In vivo anti inflammatory effects of the M20 IL-1 Inhibitor: I. Effects on acute inflammatory parameters

Previous studies have described an IL-1 Inhibitor produced by a myelomonocytic line developed in our laboratory (Eur J Immunol 1986; 16: 1449). This IL-1 Inhibitor was secreted by the M20 line constitutively in addition to IL-1, from which it could be separated. We have recently shown that the M20 IL-1 Inhibitor is distinct from the IL-1ra.In vitro this factor inhibited IL-1 induced proliferative responses as well as PGE₂ secretion by IL-1 induced fibroblasts. We also showed for the first time (Lymphokine Research 1988; 7(3): 268) that an IL-1 inhibitor can reduce IL-1 induced inflammatory effects. This study describes the specific effect of the M20 IL-1 Inhibitor on IL-1 induced parameters of inflammation: fever, leukocytosis and local foot pad swelling or lymph node enlargement. Purified preparations of the IL-1 Inhibitor, when injected together with IL-1, or before the IL-1, reduced fever, leukocytosis, foot pad swelling and lymph node enlargement caused by IL-1. Similar responses were obtained by injection of IL-6 or TNF, but were unaffected by the IL-1 Inhibitor, when injected together.These results indicate that the M20 IL-1 Inhibitor acts specifically on IL-1 induced responsesin vivo. The potential importance of this factor as an anti-inflammatory and immune regulatory factor, is supported by the findings of this study.Abbreviations IL-1 Interleukin 1 - IL-6 Interleukin 6 - IL-1ra Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist - TNF tumor necrosis factor     

人类小腿肌肉对运动训练生理响应的电学特性研究

目的 运动训练已被证明能够改善许多慢性肌肉功能疾病,被用于治疗衰老型肌萎缩。本文采用电阻抗成像(electrical impedance tomography,EIT)研究人类小腿肌肉对运动训练生理响应的电学特性,旨在使用EIT方法可视化运动训练对人类小腿响应肌肉隔室内肌肉纤维体积增加的效果。方法 实验对象被要求在连续5个实验日进行左、右腿单侧提踵训练,应用EIT检测每日运动训练前和运动训练后小腿肌肉的电导率分布。为了定量分析运动训练对响应肌肉隔室的作用,使用配对样本t检验分析EIT重建图像的空间平均电导率<σ>。结果 运动训练后,由小腿腓肠肌组成的M₁肌肉隔室空间平均电导率<σ>_M1显著增加。此外,连续5个实验日的EIT测量结果显示,运动训练前的空间平均电导率<σ^pre>_M1呈上升趋势。所有实验对象在实验日1早晨进行实验前的腿部瘦体重与<σ>_M1呈线性关系,即<σ>_M1随腿部瘦体重增加而增加;运...     

脑部磁刺激场的理论模型

作为脑部磁刺激研究的一项基础工作,建立了刺激磁场中的球形头模型、对方形线圈在其内产生的时变磁场和感应电场进行了理论研究.导出(?).(?).(?)的解析表达式,分析了场的特性和刺激强度的分布规律.为进一步探索时变磁场对人脑的最佳刺激方式和作用机理提供了初步的理论基础.     

高频重复经颅磁刺激联合Brunnstrom分期训练对脑卒中恢复期患者康复效果的影响

摘要 目的：探讨高频重复经颅磁刺激（rTMS）联合Brunnstrom分期训练对脑卒中恢复期患者康复效果的影响。方法：根据随机数字表法将新疆医科大学第一附属医院2020年1月~2022年2月期间收治的脑卒中恢复期患者80例分为对照组（40例,Brunnstrom分期训练）和研究组（40例,高频rTMS联合Brunnstrom分期训练）。对比两组疗效、美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表（NIHSS）评分、功能独立性量表（FIM）评分、生活质量评分、血清神经因子指标[髓鞘碱性蛋白（MBP）、神经元特异性烯醇化酶（NSE）、神经生长因子-1（NGF-1）]。结果：研究组的临床总有效率（92.50%）明显高于对照组（70.00%）（P<0.05）。治疗4周后,研究组MBP、NSE低于对照组,NGF-1高于对照组（P<0.05）。与对照组比较,治疗4周后,研究组NIHSS评分降低,FIM评分升高（P<0.05）。治疗4周后,研究组心理/躯体/物质/社会功能评分较对照组高（P<0.05）。结论：高频rTMS联合Brunnstrom分期训练有助于提高脑卒中恢复期患者的康复效果,同时还可调节血清神经指标,提高生活质量。     

游离睾酮指数联合血清GnSAF、SHBG对多囊卵巢综合征不孕患者IVF-ET治疗妊娠结局的预测价值

摘要 目的：探讨游离睾酮指数（FAI）联合血清促性腺激素平抑因子（GnSAF）、性激素结合球蛋白（SHBG）对多囊卵巢综合征（PCOS）不孕患者体外受精-胚胎移植（IVF-ET）治疗妊娠结局的预测价值。方法：选取2020年1月～2022年6月湖南省妇幼保健院生殖医学中心收治的197例PCOS不孕患者为PCOS组,根据IVF-ET治疗妊娠结局分为妊娠失败组和妊娠成功组,另选取同期68名体检健康妇女为对照组。收集PCOS不孕患者临床资料,计算FAI并检测血清GnSAF、SHBG水平。采用单因素和多因素Logistic回归分析PCOS不孕患者IVF-ET治疗妊娠结局的影响因素,采用受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析FAI和血清GnSAF、SHBG对PCOS不孕患者IVF-ET治疗妊娠结局的预测价值。结果：PCOS组FAI和血清GnSAF水平高于对照组,SHBG水平低于对照组（P＜0.05）。197例PCOS不孕患者IVF-ET治疗妊娠成功率为51.27%（101/197）。单因素分析显示,妊娠失败组体质指数、黄体生成素（LH）、LH/促卵泡生成素（FSH）、睾酮、抗苗勒管激素（AMH）、FAI、GnSAF高于妊娠成功组,FSH、受精率、优胚率、SHBG低于妊娠成功组（P＜0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析显示,体质指数增加和LH、LH/FSH、AMH、FAI、GnSAF升高为PCOS不孕患者IVF-ET治疗妊娠失败的独立危险因素,SHBG升高为其独立保护因素（P＜0.05）。ROC曲线分析显示,FAI和血清GnSAF、SHBG联合预测PCOS不孕患者IVF-ET治疗妊娠结局的曲线下面积大于FAI、GnSAF、SHBG单独预测。结论：FAI和血清GnSAF、SHBG水平联合预测PCOS不孕患者IVF-ET治疗妊娠结局的价值较高。     

腹式呼吸训练联合短刺法针刺对气滞血瘀型腰椎间盘突出症患者康复效果的影响

摘要 目的：探讨腹式呼吸训练联合短刺法针刺对气滞血瘀型腰椎间盘突出症（LDH）患者康复效果的影响。方法：将2020年1月至2022年6月湖南中医药大学第一附属医院收治的478例气滞血瘀型LDH患者,随机数字表法分为两组,对照组239例患者实施短刺法针刺治疗,观察组239例患者行腹式呼吸训练联合短刺法针刺治疗。比较两组治疗效果、治疗前后中医症候评分、肌电值（坐位、直立位、前屈位、后伸位）、疼痛因子水平[前列腺素E₂（PGE₂）、β-内啡肽（β-EP）、5-羟色胺（5-HT）、P物质（SP）]水平、视觉模拟量表（VAS）评分、Oswestry功能障碍指数（ODI）、日本骨科协会评估治疗分数（JOA）评分、腰椎关节活动度（左屈、左旋、右屈、右旋）及安全性。结果：治疗后,两组治疗效果分级经秩和检验差异具有统计学意义（P＜0.05）,且观察组治疗总有效率显著高于对照组（P＜0.05）。治疗后观察组各中医症候评分低于对照组（P＜0.05）。治疗后观察组坐位、直立位、前屈位、后伸位肌电值高于对照组（P＜0.05）。治疗后观察组疼痛因子PGE₂、5-HT、SP水平低于对照组,β-EP水平高于对照组（P＜0.05）。治疗后观察组VAS评分、ODI低于对照组,JOA评分高于对照组（P＜0.05）。治疗后观察组左屈、左旋、右屈、右旋活动度优于对照组（P＜0.05）。两组不良事件发生率比较无显著差异（P＞0.05）。结论：腹式呼吸训练联合短刺法针刺可提高气滞血瘀型LDH患者临床疗效,增强患者肌力,改善腰椎功能,恢复关节活动度,同时通过调控疼痛介质水平,减轻患者疼痛症状,且具有较好安全性,值得临床借鉴应用。     

Population ecology of the paddy field-dwelling fish Channa gachua (Günther) (Perciformes, Channidae) in Sri Lanka

A population of Channa gachua in a small irrigation canal that supplies rice fields was studied by monthly sampling over 2 years. The population density was positively correlated with the rainfall and varied from 0.34 to 0.95 individuals m⁻². The growth parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth equation determined on monthly size–frequency data were L_x = 179 mm total length and K =0.50. Overall male to female ratio was 0.82 and there were more females than males in the middle size classes. Spawning occurred throughout the year, but all evidence indicated enhanced breeding during major rainy periods of May to July and October to December. The length at first spawning was 102 mm, which is reached in about 20 months. Fecundity, which varied between 389 and 2130, was positively correlated with gonad weight, body weight and total length. Longevity and natural mortality were estimated as 6 years and l.27 yr⁻¹, respectively. However, 99% of the population appeared to live for only 3 years. The mean biomass, average annual production and turnover ratio of the population were 7.35 g m⁻², 12.06 g m⁻² and 1.64, respectively.     

Influence of handling and conditioning protocol on learning and memory of Microplitis croceipes

Microplitis croceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) learns odors in association with both hosts and food. The food‐associated ‘seeking’ behavior of M. croceipes was investigated under various training protocols utilizing the conditioning odor, 3‐octanone. We investigated the effects of odor training, or its lack, training duration, training frequency, time elapsed after training, wasp hunger state, and training reinforcement, on the food‐seeking responses of M. croceipes females. We found that odor‐trained females show strong food seeking responses, whereas non‐odor‐trained females do not respond to the odor, and that a single 10 s association with the odor whilst feeding on sugar water subsequently conditioned the wasps to exhibiting significant responses to it. Increases in training time to more than 10 s did not improve their responses. Repetition of the food–odor associations increased a wasp's recall, as well as its response over time, compared to a single exposure. Repeated exposure to the learned odor in the absence of a food reward decreased the responses of less hungry individuals. However, the level of response increased significantly following a single reinforcement with the food–odor association. Understanding the factors that influence learning in parasitoids can enhance our ability to predict their foraging behavior, and opens up avenues for the development of effective biological detectors.     

Measuring Success: Evaluating the Restoration of a Grassy Eucalypt Woodland on the Cumberland Plain, Sydney, Australia

Abstract We compared the floristic composition and structure of restoration areas of eucalypt woodland with untreated pasture (control) and remnant vegetation (reference) in western Sydney. The restored areas comprised over 1,000 ha of abandoned pasture, which had been treated to reduce weeds and planted with seedlings of 26 native plant species raised from seed obtained locally from remnant vegetation. Plantings were carried out 0–9 years ago. Floristic composition was measured in quadrats using frequency scores and cover abundance. As far as possible treatments and restoration ages were replicated across sites. Ordination and analyses of similarity failed to distinguish the composition of restored vegetation from that of untreated pasture, which were both significantly different from that of remnant vegetation. There was a weak compositional trend with age of restored vegetation, but this was not in the direction of increasing resemblance to remnant vegetation. There was some evidence for convergence in structural features of restored with remnant vegetation, but this was at least partly attributed to plant growth. Subject to constraints imposed by the sampling design, environmental factors, and spatial variation were discounted as explanations for the results. The results therefore suggest either failure of restoration treatments or a restoration trajectory that is too slow to detect within 10 years of establishment. Our conclusions agree with those of similar studies in other ecosystems and support: (1) the need to monitor restoration projects against ecological criteria with rigorous sampling designs and analytical methods, (2) further development of restoration methods, and (3) regulatory approaches that seek to prevent damage to ecosystems rather than those predicated on replacing losses with reconstructed ecosystems.