D. Oluwasegun, Samuel Adebisi Sunday, Abraham Musa Sunday
{"title":"Assessment of the effect of post-natal lead exposure on the hippocampus of developing Wistar rats","authors":"D. Oluwasegun, Samuel Adebisi Sunday, Abraham Musa Sunday","doi":"10.5897/AJCPATH2019.0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/AJCPATH2019.0021","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the effect of post-natal lead exposure on the hippocampus of developing Wistar rats. Nine pregnant Wistar rats were randomly distributed into three groups of three rats each, consisting of a control Group 1 which received distilled water and experimental Groups 2 and 3 orally administered with 60 and 90 mg/kg bwt of lead acetate, respectively. The pups of the experimental Groups 2 and 3 were exposed to lead acetate via lactation from dams that were administered lead acetate from post-natal day (PND) 1 - PND 21. On PND 22, all the pups were weighed, and then euthanized. The brains of the pups were excised, weighed; lead deposit was quantified and fixed in Bouin’s fluid. The results revealed a significant (p 0.05) decrease in brain weight, significant increase(p<0.05) in brain somatic index (BSI), significant increase(p<0.05) in lead deposition, weak staining for Nissl substance and distortion in cytoarchitecture of the hippocampus of Wistar rat’s pups exposed to lead acetate compared to the control. Post-natal exposure to lead acetate via lactation caused an increase in lead deposition, decrease in body weight and distortion in the cytoarchitecture of the hippocampus of developing Wistar rats. \u0000 \u0000 Key words: Lead acetate, hippocampus, post-natal, lactation.","PeriodicalId":91833,"journal":{"name":"African journal of cellular pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/AJCPATH2019.0021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49479517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temporal bone histopathology study on cochlear otosclerosis: A memoir for the cochlear \u0000implant surgeon","authors":"A. Ahmed","doi":"10.5897/AJCPATH2019.0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/AJCPATH2019.0019","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to describe the pathologic changes in temporal bones with cochlear otosclerosis that may have implications for cochlear implantation. Fifteen human temporal bones with otosclerosis were used for this study. In each temporal bone was studied: (1) medial wall of the middle ear and in particular the horizontal segment of the facial nerve canal; (2) the round window niche and the corresponding part of the scala tympani; (3) the area of the labyrinthine segment and first genu of the facial nerve. Six temporal bones revealed otosclerotic pathology spanning the otic capsule between the cochlear endosteum and the facial nerve canal. The labyrinthine facial nerve was enveloped by otosclerosis in two cases, while the horizontal segment was involved in four temporal bones. Complete obstruction of the round window niche was observed in three cases, while round window niche obstruction was observed in four temporal bones. Otosclerosis presents difficulties for implant candidates. These otosclerotic changes with obstruction are usually present at the round window or at the scala tympani. The histology described underpins the need to counsel patients regarding the possibility of facial nerve stimulation and difficult implantation. \u0000 \u0000 Key words: Cochlear otosclerosis, histopathology, round window, obstruction.","PeriodicalId":91833,"journal":{"name":"African journal of cellular pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5897/AJCPATH2019.0019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45925006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}