Innervation of the hamster Harderian gland

Harderian glands of male and female hamsters have nerve endings associated with the secretory cells, myoepithelial cells, and the blood vessels. The nerve endings adjacent to the myoepithelial cells also have myoneural junctions.     

High-affinity uptake of serotonin into immunocytochemically identified astrocytes

Primary cultures of astrocytes from neonatal rat brain were incubated with tritiated serotonin. After fixation they were stained by immunofluorescence for the astrocyte-specific marker glial fibrillary acidic protein and processed for autoradiography. Silver grain density was increased over cells positive for glial fibrillary acidic protein and was reduced to background levels when sodium was omitted from the medium or the specific inhibitors of serotonin uptake fluoxetine and chlorimipramine were present. The results indicate that mammalian astrocytes can take up serotonin by a sodium-dependent, high-affinity system previously thought to be the exclusive property of serotonergic nerve endings.     

Electron-microscopic autoradiography of rat hypothalamus after intraventricular h3-norepinephrine

Tritiated norepinephrine was injected into the lateral ventricles of rats, and its localization in the hypothalamus was determined by light and electron-microscopic autoradiography. Eighty percent of the autoradiographic grains were located over nerve endings and unmyelinated axons. Large, dense synaptic vesicles were present in most of the endings and axons with activity. Grains were rarely seen over myelinated axons, glia, or blood vessels.     

Cyclic 3',5'-nucleotide phosphodiesterase: cytochemical localization in cerebral cortex

The distribution of cyclic 3',5'-nucleotide phosphodiesterase activity in rat cerebral cortex was determined by cytochemical methods. The detectable phosphodiesterase activity was localized in postsynaptic (dendritic) nerve endings, most of it immediately adjacent to the synaptic membrane. Most of the postsynaptic nerve endings showed phosphodiesterase activity.     

中国水牛(Bubalus bubalis)鼻唇镜的研究 Ⅳ.鼻唇镜和鼻唇腺的神经末梢

常规 H-E 染色和7种不同镀银法制作的连续切片,经光学显微镜追踪观察结果显示,乳头间屏基部、真皮乳头结缔组织和表皮棘细胞内均分布有游离神经末梢.在较发达的乳头间屏处,表皮基底细胞与真皮相邻部位分布有默克尔氏触盘.真皮结缔组织内分布有形态各异的薄被囊感觉神经末梢,如单棒形神经末梢,终末分支并缠绕成圆球状的终球等.触毛的结缔组织鞘内有细密游离末梢形成的神经丛.交感神经纤维束穿行于鼻唇腺的小叶间结缔组织,在腺泡间形成次级网,且有细小的终末膨大止于腺细胞间.     

Stimulation-dependent alterations in peroxidase uptake at lobster neuromuscular junctions

The uptake of cytochemically demonstrable horseradish peroxidase into small vesicles within nerve endings in lobster stretcher muscles can be enhanced by electrical stimulation of transmitter release by the endings. This is observed particularly if stimulation is interrupted periodically and the nerves     

Short- and long-term lithium administration: effects on the brain's serotonergic biosynthetic systems

Short-term treatment with lithium chloride stimulates the uptake of tryptophan and its conversion to serotonin by striate synaptosomes. Preincubation of striate synaptosomes with L-tryptophan and in vivo administration of L-tryptophan appear to act in a similar manner. Midbrain tryptophan hydroxylase activity is reduced in temporal continuity with the lithium-induced activation of tryptophan uptake and conversion. By 10 days, conversion of tryptophan to serotonin in nerve endings becomes a joint function of the maintained increased uptake of tryptophan and a decreased level of tryptophan hydroxylase activity in nerve endings. The occurrence of this delayed alteration corresponds in time to the previously described axoplasmic flow rate for tryptophan hydroxylase.     

Prostaglandins: localization in subcellular particles of rat cerebral cortex

Homogenates of rat cerebral cortex contain material corresponding to prostaglandins E(1), E(2), F(1)alpha, and F(2)alpha which are concentrated mainly in the light microsomal and mitochondrial fractions. Only the former fraction exhibits significant ability to synthesize prostaglandins E(1) and F(1)alpha from bis-homo-gamma-linolenic acid. After subfractionation of the crude mitochondrial fraction, prostaglandin E and F material is found mainly in the cholinergic and noncholinergic nerve endings. We conclude that the nerve endings are a storage site, whereas the light microsomes are the site of synthesis.     

Octopamine: normal occurrence in sympathetic nerves of rats

Octopamine has been identified in several organs of normal rats by means of a sensitive enzymatic assay. It is localized within the sympathetic nerve endings.     

Adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase: compensatory increase in activity after chemical sympathectomy

Destruction of peripheral sympathetic nerve endings with 6-hydroxydopamine causes a disappearance of cardiac tyrosine hydroxylase, accompanied by a twofold increase in adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase and a small increase in phenyl-ethanolanine-N-methyl transferase. No change in adrenal catecholamine content occurs under these conditions.     

Restoration of auditory nerve synapses in cats by cochlear implants

Congenital deafness results in abnormal synaptic structure in endings of the auditory nerve. If these abnormalities persist after restoration of auditory nerve activity by a cochlear implant, the processing of time-varying signals such as speech would likely be impaired. We stimulated congenitally deaf cats for 3 months with a six-channel cochlear implant. The device used human speech-processing programs, and cats responded to environmental sounds. Auditory nerve fibers exhibited a recovery of normal synaptic structure in these cats. This rescue of synapses is attributed to a return of spike activity in the auditory nerve and may help explain cochlear implant benefits in childhood deafness.     

Haloperidol-induced plasticity of axon terminals in rat substantia nigra

An electron micrographic morphometric analysis of nerve endings in substantia nigra of rats repeatedly treated with haloperidol was performed. Although most parameters showed no difference, drug-treated animals exhibited a significant shift in the distribution of relative numbers of axon terminals, suggesting neuroleptic-induced axon-collateral sprouting.     

Effect of neuropeptides on production of inflammatory cytokines by human monocytes

Two groups of mediators, the neuropeptides substance P and K and the monocyte-derived cytokines, interact in the neural regulation of immunological and inflammatory responses. Substance P, substance K, and the carboxyl-terminal peptide SP(4-11) induce the release of interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-6 from human blood monocytes. The neuropeptide effects occur at low doses, are specific as shown by inhibition studies with a substance P antagonist, and require de novo protein synthesis. Since monocyte-derived cytokines regulate multiple cellular functions in inflammation and immunity and since neuropeptides can be released from peripheral nerve endings into surrounding tissues, these findings identify a potent mechanism for nervous system regulation of host defense responses.     

Stimulus-coupled secretion of gamma-aminobutyric acid from rat brain synaptosomes

Synaptosomes treated with radioactive gamma-aminobutyric acid can be stimulated to release this substance. The release is maximal within 40 seconds after stimulation and is dependent on calcium. Magnesium and manganese ions, known to block stimulus-secretion coupling processes, depress calcium-dependent release. This release is specific to synaptosomes because microsomal or myelin fractions do not release accumulated gamma-aminobutyric acid. The data illustrate a simple in vitro system suitable for analysis of secretion of gamma-aminobutyric acid in brain and in addition describe several new aspects of uptake and secretion of this compound at brain nerve endings.     

Nerve terminal remodeling visualized in living mice by repeated examination of the same neuron

The distribution of presynaptic endings on the surfaces of autonomic ganglion cells was mapped in living mice after intravenous administration of a styryl pyridinium dye. The staining and imaging techniques did not appear to damage the ganglion cells, or the synapses on them; these procedures could therefore be repeated after an arbitrary period. Observations of the same neurons at intervals of up to 3 weeks indicate that the pattern of preganglionic terminals on many of these nerve cells gradually changes.     

猪乳脂肪球表面因子8的克隆与表达分布

基于电子延伸序列,本试验成功克隆了猪乳脂肪球表面因子8（MFGE8）基因（GenBank登录号：EU559724）并进行了序列分析,同时利用RT-PCR方法分析了MFGE8基因的组织分布规律。序列分析结果表明MFGE8开放读码框全长为1296bp,编码431个氨基酸残基的多肽链,克隆的MFGE8基因与人、大鼠、小鼠、牛的同源性分别为71．9％、78．7％、79．1％、87．7％,推测的氨基酸序列的同源性分别为65．7％、74．0％、74．0％、84．5％。氨基酸序列N端含有Notch样“EGF”结构,C端含有FA58C结构域。构建的系统发育树显示猪与牛的亲缘关系最近。组织表达分析结果表明MFGE8在乳腺中表达最高,在大脑中表达量最低。     

输气管道内腐蚀速度BP神经网络预测模型

人工神经网络是模护人脑神经元结构、特性和大脑认知功能而构成的新型信号、信息处理系统。利用实验获得的输气管道在气相或液相中含有H2S、CO2、缓蚀剂浓度与其所导致的内腐蚀速度值，采用Levenberg-Marquardt算法建立了输气管道内腐蚀速度BP神经网络预测模型。利用该模型对输气管道内腐蚀速度进行了预测，取得了比较满意的效果。     

点带石斑鱼脑组织和视网膜中神经型一氧化氮合成酶的分布与定位

【目的】研究点带石斑鱼脑组织和视网膜中的一氧化氮（NO）含量及神经型一氧化氮合成酶（nNOS）分布与活性,为深入揭示NO在点带石斑鱼神经系统中的作用机制打下基础。【方法】采用NADPH-d组织化学染色法、免疫组织化学法、蛋白免疫印迹（Western blotting）及Griess试剂法,对点带石斑鱼脑组织和视网膜中nNOS的分布与活性及NO含量进行分析。【结果】经NADPH-d组织化学染色后,一氧化氮合成酶（NOS）阳性物质呈蓝色。在点带石斑鱼大脑中,NOS阳性物质位于神经元和神经纤维;在小脑中,NOS分布在颗粒层的颗粒细胞、分子层的神经纤维和浦肯野细胞层的浦肯野细胞;在视网膜中,NOS分布于色素上皮层、视锥视杆层、外核层、外网层、内核层、内网层、节细胞层和视神经纤维层。经免疫组织化学染色后,nNOS阳性物质呈深棕色。在大脑中,nNOS存在于神经元和神经纤维;在小脑中,nNOS分布在颗粒层、分子层和浦肯野细胞层;在视网膜中,nNOS分布在色素上皮层、视锥视杆层、外核层、外网层、内核层、内网层、节细胞层和视神经纤维层。Western blotting检测结果显示,点带石斑鱼脑组织和视网膜中的nNOS在显色后的硝酸纤维素膜上均出现3条免疫印迹条带,对应分子量分别为80、120和130kD。NO含量在点带石斑鱼脑组织和视网膜中分别为17.601±1.743和13.624±1.249μmol/L,nNOS活性在脑组织和视网膜中分别为38.070±3.047和23.748±2.860U/mg。【结论】在点带石斑鱼脑组织和视网膜中均存在nNOS,推测nNOS在点带石斑鱼脑神经及视神经系统生理活动中发挥重要作用。脑组织中的NO含量和nNOS活性均显著高于视网膜,是由于脑组织作为重要的中枢神经,对机体生理功能起重要调节作用。     

Identification and assay of 5-hydroxytryptamine in molluscan tissues by fluorescence method

The fluorescence assay method has been used in the identification and quantitative estimation of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in mollusks. Ganglia of a representative pelecypod contain more 5-HT than those of a gastropod. Most non-nerve tissues have low levels of 5-HT, which, except in "kidneys," may derive from nerve endings.     

Neuromuscular synapse: stochastic properties of spontaneous release of transmitter

The spontaneous quantal release of transmitter from the motor nerve endings is a random process which follows the Poisson theorem; the liberation of each quantum is independent of the release of previous quanta. Increase in the extracellular calcium concentration produces a statistical interdependence in the release of the spontaneously appearing packages.