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Objective To investigate renal tissue changes in rats exposed to 16 Hz/130 dB infrasound.Methods Twenty male Sprague-Dawley adult rats were randomly divided into a control group,a pseudo-infrasound group,and two infrasound groups-A and B.Groups A and B were exposed to 16 Hz/130 dB infrasound for 2 h or4 h daily respectively over 7 days.Pathological and uhrastruetural changes in their renal tissues were observed with a light microscope and an electron microscope.Results Under the light microscope,Bowman's capsules expanded,epithelial cells were shed,and a little secretion was found in the renal tubules of infrasound group A.Slight degeneration and necrosis of the renal tubules and glomerular exudation could be observed in group B.Under the electron microscope,a large number of lysosomes displayed hyperplasia,there was interstitial edema,and leukocyte pavementing wag found in group B.Other changes such as swelling of podocytes' processes,fusion of foot processes,and vacuolization in the mitochondria could be observed in both infrasound groups.Conclusion Lengthy exposure to 16 Hz/130 dB infrasound can cause severe pathological and uhrastruetural changes in renal tissue,at least in rats.
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The localization of adrenocorticotropin(ACTH),secretogranin Ⅱ in rat pituitary gland Was studied by using specific antisera in conjunction with double immunofluorescence staining techniques.Stainings with secretogranin Ⅱ serum showed intense cytoplasmic reaction in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.Double immunofluorescence staining was used to identify the cells that expressed secretogranin Ⅱ and ACTH.Confocal laser scanning microscopy revealed that ACTH existed simultaneouslywith secretogranin Ⅱ in quite a number of cells.The results indicate that secretogranin Ⅱ is expressed in corticotrophs of rat pituitary gland,its physiological role may be associated with the regulation of optimal pH in the secretory vesicles for the cleavage of ACTH from its precursor.
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Twenty-five cases with congenital abnormality of sexual organ were inter-viewed after their successful plastic surgical treatment and found of more serious psychologi-cal burden both before and after operation than other plastic surgical treated patients.There-fore,the authors suggested that only necessary psycological counselling provided with suc-cessful plastic surgrey can reached a satisfactory outcome among those patients.