Objective To investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine on the outcome of rats with acute lung injury following blunt chest trauma.Method Forty male SD rats weighing 250～300 g were randomly (random number)divided into 5 groups(n=8 each),namely,group C(normal),group D(normal plus dexmedetomidine),group T(trauma),group TD(trauma plus dexmedetomidine),group TDY(trauma plus dexmedetomidine plus yohimbine).Au rats were sacrificed by using exsanguination from arteria femoralis 6 hours later.The TNF-α and IL-1β levels in plasma were examined by using ELISA.Lung wet/dry(W/D)weight and the percentage of neutrophil in leucocytes in bronehoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF)of rats were detected.HE staining was performed to observe the injury of lung tissue under microscope.Results There was significant lung injury after blunt chest trauma.The serum concentrations of TNF-α and IL-1β,PMN%and lung wet/dry(W/D)weight were significantly higher in traumatic group(P<0.05,P<0.01).chest trauma,but this protective effect of dexmedetomidine could be blocked by yohimbine,at least in part,via the inhibition of α2-adrenergie receptor.Conclusions Dexmedetomidine has a certain protective effect on acute traumatic acute lung injury in rats.

0.05).The value of J of negative group was(6.180?0.214) ?g?cm-2?h-1,while there was significant difference between trial group and negative group(P

By introducing an electro-withdrawing antipyrine group, N-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-N-(4-antipyrine)-10-methylacridinium-9-carboxamide triflate was prepared. The UV, FL and CL properties of the target compound and of its precursor were investigated by comparing with those of the model compound N-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-N-phenyl-10-methylacridinium-9-carboxamide triflate and the corresponding precursor respectively. The results show that acridine sulfonamide with a heterocyclic antipyrine group exhibits blue shift of both UV absorption and of maximum excitation wavelength(λex) and emission wavelength(λem) in FL spectra, comparing with the corresponding model compound. The λex of the final target and its precursor are 268 and 274 nm, respectively; and the λem are 321 and 327 nm, respectively, while λex of the model compound and its unmethylated precursor are 365 and 359 nm, respectively; and the λem are 504 and 440 nm, respectively. Moreover, the chemiluminescence of the final target compound triggered by H2O2 could finish within 1.1 s; and the quantum yield is similar to that of the model compound, being 5.6 times high as that of luminol.

Objective To investigate the role of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor (GABAAR) in lung tissues in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury in rats.Methods Thirty-two male Wistar rats,aged 8 weeks,weighing 200-230 g,were randomly divided into 4 groups (n =8 each) ∶ control group (group C),group LPS,GABA pretreatment + LPS group (group GABA) and GABAAR antagonist bicuculline pretreatment + LPS group (group BIC).Acute lung injury was induced by intravenous LPS 5 mg/kg in groups LPS,GABA and BIC,while the equal volume of normal saline was given in group C.GABA 50 mg/kg and bicuculline 10 μmol/kg were injected intraperitoneally 30 min before LPS injection in GABA and BIC groups,respectively.Arterial blood samples were collected at 6 h after LPS injection for measurement of arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2).The animals were then sacrificed and lungs removed for determination of W/D lung weight ratio,GABAAR expression,contents of interleukin-6 (IL-6),tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in lung tissues and for microscopic examination.Results Compared with group C,PaO2 was significantly decreased in the other three groups,and W/D lung weight ratio,TNF-α,IL-6 and MDA contents were significantly increased,GABAAR expression was up-regulated,and SOD activity was decreased in groups LPS and GABA (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group LPS,W/D lung weight ratio,TNF-α,IL-6 and MDA contents were significantly increased,GABAAR expression was up-regulated,and SOD activity was decreased in group GABA (P ＜ 0.05),and no significant change was found in the parameters mentioned above in group BIC and in PaO2 in groups GABA and BIC (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion GABAA R in lung tissues is involved in the development of acute lung injury induced by LPS.

Objective To investigate the effects of penehyclidine hydrochloride (PHCD) on acute lung injury (ALI) induced by blunt chest trauma and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression in the lung tissues in rats.Methods Ninety-six male SD rats weighing 250-300 g were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n = 32 each):control group (group C), ALI group and PHCD group. ALI was induced by dropping a 300 g weight onto a precordial protective shield to direct the impact force away from the heart and toward the lungs in anesthetized rats according to the method described by Raghavendran et al. PHCD 2 mg/kg was injected intraperitoneally immediately after ALI was induced in group PHCD. Eight rats were selected at 2, 8, 12 and 24 h after ALI was induced, and arterial blood samples were collected for determination of the serum TNF-α concentration. Eight rats were selected at 8 h after ALI was induced, arterial blood samples collected for blood gas analysis and then the rats sacrificed. The lungs were immediately removed for determination of W/D lung weight ratio, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and TLR4 expression, and microscopic examination. Results The pH value and PaO2 were significantly lower, and the PaCO2, lactic acid level, MPO activity, W/D ratio, TLR4 expression and serum TNF-α concentration higher in groups ALI and PHCD than in group C (P ＜ 0.01 ). The pH value and PaO2 were significantly higher, and the PaCO2, lactic acid level, MPO activity, W/D ratio, TLR4 expression and serum TNF-α concentration lower in group PHCD than in group ALI ( P ＜ 0.05). The lung histopathologic damage was significantly ameliorated in PHCD group as compared with ALI group. Conclusion PHCD can protect the lungs against blunt chest trauma-induced ALI, and the down-regulation of TLR4 expression in lung tissues and reduction of inflammatory response are involved in the mechanism.

Objective To investigate the effect of penehyclidine hydrochloride on the cell apoptosis in lung tissues in a rat model of traumatic acute lung injury (ALI) .Methods Fifty-four SD rats weighing 225-275 kg were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n = 18 each) : control group (group C) , ALI group, penehyclidine hydrochloride group ( group P) . Traumatic ALI was induced by dropping a self-made impact device on the chest of anesthetized rats according to the technique described by Raghavendran et al. Intraperitoneal penehyclidine hydrochloride 2 mg/kg was injected immediately after blunt chest trauma and at 12 h after blunt chest trauma in group P. Six rats in each group were sacrificed at 3, 12 and 24 h after blunt chest trauma and the lung tissues collected for microscopic examination and determination of cell apoptosis (by TUNEL) and expression of Bax and Bcl-2 (by immuno-histochemical staining) . The apoptosis index was calculated. Results The apoptosis index and expression of Bax and Bcl-2 were significantly higher, while the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax was significantly lower at each time point in groups ALI and P than in group C ( P ＜ 0.05) . The apoptosis index and Bax expression were significantly lower,while the Bcl-2 expression and ratio of Bcl-2/ Bax higher at each time point in group P than in group ALI.The microscopic examination showed that penehyclidine hydrochloride injection significantly attenuated the pathologic changes. Conclusion Penehyclidine hydrochloride can reduce the traumatic ALI through inhibiting the cell apoptosis in rat lung tissues.

Objective To compare the roles of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/NF-κB signal pathway in acute lung injury (ALl) induced by blunt chest trauma and by blunt chest trauma-hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation (double hits) in rats.Methods Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 8 weeks,weighing 240-280 g,were randomly assigned into 3 equal groups (n =10 each) using a random number table:sham operation group (S group),blunt chest trauma group (T group),and blunt chest trauma and hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation group (group THSR).Lung contusion was induced in anesthetized rats by dropping a 300 g weight onto a precordial protective shield to direct the impact force away from the heart and toward the lungs.Blood was withdrawn via the femoral artery 5 min later until MAP was decreased to 35-45 mmHg within 15 min and maintained at this level for 60 min,followed by resuscitation.At 6 h after the model was established,the arterial blood samples were collected for blood gas analysis and detection of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) concentrations in serum.Oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2) was calculated.The rats were then sacrificed and pulmonary specimens were obtained for determination of TLR4 expression and NF-κB ac tivity (by immunohistochemistry and Western blot) in lung tissues and for microscopic examination.Results Compared with group S,PaO2 and PaO2/FiO2 were significantly decreased,PaCO2 and TNF-α concentrations in serum were increased,TLR4 expression was up-regulated,and NF-κB activity was enhanced in T and THSR groups (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group T,PaO2 and PaO2/FiO2 were significantly decreased,PaCO2 and TNF-α concentrations in serum were increased,TLR4 expression was up-regulated,and NF-κcB activity was enhanced in THSR group (P ＜ 0.05).The histopathological damage to lung tissues was aggravated in THSR group as compared with T group.Conclusion The role of TLR-4/NF-κB signal pathway in ALI induced by blunt chest traumahemorrhagic shock and resuscitation (double hits) is significantly stronger than that in ALI induced by blunt chest trauma alone in rats.

Objective To evaluate the systolic function of left ventricle in myocardial infarction(MI)patients with ventricular aneurysm and the changing law of blood flow in ventricle with regional abnormality of wall movement by vector flow mapping (VFM).Methods Tirty-one MI patients with ventricular aneurysm and 35 healthy participants were enrolled in this study.The characteristic of vector and streamline,and the changing of the velocity gradient in left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), and the average flow quantity through aneurysm neck were detected in the isovolumic contraction period, the rapid ejection period and the slow ejection period by VFM.Results The distinction between aneurysm and control group was mainly the persistance of vortex in aneurysm.The size of vortex in aneurysm was highly correlated with that measured by 2-D ultrasound(P ＜0.01).The percentage of vortex duration to cardiac cycle in patients group was significantly greater than that in control group(P ＜0.01).In the early systolic contraction the velocity gradient in LVOT in patients with ventricular aneurysm was smaller than that of control group(P ＜0.05).The average flow through aneurysm neck was notablely decreased compared with control group(P ＜0.01).Conclusions VFM can reveal the hemodynamics of left ventricle with aneurysm directly as well as quantitively measure the regional velocity and flow quantity.VFM can evaluate the systolic function of left ventricle exactly.

Objective To explore the condition of cortistatin (CST)expression in human renal tissue and the changes in the level of CST in IgA nephropathy (IgAN)of different degrees.Methods Ten tumor adjacent normal renal tissue samples were collected.The mRNA and protein expressions of CST in human renal tissue were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)and Western blotting,respectively.Immunohistochemisty (IHC)was performed to locate the expression of CST in renal tissue.According to the grading system of Lee et al,IgAN was divided into three groups:grade Ⅰ -Ⅱ (group A),grade Ⅲ -Ⅳ (group B),and grade Ⅴ (group C),and ten renal biopsy tissue samples were collected for each group.IHC was performed to detect the change in the level of CST in normal and IgAN renal tissue of different degrees.The effect of clinical indices on the level of CST in IgAN renal tissue was assessed by multiple linear regression analysis.Results RT-PCR and Western blotting showed that CST was expressed in renal tissue and IHC showed that CST was expressed on renal tubular epithelial cells.In IgAN,the higher the pathological grade was, the higher the expression of CST in renal tubules was.Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the pathological grade was associated with the expression of CST in renal tissue (r =0.875,P <0.01).Conclusion CST may participate in the inflammatory reaction of IgAN pathological injury and exert anti-inflammation effects.

OBJECTIVE:To study the targeting of folic acid(FA)-modified docetaxel(DOC)nano-liposome(L-DOC-FA)to hepatocellular carcinoma Bel-7402 cells in vivo and in vitro. METHODS:The cell viability and survival rate of Bel-7402 cells was tested by CCK-8 kit after treated with 0,1,2,5,10 and 20 μg/ml DOC,L-DOC and L-DOC-FA for 24 h. And then,the fluores-cein isothiocyanate was used to label L-DOC and L-DOC-FA nano-liposome,and the rate of L-DOC and L-DOC-FA absorbed by hepatocellular carcinoma Bel-7402 cells were detected. 125I was used to label L-DOC and L-DOC-FA nano-liposome,and then the contents of them in the subcutaneous tumor tissues were detected. 28 Balb/c naked mice were selected and given liver cell suspen-sion via back ih to induce tumor model. After modeling,naked mice were divided into blank control group(normal saline),DOC group(3 mg/kg),L-DOC(3 mg/kg,by DOC)and L-DOC-FA(3 mg/kg,by DOC). They were given relevant medicine intrave-nously once a day for consecutive 30 d. The relative tumor volume in naked mice was detected. RESULTS:DOC,L-DOC and L-DOC-FA all inhibited the cell viability of Bel-7402 cells,the survival rate of cells decreased in concentration-dependant manner;compared with DOC and L-DOC,the cell viability decreased after treated with L-DOC-FA,the survival rate of cells decreased (P<0.01). The rate of L-DOC and L-DOC-FA absorbed by Bel-7402 cells in descending order as L-DOC-FA(69.5%)>L-DOC (31.2%),with statistical significance (P<0.01). The content of L-DOC-FA in tumor was significantly more than that of L-DOC (P<0.01). In addition,3 mg/kg L-DOC-FA showed better inhibitory effect than 3 mg/kg L-DOC and DOC on tumor,and the rela-tive tumor volume was smaller(P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS:L-DOC-FA has obvious targeting to Bel-7402 cells in vivo and in vi-tro,and shows good inhibitory effect on tumor in vivo and in vitro.