传递函数在生物组织光传输问题中的应用

本文将传递函数的概念引入生物组织光传输问题,并将传递函数理论用于面光源照射下生物组织内特定深度层面上光场强度分布的理论计算。结合Monte Carlo模拟获取脉冲相应函数,我们分析了不同面光源照射下层状组织样品透射面上的光场强度分布。理论计算结果与实验测试结果的一致性较好,这充分说明了本文建立的基于Monte Carlo模拟的传递函数方法是一种处理面光源照射下生物组织内光场空间的直接而有效的手段。     

Evaluation of the suitability of ex vivo handled ovarian tissues for optical diagnosis by Raman microspectroscopy

A pilot Raman microspectroscopy study of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, and deparaffinized sections from the same ovarian normal and malignant tissues was carried out. This approach was considered in order to evaluate the suitability of these ex vivo tissue handling procedures in discrimination as well as biochemical characterization. The spectra of formalin-fixed normal and malignant tissues exhibited no contamination due to formalin, which is indicated by the absence of strong formalin peaks; spectral features also show significant differences for normal and malignant tissues. The differences between spectral profiles of deparaffinized normal and malignant tissues are subtle and spectra show few residual sharp peaks of paraffin. Complete dominance of paraffin swamping signals from tissues was observed in the spectra of paraffin-embedded tissues. Principal components analysis (PCA), which was employed for discrimination of tissue type, provided good discrimination for formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue spectra. PCA of deparaffinized tissues resulted in a poor classification with significant overlap among the clusters. Thus, this study indicates that formalin fixation is the most suitable among the three procedures employed in the study. Significant differences between spectral profiles of normal and malignant formalin-fixed tissues can not only be exploited for discrimination but can also provide information on biochemical characteristics of the tissues. Deparaffinized tissues provide poor discrimination and information on tissue biochemistry is lost. Paraffin-embedded tissues may provide good discrimination, but predominance of paraffin in the spectra could jeopardize biochemical characterization. Prospectively, as a result of the better availability of paraffin-embedded tissues and problems associated with frozen sectioning of formalin-fixed tissues, the results of this study using paraffin-embedded tissues are very encouraging.     

Thermal distribution over the cortical surface of the rat brain under direct electrical stimulation

The dynamics of thermal diffusion from the dorsal brain surface were studied in white rats through the intact skull during acute experiments on immobilized or Nembutal anesthetized white rats using a new thermovisualization technique involving direct electrical stimulation of the cortex. Local cortical heating of a 1–4 mm site in the vicinity of the electrodes set in within 160 msec after presentation of a single stimulus, reaching a maximum of 0.2°C by the 2nd-5th sec and slowly decaying to the initial level by the 2nd-3rd min. At the same time, but at a somewhat slower rate, the symmetrically opposite local site in the other hemisphere heated up, followed by a small area in the ipsilateral motor cortex and a number of other zones. Depending on the dose administered, Nembutal inhibits and decelerates the development of these effects and localizes them, raises the minimum threshold of their occurrence, and prolongs their closed state. As anesthesia deepened, the primary heat focus near the stimulating electrodes persisted the longest. The mechanisms underlying local cortical thermal responses and the time parameters of these are discussed and compared with those of the dynamics of standard electrographic effects.Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Translated from Neirofiziologiya, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 216–223, March–April, 1987.     

Light microscopical studies of the acute toxic effects of N-nitrosodimethylamine on the marine mussel, Mytilus edulis

Mussels, Mytilus edulis, exposed to N-nitrosodimethylamine (DMN), 100 mg DMN/liter sea water, exhibited the following tissue responses: Congestion of the larger vessels in the Leydig cell tissue and infiltration of the tissue with numerous hemocytes, well-demarcated lesions composed of hemocytes in the Leydig cell tissue, degeneration of the epithelial lining of the ducts of the digestive diverticula, and congestion of the branchial vessels with numerous hemocytes accompanied by distortion of the cilia and the ciliated columnar epithelium of the gills. Furthermore, deposition of collagen-like material in the walls of the vessels was observed. DMN also induced spawning prior to the normal spawning time.     

采用不同的光传输模型比较研究结肠的散射和吸收特性:离体结肠肿瘤的光学诊断

测定和比较研究了离体的正常的和腺癌的人结肠粘膜/粘膜下层以及正常的和腺癌的人结肠肌层/浆膜组织对630 nm,680 nm,720 nm,780 nm,810 nm,850 nm和890 nm波长的钛宝石激光的散射和吸收系数。采用双积分球测量系统测量组织样品对七个不同波长的激光的准直透射、漫反射和漫透射,从实验所测结果以及分别采用反向倍增法和反演蒙特卡罗技术这两个光学模型计算出组织的散射和吸收系数。研究结果表明,无论是用反向倍增法还是用反演蒙特卡罗法,每一种类型的正常的和腺癌的人结肠组织对同一波长的激光的吸收系数和散射系数有显著性的差异(P<0.01),正常的和腺癌的结肠组织的散射和吸收系数有大的差异,这些结果提示每种类型的正常和腺癌的结肠组织的组份和结构之间有大的差异。四种类型的结肠组织对七个不同波长的激光的散射系数较其吸收系数至少要大三个数量级,而四种类型的结肠组织对七个不同波长的激光的散射系数有相同的数量级。     

城市高架桥荫光照特性与绿化的合理布局

选取上海东西、南北走向高架桥各3段,分4个季度测定高架桥荫绿化带的光照分布状况及日变化动态,结合光合光子通量及植物光补偿点、需光度等指标,分析了高架桥荫光照的特殊性。结果表明,不同类型高架桥荫绿化带的光照分布及其日变化动态并不相同,同一高架桥荫光照也有明显差异,这主要与道路上方高架桥数量、高架桥高度、桥面与桥荫绿化带宽度差异以及天气情况有密切关系。高架桥荫绿化带光照分布的不均匀,使其存在植物生长的“死区”以及“强光伤害”区。因此,针对高架桥荫绿化带的光照分布特征进行合理布局是改善桥荫植物生长不良的有效途径。     

Xanthurenic acid distribution, transport, accumulation and release in the rat brain

Tryptophan metabolism through the kynurenine pathway leads to several neuroactive compounds, including kynurenic and picolinic acids. Xanthurenic acid (Xa) has been generally considered as a substance with no physiological role but possessing toxic and apoptotic properties. In the present work, we present several findings which support a physiological role for endogenous Xa in synaptic signalling in brain. This substance is present in micromolar amounts in most regions of the rat brain with a heterogeneous distribution. An active vesicular synaptic process inhibited by bafilomycin and nigericin accumulates xanthurenate into pre-synaptic terminals. A neuronal transport, partially dependant on adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), sodium and chloride ions exists in NCB-20 neurons which could participate in the clearance of extracellular xanthurenate. Both transports (neuronal and vesicular) are greatly enhanced by the presence of micromolar amounts of zinc ions. Finally, electrical in vivo stimulation of A10-induced Xa release in the extracellular spaces of the rat prefrontal cortex. This phenomenon is reproduced by veratrine, K⁺ ions and blocked by EGTA and tetrodotoxin. These results strongly argue for a role for Xa in neurotransmission/neuromodulation in the rat brain, thus providing the existence of specific Xa receptors.     

Ethanol effects on temperature-sensitive hypothalamic neurons in rat brain slices

1. We recorded impulse activity of thermosensitive hypothalamic neurons in rat brain slices during superfusion with ethanol at constant temperatures and during slow sinusoidal temperature changes.

2. At constant temperatures of 37 °C, ethanol application typically induced a triphasic change of the firing rate: An initial excitation turned into complete inhibition followed by spontaneous recovery to higher firing rates.

3. Ethanol application increased the neurons’ temperature sensitivity remarkably.

4. Our data indicate complex neuromodulatory effects of ethanol with different time delays which interfere with basic mechanisms of temperature transduction.

热作用对肾组织光传输特性的影响

研究了热作用下的肾组织对532 nm和1064 nm波长的光学特性的影响。实验利用带积分球附件的分光光度计和采用反向倍增法获取组织的光学特性,结果表明热作用下的肾组织对532 nm和1 064 nm的吸收系数和约化散射系数都是随着加热温度的变化而变化的。在25℃到80℃的温度范围内,肾组织对532 nm的吸收系数和约化散射系数都分别显著地较其对1064 nm的吸收系数和约化散射系数要大。其对532 nm和1 064 nm的吸收系数的最大值都在80℃,其值分别为1.121 mm-1和0.269 mm-1,最小值都在25℃,其值分别为0.131 mm-1和0.019 mm-1。其对532 nm和1 064 nm的约化散射系数的最大值分别在80℃和70℃,其值分别为2.905 mm-1和0.705 mm-1,最小值都在25℃,其值分别为0.391 mm-1和0.184 mm-1。研究结果提示,热作用的温度是影响肾组织的吸收和散射特性的重要因素。     

Light and ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid mediated differential effects of ammonium on nitrate reductase activity in maize seedlings

Abstract Effect of ammonium on in vivo activity of nitrate reductase in roots, shoots and leaves of maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings was studied in relation to light/dark conditions and EDTA supply. Supply of 5 mM (NH₄)₂SO₄ increased the steady state level of enzyme only in leaves and in light, while it had no effect in roots and shoots and in the dark. The substrate induction of enzyme was also little affected by 1 to 10 mM (NH₄)₂SO₄ in roots and shoots. In the leaves the activity in the dark was either inhibited (minus EDTA) or stimulated (plus EDTA) by 5 to 10 mM (NH₄)₂SO₄. The activity was stimulated in the light also in the presence of EDTA at higher concentrations of ammonium. When different concentrations of ammonium were supplied without any exogenous nitrate in the light, the enzyme activity increased at low concentration and was either inhibited or unaffected at higher concentrations depending upon the tissue used. Supply of EDTA with ammonium modified its effect to some extent. It is suggested that the effect of ammonium on nitrate reductase activity depends upon the tissue used and the effective concentration of the ammonium.     

Differential distribution of rat PDE-7 mRNA in embryonic and adult rat brain

Currently not much is known about the distribution and function of the phosphodiesterase type 7 (PDE-7) enzyme. Therefore, we carried out an extensive distribution analysis of the rat and human PDE-7 byin situ hybridization as well as RT-PCR. We isolated a partial rat cDNA clone that is highly homologous to the sequence of the human PDE-7 gene. RT-PCR tissue distribution analyses revealed expression of the mRNA of the human and rat-enzymes in most of the examined tissues, like adult heart, lung, brain, and liver, as well as in several cell lines of the immune system.In situ hybridization with the rat PDE-7 showed a differential expression pattern during the late phases of the developing rat brain with higher levels of mRNA in cortical and telencephalic structures in d 16, 18 and 20 embryonic stages, whereas in adult rat brain, higher amounts of mRNA could only be detected in cerebellum and, to a lesser extent, in hippocampus and the olfactory system.     

Photothermal beam deflection: a new method for in vivo measurements of thermal energy dissipation and photochemical energy conversion in intact leaves

A novel photosynthetic technique, photothermal deflection spectroscopy, is presented which is based on the mirage effect and allows the rapid measurement of thermal deactivation of excited pigments in leaf samples placed in an open cell. Modulated heat emission from leaves illuminated with intensity-modulated light was measured via the detection of the periodic deflection of a laser beam parallel to the sample surface. Photothermal deflection signals can be monitored in vivo in leaves placed in various, liquid or gaseous, environments with a satisfactory signal-to-noise ratio close to 60–80 (in distilled water) at low modulation frequencies (below 50 Hz). Using this new and simple photothermal method, it was possible to easily obtain useful information on the leaf photochemical activity and its light-saturation characteristics under normal or stress conditions, suggesting that in vivo deflection signals could be used for assaying the photosynthetic state of health of crop plants. The beam deflection method presented in this paper appears to be a potentially useful photosynthetic tool complementary to the related photoacoustic technique.Abbreviations DCMU dichlorophenyldimethylurea - PD photothermal deflection - PL photochemical energy storage - S/N ratio signal-to-noise ratio     

Quantitative genetics and the persistence of environmental effects in clonally propagated organisms

Abstract.— Phenotype is often viewed as a product of genes and the environment in which these genes are expressed. However, numerous studies have shown that environment can cause lasting changes in phenotype that can be passed from one generation to the next, much as genes are transmitted. In clonally propagated organisms, persistence of environmental effects has been observed in a range of plant and animal species, but has rarely been the object of study. We measured the persistence and magnitude of environmental effects on phenotype over three clonal generations in the arctic sedge Eriophorum vaginatum . We found that the environment in which tillers developed had large effects on their later performance (parental effects) and that these effects were in part independent of the size of tillers. The magnitude and persistence of environmental effects did not differ between environmental treatments or among genotypes. However, after 52 weeks of growth and two rounds of clonal propagation, grandparental treatment effects were not significant. We describe methods that can be used in quantitative genetics studies of clonal organisms to reduce bias in estimates of genotypic and environmental variance and argue that the persistence of environmental effects in clonal plant material has ecological and evolutionary consequences similar to those described for maternal environmental effects in sexual organisms.     

光动力治疗中光的有效吸收光剂量及其确定

光动力治疗中真正有效的光剂量是达到病变组织并且被组织中的光敏剂所吸收的那部分剂量,即有效吸收光剂量。明确组织中的有效吸收光剂量可以指导临床治疗,从而避免治疗剂量不足(治疗不彻底)或剂量过量(造成正常组织的热损伤)。而确定PDT中光的有效吸收剂量时,需测定组织中考察点的光辐射能流率。在目前计算和模拟组织中光辐射能流率的方法中,都需要首先确定所研究组织的光学特性参数。本文概述了常用的测定组织中光辐射能流率及组织光学特性参数的测量方法。     

Neurochemical effects of the endocannabinoid uptake inhibitor UCM707 in various rat brain regions

To date, UCM707, (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-N-(3-furylmethyl)eicosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenamide, has the highest potency and selectivity in vitro and in vivo as inhibitor of the endocannabinoid uptake. Its biochemical, pharmacological and therapeutic properties have been intensely studied recently, but the information on its capability to modify neurotransmitter activity, which obviously underlies the above properties, is still limited. In the present study, we conducted a time-course experiment in rats aimed at examining the neurochemical effects of UCM707 in several brain regions following a subchronic administration (5 injections during 2.5 days) of this inhibitor in a dose of 5 mg/kg weight. In the hypothalamus, the administration of UCM707 did not modify GABA contents but reduced norepinephrine levels at 5 h after administration, followed by an increase at 12 h. Similar trends were observed for dopamine, whereas serotonin content remained elevated at 1 and, in particular, 5 and 12 h after administration. In the case of the basal ganglia, UCM707 reduced GABA content in the substantia nigra but only at longer (5 or 12 h) times after administration. There were no changes in serotonin content, but a marked reduction in its metabolite 5HIAA was recorded in the substantia nigra. The same pattern was found for dopamine, contents of which were not altered by UCM707 in the caudate-putamen, but its major metabolite DOPAC exhibited a marked decrease at 5 h. In the cerebellum, UCM707 reduced GABA, serotonin and norepinephrine content, but only the reduction found for norepinephrine at 5 h reached statistical significance. The administration of UCM707 did not modify the contents of these neurotransmitters in the hippocampus and the frontal cortex. Lastly, in the case of limbic structures, the administration of UCM707 markedly reduced dopamine content in the nucleus accumbens at 5 h, whereas GABA content remained unchanged in this structure and also in the ventral-tegmental area and the amygdala. By contrast, norepinephrine and serotonin content increased at 5 h in the nucleus accumbens, but not in the other two limbic structures. In summary, UCM707 administered subchronically modified the contents of serotonin, GABA, dopamine and/or norepinephrine with a pattern strongly different in each brain region. So, changes in GABA transmission (decrease) were restricted to the substantia nigra, but did not appear in other regions, whereas dopamine transmission was also altered in the caudate-putamen and the nucleus accumbens. By contrast, norepinephrine and serotonin were altered by UCM707 in the hypothalamus, cerebellum (only norepinephrine), and nucleus accumbens, exhibiting biphasic effects in some cases.