Does endurance running before orchidectomy prevent osteopenia in rats?

This experiment was performed to study the effects on femoral bone of endurance training performed during the 3 months before orchidectomy in rats which were then killed 90 days later. A total of 70 male Wistar rats were used at 8 weeks old. One day 0 of the experiment, 10 rats were killed by cervical dislocation and used as first controls. Among the 60 others, 30 were selected for treadmill running (60% maximal oxygen uptake, 1 h x day(-1), 6 days x week(-1) for 90 days). The 30 other rats remained at rest. On day 90, 10 exercised (IE) and resting (IR) rats were killed and used as intermediary controls. Among the 20 other animals of each group, 10 were surgically castrated (CXE, CXR) or 10 sham-operated (SHE, SHR) and killed on day 180. On day 90 femoral failure load (three-point bending test) was greater in IE than in IR. Simultaneously, the deoxypyridinolinuria was lower in IE than in IR. On day 180, femoral bones were thinner in CXR than in CXE. The lowest values for trabecular bone are in the distal femoral metaphysis were measured in CXE and CXR rats, but the value measured in CXE was no different from that measured in SHR. Simultaneously total femoral bone density was lower in CXR than in SHE, while no difference concerning femoral metaphyseal density was observed between CXE and SHR. These results confirmed that endurance running increased femoral bone growth and modelling and femoral trabecular area, and thereby peak bone mass, in 8-month-old male rats. In resting animals, castrated after the training period, androgen deficiency decreased femoral density, mineral content and trabecular area. This decrease was not observed in castrated but previously exercised rats. Thus, by increasing peak bone mass, it was considered that endurance training may have a preventive effect against orchidectomy-induced bone loss.     

Immunfluorescence study of neuropeptides in identified neurons of the rat auditory superior olivary complex

 The present study was conducted to investigate the distribution and immunohistochemical characteristics of ascending and descending projection neurons of the rat superior olivary complex (SOC), a group of interrelated brainstem nuclei. Ascending neurons were identified by injection of cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) into the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (IC), descending neurons were labeled by application of Fluoro-Gold (FG) into the scala tympani of the cochlea, ipsilaterally to the IC injection. In accordance with the literature, we observed neurons innervating the IC located in the lateral superior olivary nucleus (LSO) and dorsal periolivary groups (DPO) on both sides, in the superior paraolivary nucleus (SPO) predominantly ipsilateral, as well as in the ipsilateral medial superior olivary nucleus (MSO) and the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB). Cochlear projection neurons were found predominantly in the ipsilateral LSO as well as in the bilateral SPO, DPO, MSO and MNTB. In addition, a considerable population of neurons in the ipsilateral LSO and SPO were identified as being both ascending and descending. To further characterize these double-projecting neurons, brainstem sections were incubated in antisera directed against different neuroactive substances. The majority of ascending/descending cells in the LSO contained calcitonin gene-related peptide, but not substance P (SP), met-enkephalin (ENK) or tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). Some of these neurons apparently were contacted by ENK- or SP-immunoreactive fibers and terminals. In addition, we found TH-immunoreactive neurons in the lateral MNTB region. These neurons, which were labeled upon tracer injection into the cochlea (but not upon IC injection), probably belong to the C1 catecholaminergic cell group and may represent a division of the uncrossed olivocochlear bundle. The present results reveal the existence of a previously unknown subpopulation of SOC neurons that project to both the cochlea and the inferior colliculus. Their CGRP immunoreactivity and their uncrossed projection pattern provide evidence that they may belong to the cholinergic, putatively excitatory cell group. Received: 4 January 1999 / Accepted: 17 February 1999     

大鼠小脑缺血再灌注损伤的细胞凋亡及尼莫通的保护作用

采用四血管闭塞法制作全脑缺血再灌动物模型, 再灌后４８ 小时取小脑, 石蜡包埋切片。应用末端转移酶介导的缺口末端标记法原位检测到小脑皮质及小脑核有阳性反应的凋亡细胞, 表明细胞凋亡是迟发性神经元损伤的主要形式。缺血前３０ 分钟给以尼莫通能有效地减少细胞凋亡, 尼莫通对小脑缺血再灌注损伤有显著性保护作用     

地塞米松、噻庚啶和山莨菪碱对LPS诱导大鼠肝脏TNFα表达的影响

地塞米松（Ｄｅｘ）、噻庚啶（Ｃｙｐ） 和山莨菪碱（Ａｎｉ） 对脂多糖（ＬＰＳ） 诱导的大鼠肝脏ＴＮＦα表达的影响。Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠４０ 只, 静脉注射ＬＰＳ（ＥｃｏｌｉＯ１１１Ｂ４ ５ｍ ｇ／ｋｇ） 后, 立即静脉给予Ｄｅｘ ５ｍ ｇ／ｋｇ、Ｃｙｐ５ｍ ｇ／ｋｇ 或Ａｍ ｉ１０ｍ ｇ／ｋｇ,于ＬＰＳ攻击后２ｈ 取动物的肝脏,ＡＰＡＡＰ法进行ＴＮＦα免疫组织化学研究,Ｎｏｒｔｈ－ｅｒｎ 杂交分析ＴＮＦαｍ ＲＮＡ 表达水平。结果发现ＬＰＳ攻击后２ｈ, 肝脏ＴＮＦαｍ ＲＮＡ 表达水平显著增高, 肝脏枯否氏细胞胞浆内有大量的ＴＮＦα红染颗粒。Ｄｅｘ、Ｃｙｐ 或Ａｎｉ均能显著降低大鼠肝脏ＴＮＦαｍ ＲＮＡ 水平和ＴＮＦα含量。结果表明Ｄｅｘ、Ｃｙｐ 和Ａｎｉ均显著抑制ＬＰＳ诱导的ＴＮＦα基因表达, 可能有抗感染性休克作用。     

局灶性脑缺血再灌损伤时神经细胞内Ca~(2+)时空动态变化的实验研究

本文用插线法制作局灶性脑缺血／再灌损伤模型,利用激光共聚焦扫描显微镜观察活体脑片细胞内Ｃａ２＋的分布及动态变化,结果表明：（１）缺血／再灌时间不同,梗塞面积不同,缺血４小时梗塞面积占同侧半球的１６．３％,缺血４小时再灌２０小时梗塞面积增加到２５．９％,缺血２４小时梗塞面积占同侧半球的６０．４％。（２）本文首次观察到在缺血４小时纹状体区域的Ｃａ２＋变化明显高于皮层,并且再灌后皮层及纹状体区域Ｃａ２＋的含量明显增加     

实验性脾虚证大鼠内分泌腺形态学与细胞化学研究

成年Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠２０只,分对照组和实验组。实验组用大黄煎剂灌服４２天致实验性脾虚证。对两组睾丸,肾上腺和甲状腺进行常规形态学与细胞化学观察。形态学显示：睾丸,肾上腺和甲状腺的组织和细胞均有不同程度的损伤。细胞化学显示：各内分泌腺均表现酸性磷酸酶（ＡＣＰ）减弱,个别内分泌腺细胞显示琥珀酸脱氢酶（ＳＤＨ）,三磷酸腺苷酶（ＡＴＰａｓｅ）和ＰＡＳ反应的变化。结果证明脾虚证不仅消化系统功能低下,而且内分泌功能也受到了影响     

大鼠缺氧预处理心肌酶活性及其ATP酶的电镜细胞化学观察

本实验通过对大鼠反复４次缺氧５ｍｉｎ（常压,氧浓度１０±０．５％）的缺氧预处理与经典的缺血预处理（Ｍｕｒｙ法）的对比观察表明,两者均能明显降低心肌丙二醛含量和肌酸激酶的漏出,提高心肌超氧化物岐化酶,Ｃａ２＋Ｍｇ２＋－ＡＴＰａｓｅ、细胞色素氧化酶、琥珀酸脱氢酶活性及维持细胞超微结构的完整性,提示这种非创伤性缺氧预处理具有与缺血预处理相类似的抗心肌缺血的作用     

米非司酮抗着床作用的形态学观察

采用光镜和透射电镜方法观察米非司酮对大鼠子宫内膜形态结构的影响。实验用３０ 只成年雌性大鼠分为５ 组, 实验组给予米非司酮（Ｃ１： １２ｍ ｇ／ｋｇ, Ｃ２： ６ｍ ｇ／ｋｇ, Ｃ３： ３ｍ ｇ／ｋｇ）, 与阴性（Ａ组） 及阳性（Ｂ组） 对照组进行比较。结果显示米非司酮用药组子宫内膜和腺体发育受抑制。     

Anti- and pro-oxidative effects of flavonoids on metal-induced lipid hydroperoxide-dependent lipid peroxidation in cultured hepatocytes loaded with α-linolenic acid

Lipid hydroperoxide (LOOH)–dependent lipid peroxidation was induced in α-linolenic acid (LNA)-loaded hepatocytes by adding Fe, Cu, V, or Cd ions at concentrations from 20 to 500 μM. The effects of structurally related flavonoids at concentrations from 10 to 500 μM on the lipid peroxidation were examined. The results with regard to each flavonoid subclass are as follows: (i) Flavonols such as myricetin, quercetin, fisetin, and kaempferol, but not morin, showed dose-dependent antioxidative activity against metal-induced lipid peroxidation at all metal concentrations. Myricetin, quercetin, and fisetin were the most effective antioxidants, although their efficacies depended on the metal ion. Kaempferol and morin had antioxidative activity equal to the other flavonols in the presence of Cu ions, but were much less effective for the other three metal ions. (ii) Flavones, luteolin, apigenin, and chrysin were antioxidative at low Fe concentrations, but were pro-oxidative at high Fe concentrations. Luteolin exhibited antioxidative activity similar to that of catechol-containing flavonols in the presence of the other three metal ions. Apigenin and chrysin also acted as pro-oxidants with V or with all metal ions, respectively. (iii) Taxifolin, a flavanone, also showed both anti- and prooxidative activity, depending on Fe concentrations, but with other metal showed only antioxidative activity ions. (iv) Epigallocatechin, a flavanol, was antioxidative with all metal ions, and its activity was similar to that of catechol-containing flavonols. The various effects of flavonoids on metal-induced lipid peroxidation in LNA-loaded hepatocytes is discussed with regard to the change in redox potential of flavonoid–metal complexes.     

Protein Kinase C Activation Potentiates the Rapid Secretion of the Amyloid Precursor Protein from Rat Cortical Synaptosomes

Abstract : In this study we have used the presynaptic-rich rat cerebrocortical synaptosomal preparation to investigate the proteolytic cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (AβPP) by the α-secretase pathway within the βA4 domain to generate a soluble secreted N-terminal fragment (AβPP_s). AβPP was detected in crude cortical synaptosomal membranes, although at a lower density than that observed in whole-tissue homogenates. Protein kinase C (PKC) activation induced a translocation of the conventional PKC isoform β1 and novel PKCε from cytosol to membrane fractions, but there was no alteration in the proportion of AβPP associated with the Tritonsoluble and -insoluble fractions. AβPP_s was constitutively secreted from cortical synaptosomes, with this secretion being enhanced significantly by the direct activation of PKC with phorbol ester. The PKC-induced secretion of AβPP_s was only partially blocked by the PKC inhibitor GF109203X (2.5 μ M ), whereas the phosphorylation of the myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS) protein was significantly inhibited by GF109203X. The differential sensitivities of the MARCKS phosphorylation and AβPP_s secretion to GF109203X may imply that different PKC isoforms are involved in these two events in the synaptosomal system. These findings strongly suggest that the α-secretase activity leading to the secretion of AβPP_s can occur at the level of the presynaptic terminal.