大鼠酒精躯体依赖及动机行为研究

目的：诱导大鼠产生酒精依赖,观察大鼠产生的躯体依赖及行为学改变。方法：20只雄性SD大鼠,其中饮酒组和对照组各10只。通过6％（v／v）酒精溶液作为饮酒组大鼠唯一饮水来源共28d,测量血酒精浓度。根据旷场行为、戒断症状和强迫游泳等方法来判断是否成功诱导大鼠产生酒精躯体依赖及动机行为改变。结果：整个实验过程饮酒组大鼠血酒精浓度没有发生明显变化。饮酒组大鼠旷场测试中水平活动量在饮酒第7d比对照组显著降低（P〈0．05）;垂直活动量在饮酒第7、14d比对照组显著降低（P〈0．05）;饮酒组大鼠戒断2-48h酒精戒断评分均显著高于对照组（P〈0．01）且评分在戒断第6h最高;戒断24、48h的大鼠在强迫游泳中绝对不动时间比对照组显著延长（P〈0．05）。结论：大鼠持续饮用6％（v／v）浓度酒精溶液可以诱导出大鼠对酒精的严重躯体依赖和抑郁状态,并抑制大鼠在新奇环境中的活动能力和动机行为。     

被动吸烟对小鼠草酸钙型肾结石模型影响的研究

本研究旨在探索被动吸烟对小鼠肾草酸钙结石模型形成的影响。将55只小鼠随机分为正常对照组(A组)、模型组1(B组)、模型组2(C组)、模型3组(D组)。A组正常对照组予以单纯生理盐水灌胃; B组诱石+被动吸烟组予以诱石剂灌胃(含0. 75%乙二醇、0. 75%氯化铵),同时将小鼠放入吸烟染毒箱建立被动吸烟模型; C组单纯诱石灌胃组予以单纯诱石剂灌胃; D组单纯被动吸烟组予以等量生理盐水灌胃的同时将小鼠放入吸烟染毒箱建立被动吸烟模型。实验期间观察小鼠的进食进水情况、活动情况、生命体征及个体体毛等变化。分别于造模7、14、21、28 d收集尿液进行尿草酸和尿钙含量的测定;于造模结束后采集小鼠血清比较血肌酐浓度;剖取肾脏称量并计算肾脏系数。造模3 d后,B、C两组小鼠出现爬行困难,部分灌胃后出现深大呼吸,活动减弱,食欲减退,体毛无光泽,B组小鼠较C组小鼠表现更明显:造模7 d后,B、C组开始出现不同数量的动物死亡,且B组死亡率明显高于C组;造模21天后,D组小鼠也开始出现死亡,但A组小鼠实验中均未观察到死亡。不同时间点比较,B、C组小鼠尿草酸、尿钙、血肌酐浓度均高于正常对照A组和单纯被动吸烟D组(P <0. 05),同时发现,B组(诱石灌胃+被动吸烟)尿草酸、尿钙浓度均明显高于C组(诱石灌胃)(P <0. 05)。与A组和D组比较,模型组B、C组小鼠肾脏系数均明显增加,差异具有统计学意义(P <0. 05)。结果表明,被动吸烟可促进小鼠草酸钙型肾结石的形成。     

人参总皂苷和远志总苷配伍对小鼠抗抑郁作用

目的确定人参总皂苷（GTS）和远志总苷（PTG）抗抑郁配伍剂量比例,形成参远苷（SGY）制剂,为研制开发抗抑郁新药提供实验数据。方法采用析因设计方法,GTS和PTG均选取25、50、100 mg/kg三个剂量,按照完全随机的两因素3×3实验设计,得到参远苷的9个不同配比组。C57BL/6J小鼠（用于悬尾实验）和ICR小鼠（用于强迫游泳实验）随机分为对照组、阳性药组（10 mg/kg,帕罗西汀用于悬尾实验;阿米替林用于强迫游泳实验）及参远苷的9个不同配比组,共11组。灌胃给药7 d,观察各组对悬尾或强迫游泳实验小鼠不动时间的影响,并通过空场实验观察参远苷各配比对小鼠自主活动的影响。参远苷与单味GTS、PTG的抗抑郁作用比较实验中,C57BL/6J小鼠（用于悬尾实验）和ICR小鼠（用于强迫游泳实验）随机分为对照组、阳性药组（10 mg/kg,帕罗西汀用于悬尾实验;阿米替林用于强迫游泳实验）、参远苷低中高剂量组（37.5、75、150 mg/kg）、GTS和PTG各四个剂量组（均为18.75、37.5、75、150 mg/kg）,共13组。灌胃给药7 d,观察各组对悬尾或强迫游泳实验小鼠不动时间的影响。结果析因设计结果表明,GTS和PTG之间无交互效应。参远苷配比组75 mg/kg（GTS∶PTG为50∶25）及150mg.kg-1（GTS∶PTG为100∶50）显著并稳定缩短悬尾或强迫游泳不动时间（P〈0.05）,得出GTS和PTG的剂量配伍比例为2：1。空场实验结果显示,参远苷各配比对小鼠运动总路程无影响。参远苷与单味GTS、PTG抗抑郁作用比较实验结果显示,GTS 75、150 mg/kg缩短悬尾实验小鼠不动时间（P〈0.01,P〈0.05）,对强迫游泳实验小鼠不动时间无影响。PTG 18.75、37.5 mg/kg缩短强迫游泳实验小鼠不动时间（P〈0.01,P〈0.05）,对悬尾实验小鼠不动时间无影响。参远苷75、150 mg/kg缩短悬尾实验小鼠不动时间（P〈0.05）。同时,参远苷37.5、75 mg/kg缩短强迫游泳实验小鼠不动时间（P〈0.01,P〈0.05）。结论 GTS和PTG以2：1的比例形成的参远苷（SYG）制剂,质量容易控制,作用机制多样,符合抑郁症复杂多样的发病机制,优于单味GTS和PTG,进一步研究之后,有可能成为新型的抗抑郁药物。     

“深层海水”对小鼠耐受力的影响

本文将90只条件相同小鼠随机分成3组,A组服90 ppm(mg/mL)深层海水,B组服45 ppm深层海水,C组服自来水,均自由饮用30 d,第31 d时行耐缺氧实验、游泳耐力实验,断头采血,测定血细胞、肝肾功能及各种酶的变化。结果表明,在相同的饲养条件下三组体重无明显改变。A、B组比C组小鼠力竭游泳时间及耐缺氧时间显著延长(P<0.05),耗氧量显著减少(P<0.05),天冬氨酸氨基转移酶、肌酸激酶、肌酸肌酶同工酶降低,有显著差别(P<0.05),血常规、肝肾功能、电解质无显著性差异。因而,深层海水能改善酶的功能,减少小鼠的耗氧量,能明显增强小鼠的耐受力。     

频谱水对SPF级KM小鼠的抗疲劳作用

目的探讨频谱水对SPF级KM小鼠的抗疲劳作用。方法将75只雄性SPF级KM小鼠随机地分成三组,分别给予三种不同的实验处理,30 d后测定受试小鼠负重游泳时间、血清尿素、肝糖原和血乳酸含量,并进行统计学分析。结果统计分析结果显示：（1）负重游泳致死时间和肝糖原含量,A、B、C三组之间差异不显著（P〉0.05）;（2）A组的血清尿素含量显著高于B组和C组（P〈0.01）,但B组和C组之间差异不显著（P〉0.05）;（3）在三个时间点分别测定各组小鼠血中乳酸含量,其中A、B两组小鼠的血乳酸含量显著高于C组（P〈0.05）,且游泳后休息30 min,A组小鼠的血乳酸含量又显著高于B组（P〈0.05）。结论频谱水对SPF级KM小鼠抗疲劳有一定的作用,但不具有统计学意义。     

不同方法建立C57BL/6J小鼠抑郁症模型的探讨

目的用不同方法建立C57BL/6J小鼠抑郁症模型,为探讨GalR蛋白对小鼠抑郁症的治疗作用打下基础。方法 C57BL/6J小鼠经体重、敞箱实验及反抗抓获实验初筛后,随机分为4组:Ⅰ.CUMS组,Ⅱ.CUMS+CORT组,Ⅲ.CORT组,Ⅳ.正常对照组。每天记录小鼠体重及摄食量。28d后进行液体消耗及强迫游泳实验测试。结果小鼠抑郁模型在第28d建立成功。Ⅱ组小鼠短期内体重迅速下降并死亡。与Ⅰ组小鼠相比,Ⅲ组小鼠液体消耗和强迫游泳实验指标改变更明显。结论成功建立C57BL/6J小鼠抑郁症模型。CUMS和CORT模型结合,小鼠不能耐受,短期内死亡。单独CORT模型造模效果要优于CUMS模型。在后续试验中,将用CORT法建立C57BL/6J小鼠抑郁症模型。     

白藜芦醇对耐力训练小鼠免疫功能的影响

目的:探讨白藜芦醇对6周耐力训练小鼠的白细胞亚群、T淋巴细胞亚群和脾淋巴细胞增殖转化能力的影响。方法:72只昆明小鼠随机分为安静对照组(A组)、耐力训练组(B组)、耐力训练+白藜芦醇组(C组),每组24只小鼠,C组小鼠每日给予白藜芦醇10mg/kg灌胃,与B组共同进行6周递增负荷游泳训练,再进行力竭游泳实验,力竭后24h处死小鼠取材进行指标检测。结果:补充白藜芦醇使耐力训练小鼠外周血白细胞总数、单核细胞和淋巴细胞数量、CD3+CD8+显著回升,维持CD3+CD4+/CD3+CD8+在正常范围,使小鼠脾淋巴细胞的增殖转化能力提高,一定浓度范围内的白藜芦醇体外均能增强小鼠脾淋巴细胞的增殖转化能力。结论:白藜芦醇在一定程度上提高了耐力训练小鼠的免疫功能。     

玉竹多糖对小鼠的抗疲劳作用

为了探讨玉竹多糖(POP)的抗氧化和抗疲劳的效果,我们通过水煮提取玉竹多糖,利用乙醇沉淀、丙酮洗脱以及三氯乙酸沉淀蛋白得到玉竹多糖,建立小鼠的负重游泳和自由游泳模型,灌胃不同剂量的玉竹多糖溶液,测定小鼠负重游泳时间和30分钟自由游泳后乳酸脱氢酶(LDH),乳酸(LD),磷酸肌酸激酶(CK),血尿素氮(BUN),超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽(GSH)和丙二醛(MDA)等生化指标。POP喂养小鼠游泳实验结果发现,POP能明显延长小鼠负重游泳时间,明显提高喂养小鼠血清血糖、肌糖原、SOD、CAT和GSH的含量,明显降低LDH,LD,CK,BUN以及MDA的含量。     

不同品系小鼠在三种常见抑郁检测方法中的行为学表现

目的探讨4种不同品系小鼠在3种实验（空场实验、悬尾实验及强迫游泳实验）中的行为学差异,为抗抑郁新药研究中的实验动物选择提供参考。方法利用空场实验检测C57BL/6、BALB/c、ICR、和昆明小鼠的自主活动能力和对新奇环境的探索能力;利用悬尾实验和强迫游泳实验检测它们在应激刺激下的行为绝望状态。结果在空场实验中,BALB/c、ICR和昆明小鼠的运动总路程、运动速度和运动时间明显高于C57BL/6小鼠（P〈0.05）,ICR和昆明小鼠的直立次数也明显高于C57BL/6小鼠（P〈0.05）;悬尾实验C57BL/6小鼠的不动时间显著长于其他3种品系小鼠（P〈0.05）,但是4种品系小鼠在强迫游泳实验中的不动时间差异无显著性。结论 C57BL/6小鼠自发活动量低,对新奇环境的探索能力差,并且在急性应激刺激下容易造成行为绝望,因此C57BL/6小鼠可能适合作为急性应激抑郁模型动物。     

低聚果糖对慢性应激小鼠抑郁样行为及 肠道菌群的影响

目的探讨低聚果糖(FOS)对慢性应激小鼠的抑郁样行为及肠道菌群的影响。方法选取8周龄健康雄性ICR小鼠随机分成3组,C组小鼠每天给予正常护理,S组和SF组小鼠每天随机给予1～2种应激源,持续8周,SF组小鼠在应激造模的同时经食物补充FOS。在造模4周和8周后,分别通过强迫游泳、蔗糖偏好试验评估各组小鼠抑郁样行为。造模结束后通过Western blot试验检测小鼠大脑皮层内糖皮质激素受体(GR)的表达,并收集结肠内容物进行16SrDNA扩增子测序分析。结果应激造模8周后,C、S和SF三组小鼠的肠道菌群组成存在明显差异;与C组相比,S组小鼠强迫游泳的不动时间显著增加(t=3.970,P=0.0009),蔗糖偏好率显著降低(t=3.890,P=0.0011),脑内GR的表达显著降低(t=4.311,P=0.0125);与S组相比,SF组小鼠强迫游泳的不动时间显著缩短(t=3.495,P=0.0026),蔗糖偏好率和脑内GR表达有增加趋势。结论益生元FOS可调节肠道菌群,改善慢性应激诱发的精神情绪异常。     

Reduced Contextual Discrimination following Alcohol Consumption or MDMA Administration in Mice

The recreational drugs, alcohol and 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “Ecstasy”) have both been shown to cause immune activation in vivo, and they are linked to cognitive impairment and anxiety-like behaviors in rodents. The neuronal effects of these drugs in the hippocampal area, an area that has been a focus of studies aiming to explain the mechanisms underlying anxiety related-disorders, remains poorly understood. Therefore we investigated the specific inflammatory impact of alcohol and MDMA on this area of the brain and on a hippocampal-related behavioral task. We centered our study on two inflammatory factors linked to anxiety-related disorders, namely Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). We subjected drug-consuming mice to a battery of behavioral tests to evaluate general activity, anxiety-like and depressive-live behaviors. We then introduced them to a contextual fear discrimination task and immune-related effects were examined by immunohistochemical and biochemical studies. Our results suggest that there is a relationship between the induction of immune activated pathways by voluntary alcohol consumption and a high-dose MDMA. Furthermore, the ability of mice to perform a contextual fear discrimination task was impaired by drug consumption and we report long term inflammatory alterations in the hippocampus even several weeks after drug intake. This information will be helpful for discovering new selective drug targets, and to develop treatments and preventive approaches for patients with anxiety-related disorders.     

乙醛在小鼠酒依赖性行为中的作用研究

乙醛为酒精代谢的中间产物,但其在酒依赖中的作用不清楚.通过条件化位置偏好(CPP)和条件化味觉偏好(CTP)试验,分析乙醛对小鼠乙醇依赖性行为的影响,研究乙醛在酒依赖中的作用.研究发现,经0.8%乙醇预处理7d后,小鼠训练8次则表现出对乙醇的条件化位置偏好(n=6,P<0.01),而经乙醛训练的小鼠则对乙醛无明显条件化偏好行为(n=6,P>0.05).当用0.8%乙醇、0.4%乙醛混合训练乙醇依赖性小鼠时,其位置偏好行为减弱(n=6,P<0.01).10%乙醇预处理的小鼠味觉偏好乙醇(n=6,P<0.01),而当乙醇中加入1%乙醛时,其味觉偏好现象减弱(n=6,P<0.01).1%乙醛训练7d后的小鼠不表现对乙醇的味觉偏好,但选择摄入乙醛及乙醇、乙醛混合溶液的量有所增加.结果表明乙醛在小鼠酒依赖行为中可能存在一定促进作用.     

Maternal Alcohol Consumption Increases Sphingosine Levels in the Brains of Progeny Mice

The effect of ‘binge’ alcohol upon sphingolipid metabolism in the fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was examined in pregnant mice (C57BL/6J) by administering a single dose of alcohol during the third trimester (gestational day 15–16). The control mice were administered a sucrose solution of equal caloric value. Brains from progeny at postnatal days 5, 15, 21 and 30 were dissected into three regions, and sphingolipid concentrations of the brain regions were determined including assay of monoglycosylceramide, ceramide, sphingosine and sphingomyelin. We found that a single dose of ethanol induces an elevation of sphingosine (2–3.5-fold) in the brain of progeny. The level of brain ceramide at a dose of 1.5 g/kg was significantly higher than control. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy induces neuronal loss in progeny brains. Our result suggests that the elevation of sphingosine in progeny brain induced by maternal alcohol consumption may be responsible for observed neuronal loss in FAS. Special issue in honor of Naren Banik.     

海蛇乙醇浸出物对小鼠免疫系统的影响

目的 探讨海蛇乙醇浸出物（AEBFSS）在小鼠体内、体外对免疫系统的影响。方法 体外试验：采用AEBFSS与小鼠脾细胞共孵育72h,测定T、B淋巴细胞转化功能;体内试验：采用每天灌胃给予小鼠1次AEBFSS,共6天。测定脾脏中T淋巴细胞转化功能和溶血素抗体生成水平。结果 在体外条件下低浓度AEBFSS促进T、B淋巴细胞增殖,高浓度时则作用相反;在体内条件下低浓度AEBFSS能增加B细胞生成溶血素抗体,对T细胞增殖无明显影响,高浓度则抑制T、B细胞功能。结论 AEBFSS对小鼠免疫系统有一定的双向调节作用。     

A Model of Alcohol Drinking under an Intermittent Access Schedule Using Group-Housed Mice

Here, we describe a new model of voluntary alcohol drinking by group-housed mice. The model employs sensor-equipped cages that track the behaviors of the individual animals via implanted radio chips. After the animals were allowed intermittent access to alcohol (three 24 h intervals every week) for 4 weeks, the proportions of licks directed toward bottles containing alcohol were 50.9% and 39.6% for the male and female mice, respectively. We used three approaches (i.e., quinine adulteration, a progressive ratio schedule and a schedule involving a risk of punishment) to test for symptoms of compulsive alcohol drinking. The addition of 0.01% quinine to the alcohol solution did not significantly affect intake, but 0.03% quinine induced a greater than 5-fold reduction in the number of licks on the alcohol bottles. When the animals were required to perform increasing numbers of instrumental responses to obtain access to the bottle with alcohol (i.e., a progressive ratio schedule), they frequently reached a maximum of 21 responses irrespective of the available reward. Although the mice rarely achieved higher response criteria, the number of attempts was ∼10 times greater in case of alcohol than water. We have developed an approach for mapping social interactions among animals that is based on analysis of the sequences of entries into the cage corners. This approach allowed us to identify the mice that followed other animals in non-random fashions. Approximately half of the mice displayed at least one interaction of this type. We have not yet found a clear correlation between imitative behavior and relative alcohol preference. In conclusion, the model we describe avoids the limitations associated with testing isolated animals and reliably leads to stable alcohol drinking. Therefore, this model may be well suited to screening for the effects of genetic mutations or pharmacological treatments on alcohol-induced behaviors.     

Effects of Acute Alcohol Exposure on Layer 5 Pyramidal Neurons of Juvenile Mice

Early-onset drinking during childhood or preadolescence is a serious social problem. Yet, most of the basic neurobiological research on the acute effects of ethanol has been carried out on adult or early postnatal animals. We studied the effect of alcohol exposure on the basic electrophysiological properties and cell viability of layer 5 pyramidal neurons from the somatosensory cortex of juvenile (P21–P23) C57BL/6N mice. After bath application of 50 mM ethanol to acute slices of the somatosensory cortex, no adverse effects were detected on cells survival, whereas the input resistance and firing rate of layer 5 neurons were significantly reduced. While the effect on the input resistance was reversible, the depressing effect on cell firing remained stable after 6 min of alcohol exposure. Ethanol application did not result in any significant change of mIPSC frequency, amplitude, and rise time. A slight increase of mIPSC decay time was observed after 6 min of ethanol exposure. The molecular mechanisms leading to these alterations and their significance for the physiology of the cerebral cortex are briefly discussed.     

香水莲花总提取物对小鼠急性酒精肝损伤的实验研究

目的:观察香水莲花提取物对酒精所致小鼠急性化学损伤的保护作用。方法:雄性昆明种小鼠70只,随机分为正常对照组、急性酒精肝损伤模型组、水飞蓟素阳性对照组(46.7 mg/kg)以及香水莲花低、中、高剂量组(120、180、240 mg/kg)共6组,检测肝组织甘油三酯(TG)、丙二醛(MDA)和还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量,称量体重和肝脏重量。结果:香水莲花总提取物能够抑制急性酒精肝损伤小鼠肝组织的TG、MDA含量升高(P0.05),增加GSH含量(P0.05)。结论:香水莲花总提取物对急性酒精肝损伤有明显的保护作用。     

Relaxin-3 Receptor (RXFP3) Signalling Mediates Stress-Related Alcohol Preference in Mice

Stressful life events are causally linked with alcohol use disorders (AUDs), providing support for a hypothesis that alcohol consumption is aimed at stress reduction. We have previously shown that expression of relaxin-3 mRNA in rat brain correlates with alcohol intake and that central antagonism of relaxin-3 receptors (RXFP3) prevents stress-induced reinstatement of alcohol-seeking. Therefore the objectives of these studies were to investigate the impact of Rxfp3 gene deletion in C57BL/6J mice on baseline and stress-related alcohol consumption. Male wild-type (WT) and Rxfp3 knockout (KO) (C57/B6J^{RXFP3TM1/DGen}) littermate mice were tested for baseline saccharin and alcohol consumption and preference over water in a continuous access two-bottle free-choice paradigm. Another cohort of mice was subjected to repeated restraint followed by swim stress to examine stress-related alcohol preference. Hepatic alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase activity was assessed in mice following chronic alcohol intake and in naive controls. WT and Rxfp3 KO mice had similar baseline saccharin and alcohol preference, and hepatic alcohol processing. However, Rxfp3 KO mice displayed a stress-induced reduction in alcohol preference that was not observed in WT littermates. Notably, this phenotype, once established, persisted for at least six weeks after cessation of stress exposure. These findings suggest that in mice, relaxin-3/RXFP3 signalling is involved in maintaining high alcohol preference during and after stress, but does not appear to strongly regulate the primary reinforcing effects of alcohol.     

Involvement of AMPK in Alcohol Dehydrogenase Accentuated Myocardial Dysfunction Following Acute Ethanol Challenge in Mice

Objectives

Binge alcohol drinking often triggers myocardial contractile dysfunction although the underlying mechanism is not fully clear. This study was designed to examine the impact of cardiac-specific overexpression of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) on ethanol-induced change in cardiac contractile function, intracellular Ca²⁺ homeostasis, insulin and AMP-dependent kinase (AMPK) signaling.

Methods

ADH transgenic and wild-type FVB mice were acutely challenged with ethanol (3 g/kg/d, i.p.) for 3 days. Oral glucose tolerance test, cardiac AMP/ATP levels, cardiac contractile function, intracellular Ca²⁺ handling and AMPK signaling (including ACC and LKB1) were examined.

Results

Ethanol exposure led to glucose intolerance, elevated plasma insulin, compromised cardiac contractile and intracellular Ca²⁺ properties, downregulated protein phosphatase PP2A subunit and PPAR-γ, as well as phosphorylation of AMPK, ACC and LKB1, all of which except plasma insulin were overtly accentuated by ADH transgene. Interestingly, myocardium from ethanol-treated FVB mice displayed enhanced expression of PP2Cα and PGC-1α, decreased insulin receptor expression as well as unchanged expression of Glut4, the response of which was unaffected by ADH. Cardiac AMP-to-ATP ratio was significantly enhanced by ethanol exposure with a more pronounced increase in ADH mice. In addition, the AMPK inhibitor compound C (10 µM) abrogated acute ethanol exposure-elicited cardiomyocyte mechanical dysfunction.

Conclusions

In summary, these data suggest that the ADH transgene exacerbated acute ethanol toxicity-induced myocardial contractile dysfunction, intracellular Ca²⁺ mishandling and glucose intolerance, indicating a role of ADH in acute ethanol toxicity-induced cardiac dysfunction possibly related to altered cellular fuel AMPK signaling cascade.