Small intestine and small colon neuropathy in equine dysautonomia (grass sickness)     

D. L. Doxey  E. M. Milne  M. P. Woodman  J. S. Gilmour  H. K. Chisholm 《Veterinary research communications》1995,19(6):529-543

The number of neurons in the coeliacomesenteric ganglia and the myenteric and submucosal plexuses of the jejunum, ileum and small colon, and the pathological changes induced in them, were studied in various types of equine dysautonomia. In all forms of dysautonomia, severe and extensive neuron loss and damage occurred in the ileum. In acute and subacute dysautonomia, jejunal neuron loss and damage were severe, but in chronic cases significantly less loss or damage occurred. The damage followed the same pattern in the small colon but it was always less obvious than in the jejunum. The distribution of the damage was uniform within a segment of the intestine. In fatal cases of dysautonomia, the clinical severity and duration of illness seems, in most instances, to be related to the amount of neuronal disruption occurring in the jejunum. Severe disruption results in acute/subacute dysautonomia, while milder damage leads to the chronic form.No case of dysautonomia was encountered in which enteric neuron loss and damage occurred without significant neuronal disruption also occurring in the coeliacomesenteric ganglia.Ileal neuronal damage and loss are not invariably worse than that in the jejunum, and the possible reasons for this, together with the relationship between neuronal damage and possible causes of dysautonomia, are discussed.Abbreviations H&E haematoxylin and eosin Deceased. Formerly of the Moredun Research Institute, 408 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh, EH17 7JH, UK  相似文献   

Ginkgo biloba extract enhances c-jun expression and attenuates motoneuron death induced by root avulsion     

LI Fang-lan  ZHOU Li-hua  YUAN Qun-fang  YAO Zhi-bin  WU Wu-tian 《园艺学报》2004,20(10):1783-1785

AIM: To investigate the influence of Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb761) on c-jun expressions and motoneurons survival following root avulsion. METHODS: One hundred and eighty adult Sprague-Dawley female rats were randomly divided into control and EGb761 groups. Immediately after avulsion of C5-T1 nerve roots, the rats were injected ip with either 1 mL of EGb761 25 mg·kg^-1·d^-1 or the same volume of normal saline, and the treatment repeated everyday. At 4 h to 6 weeks following avulsion, the C7 spinal segments of all rats were collected and prepared for c-jun immunocytochemistry and neutral red stain. The numbers of c-jun positive and survival motoneurons were counted and compared between two groups at each time point. RESULTS: In control rats following avulsion, c-jun positive motoneurons appeared at 4 h, reached its maximum at 1 d and declined to 2 weeks. Avulsion-induced motoneurons death started at 2 weeks, climbed to its maximum at 4 weeks-6 weeks. In EGb761 treated rats, both numbers of c-jun positive and survival motoneurons were more than that in control group at each time point. CONCLUSION: EGb761 attenuates avulsion-induced motoneurons death, and this effect may be related to up-regulation of c-jun gene in avulsed motoneurons.  相似文献   

Computed tomographic anatomy of the canine cervical vertebral venous system     

Marcelo Gómez  DVM    Larry Freeman  DVM  MS    Jeryl Jones  DVM  PhD    Otto Lanz  DVM    Pam Arnold 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2004,45(1):29-37

Computed tomographic (CT) venography of the cervical vertebral canal was performed in six, clinically normal, adult mixed-breed dogs from 14 to 23 kg. After dogs were euthanized and saline perfused, a gelatin and iothalamate mixture was injected into the right external jugular vein. Contiguous, 4-mm-thick CT images were obtained with dogs in sternal recumbency. Dogs were kept in the same position as for the CT scan and frozen to approximately -8 degrees C. All post-contrast CT images were analyzed using similar bone window and level settings. Additional multiplanar reformatted dorsal images were obtained in all dogs. The frozen cadavers were sectioned through the cervical region extending from the occiput to T1 at approximately 8-mm intervals. The frozen sections were then compared with the CT images. The CT appearance of the normal cervical vertebral venous system was described and illustrated. Components such as the internal vertebral venous plexus, interarcuate veins, intervertebral veins, and vertebral veins were clearly identified on the CT images.  相似文献   

仔猪小肠肌间神经丛NDP阳性神经元形态的定量研究   总被引：3，自引：2，他引：3  

张原  滕可导  张晗  赵琪  王瑞玲  李莲军 《畜牧兽医学报》2004,35(6):705-710

采用小肠铺片NADPH黄递酶组化染色和细胞影像分析的方法对0、5、28日龄的仔猪小肠肌间神经丛神经元群体的形态参数进行定量测定。结果表明:随日龄增长,小肠肌间神经元胞体面积增大,出生后的头几天尤为明显。NDP阳性肌间神经元胞核面积平均值与胞体面积平均值呈正相关。胞体面积平均值在0日龄为234.98±23.48μm2,5日龄为346.30±33.07μm2,28日龄为364.17μm2;胞核面积平均值在0日龄为69.85±6.27μm2,5日龄为88.25±2.39μm2,28日龄为84.15μm2。核质比随日龄呈下降趋势,核质比在0日龄为0.298±0.003,5日龄为0.257±0.027,28日龄为0.231。上述测量值不仅表现出日龄差异,而且在同一日龄小肠的前后段亦有所不同。NDP阳性神经元胞体和胞核大小都以十二指肠最大,空肠前段次之,回肠最小。0日龄仔猪神经元胞体面积分布在100～300μm2之间的占70.79%,5日龄和28日龄胞体面积分布在100～400μm2之间的分别占64.81%和63.22%。肌间神经丛NDP阳性神经元主要为Dogiel 型神经元。  相似文献   

Solitary intraventricular tumors in dogs and cats treated with radiotherapy alone or combined with ventriculoperitoneal shunts: A retrospective descriptive case series     

Katrin Beckmann  Malwina Kowalska  Valeria Meier 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2023,37(1):204-215

  相似文献   

术中无水酒精注射治疗不能切除胰腺癌的效果观察     

周占春  李朝龙  朱玮冰 《湛江医学院学报》2007,25(4):391-392

目的 观察术中注射无水酒精治疗不能切除胰腺癌的效果.方法 1995年5月至2005年8月60例不能切除之晚期胰腺癌患者,其中36例(A组)在行胆肠和(或)胃肠改道手术基础上,术中行瘤体内以及腹腔神经丛无水酒精注射处理,术后定期随访,观察症状缓解和生存期(术后0.5、1a存活率情况).余24例(B组)同期仅行胆肠和(或)胃肠改道手术,仅观察生存期(术后0.5、18存活率)作为对照.结果 A组36例的顽固性腰背痛症状术后即基本消失,其余临床症状均有不同程度缓解;瘤体在术后2个月均有缩小(平均缩小29%);随访平均生存期(8.9±2.4)个月,较B组(5.5±0.4)个月长,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01).A组术后0.5、1a存活率分别为81.8%、45.5%;B组术后0.5、1a存活率分别为54.5%、18.2%,A组高于B组,两组间差异有显著性意义(P＜0.05).结论 术中瘤体内及腹腔神经丛无水酒精注射治疗不能切除之胰腺癌,能延缓肿瘤生长,显著减轻癌性疼痛,从而延长患者生存期,提高其生存质量,是一种安全、简便、有效的治疗措施.  相似文献   

CASE REPORT: Corneal papilloma associated with papillomavirus in a one‐humped camel (Camelus dromedarius)     

Nuh K&#x;l&#x;  Nihat Toplu  Ahmet Aydoan  Rahime Yayg&#x;ngül  ule Yurdagül zsoy 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2010,13(Z1):100-102

A 15‐year‐old male dromedary camel with a history of chronic severe keratoconjunctivitis and corneal mass in the left eye of 6 months’ duration was referred to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at Adnan Menderes University. A superficial keratectomy was performed and biopsy material submitted for histopathology. The diagnosis was corneal papilloma. There has been no recurrence of the neoplasm to date (6 months, 1 year). Corneal papilloma has not been reported previously in camels and seems to be associated with papillomavirus.  相似文献   

ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS TUMORS IN FIVE DOGS     

SCOTT ROSE  CRAIG LONG  MARGUERITE KNIPE  BILL HORNOF 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2005,46(6):514-517

Five dogs with unilateral thoracic limb lameness, neurologic deficits, muscle atrophy, and pain, or a combination of these signs, were examined using ultrasonograghy. Large, hypoechoic tubular masses that displaced vessels and destroyed the normal architecture were found in each dog. The affected axilla of each patient was then imaged with computed tomography or magnetic resonance to fully assess the extent of the masses. We describe the use of ultrasound in screening patients for brachial plexus tumors.  相似文献   

Fluorouracil as a treatment for corneal papilloma in a Malayan tapir     

Karpinski LG  Miller CL 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2002,5(3):241-243

A 26-year-old, wild caught, male Malayan tapir at the Miami Metrozoo with bilateral corneal papillomas was serially immobilized and given subconjunctival injections of fluorouracil. Over the course of 17 weeks five bilateral injections of 25 mg fluorouracil were given. This treatment caused regression of the corneal lesions as evidenced by decreased lesion diameter, decreased corneal vascularity, increased corneal clarity, and improved visual function. No adverse drug effects were observed.  相似文献   

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS OF PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMORS OF THE CANINE BRACHIAL PLEXUS IN 18 DOGS     

SUSAN KRAFT  E. J. EHRHART  DAVID GALL  LISA KLOPP  PATRICK GAVIN  RUSS TUCKER  ROD BAGLEY  HEGE KIPPENES  CONSTANCE DEHAAN  VINCE PEDROIA  BETH PARTINGTON  NATASHA OLBY 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2007,48(1):1-7

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations from 18 dogs with a histologically confirmed peripheral nerve sheath tumor (PNST) of the brachial plexus were assessed retrospectively. Almost half (8/18) had a diffuse thickening of the brachial plexus nerve(s), six of which extended into the vertebral canal. The other 10/18 dogs had a nodule or mass in the axilla (1.2-338 cm3). Seven of those 10 masses also had diffuse nerve sheath thickening, three of which extended into the vertebral canal. The majority of tumors were hyperintense to muscle on T2-weighted images and isointense on T1-weighted images. Eight of 18 PNSTs had only minimal to mild contrast enhancement and many (13/18) enhanced heterogeneously following gadolinium DTPA administration. Transverse plane images with a large enough field of view (FOV) to include both axillae and the vertebral canal were essential, allowing in-slice comparison to detect lesions by asymmetry of structures. Higher resolution, smaller FOV, multiplanar examination of the cervicothoracic spine was important for appreciating nerve root and foraminal involvement. Short tau inversion recovery, T2-weighted, pre and postcontrast T1-weighted pulse sequences were all useful. Contrast enhancement was critical to detecting subtle diffuse nerve sheath involvement or small isointense nodules, and for accurately identifying the full extent of disease. Some canine brachial plexus tumors can be challenging to detect, requiring a rigorous multiplanar multi-pulse sequence MRI examination.  相似文献