简介：目的研究缺血预处理（IPC）对局灶性脑缺血的保护作用以及对TNFRSFexpressedonthemouseembryo（TROY）表达的影响。方法33只雄性成年SD大鼠，随机分为预处理6h组（IVC-6组，11只）、预处理72h组（IPC-72组，11只）和缺血组（CI组，11只）。利用线栓法建立大脑中动脉栓塞（MCAO）致局灶性脑缺血模型。MCAO10min作为IPC,IPC-6和IPC-72组分别在IPC后6h和72h制作短暂性局灶性脑缺血模型。再灌注24h后，对所有动物行神经功能缺损评分（NDS），并处死大鼠取脑，应用2％TTC染色测定梗死容积、TUNEL染色研究细胞凋亡情况和免疫组化观察TROY表达变化。结果与CI组比较，IPC-72组显著改善局灶性脑缺血24h后大鼠神经功能损害[两组评分分别为2（1．5-3），1（0—2）]，减少脑梗死容积[（299．33±70．98）mm^3，（69．25±47．66）mm^3]，抑制细胞凋亡和增强TROY的表达（阳性细胞数分别为42±11，87±17）（P〈0．01）。结论IPC对其后局灶性脑缺血有明显的保护作用．能诱导脑缺血耐受，可能与TROY表达上调相关。

简介：Therearefewstudiesontheneuroprotectiveeffectsofsyringaldehydeinaratmodelofcerebralischemia.Thestudyaimedtoelucidatethemechanismsunderlyingtheneuroprotectiveeffectsofsyringaldehydeonischemicbraincells.Ratmodelsofcerebralischemiawereintraperitoneallyadministeredsyringaldehyde.At6and24hoursaftersyringaldehydeadministration,celldamageinthebrainofcerebralischemiaratswasobviouslyreduced,superoxidedismutaseactivityandnuclearrespiratoryfactor1expressioninthebraintissueweremarkedlyincreased,malondiadehydelevelwasobviouslydecreased,apoptosis-relatedcysteinepeptidasecaspase-3and-9immunoreactivitywasobviouslydecreased,andneurologicalfunctionwasmarkedlyimproved.Thesefindingssuggestthatsyringaldehydeexertsneuroprotectiveeffectsoncerebralischemiainjurythroughanti-oxidationandanti-apoptosis.

简介：Electroacupuncture(EA)hasbeenclinicallyusedtotreatdepressionandhasresultedinfavorableeffectsinChina.However,resultsfromanimalstudiesandpathologydonotreflecttheinfluenceofelectroacupuncturetreatmentoninvivophysiologicalfunctions.Tothoroughlyanddynamicallyobservepathologicalchangesduringdepression,thepresentstudyestablishedEA+fluoxetineandfluoxetinegroupstoobservedepressioninpatients.1H-magneticresonancespectroscopywasutilizedtodeterminethecorrelationbetweenhippocampalfrontallobemetabolitechangesandmentaldisorderscale.ResultsrevealedsignificantlyincreasedN-acetylaspartate(NAA)/creatine(Cr)inthebilateralhippocampusandrightfrontallobeofdepressionpatientstreatedwithEAcomparedwithfluoxetine.ChangesinNAA/Crinbilateralhippocampusandrightfrontallobeinbothgroups,beforeandaftertreatment,negativelycorrelatedwithseverityandcurativeeffects.Choline/Crchangesinthebilateralfrontallobesofbothgroupsweresignificantbeforeandaftertreatment,butnegativelycorrelatedwithcurativeeffects.Choline/CrchangesinthebilateralhippocampusweresignificantintheEA+fluoxetinegroupbeforeandaftertreatment,butnegativelycorrelatedwithseverityandthecurativeeffectsofdepression.Theseresultsdemonstrateabnormalbiochemicalmetabolisminbilateralfrontallobesandhippocampusofdepressionpatients,andshowthatEAsignificantlyalteredbiochemicalindicesinthefrontallobesandhippocampuscomparedwithfluoxetine.

简介：神经生长因子（nervegrowthfactor．NGF）属神经营养因子家族，广泛分布于中枢及外周神经系统，不仅在神经系统的发育存活中起重要作用，而且参与外周伤害性疼痛感受的产生与调节。近年来由于对NGF在急、慢性疼痛及痛觉过敏中作用的认识不断增强．一种新的抑痛方法一一抗-NGF（anti-NGF）治疗悄然兴起。它是通过NGF的抗血清IgG封闭NGF,抑制其与受体结合及受体的自磷酸化作用，从而部分阻断或减弱疼痛的进程。由于该方法抑痛效果明显，且不与神经营养因子家族的其他成员作用，尚未发现明显不良反应及成瘾性，对中枢神经系统也无直接作用，因此极有可能成为疼痛治疗的新热点。

简介：Therapiesthatcomplementfreeradicalscavengingareanimportantapproachfortreatingaginginthebrain.Inthepresentstudy,twoformulationsofmoxaconemoxibustionwereappliedatacupointsZusanli(ST36)andXuanzhong(GB39),andatacupointsBaihui(DU20)andGuanyuan(RN4),inD-galactose-inducedsenilemice.TheresultsrevealedthatmoxaconemoxibustionimprovedtotalsuperoxidedismutaseandCu/Zn-superoxidedismutaseactivityinthehomogenatesofthecerebraltissue,aswellasamelioratingdeficitsinneuronalmorphologyandneuronaldensityinthecerebralcortexandhippocampalCA3.Moxaconemoxibustionalsoenhancedlearningandmemoryfunctionsofsenilemice.MoxaconemoxibustionatZusanli,Xuanzhong,BaihuiandGuanyuanacupointscanthusbeusedtocomplementfreeradicalscavengers,withefficacythatisequaltothatofelectroacupunctureatZusanliandXuanzhong,andsuperiortothatofnimodipinetreatment.

简介：Hypertonicsaline(HS)hasbeenappliedinseveralmedicalareassuchaspneumology(asthma,cysticfibrosisandbronchiolytis),endocrinology(hyponatremia)andespeciallyinemergencymedicine,intraumaticandinflammatory/infectiousdisorders.Itmaybecomposedof

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简介：Themostimportantriskfactorforstrokeandneurodegenerationisaging.Infact,survivalafterstrokediminisheslargelywithaging.Infact,recoveryafterbrainarteryocclusionisdramaticallyworsenedbyaging,evennormalagingisassociatedwithneurondamageandcognitivedecline.Mechanismsinvolvedinaging-related,cognitivedeclineandsusceptibilitytoneurondamageinstrokeandneurodegenerationarelargelyunknown.Oneofthemostimportant

简介：Vagusnervestimulationexertsprotectiveeffectsagainstischemicbraininjury;however,theunderlyingmechanismsremainunclear.Inthisstudy,aratmodeloffocalcerebralischemiawasestablishedusingtheocclusionmethod,andtherightvagusnervewasgivenelectricalstimulation(constantcurrentof0.5mA;pulsewidth,0.5ms;frequency,20Hz;duration,30seconds;every5minutesforatotalof60minutes)30minutes,12hours,and1,2,3,7and14daysaftersurgery.Electricalstimulationofthevagusnervesubstantiallyreducedinfarctvolume,improvedneurologicalfunction,anddecreasedtheexpressionlevelsoftumornecrosisfactor-αandinterleukin-6inratswithfocalcerebralischemia.Theexperimentalfindingsindicatethattheneuroprotectiveeffectofvagusnervestimulationfollowingcerebralischemiamaybeassociatedwiththeinhibitionoftumornecrosisfactor-αandinterleukin-6expression.

简介：Parkinson’sdisease(PD)ischaracterizedbytheprogressivelossofmidbraindopaminergic(mDA)neuronsandasubsequentdecreaseinstriataldopaminelevels,whichcausethetypicalclinicalmotorsymptomssuchasmusclerigidity,bradykinesiaandtremor.Althoughasubsetof

简介：Psychologicaldepressionisdrawingaccumulatingattentionnowadays,duetotheskyrocketingincidenceworldwideandtheenormousburdensitincurs.Physicalexercisehasbeenlongrecognizedforitstherapeuticeffectsondepressivedisorders,althoughknowledgeoftheunderlyingmechanismsremainslimited.Suppressedhippocampalneurogenesisinadultbrainshasbeenregarded,atleastpartly,contributivetodepression,whereasphysicalexercisethatrestoresneurogenesisaccordinglyexertstheanti-depressiveaction.Severalrecentpublicationshavesuggestedthepotentialroleofadiponectin,aproteinhormonesecretedbyperipheralmatureadipocytes,inmediatingphysicalexercise-triggeredenhancementofhippocampalneurogenesisandalleviationofdepression.Here,webrieflyreviewthesenovelfindingsanddiscussthepossibilityofcounteractingdepressionbymodulatingadiponectinsignalinginthehippocampuswithinterventionsincludingphysicalexerciseandadministrationofpharmacologicalagents.更多还原