1.Analysis of growth, reproductive and blood physiological and biochemical parameters in Niemann-Pick disease type C1 mice
Liang QIAO ; Enhui YANG ; Jichao YANG ; Qiaomei GU ; Hongtian DONG ; Juntang LIN ; Xin YAN
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2017;25(3):250-255
Objective To investigate the growth curve,breeding rate,and blood physiological and biochemical parameters in Npc1 gene mutant mice (Npc1-/-) for providing theoretical evidence in research on Niemann-Pick disease type C1 (NPC1) patient.Methods 1) The body mass of Npc1-/-,Npc1+/-,and Npc1+/+ mice (n=120;60♀,60♂) was measured from 0 to 77 days;(2) As Npc1-/-mice were born only by the mating Npc1+/-mice,the breeding rate of Npc1+/-mice was counted here from the 1st to 4th generation;(3) The blood physiological and biochemical parameters were measured on both Npc1-/-and Npc1+/+ mice at 60 days.Results 1) Compared with the wild type controls,the body weight of Npc1-/-mice was progressively increased up to 7 weeks and then decreased,and died around 11 weeks.The body weight of the Npc1+/-and Npc1+/+ mice was increased as time went on.After 4 weeks,the male mice showed a higher weight gain than the females;(2) The generations of Npc1+/-mice had no significant difference in mating-parturition interval,litter size,weaning litter and the number of male and female (P>0.05),but the weaning rate of the 2nd generation was significantly higher than that of the 1st generation (P<0.05);(3) The hematological parameters showed a significant difference only in mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean peroxidase index (MPXI) between the Npc1-/-and Npc1+/+ mice (P<0.05).No significant difference was found in other hematological parameters (P>0.05).Among the biochemical parameters,aspartate aminotransferase (AST),glucose (GLU),lactate dehydrogenase (LDH),potassium (K) and copper (Cu) had a significant difference between the Npc1-/-and Npc1+/+ mice (P<0.05).Conclusions 1) The growth curves of Npc1-/-,Npc1+/-,and Npc1+/+ mice are different due to different genotype and sex;(2) The reproduction rates of Npc1+/-mice have no significant difference among different generations;(3) The blood physiological parameters (MCH,MPXI) and biochemical parameters (UREA,AST,GLU,LDH,K,Cu) are significantly different between Npc1-/-and Npc1+/+ mice.
2.Effects of Dihydroquercetin on Hemorheology and Other Relevant Indexes in Local Cerebral Ischemic Injury Model Rats
Yuanyuan GU ; Bo JIANG ; Ming TIAN ; Yusheng HAN ; Xu LIU ; Yanqi SHANG ; Hui LIANG ; Xiaohong DONG ; Qiaomei DAI ; Zhongguang ZHOU
China Pharmacy 2019;30(6):765-769
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of dihydroquercetin (DHQ) on hemorheology and other relevant related indexes in local cerebral ischemic injury model rats. METHODS: SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, model group, nimodipine group (positive control, 20 mg/kg) and DHQ low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups (15, 30, 60 mg/kg), with 10 rats in each group. Administration groups were given relevant medicine intragastrically, sham operation group and model group were given constant volume of 0.4% Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose solution, once a day, for consecutive 14 d. After last administration, local cerebral ischemic injury model was induced by bilateral common carotid artery ligation in other groups except for sham operation group. After 24 h of cerebral ischemia, histopathological changes of brain tissue in rats of each group were observed; the levels of hemorheology indexes [whole blood viscosity (low, medium and high shear), whole blood reduced viscosity (low, medium and high shear), plasma viscosity], erythrocyte parameters (hematocrit, EAI, DI, IR), coagulation function indexes (APTT, PT, TT, FIB) were detected. RESULTS: Compared with sham operation group, the cells in the brain tissue of model group were loose, the gap was obvious, and the neurons around the ischemic area were damaged obviously; the levels of whole blood viscosity, whole blood reduced viscosity, plasma viscosity, hematocrit, EAI, IR and FIB were increased significantly, while the levels of DI, APTT, PT and TT were decreased or shortened significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with model group, above symptoms of administration groups were improved to different extents, whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, EAI and IR of nimodipine group, whole blood viscosity and hematocrit of DHQ high-dose group, plasma viscosity and EAI of DHQ groups, and IR of DHQ medium-dose and high-dose groups were decreased significantly; DI, APTT, PT and TT of nimodipine group, DI, APTT and TT of DHQ groups and PT of DHQ high-dose group were increased or prolonged significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). There was no statistical significance in other indexes among those groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: DHQ can protect against local cerebral ischemic injury model rats, the mechanism of which may be associated with improving hemorheology indexes and coagulation function disorder.