The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether tissue levels of vitamin B complex and vitamin B12 were altered after crush-induced peripheral nerve injury in an experimental rat model. A total of 80 male Wistar ...The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether tissue levels of vitamin B complex and vitamin B12 were altered after crush-induced peripheral nerve injury in an experimental rat model. A total of 80 male Wistar rats were randomized into one control(n = 8) and six study groups(1, 6, 12, 24 hours, 3, and 7 days after experimental nerve injury; n = 12 for each group). Crush-induced peripheral nerve injury was performed on the sciatic nerves of rats in six study groups. Tissue samples from the sites of peripheral nerve injury were obtained at 1, 6, 12, 24 hours, 3 and 7 days after experimental nerve injury. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay results showed that tissue levels of vitamin B complex and vitamin B12 in the injured sciatic nerve were significantly greater at 1 and 12 hours after experimental nerve injury, while they were significantly lower at 7 days than in control group. Tissue level of vitamin B_(12) in the injured sciatic nerve was significantly lower at 1, 6, 12 and 24 hours than in the control group. These results suggest that tissue levels of vitamin B complex and vitamin B12 vary with progression of crush-induced peripheral nerve injury, and supplementation of these vitamins in the acute period may be beneficial for acceleration of nerve regeneration.展开更多
The Merkel cell-neurite complex initiates the perception of touch and mediates Ap slowly adapting type I responses. Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with T-cell-mediated inflammation, whereas...The Merkel cell-neurite complex initiates the perception of touch and mediates Ap slowly adapting type I responses. Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with T-cell-mediated inflammation, whereas hyperkeratosis is characterized with or without epithelial dysplasia in the oral mucosa. To determine the effects of lichen planus and hyperkeratosis on the Merkel cell-neurite complex, healthy oral mucosal epithelium and lesional oral mucosal epithelium of lichen planus and hyperkeratosis patients were stained by immunohistochemistry (the avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex and double immunofluorescence methods)using pan cytokeratin, cytokeratin 20 (K20, a Merkel cell marker), and neurofilament 200 (NF200, a myelinated Aβ- and Aδ-nerve fibre marker) antibodies. N F200-immunoreactive (ir) nerve fibres in healthy tissues and in the lesional oral mucosa epithelium of lichen planus and hyperkeratosis were counted and statistically analysed. In the healthy oral mucosa, K20-positive Merkel cells with and without close association to the intraepithelial NF200-ir nerve fibres were detected. In the lesional oral mucosa of lichen planus and hyperkeratosis patients, extremely rare NF200-ir nerve fibres were detected only in the lamina propria. Compared with healthy tissues, lichen planus and hyperkeratosis tissues had significantly decreased numbers of NF200-ir nerve fibres in the oral mucosal epithelium. Lichen planus and hyperkeratosis were associated with the absence of Aβ-nerve endings in the oral mucosal epithelium. Thus, we conclude that mechanosensation mediated by the Merkel cell-neurite complex in the oral mucosal epithelium is impaired in lichen planus and hvperkeratosis.展开更多
Under normal conditions, the sympathetic neurotransmitter noradrenaline inhibits the production and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, after peripheral nerve and tissue injury, pro-inflammatory cytokines ...Under normal conditions, the sympathetic neurotransmitter noradrenaline inhibits the production and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, after peripheral nerve and tissue injury, pro-inflammatory cytokines appear to induce the expression of the alphalA-adreno- ceptor subtype on immune cells and perhaps also on other cells in the injured tissue. In turn, noradrenaline may act on up-regulated alphal-adrenoceptors to increase the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6. In addition, the release of inflammatory mediators and nerve growth factor from keratinocytes and other cells may augment the expression of alphal-adrenoceptors on peripheral nerve fibers. Consequently, nociceptive afferents acquire an abnormal excitability to adrenergic agents, and inflammatory processes build. These mechanisms could contribute to the development of sympathetically maintained pain in conditions such as post-herpetic neuralgia, cutaneous neuromas, amputation stump pain and complex regional pain syndrome.展开更多
AIM:To investigate peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macula and ganglion cell layer thicknesses (GCC) in amblyopic eyes with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS:Thirty six pati...AIM:To investigate peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macula and ganglion cell layer thicknesses (GCC) in amblyopic eyes with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS:Thirty six patients with a history of unilateral amblyopia and thirty two children who had emmetropia without amblyopia were included in this study. In this institutional study, 36 eyes of 36 patients with amblyopia (AE), 36 fellow eyes without amblyopia (FE), and 32 eyes of 32 normal subjects (NE) were included. RNFL, GCC and macular thickness measurements were performed with RS-3000 OCT Retina Scan (Nidek Inc CA. USA). RESULTS:The mean global thicknesses of the RNFL were 113.22 ±21.47, 111.57 ±18.25, 109.96 ±11.31μm in the AE, FE, and NE, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference for mean global RNFL thickness among the eyes (P =0.13). The mean thicknesses of the macula were 258.25±18.31, 258.75±19.54, 248.62±10.57μm in the AE, FE and NE, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference for thickness of macula among the eyes (P =0.06). The GCC was investigated into two parts:superior and inferior. The mean thicknesses of superior GCC were 102.57 ±13.32, 103.32 ±10.64, 100.52 ± 5.88μm in the AE, FE, and NE, respectively. The mean thicknesses of inferior GCC were 103.82 ±12.60, 107.82 ± 12.33, 105.86±10.79μm in the AE, FE and NE, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference for thickness of superior and inferior GCC between the eyes (P =0.63, P =0.46). ·CONCLUSION:The macular thicknesses of AE and FE were greater than the NE, although it was not statistically significant. Amblyopia does not seem to have a profound effect on the RNFL, macula and GCC.展开更多
Prenatal alcohol exposure disrupts the development of normal fetal respiratory function, but whether it perturbs respiratory rhythmical discharge activity is unclear. Furthermore, it is unknown whether the 5-hydroxytr...Prenatal alcohol exposure disrupts the development of normal fetal respiratory function, but whether it perturbs respiratory rhythmical discharge activity is unclear. Furthermore, it is unknown whether the 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor(5-HT2AR) is involved in the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure. In the present study, pregnant female rats received drinking water containing alcohol at concentrations of 0%, 1%, 2%, 4%, 8% or 10%(v/v) throughout the gestation period. Slices of the medulla from 2-day-old neonatal rats were obtained to record respiratory rhythmical discharge activity. 5-HT2 AR protein and m RNA levels in the pre-B?tzinger complex of the respiratory center were measured by western blot analysis and quantitative RT-PCR, respectively. Compared with the 0% alcohol group, respiratory rhythmical discharge activity in medullary slices in the 4%, 8% and 10% alcohol groups was decreased, and the reduction was greatest in the 8% alcohol group. Respiratory rhythmical discharge activity in the 10% alcohol group was irregular. Thus, 8% was the most effective alcohol concentration at attenuating respiratory rhythmical discharge activity. These findings suggest that prenatal alcohol exposure attenuates respiratory rhythmical discharge activity in neonatal rats by downregulating 5-HT2 AR protein and m RNA levels.展开更多
目的探讨激活哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合物2(mTORC2)/Akt信号通路对6-羟基多巴胺(6-OHDA)模型小鼠多巴胺能神经元和行为学的影响及可能的机制。方法将36只体重20~25 g 3月龄Nestin-CreERTM::ROSA26-LacZ雄性C57BL/6J小鼠分为NS+玉米油...目的探讨激活哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合物2(mTORC2)/Akt信号通路对6-羟基多巴胺(6-OHDA)模型小鼠多巴胺能神经元和行为学的影响及可能的机制。方法将36只体重20~25 g 3月龄Nestin-CreERTM::ROSA26-LacZ雄性C57BL/6J小鼠分为NS+玉米油组、6-OHDA+玉米油组、6-OHDA+PP242组、6-OHDA+A-443654组,并在小鼠右侧纹状体注射6-OHDA制备帕金森病(PD)小鼠模型以及每日腹腔注射mTORC2/Akt信号通路激动剂A-443654或抑制剂PP242。通过ELISA测定血清肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)和白细胞介素1β(IL-1β)的水平;免疫组织化学和免疫荧光染色考察黑质(SN)-纹状体小胶质细胞、脑室周围神经前体细胞(NPCs)和多巴胺能神经元数目,Western blotting检测中脑水管mTORC2/Akt信号通路各相关蛋白Rictor,p-Akt和DNA损伤反应调节1(REDD1)的表达并通过免疫共沉淀验证它们之间的相互作用,最后观察各组小鼠行为学的变化。结果6-OHDA模型小鼠伴随小胶质细胞的激活和炎症因子的增加,黑质多巴胺能阳性神经元数目明显下降,小鼠的运动功能发生障碍,但NPCs数目较对照组小鼠明显增加,mTORC2/Akt信号通路相关蛋白表达也明显上调,在激动剂A-443654处理后随着相关蛋白的表达进一步上调,上述各指标均有明显改善,而抑制剂PP242处理组则呈现与激动剂A-443654完全相反的情况。结论A-443654通过上调mTORC2/Akt信号通路关键蛋白促进NPCs的增殖,增加新生多巴胺能神经元的数目并减少小胶质细胞的激活和炎症反应最终导致PD模型小鼠黑质-纹状体多巴胺能神经元和小鼠行为学的改善。展开更多
Three fluorescent BINOL-Si complexes(FS1,FS2 and FS3)were rationally designed and synthesized to detect diethyl chlorophosphate(DCP),a mimic of lethal nerve agents.These three fluorescent probes showed green,yellow an...Three fluorescent BINOL-Si complexes(FS1,FS2 and FS3)were rationally designed and synthesized to detect diethyl chlorophosphate(DCP),a mimic of lethal nerve agents.These three fluorescent probes showed green,yellow and orange fluorescence,respectively.Moreover,the series of fluorescent probes has the characteristics of fast response time(4 s),low detection limit(0.0097 mmol/L),high sensitivity and naked eye detection.More important,a fiber optic sensor capable of detecting DCP vapor in real time was also prepared for the first time,the lowest detection limits(down to 4.4 ppb)were all lower than that of the IDLH(immediately dangerous to life or health)concentration of Sarin(7.0 ppb).展开更多
文摘The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether tissue levels of vitamin B complex and vitamin B12 were altered after crush-induced peripheral nerve injury in an experimental rat model. A total of 80 male Wistar rats were randomized into one control(n = 8) and six study groups(1, 6, 12, 24 hours, 3, and 7 days after experimental nerve injury; n = 12 for each group). Crush-induced peripheral nerve injury was performed on the sciatic nerves of rats in six study groups. Tissue samples from the sites of peripheral nerve injury were obtained at 1, 6, 12, 24 hours, 3 and 7 days after experimental nerve injury. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay results showed that tissue levels of vitamin B complex and vitamin B12 in the injured sciatic nerve were significantly greater at 1 and 12 hours after experimental nerve injury, while they were significantly lower at 7 days than in control group. Tissue level of vitamin B_(12) in the injured sciatic nerve was significantly lower at 1, 6, 12 and 24 hours than in the control group. These results suggest that tissue levels of vitamin B complex and vitamin B12 vary with progression of crush-induced peripheral nerve injury, and supplementation of these vitamins in the acute period may be beneficial for acceleration of nerve regeneration.
文摘The Merkel cell-neurite complex initiates the perception of touch and mediates Ap slowly adapting type I responses. Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with T-cell-mediated inflammation, whereas hyperkeratosis is characterized with or without epithelial dysplasia in the oral mucosa. To determine the effects of lichen planus and hyperkeratosis on the Merkel cell-neurite complex, healthy oral mucosal epithelium and lesional oral mucosal epithelium of lichen planus and hyperkeratosis patients were stained by immunohistochemistry (the avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex and double immunofluorescence methods)using pan cytokeratin, cytokeratin 20 (K20, a Merkel cell marker), and neurofilament 200 (NF200, a myelinated Aβ- and Aδ-nerve fibre marker) antibodies. N F200-immunoreactive (ir) nerve fibres in healthy tissues and in the lesional oral mucosa epithelium of lichen planus and hyperkeratosis were counted and statistically analysed. In the healthy oral mucosa, K20-positive Merkel cells with and without close association to the intraepithelial NF200-ir nerve fibres were detected. In the lesional oral mucosa of lichen planus and hyperkeratosis patients, extremely rare NF200-ir nerve fibres were detected only in the lamina propria. Compared with healthy tissues, lichen planus and hyperkeratosis tissues had significantly decreased numbers of NF200-ir nerve fibres in the oral mucosal epithelium. Lichen planus and hyperkeratosis were associated with the absence of Aβ-nerve endings in the oral mucosal epithelium. Thus, we conclude that mechanosensation mediated by the Merkel cell-neurite complex in the oral mucosal epithelium is impaired in lichen planus and hvperkeratosis.
基金supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australiathe Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
文摘Under normal conditions, the sympathetic neurotransmitter noradrenaline inhibits the production and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, after peripheral nerve and tissue injury, pro-inflammatory cytokines appear to induce the expression of the alphalA-adreno- ceptor subtype on immune cells and perhaps also on other cells in the injured tissue. In turn, noradrenaline may act on up-regulated alphal-adrenoceptors to increase the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6. In addition, the release of inflammatory mediators and nerve growth factor from keratinocytes and other cells may augment the expression of alphal-adrenoceptors on peripheral nerve fibers. Consequently, nociceptive afferents acquire an abnormal excitability to adrenergic agents, and inflammatory processes build. These mechanisms could contribute to the development of sympathetically maintained pain in conditions such as post-herpetic neuralgia, cutaneous neuromas, amputation stump pain and complex regional pain syndrome.
文摘AIM:To investigate peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macula and ganglion cell layer thicknesses (GCC) in amblyopic eyes with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS:Thirty six patients with a history of unilateral amblyopia and thirty two children who had emmetropia without amblyopia were included in this study. In this institutional study, 36 eyes of 36 patients with amblyopia (AE), 36 fellow eyes without amblyopia (FE), and 32 eyes of 32 normal subjects (NE) were included. RNFL, GCC and macular thickness measurements were performed with RS-3000 OCT Retina Scan (Nidek Inc CA. USA). RESULTS:The mean global thicknesses of the RNFL were 113.22 ±21.47, 111.57 ±18.25, 109.96 ±11.31μm in the AE, FE, and NE, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference for mean global RNFL thickness among the eyes (P =0.13). The mean thicknesses of the macula were 258.25±18.31, 258.75±19.54, 248.62±10.57μm in the AE, FE and NE, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference for thickness of macula among the eyes (P =0.06). The GCC was investigated into two parts:superior and inferior. The mean thicknesses of superior GCC were 102.57 ±13.32, 103.32 ±10.64, 100.52 ± 5.88μm in the AE, FE, and NE, respectively. The mean thicknesses of inferior GCC were 103.82 ±12.60, 107.82 ± 12.33, 105.86±10.79μm in the AE, FE and NE, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference for thickness of superior and inferior GCC between the eyes (P =0.63, P =0.46). ·CONCLUSION:The macular thicknesses of AE and FE were greater than the NE, although it was not statistically significant. Amblyopia does not seem to have a profound effect on the RNFL, macula and GCC.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province in China,No.102102310156the Foundation of Xinxiang Technology Bureau in China,No.ZG14004
文摘Prenatal alcohol exposure disrupts the development of normal fetal respiratory function, but whether it perturbs respiratory rhythmical discharge activity is unclear. Furthermore, it is unknown whether the 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor(5-HT2AR) is involved in the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure. In the present study, pregnant female rats received drinking water containing alcohol at concentrations of 0%, 1%, 2%, 4%, 8% or 10%(v/v) throughout the gestation period. Slices of the medulla from 2-day-old neonatal rats were obtained to record respiratory rhythmical discharge activity. 5-HT2 AR protein and m RNA levels in the pre-B?tzinger complex of the respiratory center were measured by western blot analysis and quantitative RT-PCR, respectively. Compared with the 0% alcohol group, respiratory rhythmical discharge activity in medullary slices in the 4%, 8% and 10% alcohol groups was decreased, and the reduction was greatest in the 8% alcohol group. Respiratory rhythmical discharge activity in the 10% alcohol group was irregular. Thus, 8% was the most effective alcohol concentration at attenuating respiratory rhythmical discharge activity. These findings suggest that prenatal alcohol exposure attenuates respiratory rhythmical discharge activity in neonatal rats by downregulating 5-HT2 AR protein and m RNA levels.
文摘目的探讨激活哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合物2(mTORC2)/Akt信号通路对6-羟基多巴胺(6-OHDA)模型小鼠多巴胺能神经元和行为学的影响及可能的机制。方法将36只体重20~25 g 3月龄Nestin-CreERTM::ROSA26-LacZ雄性C57BL/6J小鼠分为NS+玉米油组、6-OHDA+玉米油组、6-OHDA+PP242组、6-OHDA+A-443654组,并在小鼠右侧纹状体注射6-OHDA制备帕金森病(PD)小鼠模型以及每日腹腔注射mTORC2/Akt信号通路激动剂A-443654或抑制剂PP242。通过ELISA测定血清肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)和白细胞介素1β(IL-1β)的水平;免疫组织化学和免疫荧光染色考察黑质(SN)-纹状体小胶质细胞、脑室周围神经前体细胞(NPCs)和多巴胺能神经元数目,Western blotting检测中脑水管mTORC2/Akt信号通路各相关蛋白Rictor,p-Akt和DNA损伤反应调节1(REDD1)的表达并通过免疫共沉淀验证它们之间的相互作用,最后观察各组小鼠行为学的变化。结果6-OHDA模型小鼠伴随小胶质细胞的激活和炎症因子的增加,黑质多巴胺能阳性神经元数目明显下降,小鼠的运动功能发生障碍,但NPCs数目较对照组小鼠明显增加,mTORC2/Akt信号通路相关蛋白表达也明显上调,在激动剂A-443654处理后随着相关蛋白的表达进一步上调,上述各指标均有明显改善,而抑制剂PP242处理组则呈现与激动剂A-443654完全相反的情况。结论A-443654通过上调mTORC2/Akt信号通路关键蛋白促进NPCs的增殖,增加新生多巴胺能神经元的数目并减少小胶质细胞的激活和炎症反应最终导致PD模型小鼠黑质-纹状体多巴胺能神经元和小鼠行为学的改善。
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21572091 and 21772078)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.2682019CX70 and 2682019CX71)。
文摘Three fluorescent BINOL-Si complexes(FS1,FS2 and FS3)were rationally designed and synthesized to detect diethyl chlorophosphate(DCP),a mimic of lethal nerve agents.These three fluorescent probes showed green,yellow and orange fluorescence,respectively.Moreover,the series of fluorescent probes has the characteristics of fast response time(4 s),low detection limit(0.0097 mmol/L),high sensitivity and naked eye detection.More important,a fiber optic sensor capable of detecting DCP vapor in real time was also prepared for the first time,the lowest detection limits(down to 4.4 ppb)were all lower than that of the IDLH(immediately dangerous to life or health)concentration of Sarin(7.0 ppb).