Objectives To develop a simple, accurate and reproducible method, which combines macro and histopathological techniques for determining the degree of lipid deposition in genetically modified mice. Method The entire a...Objectives To develop a simple, accurate and reproducible method, which combines macro and histopathological techniques for determining the degree of lipid deposition in genetically modified mice. Method The entire aortas from C57BL/6, ldlr-/- and apoE-/- mice were stained with Sudan IV using either in vivo perfusion or traditional in vitro enface staining techniques. Histological sections of aortic root and hearts were embedded in tissue freezing medium and cut with a cryostat, then stained with Oil Red O. The calculated aortic root area based on the aortic root circumference was used to reduce measurement errors. Results The in vitro en face staining can stain all fat, which include the adventitial tissue around aorta. However the in vivo perfusion staining can specifically stain the fatty deposition inside of aorta. Both entire aorta and aortic root section staining showed that there was a highly significant increase in fatty deposition in the aortas of the genetic modified mice. Although all mice genetic background was same, the apoE-/- mice had larger atherosclerotic lesions than ldlr-/- mice. Conclusions The new in vivo peffusion method is more accurate than the in vitro en face method. The combination of these macro and microscopic techniques overcomes the shortcomings of the earlier published methods which are generally limited to the measurement of fatty red staining areas only, neglecting non-specific adventitial fat staining around aorta and aortic root section tissue distortion.展开更多
目的探讨联合应用经颅多普勒超声(transcranial doppler,TCD)及定量脑电图(quantitative electroencephalogram,qEEG)对单侧大脑中动脉(middle cerebral artery,MCA)重度狭窄或闭塞者脑功能改变的早期诊断价值。方法对2012年5月-2014年...目的探讨联合应用经颅多普勒超声(transcranial doppler,TCD)及定量脑电图(quantitative electroencephalogram,qEEG)对单侧大脑中动脉(middle cerebral artery,MCA)重度狭窄或闭塞者脑功能改变的早期诊断价值。方法对2012年5月-2014年9月在吉林大学第一医院神经内科经TCD诊断单侧MCA重度狭窄或闭塞者74例,包括症状组45例及无症状组29例,及年龄性别匹配的健康对照组25例,应用联合了EEG及TCD的神经监护仪、核磁共振灌注成像(perfusion weight imaging,PWI)、美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(national institute of health stroke scale,NIHSS)评分,分别比较MCA重度狭窄或闭塞侧与健侧脑区的qEEG相对波段功率(relative band power,RBP)、软脑膜侧支的血流动力学参数、脑灌注及神经功能缺损程度。结果与无症状组比较,症状组qEEG的δ波、θ波RBP值高,而α波RBP值低(P<0.05)。症状组MCA分布区δ波RBP值狭窄侧较健侧高,α波、β波RBP值低(P<0.01)。TCD显示MCA重度狭窄或闭塞侧大脑前动脉、大脑后动脉血流动力学的参数无症状组高于症状组(P<0.05)。PWI显示CBF下降组δ波RBP值较CBF正常组高(P<0.05)。症状组全脑区δ波RBP值与NIHSS分值呈正相关(r=0.83,P=0.000)。结论 qEEG的RBP参数是评估MCA重度狭窄或闭塞者脑缺血神经功能缺损的预测指标。TCD联合qEEG的神经血流监护仪是评估MCA狭窄神经元功能、侧支循环及脑组织灌注的新工具。展开更多
基金supported by the Hong Kong WangKuan Cheng Foundation GrantBritish Heart Foundation
文摘Objectives To develop a simple, accurate and reproducible method, which combines macro and histopathological techniques for determining the degree of lipid deposition in genetically modified mice. Method The entire aortas from C57BL/6, ldlr-/- and apoE-/- mice were stained with Sudan IV using either in vivo perfusion or traditional in vitro enface staining techniques. Histological sections of aortic root and hearts were embedded in tissue freezing medium and cut with a cryostat, then stained with Oil Red O. The calculated aortic root area based on the aortic root circumference was used to reduce measurement errors. Results The in vitro en face staining can stain all fat, which include the adventitial tissue around aorta. However the in vivo perfusion staining can specifically stain the fatty deposition inside of aorta. Both entire aorta and aortic root section staining showed that there was a highly significant increase in fatty deposition in the aortas of the genetic modified mice. Although all mice genetic background was same, the apoE-/- mice had larger atherosclerotic lesions than ldlr-/- mice. Conclusions The new in vivo peffusion method is more accurate than the in vitro en face method. The combination of these macro and microscopic techniques overcomes the shortcomings of the earlier published methods which are generally limited to the measurement of fatty red staining areas only, neglecting non-specific adventitial fat staining around aorta and aortic root section tissue distortion.
文摘目的探讨联合应用经颅多普勒超声(transcranial doppler,TCD)及定量脑电图(quantitative electroencephalogram,qEEG)对单侧大脑中动脉(middle cerebral artery,MCA)重度狭窄或闭塞者脑功能改变的早期诊断价值。方法对2012年5月-2014年9月在吉林大学第一医院神经内科经TCD诊断单侧MCA重度狭窄或闭塞者74例,包括症状组45例及无症状组29例,及年龄性别匹配的健康对照组25例,应用联合了EEG及TCD的神经监护仪、核磁共振灌注成像(perfusion weight imaging,PWI)、美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(national institute of health stroke scale,NIHSS)评分,分别比较MCA重度狭窄或闭塞侧与健侧脑区的qEEG相对波段功率(relative band power,RBP)、软脑膜侧支的血流动力学参数、脑灌注及神经功能缺损程度。结果与无症状组比较,症状组qEEG的δ波、θ波RBP值高,而α波RBP值低(P<0.05)。症状组MCA分布区δ波RBP值狭窄侧较健侧高,α波、β波RBP值低(P<0.01)。TCD显示MCA重度狭窄或闭塞侧大脑前动脉、大脑后动脉血流动力学的参数无症状组高于症状组(P<0.05)。PWI显示CBF下降组δ波RBP值较CBF正常组高(P<0.05)。症状组全脑区δ波RBP值与NIHSS分值呈正相关(r=0.83,P=0.000)。结论 qEEG的RBP参数是评估MCA重度狭窄或闭塞者脑缺血神经功能缺损的预测指标。TCD联合qEEG的神经血流监护仪是评估MCA狭窄神经元功能、侧支循环及脑组织灌注的新工具。
