[Findings of massive pneumatization of the middle nasal turbinate in a collection of skulls from the 13th-18th centuries]. / Nálezy masivní pneumatizace strední skorepy nosní v souboru lebek z 13.-18. století.

Ethmoid cells display a considerable variability due to their extensive development. Pneumatization of middle turbinate intermediary one or several ethmoid cells is referred to "concha bullosa", which belongs to the frequent and clinically significant variations of bony nasal cavity. The collection of 309 (176 male and 133 female) adult dry skulls pertaining to the "Broumov Ossuary" (13th-18th centuries) was examined for the presence of concha bullosa. The appearance of the middle turbinate was evaluated by inspection. Only noticeably enlarged middle turbinates were rated as positive finding of concha bullosa. All positive findings of concha bullosa were also verified by their probing; coronal CT examination of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses was performed in seven of them. Concha bullosa was diagnosed in 160 skulls (51.77%).

[An interesting paleopathologic finding of healed multiple war injuries of a skull]. / Zajímavý paleopatologický nález vícecetného zhojeného válecného poranení lebky.

The presentation describes an interesting finding of healed multiple war cutting wounds in adult male skull. The examined dry skull belong to the extensive osteologic collection which comes from the abolished "Broumov Ossuary". The set encompasses skeletal remains of the population from the 13th to 18th centuries.

Activity of alkaline phosphatase in the major salivary glands of mice at various ages of postnatal life, and during pregnancy and lactation.

Activity of alkaline phosphatase in the major salivary glands of male and female mice at various ages of postnatal life, and in females during lactation was studied histochemically. Enzyme activity was not detected on the day of birth, but was found in the terminal tubules of all major salivary glands during the first postnatal week. Alkaline phosphatase activity was increasing gradually with age and a definitive enzymatic pattern was observed by the age of 6 weeks. No difference in enzyme activity was found among the major salivary glands of young adult and old animals. The parenchyma of fully differentiated submandibular glands showed clear sexually dimorphic patterns of alkaline phosphatase activity. During pregnancy, a significant increase of alkaline phosphatase activity was detected in submandibular gland. From gestation day 15 to the end of pregnancy, enzymic pattern of granular convoluted tubules of pregnant females was the same as in the adult males. Histochemical masculinization of the submandibular gland during pregnancy suggests that besides androgens also progesterone exerts masculinization of the murine submandibular salivary gland.

[Development of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) activity in postnatal differentiation of the submandibular gland in mice]. / Vývoj aktivity dipeptidyl peptidázy IV (DPP IV) v prubehu postnatální diferenciace submandibulární zlázy mysi.

The localization of a serine exopeptidase--DPP IV--in the male and female submandibular gland of the mouse during gland postnatal development was studied histochemically in the light microscopic level. The present results suggest that localization of DPP IV is closely related to the postnatal differentiation and maturation of acini and male granular convoluted tubules. Remarkable sex differences of DPP IV activity were detected in the submandibular gland of pubescent and adult animals. The possible physiological role of DPP IV in major salivary glands is also discussed in the paper.

[Histochemical activity of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) in intracerebral transplantation of the submandibular gland in mice]. / Histochemická aktivita dipeptidyl peptidázy IV (DPP IV) v intracerebrálních transplantátech submandibulární zlázy mysi.

Histochemical activity of DPP IV in the intracerebral homotransplants of submandibular gland of the newborn mouse was investigated in the course of a 5-month period after transplantation. Eight weeks after grafting, the enzyme pattern in the parenchyma of transplants was already comparable with the enzyme pattern of a fully mature mouse submandibular gland in situ. At this time, DPP IV was active in the apicolateral cell membranes of numerous acini of the gland transplants. Enzyme activity in apical cell cytoplasm of granular convoluted tubules was found only in transplants located in the brain of male recipients.

Histochemical localization of succinate dehydrogenase in the mouse submandibular gland during postnatal development.

The activity of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) was examined histochemically in the parenchyma of murine submandibular gland (SMG) during postnatal development on light-microscopical level. In this study, SDH appears as a good marker of differentiating and mature striated ducts of both sexes and convoluted granular tubules of males. Enzyme activity in glandular parenchyma increased from the 1st day to the 7th week of postnatal life. Definitive enzymatic pattern was seen in the gland aged 7 weeks. Histochemical differences between male and female SMG of mouse were noted.

Histochemical localization of succinate dehydrogenase in intracerebral mouse submandibular gland transplants.

Histochemical localization of succinate dehydrogenase in developing intracerebral auto- and homotransplants of the mouse submandibular gland was investigated in the course of a 5-month period after transplantation. Eight weeks after grafting, the enzyme pattern in the parenchyma of homotransplants was comparable with the histochemical picture of a fully mature submandibular gland in situ. At this time, numerous acini showed a weak activity, very numerous striated ducts a strong activity, and less frequent developing convoluted granular tubules slightly weaker activity, than in the striated ducts. Beginning histochemical differentiation of convoluted granular tubules was noted only in homotransplants, located in the brain of male recipients. On the other hand, only a weak activity in the cytoplasm of non-differentiated duct--like structures of some autotransplants was seen. Homotransplants of non-differentiated submandibular gland of newborn donors were found to be a more suitable transplantation object capable of postnatal development of gland parenchyma than autografts of fully differentiated gland of adult animals that did not enter the cytodifferentiation stage.

Mature sacrococcygeal teratoma containing the lower half of a human body.

Twins were diagnosed by ultrasound in a 29-year-old woman. The cesarean delivery revealed at first a mature girl with a large benign sacrococcygeal teratoma and then a healthy boy. X-ray and CT examinations of the teratoma showed pelvic and lower limb bones. A mature teratoma-tridermoma (weight 475 g) containing the underdeveloped lower half of a human body was confirmed during surgery and verified morphologically. The fraternal twins, i.e., the girl operated upon and her brother, have been followed for 5 years and are without any complaints. They have normal neurological function.

[Regeneration of auto- and isografts of submandibular glands in the brain of laboratory mice. I. Morphologic evaluation of the healed graft using light microscopy]. / Regenerace auto- a isotransplantátu submandibulární zlázy v mozku laboratorní mysi. I. Morfologické vyhodnocení vhojených transplantátu ve svetelném mikroskopu.

The mouse granular convoluted tubules of submandibular gland of laboratory mouse are releasing a range of biologically active peptides (renin, neural growth factor and others) into both the saliva and blood circulation, the males producing it in a larger extent than females. Recently, several from respective peptides were identified to be endogenous ones and brain-related. The present work was aimed to utilise submandibular gland/SMG auto- and isotransplants regenerating in murine brain as a possibly local source of peptides. Experimentally, the newborn and juvenile matured white A breeded mice of both sexes were used. Glandular grafts were grafted into brain parenchyma or CSF spaces. Laboratory animals have then been perished during the first 6 weeks after transplantation, and the transplants so acquired evaluated as serial frontal sections embedded in paraffin and H.E. stained by light microscopy. Also cryocate sections were incubated in order to detect the presence of alkaline phosphatase (AP) and succinic dehydrogenase/(SDH). It was stated experimentally that both mentioned SMG grafts underwent the survival and development intracerebrally. Some first regressive changes were gradually replaced by glandular proliferation and lobular neomorphogenesis having been more pronounced in osotransplants. The proliferative period was characterized by cellular mitoses, multiplication of duct-like and terminal tubulous structures of newly formed glandular lobules. Partially, the isotransplants display the transformation of proliferation stage into that of cellular cytodifferentiation followed by gradual appearance of striated ducts, acini and even granular convoluted tubules on the 5th week after transplantation. Also the reoccurrence of enzyme activities in the transplant parenchyma after their initially total disappearance is testifying of both proliferation and cytodifferentiation developed gradually. During the first days of implantation, the revascularization of grafts occurs, those being high in AP endothelial activity of vessels newly formed. This is to conclude that higher proliferative intensity of isotransplants and their exclusive cytodifferentiation demonstrate that an undifferentiated murine SMG which can develop itself ontogenetically is more effective graft than a SMG differentiated fully. On the next stage, the development of glandular grafts will be studied with more delay after transplantations. Also the enzyme implementation of new parenchymatous components is to be elucidated. Further experimentation is planified as to influencing intracerebral SMG graft development with administration of hormones and isoproterenol to laboratory animals.