Objective To review the biologic characteristics and biologic effect of cholecystokinine (CCK) on the central nervous system. Methods The literatures of recent years on research advancement of cholecystokinine as neurotransmitters/peptides in signal transduction, neuron protection and pain management in the central nervous system are reviewed. Results CCK possesses the ability to suppress the convulsant effects of convulsants. CCK8 is able to reduce the neural damage caused and delay the neural aging. CCK antagonists play an important role in human pain transduction. Conclusion CCK has been proven to be one of the richest neurotransmitters/neuropeptides as well as an important signal factor in the brain, and its important biologic effect is being confirmed.

Objective To study the protective effect of hepatocyte growth factor(HGF) on grafted mucous membrane of transplanted small bowel.Methods Total small bowel transplantation was made in inbred Wistar (RT1 k) rats heterotopically,either total parenteral nutrition (control group, n =10) or hepatocyte growth factor supplemented TPN (HGF group, n =10) was given to the recipients from the 2nd day to the 10th day postoperatively. Morphological parameters of the transplanted intestinal mucosa, such as mucosal villous height, villous width, crypt depth, mucosal thickness and villous surface area were observed. Variation of ultrastructure of transplanted epithelial cells was observed. Composition of mucosal protein and DNA content were tested. Results Comparison between HGF group and the control group were as follows. Mucosal villous height (298.79?22.31) ?m vs (176.45? 14.62) ?m, P =0.001, villous width (107.46? 12.34) ?m vs (74.20?16.85) ?m, P =0.004, crypt depth (104.56?11.17) ?m vs (74.45?8.34) ?m, P =0.000 5, mucosal thickness (409.53?35.83) ?m vs (259.38?24.65) ?m, P =0.003, and villous surface area (0.101? 0.011) mm 2 vs (0.041?0.005) mm 2, P =0.001 were found significantly increased in HGF group compared with control group, there were no obvious difference decrease as compared to pretransplant parameters.Mucosal protein composition was higher in HGF group than that in control group (89.65? 9.28) mg/g wet wt vs (53.73? 11.45) mg/g wet wt, P =0.012, baseline (92.64?10.52) mg/g wet wt, nearly equal to baseline; DNA composition was also high in HGF group (0.89?0.09) mg/g wet wt vs (0.51?0.06) mg/g wet wt, P =0.008, baseline (0.91? 0.09) mg/g wet wt. Nearly normal ultrastructure of the graft was maintained in HGF group, atrophied microvilli and broken mitochondrial crista were observed in control group.Conclusion Hepatocyte growth factor can improve mucosal structure, preserve enterocyte ultrastructure of isograft after small bowel transplantation in rat.

Objective To investigate the effect of exercise on the recovery of locomotor and neurological function in rats after incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods Ninety-five male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into a control group, a training group (including subgroups which received training for 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks and 4 weeks) and a sham operation group. The control and training groups were administered an SCI model at the T_(10) level by extradural compression using a modified Allen's stall with a damage energy of 40 g-cm. These rats were loosely restrained and given partial weight-bearing treadmill training 5min/time, twice a day for 1-4 weeks. Locomotor and neurological function were evaluated with inclined plane tests, modified Tarlov scores, the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan scale and spinal cord somatosensory evoked potential (SCSEP) before injury and at different time points thereafter. Results Locomotor function improved significantly at different time points during the train-ing, and significantly better than in the control group. In the rats trained for 2-4 weeks, SCSEP latency shortened sig-nificantly compared to the control group. The latency shortened gradually with longer exercise. Conclusions Exer-cise with partial weight support may improve locomotor and neurological function. The improvements are correlated closely with the duration of the training.

Objective To investigate the status of depression with anxiety symptoms, and analyze the influencing factors of anxiety symptoms from demographic data and social psychological factors. Methods Hamilton depression rat?ing scale (HAMD), Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HAMA), Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ), life event scale (LES), trait coping style questionnaire (TCSQ) and social support scale (SSS) were used to evaluate 729 patients with de?pression. According to HAMA scores, patients were divided into non anxiety symptoms group (HAMA<7) and anxiety symptoms group (HAMA>14). Social psychological factors were compared between two groups, and the influencing fac?tors of anxiety symptoms were analyzed. Results The incidence of anxiety symptoms in depression was 58.85% (429/729), and 119 cases (16.32%) were certainly without anxiety symptoms. Compared with the group without anxiety symp?toms, the anxiety symptoms group had higher scores on neuroticism, psychoticism, negative life events and negative cop?ing style (P<0.001), but lower scores on introversion and extroversion (P=0.010). Degree of depression (OR=9.255, 95%CI:4.726~18.127), neuroticism (OR=1.595, 95%CI:1.197~2.125), negative life events (OR=1.009, 95%CI:1.001~1.017) and negative coping style (OR=1.046, 95%CI:1.013~1.080) were the risk factors of anxiety symptoms (P<0.05). Conclu?sion The incidence of anxiety symptoms in patients with depression is high. Patients with higher degree of depression and typical neurotic personality experiencing more negative life events and those with tendency to adopt negative coping style are more susceptible to anxiety symptoms.

BACKGROUND:Correlation between subchondral bone and articular cartilage in the process of osteoarthritis has not been fuly elucidated. Degeneration of cartilage is the focus of attention, and the subchondral bone also plays an important role in the process of osteoarthritis. OBJECTIVE: To observe the differences between experimental osteoarthritis models in rabbit knees established by two kinds of surgical methods and two kinds of proteases inducing methods, and to explore the correlation between subchondral bone mass and degeneration of cartilage. METHODS:Thirty-two New Zealand rabbits were randomly and averagely divided into four groups: Hulth group (group A), anterior cruciate ligament transaction group (group B), colagenase type II group (group C) and papain group (group D). The right knees of rabbits were established as osteoarthritis models, and the left knees served as controls. Bone mineral density of the knee joint was evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanning at 0, 4 and 8 weeks after modeling. The rabbits were sacrificed at 8 weeks after MRI scanning, bilateral knee joints were harvested for general and histological observation. Quantitative analysis was done according to Mankin scores. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Bone mineral density of the right knees decreased at 0, 4 and 8 weeks after modeling, and the rank was as folows: group A > group B > group C > group D. MRI scanning showed that the articular cartilage thickness of the medial and lateral femoral condyle on the right knees became thinner compared with the left side, and the rank was as folows: group A < group B < group C < group D. Observation by specimens and pathological slices showed that the articular cartilage degeneration of the surgery groups worsened, group A was the most serious one, and group 1D was the lightest. Both surgery and proteases inducing methods can successfuly establish osteoarthritis models in rabbit knees. Surgery inducing models resemble the advanced or intermediate stage of osteoarthritis, while the proteases inducing models resemble the early stage of osteoarthritis. Degeneration of the articular cartilage and changes of subchondral bone are related in progressive development.

Objective To explore the relationship between neuroticism and memory in patients with first-episode depression and the mediating effect of depression in this relationship.Methods Hamilton de pression rating scale (HAMD),Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ),repeatable battery for the assess ment of neuropsychological status (RBANS) were used to evaluate 278 patients with first-episode depression.Results (1) Neuroticism was negatively correlated with immediate memory(r=-0.26,P＜0.01),delayed memory (r=-0.30,P＜0.01),and positively correlated with depressive symptom (r =0.30,P＜ 0.01).Depres-sive symptom was negatively correlated with immediate memory (r=-0.55,P＜0.01),delayed memory (r=-0.44,P＜0.01).(2) The effect of neuroticism on immediate memory and delayed memory was partially mediated by depressive symptom (β=-0.521,-0.388,P＜0.01).The ratio of mediating effect to total effect in immediate memory was 0.597,and the ratio of mediating effect to total effect in delayed memory was 0.383.Conclusion Memory can be affected by neuroticism through the indirect effect of depression.

BACKGROUND:Synovial mesenchymal stem cells have the ability of multilineage differentiation in vitro, which are expected to be seed cells for the treatment of cartilage defects in cartilage tissue engineering. Appropriate growth factors are critical for the chondrocyte differentiation of synovial mesenchymal stem cells.
OBJECTIVE:To study the role of secreted factors by chondrocytes to induce chondrogenesis of synovial mesenchymal stem cells.
METHODS:The synovial mesenchymal stem cells and chondrocytes were harvested from rat knee joints and cultured through the digestion method. The supernatant was col ected from chondrocytes, and centrifuged, filtered and cryopreserved. The third passage synovial mesenchymal stem cells centrifuged as pel ets were cultured in the chondrocyte supernatant for 21 days. And the cells morphology was examined and the type II col agen and aggrecan were detected through immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The synovial mesenchymal stem cellpel ets cultured in the chondrocyte supernatant became cartilage-like tissue after 21 days. The type II col agen was detected positively in the matrix of synovial mesenchymal stem cellpel et immunohistochemical y. RT-PCR examination showed that the type II col agen and aggrecan expressed in the synovial mesenchymal stem cellpel et cultured in the chondrocyte supernatant. It suggested that synovial mesenchymal stem cellcould be induced to differentiate into chondrocytes depending on soluble factors secreted by chondrocytes.

BACKGROUND:Articular chondrocytes with the ability of autocrine and paracrine can provide the growth factors and microenvironment for synovial mesenchymal stem cels differentiating into the chondrocyte. The
three-dimensional scaffold could provide space for cels adhesion, proliferation and differentiation.
OBJECTIVE: To study the ability of chondrogenesis by co-culturing synovial mesenchymal stem cels and chondrocytes under the three-dimensional condition.
METHODS:The synovial membrane and articular cartilage were harvested from rat knee joint. The synovial
mesenchymal stem cels and chondrocytes were obtained through the method of enzyme digestion. The passage 3 synovial mesenchymal stem cels and passage 2 chondrocytes were co-cultured in the chitosan/I colagen
composite scaffolds at the ratio of 1:2. Then, the cels/scaffold composite was harvested to be examined
morphologicaly, histologicaly and immunohistochemicaly after being cultured 21 days. The confocal laser was also employed to detect the cels distribution in the scaffold.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After being cultured 72 hours, it could be observed from the cels/scaffold composite examined through the scanning electron microscope that the cels adhered on the surface of the
scaffold and extracelular matrix surrounding the cels was seen on the scaffold. After being cultured 21 days, it could be found through the confocal laser scanning that the cels were wel-distributed on the scaffold, and cels decreased gradualy. Type II colagen was positive in the extracelular matrix immunohistochamicaly. It
suggested from this study that the synovial mesenchymal stem cels could be co-cultured with chondrocytes in the chitosan/I colagen composite scaffolds and have the ability of chondrogenesis differentiation.

BACKGROUND:Compared with other sources of mesenchymal stem cells, synovial-derived mesenchymal stem cells have significant characteristics of chondrogenesis and cloning. Therefore, synovial-derived mesenchymal stem cells are one of the most promising seed cells in cartilage tissue engineering.
OBJECTIVE:To isolate and culture synovial-derived mesenchymal stem cells of Sprague-Dawley rats, identify the multipotential differentiation and the potential ability of chondrogenic differentiation in three-dimensional culture condition.
METHODS:The synovium tissue was harvested from Sprague-Dawley rats. The synovial-derived mesenchymal stem cells were isolated with typeⅠcol agen enzyme digestion method and cultured in vitro. The passage 3 cells were detected with giemsa staining, the cellcycle, adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation were determined. The passage 3 cells were centrifuged as pel ets and cultured in the chondriogenic medium for 21 days. And the pel ets were examined by toluidine blue staining, typeⅡcol agen immunohistochemical staining and RT-PCR.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The mesenchymal stem cells isolated from the synovium tissue of rats have the characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells, and exhibit fibroblast-like morphology after cultured in vitro. The multilineage differentiation potentials were also revealed. After the cellwere cultured in chondrogenic medium for 21 days, chondroid tissue was found, type II col agen and aggrecan could be detected positively by toluidine blue staining, typeⅡcol agen immunohistochemical staining, and expressed by RT-PCR examination. Therefore, synovial mesenchymal stem cells have a chondrogenic differentiation potential.

Objective To study the distribution and properly of the transparent globules within Hensen cells (HC) of guinea -pig Corti organ .Methods The cochlear epithelial cells were isolated from 10 guinea pigs .The cells of cochlea were marked by Bodipy493/503 ,sudan III ,oil red O ,and osmium tetroxide .Results The transpar‐ent globules within the HCs of the guinea -pigs were green staining by Bodipy493/503 ,jacinth staining by Sudan III ,ruby red by oil red O .And they were black globules stripe as post -fixed in 1% osmium tetroxide .Conclusion The results indicate that the transparent globules within guinea -pigs HCs'lipid droplets by four methods .