1.Protection against Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats by Pretreatment with Paeoniflorin
Wenxia LIU ; Junlian SHU ; Li XU ; Junping CAO ; Yi MA
China Pharmacist 2015;(6):926-928
Objective:To investigate the protective effects of paeoniflorin on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion ( MI/R) injury in rats. Methods:The rat model of MI/R injury was prepared by coronary artery ligation for 30 min followed by 2-hour reperfusion. Then the rats were randomly divided into 5 groups:sham group, model group, paeoniflorin group respectively at high, medium and low dose (20, 10 and 5 mg·kg-1, n=10). Paeoniflorin was respectively injected via tail vein 1 h before the operation and at the beginning of the reperfusion. The CK, LDH and SOD activities and MDA contents in serum of rats were examined, and the area of myocardial in-farction was also calculated after the reperfusion. Results:Paeoniflorin (20 and 10 mg·kg-1 ) could significantly reduce the area of myocardial infarction when compared with the model group (P<0. 05). Paeoniflorin could obviously inhibit the CK and LDH activities (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01) and enhance the SOD activity (P<0. 01) in serum of MI/R rats. The MDA content in paeoniflorin groups at high and medium dose was significantly lower than that in the model group (P<0. 05). Conclusion:Paeoniflorin pretreatment shows effectiveness against MI/R injury, which may be associated with the inhibition of lipid peroxidation.
2.Development and application of iris recognition system of patient management in human assisted reproductive centers
Peng DU ; Lihua XIONG ; Junping SHU ; Chen LUO ; Shufang WANG
Military Medical Sciences 2014;(5):381-383,387
Objective To introduce iris recognition application in human assisted reproductive technology and set up an iris registration platform and an iris recognition platform for patients .Methods Every patient′s iris was used as the only code.The complicated verification of identity cards and birth permit was replaced by the digital service platform .We set up a database for basic information ,and electronic records of treatment and follow-up for centralized management .Results and Conclusion Compared to other authentication systems ,this iris digital system is easy and efficient .It can more effectively eliminate replacement and prevent medical disputes .The time taken to check the information of each patient is shortened to twenty seconds .
3.In vitro effect of total flavones of Fructus Chorspondiatis on expression of collagen type I and type III mRNA and protein of cultured rat cardiac fibroblasts.
Junping BAO ; Ming JIN ; Yumin YANG ; Xiaohui GAO ; Liang SHU ; Huihui XING ; Lei JIA
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(1):136-41
This study aims to investigate the effect of total flavones of Fructus Chorspondiatis (TFFC) on the mRNA and protein expression of collagen type I and III of rat cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) induced by angiotensin II (Ang II), and explore its anti-myocardial fibrosis molecular mechanism. Neonatal rat CFs were prepared from Sprague-Dawley rats (1-3 d after birth). The expression of collagen type I and III mRNA and protein were measured by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The study showed that stimulation of neonatal rat CFs with 100 nmol.L-1 of Ang II for 72 h resulted in a significant increase of the expression of collagen type I and III mRNA and protein. The changes on the expression level were blocked by TFFC. The results demonstrated that TFFC can inhibit myocardial fibrosis induced by Ang II in rats, which is probably associated with the collagen type I and III mRNA and protein levels up-regulated by Ang II, and TFFC was shown to decrease the expression levels of collagen type I and III mRNA and protein.