Morphological study on the 'seams' in the multiroot formation of rat molar teeth.

'Seams' of the root furcation with multiroots in rat molar teeth, termed by Lester and Boyde, were investigated using transmitted light and scanning electron microscopy in the formation process. The seam was formed in the junctional line of Hertwig's epithelial root sheaths. The seam formation will be classified into three types in the initial stage based on the position of the epithelial root sheaths approaching each other: (1) the close junction or the very narrow slit or gap formed between them, (2) the clear gap containing mesenchymal cells and (3) the gap containing one blood vessel. When the roots were formed, the seam was formed as follows: (1) the slight ridge composed of the cellular cementum, (2) the proliferation or the depression in the dentine formation and (3) the accessory or lateral canal of the root. These structures were variously combined with each other into one seam, although the slight ridge was very common.     

FINE STRUCTURE OF EPITHELIAL CANAL CELLS IN PETIOLES OF XANTHIUM PENSYLVANICUM

Secretory canals, lined with an epithelium, occur in many families, e.g., Umbelliferae, Compositae. These canals are said to extend continuously through the root and shoot systems and are known, in some cases, to secrete resins, essential oils, etc. In Xanthium the canals arise schizogenously from cells derived from canal initials. Subsequent divisions lead to a ring of 7–12 epithelial cells surrounding a central cavity. During maturation the epithelium becomes crushed and obliterated. Canals were examined in petioles of Xanthium pensyhanicum (Cocklebur) grown under long day illumination to maintain vegetative growth. The fine structure of the canal and its epithelium was studied by electron microscopy of thin sections cut transverse to the principal axis of petioles from leaves in an early stage of development. The canal proper is delimited by walls of epithelial cells which protrude into a scallop shaped cavity. In comparison to the surrounding parenchyma, the epithelial cells are smaller, cytoplasmically more dense, and less vacuolate. The epithelium contains pleomorphic starch-free plastids with planar thylakoids frequently stacked into grana; thus, the plastids are presumed photosynthetically active. Mitochondria are abundant and often dense. The cytoplasm is rich in free polysomes, and smooth endoplasmic reticulum predominates over the rough form. Spheroidal granules averaging about 530 nm in diameter are numerous in the epithelium and appear at lower concentration in neighboring cells. Many features of fine structure of the epithelial cells suggest that a high metabolic activity is present in this tissue during this early stage of development. A possible function of the canals is defense against insect predation and animal grazing.     

Vasculogenesis of the bursa cloacalis (bursa of Fabricius) of the chick embryo

Vasculogenesis of the bursa cloacalis (bursa of Fabricius) was examined in 10- to 21-day chick embryos and in chicks during the first 5 days post-hatching. The entire circulatory system was injected with India ink, and the bursae were then removed and either cleared for examination in toto or sectioned serially. The bursa was supplied by three pairs of extrinsic blood vessels. At 10 and 11 days of incubation, most intrinsic vessels were arranged in a superficial, hexagonal network. In regions of developing plicae, the hexagonal plexus extended into the core of each plica, forming middle plical vessels. The latter were interconnected across interplical areas by cross-connecting vessels. The middle plical vessels gave rise to small capillary offshoots, which soon increased in complexity, forming delicate loops. Branches extended from these loops through the subepithelial lamina propria to incipient epithelial buds by 12 days of incubation. All epithelial buds were supplied by at least one such branch, and similar branches extended to the basal aspect of the epithelium in areas where epithelial buds had not yet formed. This observation is consistent with the hypothesis that blood vessels induce formation of epithelial buds. At about 15 days of incubation, the cortex and medulla of each developing lymphatic follicle were defined clearly, and an intricate, web-like, capillary network coursed throughout the follicular cortex. The medulla appeared to be devoid of capillaries. The diameters of all intrinsic and extrinsic bursal blood vessels gradually increased throughout development. During post-hatching stages, the diameters of the extrinsic vessels continued to increase, whereas those of the intrinsic vessels were markedly decreased from late pre-hatching stages.     

奥硝唑用于感染根管消毒的细菌学研究

目的　观察和探讨新型抗厌氧菌药物奥硝唑消毒感染根管的抗菌效果。方法　选择感染根管患牙98颗,常规根管预备后,随机分为试验组(奥硝唑组)和对照组(甲醛甲酚组)各4 9颗。分别在根管预备前、预备后及封药后进行根管内细菌标本采样、培养、分离与鉴定,测定根管内细菌变化及检出情况,并观察封药后临床症状和体征的变化。结果　2组封药后,根管内细菌数量及检出率均较封药前明显降低( P<0 .0 5 ) ,根管内细菌数量及检出率比较,差异无显著性( P>0 .0 5 ) ,奥硝唑的近期临床疗效优于甲醛甲酚。结论　奥硝唑是一种较安全、有效的根管消毒药物     

An investigation of lymphatic vessels in the feline dental pulp

The existence of lymphatic vessels in the dental pulp has been a matter of continuing controversy. We have now used light microscopy to examine semithin transverse sections of perfusion-fixed incisors and canines in cats. Lymphatics were found in all the teeth studied. In most teeth they were present in the coronal, middle, and apical regions of the pulp; but in a few they were lacking coronally and in the middle. Within individual teeth, lymphatics were found in the subodontoblastic zone or more centrally in the pulp; but none were found in the odontoblast layer or in the pulp horns. Vessels located by light microscopy were subsequently examined by transmission electron microscopy. Their ultrastructural features were typical of lymphatics and included irregular, attenuated endothelium with adjacent cells joined in different ways. Occasional gaps connected the extracellular spaces with their lumens, and abluminal endothelial projections appeared to form open end bulbs. There was very little basement membrane, but anchoring filaments were found near the abluminal surface of the endothelium and near collagen fibrils. The total cross-sectional area of lymphatic vessels was measured in semithin sections and, with pulp area, increased from the coronal region to the middle. However, both areas decreased from the middle to the apical region suggesting either that lymph flows faster as it reaches the foramens of the apical delta or that some vessels leave the tooth through lateral root canals. Using the methods of light and transmission electron microscopy, therefore, we have shown that pulp lymphatic vessels exist. Questions remain, however, about their distribution within teeth, variations between teeth, and routes of exit from teeth.     

Viperous fangs: development and evolution of the venom canal

Fangs are specialised long teeth that contain either a superficial groove (Gila monster, Beaded lizard, some colubrid snakes), along which the venom runs, or an enclosed canal (viperid, elapid and atractaspid), down which the venom flows inside the tooth. The fangs of viperid snakes are the most effective venom-delivery structures among vertebrates and have been the focus of scientific interests for more than 200 years. Despite this interest the questions of how the canal at the centre of the fang forms remains unresolved. Two different hypotheses have been suggested. The mainstream hypothesis claims that the venom-conducting canal develops by the invagination of the epithelial wall of the developing tooth germ. The sides of this invagination make contact and finally fuse to form the enclosed canal. The second hypothesis, known as the "brick chimney", claims the venom-conducting canal develops directly by successive dentine deposition as the tooth develops. The fang is thus built up from the tip to the base, without any folding of the tooth surface. In an attempt to cast further light on this subject the early development of the fangs was followed in a pit viper, Trimeresurus albolabris, using the expression of Sonic hedgehog (Shh). We demonstrate that the canal is indeed formed by an early folding event, resulting from an invagination of epithelial cells into the dental mesenchyme. The epithelial cells proliferate to enlarge the canal and then the cells die by apoptosis, forming an empty tube through which the poison runs. The entrance and discharge orifices at either end of the canal develop by a similar invagination but the initial width of the invagination is very different from that in the middle of the tooth, and is associated with higher proliferation. The two sides of the invaginating epithelium never come into contact, leaving the orifice open. The mechanism by which the orifices form can be likened to that observed in reptiles with an open groove along their fangs, such as the boomslang. It is thus tempting to speculate that the process of orifice formation in viperids represents the ancestral pleisomorphic state, and that enclosed canals developed by a change in the shape and size of the initial invagination.     

Discontinuous expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules along initial lymphatic vessels in mesentery: the primary valve structure

BACKGROUND: Understanding lymphatic fluid uptake requires investigation of the primary valve system located at endothelial cell junctions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the expression pattern of adhesion molecules at endothelial cell junctions in an adult initial lymphatic network. METHODS AND RESULTS: Mesenteric tissues from adult male Wistar rats were labeled with antibodies against PECAM-1 and VE-cadherin. Endothelial cells along initial lymphatics and blood microvascular networks expressed both junctional molecules. In contrast to continuous junctional labeling along blood vessels, PECAM and VE-cadherin labeling patterns were discontinuous with gaps along lymphatic endothelial cell junctions. Along larger draining vessels in proximal regions of the initial lymphatic network, the majority of labeling gaps along junctions were less than 1microm. In comparison to draining vessels, terminal lymphatics exhibited a decrease in PECAM staining intensity and a decrease in endothelial cell junctional length defined by positive PECAM and VE-cadherin staining. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that primary valves responsible for unidirectional interstitial fluid uptake along initial lymphatic vessels are associated with discontinuous expression of endothelial junction molecules. This feature may render the ability to separate local membrane regions between neighboring endothelial cells.     

联合方法测量工作长度应用于颌骨囊肿受累牙根管治疗的研究

目的：研究颌骨囊肿受累牙根管治疗中采用联合方法测量根管工作长度的效果。方法：选取36 例颌骨囊肿受累患牙需术前 根管治疗的患者,共135 颗患牙,186 个根管,随机分为两组,实验组（93 个根管）采用电测法联合纸尖法测量根管工作长度,对照 组（93 个根管）则采用电测法联合X 线法测量根管工作长度。对比两组根管充填后的充填效果。结果：实验组的根管恰填率为 90.32%,高于对照组的79.57%（P＜0.05）。结论：采用电测法联合纸尖法测量颌骨囊肿受累牙根管工作长度,准确率高,根管充填 效果好且安全。     

The system of bony canals as the basis for the angioarchitectonics of bones]

The spatial interrelationships of osteon canals were studied in corrosion preparations with the help of rastral electron microscopy. The structure of microvessels, their belonging to a definite link of the microcirculatory bed, the interaction of vessels and their position with respect to the osseous matrix were studied in bone sections impregnated with silver nitrate after V. V. Kuprijanov. Haversian canals in the compact substance of the bone are longitudinally oriented, can duplicate and form a single system of canals. The neighbouring canals of osteons might be bound by means of Volkmann's canals. The investigation of the Haversian canals in serial sections has shown that the diameter of the same canals of osteons can change at different levels, the diameter of the osteons themselves remaining unchanged. This seems to speak of uneven development of osteons in their different parts. In the Haversian canal there are one-two or occasionally three vessels having all three links of the morphocirculatory bed. The course and ramification of the vessel are identical to the shape of the osteon canal which includes them. The vessels are closely connected with the bony matrix by means of connective tissue bundles directed from the canal wall to the vessel wall. These bundles appear to serve as a peculiar anchor or amortizing apparatus and its elasticity might be a factor of a change of the shape and direction of the canal vessels in the bone development process.     

机用ProTaper 进行恒磨牙根管预备的临床评价

目的:评价机用ProTaper镍钛根管器械进行恒磨牙根管预备的临床疗效。方法:2007年7月至2010年12月期间就诊的需进行根管治疗的109患者,共计128颗磨牙,包括牙髓炎54颗牙,慢性根尖周炎74颗牙。按随机配对原则分入实验组和对照组,每组64颗牙。实验组用机用ProTaper镍钛根管锉预备根管,对照组用不锈钢K型锉预备根管。两组均采用侧向加压法充填根管,记录每颗患牙的单个根管预备所用时间、根管充填效果、术后不良反应及随访到的远期疗效。结果:机用ProTaper镍钛器械预备单根管所耗时间明显少于对照组,根管预备后疼痛发生率明显低于对照组,根管适充率实验组明显优于对照组,根管治疗术后1年疗效比较也优于对照组。结论:使用机用ProTaper器械进行恒磨牙根管预备快速有效,根充效果好,并发症发生率低,远期疗效确切,值得临床推广。     

Body structure of marine sponges

Summary Each choanocyte chamber of Petrosia ficiformis is formed by a slightly outpocked choanocyte epithelium and by a ring of three or four uniflagellated cone cells surrounding the apopyle. The apopyle opens into a small aphodus, which leads the water flow to larger excurrent canals. Pinacocytes of the incurrent canal system cover the basal surface of the choanocytes and separate them from the incurrent canals and the mesenchyme. The water flows into the chambers by pores in the pinacocyte cover and then through gaps between adjacent choanocytes. To our knowledge this is the first report of a leuconoid canal system in which choanocyte chambers are covered by a pinacocyte epithelium of the incurrent canal system that isolates the chambers from the mesenchyme. A future comprehensive revision of the types of canal systems in sponges seems to be necessary. Permanent affiliation: Department of Biology and Health Sciences, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT 06117, USA     

Microflora profiling of infected root canal before and after treatment using culture-independent methods

This study aimed to profile the microflora in infected root canals before and after root canal treatment using culture-independent methods. Six infected root canals in single-rooted teeth with periapical lesions from five subjects were included. Quantification of total bacteria was performed by real-time PCR with primers targeting 16S rRNA genes. PCR products with universal 16S rRNA gene primers were cloned and partially sequenced, and bacterial identification at the species level was performed by comparative analysis with the GenBank database. The concentration of extracted DNA before treatment was higher than that after root canal treatment, although the difference was not statistically significant. Sequence analysis revealed that oral bacteria such as Fusobacterium, Streptococcus, Olsenella, and Pseudoramibacter detected in cases before root canal treatment disappeared after treatment. These results suggest that the root canal microflora are distinct before and after root canal treatment, and that treatment changes the microflora in both quantity and quality.     

On the mucilage canal and the mucilage gland in two species ofLaminaria (Phaeophyceae,Laminariales)

Phenological observations of mucilage canals inLaminaria angustata in field collected materials indicate that the initials of canals appear first in the spring in the transition zones in fronds of about 20 cm or more. They first appear as scattered dots. These initials are pshed upwards, elongating and branching and a broken mesh system of canals is finally formed as a result of stipe-frondal growth. Later, initials appear abundantly and continuously in the same zone, gradually producing a completely connected anastomosing system of canals. InLaminaria yezoensis, in one-cell-layered sporophytes, some of the component cells become initials of mucilage glands (fucosan cells), as seen inAlaria andUndaria. This phenomenon is confined to a very short-lived stage. Subsequently, mesh-like mucilage canals are formed as in most other Laminariaceous species as the plants grow. Anatomically, formation of mucilage canals in the two species takes place through secretory cells produced from periclinal division of the epidermal cells, followed by collapse and reorganization of groups of cells into mucilage canals. L. yezoensis, having both mucilage canals and mucilage glands in its development, may be classed at the border line betweenUndaria andAlaria which possess only the mucilage gland and other species ofLaminaria which possess the mucilage canal only.     

壳菜果植物树脂道的发生、发育及分布的研究

经解剖观察,发现壳菜果（Ｍｙｔｉｌａｒｉａｌａｏｅｎｓｉｓ）植物初生结构能自然形成树脂道,而次生结构不能自然形成。树脂道原始细胞发生位置为离顶端１２０～１４０μｍ的区段上,与初生分生组织同时形成。以后原始细胞经历;（１）原始细胞分裂阶段;（２）树脂道发生阶段;（３）树脂道扩张阶段;（４）树脂道成熟阶段;（５）树脂道破毁阶段而完成其功能周期。壳菜果植物的树脂道以裂溶生方式发生,分布在维管束外侧的皮层中。此为金缕梅科各亚科系统位置研究提供重要证据     

Histoenzymatic pattern of adenosine triphosphatase in the different components of the alimentary canal in some common earthworms and its possible physiological significance

The present contribution incorporates an account of the distribution of adenosine triphosphatase and its functional role in various regions of the alimentary canal of Pheretima posthuma and Barogaster annandalei. The main areas, showing adenosine triphosphatase activity in P. posthuma are sub-epithelial blood vessels in pharynx, peri-oesophageal blood vessels in oesophagus, columnar epithelial cells of gizzard and in the areas outside the typhlosole and around the supra-intestinal excretory ducts. In B. annandalei the epithelial cells of gizzard show significant enzymatic localization. In addition to this, enzymatic activity has also been found in the deeply embedded blood vessels of buccal region, peri-oesophageal vasculature, sub-epithelial vasculature of typhlosole and intestine, and in the adjoining chloragogen cells. Physiological significance of the enzymatic pattern has been discussed.     

Post-hatching development of the thymic epithelial cells in the rainbow trout Salmo gairdneri: an ultrastructural study

This study reports the ultrastructure of subpopulations of epithelial cells of the thymic parenchyma during the post-hatching development of the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdner, kept at 14 degrees C. At hatching, the thymus contained a small number of medium and large thymocytes interspersed among three different types of epithelial cells: (1) epithelial cells adjacent to the connective tissue capsule; (2) ramified dark epithelial cells with electron-dense cytoplasm; and (3) pale electron-lucent epithelial cells displaying secretory-like features. All these cells types were anchored to one another by desmosomes and had apparently differentiated from the pharyngeal epithelium. At 4 days after hatching, the thymus enlarged, and numerous gaps occurred between the cell processes of contiguous epithelial cells adjacent to the capsular connective tissue. In 21-day-old trout, thymic trabeculae developed carrying blood vessels, and a subcapsular zone became evident containing lymphoblasts and large subcapsular epithelial cells. In 30-day-old trout, an outer thymic zone developed consisting of spindle-shaped epithelial cells which formed a dense network. At this stage, scattered cystic cells, which apparently differentiated from the pale epithelial cells, were present.     

The development of semicircular canals in the inner ear: role of FGFs in sensory cristae

In the vertebrate inner ear, the ability to detect angular head movements lies in the three semicircular canals and their sensory tissues, the cristae. The molecular mechanisms underlying the formation of the three canals are largely unknown. Malformations of this vestibular apparatus found in zebrafish and mice usually involve both canals and cristae. Although there are examples of mutants with only defective canals, few mutants have normal canals without some prior sensory tissue specification, suggesting that the sensory tissues, cristae, might induce the formation of their non-sensory components, the semicircular canals. We fate-mapped the vertical canal pouch in chicken that gives rise to the anterior and posterior canals, using a fluorescent, lipophilic dye (DiI), and identified a canal genesis zone adjacent to each prospective crista that corresponds to the Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (Bmp2)-positive domain in the canal pouch. Using retroviruses or beads to increase Fibroblast Growth Factors (FGFs) for gain-of-function and beads soaked with the FGF inhibitor SU5402 for loss-of-function experiments, we show that FGFs in the crista promote canal development by upregulating Bmp2. We postulate that FGFs in the cristae induce a canal genesis zone by inducing/upregulating Bmp2 expression. Ectopic FGF treatments convert some of the cells in the canal pouch from the prospective common crus to a canal-like fate. Thus, we provide the first molecular evidence whereby sensory organs direct the development of the associated non-sensory components, the semicircular canals, in vertebrate inner ears.     

两种根管冲洗液对狗牙根管内细菌抗菌作用的实验研究

目的观察2%洗必泰溶液和3%双氧水2种根管冲洗液对狗牙根管内粪肠球菌、溶血链球菌、微小消化链球菌、中间普氏菌及具核酸杆菌的影响,为临床根管治疗提供参考。方法选择成年健康杂种狗3只,共有24个实验牙,48个实验牙根。于狗牙根管内接种粪肠球菌、溶血链球菌、微小消化链球菌、中间普氏菌及具核酸杆菌。对狗牙完成根管治疗。于治疗后12个月拍摄根尖X线片,并记录牙齿和根尖周组织的临床表现。将患牙随机分为3组,每组7颗患牙,去除根管内充填物并进行根管预备,实验一组用2%洗必泰溶液冲洗根管,实验二组用3%双氧水冲洗根管,对照组用0.9%NaC l溶液冲洗根管。分别在根管预备前及根管预备冲洗后对根管内细菌取样,培养,鉴定并记录细菌菌落数量,测定根管内细菌变化情况。结果根管预备冲洗后3组根管内的细菌量均较根管预备前显著下降（P〈0.05）。2%洗必泰溶液和3%双氧水2种根管冲洗液的杀菌效果明显好于0.9%NaC l溶液（P〈0.05）,2%洗必泰溶液明显好于3%双氧水（P〈0.05）。结论2%洗必泰溶液是有效的根管冲洗药物,可明显减少狗牙根管内粪肠球菌、溶血链球菌、微小消化链球菌、中间普氏菌及具核酸杆菌的数量,但不能完全清除根管内的细菌。     

BMP pathways are involved in otic capsule formation and epithelial-mesenchymal signaling in the developing chicken inner ear

The vertebrate inner ear consists of a complex labyrinth of epithelial cells that is surrounded by a bony capsule. The molecular mechanisms coordinating the development of the membranous and bony labyrinths are largely unknown. Previously, using avian retrovirus encoding Noggin (RCAS-Noggin) or beads soaked with Noggin protein, we have shown that bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are important for the development of the otic epithelium in the chicken inner ear. Here, using two additional recombinant avian retroviruses, dominant negative and constitutively active forms of BMP receptors IB (BMPRIB), we show that BMPs, possibly acting through BMPRIB, are important for otic capsule formation. We also show that Bmp2 is strongly expressed in the prospective semicircular canals starting from the canal outpouch stage, suggesting that BMP2 plays an important role in canal formation. In addition, by correlating expression patterns of Bmps, their receptors, and localization of phosphorylated R-Smad (phospho R-Smad) immunoreactivity, an indicator of BMP activation, we show that BMPs emanating from the otic epithelium influence chondrogenesis of the otic capsule including the cartilage surrounding the semicircular canals.     

A cytological study on the development of the different types of visual cells in the chicken (Gallus domesticus)

The formation of visual cells and their intracellular organelles was studied in the embryonic chicken (Gallus domesticus) between stage 36 and hatching. Cilia formation was observed at stage 30 and by stage 42, outer segment formation from the cilia was evident. The inner segments appeared as buddings at stage 36. By stage 37, the buddings of double cones were observed clearly and such buddings elongated by stage 42. Both the single cones and rods appeared as buddings by stage 38 and elongation of the buddings was seen by stage 42. Oil droplets initially appeared by stage 39 in accessory cones and were observed in other cones by stage 42. Glycogen bodies were demonstrated firstly in rods and accessory cones at stage 43 and their development was completed by stage 45. In essence, all the essential elements of the visual cells were fully developed by hatching.