1材料与方法
选用体重为200~250g雄性Wistar大鼠和P77PMC大鼠,以0.1kg.L-1的水合氯醛麻醉(350mg.kg-1,i.p.),进行侧脑室恒速灌流,每只动物连续灌流30min(约1ml),灌流液收集在冰浴内Eppendorf管内。灌流一结束,立即断头取脑,按Paxinos&Watson鼠脑定位图谱,用植皮刀片剔取出PAG、双侧杏仁核、丘脑和下丘脑,分别放入预先盛有1ml0.5mol.L-1乙酸的Eppendorf管,连同收集灌流液的Eppendorf管一起置于沸水中加热10min。灌流液放置-70℃冷冻再抽干,测定前用130μl双蒸水复溶。脑组织经超声匀浆1min后,于4℃静置4h,离心(4℃,12000r.min-1,25min),取上清分装贮于-70℃保存。匀浆液的蛋白浓度用考马司亮蓝法测定。
放免药盒由美国PhoenixPharmaceuticals公司产,放免系统的非特异结合为4.78%,最小检测每管为11pg,整个实验过程在4℃冰浴中进行。
2结果与讨论
由表1可以看出,与Wistar大鼠相比,P77PMC大鼠的下丘脑、PAG和脑室灌流液中OFQ-ir分别降低了33%(P<0.01)、23%(P<0.05)和21%(P<0.05)。结果表明,P77PMC大鼠脑内OFQ生成和释放较Wistar大鼠减少。
表1Wistar大鼠和P77PMC大鼠不同脑区及脑室灌流液中OFQ-ir比较(±s)
Table 1The content of OFQ-ir in different brain
region and cerebrovetricular perfusate (ng per mg protein)
in Wistar rats and P77PMC rats (±s)
Rats Hypothalamus(n) PAG(n) Amygdala(n) Thalamus(n) Ventricular perfusate(n) Wistar 5.78±0.47(11) 2.98±0.23(10) 1.62±0.17(10) 2.23±0.27(10) 63.77±4.87(12) P77PMC 3.86±0.22**(12) 2.29±0.14*(11) 2.03±0.24(12) 2.45±0.34(10) 50.10±4.26*(11)n, the number of animals in each group. P<0.05, **P<0.01 compared with Wistar rats, tested by Student's two tailed t test.P77PMC大鼠是我校裴耕源教授1977年培育的先天遗传性听源性惊厥易感大鼠,其电针效果明显优于Wistar大鼠,原因之一是其脑内抗阿片肽CCK-8的含量特别低。本次实验发现P77PMC大鼠的下丘脑、PAG和脑室灌流液中OFQ-ir含量明显低于Wistar大鼠。由于侧脑室注射OFQ能剂量依赖性翻转大鼠吗啡镇痛和电针镇痛[4~6],因此推测P77PMC 大鼠脑内OFQ的生物合成和基础释放量的减少也是其电针效果优于Wistar大鼠的另一原因。
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