Non-invasive measurement of blood pressures in the Yucatan micropig (Sus scrofa domestica), with and without midazolam-induced sedation

Current literature suggests that the effects of midazolam, a water-soluble benzodiazepine, on blood pressure in swine are minimal. The hypothesis of the study reported here was that a light sedative dose would induce a decrease in blood pressure in this species. Healthy female Yucatan Micropigs (n = 20), 16 to 30 (mean, 22) kg, aged four six months, were individually placed in a humane restraint sling and allowed to acclimate. Systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP), and mean (MBP) blood pressures (mmHg) and heart rate (HR; beats per min [bpm]) were measured by use of oscillometry. The pressure cuff was placed at the base of the tail, and five sets of values were recorded at five-min intervals, beginning at 10 and ending 30 min after cuff placement. Following a three- to four-day rest period, this procedure was repeated with the addition of a dose of 0.5 mg of midazolam HCl/kg of body weight given intramuscularly at the time of cuff placement. A paired one-way Student's t-test was used to compare the means of the five measures between control and midazolam treatment. Mean (+/- SD) differences for SBP, DBP, MBP, and HR were 18.9 (+/- 3.97), 17.8 (+/- 5.27), and 18.6 (+/- 5.09) mmHg and 20.7 (+/- 3.73) bpm, respectively. All four parameters were significantly reduced in the midazolam-sedated group (P < 0.001). The maximal decrease in SBP, DBP, and MBP occurred at 15 and 20 min after dosing. Mean values based on the means of the five measures were 128 (+/- 12.6), 80 (+/- 9.4), and 99 (+/- 9.2) mmHg and 135 (+/- 17.4) bpm, and 109 (+/- 15.4), 63 (+/- 12.6), and 80 (+/- 13.6) mmHg and 115 (+/- 15.5) bpm for SBP, DBP, MBP, and HR in the control (n = 20) and midazolam (n = 20) groups, respectively. The control values can serve as normal oscillometric values for this age, sex, and breed of Micropig. We conclude that midazolam, given intramuscularly at a sedative dosage, negatively affects cardiovascular parameters measured by use of a blood pressure cuff, in sexually mature female Micropigs, compared with values in untreated pigs, which is similar to reports for humans.     

Seeds of conflict

Recent studies have shown that the Arabidopsis MEDEA gene is imprinted, so that paternally and maternally inherited alleles are differentially expressed during seed development. Futhermore, a chromatin remodelling factor has been implicated as a novel trans-acting regulator of imprinting.     

一种简单、经济的植物RNA抽提方法

一种简单、经济的植物ＲＮＡ抽提方法孟玲谭德勇王焕效吕朝晖王晓燕周翔（云南大学生物系,昆明６５００９１）ＡＳｉｍｐｌｅＥｃｏｎｏｍｉｃａｌＭｅｔｈｏｄｆｏｒｔｈｅＩｓｏｌａｔｉｏｎｏｆＰｌａｎｔＲＮＡＭＥＮＧＬｉｎｇＴＡＮＤｅｙｏｎｇＷＡＮＧＨｕａｎｘ...     

复杂性眼外伤患者玻璃体切割围手术期护理体会

目的:玻璃体切割术是眼科手术中比较复杂精细显手术,主要应用于治疗眼外伤导致的玻璃体出血,玻璃体浑浊,复杂性视网膜脱离以及增殖性玻璃体视网膜病变。本文主要探讨玻璃体切割术治疗复杂性眼外伤患者的围手术期护理的临床效应。方法:总结作者所在科室多年来护理眼外伤患者的临床经验,对2013年3月至2013年7月入院的75例(75只眼)复杂性眼外伤患者进行悉心的术前心理护理,完善的用药指导,充分的术前准备,术后特殊卧位的指导,预防并发症的护理及出院指导。结果:术后视力提高57例(76.0%),视力不变13(17.3%)例,视力下降5例(6.7%),28例眼内异物患者均经手术顺利取出异物。相关手术并发症经医护人员的对症治疗后均得到有效控制。患者术后满意度达98%以上,医生满意度达100%。结论:复杂性眼外伤患者玻璃体切割手术围手术期进行全方位的护理服务,对促进病人康复起到至关重要的作用。     

浮游细菌群落变化对锥状斯氏藻藻华的影响

目的:本实验以大亚湾原发性锥状斯氏藻为例,采集野外样品,分析藻华不同时期主要菌群的结构和环境样品的硫化物与赋存形态。方法:应用末端限制性片段长度多态性技术和主成分分析方法,分析藻华发生过程中浮游细菌群落相似程度的情况,得到差异显著的浮游细菌类群。选出代表类群的样品进行16S r DNA高变区测序,获取浮游细菌的分类结果及相对丰度。采用Pearson相关性分析浮游细菌、藻、硫化物两两间的相互关系。结果:早期藻华以Enterobacteriaceae为主导,各优势菌群(Enterobacteriaceae:Alteromonadaceae:Rhodobacteraceae)的比例约为8:1:21,硫元素主要以DMS形式存在;而后期Alteromonadaceae成为优势物种,各优势菌群的比例转变为3:5:25,硫的赋存形态由DMS转变为DMSO;Rhodobacteraceae在藻华的前期与后期均以优势种存在。本实验还发现藻华不同时期4种与藻呈正向相关的细菌,以及8种对藻起负向调节作用的细菌,它们在藻华生消的过程中扮演着不同的角色。结论:菌群的组成性改变与藻华生消具有一定的相关性,并对藻类的硫代谢产生影响。结果的获得有助于认识藻华微生物学过程中硫代谢的生态学功能,拓展锥状斯氏藻藻华的理论认识。     

胸腺五肽显著增强干扰素在抗病毒治程中的特异性CTL效应

目的:探究在e抗原(HBe Ag)阳性的慢性乙型肝炎患者采用聚乙二醇干扰素-2a(peg-2a)联合核苷类药物治疗过程中,加用胸腺五肽对细胞免疫应答的影响。方法:选择采用聚乙二醇干扰素α-2a联合核苷类药物(拉米夫定+阿德福韦酯)治疗48周,HBe Ag仍为阳性,且HLA-A2阳性的慢性乙型肝炎患者18例,分为两组。一组原方案延长联合治疗作为对照,另一组在原方案基础上再加用胸腺五肽治疗(10 mg/次,2次/周,共24周)治疗,所有病人均治疗至96周。并做体外HBV特异性细胞毒T淋巴细胞(HBV specific CTL)培养增殖,通过Elispot技术分析其分泌细胞因子(肿瘤坏死因子-α,干扰素-γ,白介素-10)的功能。结果:HBe Ag转阴率,治疗96周时联合胸腺五肽组为44.4%(4/9),原方案对照组为22.2%(2/9)。HBs Ag滴度,48周时,HBs Ag为4571±3772 IU/m:;96周时,联合胸腺五肽组为1962±2869 IU/m L,转阴1人,原方案对照组为3490±3124 IU/m L,P=0.093。HBV特异性CTL培养增殖,96周时联合胸腺五肽组高于原方案对照组,且联合胸腺五肽组TNF-的分泌也高于原方案对照组,P0.05。结论:胸腺五肽显著增强干扰素抗病毒治疗过程中的特异性CTL效应。     

人工全髋关节置换治疗成人髋关节发育不良并骨性关节炎的临床分析

目的:探讨人工全髋关节置换治疗成人髋关节发育不良并骨性关节炎的临床疗效。方法:对2009年7月至2012年7月入住我院的60例成人髋关节发育不良并骨性关节炎患者行人工全髋关节置换术治疗。分析治疗优良率、手术前后不同Crowe分型Harris评分、手术前后行走及疼痛情况、手术前后生活质量。结果:1根据Harris评分,本组治疗优良率91.67%(55/60);2术后各Crowe分型患者Harris评分均显著高于术前,差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.05);3本组术前自行行走及辅助行走例数分别为23及37例,术后分别为39例及21例;术前疼痛情况:无、轻、中及重度疼痛例数分别为1例、6例、22例及31例,术后分别为18例、28例、12及2例,手术前后行走情况及疼痛情况差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.05);4根据SF-36生活质量评价标准,术后生活质量评分为(142.16±10.32)分,显著高于术前(115.24±7.34)分,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:人工全髋关节置换治疗成人髋关节发育不良并骨性关节炎的临床疗效显著,术后患者髋关节功能及生活质量明显改善,应在临床上加以推广。