Cytokinesis and nodal anatomy in the charophycean green algaChara zeylanica

Summary Cell plate formation inChara zeylanica was compared with recent models of cytokinesis in higher plants in order to gain insight into the evolutionary origin of plant cytokinetic processes. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) reveals that while cytokinesis inC. zeylanica bears many features in common with that in higher plants, there are significant differences. Unlike that in higher plants, cytokinesis inC. zeylanica begins with a congregation of smooth membrane tubules that are closely associated with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi membranes. Mitochondria and other organelles excluded by the phragmoplast in higher plants are present as well. Unlike in higher plants, phragmoplast microtubules persist throughout cytokinesis inC. zeylanica, and the cell plate generally forms across the whole cell at once, though development is patchy, due to small regions developing at different rates; the ends of the plate form last. By identifying aspects of cytokinesis that are different inC. zeylanica and plants, our study indicates which cytokinetic features are more likely to be derived, and which are more likely to be ancestral. In addition, we demonstrated that all nodal cells ofC. zeylanica are interconnected via plasmodesmata, lending support to the idea that, whileChara spp. are generally considered to be filamentous organisms, nodal regions may be thought of as meristemlike tissues.Abbreviations HPF high-pressure freezing - KFe potassium ferricyanide - SCF stepwise chemical fixation - TEM transmission electron microscopy     

Comparison of plate count agar and R2A medium for enumeration of heterotrophic bacteria in natural mineral water

In order to recover as many viable bacteria as possible from natural mineral water, in this study we have compared the counts obtained with the standard method (pour plate procedure with Plate Count Agar (PCA)) and counts with alternative test methods (PCA/spread plates, R2A medium/pour plates and R2A medium/spread plates). The results showed that counts with R2A medium/spread plates at 22°C and after a 7-day incubation period were more than 343% higher than those obtained with PCA/pour plate method. At 37°C and after a 3-day incubation period, the R2A pour plate technique gave counts about 368% greater than for the standard method. Moreover, while Pseudomonas, Comamonas and Acinetobacter species were isolated both from PCA and R2A medium, Flavobacterium spp. and Arthrobacter spp. were isolated only from R2A medium. For its higher productivity, R2A medium should be recommended for heterotrophic plate counts in natural mineral water.     

地塞米松复合罗哌卡因臂丛神经阻滞对儿童肱骨髁上骨折患儿术后镇痛的影响

摘要 目的：探讨地塞米松复合罗哌卡因臂丛神经阻滞（BPB）对儿童肱骨髁上骨折患儿术后镇痛效果的影响。方法：择期行肱骨髁上骨折手术的患儿140例，随机分组为对照组70例与试验组70例。麻醉后两组均于超声引导下实施BPB，其中对照组予以0.25%罗哌卡因药液，试验组予以0.25%罗哌卡因、0.1 mg/kg地塞米松所组成的混合药液。记录两组患儿痛觉阻滞时间；于患儿苏醒后10 min、术后2 h、术后6 h、术后12 h及术后24 h，采用FLACC评分对患儿疼痛程度进行评估；记录两组患儿术后24 h内镇痛药物使用情况；记录两组患儿术后首次下床活动时间和术后住院时间；记录两组术后24 h内不良反应发生情况。结果：与对照组相比，试验组痛觉阻滞时间显著延长（P<0.05）。与对照组相比，试验组术后2~24 h的疼痛评分均显著降低（P<0.05）。试验组术后24 h布洛芬混悬液使用次数显著少于对照组（P<0.05），曲马多使用率显著低于对照组（P<0.05）。与对照组相比，试验组下床活动时间提前（P<0.05），术后住院时间缩短（P<0.05）。两组不良反应发生率无统计学差异（P>0.05）。结论：地塞米松复合罗哌卡因行BPB能够为肱骨髁上骨折患儿提供良好术后镇痛效果，利于患儿术后恢复。     

人工半肩关节置换治疗肱骨近端粉粹骨折的疗效及影响因素分析

目的:探讨人工半肩关节置换治疗肱骨近端粉粹骨折的疗效及其影响因素。方法:选择2010年1月-2013年12月间我院收治的肱骨近端粉粹骨折患者80例,随机分为研究组和对照组,每组40例,研究组应用人工半肩关节置换治疗,对照组应用切开复位内固定治疗。对比两组的术中情况、术后疼痛强度以及不良情况发生情况,术后应用Constant-Murlay评分评价两组肩关节功能。应用多因素Logistic回归分析分析疗效影响因素。结果:研究组手术时间、术中出血量均显著低于对照组(P<0.05);研究组Constant-Murlay中疼痛、ADL、ROM和总分评分显著优于对照组(P<0.05);手术前,两组患者VAS评分无统计学差异(P>0.05),手术后两组患者VAS评分显著降低,术后5 d、15 d、30 d和60 d,研究组VAS评分显著低于对照组(P<0.05);对照组患者肌力不足、异位骨化等不良反应发生率显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。以Constant-Murlay总分为因变量,以年龄、性别、是否合并内科疾病、受伤原因、骨折分型、受伤时间为自变量,经Logistic分析显示,年龄、合并内科疾病、骨折分型、受伤时间是肱骨近端粉碎性骨折疗效的影响因素(P<0.05)。结论:人工半肩关节置换治疗肱骨近端粉粹骨折安全有效,具有很高的临床价值,值得临床推广,同时在手术中应对影响疗效的因素予以注意,提高治疗效果。     

A Simple and Inexpensive Method for Determining Cold Sensitivity and Adaptation in Mice

Cold hypersensitivity is a serious clinical problem, affecting a broad subset of patients and causing significant decreases in quality of life. The cold plantar assay allows the objective and inexpensive assessment of cold sensitivity in mice, and can quantify both analgesia and hypersensitivity. Mice are acclimated on a glass plate, and a compressed dry ice pellet is held against the glass surface underneath the hindpaw. The latency to withdrawal from the cooling glass is used as a measure of cold sensitivity.Cold sensation is also important for survival in regions with seasonal temperature shifts, and in order to maintain sensitivity animals must be able to adjust their thermal response thresholds to match the ambient temperature. The Cold Plantar Assay (CPA) also allows the study of adaptation to changes in ambient temperature by testing the cold sensitivity of mice at temperatures ranging from 30 °C to 5 °C. Mice are acclimated as described above, but the glass plate is cooled to the desired starting temperature using aluminum boxes (or aluminum foil packets) filled with hot water, wet ice, or dry ice. The temperature of the plate is measured at the center using a filament T-type thermocouple probe. Once the plate has reached the desired starting temperature, the animals are tested as described above.This assay allows testing of mice at temperatures ranging from innocuous to noxious. The CPA yields unambiguous and consistent behavioral responses in uninjured mice and can be used to quantify both hypersensitivity and analgesia. This protocol describes how to use the CPA to measure cold hypersensitivity, analgesia, and adaptation in mice.