Facilitation of behavioral and cortical emergence from isoflurane anesthesia by GABAergic neurons in basal forebrain / 中国药理学与毒理学杂志

OBJECTIVE To reveal the role of the basal forebrain(BF)GABAergic neurons in the regulation of isoflurane anesthesia and to elucidate the underlying neural pathways.METHODS The activity of BF GABAer-gic neurons was monitored during isoflurane anesthesia using a genetically encoded calcium indicator in Vgat-Cre mice of both sexes.The activity of BF GABAer-gic neurons was manipulated by chemogenetic and opto-genetic approaches.Sensitivity,induction time and emer-gence time of isoflurane anesthesia were estimated by righting reflex.The electroencephalogram(EEG)power and burst-suppression were monitored by EEG recording.The effects of activation of GABAergic BF-thalamic reticu-lar nucleus(TRN)pathway on isoflurane anesthesia were investigated with optogenetics.RESULTS The activity of BF GABAergic neurons was generally inhibited during isoflurane anesthesia,obviously decreased during the induction of anesthesia and gradually restored during the emergence from anesthesia.Activation of BF GABAergic neurons with chemogenetics and optogenetics promoted behavioral emergence from isoflurane anesthesia,with decreased sensitivity to isoflurane,delayed induction and accelerated emergence from isoflurane anesthesia.Optogenetic activation of BF GABAergic neurons prom-oted cortical activity during isoflurane anesthesia,with decreased EEG delta power and burst suppression ratio during 0.8%and 1.4%isoflurane anesthesia,respectively.Similar to the effects of activating BF GABAergic cell bod-ies,photostimulation of BF GABAergic terminals in the TRN also strongly promoted cortical activation and behav-ioral emergence from isoflurane anesthesia.CONCLU-SION The GABAergic neurons in the BF is a key neural substrate for general anesthesia regulation that facilitates behavioral and cortical emergence from general anesthe-sia via the BF-TRN pathway.

Short-segment versus long-segment pedicle screw fixation for repair of thoracolumbar fracture:one-year follow-up of vertebral compression rate / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:The effects of posterior decompression fixation in the repair of thoracolumbar fracture are affirmative. The fixation was divided into short-segment and long-segment pedicle screw fixation according to different treatment methods. The therapeutic effects of above two methods are controversial in the clinic at present. OBJECTIVE:To compare and observe the anterior vertebral compression ratio and the changes in Cobb angle after posterior short-segment and long-segment pedicle screw placement fixation in the repair of thoracolumbar fracture. METHODS:120 patients with thoracolumbar fracture were enrol ed in this study, and assigned to two groups according to fixation methods. Study group received posterior short-segment pedicle screw fixation. Control group received posterior long-segment pedicle screw fixation. Anterior vertebral compression rate and Cobb angle were observed before fixation, immediately and 12 months after fixation in both groups. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:There was no significant difference in anterior vertebral compression rate and Cobb angle between the two groups before fixation (P>0.05). Anterior vertebral compression rate and Cobb angle were significantly smal er in the study group than in the control group immediately and 12 months after fixation (P<0.05). Besides, surgical time and blood loss volume were less in the study group than in the control group (P<0.05). These results indicated that posterior short-segment pedicle screw fixation for treatment of thoracolumbar fracture can effectively improve kyphosis, recover vertebral compression degree, and its surgical time is short and blood loss volume during surgery is little, so it is better than posterior long-segment pedicle screw fixation.