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The study was carried out at two different altitudes in the southern region of Saudi Arabia: Abha, 2,800 meters above sea level, the high altitude (HA) area and Jazan, 40 meters above sea level the low altitude (LA) area. Following exposure to high altitude, and up to the third week of postnatal development, some of the seminiferous tubules showed detachment from the basal lamina, spaces of different sizes within the epithelial layer with vacuoles in the center and Pyknotic nuclei were noted in the spermatogonia and primordial germ cells. Rounded spermatids were seen in the lumen only on day 35 of hypoxic group, no spermatozoa were recognized until day 45 of postnatal development. On day 45 hypoxic rat testes revealed various types of atrophy and degeneration in the seminiferous tubules and in the interstitial tissue, there was detachment of the basal laminae of the tubules and a profound decrease in cellularity. Significant decrease in epithelial height was noticed in these animals (P <0.05). Also, the diameter of the tubules showed slight decrease with concomitant increase in interstitial spaces in all hypoxic rats.
El estudio se llevó a cabo en dos sitios de altitud diferentes en la región sur de Arabia Saudita: en Abha, a 2.800 metros sobre el nivel del mar, la zona de gran altitud (GA) y en Jazan, a 40 metros sobre el nivel del mar, la zona de baja altitud. Después de la exposición a GA, y hasta la tercera semana del desarrollo postnatal, se observaron espermatogonias y células germinales primordiales en algunos túbulos seminíferos, un desprendimiento de la lámina basal, espacios de diferentes tamaños dentro de la capa epitelial, con vacuolas en el centro y núcleos picnóticos. Se encontraron espermátidas redondeadas a nivel del lumen en el día 35 de la hipoxia, y no se observaron espermatozoides hasta el día 45 del desarrollo postnatal. En el día 45, los testículos de las ratas hipóxicas revelaron varios tipos de atrofia y degeneración en los túbulos seminíferos y el tejido intersticial; no hubo separación de las láminas basales de los túbulos y se registró una profunda disminución de la celularidad. Además, se observó una disminución significativa en la altura del epitelio de estos animales (P <0,05). El diámetro de los túbulos mostró una ligera disminución con el aumento concomitante en los espacios intersticiales en todas las ratas hipóxicas.
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Animals , Male , Rats , Altitude , Hypoxia/physiopathology , Testis/growth & development , Testis/pathology , Animals, NewbornABSTRACT
The study was carried out at two different altitudes in the southern region of Saudi Arabia: Abha, 2,800 meters above sea level, the high altitude (HA) area and Jazan, 40 meters above sea level the low altitude (LA) area. Following exposure to high altitude, testes of rats revealed various types of atrophy and degeneration in the seminiferous tubules and in the interstitial tissue. There was detachment of the basal laminae of the tubules and a profound decrease in cellularity. When rats were brought back to their habitat (LA) and later examined, many tubules showed normal population of cells including spermatids and spermatozoa. Well-arranged epithelium was seen in most of the seminiferous tubules of these animals, normal interstitial space and no detachment of the basal lamina. Apparently complete recovery had been achieved ultrastructurally, in hypoxic group; some spermatogenic cells lost their normal architecture, being irregular in shape with some features of necrosis, such as shrinkage and pyknotic nuclei characterized by chromatin condensation. Significant decrease in epithelial height was noticed in these animals (P <0.05). Also, the diameter of the tubules showed slight decrease with concomitant increase in interstitial spaces.
El estudio se realizó en dos ciudades con alturas diferentes en la región sur de Arabia Saudita: Abha, a 2.800 metros sobre el nivel del mar, una zona de gran altura (GA) y Jazan, a 40 metros sobre el nivel del mar, área de baja altitud (BA). Después de la exposición a una gran altura, los testículos de ratas revelaron varios tipos de atrofia y degeneración en los túbulos seminíferos y en el tejido intersticial. Hubo desprendimiento de la lámina basal de los túbulos y una disminución profunda en la celularidad. Cuando las ratas fueron devueltas a su hábitat (BA) y posteriormente examinadas, muchos túbulos mostraron un número normal de células, incluyendo espermáticas y espermatozoides. El epitelio se observó normal en la mayoría de los túbulos seminíferos de estos animales, con el espacio intersticial normal y sin desprendimiento de la lámina basal. Al parecer, se logró una recuperación ultraestructural completa en el grupo de hipoxia; algunas células de espermatogénesis perdieron su arquitectura normal, siendo de forma irregular con algunas características de necrosis, como la contracción y núcleos picnóticos caracterizados por condensación de la cromatina. Se observó disminución significativa en la altura del epitelio en estos animales (P <0,05). Además, el diámetro de los túbulos mostró una ligera disminución con aumento concomitante en los espacios intersticiales.
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Animals , Male , Rats , Altitude , Hypoxia , Spermatogenesis , Testis/pathology , Testis/ultrastructure , Rats, WistarABSTRACT
Objective To compare the myocardial enzyme spectrum of native mountain yaks ( Bos grunniens) , alien mountain yellow cattle ( Bos taurus domestica) and low altitude yellow cattle breeding in Qinghai plateau, explove the mechanism that the native mountain yaks adapt to the plateau environment.Methods The samples were treated by cervical bleeding to death, and whole blood was collected.Then serum were prepared from whole blood.The myocardial enzymes including aspartate amino transferase, creatine kinase, creatinine kinase-MB isoenzyme, lactate dehydrogenase, α-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase and.Results In the native mountain yaks and in the alien mountain yellow cattle, levels of AST, CK, CK-MB were significantly higher than those in the low altitude yellow cattle (P<0.05);compared with the alien mountain yellow cattle, levels of AST,CK were significantly higher than those in the native mountain yaks (P<0.05),CK-MB,LDH and HBDH were lower(P<0.05).The results suggested that under the high altitude and hypoxia environment, myocardial cell injury occurred in the alien mountain yellow cattle, thus various enzymes penetrated through the cells into the blood circulation, lead to the higher serum enzymatic levels.Conclusion The phenomenon indicates that the alien mountain yellow cattle is in a state of high altitude acclimatization.But the native mountain yaks are well adapte to the high altitude and hypoxia environment.
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As the specific endangered medicinal plant in Xinjiang, resources and distribution of Ferula sinkiangen-sis are important for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development of Chinese medicine resources. The spa-tial distribution and resources of F. sinkiangensis were researched based on low altitude remote sensing and sample investigation. The results showed that the optimum working time for F. sinkiangensis monitoring by low altitude remote sensing was the nearby 5 hills, which covered about 0.88 km2. It was suggested that the fence area should be expanded for protection. According to the results of low altitude remote sensing, the amount of F. sinkiangensis in yellow (diameter exceeding 0.3 m) was about 3 191. However, the sample investigation on amount of F. sinkiangensis in yellow (diameter exceeding 0.3 m) was about 2 752. The error between them was 14%. The monitoring time and range for F. sinkiangensis by low altitude remote sensing were also ensured. It was concluded that low altitude re-mote sensing had the advantage of quickly receiving distribution situation of F. sinkiangensis, which can effectively evaluate dynamic changes of F. sinkiangensis in Xinjiang.
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Objective To explore that whether the normoxic low altitude measurement of arterial blood pressure would predict subsequent susceptibility to acute mountain sickness ( AMS) during rapid ascent to high altitude .Methods Arterial blood pressure ( using a wrist sphygmomanometer ) was determined in two hundred and four healthy lowlanders first exposed to 3700 m-altitude (Lhasa) from plain (500 m) by air, and the Lake Louise self-report questionnaire(LLS) was used to assess AMS.We compared the low altitude blood pressure related indicators of two groups ( AMS and non-AMS ) and analyzed the relationship of diagnostic score and blood pressure related indicators .Results ①The incidence of AMS in the selected subjects was 53.92% by LLS.AMS scores increased markedly at high-altitude (P<0.05 versus low altitude).②Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and mean arterial BP (MABP) in the AMS group were higher than those in the non-AMS group(P<0.05).The low altitude DBP levels for diagnosis of AMS at high-altitude (3700 m) had an area under curve(AUC) =0.598, P<0.05, with sensitivity of 56.3%, specificity of 63.2%, and cut-off point of 72.5 mmHg. Conclusion ①After acute exposure to high altitude , the incidence of AMS increases significantly .②A higher baseline DBP may be considered a potential risk factor for AMS , and is positively associated with LLS .DBP may serve as a predic-tive parameter for diagnosis of AMS .However , the clinical application of DBP as a predictive criterion is limited because of its poor specificity or sensitivity .The use of DBP as a predictive criterion should be combined with other indicators for the better predictive value of AMS .