1.Analysis of the correlation between three evaluation methods of rat models of focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion
Xuran CUI ; Zhao LIU ; Zhibin ZHANG ; Juying ZHONG
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2015;23(5):506-508,512
Objective To analyze the correlation between three evaluation methods of middle cerebral artery occlu -sion and focal cerebral ischemia , and to explore a new method and standard for the evaluation of the model .Method Thirty healthy adult male SD rats were randomly divided into a sham-operated group ( n=20 ) and model group .According to Zea-Longa procedure ,we established the disease model to detect the changes in cerebral blood flow before and after sur -gery.The resulted cerebral infarction area was taken as gold standards .Then we analyzed the correlation between the standards and the changes in cerebral blood flow .Results The changes of infarction area ratio were positively correlated with the changes of cerebral blood flow in the model rats .Conclusions The changes of rat cerebral blood flow can be used to evaluate whether the cerebral ischemia model is successful or not .
2.Effects of jin chai antiviral capsule on IFITM3 expression in mice.
Juying ZHONG ; Xiaolan CUI ; Yujing SHI ; Shanshan GUO ; Ying LIU ; Fangzhou LIU ; Yingjie GAO ; Yahong JIN ; Hongxin CAO
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2012;47(7):904-8
This study is to investigate the treatment of Jin Chai antiviral capsule for influenza virus FM1/47 (H1N1) infection. The model of pneumonia was established by dropping influenza virus into the nose of normal mice, real-time PCR and Western blot technique were used to detect the virus load and the interferoninducible transmembrane protein3 (IFITM3) in lung of mice at the 1st day, 3rd day, 5th day and 7th day after affected. The results showed that Jin Chai antiviral capsule in large, middle, small dose groups can decrease virus load significantly at each time point, after being affected (P<0.05, P<0.01), Jin Chai antiviral capsule can increase the interferoninducible transmembrane protein3 in lung of mice, large dose groups are significantly higher in expression of IFITM3 compared with model group at each time point (P<0.05, P<0.01). Middle dose groups are significantly higher in expression of IFITM3 compared with model group at the 3th day and the 5th day (P<0.05), small dose groups are significantly higher in expression of IFITM3 compared with model group at the 3th day (P<0.05). It can be concluded that Jin Chai antiviral capsule exerts antiviral effects against influenzavirus by raised expression of IFITM3.
3.Exploring the electrophysiological mechanisms of T-wave flattening in electrocardiogram in the mouse model of chronic myocardial ischemia
Zhaobo WANG ; Yi PAN ; Qian LIN ; Juying ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(6):54-62
Objective To establish a stable mouse model of chronic myocardial ischemia in coronary artery disease and preliminarily elucidate the electrophysiological mechanisms of T-wave flattening under ischemic conditions.Methods APOE-/-mice were randomly divided into a model group and a lipid-lowering drug(LLD)group and subjected to a high-fat diet for 3 months.C57BL/6J mice fed a normal diet were used as the control group.Electrocardiograms were used to assess the mice before and after modeling,and cardiac perfusion was evaluated via nuclear PET/CT scans.Hematoxylin-eosin and oil red O staining were employed to assess pathological atherosclerosis(AS)plaque formation.Mouse myocardial cells were isolated,and action potentials were recorded.Results After modeling,mice in the model group exhibited a significant increase in cholesterol(CHO)and low-density lipoprotein C(LDL-C),along with the appearance of lipid plaques in the aorta.Lesions in the LLD group were noticeably reduced,and no plaques formed in the control group.Myocardial nuclear scans revealed impaired blood perfusion in the hearts of the model group mice that was significantly lower than that in the LLD and control groups.The electrocardiograms indicated a significant reduction in T/QRS in both the model and LLD groups,with no significant changes observed in the control group.Myocardial cell action potential recordings revealed an accelerated repolarization rate in the inner-layer myocardial cells under ischemia,and a reduction in the inner-to-outer potential difference was identified as the primary electrophysiological mechanism underlying T-wave flattening.Conclusions APOE-/-mice can be used to establish a model of chronic myocardial ischemia.The increased repolarization rate of inner-layer myocardial cells is likely to be the main cause of T-wave flattening in electrocardiograms under ischemic conditions.