吡拉西坦联合鼠神经生长因子对急性缺血性脑卒中患者的疗效及Hcy、PCT和皮质醇水平的影响

目的:探讨吡拉西坦联合鼠神经生长因子对急性缺血性脑卒中患者的疗效及对同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)、降钙素原(PCT)和皮质醇水平的影响。方法:回顾性分析我院2017年2月～2018年11月收治的73例急性缺血性脑卒中患者为研究对象,依据入院先后顺序分为对照组(n=35)和观察组(n=38)。对照组患者采用吡拉西坦治疗,观察组基于对照组加以鼠神经生长因子治疗。观察并比较两组临床疗效,治疗前后美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(NIHSS)、日常生活能力(ADL),治疗前及治疗2周结束时用全自动生化分析仪测定血浆Hcy水平,用放射免疫学分析法测定PCT水平,用化学发光法测定皮质醇水平,用超声多普勒诊断仪测定基底动脉、左右大脑中动脉血流。结果:治疗后,观察组NIHSS评分低于对照组(8.96±1.21)vs(11.27±1.59)分,ADL评分高于对照组(74.21±9.75)vs(66. 04±8.03)分(P0.05)。观察组总有效率高于对照组89.47%vs 68.57%(P0.05)。治疗后,观察组Hcy、PCT及皮质醇水平低于对照组(14.27±2.01)vs (18.51±2.84)μmol/L、(0.25±0.03)vs (0.31±0.04)μg/L、(171.93±23.86)vs(228.75±30.27)nmol/L(P0.05)。治疗后,观察组脑血流学指标高于对照组基底动脉(43.81±6.84)vs(39.62±5.27)mL/min、左大脑中动脉血流(64.27±9.95)vs(57.03±7.52)mL/min、右大脑中动脉血流(62.85±9.01)vs(56.64±7.42)mL/min(P0.05)。结论:吡拉西坦联合鼠神经生长因子能够提高急性缺血性脑卒中的疗效,降低Hcy、PCT及皮质醇水平,促进神经功能的恢复。     

Multiple stimulations for muscle–nerve–blood vessel unit in compensatory hypertrophied skeletal muscle of rat surgical ablation model

Tissue inflammation and multiple cellular responses in the compensatory enlarged plantaris (OP Plt) muscle induced by surgical ablation of synergistic muscles (soleus and gastrocnemius) were followed over 10 weeks after surgery. Contralateral surgery was performed in adult Wistar male rats. Cellular responses in muscle fibers, blood vessels and nerve fibers were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Severe muscle fiber damage and disappearance of capillaries associated with apparent tissue edema were observed in the peripheral portion of OP Plt muscles during the first week, whereas central portions were relatively preserved. Marked cell activation/proliferation was also mainly observed in peripheral portions. Similarly, activated myogenic cells were seen not only inside but also outside of muscle fibers. The former were likely satellite cells and the latter may be interstitial myogenic cells. One week after surgery, small muscle fibers, small arteries and capillaries and several branched-muscle fibers were evident in the periphery, thus indicating new muscle fiber and blood vessel formation. Proliferating cells were also detected in the nerve bundles in the Schwann cell position. These results indicate that the compensatory stimulated/enlarged muscle is a suitable model for analyzing multiple physiological cellular responses in muscle–nerve–blood vessel units under continuous stretch stimulation. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Cloning of Multiple Forms of Goldfish Vimentin: Differential Expression in CNS

Abstract: In efforts to determine the primary structure of intermediate filament proteins in the goldfish visual pathway, we isolated clones from a retinal λgt11 cDNA expression library that represent goldfish vimentin. We show that there are at least two forms of goldfish vimentin, designated as vimentin α and vimentin β. RNase protection assays indicate that vimentin α mRNA is expressed in low amounts in retina, optic nerve, and brain and in higher amounts in spinal cord. In contrast, vimentin β mRNA is expressed in low amounts in retina, optic nerve, brain, and spinal cord and in very high amounts in eye lens. Immunohistochemical studies show that in the optic nerve, vimentin α is mainly restricted to blood vessels, meninges, and septa. Light staining is observed with this antibody in an astrocytic glial pattern throughout the optic nerve. Two-dimensional gel analysis shows that all of these goldfish vimentins are low abundant components of optic nerve cytoskeletal preparations.     

Non-metric morphological divergence in the western house mouse, Mus musculus domesticus, from the Barcelona chromosomal hybrid zone

The effect of hybridization on morphological variation was investigated in 120 western house mice, Mus musculus domesticus , from the hybrid zone between the Barcelona and standard chromosomal races. The incidence of 37 non-metric cranial traits was calculated for standard mice (2 n  = 40) and Barcelona-standard hybrids (2 n  = 27–39). Subsequent analyses were conducted on several karyological subgroups, established by grouping the animals according to either their diploid number or their degree of chromosomal heterozygosity. Results revealed no significant difference by sex, asymmetry, or geographical distance. Significant phenetic divergences were found between the karyotypes studied in relation to several variants. Differences were especially substantial between the standard race and hybrid mice, even with respect to those hybrids with karyotypes close to that of the standard race. Within the hybrids, the maximum divergence corresponded to the 28-chromosome homozygotes, chromosomally close to the Barcelona race, and to the heterozygotes with more than two fusions. Since differences in non-metric trait frequencies are generally considered a measure of genetic divergence, the results suggest the occurrence of a barrier to gene flow in the Barcelona hybrid zone. The decrease of genetic exchange between the chromosomally differentiated mice might be due to reduced fertility in hybrids, associated with chromosomal heterozygosity.  © 2003 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society , 2003, 80 , 313–322.     

Appearance of retrogradely labeled neurons in the rat superior cervical ganglion after injection of wheat-germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase conjugate into the contralateral ganglion

Summary Injection of wheat-germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase conjugate (WGA-HRP) into the superior cervical ganglion (SCG) of the rat results in accumulation of WGA-HRP in sympathetic postganglionic neurons in the contralateral SCG. The sympathetic pathways involved and the mechanism underlying the labeling were investigated. The labeling in neurons in the contralateral SCG was apparent 6 h after injection and increased in intensity with longer survival times. The number of labeled neurons reached 1300 at 72 h after the injection. Transection of the external (ECN) or internal carotid nerves (ICN) resulted in considerable reduction in the number of labeled neurons. Combined transection of both ECN and ICN virtually eliminated labeling in the contralateral SCG. This provides strong evidence that these two nerves are the major pathways for WGA-HRP transport out of the SCG. No labeling was observed in the contralateral SCG following injection of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Therefore, it seems unlikely that a direct nerve connection exists between the bilateral ganglia. Instead, the labeling of contralateral SCG neurons appears to depend on the transneuronal transport capacity of WGA-HRP, which conveys the marker in an anterograde direction along the postganglionic fibers to terminals in sympathetic target organs, and then delivers it transneuronally to contralateral SCG neurons. We suggest that the sympathetic nerve fibers originating in the bilateral SCGs run intermingled and are in close contact in their peripheral target organs.     

Expression of recombinant organophosphorus hydrolase in the original producer of the enzyme,Sphingobium fuliginis ATCC 27551

The plasmid encoding His-tagged organophosphorus hydrolase (OPH) cloned from Sphingobium fuliginis was modified to be transferred back to this bacterium. The replication function of S. amiense plasmid was inserted at downstream of OPH gene, and S. fuliginis was transformed with this plasmid. The transformant produced larger amount of active OPH with His-tag than E. coli.     

舟山眼镜蛇毒神经生长因子的亲和层析分离

用层析和制备SDS-PAGE法纯化舟山眼镜蛇(Najanajaatra Cantor)毒神经生长因子(NGF),免疫家兔获得抗血清。用辛酸-硫酸铵沉淀法初步纯化IgG,蛋白A-Sepharose亲和层析进一步纯化IgG,并与CNBr活化的Sepharose4B偶联,采用亲和层析法对舟山眼镜蛇毒神经生长因子进行分离纯化。产物经过SDS-PAGE检测呈一条带,并显示了良好的生物学活性。纯化NGF最大比活性为5.0×104U/mg蛋白,亲和常数为4.35×108L/mol,亲和层析分离NGF得率比传统分离方法得率提高35.2%,该方法为NGF的大量提取提供了技术支持。