与代谢不同具有明显的物种特异性。本研究以野生和笼养两种环境下的短尾猴(Macacathibetana)为研究对象,采集粪便样品,利用放射免疫法(RIA)检测激素含量,比较不同粪便处理方式(湿便法、冷冻干燥粉碎法、冷冻干燥研筛法)和激素提取方法(乙醇加热法、甲醇乙醚法、乙醇丙酮法、甲醇乙醇法)的效果,探讨不同取食条件下短尾猴雌二醇(E2)和孕酮(P4)水平的最佳测定方法。粪便不同处理方法的比较中,冷冻干燥研筛法测得雌二醇和孕酮含量最高,冷冻干燥研筛法与冷冻干燥粉碎法在野生短尾猴中具有显著差异(P0.01),但在笼养短尾猴中无显著差异(P 0.05)。湿便法测得含量最低,与另两种处理方法均具有显著差异性(P 0.01)。激素提取方法的比较中,乙醇加热法提取雌二醇和孕酮含量最高,与甲醇乙醚法(P 0.01)、乙醇丙酮法(P 0.01)、甲醇乙醇法(P 0.01)之间均具有显著性差异。综合考虑激素平均含量、处理过程的简便性、抽提步骤的可行性,野生短尾猴粪便处理建议选用冷冻干燥研筛法,笼养短尾猴粪便由于冷冻干燥粉碎法操作简便且与冷冻干燥研筛法无显著差异,因此笼养短尾猴建议选用冷冻干燥粉碎法。野生与笼养短尾猴粪便激素的提取均建议采用乙醇加热法。     

繁殖期雌性蓝狐性激素检测与 性器官组织学观察

为了研究繁殖期雌性蓝狐(Alopexlagopus)类固醇激素含量、发情表现与性器官组织学结构之间的关系,于2019年选取繁殖期不同发情状况的雌性蓝狐,共18只,分为典型发情、非典型发情和不发情3组。通过无损伤取样法采集粪便与尿液并通过放射免疫法(RIA)测定孕酮(P)和雌二醇(E2)的含量;每组选取1只在发情并输精的当天取卵巢和子宫,进行组织学观察。结果显示,所测定典型发情、非典型发情、不发情蓝狐类固醇激素水平,雌二醇在尿液中的含量显著高于粪便,且在不同组间差异明显,尤其在典型发情组更高,达到(11 065.17±546.76)ng/L;孕酮含量尿液与粪样差异不大,孕酮含量在典型发情雌性蓝狐粪便与尿液含量差异不显著,但在不发情雌性蓝狐中差异显著,为(16.61±0.63)μg/L。粪尿测定孕酮和雌二醇激素含量与三组不同情况的发情表现相比相关性显著。粪、尿作为类固醇激素检测样本,虽然含量有差异,但变化趋势一致,都可使用。卵巢与子宫在典型发情雌性蓝狐中体积较大,卵巢可见各级卵泡和多个黄体,子宫黏膜上皮为柱状上皮,排列紧密,固有层内可见大量腺体;非典型发情雌性蓝狐卵巢、子宫发育状况与典型发情雌性蓝狐相类似;不发情雌性蓝狐卵巢、子宫呈静息状态,卵巢中卵泡多处于闭锁状态,无卵母细胞,也无黄体,固有层间质细胞及肌层肌细胞排列更为紧密。说明检测孕酮和雌二醇激素的含量,可以准确判定蓝狐发情的状态。     

Unexpected larval habit of Listronotus bonariensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) raises questions about population dynamics analysis and management

Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel) is a pest of agriculturally important graminaceous species, with mining larvae that kill the stems of the host plants. In this study, larval populations were measured in spring and summer in irrigated dairy grassland comprising Lolium perenne L. (cv. Nui) with and without the endophyte Epichloë festucae var. lolii Latch, M.J. Chr. and Samuels and Poa annua L.. Larvae were extracted from tillers taken from the swards of these two grass species and extracted from turves, and L. bonariensis population densities were estimated from tiller and turf larval counts on a m⁻² basis. Over the study period, the total number of larvae and larval densities extracted from turves was on average 2× greater than indicated from tillers. In most seasons, larval densities from turves were significantly higher than those from the tillers, though there was no correlation between tiller and turf larval densities. Mean head capsule widths of larvae emerging from turf samples showed significant seasonal effects compared with tillers, while mean head capsule widths of all four instars were significantly greater when extracted from tillers compared with turves. There was a significant endophyte effect on head capsule widths of larvae collected in summer, but the effect was not consistent across instars or source. Conversely, no significant endophyte effect on head capsule width was found in spring populations from either tillers or turves. This study shows that in irrigated dairy pasture, a high proportion of L. bonariensis larvae can live externally of tillers, presumably among the organic matter around the base of grasses in irrigated dairy pasture, and that density estimates based only on tiller populations will have significantly underestimated actual numbers. Having a precise indication of larval population densities is essential when developing life tables or determining economic damage threshold levels.     

益心康泰胶囊联合硫氮唑酮对不稳定型心绞痛患者心功能及血清ET-1、Hcy、cTnT水平的影响

摘要 目的：探讨益心康泰胶囊联合硫氮唑酮对不稳定型心绞痛（UAP）患者心功能及血清ET-1、Hcy、cTnT水平的影响。方法：选择2019年3月到2021年3月期间在我院接受治疗的UAP患者84例,按照随机数字表法分为研究组和对照组各42例,对照组给予阿司匹林、硝酸酯类、?茁-受体阻滞剂及他汀类药物等常规治疗,研究组在其基础上给予益心康泰胶囊联合硫氮唑酮治疗,两组均治疗30 d。对比两组患者的心绞痛疗效、心功能指标、血清学指标、心绞痛发作次数和持续时间、不良反应发生率。结果：研究组临床总有效率高于对照组（P<0.05）。研究组治疗后的QT间期离散度(QTd)、左室舒张末径(LVEDD)、左室收缩末径(LVESD)均低于对照组,而左室射血分数(LVEF)高于对照组 (P<0.05)。治疗后研究组心绞痛发作次数和持续时间均低于对照组（P<0.05）。治疗后研究组患者的血管内皮素1(ET-1)、同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)、心肌肌钙蛋白T(cTnT)水平均低于对照组(P<0.05)。两组不良反应总发生率无明显差异（P>0.05）。结论：益心康泰胶囊联合硫氮唑酮治疗UAP患者疗效较好,能减少患者心绞痛持续时间和发作次数,增强患者的心功能,降低ET-1、Hcy、cTnT水平,且具有较好的安全性,具有一定临床应用价值。     

肾康注射液联合羟苯磺酸钙胶囊对PNS并发AKI患者肾功能、凝血功能及炎性因子的影响

摘要 目的：探讨肾康注射液联合羟苯磺酸钙胶囊对原发性肾病综合征（PNS）并发急性肾损伤（AKI）患者肾功能、凝血功能及炎性因子的影响。方法：选取2018年4月~2019年11月期间我院收治的134例PNS合并AKI患者,随机分为对照组（常规治疗基础上予以羟苯磺酸钙胶囊治疗）和联合组（对照组基础上予以肾康注射液治疗）,各67例。治疗14 d后,对比两组患者疗效、肾功能指标[尿素氮（BUN）、血肌酐（Scr）、白蛋白（Alb）]、凝血功能指标[凝血酶时间(TT)、凝血酶原时间（PT）、活化部分凝血酶原时间(APTT)、纤维蛋白原（FIB）]及炎性因子[白介素-6（IL-6）、肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）、C反应蛋白（CRP）],记录两组不良反应情况。结果：联合组治疗14d后的临床总有效率高于对照组（P<0.05）。治疗14 d后,两组PT、APTT、TT、FIB、Scr、BUN、IL-6、TNF-α、CRP均较治疗前下降,且联合组低于对照组（P<0.05）。治疗14 d后,两组Alb升高,且联合组高于对照组（P<0.05）。对照组、联合组的不良反应总发生率对比未见统计学差异（P>0.05）。结论：相较于羟苯磺酸钙胶囊单药治疗,PNS合并AKI患者在羟苯磺酸钙胶囊的基础上联合肾康注射液治疗,可有效减轻肾功能损害,改善凝血功能,降低炎性因子水平,疗效明显,且未增加严重不良反应。