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The perception of motion is an important function of vision. Neural wiring diagrams for extracting directional information have been obtained by connectome reconstruction. Direction selectivity in Drosophila is thought to originate in T4/T5 neurons through integrating inputs with different temporal filtering properties. Through genetic screening based on synaptic distribution, we isolated a new type of TmY neuron, termed TmY-ds, that form reciprocal synaptic connections with T4/T5 neurons. Its neurites responded to grating motion along the four cardinal directions and showed a variety of direction selectivity. Intriguingly, its direction selectivity originated from temporal filtering neurons rather than T4/T5. Genetic silencing and activation experiments showed that TmY-ds neurons are functionally upstream of T4/T5. Our results suggest that direction selectivity is generated in a tripartite circuit formed among these three neurons-temporal filtering, TmY-ds, and T4/T5 neurons, in which TmY-ds plays a role in the enhancement of direction selectivity in T4/T5 neurons.
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Animals , Neurites , Drosophila , Neurons , ConnectomeABSTRACT
The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) is involved in diverse brain functions via its extensive projections to multiple target regions. There is a growing understanding of the overall outputs of the OFC at the population level, but reports of the projection patterns of individual OFC neurons across different cortical layers remain rare. Here, by combining neuronal sparse and bright labeling with a whole-brain florescence imaging system (fMOST), we obtained an uninterrupted three-dimensional whole-brain dataset and achieved the full morphological reconstruction of 25 OFC pyramidal neurons. We compared the whole-brain projection targets of these individual OFC neurons in different cortical layers as well as in the same cortical layer. We found cortical layer-dependent projections characterized by divergent patterns for information delivery. Our study not only provides a structural basis for understanding the principles of laminar organizations in the OFC, but also provides clues for future functional and behavioral studies on OFC pyramidal neurons.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study effects of polysaccharide of Radix Ranunculi Ternati (PRT) on immunological function and anti-oxidation activity of mouse.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Cell proliferations of splenocyte, thymocyte and peritoneal macrophage were measured by MTT colorimetry. The phagocytic function of peritoneal macrophage was measured by neutral red colorimetric method. The disoxidation power of PRT was measured by Prussian blue method. The clearing effect of PRT on hydroxyl radical was measured by salicylic acid capture method. The clearing effect of PRT on superoxide anion free radical was measured by pyrogallol auto oxidation method.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>PRT among 25-400 mg x L(-1) could enhance thymocytes and spleen lymphocyte proliferation and macrophage phagocytosis. PRT(200 mg x L(-1)) has the strongest macrophage proliferation. PRT in different concentration has shown some disoxidation effects. PRT in 8 g x L(-1) has nearly the same ability of clearing x OH by Vit C with the same concentration. The clearance rate of PRT on O2*- is 95.39%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>PRT can enhance the cell proliferation capability of thymocytes, spleen lymphocytes and peritoneal macrophages. PRT can enhance macrophage phagocytosis in a dose-response relationship. PRT has saome disoxidation power and strong ability of clearing x OH and O2*-.</p>
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Animals , Male , Mice , Antioxidants , Pharmacology , Cell Proliferation , Cells, Cultured , Macrophages, Peritoneal , Cell Biology , Allergy and Immunology , Oxidation-Reduction , Phagocytosis , Polysaccharides , Allergy and Immunology , Pharmacology , Ranunculus , Chemistry , Spleen , Cell Biology , Allergy and Immunology , Thymus Gland , Cell Biology , Allergy and ImmunologyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of glycyrrhizin on eotaxin expression in lung tissue from asthmatic model mice and the mechanism for glycyrrhizin to treat bronchial asthma.METHODS: The mice were randomized to asthma model group,prednisone-treated group and glycyrrhizin-treated group and normal control group.Egg protein asthma mouse model was established before being giving the corresponding drugs.Then the mice were sacrificed after 4 weeks for the counting of eosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) and detection of Eotaxin expression in lung tissues by immunohistochemistry,with the results compared with normal control group.RESULTS: In glycyrrhizin-treated group compared with model group,the counting of eosinophils in BALF were decreased(P
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OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of glycyrrhizin on hydroxyproline(HYP),hyaluronic acid(HA) and laminin(LN) in pulmonary fibrosis model rats.METHODS: A total of 80 SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group,model group,hormone group(prednisone 0.6 mg?kg?d-1),and glycyrrhizin group(10 g?kg?d-1).The latter 3 groups were established into pulmonary fibrosis model with bleomycin,and on the second day after modelling,each group was given corresponding test drugs(the normal group and model group were treated with same amount of normal saline) then the changes of the levels of HYP in lung tissues,and serum levels of HA and LN in every group were observed at 7 and 28 days respectively.RESULTS: In glycyrrhizin group compared with model group,the contents of HYP in lung tissue,HA and LN in serum decreased significantly(P
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AIM: To explore the effect of liquorice on airway inflammation and Th_1/Th_2 imbalance in chronic asthma. METHODS: The chronic asthma model was established by intraperitoneal ovalbumin. The effect of liquorice on mice model of chronic bronchial asthma was observed, and the levels of serum IFN-? and IL-4 were tested by ELISA. RESULTS: Decreasing inflammatary cells infiltration in pulmonary tissue slices of tiny bronchial wall together with increasing serum IFN-? and decreasing serum IL-4 levels. CONCLUSION: Liquorice can adjust Th_1/Th_2 imbalance and inhibit the airway inflammation.