• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.95-99
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• 2008

Calcium ($Ca^{2+}$) is an intracellular second messenger associated with neuronal plasticity of the central nervous system. The calcium-binding proteins regulate the $Ca^{2+}$-mediated signals in the cytoplasm and buffer the calcium concentration. This study examined temporal changes of three calcium-binding proteins (calretinin, calbindin and parvalbumin) in the medial vestibular nucleus (MVN) during vestibular compensation after unilateral labyrinthectomy (UL) in rats. Rats underwent UL, and the changes in the expression of these proteins at 2, 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h were examined by immuno-fluorescence staining. The expression levels of all three proteins increased immediately after UL and returned to the control level by 48 h. However, the level of calretinin showed changes different from the other two proteins, being expressed at significantly higher level in the contralateral MVN than in the ipsilateral MVN 2 h after UL, whereas the other two proteins showed similar expression levels in both the ipsilateral and contralateral MVN. These results suggest that the calcium binding proteins have some protective activity against the increased $Ca^{2+}$ levels in the MVN. In particular, calretinin might be more responsive to neuronal activity than calbindin or parvalbumin.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.123-131
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• 2001

To investigate the effects of electrical stimulation on vestibular compensation, which is the recovery of vestibular symptoms following unilateral labyrinthectomy (UL), intermittent electrical stimulation was applied to the injured vestibular portion in Sprague-Dawley rats. Vestibuloocular and vestibulospinal reflexes, electrical activity and expression of c-Fos protein in medial vestibular nuclei (MVN) were measured with time following UL. Spontaneous nystagmus occurred with frequency of $2.9{\pm}0.2$ beats/sec at 2 hours after UL and disappeared after 72 hours. Electrical stimulation decreased the frequency of nystagmus significantly till 24 hours after UL. Roll head deviation was $107{\pm}9.7^{\circ}$ at 2 hours after UL and the deviation was maintained till 72 hours, but electrical stimulation decreased the deviation significantly 6 hours after UL. Resting activity of type I neurons in ipsilateral MVN to the injured vestibular side decreased significantly compared with control at 6 and 24 hours after UL, but the activity of type I neurons was recovered to control level by electrical stimulation at 24 hours after UL. Gain of type I neurons induced by sinusoidal rotation of 0.1 Hz decreased significantly till 24 hours after UL, but electrical stimulation restored the activity at 24 hours. The gain of type II neurons decreased significantly at 6 hours after UL, but electrical stimulation restored the activity. Expression of c-Fos protein was asymmetric between bilateral MVN till 24 hours after UL, but the asymmetry disappeared by electrical stimulation 6 hours after UL. These results suggest that electrical stimulation to the injured vestibular portion facilitates vestibular compensation following UL by restoration of symmetry of neuronal activity between bilateral vestibular nuclei resulting from increased activity in ipsilateral vestibular nuclei to the injured side.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.66-76
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to asses the etlect of Uncaria rhynchophylla (UR). one of the oriental herbs having a capability to block calcium channels, on affecting vestibular compensation (VC) in Sprague - Dawley rats. Animals were divided into a drug treatment group receiving, UR per oral for 10 days preceding unilateral labyrinthectomy (ULX) and a control group with saline ingestion, To evaluate behavioral changes. horizontal spontaneous nystagmus (SN) and roll head tilt (RHT) were recorded by a video camem with zoom lens in the course of vestibular compensation (VC). Immunohistochemical staining was performed by conventional ABC method to visualize cFos-like immunoreactive (cFLI) neurons in the medial vestibular nuclei (MVN) and cFLI cells were counted by image analyzer. Bodyweight was increased significantly, about 35g, by UR treatment for 10 clays before ULX. Compared with the control group, the drug group showed significant reduction of RHT 6 hrs after ULX as well as fast disappearance of SN at early stages of vestibular compensation. Also, recovery of the spatial and temporal cFLI expressions in the bilateral MVN was accelerated 24 hrs after ULX. These results suggest that Uncaria rhynchophyila has a beneficial effect to ameliorate vestibular compensation in unilateral labryinthectomized rats.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.1-17
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• 1974

미로(迷路) 각반규관(各半規管)과 각외안근간(各外眼筋間)의 기능적(機能的) 관계(關係)를 구명(究明)하여 미로반사성(迷路反射性) 안구운동(眼球運動)을 위한 신경기구(神經機構)를 이해하고져 마취가토(麻醉家兎)에서 골성(骨性) 반규관(半規管) 팽대부내(膨大部內)에 단전극(單電極)을 삽입하여 각(各) 팽대부신경(膨大部神經)을 전기자극(電氣刺戟)하였을 때 양안(兩眼)의 각(各) 외안근(外眼筋)의 반응(反應)을 등장성장력변화(等長性張力變化)와 근전도(筋電圖)로써 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결론(結論)을 얻었다. 1) 일측(一側) 미로(迷路)에서 한 반규관신경을 자극하면 양안(兩眼)에서 각각(各各) 3개의 안근(眼筋)은 흥분(興奮)하여 수축(收縮)하고 여기에 대(對)한 3개의 길항근(拮抗筋)은 억제(抑制)되어 이완(弛緩)하였다. 2) 일측(一側) 미로(迷路)의 어느 반규관신경을 자극하거나 동측안(同側眼)에서는 상직근(上直筋), 상사근(上斜筋) 및 내직근(內直筋)이 흥분(興奮)(수축(收縮))하고, 하직근(下直筋), 하사근(下斜筋) 및 외직근(外直筋)은 억제(抑制)(이완(弛緩))되었다. 반대측(反對側) 근(筋)에서는 하직근(下直筋), 하사근(下斜筋) 및 외직근(外直筋)이 흥분(興奮)하고 상직근(上直筋), 상사근(上斜筋) 및 내직근(內直筋)은 억제(抑制)되었다. 3) 일측(一側) 미로(迷路)의 3개 반규관자극을 중복(重複)시켰을 때는 한 안근(眼筋)이나 각안근(各眼筋) 길항근대(拮抗筋對)에 각반규관신경(各半規官神經)의 자극효과(刺戟效果)가 중첩(重疊)됨을 증명(證明)할 수 있었다. 4) 이상(以上)의 실험적 근거를 토대로 하여 각반규관(各半規官)과 각외안근(各外眼筋)의 기능적(機能的) 관계(關係)를 규정(規定)하는 법칙성(法則性)을 찾을 수 있었다. 즉(卽) ‘상직근(上直筋), 내직근(內直筋) 및 상사근(上斜筋)은 동측(同側) 미로(迷路) 반규관(半規管)으로부터 흥분적(興奮的) 충격(衝擊)을 받고 반대측(反對側) 반규관(半規管)들로부터는 억제적(抑制的) 충격(衝擊)을 받으며, 하직근(下直筋), 외직근(外直筋) 및 하사근(下斜筋)을 위하여는 이와 정반대(正反對)의 관계(關係)가 성립(成立)한다. 5) 본(本) 실험성적(實驗性績)을 Cohen 등(等)의 가묘(家猫)에서의 연구보고(硏究報告)와 비교하건데 사근(斜筋)에 대(對)한 반규관사배(半規管司配)는 동일(同一)하나, 내(內) 및 외직근(外直筋)과 상(上) 및 하직근(下直筋)에 대(對)한 반규관사배(半規管司配)는 일부(一部) 상이(相異)하였다. Cohen 등(等)의 성적을 분석(分析)하여 본 결과 이론적(理論的) 모순(矛盾)이 있음을 보았고 안근(眼筋)의 각(各) 길항근(拮抗筋)에 대한 반규관사배(半規管司配)의 양식(樣式)에 있어 일정(一定)한 법칙성(法則性)을 찾을수 없었으며 그들의 관찰에는 실험적(實驗的) 오류(誤謬)를 포함하고 있음을 증명(證明)하였다.