Objective To investigate the relationship between plasma resistin level and insulin resistance in the patients with cerebrovascular disease.Methods Fasting plasma resistin and insulin (INS) protein levels were determined by ELISA method in 50 patients with atherothrombotic cerebral infarction (ACI), 36 patients with lacunar infarction (LI), 36 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and 46 healthy control subjects. Blood glucose, blood lipid, blood pressure, height and weight were measured. Body mass index (BMI) and quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) were caculated as well.Results Compared with the control subjects, there were significantly higher fasting plasma insulin protein level and lower QUICKI in the ACI and ICH patients ( P

Objective To explore the effect on the differentiatiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(BMSCs) induced by Ganglioside(GM1) into neural cells.Methods Rat BMSCs were isolated on the basis of its ability to adhere to the culture plate,passaged three times,and finally added GM1 to induce its differentiation.The morphologic changes of BMSCs were observed under phase-contrast microscopy,then neuron specific enolase(NSE) and glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP) expression were determined by immunocytochemistry way.Never growth factor(NGF) mRNA and brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) mRNA expression were detected with RT-PCR and then compared with those of FBS control group and blank control group.Results In GM1 induction group,BMSCs appeared round-shaped,with some dendrite and axon interlaced.(29.47%?3.26)% BMSCs showed positive staining to NSE,while(2.32?0.18)% were positive to GFAP.(6.97?0.56)% and(10.6?0.75)% BMSCs were positive to NSE in FBS control group and blank control group respectively,while(1.41?0.35)% and(1.21?0.35)% BMSCs were positive to GFAP in FBS group and blank control group respectively.NGF mRNA and BDNF mRNA levels in GM1 induction group were significant higher than those in the FBS group(all P

Objective To investigate the change and its clinical significance of plasma insulin and leptin level in the patients with cerebral infarction.Methods The plasma leptin, insulin, glucose levels and insulin sensitivity index(ISI) of 31 patients with atherothrombotic cerebral infarction (ACI), 30 patients with lacunar infarction (LI) and 21 cases of healthy controls were determined. Results Compared with those in the controls, there were elevation of plasma insulin level (6.17 ? 4.33 ?IU/ml, P

0.05).Conclusion The gene polymorphism of MMP-9/C1562T may be unrelated with IS.

Objective To establish a rapid determination of sodium valprate in plasma by capillary zone electrophoresis.Method Plasma was acidized by 1 mol/L HCl, VPA was extracted into organic phase (n-Hexane), then re-extracted into aqueous phase (0.05 mmol/L NaOH solution including 15% Ethanol). Capillary clone was 75 ?m(id)?37 cm. Electrolyte consisted of 15 mmol/L sodium salicylate, 0.5 mmol/L CTAB and 15% Ethanol (pH 5.7).Separating voltage was 20 kV, detection wave was 214 nm, temperature was 20℃,injection time was 5 s by press in negative.Result The linear ranger of concentration for standard drug was between 25~200 ?g/ml (r=0.999),the limit of detection was 0.35 ?g/ml, the average recovery of VPA was 87.4%,the average inter-day and intar-day CV were less than 4% and 6%. Conclusion This method is simple, rapid, reliable and correct, for determination of VPA in plasma.

Objective To investigate the association of serum angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE)activity and ACE gene polymorphism with vascular dementia(VD)and Alzheimer's disease(AD).Methods Using the polymerase chain reaction(PCR),ACE gene polymorphism was analyzed in 62 patients with VD,39 patients with AD and 50 healthy controls.The ACE activity in 56 patients with VD,33 patients with AD and 46 healthy controls was measured by means of capillary electrophoresis ultraviolet detection.Results The ACE activity showed no significant difference between VD,AD and healthy controls.We did not find any association of ACE gene polymorphism in patients with VD.The frequency of I allele was significantly higher in AD group than that in the controls(P

Objective To explore the changes of rennin-angiotensin system in rats with focal brain ischemia-reperfusion injury and the effects of intervention and neuroprotective mechanisms with Irbsartan. Methods The male SD rats were randomly assigned to sham operated group, ischemia-reperfusion (IR) group and Irbsartan pretreatment group. The focal IR model was made by suture occlusion of right middle cerebral artery (MCAO). At 24 h and 72 h following onset of MCAO with reperfusion,the neurologic impairment function scores and the infarction volume were evaluated, the mRNA expression of angiotensinⅡ type 1 receptor (AT1R) and angiotensinⅡ type 2 receptor(AT2R)were detected by RT-PCR, and AngⅡ levels and Renin activity were examined by radioimmuno-assay. Results (1) Pretreatment with Irbsartan could significantly improve neurological outcome and reduced infarction size. (2) In bilateral cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, brain stem and peripheral blood leucocyte, the mRNA expressions of the AT1R and AT2R were significantly increased after either 24 h or 72 h of MCAO with reperfusion (all P

0.05) . Conclusions The A-allele in rs918592 may one of the risk factors in development of ICVD in the Han people in China. PDE4D gene may be not included glycometabolic mechanism to effect ICVD.

Objective To investigate the influence of Levetiracetam(LEV) and Topiramate(TPM) on P-glycoprotein(P-gp) expression at brain in the epileptic rats.Methods The epileptic rat models were made with 1.5 ?g(3 ?l) Kainic acid stereotaxic injected into male SD rats' hippocampi(epilepsy group) and the control group rats were injected with 3 ?l normal saline(NS).The rats in epilepsy group(18 rats) and control group(15 rats) were randomized into TPM,LEV and NS subgroups(6 or 5 rats for each subgroup) to receive once-daily orally feeding of TPM(50 mg/kg),LEV(40 mg/kg) and NS(same amount NS) for 30 d.Immunohistochemistry(EnVision) was used to measure the level of P-gp exprssion in the rats brain.The level of P-gp expression was semi-quantitatively analyzed by mean integrated blue(MIB) value in Leica Qwin imaging analysis & measuring system.Results The expression levels(MIB value) of P-gp in hippocampus and temporal lobe in epilepsy subgroups were significantly higher than those in the corresponding control subgroups(P

AIM To explore the antioxidation of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs)ligand on rat models of Parkinson disease. METHODS The rat models of Parkinson disease were established by employing 6 hydroxydopamine to lesion unilateral substantia nigral. The serum total antioxidative capability (T AOC), reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibition competence and content of glotathione (GSH) were measured with chemical colorimetry. RESULTS Compared with control group, serum T AOC and GSH and ROS inhibition competence increased in all treatment groups, mGluRs antagonist (SIB 1893) group, mGluRs agonists (APDC ) group, mGluRs agonists ( L SOP) group and L DOPA group. The effect of APDC was most prominent. CONCLUSION mGluRs antagonist and mGluRs agonists may exert a partial antioxidation effect on unilateral substantia nigral 6 hydroxydopamine lesioned rat and may be beneficial to the body for alleviating the oxdative stress.