肌肉不均匀牵张对神经肌肉接头传递电生理学影响的研究

大自鼠膈肌经不均匀牵张处理后,在牵张适度的肌纤维终板区,以细胞内微电极技术可同时记录到正常的迷质量子式自发释放产生的微终板电位(MEPP),较高幅度的递质量子式诱发释放引起的终板电位(EPP)和接近正常水平的静息膜电位(RMP)。此标本被认为是处于接近正常生理状态的神经肌肉接头标本。本研究观察不均匀牵张处理对突触前递质释放对Ca~(2 )浓度的依赖性和突触后肌纤维电生理学性质的影响。     

培养大鼠搏动心肌细胞在缺氧和复氧时的电生理观察

应用细胞内微电极技术记录到37个培养大鼠搏动心肌细胞充氮前后和复氧后的电活动参数。结果提示:充氮10min后,最大舒张电位(MDP),最大除极速度(V_(max)),动作电位振幅(APA)和动作电位时程(APD)等参数明显降低;自发节律增快,并出现多种形式的节律失常。83.8％细胞在充氮后30min内停搏,16.2％在50min左右停搏。复氧后,86.5％细胞在5min内复跳,13.5％未能复跳;12.5％复跳细胞在复跳10min内再次停搏。复跳细胞的各项电活动参数在30min内未能恢复到充氮前水平(p<0.05),且呈现不同程度的各类异常电活动。本结果对进一步研究心肌细胞缺氧和复氧损伤有一定意义。     

提高木薯循环培养的次生体胚再生植株频率研究

用木薯成熟体胚子叶作外植体诱导次生体胚,接种7d或15d后分别在诱导培养基或成熟培养基中加入AgNO3,可明显提高植株再生频率。前者可使体胚再生植株频率由对照的40．5％提高到58．1％;后者可使植株再生频率由对照的36．1％提高到61．3％。用ABA进行上述处理,效果更加显著。诱导期处理,可使植株再生频率由对照的40．5％提高到72．6％;成熟期处理,植株再生频率由对照的36．1％提高到81．3％。若诱导7d后,将2,4－D浓度由4．0mgL-1降至2．0mgL-1,并加AgNO3,继续诱导15d,转到附加0．25mgL-1ABA的成熟培养基中培养至30d,能极显著地促进体胚的发育和成熟,使植株再生频率达到一个相当高的水平,最高达95％,平均每个外植体产生的植株数达39．6个,分别相当于对照的2．38倍和2．46倍。     

骨骼肌钝挫伤恢复过程中HIF-1α、AMPKα2表达的改变

目的：观测大鼠骨骼肌钝挫伤（SMBI）恢复进程中腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶α2（AMPKα2）、缺氧诱导因子-1α（HIF-1α）的表达变化,探讨SMBI恢复可能生物学机制。方法：雄性Wistar大鼠48只,随机选取6只作为正常对照组;另42只大鼠重物砸伤后肢小腿建立钝挫伤模型后分7组（n=6）,造模后各组分别在伤后12 h、2 d、5 d、7 d、10 d、15 d、30 d取材,检测小腿三头肌HIF-1α、AMPKα2表达的变化。结果：损伤后12 h HIF-1α、AMPKα2表达均明显升高,在伤后15 d开始回落接近正常;HIF-1α、AMPKα2表达的峰值出现在伤后2 d内,伤后5 d后表达量开始下降;除HIF-1α mRNA在伤后2 d组表达出现峰值外,其余时间点二者mRNA与蛋白表达时程变化基本一致。结论：SMBI后,HIF-1α、AMPKα2可能通过参与调解缺氧适应、肌细胞再生、能量代偿起到促进伤后恢复的作用。     

中枢多巴胺神经元放电活动的特点

中脑黑质和腹侧被盖区DA神经元自发放电活动的特点表现在:动作电位时程较宽(2～5ms),伴有上升相切迹;放电频率较慢(1～10spikes/s);有单放电(single firing)和爆发性放电(burst firing)两种型式,前者动作电位幅度无显著改变,后者动作电位幅度逐个减低,时程逐个加宽,并且动作电位间隔逐渐延长。DA受体激动剂或D_2亚型选择性激动剂抑制DA神经元放电活动,它能被DA受体拮抗剂所逆转。     

骨髓间充质干细胞经BDNF基因修饰后移植治疗大鼠半横断脊髓损伤的电生理研究

目的采用电生理的研究方法,观察脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)基因修饰的骨髓间充质干细胞对脊髓损伤的修复作用。方法随机将大鼠分成3组:空白组10只(只切除椎板,暴露脊髓硬脊膜);SCI组10只;SCI术后细胞移植组10只;从以上三组大鼠随机抽取8只于细胞移植后1 d、7 d、14 d、21 d、30 d、60 d进行SEP(皮层体感诱发电位)、MEP(运动诱发电位)等电生理检测技术,并观察大鼠的运动评分恢复程度。结果细胞移植4d后,大鼠饮食和活动开始增加;后肢变化过程如下:损伤后1~4 d损伤侧后肢迟缓性瘫痪,拖地行走,损伤对侧后肢由损伤初期的运动减弱逐渐恢复,损伤后5~9 d损伤侧后肢痉挛性瘫痪;10~14 d损伤侧下肢恢复少量活动,损伤对侧后肢恢复至较损伤前稍弱的状态;15~21 d损伤侧后肢活动能力较之前有明显改善,至30 d损伤侧后肢活动能力及肌张力恢复程度最明显,30 d以后无更明显改善。免疫组化发现损伤处诱导标记的骨髓间充质干细胞存活,行为学观察发现细胞移植改善了损伤大鼠运动能力。结论骨髓间充质干细胞经BDNF基因修饰后可以促进脊髓损伤大鼠的神经再生及部分传导功能恢复。     

大鼠坐骨神经挤压损伤导致脊髓单突触反射回返性抑制的长时程减弱

坐骨神经损伤是临床常见的周围神经疾病。神经损伤后再生肌肉和运动神经元会出现各种功能障碍,虽然其中一部分因素已被阐明,但多局限于受损神经局部,而对于再生后脊髓运动神经元的回返性抑制(recurrent inhibition,RI)通路的功能变化却很少被报道。本文研究大鼠短暂坐骨神经损伤后,恢复神经再支配(reinnervation)情况下,脊髓RI通路的功能变化。在正常或坐骨神经挤压(crush)受损后的成年大鼠上,通过刺激离断的脊髓背根(L5),在外侧腓肠肌-比目鱼肌(lateral gas-trocnemius-soleus,LG-S)神经或内侧腓肠肌(medial gastrocnemius,MG)神经记录单突触反射(monosynaptic reflex,MSR),并同时在另一神经给予条件性刺激,以检测LG-S和MG运动神经元间RI的变化。结果显示:(1)脊髓运动神经元的RI在坐骨神经挤压受损后即基本丢失(<5周),至损伤6周后部分恢复至正常的50%,并至少维持至损伤14周后;(2)一侧的坐骨神经损伤对对侧的RI没有影响;(3)外周神经损伤后,免疫组织化学方法显示脊髓运动神经元数目本身并不发生减少。以上...     

尾壳核内注射脑啡肽和bestatin对大鼠操作式条件反射的影响

在条件反射箱内训练雌性Wistar大鼠建立操作式防御性条件反射。训练时灯光先出现15s,然后结合给予脚掌电击8s。每天训练30次。如果动物能在灯光出现15s内按下反应键以避免电击,即谓建立了条件反应。在条件反应率(CR)连续5d达到80％以上后,即进行双侧尾壳核埋植套管手术。术后2—3d,向双侧尾壳核内注射甲硫氨酸脑啡肽(MEK)或bestatin(一种氨基肽酶抑制剂)。注射后30min,2h,24h,48h分别进行条件反射测验(每轮30次)。尾壳核内注射生理盐水作自身对照。实验结果表明:生理盐水注射后,CR仍保持在80％以上。MEK(60ng)或bestatin(10μg)注射后30min和2h,CR显著下降。2h测验时伴有条件反应潜伏期(L)延长。CR及L两项指标于注射后24h和48h恢复至对照水平。纳洛酮(2mg/kg)腹腔注射能阻断bestatin的效应。MEK或bestatin尾壳核内注射后对自发活动无明显影响。上述结果提示尾壳核的脑啡肽有可能参与条件反射再现的调节。bestatin可能通过增加内源性脑啡肽而产生类似MEK对条件反射的作用。     

刺激兔皮层感觉运动区和静注士的宁引起的肋间神经放电效应

在30例清醒,肌肉麻痹、切断迷走神经的家兔,观察到刺激对侧皮层感觉运动区时,胁间神经的放电效应包括两种成分。在呼气相电刺激,肋间外神经的第一效应表现为短暂的放电,肋间内神经表现为呼气放电的抑制;在吸气相电刺激,肋间外神经的第一效应表现为吸气放电的抑制,肋间内神经表现为短暂的放电。肋间外神经的第二效应表现为吸气放电的提前出现,吸气时程和呼气时程的缩短;肋间内神经的第二效应表现为吸气时程的缩短和呼气时程的延长,呼气放电的幅度明显增加。上述结果说明,皮层直接控制脊髓的通路既能兴奋也能抑制肋间吸气或呼气运动神经元的活动,且吸气与呼气运动神经元之间表现交互抑制。静注士的宁引起肋间神经梭形放电的发生过程和放电频率,与膈神经上表现相同;但恢复过程不同,膈神经上吸气放电恢复早,肋间神经上呼吸性放电恢复迟。此外,肋间神经的呼吸性放电不具有高频振荡现象。     

Yap在哺乳动物内脏器官再生中的研究进展

心脏、肺脏和肝脏等内脏器官的损伤和疾病严重危害人类健康。遗憾的是,哺乳动物包括人类的不同器官间的修复再生能力有一定差异,其心脏基本没有任何再生能力,肺脏损伤后可以进行补偿性生长,而肝脏损伤后肝脏/体重值可基本恢复到损伤前的正常水平。在模式动物中研究心脏、肺脏和肝脏等内脏器官的修复和再生过程的分子机理,对临床治疗相关疾病具有重要的指导意义。研究发现,Hippo通路的核心转录调控分子Yap对细胞增殖和分化具有重要的调控作用,并能感受和响应损伤后各种微环境的变化,启动并参与了多个器官的再生过程。该文主要介绍了Yap因子在心脏、肺脏和肝脏再生过程中的作用及其调控机制。     

Characterization of neuromuscular transmission in mice with progressive motoneuronopathy

Progressive motoneuronopathy (PMN) is an autosomal recessive mouse disease, which is characterized by the development of hind limbs paralysis rapidly progressing to the anterior parts of the body, muscular atrophy, respiratory depression, and death at 6-7 postnatal weeks. Here, we recorded the resting membrane potential (RMP), spontaneous miniature endplate potentials (MEPPs), and quantum content of endplate potentials (EPP) at the diaphragm muscle fibers in controls and PMN mice aged 18 to 43 days. In control animals, there was a progressive increase in RMP, MEPP frequency and EPP quantum content, as well as a decrease in mean MEPP amplitude. In PMN mice, the developmental increase in frequency and decrease in the amplitude of MEPPs was practically stopped at the postnatal day 18, whereas RMP increased but only until the age of 31 days and then progressively decreased. The distribution histogram of RMP in PMN mice older than 35 days revealed the existence of two subpopulations of muscle fibers: one showing a denervation-like decrease in RMP and the second, which was matching controls. In addition, EPP quantum content was significantly attenuated in older PMN animals. These results indicate that neurotransmission is severely affected in advanced, but not in early stage of disease, which is apparently due to a partial denervation of the muscles.     

Electrophysiological study of mediator secretion in the frog neuromuscular synapse under a colchicine block of axoplasmic transport

Two weeks after colchicine nerve treatment the evoked transmitter release was blocked in part of the frog sartorius synapses, with spontaneous activity being absent from some of them. In the synapses with evoked and spontaneous transmitter release preserved within this period of time, the magnitudes of the absolute refractory phase of nerve terminals were significantly higher than the control ones, while in part of synapses, the frequency of miniature end plate potentials (MEPP) was considerably increased. Nerve stimulation (5 imp.s-1) led to a rise of the amplitude of evoked potentials and of MEPP frequency followed by irreversible blockade of synaptic activity. It is concluded that substances transported by rapid axonal flow control the level of membrane potential of nerve terminals and are fairly important for presynaptic membrane integrity.     

Increased slow transport in axons of regenerating newt limbs after a nerve conditioning lesion

We have previously shown that a nerve conditioning lesion (CL) made 2 weeks prior to amputation results in an earlier onset of limb regeneration in newts. Studies in fish and mammals demonstrate that when a CL precedes a nerve testing lesion, slow component b (SCb) of axonal transport is increased compared to axons that had not received a CL. We wanted to know whether the earlier initiation of limb regeneration after a CL was associated with an increase in SCb transport. The transport of [35S]methionine labeled SCb proteins was measured by using SDS-PAGE, fluorography, and scintillation counting. The rate of transport and quantity of SCb proteins was determined at 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after injection of [35S]methionine into the motor columns of normal; single lesioned (i.e., transection axotomy, amputation axotomy, or sham CL followed by amputation); and double-lesioned limb axons (i.e., nerve transection CL followed 2 weeks later by amputation axotomy). The rate of SCb transport in axons of unamputated newt limbs was 0.19 mm/day. There was an increase in the amount of labeled SCb proteins transported in axons regenerating as the result of a single lesion but no acceleration in the rate of SCb transport, which was 0.21 mm/day in axons that received a sham CL followed by limb amputation. The rate of SCb transport doubled (0.40 mm/day) and the amount of labeled SCb proteins being transported was increased when amputation was preceded by a CL. This study demonstrates that the earlier onset of limb regrowth, seen when amputation follows a CL, is associated with an increased transport of SCb proteins. This suggests that limb regeneration is, in part, regulated by axonal regrowth. We propose that the blastema requires a minimum quantity of innervation before progressing to the next stage of limb regeneration, and that the transport of SCb proteins determines when that quantity will be available.     

Characterization of neuronal regeneration in the abdominal ganglion of Aplysia californica

The ability of neurons in the abdominal ganglion of Aplysia to regenerate their axons following branchial nerve crush was studied using retrograde staining and intracellular dye injection. The duration of the gill withdrawal reflex (GWR) was measured prior to and following nerve crush. Three days after crushing the nerve, the duration of the gill withdrawal reflex was reduced to 20% of control levels. There was rapid recovery 19 days after crushing the branchial nerve. The GWR duration returned to control levels by postlesion days 25–27. Some of the behavioral recovery can be attributed to axonal regeneration. Regeneration, as evidenced by retrograde staining, was first observed by postlesion day 15. The number of stained neurons in ganglia with crushes increased until postlesion day 33. The number of stained neurons in experimental animals was always less than that of controls (67 ± 9% at postlesion day 56). More axonal regeneration was seen in the hemiganglion ipsilateral to the branchial nerve. Regeneration after 32 days postlesion was 60 ± 5% of controls in the ipsilateral hemiganglion, as opposed to 29 ± 6% in the contralateral hemiganglion. Regeneration of individual neurons was also demonstrated. Identified neuron R2 was shown by intracellular dye injection and electrical stimulation of antidromic action potentials to have an axon in the branchial nerve in all ganglia allowed to regenerate for longer than 32 days. These results indicate that in Aplysia, despite behavioral recovery, complete axonal regeneration does not occur in a large segment of the neurons in the adult central nervous system. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Neurobiol 35: 160–172, 1998     

Electrophysiological analysis of the effect of cortisone on the rat neuromuscular apparatus]

The influence of cortisone (1.5 mg per 100 g of body weight, daily, for 10 days) on the neuro-muscular system was studied in rats in situ. The action potentials of the nerve and muscle were recorded with the extracellular electrodes. The rest potentials (RP) of the muscle fibers and the miniature end-plate potentials (MEPP) were recorded with the intracellular glass microelectrodes. A decrease of the RP and the MEPP amplitude, and an increase of the MEPP frequency and prolongation of the neuromuscular transmission time were revealed in rats given daily doses of cortisone, 1.5 mg/100 g of body weight, during 10 days; reliability of the neuro-muscular transmission (acceleration of the fall of the muscle action potential amplitude during tetanus) proved to decrease under the action of cortisone.     

Effect of carbachol on spontaneous transmitter release from rat motor nerve endings depending on extracellular potassium concentration

The effect of carbachol (10 µM) on the frequency of miniature end-plate potentials (MEPP) was studied in experiments on the Wistar rat soleus muscle during a change in extracellular potassium concentration from 2 to 15 mM. Between the range of potassium concentrations from 2 to 7.5 mM the cholinomimetic had no effect on spontaneous transmitter release. In higher potassium concentrations carbachol caused an increase in the frequency of MEPP. This facilitatory effect increased in strength with an increase in potassium concentration; at 15 mM the frequency of MEPP was increased up to 160%. The results confirmed the previous hypothesis that the action of the mimetic on spontaneous transmitter release, relaized through presynaptic acetylcholine receptors, depends on the initial level of polarization of nerve endings.S. V. Kurashov Kazan' State Medical Institute. Translated from Neirofiziologiya, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 470–475, July–August, 1984.     

Endurance exercise modulates neuromuscular junction of C57BL/6NNia aging mice

Fahim, Mohamed A. Endurance exercise modulatesneuromuscular junction of C57BL/6NNia aging mice. J. Appl. Physiol. 83(1): 59-66, 1997.The effect ofage and endurance exercise on the physiology and morphology ofneuromuscular junctions (NMJ) of gluteus maximus muscle was studied inC57BL/6NNia mice. Mice were exercised, starting at 7 or 25 mo of age,at 28 m/min for 60 min/day, 5 days/wk for 12 wk, on a rodent treadmill.Intracellular recordings of spontaneous miniature endplate potentials(MEPP) and the quantal content of endplate potentials (EPP) wererecorded from NMJ of 10- and 28-mo-old control and exercised mice.Endurance exercise resulted in significant increases in MEPP amplitudes (23%), quantal content, and safety margin, and a significant decrease in MEPP frequency of young mice, with no change in resting membrane potential or membrane capacitance. Three months of endurance exercise resulted in an increase in MEPP frequency (41%) and decreases in MEPPamplitudes (15%), quantal content, and safety margin of old mice.Endurance exercise resulted in significantly larger nerve terminals(24%) in young animals, suggesting functional adaptation. Nerveterminals in exercised 28-mo-old mice were smaller than in thecorresponding control mice, an indication that exercise minimizedage-related nerve terminal elaboration. It is concluded that thedifferent physiological responses of young and old gluteus maximusmuscles to endurance exercise parallel their morphological responses.This suggests that the mouse NMJ undergoes a process of physiologicaland morphological remodeling during aging, and such plasticity could bemodulated differently by endurance exercise.

     

Cytosolic androgen receptor in regenerating rat levator ani muscle.

The development of the cytosolic androgen receptor was studied after degeneration and regeneration of the rat levator ani muscle after a crush lesion. Muscle regeneration appears to recapitulate myogenesis in many respects. It therefore provides a model tissue in sufficiently in large quantity for investigating the ontogenesis of the androgen receptor. The receptor in the cytosol of the normal levator ani muscle has binding characteristics similar to those of the cytosolic receptor in other androgen-sensitive tissues. By day 3 after a crush lesion of the levator ani muscle, androgen binding decreased to 25% of control values. This decrease was followed by a 4-5 fold increase in hormone binding, which attained control values by day 7 after crush. Androgen binding remained stable at the control value up to day 60 after crushing. These results were correlated with the morphological development of the regenerating muscle after crushing. It is concluded that there is little, if any, androgen receptor present in the early myoblastic stages of regeneration; rather, synthesis of the receptor may occur after the fusion of myoblasts and during the differentiation of myotubes into cross-striated muscle fibres.     

Atypical endplate miniature potentials in the frog neuromuscular junction after modification of the intercellular matrix and osmotic exposures]

In frog cutaneous-pectoris muscles the frequency of slowly rising atypical miniature endplate potentials (MEPPs) was significantly enhanced after collagenase (0.1%) treatment. Treatment with trypsin, hyaluronidase, hyper- and hypoosmotic solutions caused no changes in slowly rising MEPP (frequency in muscle fibers with intact acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Inhibition of AChE caused appearance of giant MEPPs. Acceleration of acetylcholine diffusion from synaptic cleft after treatment with hyaluronidase decreased giant MEPP frequency demonstrating their dependence upon nonhydrolyzed acetylcholine in synaptic cleft. The relation between slowly rising MEPPs and activity of synaptic Schwann cells in discussed.     

4-Aminopyridine induced spontaneous synchronism of acetylcholine release in the neuro-muscular junction

The effect of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) on acetylcholine release was investigated on the rat phrenic diaphragmatic preparations by means of intracellular recording of spontaneous synaptic activity. 4-AP in concentrations of 1.10(-6) to 1910(-3) M did not cause significant shifts in the mean value of frequency and amplitude of miniature end-plate potentials (MEPP). At the same time 4-AP induced appearance of large spontaneous EPP capable of generating distribution of action potentials. 4-AP transformed the character of MEPP amplitude distribution into the polimodal one, the main node being shifted in several cases to the range of lower values. It was concluded that 4-AP can modify the character of acetylcholine release that intensifies the spontaneous synchronism manifestation.