Synaptic organization of substance P, glutamate and GABA-immunoreactive boutons on functionally identified neurons in cat spinal deeper dorsal horn

In order to determine how nociceptive input conveyed by the C-fibers terminating in superficial lam-inae of the spinal cord reaches the wide dynamic range (WDR) cells in deeper dorsal horn, which functions as ascend-ing projection pathway, the morphological features of some WDR cells in the deeper dorsal horn of the cat lumbar spinal cord were studied by intracellular injection of horseradish peroxidase and physiological characterization. One of the fully stained neurons with somata in lamina V and dendrites that entered lamina Ⅱ were examined by electron mi-croscopy. Immunogold staining of ultrathin sections through the labeled proximal dendrites in lamina Ⅱ revealed that these dendrites received numerous synapses from substance P and glutamate immunoreactive (IR) axons, which were considered originating from C-fibers. In addition, many GABA-IR terminals were found presynaptic to the labeled dendrites. The results, therefore, suggest that the information carried by primary afferent can be sent from t     

微透析测试刺激皮肤和肌肉神经引起的天门冬氨酸和谷氨酸在脊髓的释放

为分析ＮＭＤＡ和非ＮＭＤＡ受体在介导脊髓不同性质疼痛的机能分化,应用微透析技术,测量刺激皮肤和肌肉神经引起的天门冬氨酸（Ａｓｐ）和谷氨酸（Ｇｌｕ）在脊髓背角的释放。电刺激皮肤神经兴奋Ｃ纤维诱发的Ａｓｐ和Ｇｌｕ的释放分别是基础值的（３２３±５５）％（Ｐ＜００１）和（１６９±１６）％（Ｐ＜００５）;电刺激肌肉神经兴奋Ｃ纤维诱发的Ａｓｐ和Ｇｌｕ的释放分别是基础值的（１５０±１６）％（Ｐ＜００１）和（２１８±４２）％（Ｐ＜００５）。兴奋皮肤传入引起的Ａｓｐ释放明显高于Ｇｌｕ的释放（约３倍）;而兴奋肌肉传入引起的Ｇｌｕ释放明显高于Ａｓｐ的释放（约２倍）。从而提示,皮肤伤害性传入主要引起Ａｓｐ的释放增加,而肌肉的伤害性传入则主要引起Ｇｌｕ的释放增加,它们分别主要作用于ＮＭＤＡ和非ＮＭＤＡ受体而介导不同的痛传入信息。     

雄关漫道真如铁,而今迈步从头越——主编寄语

在83年的蹉跎岁月中,《生理学报》(以下简称学报)曾经有过辉煌。回顾往昔,学报曾刊登过至今仍有国际影响的原创性文章,在开拓新研究领域中发挥过重要作用。自1999     

抗体微电极—神经肽研究中的一项新技术

半个世纪前,Von Euler和Gaddum在脑和小肠中提取了一种强效舒血管物质,命名为P物质,这是最早发现的神经肽。近廿年来,随着新技术的发展,在神经系统中已发现数十种神经肽。应用免疫组织和细胞化学技术可清楚地显示肽功能神经元的结构和分布,神经肽已被作为化学“标签”追索神经回路。科学家们根据重组DNA技术的研究结果预测,大鼠脑中有3万个脑特异性的mRNA,如果有百分之一表达的话,就将有300个神经肽的存在,不     

脊髓背角深层痛敏神经元与胶质层SP,Clu和GABA能末梢的突触联系

应用整体猫单细胞生理特性鉴定和细胞内注射辣根过氧化物酶标记法,显示了一些脊髓背角深层广动力范围型痛敏神经元有背侧树突延伸至背角浅层.并结合包埋后免疫,电镜显示这种神经元可通过分布于背角胶质层的树突接受大量P物质和谷氨酸免疫反应阳性纤维末梢的支配.由于后者主要来源于C类纤维,由此可以推测在背角浅层C类纤维介导的部分痛信息,可直接以单突触方式转送至背角深层的痛敏神经元.背角浅层的GABA免疫反应阳性轴突可与标记的远端树突形成突触,支持通过突触后抑制对脊髓痛觉传递发挥调制作用.     

分析多单位发放的生物电脉冲限幅器

本文介绍了一种区分不同幅度神经冲动的脉冲限幅器,它可从几种不同幅度的神经冲动中任意选取一种,而其他幅度的脉冲全部除去,同时也能有效地去除刺激伪迹的干扰。该仪器主要由生物脉冲的整理和控制逻辑等部分组成,线路简单,调试方便,工作稳定。