Neurofilament Proteins Are Distributed in a Diminishing Proximodistal Gradient Along Rat Sciatic Nerve

Neurofilament (NF) proteins are distributed in a diminishing proximodistal gradient along rat sciatic nerve when compared with total noncollagen or other proteins in nerve. About a twofold decline of NF proteins can be detected by quantitating nerve proteins that have been separated by gel electrophoresis. A similar decrease of immunoreactivity to each NF subunit is seen in distal nerve segments when noncollagen nerve proteins are immunoblotted. Parallel decreases occur in all three NF proteins, thereby maintaining neurofilament subunit stoichiometry along the neuraxis. The same NF gradient can be detected when the NF contents in nerve branches to the gluteus and gastrocnemius muscles are compared with each other and with those in nerve segments taken from the same proximodistal levels of the parent sciatic nerve. The gradient of NF proteins increases during postnatal development and is readily detected by postnatal day 16. During the same period of development, the heavy NF subunit appears for the first time and is rapidly incorporated throughout the sciatic nerve. Hence, the NF gradient becomes manifest during the development and maturation of the adult form of the axonal cytoskeleton. The basis for the proximodistal gradient of NF proteins in peripheral nerve is presently unknown. The extent of the gradient cannot be accounted for on the basis of diminishing numbers of nerve fibers or increasing amounts of other nerve proteins, e.g., collagen, in distal nerve. An alternative interpretation is that the gradient reflects a low level of NF protein turnover during axonal transport.     

α1-肾上腺素受体介导交感神经对机体调节及针灸效应的研究情况分析

为明确近30年α_1-AR(a1-Adrenoceptor)介导交感神经对机体生理病理变化及针灸效应的研究情况,本文查阅CNKI数据库及Pubmed数据库,对近30年关于α_1-AR介导的交感神经对机体生理病理影响及针灸效应的研究情况进行系统回顾。发现α_1-AR不但介导交感神经对心脏的变力变时效应,以及血管平滑肌、膀胱括约肌和子宫平滑肌的收缩等生理效应的调节,还介导了心律失常、心肌肥大等病理过程,此外,α_1-AR还介导了针刺信号的传导,而且针刺还可以调节交感神经张力。说明机体的许多生理病理改变与α_1-AR及亚型的变化有密切关系,因此,深入研究α_1-AR将有助于阐释机体的生理病理机制,也为有效药物提供理论依据和相应的药理模型;对经脉穴位上α_1-AR的深入研究,有助于经络实质的探讨及针刺效应物质基础研究。     

Minimally-invasive Technique for Injection into Rat Optic Nerve

The rat optic nerve is a useful model for stem cell regeneration research. Direct injection into the rat optic nerve allows delivery into the central nervous system in a minimally-invasive surgery without bone removal. This technique describes an approach to visualization and direct injection of the optic nerve following minor fascial dissection from the orbital ridge, using a conjunctival traction suture to gently pull the eye down and out. Representative examples of an injected optic nerve show successful injection of dyed beads.     

连续股神经阻滞联合帕瑞昔布对全膝置换患者术后镇痛效果观察

目的:探讨连续股神经阻滞(CFNB)联合帕瑞昔布对全膝关节置换术(TKA)患者术后镇痛效果。方法:选择2015年1月至2016年12月间我院行择期单侧TKA治疗的患者100例,按照随机数字表法分为对照组和研究组,每组各50例。两组患者术后分别接受CFNB和CFNB联合帕瑞昔布镇痛,镇痛时间2 d。观察两组患者术后6 h、12 h、24 h、48 h静息状态和运动状态视觉模拟疼痛评分(VAS)以及术后不良反应发生率。并于术前1 d、术后1 d、2 d、3 d应用美国特种外科医院膝关节评分表(HSS)评定两组患者膝关节功能。结果:术后6 h、12 h、24 h、48 h研究组患者静息状态VAS评分和运动状态VAS评分显著低于对照组患者(P0.05)。两组恶心/呕吐、呼吸抑制、导管相关问题、尿潴留发生率比较无统计学差异(P0.05)。两组患者术前1d HSS评分比较无统计学差异(P0.05),术后1 d、术后2 d、术后3 d两组患者HSS评分均较术前1 d显著升高,且研究组患者HSS评分显著高于对照组(P0.05)。结论:CFNB联合帕瑞昔布具有镇痛效果好、安全可靠的优点,应用TKA术后镇痛有利于患者早期进行膝关节功能锻炼,值得临床推广。     

腰椎旁神经阻滞联合超短波对腰椎间盘突出症患者疼痛及腰背肌生物力学性能的影响

目的:探讨腰椎旁神经阻滞联合超短波对腰椎间盘突出症疼痛及腰背肌生物力学性能的影响。方法:选择我院2014年2月~2016年8月收治的98例腰椎间盘突出症患者,按抽签法分组对照组与研究组。对照组采用腰椎旁神经阻滞治疗,研究组基于对照组加用超短波治疗。观察两组的临床疗效、治疗前后视觉模拟评分(VAS)、60°/s角速、120°/s角速平均功率(AP)、峰力矩(PT)、腰背屈/伸比值(F/E)、血清P物质(SP)、β-内啡肽(β-EP)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)水平的变化及不良反应的发生情况。结果:研究组总有效率为95.91%,显著高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后,两组F/E值、血清SP、IL-6、TNF-α水平均较治疗前显著降低,且研究组以上指标均明显低于对照组,两组AP、PT、血清β-EP水平均较治疗前明显上升,且研究组以上指标显著高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组不良反应的发生率比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:腰椎旁神经阻滞联合超短波治疗腰椎间盘突出症的效果明显优于单用腰椎旁神经阻滞治疗,其可有效缓解疼痛及改善腰背肌生物力学性能,并减轻炎症反应。     

A comparison of the changes in the non‐neuronal cell populations of the superior cervical ganglia following decentralization and axotomy

Transecting the axons of neurons in the adult superior cervical ganglion (SCG; axotomy) results in the survival of most postganglionic neurons, the influx of circulating monocytes, proliferation of satellite cells, and changes in neuronal gene expression. In contrast, transecting the afferent input to the SCG (decentralization) results in nerve terminal degeneration and elicits a different pattern of gene expression. We examined the effects of decentralization on macrophages in the SCG and compared the results to those previously obtained after axotomy. Monoclonal antibodies were used to identify infiltrating (ED1+) and resident (ED2+) macrophages, as well as macrophages expressing MHC class II molecules (OX6+). Normal ganglia contained ED2+ cells and OX6+ cells, but few infiltrating macrophages. After decentralization, the number of infiltrating ED1+ cells increased in the SCG to a density about twofold greater than that previously seen after axotomy. Both the densities of ED2+ and OX6+ cells were essentially unchanged after decentralization, though a large increase in OX6+ cells occurred after axotomy. Proliferation among the ganglion's total non‐neuronal cell population was examined and found to increase about twofold after decentralization and about fourfold after axotomy. Double‐labeling experiments indicated that some of these proliferating cells were macrophages. After both surgical procedures, the percentage of proliferating ED2+ macrophages increased, while neither procedure altered the proliferation of ED1+ macrophages. Axotomy, though not decentralization, increased the proliferation of OX6+ cells. Future studies must address what role(s) infiltrating and/or resident macrophages play in regions of decentralized and axotomized neurons and, if both are involved, whether they play distinct roles. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Neurobiol 53: 68–79, 2002     

Construction of Partially Balanced Incomplete Block Designs with Nested Rows and Columns

A number of methods of construction of partially balanced incomplete block designs with nested rows and columns are developed and new balanced incomplete block designs with nested rows and columns are obtained as a by-product.     

Age-Related Changes of Myelin Proteins in the Rat Peripheral Nervous System

Age-related changes in amounts of myelin proteins from rat sciatic nerve or spinal root were analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). In the aged peripheral nerve myelin, the relative amounts of band 105K and proteins X and Y increased, whereas those of proteins P0 and P1 and band 190K decreased. Band 105K purified by preparative SDS-PAGE exhibited three bands of 105K, 28K, and 21K at the second electrophoresis. A repeated SDS-PAGE did not improve the purity of bank 105K, but increased the ratio of 21K to 28K. Compared with P0 protein, band 105K has a very similar peptide map pattern and amino acid composition, as well as the identical NH2 terminal residue, isoleucine. These findings suggest that band 105K is an aggregate form of P0 protein and its fragment, 21K. The 21K protein is a distinct entity from X protein. The quantitative and qualitative alterations in myelin proteins, as we report here, may reflect continuing demyelination and remyelination in aged peripheral nerves.     

昆虫嗅觉神经的计算机三维重建

基于激光扫描共聚焦显微镜平台的计算机三维重建在昆虫嗅觉神经研究中发挥了重要作用。对经荧光标记的神经组织采集系列光学切片并进行三维重建,在双翅目、鳞翅目、膜翅目、蜚蠊目昆虫中均有进展。触角叶是昆虫的初级嗅觉中心,触角叶的解剖学图谱是识别不同种和雌雄虫间嗅球体特定功能的先决条件。了解构成嗅觉传输途径的主要神经元的形态和空间关系是理解气味信息在中枢神经系统编码的基础。三维重建昆虫的嗅觉神经,对于探讨昆虫嗅觉在其寄主选择、觅食以及寻找配偶等行为中的作用具有非常重要的意义。