Peculiarities of external respiration as a marker of activity of cell respiratory enzymes in rat brain

Rats with catatonic freezing are characterized by low motor and explorative activity in the open field test and specific pattern of external respiration, so-called strenuous respiration, which is accompanied by a higher activity of the respiratory enzymes succinate dehydrogenase and NADH dehydrogenase in the hippocampus and motor cortex. No dependencies on the brain structure and animal age are noted. Translated fromByulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 124, No. 8, pp. 138–140, August, 1997     

Effect of electrical cutaneous stimulation on the level of succinate dehydrogenase activation and changes in glutamatergic synaptic transmission in response to sensory stimulation

It is shown that the rise of succinate dehydrogenase activity in the hippocampus depends on the number of sensory stimuli presented before decapitation, which correlates with changes in the efficiency of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in hippocampal sections from the same animal. Electrocutaneous stimulation potentiates the activation of succinate dehydrogenase induced by sensory stimulation probably due to enhanced glutamate release. Translated fromByulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 123, No. 4, pp. 404–407, April, 1997     

Effect of oestriol succinate on serum lipids

The series comprises 70 women with climacteric symptoms; 14 of them were oophorectomized. The first group of patients received 4 mg of oestriol succinate per day or a placebo in a double-blind experiment. In the second part of the study oophorectomized women were given 8 mg of oestriol succinate per day or 16 mg/day divided into two doses. Serum total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and serum triglycerides were estimated before drug treatment and after drug administration for three and six months. Administration of 4–16 mg/day of oestriol succinate was without effect on serum total cholesterol. A significant increase of 25–30% in HDL-cholesterol was observed following administration of oestriol succinate (8 mg or 16 mg divided into two doses) with a rising tendency in total triglyceride value.     

Liver and Heart Mitochondrial Succinate Dehydrogenase Activity of Newborn Rats in Anoxic Hypoxia and Starvation

Succinate dehydrogenase activity was determined in the liver and heart of newborn rats after 3 and 48 hours' exposure to anoxic hypoxia (10% O₂) and after 48 hours' starvation. Control determinations were made on newborn animals of corresponding ages, full term foetuses (21 days), infantile (1 and 2 weeks) and full grown animals. Hypoxia for 3 h had no influence on succinate dehydrogenase activity at all in either the heart or liver mitochondria of the newborn animals. After 48 h no difference was observed in the liver between the hypoxic animals and the starved controls of the same age, though starvation itself had resulted in a significant increase in activity, as much as 42%. When liver mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase in normal mitochondria was activated by preincubation mitochondria with the substrate, the activity increase obtained was greater than that resulting from starvation. The increase in activity in the heart of the hypoxic or starved animals was not significant (< 10%).     

琥珀酸美托洛尔HPMC骨架片释放影响因素研究

以羟丙基甲基纤维素（HPMC）为骨架材料，乙基纤维素（EC）为阻滞剂，采用湿颗粒压片法制备琥珀酸美托洛尔亲水凝胶骨架片，考察HPMC用量、HPMC黏度、EC用量、制备方法、压片压力、释放介质及转速对琥珀酸美托洛尔（MS）骨架片体外释药的影响。结果表明，MS骨架片体外释药符合Higuchi方程，药物释放机制是骨架溶蚀和药物扩散的综合效应；HPMC用量与黏度、阻滞剂用量、制备方法、压片压力对释放速率均有显著性影响；释放介质的pH值及转速对释放速率无显著性影响。     

脂多糖对大鼠肺微血管内皮细胞Gsα和Giα蛋白亚型的影响*

目的：观察脂多糖（LPS）对大鼠肺微血管内皮细胞（RPMVECs)G蛋白的影响及甲基强的松龙的干预作用。方法：用流式细胞技术（FCM）检测G蛋白亚型的变化。结果：①10μg/ml LPS作用于RPMVECs30和90min后,Gsα蛋白水平较对照组显著下降。甲基强的松龙干预30和90min后,对LPS致RPMVECs膜Gsα蛋白水平的变化有显著抑制作用。②10μg/ml LPS作用于RPMVECs30和90min后,Giα蛋白水平较对照组显著下降。甲基强的松龙干预30和90min后,对LPS致RPMVECs膜Giα蛋白水平的变化有显著抑制作用。结论：①LPS诱导RPMVECS Gsα和Giα蛋白水平的变化可能是LPS诱导RPMVECs单层通透性增加的机制之一。②甲基强的松龙参与抑制LPS诱导RPMVECs单层通透性增加的作用。     

Towards a new WHO classification of renal cell tumor: what the clinician needs to know—a narrative review

In 1952, renal cell carcinomas had been divided into 2 categories—clear cell or granular cell—depending upon their cytoplasmic staining characteristics. In the following years, the inventory of renal epithelial tumors has expanded by the addition of tumors named by their architectural pattern (i.e., papillary RCC, tubulocystic RCC), anatomic location (i.e., collecting duct carcinoma, renal medullary carcinoma), associated diseases (i.e., acquired cystic disease-associated RCCs). With the extensive application of molecular diagnostic techniques, it becomes possible to detect genetic distinctions between various types of renal neoplasm and discover new entities, otherwise misdiagnosed or diagnosed as unclassified RCC. Some tumors such as ALK rearrangement-associated RCC, MiT family translocation renal carcinomas, SDH-deficient renal cancer or FH-deficient RCC, are defined by their molecular characteristics. The most recent World Health Organization (WHO) classification of renal neoplasms account for more than 50 entities and provisional entities. New entities might be included in the upcoming WHO classification. The aim of this review is to summarise and discuss the newly acquired data and evidence on the clinical, pathological, molecular features and on the prognosis of new RCC entities, which will hopefully increase the awareness and the acceptance of these entities among clinicians and improve prognostication for individual patients.     

Histochemical study of transmyocardial laser channels in dogs

目的　了解激光心肌血运重建术时激光对心肌的损伤。方法　在狗心肌上用CO2 激光打孔。术后即刻、两周时于打孔处取材 ,用硝基蓝四唑法作琥珀酸脱氢酶、乳酸脱氢酶组织化学染色。结果　术后即刻 ,孔道及其周围心肌分为五个区。中央为孔道即组织汽化区 ,向外依次为碳化区、酶消失区、酶减少区、酶浓缩区。两周后孔道区被肉芽组织取代 ,周围心肌细胞酶活性正常。结论　激光心肌血运重建术术后即刻 ,孔道周围心肌细胞酶活性由内向外依次呈消失、减少、浓缩改变。术后两周可逆性损伤的心肌细胞酶活性恢复。