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Objective To explore the intervention effect of improved nursing measures in the treatment of patients with dystonia with deep brain stimulation in MRI localization. Methods Twenty patients with dystonia treated with deep brain stimulation from January 2013 to December 2015 were selected as the control group. Twenty patients with dystonia treated by deep brain stimulation surgery with improved nursing from January 2016 to December 2018 were in the experimental group. The primary success rate of MRI localization, examination time related indexes and incidence of adverse reactions after intravenous anesthesia were observed in the 2 groups. Results The primary success rate of MRI localization in the experimental group (95.00%,19/20) was higher than that in the control group (55.00%, 11/20), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=8.533, P<0.01).The total examination time of the experimental group (33.60±8.27) min was significantly shorter than that of the control group (44.30±13.43) min, and the difference was statistically significant (t=-3.663, P<0.05).The incidence of total adverse reactions to MRI localization after intravenous anesthesia was lower in the experimental group (5%, 1/20) than in the control group (30%, 6/20), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=4.329, P<0.05). Conclusions Improved nursing measures can effectively improve the success rate of MRI stereotactic brain target location in patients with dystonia, providing a guarantee for accurate calculation of surgical targets, enabling the operation to achieve the best results, early detection of changes in vital signs during examination, and the close cooperation of the medical team is the guarantee for the smooth completion of MRI examination.
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Objective@#To explore the intervention effect of improved nursing measures in the treatment of patients with dystonia with deep brain stimulation in MRI localization.@*Methods@#Twenty patients with dystonia treated with deep brain stimulation from January 2013 to December 2015 were selected as the control group. Twenty patients with dystonia treated by deep brain stimulation surgery with improved nursing from January 2016 to December 2018 were in the experimental group. The primary success rate of MRI localization, examination time related indexes and incidence of adverse reactions after intravenous anesthesia were observed in the 2 groups.@*Results@#The primary success rate of MRI localization in the experimental group (95.00%,19/20) was higher than that in the control group (55.00%,11/20), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=8.533, P<0.01).The total examination time of the experimental group (33.60±8.27) min was significantly shorter than that of the control group (44.30±13.43) min, and the difference was statistically significant (t=-3.663, P<0.05).The incidence of total adverse reactions to MRI localization after intravenous anesthesia was lower in the experimental group (5%, 1/20) than in the control group (30%, 6/20), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =4.329, P < 0.05).@*Conclusions@#Improved nursing measures can effectively improve the success rate of MRI stereotactic brain target location in patients with dystonia, providing a guarantee for accurate calculation of surgical targets, enabling the operation to achieve the best results, early detection of changes in vital signs during examination, and the close cooperation of the medical team is the guarantee for the smooth completion of MRI examination.
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Objective To investigate the alteration of subunit expression of AMPAR and NMDAR in hippocampal CA1 area of mice with contextual fear memory generalization.Methods 35 male C57BL/6 mice,aged 8 weeks,were involved in the experiment.Seven mice were randomly selected as the naive group, which didn't receive the behavioral training.28 mice experienced the context fear conditioning and contextual shift task were divided into generalization group and non generalization group according to the result.Then Western blot was used to measure the expression of AMPAR and NMDAR subunits in CA1 in the naive group,non generalization group and generalization group.Results (1)Seven mice(discrimination ratio:0.52±0.08)showed contextual generalization when undergoing the same stress level,while the other 21 mice (discrimination ratio:0.75±0.07)didn't(P<0.01),however,these two group showed similar freezing(%) in the memory acquisition process.(2)The subunit composition of AMPA receptors had no significant differ-ence in CA1 area among the Naive group,non generalization group and generalization group(P>0.05).(3) NR1 subunit was similar in the three groups(P>0.05).NR2A expression was significantly increased in the non generalization group(1.11±0.20)and generalization group(1.09±0.20)compared with that in the na-ive group(0.95±0.17)(both P<0.05).The expression of NR2B was significantly increased in generalization group(1.05±0.17)compared with that in the naive group(0.83±0.19)and non generalization group(0.80± 0.14)(both P<0.05).The ratio of NR2A/NR2B was significantly increased in non generalization group (1.23±0.25)compared with that in the naive group(0.89±0.31)and generalization group(0.86±0.17) (both P<0.05).Conclusion (1)Only part of the individuals show contextual fear memory generalization after the same stress,and this contextual generalization progress is not related to the acquisition of context fear memory.(2)There is no significant change in expression of AMPAR subunits in CA1 of mice with the contextual generalization.The rise of NR2B and the decline of ratio of NR2A/NR2B are the main changes, suggesting that consequently the alternation of synaptic plasticity maybe one of the mechanisms of contextual fear memory generalization.
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Objective To investigate the effect of ketamine on depression-like behaviors at different developmental stages of offspring rat exposed to prenatal restraint stress (PRS).MethodsPregnant SD rats were randomly divided into control group (n=6) and PRS group (n=8).The dams of PRS group received three times(45 minutes/time)restraint stress every day.The anxiety-like and depression-like behaviors of the offsprings of the two groups were tested in the stage of juvenile,adolescence and early adulthood.Then the antidepressant effect of ketamine on prenatal stress rats at different developmental stages was observed.ResultsIn the open-field test,the time in the central area of the offspring rats in PRS group at different developmental stages (juvenile(2.50±0.43)s,adolescence(9.17±1.05)s,early adulthood(8.33±0.92)s) were significantly lower than those of the control group((8.33±1.05)s,(19.17±1.06)s,(18.83±1.30)s,all P<0.05).In the forced swimming test,the immobility time in the offspring rats of PRS group at the different developmental stages (juvenile(192.50±10.82)s,adolescence(182.75±10.12)s,early adulthood(199.88±9.20) s)were significantly higher than those of control group((76.00±19.00)s,(96.30±12.91)s,(108.30±10.98)s,all P<0.05).Ketamine could quickly and strongly reduce the immobility time of the offsprings exposed to PRS in the stage of adolescence and early adulthood (P<0.01),but the effect was weaker in the juvenile offsprings (P<0.05).ConclusionPRS leads to persistent anxiety-like and depression-like behavior in offsprings and ketamine exerts a good antidepressant effect on the offspring rats in the stage of adolescence and early adulthood.
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The accessory proteins (3a, 3b, 6, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b and ORF14), predicted unknown proteins (PUPs) encoded by the genes, are considered to be unique to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) genome. These proteins play important roles in various biological processes mediated by interactions with their partners. However, very little is known about the interactions among these accessory proteins. Here, a EYFP (enhanced yellow fluorescent protein) bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assay was used to detect the interactions among accessory proteins. 33 out of 81 interactions were identified by BiFC, much more than that identified by the yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) system. This is the first report describing direct visualization of interactions among accessory proteins of SARS-CoV. These findings attest to the general applicability of the BiFC system for the verification of protein-protein interactions.
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Objective To investigate the interactional roles corticosterone and stress played during the PTSD-Like memory impairment.Methods First we established the model of PTSD-like memory using three levels of electric shock:0 mA,0.8 mA and 1.4 mA.The freezing time percent of each group were calculated 24 hours later in order to find which group of rats obtained the PTSD-like memory,and generalizing tests was used to verify it.After the model was established,rats received adrenalectomy (ADX) were operated bilaterally in order to investigate the effect of corticosterone and fed with corticosterone in the drinking water 7 days before fear conditioning.These rats were divided into four groups:control group (no corticosterone supplement,0 mA shock),Cort group (corticosterone supplement,0 mA shock),shock group (no corticosterone supplement,1.4 mA shock),Cort-shock group (corticosterone supplement,1.4 mA shock).A two-way factorial analysis of variance was used to determine whether there was a significant interaction between corticosterone and shock.Results The freezing time percent of group 0.8 mA raised compared with the group 0 mA,whereas the freezing time percent of group 1.4 mA showed reversely and the generalizing effects appeared,compared with group 0.8 mA.In two-way factorial analysis design,the freezing time percent of Cort-shock group significantly increased (P＜0.05) compared with other groups,and there was no significant variance among the other groups.Corticosterone (F=6.464,P＜0.05) and stress (F=53.419,P ＜0.01) played parts in the formation of PTSD-like memory impairment,and they interacted with each other (F=11.580,P＜0.05).Conclusion PTSD-like memory impairment can be induced on rats with high (1.4 mA) electrical shock,and they have interactional effect with each other in the process.
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<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Very recent studies revealed that obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a contributor of the increased incidence and mortality of cancer in humans, but mechanisms of how OSA promotes tumorigenesis remains largely unknown. We investigated whether intermittent hypoxia with and without hypercapnia plays a role in tumorigenesis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>First, Sprague-Dawley (SD) male rats (12 weeks old) were subjected to different hypoxia exposures: intermittent hypoxia and intermittent hypoxia with hypercapnia; continuous hypoxia and normal air. The systemic application of chronic fast rate hypoxia with or without hypercapnia mimicked severe OSA patients with apnoea/hypopnea index equivalent to 60 events per hour. Then routine blood tests were performed and the levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and miR-34a were examined.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In contrast to intermittent hypoxia with hypercapnia, both intermittent hypoxia and continuous hypoxia treatments caused significantly higher levels of haematology parameters than normoxia treatments. Compared to normoxia, intermittent hypoxia with hypercapnia exposure resulted in substantial decrease of serum BDNF and, miR-34a in the lower brainstem, while less pronounced results were found in intermittent hypoxia and continuous hypoxia exposure.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The exposure of intermittent hypoxia with or without hypercapnia, mimicking the situations in severe OSA patients, was associated with, or even promoted tumorigenesis.</p>
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Animals , Male , Rats , Brain Stem , Metabolism , Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor , Blood , Metabolism , Cell Transformation, Neoplastic , Hypercapnia , Blood , Hypoxia , Blood , MicroRNAs , Metabolism , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Real-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of hippocampal CA3 dopaminergic system in acquisition and consolidation of Pavlovian fear conditioning,and expression of GluR1 and NR2B in medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC),CA1 and basolateral amygdala (BLA) after fear conditioning training.MethodsBilateral injection 6-OHDA into hippocampal CA3 to lesion dopaminergic fibers 2 weeks before fear conditioning training.The change of GluR1 and NR2B were analyzed by western blot after training.ResultsCompared with the saline group ( (66.44 ± 16.58)％ ),there were significant decreases ( (39.24 ± 12.83)％,(31.15 ±6.51 )％ ) in the consolidation of short- and long- term fear memory (P ＜ 0.05 ) but not the acquisition ( ( 65.58 ± 5.33 ) ％,P ＞ 0.05).The expression of GluR1 protein was significantly increased in BLA (P＜0.01 ) but not the mPFC or hippocampal CA1 (P＞1.05 ),compared with the saline group.In addition,the expression of NR2B protein was significantly increased in the mPFC and decreased in BLA (P＜0.01) but not the hippocampal CA1 (P＞0.05),compared with the saline group.ConclusionDown-regulation of dopaminergic system in hippocampal CA3 may impair the consolidation but not the acquisition of fear memory,and also regulate the expression of GluR1,NR2B protein related to fear memory in other brain regions.
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Objective To investigate the effect of maternal deprivation (MD) on neurobehavior and PP1Cγgene expression in hippocampus. Methods Male pups were randomly divided into MD group(thirty-five)and control group(twenty-four). From PND 1 to PND 21 ,pups in the MD groups underwent daily maternal deprivation for 3 h ( Postnatal day). Neurobehavior was observed to investigate neurodevelopment, Morris water maze was used to measure spatial learning and memory,and Real-Time quantitative PCR was employed to analyze PP1Cγ gene expression. Results Several significant deficiencies were observed in bodyweight and grasping reflex while a great enhancement in hot-plate test in rat pups suffering from MD( (26.23 ± 2.81 )g vs. (30. 38 ± 3.85 )g;( 19.37 ± 11.89) s vs. (22.39 ± 17.62 ) s; (4.36 ± 1.76 ) s vs. ( 5.26 ± 2.55 ) s; P ＜ 0. 05 ), but deficiencies in neurological reflexes were subtle ( ( 0.83 ±- 0.30 ) s vs. ( 0. 83 ± 0. 34 ) s; ( 3.68 ± 1.63 ) s vs. ( 5.61 ± 3. 01 ) s;( 3.00 ± 0.00 ) vs. ( 3.00 ± 0. 00); P ＞ 0. 05 ). MD had a subtle influence on spatial learning and memory (P ＞0.05). Meanwhile,MD could lead to PP1Cγ expression down-regulation on PND 22 ( (2.19 ±0.62) vs. (3.52 ±0.86), P＜0. 05)which was in line with early neurobehavior results. No difference was found compared with MD group and control group on PND60 ( ( 1.73 ± 0. 78 ) vs. ( 1.33 ± 0. 34); P ＞ 0.05 ). However, there was the up-regulation of PP1Cγexpression on PND 90 ( (2.85 ± 0. 34) vs. ( 1.34 ± 0.93 ); P ＜ 0.05 ). Conclusion MD alters early neurobehavior and hippocampal PP1Cγgene expression in the Wistar rats,but has a subtle effect on learning and memory. At the same time,MD can make PP1Cγexpression in the hippocampus varying with the age.