大鼠缰核与下丘脑外侧区在调节心血管活动方面的机能联系

电刺激大鼠下丘脑外侧区（LH）,动脉压明显升高,心率加快,在刺激电极同侧缰核（Hb)内微量注射盐酸利多卡因、电刺激LH引起的升压反应可被阻断38.9%,心率增快反应可被阻断44.4%,双侧Hb内微量注射盐酸利多卡因,电刺激LH引起的升压反应可被阻断40.7%,心率增快反应可被阻断41.2% ,单侧或双侧Hb内微量注射人工脑脊液均不能阻断电刺激LH引起的心血管反应。电刺激大鼠Hb,动脉压明显升高,心率无明显改变,在刺激电极同侧LH内微量注射盐酸利多卡因,电刺激Hb引起的升压反应可被阻断63.2%,双侧LH内微量注射盐酸利多卡因,电刺激Hb引起的升压反应可被阻断62.6%,单侧或双侧LH内微量注射人工脑脊液均不能阻断电刺激Hb引起的心血管反应。本实验提示Hb与LH在调节心血管活动方面有协同作用。     

缰核介导刺激岛叶、杏仁中央核引起的升压反应

目的：证明缰核(Hb)是刺激岛叶(INS)、杏仁中央核(CeA)所引起的升压效应下行通路的主要中继站之一。方法：分别电刺激INS、CeA均可引起升压反应,在刺激电极的同侧及双侧Hb内微量注射盐酸利多卡因,再电刺激INS、CeA观察升压效应。结果：单侧Hb内注射利多卡因,电刺激INS、CeA所引起的升压反应分别降低36．9％、39．6％。双侧Hb内注射利多卡因,电刺激INS、CeA所引起的升压反应分别降低41．7％、46．1％。单侧或双侧Hb内微量注射生理盐水或人工脑脊液均不能降低电刺激INS、CeA引起的升压反应。结论：缰核是介导电刺激岛叶、杏仁中央核引起升压效应下行通路的主要中继站之一。     

电刺激大鼠扣带前回对血压和心率的影响

电刺激大鼠扣带前回(ACg),血压升高,心率加快,同时缰核(Hb)内20.7％的神经元兴奋,22.4％的神经元抑制,56.9％的神经元无反应。双侧Hb内微量注射盐酸利多卡因,可明显阻断电刺激ACg引起的心血管反应。结果表明,ACg对心血管活动的调节,一部分是通过改变Hb的活动来实现的,Hb是ACg调节心血管活动的下行性通路之一。     

孤束核内注NPY抗体对电刺激室旁核引起心血管反应的影响

本实验在乌拉坦麻醉的大鼠上进行。电刺激下丘脑室旁核（ＰＶＨ）使动脉血压升高,心率加快,并伴有瞳孔扩大,胡须抖动等交感反应。向孤束核（ＮＴＳ）微量注射神经肽Ｙ（ＮＰＹ）抗体后,电刺激ＰＶＨ引起的升压反应被阻断５３．８％,心率加快被阻断５７．１％,交感反应也被减弱。兴奋缰核（Ｈｂ）可对抗孤束核内注射ＮＰＹ抗体对室旁核引起的心血管反应的影响。结果提示：孤束核参与电刺激ＰＶＨ引起的心血管作用,其间有ＮＰＹ纤维的参与,同时证明Ｈｂ在其中起一定的作用。     

下丘脑背内侧核在缰核兴奋诱发的心血管反应及腓深神经抑制中的作用

目的 :阐明下丘脑背内侧核 (DMH)在缰核 (Hb)兴奋诱发的心血管反应中的作用及DMH在腓深神经 (DPN)传入冲动调节Hb兴奋诱发的心血管活动中的作用及机制。方法 :脲酯和氯醛糖混合静脉麻醉的家兔 ,电刺激Hb、腓深神经 ,记录股动脉血压及心外膜电图 ,DMH内微量注射受体拮抗剂。结果 :同侧DMH微量注射谷氨酸受体阻断剂Kynurenicacid ,部分取消了电刺激Hb兴奋诱发的升压反应及缺血性心电变化反应。同侧DMH微量注射纳洛酮对腓深神经传入冲动抑制Hb兴奋诱发的上述反应有削弱作用。结论 :DMH及其中的谷氨酸受体参与电刺激缰核兴奋诱发的心血管反应 ,DMH及其中的阿片受体参与了DPN传入冲动对上述心血管反应的抑制作用     

臂旁核对心血管活动的调制及其与延髓头端腹外侧区的机能联系

乌拉坦浅麻、箭毒制动大鼠,人工呼吸维持下,谷氨酸钠微量注入或电刺激臂旁核具有明显的升高血压和加快心率作用,腹侧和背侧臂旁核(NPV和NPD)的效应相似。谷氨酸钠兴奋NPV和NPD分别使血压上升至注射前的125.1±3.8％和123.9±2.1％,心率加快至114.2±2.6％和109.4±0.8％,与相应生理盐水对照组相比较均P<0.01。所用电刺激引起的效应,其幅度与化学刺激引起者相近。酚妥拉明注入双侧延髓头端腹外侧区(RVL)能阻断谷氨酸钠兴奋NPV,NPD对心血管的效应,但不能阻断电刺激的效应,这表明臂旁核神经元的升压和加快心率作用是通过RVL及其内的α-肾上腺素受体实现的;臂旁核内另有过路的加压、加速心率纤维,它们的效应则可能是通过RVL内的其他受体,或甚至通过RVL外的其他脑区起作用的。     

刺激蓝斑对心肌收缩力及肾交感神经放电的影响

在64只麻醉及人工呼吸的猫,观察到电刺激蓝斑(LC)能引起血压升高、心率加快,左心室收缩压升高,左心室内压最大变化率增加及肾交感神经放电(RNA)显著地增加。去缓冲神经对电刺激 LC 所引起的上述指标的增加幅度无明显影响,但可明显延长血压反应升高相以及血压恢复期的时间。LC 内微量注射谷氨酸钠可使血压下降,心率减慢,左室收缩压和左室内压最大变化率亦降低。LC 内注射海人酸,也能引起减压反应。而注射海人酸3h 后,使LC 神经元发生变性或去极化阻断时,再电刺激 LC 仍能引起明显的升压反应。以上结果表明,电刺激 LC 可使血压升高、心肌收缩力及肾交感神经放电增加,而 LC 内微量注射胞体兴奋剂则可降低血压、心率及心肌收缩力,说明电刺激 LC 引起的加压反应可能主要是兴奋了过路纤维所致,而 LC 本身神经元的兴奋引起的是减压反应。     

杏仁中央核在躯体传入冲动抑制中枢性升压反应中的作用

目的:阐明电刺激腓深神经(DPN)对下丘脑室旁核(PVN)兴奋后的心血管反应的调节作用及杏仁中央核(CeA)在此作用中的地位。方法:电刺激SD大鼠中枢核团PVN,或用核团(CeA)内微量注射法注射L-谷氨酸钠(L-Glu)或红藻氨酸(KA)。同时记录大鼠股动脉血压、平均动脉压(MAP)、心电图及心率(HR)曲线。结果:电刺激一侧PVN后,MAP升高,HR变化不一,以下降为主。电刺激腓深神经对PVN兴奋诱发的升压反应有抑制作用。在同侧CeA微量注射0.02mol/L的KA100nl,10min后刺激PVN,血压升高(13.8±3.2)mmHg,较注射KA前削弱了(6.6±1.6)mmHg(P<0.05),DPN对刺激PVN的升压反应的抑制百分比也从51.5%降为32.0%。结论:杏仁中央核部分介导了PVN兴奋后引起的升压反应。DPN传入冲动对PVN中枢性升压反应有抑制作用,其机制可能与杏仁中央核有关。     

电刺激与高渗盐水注入室旁核对血压的影响及其机制的初步探讨

本工作观察电刺激和微量高渗盐水注入室旁核(PVN)对蓝斑(LC)单位放电和血压的影响,以及阻断LC内精氨酸加压素(AVP)受体时PVN升压反应的变化,从而探讨PVN下行活动对LC单位放电的调制作用和LC在PVN调节血压过程中的地位。结果发现:(1)电刺激PVN使多数LC自发放电单位放电频率增高,并伴血压升高;(2)微量高渗盐水注入PVN也获得同样效果;(3)多数对电刺激PVN产生兴奋反应的LC单位,对高渗盐水注入PVN也表现为兴奋;(4)预先在LC注入AVP桔抗剂,可部分降低电刺激和高渗盐水注入PVN所引起的升压效应。上述结果提示:PVN调节血压的作用部分是通过PVN下行活动对LC功能影响实现的,PVN下行活动主要引起LC自发放电单位放电频率增加,并提示这一兴奋效应可能是由AVP介导的。     

延髓腹侧结构在刺激缰核诱发升压反应中的作用

电刺激缰核(Hb)可使大鼠血压明显升高,但心率变化不明显。电刺激Hb血压升高的同时,延髓腹侧结构(VM)中46.5％的神经元自发放电频率增加,这些神经元分布在VM的升压神经元群中,41.9％的神经元自发放电频率降低,这些神经元分布在VM的降压神经元群中,11.6%的神经元自发放电频率不变,升压和降压神经元群中均有这种神经元。单侧损毁VM的网状旁巨细胞核后,动物血压基本不变,也不影响电刺激Hb引起的升压反应。双侧损毁VM的网状旁巨细胞核后,动物血压从98.4±11.2mmHg降至45.2±10.3mmHg,阻断了电刺激Hb引起的升压反应。单侧或双恻损毁疑核及部分延髓网状核腹侧后,动物血压基本不变,且不影响电刺激Hb引起的升压反应。 上述结果表明,Hb主要通过VM中升压神经元群的网状旁巨细胞核参与心血管活动的调节。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.