大鼠局灶性脑缺血后缺血边缘区NG_2细胞的表达

目的观察局灶性脑缺血后缺血边缘区海马和皮层NG2细胞的动态表达,探讨其在脑缺血神经损伤与修复过程中所起的作用。方法将大鼠随机分为假手术组(sham)和脑缺血再灌注组,脑缺血再灌注组采用线栓法制备大鼠大脑中动脉阻塞再灌流模型(MCAO),假手术组不插入线栓,采用免疫荧光组织化学法结合共聚焦显微镜成像观察sham组及脑缺血后3d,7d,30d不同时间点缺血边缘区的海马CA1区和皮层区NG2的动态表达情况。结果脑缺血再灌注后缺血边缘区海马和皮层NG2胶质细胞表达增加,缺血后7d最明显。结论脑缺血后缺血边缘区存在NG2细胞的增生和形态变化可能与脑缺血后损伤修复密切相关。     

Synaptic transmission and plasticity in the amygdala

Numerous studies in both rats and humans indicate the importance of the amygdala in the acquisition and expression of learned fear. The identification of the amygdala as an essential neural substrate for fear conditioning has permitted neurophysiological examinations of synaptic processes in the amygdala that may mediate fear conditioning. One candidate cellular mechanism for fear conditioning is long-term potentiation (LTP), an enduring increase in synaptic transmission induced by high-frequency stimulation of excitatory afferents. At present, the mechanisms underlying the induction and expression of amygdaloid LTP are only beginning to be understood, and probably involve both theN-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA) subclasses of glutamate receptors. This article will examine recent studies of synaptic transmission and plasticity in the amygdala in an effort to understand the relationships of these processes to aversive learning and memory.     

Non-invasive Parenchymal,Vascular and Metabolic High-frequency Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Rat Deep Brain Imaging

Photoacoustics and high frequency ultrasound stands out as powerful tools for neurobiological applications enabling high-resolution imaging on the central nervous system of small animals. However, transdermal and transcranial neuroimaging is frequently affected by low sensitivity, image aberrations and loss of space resolution, requiring scalp or even skull removal before imaging. To overcome this challenge, a new protocol is presented to gain significant insights in brain hemodynamics by photoacoustic and high-frequency ultrasounds imaging with the animal skin and skull intact. The procedure relies on the passage of ultrasound (US) waves and laser directly through the fissures that are naturally present on the animal cranium. By juxtaposing the imaging transducer device exactly in correspondence to these selected areas where the skull has a reduced thickness or is totally absent, one can acquire high quality deep images and explore internal brain regions that are usually difficult to anatomically or functionally describe without an invasive approach. By applying this experimental procedure, significant data can be collected in both sonic and optoacoustic modalities, enabling to image the parenchymal and the vascular anatomy far below the head surface. Deep brain features such as parenchymal convolutions and fissures separating the lobes were clearly visible. Moreover, the configuration of large and small blood vessels was imaged at several millimeters of depth, and precise information were collected about blood fluxes, vascular stream velocities and the hemoglobin chemical state. This repertoire of data could be crucial in several research contests, ranging from brain vascular disease studies to experimental techniques involving the systemic administration of exogenous chemicals or other objects endowed with imaging contrast enhancement properties. In conclusion, thanks to the presented protocol, the US and PA techniques become an attractive noninvasive performance-competitive means for cortical and internal brain imaging, retaining a significant potential in many neurologic fields.     

高脂饲料诱导的肥胖大鼠网膜素水平的实验研究

人群调查发现肥胖人群网膜素水平较正常人群低,而正常及肥胖大鼠血清网膜素水平及其基因表达情况尚不清楚.将SD大鼠随机分为正常组(n=10)和高脂组(n=30),分别喂养普通饲料和高脂饲料.6 w后从高脂组选取体重增长最快的20只,再从中随机抽取10只继续喂养高脂饲料,12 w后两组各剩9只,采用全自动生化仪ADVIA2400测定血糖及血脂、ELISA检测血清胰岛素及网膜素水平、RT-PCR检测网膜脂肪组织网膜素mRNA表达水平.结果显示高脂组大鼠体重、体重增加值、肥胖指数、低密度脂蛋白、胰岛素、血清网膜素水平及网膜脂肪组织网膜素mRNA表达水平均高于正常组(P<0.05).首次发现肥胖大鼠血清网膜素水平及网膜脂肪组织中网膜素mRNA表达水平较正常大鼠显著增高,与人群调查结果不一致.     

Chlorogenic acid modifies plasma and liver concentrations of: cholesterol,triacylglycerol, and minerals in (fa/fa) Zucker rats

Chlorogenic acid, a phenolic compound found ubiquitously in plants, is an in vitro antioxidant and metal chelator. Some derivatives of chlorogenic acid are hypoglycemic agents and may affect lipid metabolism. Concentrations of cholesterol and triacylglycerols are of interest due to their association with diseases such as non-insulin-dependent-diabetes- mellitus and obese insulin resistance. As little is known about the effects of chlorogenic acid in vivo, studies using obese, hyperlipidemic, and insulin resistant (fa/fa) Zucker rats were conducted to test the effect of chlorogenic acid on fasting plasma glucose, plasma and liver triacylglycerols and cholesterol concentrations. Aditionally, the effects of chlorogenic acid on selected mineral concentrations in plasma, spleen, and liver were determined. Rats were implanted with jugular vein catheters. Chlorogenic acid was infused (5 mg/Kg body weight/day) for 3 weeks via intravenous infusion. Chlorogenic acid did not promote sustained hypoglycemia and significantly lowered the postprandial peak response to a glucose challenge when compared to the same group of rats before Chlorogenic acid treatment. In Chlorogenic acid-treated rats, fasting plasma cholesterol and triacylglycerols concentrations significantly decreased by 44% and 58% respectively, as did in liver triacylglycerols concentrations (24%). We did not find differences (p > 0.05) in adipose triacylglycerols concentration. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in the plasma, liver, and spleen concentration of selected minerals were found in chlorogenic acid-treated rats. In vivo, chlorogenic acid was found to improve glucose tolerance, decreased some plasma and liver lipids, and improve mineral pool distribution under the conditions of this study.     

cAMP/PKA-pCREB信号通路介导康复训练促进脑缺血大鼠运动功能恢复的探讨

目的探讨cAMP/PKA-pCREB信号通路是否在康复训练促进的缺血性脑卒中大鼠运动功能的恢复方面发挥作用。方法采用Longa改良线栓法制备大鼠大脑中动脉缺血再灌注模型(middle cerebral artery ischemia-reperfusion model,MCAO),造模成功的大鼠随机分为自然恢复组(n=24)、自然恢复+Rp-cAMP组(n=24)、康复训练组(n=18)和康复训练+Rp-cAMP组(n=18)。同时设立假手术组(n=12)。于侧脑室注射RpcAMP后立即进行MCAO模型的制备。训练组大鼠于术后48 h开始每天给予平衡木、转棒及滚筒训练。采用平衡木试验评定大鼠的运动功能。酶联免疫法(ELISA)检测缺血灶周围的脑组织内PKA表达,蛋白免疫印迹法(Western blot)检测pCREB蛋白表达,同时采用免疫组化法对pCREB进行定位检测。结果 (1)运动功能评分结果揭示,自然恢复+Rp-cAMP组大鼠的运动功能低于自然恢复组,提示Rp-cAMP可抑制脑缺血大鼠运动神经功能的恢复;康复训练组大鼠的运动功能明显高于自然恢复组,也高于康复训练+Rp-cAMP组,提示Rp-cAMP明显减弱康复训练促进脑缺血大鼠运动神经功能的恢复;(2)于术后2 d、7 d、14 d、21 d检测缺血灶周围的脑组织PKA、pCREB的蛋白表达结果显示:康复训练组明显高于自然恢复组,同时高于康复训练+Rp-cAMP组,提示康复训练促进脑缺血大鼠的PKA、pCREB蛋白的表达,且Rp-cAMP明显抑制了康复训练促进脑缺血大鼠的PKA、pCREB蛋白的表达。结论 cAMP/PKA-pCREB信号通路可能介导康复训练促进的脑缺血大鼠运动功能的恢复。     

较深麻醉下拔管对脑瘫患儿行选择性脊神经后根切断术后躁动的影响

摘要 目的：探讨较深麻醉下拔管对脑瘫患儿行选择性脊神经后根切断术后躁动的影响。方法：2017年8月到2019年2月在本院进行诊治的脑瘫患儿89例,根据麻醉方法的不同把患儿分为观察组49例与对照组40例。所有患儿都给予选择性脊神经后根切断术治疗与全身麻醉。观察组在麻醉维持中静脉持续泵注丙泊酚进行较深麻醉下拔管,对照组吸入七氟烷进行较深麻醉下拔管,观察两组患儿术后躁动情况。结果：两组的麻醉时间、睁眼时间与拔管时间等对比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。观察组术后躁动发生率为2.0 %,显著低于对照组的15.0 % (P<0.05)。两组术后1个月的适应与语言行为评分都显著高于术前1 d (P<0.05),且观察组也显著高于对照组 (P<0.05)。两组术后1个月的大脑中动脉收缩期峰值流速(Peak systolic flow velocity, Vs)、舒张末血流速度(End-diastolic blood flow velocity,Vd)都显著高于术前1 d (P<0.05),且观察组也显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。结论：较深麻醉下拔管在脑瘫患儿行选择性脊神经后根切断术的应用能减少术后躁动的发生,且不影响麻醉效果,从而提高治疗效果,改善大脑血流动力学状况。     

ELK-1/JNK/c-Fos对左归降糖解郁方(ZGJTJYF)体外培养的模拟糖尿病并发抑郁症(DD)大鼠海马神经元凋亡中的作用

目的:研究信号通路ELK-1/JNK/c-Fos在左归降糖解郁方(ZGJTJYF)对模拟糖尿病并发抑郁症(DD)环境下抗海马神经元凋亡中的作用。方法:原代培养海马神经元,加入高糖(150 mmol/L)+皮质酮(200μmol/L),构建DD体外细胞模型;将培养的海马神经元细胞随机分为5组:空白血清组、正常组、左归降糖解郁方含药血清组、阳性药(二甲双胍+氟西汀)含药血清组和模型组(每组3个复孔)。模型组和正常组给予等量培养液,其余组加入相应体积分数10%的相应血清,均干预18 h。分别采用Hoechst染色、高内涵细胞成像分析技术和RT-PCR技术分别检测海马神经元凋亡情况及检测凋亡相关ELK-1、JNK和c-Fos蛋白和基因的表达。结果:与空白组比较,模型组细胞凋亡明显,其海马神经元凋亡数量明显增多,ELK-1、JNK和c-Fos的mRNA及蛋白表达水平均显著升高(P<0.05);与模型组比较,左归降糖解郁方含药血清组和阳性药含药血清组大鼠海马神经元可见局部亮点明显减少,凋亡细胞数显著减少,ELK-1、JNK和c-Fos蛋白及mRNA表达均明显下调(P<0.05),且神经网络及树突连接情况得到明显改善。结论:左归降糖解郁方可以减低DD环境下海马神经元中Elk-1、JNK、c-fos表达而起到抗凋亡的效果。     

Effect of nano extracts of olea europaea leaves,ficus carica and liraglutide in lipidemic liver of type 2 diabetic rat model

The study aimed to evaluate the impact of Ficus carica mixture and Olea europaea leaf nano extracts, and liraglutide, on liver tissue and serum lipids in type 2 diabetic male albino rat model. Forty rats were divided equally into 4 groups were used. Group 1 was the non-diabetic control group. The animals in Groups 2–4 was injected intraperitoneally with a single dose of 60 mg/kg b.w. Streptozotocin to induce a diabetic rat model. Group 2 served as a positive control for diabetes. 0.02 mg/kg b.w./day of Liraglutide gave to groups 3 and 4 and 4.8 ng/ml × 10⁵ b.w./day of a mixture of the nano extracts, respectively. Eight weeks after treatment, the animals were sacrificed. Blood was collected for glucose analysis and serum low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, and triglycerides analysis, and the livers processed for histopathological examination. The elevated lipid profiles and blood glucose levels in diabetic group (Group 2) were significantly reduced (p < 0.001) following the administration of liraglutide and nano extracts in Groups 3 and 4. Progressive fatty acid changes were found in the liver sections, indicated by the deposition of various sizes of lipid droplets in most liver lobules, along with patchy hepatocyte necrosis. These pathological changes were ameliorated in the liraglutide- and nano-extract-treated rats. Treatment with the nano extracts resulted in significant power assays associated with recovery of hepatic histology and functional alterations, compared to liraglutide treatment.     

神经电生理在颅内动脉瘤夹闭术中联合颅内压、脑灌注压监测的应用效果研究

摘要 目的：探讨神经电生理在颅内动脉瘤夹闭术中联合颅内压（ICP）、脑灌注压（CPP）监测的应用效果。方法：选取2018年12月～2020年1月我院进行开颅手术治疗的颅内动脉瘤患者60例,采用简单随机化分组方法分为两组,每组30例。对照组实施颅内动脉瘤夹闭手术,观察组在对照组基础上,术中应用神经电生理、ICP、CPP监测。比较两组动脉瘤夹闭情况,术后第1 d新发神经功能缺损情况,术前、术后1 d、术后3个月格拉斯哥昏迷评分（GCS）、美国国立卫生研究院脑卒中量表（NIHSS）评分及术后3个月预后优良率。结果：两组动脉瘤均完全夹闭,观察组术后第1 d新发神经功能缺损率6.67%（2/30）低于对照组的26.67%（8/30）（P＜0.05）;术后1 d观察组GCS评分高于对照组,NIHSS评分低于对照组（P＜0.05）;排除失访病例后,观察组术后3个月GOS分级、mRS分级优良率分别为88.89%、88.89%,与对照组的88.00%、84.00%比较,差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）。结论：采用神经电生理联合ICP、CPP监测,能够实时掌握颅内动脉瘤夹闭术患者脑组织血流情况,根据监测结果及时采取相应干预措施,可预防不可逆的脑缺血改变,改善术后早期患者意识状态,减少术后早期神经功能缺损的发生。