侧脑室注射Orexin-A对大鼠胃运动的影响

目的:观察侧脑室注射食欲素A(OXA)对大鼠胃运动的作用及作用途径。方法:选取成年雄性大鼠50只,随机分为5组,即生理盐水(NS)组、1μg组、5μg组、10μg组和20μg组。在胃窦和十二指肠植入应力传感器,记录大鼠胃肠自发性运动。通过侧脑室注射OXA,观察胃肠环形肌运动波形的变化和持续时间。选取10只大鼠随机分为2组,一组皮下注射NS+10μg OXA,另一组皮下注射阿托品+10μg OXA,观察OXA对胃肠运动的影响。同理选取10只大鼠分为假手术组+10μg OXA组,迷走神经切断组+10μg OXA组,观察OXA调控大鼠胃肠运动的作用途径。再选取10只大鼠,先注射NS再注射OXA拮抗剂SB334867,观察内源性OXA对胃肠运动的影响。结果:侧脑室注射OXA(1-20μg),大鼠消化间期胃和十二指肠III期收缩波消失,继而出现胃和十二指肠餐后不规则的收缩波。OXA对餐后胃肠运动的影响可被阿托品或切断迷走神经干所阻断(P0.05)。中枢注射选择性OXA受体拮抗剂SB-334867(16μg),可增强胃消化间期III相收缩(P0.05)。结论:中枢注射OXA可能经迷走神经胆碱能通路调控大鼠消化间期的胃肠运动,内源性OXA可能对大鼠消化间期胃肠运动具有抑制作用。     

第三脑室注射组胺及其受体激动剂对五肽促胃液素诱导的大鼠胃酸分泌的影响

本文报道第三脑室注射组胺(0.25—2.0μg/5μl)对五肽促胃液素诱导的胃酸分泌的双重影响。雄性Wistar大鼠,重200—300g,戊巴比妥钠腹腔麻醉。用37℃生理盐水通过恒流泵进行连续胃灌流。在静脉恒速灌注五肽促胃液素(7.5μg/kg·h)的基础上,第三脑室注射组胺(0.25μg/5μl)或H_1受体激动剂2-Pyridylethylamine(PEA,10μg/5μl),10min后总酸排出量即开始减少,90min仍未恢复。组胺剂量增至1.0μg或2.0μg时,出现双重效应。部份动物(分别占73％或50％)胃酸分泌减少,另一部分动物(27％或50％)胃酸分泌增多。H_2受体激动剂dimaprit(10μg/5μl)或impromidine(0.1μg/5μl)对胃酸分泌无明显影响。苯海拉明(16μg/0.2ml或32μg/0.2ml,i.m.)预处理可分别取消组胺和PEA的抑胃酸效应。这些结果提示:脑内组胺可能参与胃酸分泌中枢调节。其抑制效应似通过H_1受体介导;双重效应的机制有待进一步研究。     

Orexin-A对高脂饮食诱导肥胖大鼠摄食和体重的影响

目的:探讨Orexin-A对高脂饮食诱导的肥胖大鼠摄食和体重的影响。方法:通过检测SD大鼠24 h动态SPA的分布情况来定义HA大鼠和LA大鼠,创建饮食诱导肥胖(DIO)大鼠模型,向HA和LA大鼠延髓外侧下丘脑(rLH)和黑质多巴胺致密部(SN))微量注射orexin-A,观察orexin-A对能量消耗、自发动态运动(SPA)的作用,以及动态SPA对饮食诱导肥胖(DIO)的抵抗作用。结果:雄性SD大鼠在标准饮食情况下,24 h动态SPA呈正偏态分布,非固定SPA(ambulatory SPA)与瘦体重(lean mass,LM)(P0.05)以及总体重(P0.05)显著相关。HA和LA大鼠(high and low activity rats)间的固有SPA(intrinsic SPA)差异有显著统计学意义(P0.05)。与LA大鼠相比,HA大鼠延髓外侧下丘脑(rLH)和黑质多巴胺致密部(SN)的orexin-A反应性更高。在r LH和SN注射orexin-A能显著增加动态SPA(r LH:P0.05;SN:P0.05)。在HA和LA大鼠的r LH注射orexin-A,每种剂量与注射相同剂量的a CSF的大鼠相比效果有显著差异。而对于SN注射OXA,只有注射高剂量OXA的HA大鼠,与对照组相比,才出现著差异。在r LH注射OXA后,对HA/LA大鼠动态SPA均有显著影响(P0.05)。HA大鼠比LA大鼠能量消耗更高。不同的饮食对于HA和LA大鼠转化为SPA有不同的影响,HA大鼠对DIO敏感性低于LA大鼠。与LA大鼠相比,在LF(Low Fat)饮食条件下,转化为脂肪量的热量更少。结论:Orexin-A可通过增加大鼠活动量,使高脂饮食诱导的肥胖大鼠体重减轻。     

家兔第四脑室注射乙酰胆碱对肺动脉血压的影响

本工作将乙酰胆碱(ACh)注入麻醉家兔第四脑室,观察其对肺动脉血压的影响。结果发现(1)脑室注射50—100μg ACh后,肺动脉压和颈动脉压均下降。与此同时心率也出现一过性减慢。(2)切断两侧颈部迷走神经,ACh不再使心率减慢,但其降低肺动脉压和颈动脉压的作用不受到任何影响。(3)预先由第四脑室注射阿托品,可阻断AGh引起的肺动脉降压反应和颈动脉降压反应。(4)第四脑室注射六甲双铵或酚妥拉明,均不能阻断这二个降压反应。(5)第四脑室注射心得安不能阻断ACh引起的肺动脉降压反应,但能阻断ACh降低颈动脉压的作用。 实验结果表明:脑中ACh水平升高可通过激活胆碱能M-受体引起肺动脉压和颈动脉压下降;在ACh引起的颈动脉降压反应的中枢环节中有肾上腺素能β-受体活动参与;而且ACh降低肺动脉压和颈动脉压的作用不是通过迷走神经实现的,可能是由于延髓交感缩血管中枢紧张性降低所造成的。     

不同背景的同伴强化及催产素处理对雌性棕色田鼠可卡因条件位置偏爱的影响

同伴间的社会互作是一种天然奖赏,能够影响成瘾药物使用的敏感性。催产素（Oxytocin,OT)能够调节社会行为,并提高社会互作的奖赏价值。然而不同背景的同伴互作以及与OT合并使用是否对可卡因的奖赏效应有不同的影响尚不清楚。棕色田鼠(Microtus mandarinus)是一种单配制田鼠,个体间具有较复杂的社会行为。利用雌性棕色田鼠,我们首先检测了可卡因(20 mg/kg)单独强化以及与不同背景关系的同伴（熟性雌性、陌生雌性和陌生雄性）同时强化诱导的条件位置偏爱（conditioned place preference, CPP）及持续时间;其次检测了实验鼠外周注射OT (1 mg /kg)并给予不同背景同伴强化对可卡因CPP的影响。结果表明,可卡因单独强化时,实验鼠能够形成可卡因CPP并能持续至3周;用熟悉的雌性同伴强化时,实验鼠对可卡因CPP的维持时间缩短;用陌生的雌性或雄性同伴强化时可抑制可卡因CPP的形成。实验鼠注射OT后,用熟悉雌性或陌生雄性同伴分别强化时会抑制或反转可卡因CPP。这些结果表明不同背景关系的同伴强化对可卡因奖赏效应的影响不同。OT可促进同伴强化的奖赏价值,降低动物对可卡因的偏爱,且该效应因强化同伴的背景而不同。     

大鼠基底外侧杏仁核组蛋白乙酰化对吗啡成瘾记忆的调控作用

为了探索组蛋白乙酰化对吗啡成瘾记忆相关分子表达调控机制,文章选取健康成年雄性SD大鼠34只,随机分为正常对照组(n = 6)及基底外侧杏仁核(Basolateral amygdala, BLA)颅内定位手术组(n =28)。在条件性位置偏爱(Conditioned place preference, CPP)训练阶段,大鼠BLA内给予组蛋白去乙酰化酶抑制剂曲古抑菌素A(Trichostafin A, TSA)并且腹腔注射吗啡溶液(10.0 mg/kg),对照组给予相同体积的10%二甲基亚砜(Dimethyl sulfoxide,DMSO)或盐水。应用蛋白质印记方法,检测吗啡诱导大鼠CPP建立后BLA内组蛋白H3K14乙酰化和脑源性神经营养因子(Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, BDNF)蛋白表达水平。结果显示,腹腔注射10 mg/kg吗啡能成功建立CPP。吗啡、TSA联合给药组大鼠比单纯吗啡给药组大鼠表现出更强烈的CPP(P<0.0001)。吗啡和TSA都能使BLA内的组蛋白H3乙酰化水平和BDNF的表达显著增高(P < 0.0001),同时二者之间具有协同作用。结果表明,大鼠BLA内组蛋白乙酰化水平与吗啡成瘾记忆形成有关,抑制BLA内组蛋白去乙酰化酶(Histone deacetylases, HDACs)的活性可强化吗啡诱导的线索记忆的形成;大鼠BLA内BDNF参与了吗啡诱导的线索记忆的形成并可能受到组蛋白乙酰化的调控。     

蓝斑核Orexin-A对肥胖抵抗大鼠自发活动的影响及机制研究

目的:探讨蓝斑核(LC)orexin-A对肥胖抵抗(OR)大鼠自发活动的影响及机制并进一步探究LC的orexin调控是否与肥胖抵抗相关。方法:雄性SD大鼠和选择性培育的OR大鼠,一侧蓝斑核置管,缓慢均匀注射0.5μL药物(orexin-A或人工合成脑脊液),用大鼠自发活动检测装置SPA箱红外线活动传感器测定测大鼠自发活动(SPA),间接测热法测定其能量消耗,定量磁共振身体组成分析器检测大鼠脂体重和瘦体重。大鼠肥胖程度用体脂百分比表示。结果:与SD大鼠相比,OR大鼠的总体重,脂体重和去脂体重显著降低(P0.05)。OR大鼠肥胖程度明显小于SD大鼠(P0.05)。OR大鼠在3月龄是主要表现为水平活动,6月龄时垂直活动增加,故OR大鼠随年龄增长活动量显著增多(P0.05)。OR大鼠注射orexin A增加SPA的作用比SD大鼠更强,其主要原因是OR大鼠水平活动时间明显高于垂直活动时间。与SD大鼠相比,OR大鼠SPA水平高、体重轻,日间能量消耗和SD大鼠无明显差异,夜间活动消耗更多能量。在OR大鼠的LC注射orexin-A后,两组高剂量orexin-A可显著增加SPA(P0.05),并呈现剂量依赖性。对于SD大鼠,只有最高剂量的OXA才能引起SPA显著高于对照组(P0.05)。最高剂量的两组orexin-A注射后,OR大鼠SPA改变比SD大鼠更显著(250 pmol:P0.05;500 pmol:P0.05)。结论:蓝斑核(LC)orexin-A对肥胖大鼠自发活动有重要影响,其orexin调控与肥胖抵抗相关。     

高脂肪饮食对益生菌缓解大鼠过敏性炎症作用的影响及意义

目的 探究高脂肪饮食对过敏性炎症的发生以及对益生菌缓解大鼠过敏性炎症效果的影响及其机制。方法 将3周离乳期雄性Wistar大鼠（57 g±9 g）随机分为5组（8只/组）：对照组、正常饮食模型组、正常饮食治疗组、高脂肪饮食模型组及高脂肪饮食治疗组。基于正常饮食和高脂肪饮食分别建立大鼠过敏性炎症模型,应用益生菌对不同饮食的模型组大鼠进行干预,观察应用益生菌治疗后各组大鼠的过敏体征、炎症细胞及免疫平衡的变化,同时应用变性凝胶梯度电泳对各组大鼠的肠道菌群进行初步分析。结果 相较于正常饮食模型组,高脂肪饮食模型组大鼠过敏体征加重,血中炎症细胞水平增高,Th1/Th2失衡显著（t=-8.563,P=0.005）,肠道菌群多样性显著降低。益生菌能缓解过敏性炎症大鼠的过敏体征,使炎症细胞浸润减轻,明显纠正血和鼻灌洗液中Th1/Th2失衡（t=3.778、10.451,P=0.027、0.001）,恢复肠道菌群多样性。而在益生菌缓解过敏性炎症时伴有高脂肪饮食能阻碍过敏体征的缓解,加重炎症细胞的浸润,延缓了益生菌对血清中Th1/Th2的纠偏作用（t=-10.157,P=0.001）,阻碍了益生菌对肠道菌...     

断乳前棕色田鼠幼仔对双亲和可卡因的条件位置偏爱（英文）

个体间的社会互作是一种天然奖赏,这种社会性奖赏诱导的条件位置偏爱(Conditioned place preference,CPP)是通过环境信息和社会互作奖赏效应间建立条件反射形成的,与药物奖赏诱导的CPP相似。棕色田鼠(Microtus mandarinus)是一种社会性单配制田鼠,具有紧密的亲-子联系和社会互作;雄鼠对断乳前幼仔也提供较高水平的亲本抚育。幼仔强化能够诱导母鼠及父鼠形成CPP,但双亲对幼仔是否也具有强化效应还不清楚。为探讨断乳前幼仔与双亲形成的奖赏联系,本实验检测了出生后13-17 d和19-23 d两个发育龄段的棕色田鼠幼仔对母鼠、父鼠以及可卡因(20 mg/kg)的CPP反应。数据显示在分别用母鼠、父鼠或可卡因强化后,两个年龄段的幼仔在CPP箱的强化室与非强化室所处时间没有显著性差异。这些结果表明断乳前棕色田鼠幼仔不能形成对母鼠、父鼠及可卡因的位置偏爱。     

侧脑室注射orexin-A对大鼠昼夜摄食的影响

目的:探讨侧脑室注射orexin-A对大鼠昼夜摄食的影响。方法:将Wistar大鼠随机分组,采用单剂量侧脑室注射和连续侧脑室注射以及外周注射法,分别于日间和夜间给药,测量大鼠24小时内各阶段的摄食量以及相应生化指标。结果:在光照期间,侧脑室微量注射orexin-A,大鼠4小时内摄食量显著增加(P0.05),且呈剂量依赖关系(P0.05)。在夜间初期(18:00)侧脑室注射orexin-A,大鼠食物摄入量无显著差异(P0.05)。但在中午12:00给予侧脑室注射orexin-A,注射后4小时内大鼠摄食量显著高于NS对照组(P0.05)。连续8日给予orexin-A侧脑室注射,可使注射后日间摄食量显著增加(P0.05),而夜间摄食量显著减少(P0.05),但24小时内总的摄食量不变(P0.05)。orexin-A并未改变棕色脂肪组织温度、末梢血糖、血浆瘦素等指标的水平。结论:orexin-A对大鼠摄食的调节具有昼夜节律性。     

Effect of rhynchophylline on conditioned place preference on expression of NR2B in methamphetamine-dependent mice

Objective

To study the effect of rhynchophylline on N-methyl d-aspartate receptor subtype 2B subunit in hippocampus of Methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) mice.

Methods

Place preference mice models were established by methamphetamine; the expression of NR2B was observed by immunohistochemistry technique and Western blot.

Results

Methamphetamine (4 mg/kg)-induced place preference mice model was successfully established; ketamine (15 mg/kg), rhynchophylline (40 mg/kg) and rhynchophylline (80 mg/kg) can eliminate place preference; Immunohistochemistry showed that the number of NR2B-positive neurons in hippocampus was increased in the methamphetamine model group, whereas less NR2B-positive neurons were found in the ketamine group, low and high dosage rhynchophylline group. Western blot showed that the expression of NR2B protein was significantly increased in the model group, whereas less expression was found in the ketamine group, low and high dosage rhynchophylline group.

Conclusions

NR2B plays an important role in the formation of methamphetamine-induced place preference in mice. Rhynchophylline reversed the expression of NR2B in the hippocampus demonstrates the potential effect of mediates methamphetamine induced rewarding effect.     

Lesions of orexin neurons block conditioned place preference for sexual behavior in male rats

The hypothalamic neuropeptide orexin (hypocretin) mediates reward related to drugs of abuse and food intake. However, a role for orexin in sexual reward has yet to be investigated. Orexin neurons are activated by sexual behavior, but endogenous orexin does not appear to be essential for sexual performance and motivation in male rats. Therefore, the goal of the current study was to test the hypothesis that orexin is critically involved in processing of sexual reward in male rats. First, it was demonstrated following exposure to conditioned contextual cues associated with sexual behavior in a conditioned place preference paradigm that cFos expression is induced in orexin neurons, indicating activation of orexin neurons by cues predicting sexual reward. Next, orexin-cell specific lesions were utilized to determine the functional role of orexin in sexual reward processing. Hypothalami of adult male rats were infused with orexin-B-conjugated saporin, resulting in greater than 80% loss of orexin neurons in the perifornical-dorsomedial and lateral hypothalamus. Orexin lesions did not affect expression of sexual behavior, but prevented formation of conditioned place preference for a sexual behavior paired chamber. In contrast, intact sham-treated males or males with partial lesions developed a conditioned place preference for mating. Orexin lesioned males maintained the ability to form a conditioned place aversion to lithium chloride-induced visceral illness, indicating that orexin lesions did not disrupt associative contextual memory. Overall, these findings suggest that orexin is not essential for sexual performance or motivation, but is critical for reward processing and conditioned cue-induced seeking of sexual behavior.     

Changes in microRNA expression profile in hippocampus during the acquisition and extinction of cocaine-induced conditioned place preference in rats

Background

MicroRNA (miRNA) emerges as important player in drug abuse. Yet, their expression profile in neurological disorder of cocaine abuse has not been well characterized. Here, we explored the changes of miRNA expression in rat hippocampus following repeated cocaine exposure and subsequent abstinence from cocaine treatment.

Results

Conditioned place preference (CPP) procedure was used to assess the acquisition and extinction of cocaine-seeking behavior in rats. MiRNA microarray was performed to examine miRNAs levels in rat hippocampus. Quantitative RT-PCR was conducted to further confirm results in microarray study. Finally, bioinformatic predictions were made to suggest potential target genes of cocaine-responsive miRNA in this study. MiRNA array found that 34 miRNA levels were changed in rat hippocampus while acquiring cocaine CPP and 42 miRNAs levels were altered after the cocaine-induced CPP were extinguished, as compared to normal controls. The findings from qRT-PCR study support results from microarray analysis.

Conclusions

The current study demonstrated dynamic changes in miRNA expression in rat hippocampus during the acquisition and extinction of cocaine-induced CPP. Some miRNAs which have been previously reported to be involved in brain disorders and drug abuse, including miR-133b, miR-134, miR-181c, miR-191, miR-22, miR-26b, miR-382, miR-409-3p and miR-504, were found to be changed in their expression following repeated cocaine exposure and subsequent abstinence from cocaine treatment. These findings may extend our understanding of the regulatory network underlying cocaine abuse and may provide new targets for the future treatment of drug abuse.     

Sexual reward in male rats: effects of sexual experience on conditioned place preferences associated with ejaculation and intromissions

Various behavioral models and studies have provided evidence suggesting that male rat sexual behavior has rewarding and reinforcing properties. However, there is little information regarding the rewarding values of the different components of sexual behavior. Therefore, this study used a conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm to address whether ejaculation and intromissions differ in their rewarding incentive values. We also addressed whether the differential rewarding values were dependent on prior sexual experience. Sexually naïve and experienced males received one pairing of either intromissions or ejaculation with one of the chambers in the CPP box. The amount of time spent in each chamber of the CPP apparatus after conditioning was then measured. Both sexually naïve and sexually experienced males formed a CPP for ejaculation, while only sexually naïve, and not sexually experienced, males formed a CPP for intromissions. Moreover, in sexually naïve males, multiple pairings of ejaculation with the designated chamber resulted in a CPP relative to the control chamber paired with display of intromissions. These data support the hypothesis that there is a hierarchy of rewarding sexual behavior, with ejaculation being the most rewarding component, and that the rewarding incentive value of other components of sexual behavior is dependent upon prior sexual experience.     

内源性Orexin-A调控大鼠胃运动的中枢及外周机制

目的:探讨内源性Orexin-A(OXA)对大鼠胃运动的中枢和外周作用机制。方法:选取成年Wistar大鼠为研究对象,通过禁食诱导大鼠合成内源性OXA。血浆OXA浓度采用放射免疫法测定。实验前大鼠注射OXA受体拮抗剂SB334867,观察内源性OXA的作用。迷走神经切断术用来观察迷走神经的介导作用。胃排空采用分光光度法测量,消化间期胃运动通过在胃窦部植入一应力传感器测量。Orexin前体(PPO)在胃和下丘脑组织的表达,采用蛋白印迹确定。结果:禁食18 h后,血浆OXA水平和PPO蛋白表达显著增加(P0.05),在禁食36 h组达到最高水平(P0.01)。内源性OXA促进胃排空(P0.05),抑制消化间期胃蠕动(P0.05)。外周注射SB334867均能阻断上述胃动力效应(P0.05),但对PPO表达没有影响。迷走神经切断术不能阻断内源性OXA的介导作用(P0.05)。结论:禁食能诱导内源性OXA的合成,内源性OXA能加速胃排空,同时它又抑制消化间期胃蠕动。