CatWalk gait analysis in assessment of functional changes of the hind paw after SD rats being established the artificial bladder reflex arc / 中华神经医学杂志

Objective To assess the functional changes of the hind paw after SD rats being cut offthe L5 spinal nerve by CatWalk gait analysis.Methods Eleven male SD rats were chosen; the right side of these rats,as the experimental side,was cut the ventral root and dorsal root of L5 spinal nerve,while the left side was without any operation.One day after the operation,whether the models were successfully constructed was verified by tracer experiment with wheat germ agglutinin horseradish peroxidase (WGA-HRP) in 3 rats; 1 day before the operation and 3 months after the operation,the changes of such parameters as general parameters,individual paw parameters,pain-related parameters and coordination-related parameters were assessed by using CatWalk gait analysis.Results The WGA-HRP-labeled motoneurons and fibers were not found in posterior horn and anterior horn of the experimental side of L5 spinal gray matter,but both located in the left side,indicating that the models were constructed successfully.General parameters,individual paw parameters and pain-related gait parameters could be recorded 3 months after the operation,but no statistically significant difference was noted as compared with those 1 day before the operation; however,significant decrease of values of regularity index (RI) and coupling diagonal right after-left front in rats 3 months after the operation was noted as compared with those 1 day before the operation (P＜0.05).Conclusion Only a part of coordination-related gait parameters (the lower limbs) is influenced after being cut L5 spinal nerve;therefore,L5 spinal nerve can be used for constructing of a bladder reflex arc.

Comparison between rhizotomy and sectional cross anastomosis on posterior branch of the lumbar sacral spinal nerves in children with cerebral palsy / 中华神经医学杂志

Objective To compared the therapeutic effect of selective posterior rhizotomy(SPR)and selective posterior anastomosis(SPA)on children with cerebral palsy.Methods The postoperative follow-up was carried out in 96 patients with cerebral palsy,including 47 children performed bilateral SPR from L_3 level to S_1 level and 49 children performed SPA from the distal ends of L_3 level to L_5 level and from L_4 level to S_1 level,respectively.The tension and myotatic reflex of the lower limbs were estimated 2 w and 1 y after operation.Results Follow-up was conducted for 12 to 18 months on these patients.No significant difference on tension and myotatic reflex was found between patients performed SPR and that performed SPA 2 w after the operation(P>0.05).No significant difference of muscular tension,but statistic difference of motor function in the patients performed SPA was showed as compared with that in the patients performed SPR 1 y after the operation(P>0.05).Conclusion Long-term follow-up shows great motor function improvement on patients performed SPA.

Study on combined transplantation of rabbit's marrow stroma cells and hematomas in bone healing / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the potentiality of osteanagenesis of the hematomas formed around the fractures and that of the marrow stroma cells, evaluate the effect of the combined trans-plantation of the hematoma and the marrow stroma cells, to explore a new method to accelerate the union of fracture.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The bone defect models were made on the tibias of the New-Zealand's rabbits. The hematomas formed around the fracture were taken out 3 days latter after the operation, the marrow stroma cells were abstracted from the femoral marrow simultaneously. And then the mixture of the hematoma and the marrow stroma cells were transplanted to the defects of the tibias in the experiment group, and the hematoma transplanted simply to the same place in the control group. The radio-graph and the histological observation of the osteotylus were carried out regularly post-operation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>1) There was a significant difference in osteotylus quantity between the two groups: more osteotylus and obvious periosteal proliferation were found in the experiment group than that in the control group which accepted the transplantation of the hematomas alone. 2) There was a significant difference in osteoblast number between the two groups: more sclerotomal-like cells were observed under the microscope in the experiment group than that in the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Marrow stroma cells have great potentiality of osteoanagenesis. The result of combined transplantation of the marrow stroma cells and the hematomas is more effective than that of simple transplantation of the bone hematoma.</p>

The vitamin D receptor gene Tru I polymorphisms and its effect on the detection of Bsm I polymorphisms in Han nationality / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene Tru I polymorphisms and the influence of this variation on Bsm I polymorphisms in Han nationality.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Venous blood samples from 80 healthy individuals of Han nationality were collected and genomic DNA was extracted, VDR Bsm I and Tru I were tested by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) to analyze the polymorphisms of VDR gene; After using another primers to test VDR Bsm I in the same samples, the consistence of each method was assessed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The frequencies of the VDR Tru I genotype in the groups were: TT 68.7%, Tt 26.3%, tt 5.0%; VDR Bsm I were: BB 6.2%, Bb 52.5%, bb 41.3%; Both polymorphisms were under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. After using another pair of primer, the frequencies of Bsm I genotype were BB 20.0%, Bb 26.2%, bb 53.8%, 22 genotype Bb changed to genotype BB or genotype bb in comparison with the result of first detection.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The VDR Tru I polymorphism is found in the Han nationality, the distribution of this site's polymorphism is different from that of other nationalities. The presence of Tru I variation can result in some allele of Bsm I genotype drop-out in some study.</p>

Lack of telomerase activity in rabbit bone marrow stromal cells during differentiation along neural pathway / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate telomerase activity in rabbit bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) during their committed differentiation in vitro along neural pathway and the effect of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) on the expression of telomerase.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>BMSCs were acquired from rabbit marrow and divided into control group, GDNF (10 ng/ml) group. Cytokine.NSCs medium (prepared by our lab, Patent No. ZL02134314. 4) supplemented with 10 percent fetal bovine serum (FBS) was used to induce BMSCs differentiation along neural pathway. Fluorescent immunocytochemistry was employed to identify the expressions of Nestin, neuron-specific endase (NSE), and gial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). The growth curves of the cells and the status of cell cycles were analyzed, respectively. During the differentiation, telomerase activities were detected using the telomeric repeat amplification protocol-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (TRAP-ELISA).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>BMSCs were successfully induced to differentiate along neural pathway and expressed specific markers of fetal neural epithelium, mature neuron and glial cells. Telomerase activities were undetectable in BMSCs during differentiation along neural pathway. Similar changes of cell growth curves, cell cycle status and telomerase expression were observed in the two groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Rabbit BMSCs do not display telomerase activity during differentiation along neural pathway. GDNF shows little impact on proliferation and telomerase activity of BMSCs.</p>