猫小脑皮质浦肯野细胞超微结构的年龄相关变化

目的比较观察青年猫（1-3岁）和老年猫（12-13岁）小脑皮质浦肯野细胞（Purkinje cell,PC）的超微结构,探讨其年龄相关变化的生理意义。方法常规电镜包埋、切片、染色,透射电镜下观察并拍照。结果老年组PC粗面内质网碎裂,核糖体解离;线粒体膨解,嵴减少;高尔基复合体扁平囊扩张,极性退化;脂褐素聚积;膜性髓样结构与空泡变性出现;核膜内陷,染色质固缩;生物膜系统结构破坏等。结论衰老过程中细胞器结构退化可能影响老年PC物质合成、能量供应、信息传递及神经元的结构稳定,导致衰老PC死亡,推测与老年个体运动调节和运动学习等小脑功能退化有重要联系。     

不同年龄大鼠小脑浦肯野细胞超微结构的变化

对不同年龄雄性Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠小脑蚓剖皮质浦肯野细胞的超微结构进行了观察。结果表明,随年龄增神经内的细胞器和内涵物发生了明显变化。浦肯野细胞内粗面内质网、高尔基复合体等细胞器数量有不同程度减少;微管增加;粗面内质网排列失序,网腔扩张;高尔基器排列紊乱,囊腔扩张;线粒体扩张或固缩,     

S100在猫小脑中的分布及其表达的年龄相关性变化

用免疫组织化学ABC法标记S100免疫阳性(S100-IR)细胞,观察S100蛋白在青年猫和老年猫小脑中的分布,探讨其表达的年龄相关变化及意义。光镜下计数颗粒层和髓质中S100-IR细胞密度及浦肯野细胞(PC)层阳性细胞线密度。结果显示,颗粒层和髓质中S100-IR细胞密度较小、分布均匀,PC层阳性细胞相对密集,分子层未见阳性反应;阳性细胞胞浆深染。与青年猫相比,老年猫小脑颗粒层、髓质和PC层中S100-IR细胞密度显著增加(P<0.01),胞体较大,阳性较强。表明S100-IR细胞在小脑中的分布具区域性差异,呈明显的年龄相关性增生,推测其增生对衰老神经元的丢失起保护作用。     

小脑皮质结构年龄相关变化的研究进展

衰老过程中小脑皮质出现明显的形态学变化,包括体积萎缩、重量减轻、皮层厚度下降、神经元数量减少,树突丢失、细胞超微结构改变、神经递质紊乱以及胶质细胞增生等。神经元数量丢失与结构退变以及神经递质改变可能会导致老年小脑皮质神经环路破坏和信息传输紊乱,与老年个体运动调节功能及运动学习能力下降有关;神经胶质活动增强对维持老年小脑皮质的形态和功能可能起保护作用。     

猫小脑皮质Glu/GABA表达的老年性变化

衰老导致小脑的生理功能下降,但其神经机制仍然不清楚。为此,利用免疫组织化学方法标记猫小脑皮质内谷氨酸(Glutamate,Glu)和γ-氨基丁酸(γ-Aminobutiric acid,GABA)免疫反应阳性(Glu-IR和GABA-IR)结构,探讨青年猫和老年猫小脑皮质Glu/GABA表达的老年性变化及其可能影响。并利用Image-Pro Express图像分析软件对小脑皮质各层Glu和GABA免疫反应阳性细胞密度及其灰度值进行测量。结果显示:与青年猫相比,老年猫小脑皮质内的Glu免疫反应阳性浦肯野细胞密度、颗粒层Glu免疫反应阳性细胞密度及其两者的免疫阳性反应灰度值均显著下降(P<0.01)(免疫反应强度与平均灰度值成反比);老年猫分子层、浦肯野细胞层GABA免疫反应阳性神经元密度及其免疫反应强度均显著下降(P<0.01);颗粒层GABA免疫反应阳性神经元密度无显著变化(P>0.05),但神经元免疫反应强度显著减弱(P<0.01)。研究结果提示,衰老过程中猫小脑皮质出现神经元Glu的表达增强、GABA的表达减少等,可能是小脑神经元丢失和精确调控能力下降等的重要原因之一。     

小脑浦肯野细胞动作电位传输保真度在大鼠出生后发育期间的变化

小脑浦肯野细胞的轴突是小脑皮层唯一的传出通路,研究其动作电位传输能力对于了解小脑的生理功能具有重要意义.大鼠在出生后第2周到第3周,小脑浦肯野细胞的形态及功能都有显著变化,产生动作电位的能力明显增强.而轴突上动作电位传输能力的变化还有待研究.运用胞体以及轴突的双电极膜片钳技术,研究了出生8天以及15天的Wistar大鼠小脑浦肯野细胞轴突上动作电位的传输.与8天组相比,15天组大鼠小脑浦肯野细胞轴突上动作电位的传输能力明显增强.后超极化可以增强8天组轴突上动作电位的传输能力.研究表明,随着发育的成熟,动作电位的产生能力以及轴突上动作电位的传输能力同步增强.     

刺激猫下丘脑LHA和VMN对小脑皮层神经元电活动的影响

在戊巴比妥钠麻醉的猫,电刺激下丘脑外侧区(LHA)和腹内侧核(VMN)可引起小脑皮层第Ⅵ和Ⅶ小叶浦肯野细胞和非浦肯野细胞抑制性、兴奋性和抑制-兴奋性的电活动,但以抑制性活动为主;这些反应的潜伏期多数为10-20ms,但也可长达90ms;一般刺激LHA比刺激VMN更有效。刺激下丘脑所激发的小脑神经元抑制性电活动可为静脉注射组胺H_1受体阻断剂扑尔敏所阻断。本文对上述观察的可能作用作了讨论。     

NF200在猫小脑中的分布及其老年性变化

目的探讨NF200（神经丝蛋白-200）在猫小脑中的分布及其老年性变化,以及导致相关变化的原因与在小脑功能衰老中的意义。方法利用Nissl染色显示小脑内部结构和神经元,免疫组织化学ABC法标记NF200免疫阳性（NF200-IR）结构。光镜下观察,采集图像,并利用Image-Pro Express5.1图像分析软件对小脑中NF200免疫阳性神经元以及各层免疫阳性反应灰度值进行分析统计。结果NF200免疫阳性神经元主要分布于蒲肯野细胞层和分子层底部,阳性纤维及终末在青年猫和老年猫小脑各层均有分布。与青年猫相比,老年猫蒲肯野细胞层神经元密度及其各层NF200免疫阳性反应强度均显著下降（P〈0.01）;蒲肯野细胞的胞体萎缩,阳性树突分枝明显减少。结论衰老过程中猫小脑NF200含量的下降,导致细胞结构紊乱,轴浆运输能力下降,可能是老年个体小脑功能衰退的重要原因之一。     

脊髓小脑共济失调中浦肯野神经元信号转导异常的研究进展

脊髓小脑共济失调(spinocerebellar ataxias, SCAs)是一组常染色体显性遗传性神经退行性疾病。目前已知的SCAs亚型众多,具有明显的遗传异质性和临床变异性。浦肯野神经元变性和小脑萎缩是大部分SCAs亚型共同的病理特征。浦肯野神经元的生理功能受到多重因素的调节,其信号转导功能障碍会导致小脑运动控制能力失常。本文主要综述了SCAs中浦肯野神经元电压门控离子通道、细胞内钙信号及谷氨酸信号转导异常,旨在为深入理解SCAs的共同发病机制、寻找并开发特异性治疗方法提供理论依据。     

白介素-6保护小脑颗粒神经元抗谷氨酸的神经毒性作用

目的：探讨白介素-6（IL-6）对谷氨酸诱导的神经元损伤的防治作用及其作用机制。方法：用IL-6慢性预处理培养的小脑颗粒神经元,然后后用谷氨酸急性刺激小脑颗粒神经元。用噻唑兰（MTT）比色法和末端脱氧核苷酸转移酶介导的原位缺口末端标记（TUNEL）法分别观察神经元的功能和凋亡的变化;用激光扫描共聚焦显微镜（LSCM）和逆转录聚合酶链式反应（RT—PCR）法分别检测神经元内Ca^2＋浓度的动态变化和IL-6信号转导蛋白gp130 mRNA的表达。结果：IL-6（2．5、5和10ng／ml）慢性预处理培养的小脑颗粒神经元,可浓度依赖性地改善谷氨酸诱导的神经元活性降低;并可明显减少谷氨酸诱导的神经元凋亡;还可显著抑制谷氨酸激发的神经元内Ca^2＋超载。此外。经IL-6慢性预处理的小脑颗粒神经元表达gp130mRNA明显低于未经IL-6预处理的神经元。结论：IL-6能保护神经元抵抗由谷氨酸诱导的兴奋毒性作用,IL-6的这种神经保护机制可能与它抑制神经元内Ca^2＋超载密切相关,而且可能由gp130细胞内信号转导途径介导。     

Circadian modification of ethanol damage in utero to mice

This study evaluates the ethanol toxicity for fetal development at different circadian stages. Pregnant mice were given a single intraperitoneal ethanol injection on day 7, 8, or 10 of gestation at one of four circadian stages (0700, 1300, 1900, or 0100 hr). The dams were killed on the day before term (day 18). Prenatal exposure to ethanol resulted in an increased number of resorptions, reduced fetal body weight, and produced an increased incidence of external alterations. The severity of damage was related to the dose, the period of gestation, and particularly to the circadian stage at the time of treatment. Ethanol had the greatest effect on the embryo of a mouse when administered at the mid-dark span. Consequently exposure to a single dose of ethanol at one time or another along the 24-hr time scale during organogenesis has important implications for the substantially increased risk.     

Low concentration of ethanol favors progenitor cell differentiation and neovascularization in high-fat diet-fed mice model

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and monocytic cells from bone marrow (BM) can be recruited to the injured endothelium and contribute to its regeneration. During metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes, progenitor cell function is impaired. Several studies have shown that moderate alcohol consumption prevents the development and progression of atherosclerosis in a variety of animal/mouse models and increases mobilization of progenitor cells. Along with these studies, we identify ethanol at low concentration as therapeutic tool to in vitro expand progenitor cells in order to obtain an adequate number of cells for their use in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.We evaluated the effects of ethanol on the phenotype of BM-derived cells from mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD). HFD did not induce changes in weight of mice but induced metabolic alterations. HFD feeding increased the differentiation of monocytic progenitors but not EPCs. Whereas ethanol at 0.6% is able to increase monocytic progenitor differentiation, 1% ethanol diminished it. Furthermore, ethanol at 0.6% increased the ability of progenitor cells to promote in vivo angiogenesis as well as secretome of BM-derived cells from mice fed with HFD, but not in mice fed normal diet. In conclusion, ethanol at low concentration is able to increase angiogenic abilities of progenitor cells from animals with early metabolic alterations.     

Ethanol alters lipid profiles and phosphorylation status of AMP-activated protein kinase in the neonatal mouse brain

Previously, we have shown that ethanol-induced apoptosis in cultured neurons is accompanied by changes in cellular lipid profiles. In the present study, the effects of ethanol on brain lipid metabolism were studied using 7-day-old C57BL/6ByJ mice, which display apoptotic neurodegeneration upon exposure to ethanol. The brain lipids were extracted 4-24 h after the ethanol or saline treatment, and analyzed by TLC. We found that the levels of triglyceride, cholesterol ester, ceramide, and N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine increased significantly in the brains of ethanol-treated mice compared to those of saline-treated mice. Concomitantly, ethanol reduced Thr172 phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) alpha subunits. Ethanol also reduced phosphorylation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, a substrate of AMPK and a lipogenic enzyme known to be activated by dephosphorylation. In contrast, lipid profiles of 19-day-old mouse brains, which scarcely manifested neurodegeneration upon ethanol exposure, were not significantly affected by ethanol. Also, the basal levels of Thr172-phosphorylated AMPK alpha were lower in these brains than in 7-day-old mouse brains, and no detectable changes in the phosphorylation status were observed by ethanol treatment. Our findings indicate that the ethanol-induced apoptotic neurodegeneration observed in mice during restricted developmental periods is accompanied by alterations in both the lipid content and the activity of AMPK in the brain.     

Bidirectional Alterations of GABAA Receptor Subunit Peptide Levels in Rat Cortex During Chronic Ethanol Consumption and Withdrawal

Abstract: The pharmacological properties of γ-aminobutyric acid_A (GABA_A) receptors are altered by prolonged exposure to ethanol both in vivo and in vitro. We have shown previously that prolonged ethanol exposure elicits selective alterations in various GABA_A receptor subunit mRNA levels in rat cerebral cortex. Some of these effects are rapidly reversed during ethanol withdrawal. The present study was conducted to determine the effects of prolonged ethanol exposure (dependence) and ethanol withdrawal on cerebral cortical peptide expression for several subunits. GABA_A receptor α1 subunit peptide levels were decreased by nearly 40%, whereas α4 subunit peptide levels were increased by 27% in both ethanol-dependent and withdrawn rats. These changes correlate well with observed alterations in mRNA levels following prolonged ethanol exposure in dependent rats, but do not match the effects on mRNA levels during ethanol withdrawal. β2/3 subunit peptide levels increased by ～32% in both ethanol-dependent rats and rats undergoing ethanol withdrawal. We observed a 30–60% increase in γ1 subunit peptide levels in both dependent rats and those undergoing withdrawal, also correlating with the previous report on ethanol-induced alterations in mRNA levels. Peptide levels for γ2 subunits did not differ from control values in either condition. These findings show that specific alterations in GABA_A receptor subunit peptide levels are associated with ethanol dependence in rats. GABA_A receptor subunit peptide expression is more stable than mRNA expression, and mRNA levels are not representative of peptide expression during ethanol withdrawal. These findings are consistent with the suggestion that alterations in GABA_A receptor gene expression underlie the functional properties of GABA_A receptors in ethanol-dependent rats and those undergoing ethanol withdrawal.     

饮酒小鼠动物模型建立及其对雌性激素的影响

目的建立模拟人类饮酒的小鼠动物模型,并以此动物模型进一步研究酒精对小鼠雌激素水平及乳腺癌的影响。方法 SPF级C57BL/6雌性小鼠,随机分对照组和酒精组两组,酒精组20:00到次日8:00给予含有一定浓度酒精的饮用水,其他时间给予常规饮用水,对照组全天给予常规饮用水。观察两组小鼠的饮水量及体重变化;用ANALOX AM1酒精分析仪检测小鼠凌晨2∶00和8∶00血液的酒精浓度(BEC);酶联免疫法(ELASA)检测两组小鼠血清中雌激素水平的差异。结果饮酒组小鼠血液BEC明显增高,类似人类饮酒水平,饮酒组小鼠的饮水量及体重无明显变化;饮酒组小鼠体内雌激素的水平明显高于对照组。结论成功的建立模拟人类饮酒的动物模型,并通过此动物模型初步证实酒精刺激可以增加小鼠体内血清雌激素的水平。     

乙醇对着床前小鼠胚胎体外发育的影响

用含不同浓度乙醇的Whitten氏培养液对小鼠2细胞、4细胞、8细胞和桑椹期胚胎分别进行体外培养,研究了乙醇对小鼠不同发育时期胚胎体外发育的影响。首先利用含0、0．1％、0．5％、1．0％、1．5％、2．0％、3．0％、5．0％和10．0％乙醇的Whitten氏培养液对2细胞胚胎进行培养,发现小鼠2细胞胚胎对培养液中乙醇浓度的耐受极限在1．5％左右。然后又用含1％和3％乙醇的Whitten氏培养液分别对小鼠2细胞、4细胞、8细胞和桑椹期胚胎进行培养。结果发现：含1％乙醇的培养液对于8细胞胚胎和桑椹胚的囊胚形成有促进作用,而在2细胞和4细胞胚胎中则影响不明显。3％乙醇则对各期胚胎均有不同程度的抑制作用,但随着胚胎发育其对乙醇的耐受力逐渐增强。     

Pyrazole is different from acetone and ethanol as an inducer of the polysubstrate monooxygenase system in mice: evidence that pyrazole-inducible P450Coh is distinct from acetone-inducible P450ac

The induction of liver microsomal monooxygenase activities elicited by pyrazole, ethanol, and acetone, all shown to be inducers of rat P450j and rabbit P450LM3a, has been compared in inbred strains of DBA/2N, AKR/J, and Balb/c mouse. Pyrazole strongly increases coumarin 7-hydroxylase (COH) activity in DBA/2N but much less in other strains. The effect of pyrazole on aniline p-hydroxylase and ethanol oxidase activities is also strain dependent: an increase was seen only in the DBA/2N strain. Ethanol and acetone were unable to induce COH, whereas aniline p-hydroxylase and ethanol oxidase were elevated about 1.4- to 3.3-fold in all strains. No strain difference could be detected in aniline p-hydroxylase or ethanol oxidase inducibility. There was a strong correlation between aniline p-hydroxylase and ethanol oxidase activities in every strain, whereas no positive correlation could be found between COH and aniline p-hydroxylase activities. Immunoinhibition experiments showed that a polyclonal antibody against purified pyrazole-inducible COH (P450Coh) blocked about 90% of COH activity, but only about 10% of aniline p-hydroxylase or ethanol oxidase in mouse liver microsomes. Monoclonal antibody 1-91-3 (raised against rat acetone-inducible P450ac) did not inhibit COH, whereas aniline p-hydroxylase was blocked 46-76% and ethanol oxidase 25-70%, depending on the source of microsomes. In immunoblots, anti-P450Coh recognized only its own antigen but not the P450ac, whereas monoclonal antibody 1-98-1 against P450ac detected P450ac and a corresponding form in the D2 mouse liver, but not the P450Coh. The purified P450ac and P450Coh had molecular masses of 52 and 50 kDa, respectively, on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. These antigens were expressed differentially in response to pyrazole, ethanol, and acetone: P450Coh was increased only after pyrazole treatment, but 1-98-1-detectable protein was elevated in D2 mouse liver microsomes by ethanol and acetone, but not by pyrazole. We conclude that mouse P450Coh and rat P450ac are not corresponding forms of the same isozyme, and that a P450ac-like protein, responsible for most of aniline p-hydroxylation and ethanol oxidation, is present in the D2 mouse liver. These two P450 isozymes are also dissimilarly expressed in the mouse liver in response to inducer administration.     

Taok2 controls behavioral response to ethanol in mice

Despite recent advances in the understanding of ethanol's biological action, many of the molecular targets of ethanol and mechanisms behind ethanol's effect on behavior remain poorly understood. In an effort to identify novel genes, the products of which regulate behavioral responses to ethanol, we recently identified a mutation in the dtao gene that confers resistance to the locomotor stimulating effect of ethanol in Drosophila. dtao encodes a member of the Ste20 family of serine/threonine kinases implicated in MAP kinase signaling pathways. In this study, we report that conditional ablation of the mouse dtao homolog, Taok2, constitutively and specifically in the nervous system, results in strain‐specific and overlapping alterations in ethanol‐dependent behaviors. These data suggest a functional conservation of dtao and Taok2 in mediating ethanol's biological action and identify Taok2 as a putative candidate gene for ethanol use disorders in humans.     

Potentiation of γ-Aminobutyric Acid-Mediated Chloride Flux by Pentobarbital and Diazepam but Not Ethanol

The influx of 36Cl- into cerebral cortical and cerebellar microsacs from ICR mice and Sprague-Dawley rats was studied in incubations lasting 3 s, 500 ms, or 21 ms. In the 3-s assay, 10-40 mM ethanol did not affect either basal or gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-mediated Cl- flux, at any GABA concentration tested. Only at a concentration of 600 mM did ethanol potentiate Cl- flux in both mouse and rat preparations. Ethanol (20 mM) also did not affect the significant potentiation of GABA-mediated flux produced by 50 microM pentobarbital or 2 microM diazepam in ICR mouse microsacs. In 21- and 500-ms incubations (quench-flow method), 50 microM pentobarbital significantly potentiated GABA-mediated Cl- flux in rat cortical microsacs, but 10-50 mM ethanol did not. These studies suggest that some as yet unrecognized factor is essential for ethanol enhancement of GABA-mediated Cl- flux, as reported by others in brain homogenates and in tissue culture.