中华稻蝗全消化道内壁显微结构观察

本文采用扫描仪和扫描电镜对中华稻蝗消化道内壁的细微结构进行了系统观察和研究。结果表明,中华稻蝗食道内壁由纵行脊组成,前端有齿。嗉囊包括两段,前段的一个小的膨大部分,由V-形区和两侧的V-形脊组成,只在前端内壁有齿;后段为一个大的膨大部分,由柳叶脊、扇形脊和不规则脊组成,脊的上缘有齿。前肠内壁的齿主要为单生齿,除贲门瓣上齿的齿尖指向前方外,全部齿的齿尖指向后方。后肠的前端为12个幽门瓣,内壁有齿。回肠和结肠由6条纵行脊组成,结肠内壁有齿。直肠的齿在除直肠垫外的直肠内壁上。后肠的齿主要为丛生齿,后肠除直肠内壁齿的齿尖指向附着环外,全部齿的齿尖指向后方。根据我们的观察,对前肠提出了新的分区。     

再治疗根管内三种细菌检出及其与临床表征关系的分析研究

目的检测根管再治疗患者根管内白色假丝酵母菌、变形链球菌、古细菌三种细菌的检出率情况,并分析再治疗患者根管内白色假丝酵母菌、变形链球菌、古细菌三种细菌与临床症状之间的关系。方法临床选取89名根管再治疗患者,通过记录患牙的临床相关体征、症状等信息,去除根管内原有充填物,插入无菌纸尖60 s,与H锉刮取物一同放入EP管中,提取基因组DNA,通过PCR反应检测白色假丝酵母菌、变形链球菌、古细菌三种细菌的16S RNA,检测根管再治疗患者根管内白色假丝酵母菌、变形链球菌、古细菌三种细菌的检出率情况,并分析再治疗患者根管内白色假丝酵母菌、变形链球菌、古细菌三种细菌与临床症状之间的关系。结果根管再治疗患者根管内白色假丝酵母菌、变形链球菌、古细菌三种细菌的检出率分别为31.46%、29.21%、19.10%。在临床症状中叩痛病例组中的变形链球菌检出率高于无叩痛病例组(P0.05)。结论根管再治疗患者根管内变形链球菌的检出与临床症状中的叩痛密切相关,与根尖周破坏呈正相关。根管再治疗患者根管可以检测出白色假丝酵母菌、变形链球菌、古细菌三种细菌。     

斑马鱼tbx2b调控心脏房室间隔发育的功能研究*

tbx2是早期心脏发育的关键基因。为进一步探究其对房室间隔(AVC)发育的影响,研究利用CRISPR/Cas9介导的基因敲除技术,成功构建了斑马鱼tbx2b突变体。通过T7E1酶切对其F₀进行敲除效率检测,结果显示平均敲除效率约为57.5%。F₁进一步筛选获得tbx2b杂合突变体,测序结果显示突变类型为11 bp碱基缺失的移码突变。tbx2b杂合子内交获得纯合子,tbx2b纯合突变体在5 dpf死亡并出现早期心脏环化异常表型。斑马鱼整胚原位杂交实验显示在3 dpf tbx2b纯合突变体中, 心脏腔室分化特异性标志基因nppa、nppb表达上调并异位表达在AVC,而AVC发育关键基因has2的表达消失。高效构建tbx2b突变体并初探其对下游基因的影响,为后续深入研究tbx2b对心脏AVC发育的作用奠定了基础,同时加深了人们对早期心脏调控网络的认识。     

基于加速康复外科理念的前交叉韧带重建术中麻醉方式的选择

摘要 目的：基于加速康复外科理念,比较分析收肌管阻滞和股神经阻滞两组麻醉方式术后早期反应,探讨其在ACL重建术中的应用。方法：选取符合手术条件的88名ACL损伤的患者,随机分为收肌管阻滞组和股神经阻滞组,手术均在全麻下由同一组医生实施,采用自体腘绳肌重建ACL。比较术后早期2h,4 h,8 h,24 h和48 h患者静息和主动活动时VAS评分;患者首次主动直腿抬高时间;首次自主下地时间;48 h内追加盐酸哌替啶的的人次数;以及不良反应的例数。分析比较两组麻醉方式在术后早期的不同。结果：收肌管阻滞组患者在术后首次直腿抬高的时间和首次自主下地时间两方面与股神经阻滞组相比较,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）;两组患者在术后2 h,4 h,8 h,24 h和48 h静息和主动活动时疼痛程度以及48 h内追加盐酸哌替啶的人次数和不良反应的例数之间差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）。结论：收肌管阻滞能够满足ACL重建术后的早期康复需要,在术后早期对股四头肌的影响较小,有助于患者早期康复,是一种安全、有效的麻醉方式。     

次氯酸钠和洗必泰作为牙根管消毒冲洗液对根管内的感染物质的影响

摘要 目的：探究次氯酸钠和洗必泰作为牙根管消毒冲洗液的对根管内感染物质的影响。方法：选取76例接受根管治疗的患者根据随机数字表法分为观察组和对照组2组,其中对照组患者采用次氯酸钠治疗,观察组患者则采用次氯酸钠和洗必泰联合治疗。对比分析两组患者根管内细菌菌落计数、根管内感染物质、治疗效果、远期有效率和不良反应发生率。结果：根管消毒冲洗后观察组根管内细菌菌落计数和根管内感染物质显著低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）;观察组患者治疗总有效率和不良反应的发生率分别为100.00%和13.16%,对照组患者治疗总有效率和不良反应的发生率分别为88.00%和65.79%,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。另外,观察组患者第3个月、第6个月和1年后的治疗有效率均大于对照组。结论：次氯酸钠和洗必泰作为牙根管消毒冲洗液能够有效的减少根管内的感染物质的数量,提高治疗有效率,降低不良反应的发生率,值得临床推广使用。     

Origin and evolution of the canal raphe system in diatoms

One lineage of pennate diatoms has a slit through the siliceous cell wall, called a "raphe," that functions in motility. Raphid pennate diatoms number in the perhaps tens of thousands of species, with the diversity of raphe forms potentially matching this number. Three lineages-the Bacillariales, Rhopalodiales, and Surirellales-possess a complex and presumably highly derived raphe that is physically separated from the cell interior, most often by a set of siliceous braces. Because the relationship among these three lineages is unclear, the number of origins of the canal raphe system and the homology of it and its constitutive parts among these lineages, is equally unclear. We reconstructed the phylogeny of raphid pennate diatoms and included, for the first time, members of all three canal raphid diatom lineages, and used the phylogeny to test specific hypotheses about the origin of the canal raphe. The canal raphe appears to have evolved twice, once in the common ancestor of Bacillariales and once in the common ancestor of Rhopalodiales and Surirellales, which form a monophyletic group in our analyses. These results recommend careful follow-up morphogenesis studies of the canal raphe in these two lineages to determine the underlying developmental basis for this remarkable case of parallel evolution.     

Genetic analysis of the CHD7 gene in Korean patients with CHARGE syndrome

CHARGE syndrome is an autosomal dominant congenital disorder known to be caused by the haploinsufficiency of the CHD7 gene. Heterozygous mutations in the CHD7 gene have been identified in approximately 60–70% of patients clinically diagnosed with CHARGE syndrome. Although there have been many reports on the mutational spectrum of the CHD7 gene in patients with CHARGE syndrome worldwide, little is known about this syndrome in the Korean population. In this study, three Korean patients with CHARGE syndrome including one patient with Patau syndrome were evaluated for genetic analysis of the CHD7 gene using direct sequencing of all 38 exons and the flanking intronic regions. One nonsense and two novel missense mutations were identified in the CHD7 gene. Clinical symptoms caused by the missense mutations were much milder compared to the nonsense mutation, confirming the previously determined genotype–phenotype correlation in CHARGE syndrome. Our study demonstrates the importance of mutational screening of CHD7 in patients who have been diagnosed with other syndromes but display clinical features of CHARGE syndrome.     

Mechano-chemical coupling of irrigation enhances endodontic biofilm debridement

Abstract

The complexity of the root canal system results in areas where mechanical instrumentation is impossible during endodontic treatment. To disinfect these areas, the effect of irrigation on biofilm debridement is of great significance but has not yet been well explored. Using an in vitro Enterococcus faecalis biofilm model and a biofilm reactor, the present study provides a better understanding of the relative contributions of mechanical and chemical effects of irrigation on biofilm removal, as well as the factors influencing their coupling efficiency. The results clearly demonstrate that, the mechanical effect of irrigation alone does not significantly influence the stability of biofilms. However, the mechanical effect promotes biofilm eradication by coupling with the chemical effect. In addition, both the irrigant concentration and the irrigant-biofilm contact time are among the key factors affecting the mechano-chemical coupling. This knowledge may serve to better direct endodontists in designing irrigation regimes during root canal therapy.     

An extensin-rich matrix lines the carinal canals in Equisetum ramosissimum, which may function as water-conducting channels

Background and Aims

The anatomy of Equisetum stems is characterized by the occurrence of vallecular and carinal canals. Previous studies on the carinal canals in several Equisetum species suggest that they convey water from one node to another.

Methods

Cell wall composition and ultrastructure have been studied using immunocytochemistry and electron microscopy, respectively. Serial sectioning and X-ray computed tomography were employed to examine the internode–node–internode transition of Equisetum ramosissimum.

Key Results

The distribution of the LM1 and JIM20 extensin epitopes is restricted to the lining of carinal canals. The monoclonal antibodies JIM5 and LM19 directed against homogalacturonan with a low degree of methyl esterification and the CBM3a probe recognizing crystalline cellulose also bound to this lining. The xyloglucan epitopes recognized by LM15 and CCRC-M1 were only detected in this lining after pectate lyase treatment. The carinal canals, connecting consecutive rings of nodal xylem, are formed by the disruption and dissolution of protoxylem elements during elongation of the internodes. Their inner surface appears smooth compared with that of vallecular canals.

Conclusions

The carinal canals in E. ramosissimum have a distinctive lining containing pectic homogalacturonan, cellulose, xyloglucan and extensin. These canals might function as water-conducting channels which would be especially important during the elongation of the internodes when protoxylem is disrupted and the metaxylem is not yet differentiated. How the molecularly distinct lining relates to the proposed water-conducting function of the carinal canals requires further study. Efforts to elucidate the spatial and temporal distribution of cell wall polymers in a taxonomically broad range of plants will probably provide more insight into the structural–functional relationships of individual cell wall components or of specific configurations of cell wall polymers.     

Fine structure of the midgut of Sinopanorpa tincta (Navás) (Mecoptera: Panorpidae)

Fine structure of the midgut and degeneration of the midgut epithelium of the scorpionfly Sinopanorpa tincta (Navás) adults were investigated using light microscopy and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the tubular midgut lacks gastric caeca and is composed of an outer longitudinal and an inner circular muscle layer, a basal lamina, an epithelium and a lumen from the outside to inside. A peritrophic membrane was not found in the lumen. A mass of nodules was observed on the surface of the basal lamina. Three types of cells were recognized in the epithelium: digestive, secretory, and regenerative cells. The digestive cells contain irregular-shaped infoldings in the basal membrane and two types of microvilli in the apical membrane. The secretory cells are characterized by irregular shape and large quantities of secretory granules in the basal cytoplasm. The regenerative cells are triangular in shape and distributed only in the nodules. The epithelial cells are degenerated through programmed cell-death mechanisms (apoptosis and necrosis). The type, function, and degeneration of the epithelial cells of the midgut are briefly discussed.