Remyelination of the corpus callosum by olfactory ensheathing cell in an experimental model of multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) causes loss of the myelin sheath, which leads to loss of neurons. Regeneration of myelin sheath stimulates axon regeneration and neurons� survival. In this study, olfactory ensheathing cell (OEC) transplantation is investigated to restore myelin sheath in an experimental model of MS in male mice.OECs were isolated from the olfactory mucosa of seven-day-old infant rats and cultured. Then, cells were evaluated and approved by flow cytometry by p75 and GFAP markers. A total of 32 mice (C57BL /6) were studied in four groups; 1) without any treatment (control), 2) Sham (receiving PBS), 3) MS model and 4) MS and OEC transplantation. MS was induced by adding Cuprizon in the diet of animals for six weeks. After the expiration of 20 days, histologic analysis was performed with approval of the presence of cells in the graft area and the removal of myelin and myelin regeneration with two types of luxal fast blue (LFB) staining and immunohistochemistry. The purity of the cells ensheathing the olfactory was 90. There was a significant difference in Myelin percentage of PBS and OEC recipient groups (P�0.05). MBP and PLP of the myelin sheath in the group receiving OECs were more than MS group.According to the findings, in MS model MBP and PLP of the myelin sheath is reduced. In the group receiving OECs, it was returned to a normal level significantly compared to the sham group received only PBS significant differences were observed. The OECs transplantation can improve myelin restoration. © 2015 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved

The effects of swimming exercise and supraphysiological doses of nandrolone decanoate on the testis in adult male rats: a transmission electron microscope study

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are used in high doses by athletes to improve athletic ability, physical appearance, and muscle mass. Unfortunately, the abuse of these agents has significantly increased. It has been established that exercise and high doses of AAS may influence the hypothalamic-pituitary gonadal (H-P-G) axis, which can in turn affect the ultrastructure of the testes. However, the effect of the combination of exercise and high doses of AAS on the ultrastructure of the testes is not known. This study was undertaken in order to examine the combination effects of swimming exercise and supraphysiological doses of nandrolone decanoate on the ultrastructural changes in rat testes. Five groups of male Wistar strain albino rats were treated as follows for 8 weeks: solvent of nandrolone decanoate (peanut oil) as a vehicle (sham); nandrolone decanoate (ND) (10 mg/kg/week) - ND; exercise (1 h/day, 5 days a week) - exercise; ND (10 mg/kg/week) and exercise (1 h/day, 5 days a week) - ND-EX; and sedentary control without any injection or exercise - control. Ultrastructural changes in the rat testes were characterised by transmission electron microscopy. The number and size of Leydig cells were considerably decreased in the interstitial space in the experimental rats. The increased thickness and irregular wavy multilaminar appearance of basement membrane in the treated animals, especially in the ND-EX group, are associated with well developed myoid cells. Cytoplasm vacuolisation, vesicular-like crista of the mitochondria, numerous lipid droplets, and lysosome and phagolysosome in Sertoli cells were significantly observed in the experimental groups. Several apoptotic germ cells were considerably observed in the experimental rats (p ≤ 0.05). Exercise training seems to increase the extent of ultrastructural changes caused by supraphysiological doses of ND in rats, which in turn may affect fertility. (Folia Morphol 2010; 69, 3: 138-146

Study of lead effect on liver parenchymal cell of fetal rats by electron microscope

To study the lead effect, we selected 14 females rats in which we had observed vaginal plague after mating, and divided them into a group of 8 female rats as the case group and 6 females as the control group. As drinking water the case group was given 0.13% lead acetate solution and the control group pure distilled water. Immediately after parturition the pups were killed and their livers removed. A small part of the liver was fixed in glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide in order to be studied with transmission electron microsope. The fixated parts were dehydrated and embed in Epon 812. using ultramicrotomoe, we prepared semithin seclions of the tissues, stained them with toludine blue, and studied them under light microscope. Further more we prepared thin sections of the tissue to be placed on grids coated with formvar. These sections were stained by uranyl acelate and lead citrate. Electron microscopic study was performed on them. Results: T.E.M. study showed the swelling and blebbing of nuclear envelop and endoplasmic reticulum and mithochondria of hepatocytes

Study of recurrent branch of median nerve (Thenar's muscular branch) in relation to the flexor retinaculum and median in 64 hands (32 Men)

Variation of recurred branch of median nerve in relation to the median and flexor retinaculum are significant for both hand surgeons and specialists always. In this study, 64 cadaver hands (32 men) have been dissected. The median nerve was identified at the proximal edge of the flexor retinaculum, and in order to expose carpal tunnel the ligament was divided, and the above subjects were studied. The results are: 1) The relation of recurrent nerve to the flexor retinaculum was classified into 4 types: A) In (53.1%) of subjects, this branch arises from the median after the flexor retinaculum. B) In (31.3%) of subjects, it arises from the median in the carpal tunnel and the moves around the lower edge of flexor retinaculum and enters the thenar region. C) In (14.1%) of subjects, it arises from the median in the carpal tunnel and pierces the flexor retinaculum. D) In (1.56%) of subjects it arises, in the carpal tunnel and it divides into two subbranches here. One follows pattern A and the other pattern C. 2) In this step, the relation of the recurrent branch to the median nerve was studied. The results show that inspite of this image even though most often the recurrent branch arises from the lateral side of median, in (68.75%) of subjects it arises from it's anterior surface. The MC Nemar test reveals that there is no relation between manifestation of mentioned patterns with right or left hands

Ultrastructural Study of Neutrophils in Fetal Rat Spleen Following Lead Intoxication

Introduction: Lead is one of the heavy metals that have adverse effects on blood cellsand hemopoiesis. In this study the ultrastructure of neutrophils in fetal rat spleen wereinvestigated following lead intoxication. Material and Methods: Thirty female and 6 male Sprague-Dawley rats were chosenby simple random sampling. After mating the pregnant rats were classified into test and controlgroups. From the first day of pregnancy the test group was provided ad lib with watercontaining 0.13% lead acetate and the control group had access to distilled water. After birth 10newborn in each group were chosen by systematic random sampling. The spleens of thenewborn rats were fixed in a solution of 2% glutaraldehyde, and after processing, sections werestudied by a transmission electron microscope. Results: The ultrastructural changes included: irregular nuclei with deep invagination,plasma membrane pockets, presence of vacuoles with a heterogeneous material and anincreasing incidence of rough endoplasmic reticulum with dilated cisternae. No differencesbetween the groups were observed in the mitochondrial morphology and pattern of cytoplasmicgranules (primary granules with electron dense appearance and specific or secondary granuleswith less electron density and heterogeneous appearance). Conclusion: Lead transmitted via the placenta can affect the ultrastructure, and mostprobably the function, of fetal neutrophils. More attention must be given to the dangers of leadpollution of the environment and the need to eliminate exposure to lead in work place

A stereological analysis of renal glomeruli following chronic Lead intoxication in rat during a continuous period of 8 weeks

Stereologic methods are used to abtain quantitative information about 3-dimensional structures from histologic sections. The aim of the present study was using new and unbiased stereologic techniques to investigate changes in volume and number of glomeruli after chronic lead acetate intoxication both quantitatively and in 3-dimensional spaces.Lead is one of the heavy metals that has adverse effects on renal function. These effects may involve the renal tubules as well as the glomeruli. Several qualitative histologic studies have been performed regarding the effects of lead on renal tissue and the glomeruli some of which report changes in volume and number of the glomeruli.Male adult wistar rats in four groups (each including 9 rats) were randomly selected. The case groups (treatment groups) were first given 0.5% and then 1% lead acetate in their drining water for 8 weeks. The negative and positive control groups were given distilled water and 0.4% acetic acid solution in the same period respectively.Stereologic analysis was performed based on Cavalierie’s principle to determine the reference volume (VReference), the fraction volume of glomeruli (VVGlom), and total glomerular volume (VTGlom). Furthermore the numerical density (NVGlom) and total number of glomeruli (NTGlom) were estimated using the physical dissector.Results showed that the number of glomeruli in case group which had received 1% lead acetate in drinking water decreased significantly (P0. This study confirms qualitative observational histologic studies with an unbiased and exact method, and expresses the chages in the number and volume of renal glomeruli after lead intoxication.05). on the other hand, glomerular total volume in both 1% and 0.5% groups increased significantly after lead intoxication. Comparing positive and negative control groups (P<0.0

Distribution of Intercostal Nerves in Musculis Rectus Abdominis

This study was conducted on 48 specimens of Rectus abdominis muscles for recognition and definition of passage and ramification of lower intercostal nerves. The main results of this study are as follows: 1- The seventh and eight intercostal nerves penetrated to posterior layer of the Rectus sheath while other intercostal nerves perforated to dorsal layer of internal oblique abdominis aponeurosis. 2- Distance between lateral border of the Rectus abdominis muscle till penetrate point for all nerves were 18±1 mm, but the subcostal nerve was 16±1 mm. 3- Each intercostal nerve was ramified in thickness of muscle and formed many branches that maximum of this was middle longitudinal region and minimum of that was lateral longitudinal region. In addition we did not observe the nerve anastomosis between intercostal nerves. 4- The lower primary branch of the intercostal nerve after piercing of anterior layer of the Rectus sheath was named anterior cutaneous branch and terminated to abdominal skin. 5- All of intercostal nerves at first was placed right angle to muscle fibers but immediately decrease its and was placed parallel to muscle fibers. 6- The entrance, passage and ramification of intercostal nerves in both male and female cadavers were similar

Comparative evaluation of the effect of silicone and teflon in prevention of epidural fibrosis after laminectomy in rat

There are many studies about epidural fibrosis after surgical manipulation of the spine. We have studied formation of the post laminectomy epidural fibrosis after application of two materials (Silicone and Teflon) in this report. This expriment is on two groups of rats. Two separated laminectomies were done in each rat, one serving as control while in the other laminectomy spaces Silicone was used in group A and Teflon in group B. Laminectomy spaces were evaluated with gross dissection and histologic studies after 6 weeks. Silicone decreased intermuscular scar, deep scar, dural adhesion and collagen fiber density in epidural space. Teflon decreased dural adhesion and collagen fiber density but did not decrease intermuscular and deep scar formation in epidural space

HUMAN PREADIPOCYTES INHIBIT PROLIFERATION OF MCF-7 BREAST CANCER CELL LINE

Cancer cell-stromal cell interaction plays a crucial role in the growth and invasion of tumor cells of various organs. It has been recently suggested that adipocytes and preadipocytes, two specific types of stromal cells, affect the biological behavior of variety of breast cancer cell lines. In spite of few investigations, there is a controversy in the literatures about the effects of adipocytes and preadipocytes on tumor growth. In this study, we compared the proliferation of MCF-7 breast-cancer cell line in culture with or without presence of primary isolated human adipocytes and preadipocytes by MTT colorimetric assay in 2, 4 and 6 days of culture experiments. Human adipocytes increased the proliferation of MCF-7 cells in the co-culture about 8.6%, 12% and 12% more than MCF-7 monoculture in 2, 4 and 6 days after cell culture respectively. Human preadipocytes decreased the proliferation of MCF-7 cells in the co-culture about 7.7%, 16.9% and 21% lesser than MCF-7 cell monoculture in 2, 4 and 6 days after cell culture, respectively. Proliferation of MCF-7 cells in co- culture with adipocytes were 17.7%, 35% and 42% more than MCF-7 cells in co-culture with preadipocytes after 2, 4 and 6 days of culture, respectively. We concluded that human adipocytes increase the proliferation of MCF-7 breast cancer cell line but human preadipocytes inhibit proliferation of MCF-7 breast cancer cell line