BACKGROUND: Exercise-induced skeletal muscle apoptosis has been referred to as the current focus of sports medicine, and the application of stem cells in athletic injury rehabilitation and prevention has been reported. However, the role of stem cells in cell apoptosis remains unclear.OBJECTIVE: To summarize the effect and mechanism of stem cells in preventing exercise-induced skeletal muscle apoptosis to provide references for scientific sports training and physical activity.METHODS: A computer-based online search of PubMed (1991-01/2009-10) and CNKI (1994-01/2009-10) was performed for related articles with the keywords ""Exercise Training, Sports, Skeletal Muscle, Apoptosis" in English and "stem cells, exercise, skeletal muscle, apoptosis," in Chinese. Inclusion criteria: ① studies on stem cells and their apoptosis in skeletal muscle cells; ②articles in the same field published recently or in the authoritative journals. Exclusion criteria: ① Repetitive articles; ② Meta analysis.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 360 articles were collected from the summary of literature through the stem cells and its application in the field of sports medicine research, and its skeletal muscle apoptosis in the changes and development trend of the application. Finally, 31 articles were included, including 21 reviews and 10 clinical or experimental studies. High-intensity exercise can cause apoptosis in skeletal muscle cells, while the use of stem cell technology can prevent apoptosis, to a certain extents by regulating Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression, thereby promoting the early recovery of skeletal muscle.

BACKGROUND: Exercise-induced myocardial cell apoptosis and signal transduction and regulation mechanisms of sports medicine research have become an important issue, but remain poorly understood. Studies concerning the protective effect of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to the exercise-induced myocardial cell apoptosis are rarely conducted.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the protective effect of MSCs on myocardial apoptosis and the exercise-induced myocardial cell apoptosis, so as to explore the pathological cause of exercise-induced myocardial apoptosis and the protective effects of MSCs on myocardial cell apoptosis induced by hypoxia, ischemia, and oxidative stress.METHODS: A computer-based online search of articles was performed in Medline database (1994-01/2009-09) with "Mesenchymal stem cells, Excessive exercise, Cardiomyocyte, Apoptosis" as key words and Chongqing PubMed Result NCBI database (1994-01/2009-09), Tsinghua Tong Fang database (1994-01/2009-06), with "bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, over-training, myocardial cells, apoptosis" as key words. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 365 articles on stem cells and exercise-induced myocardial apoptosis were collected, including 120 Chinese and 245 English. Outdate, repetitive and similar studies were excluded, and 68 were included. MSCs display a protection to myocardial cell apoptosis induced by hypoxia, ischemia and oxidative stress caused by high-intensity or overload exercise training, thereby contributing to the improvement of heart function and early rehabilitation of exercise-induced myocardial tissue diseases.

BACKGROUND:Many studies concerning influence of traditional Chinese medicine on animal movement capacity have been conducted.However,studies on the improvement of exercise capacity by traditional Chinese medicine are few,especially comparisons among traditional Chinese medicineOBJECTIVE:To explore the influence of different traditional Chinese medicine preparations on the exercise capacity in mice to screen compound preparations with precise effects.METHOD:A total of 80 8-week-old pure male Kunming mice were randomly assigned to 8 groups(n=10):control and compound 1-7 groups.There were no significant differences in body mass of all groups The compound 1 comprised Xuejie and Shexiang;compound 2 comprised Qingui,Baizhu and Baishao;compound 3 comprised Baizhu,Baizhi and Sanqi;compound 4 comprised Baizhi,Ruxiang,Danggui and Radix glycryrrhizae;compound 5 comprised Guiwei;compound 6 comprised Sichuan Honghua and Danshen;compound 7 comprised Danggui and Shexiang.Of the 7 prescriptions,compound 1-5 were empirical formula,compound 6 was common medicine used during training,and compound 7 was prescription of traditional Chinese medicine The 7 compound groupswere respectivelytreatedwith 1.17,0.78,0.78,1.17,7.02,5.53,and 11.70 g/kg per day for 4 weeks,and control group was intragastrically infused with normal saline.From day 4 to 6,load-free swimming training was performed 20 minutes a day for 3 days,followed by swimming for 6 days a week after 1 day of rest.The intensity was gradually increased frOm 30 minutes per day by 10 minutes per day for 2 hours,followed by loading swimming with load of 2%of the body mass,increased by 1%per day until the final experiment.During the entire procedure,a great intensity swimming training was performed every week to make the mice exhausted.Mice training and serum creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase 4 weeks following treatment were observed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:A total of 80 mice were included in the final analysis The compounds showed little influence on mice body mass;the compound 2 and compound 6 groups had longest exhaustive time All compounds inhibited serum creatine kinase activity following exercise,in particular compound 6 and 2(P＜0.05).Compared with control group,the serum lactate dehydrogenase activity of each compound group was decreased,in particular,compound 2 and 6 groups showed significant differences(P＜0.05).Compound 2 and 6 significantly enhanced the exercise capacity of mice and delayed injury of body.The mechanism may highly relate to components in the compounds,Danggui,Sichuan Honghua and Danshen.

BACKGROUND: Under the pressure of mechanical action, the culture membrane will be stretched and cause the deformation of cells which adhere to the surface of culture membrane. According to this, growth regularity in different external force environments will be observed; however, how to determine the load distributions on the whole culture membrane still remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: Photomechanics method was applied for determining the out-plane displacement so as to obtain the strain distributions of the cell culture membrane. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: Contrast study was performed at the Photomechanics Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology from March to August 2008. MATERIALS: Culture membrane which specially used for biomedicine was made by Dow Coming Corporation, USA and the type was Q7-4750. The dimension and mechanics properties were as follows: diameter = 100 ram, thickness = 150-160 μm, modulus of elasticity E = 2.14 MPa, and Poison's ratio = 0.48. lines per millimeter; phase shift set was controlled by manual and 5 marks equal 0.1 mm; CCD camera was used for capturing moire patterns. Finally, phase was transformed into displacement so as to obtain three-dimensional appearance and manner. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Out-plane displacement information, and deflection of culture membrane including displacement and strain. RESULTS: The three-dimensional profiles of culture membrane after deformation were constructed by image processing method and the out-plane heights could be obtained. Corresponding to the total strains of 1%, 10%, 20%, and 25% for the culture membrane, the displacement of highest point was 2.28 mm, 8.32 mm, 12.12 ram, and 13.52 mm, respectively. The error was 3.5% through comparing the measured heights of culture membrane with the heights which was known for the culture membrane. It indicated that this experiment method was highly sensitivity. According to the out-plane displacements, the strains distributions along symmetrical axis were calculated and the distributions of strain were shown by parabolic curve. displacement distributions of culture membrane is obtained and shown displacement contour. Namely, the out-plane displacement of center for the membrane has the maximum heights, and the strains distributions are shown parabolic curve.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Dietary pattern and its association with cardio-cerebrovascular disease have not been studied in Baoji city by now. This study was aimed to identify the dietary patterns among Chinese adults in Baoji, and explore the association between these dietary patterns and cardio-cerebrovascular disease. SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total of 4,968 participants were included in this study at 12 counties. With multistage stratified random sampling and semi quantitative food frequency questionnaire, the prevalence of cardio-cerebrovascular disease and dietary intake were investigated in 2013. We used factor analysis to establish dietary patterns. RESULTS: A total of 4,968 participants over 15 years old were included in this study. Five dietary patterns were identified in Baoji: protein, balanced, beans, prudent, and traditional patterns. The protein dietary pattern mainly included animal and plant proteins and was negatively associated with hypertension as well as stroke. The balanced pattern included carbohydrates, protein, and fat and was negatively associated with hypertension as well as stroke. The beans pattern was mainly beans and beans products and was negatively associated with hypertension. The prudent pattern only included staple foods and pickled vegetables and was positively associated with hypertension as well as coronary heart disease. The traditional pattern was representative of local Baoji traditional recipes and was positively associated with hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: The protein, balanced, and beans dietary patterns showed many protective effects on cardio-cerebrovascular disease. Based on these results, Baoji city residents should be encouraged to choose protein, balanced, and beans dietary patterns and abandon prudent and traditional patterns to prevent incidence of hypertension, coronary heart disease, and stroke.
Adult ; Animals ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group* ; Carbohydrates ; Coronary Disease ; Fabaceae ; Factor Analysis, Statistical ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Plant Proteins ; Prevalence ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Stroke ; Vegetables

BACKGROUND:Disruption of biological rhythms(circadian rhythms)is a typical problem associated with aging.Maintaining the normal function of biological rhythms may be a promising anti-aging strategy.Expression of nuclear factor erthroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2)is biologically regulated.The glycogen synthase kinase 3(GSK3)system represents a"regulatory valve"that controls subtle oscillations in Nrf2 levels.Circadian changes in the transcript levels of antioxidant genes can influence the response of organisms to oxidative stress.However,the specific molecular mechanism of GSK3/Nrf2 in regulating organismal aging is still puzzling. OBJECTIVE:To search for the general pattern of GSK3/Nrf2-regulated biological rhythms in organismal aging by reviewing the literature in this field. METHODS:The bibliographic method was used to search,review and screen the relevant literature using the keywords of"glycogen synthase kinase 3,nuclear factor erthroid 2-related factor 2,biorhythms and aging"to lay a theoretical foundation for the analysis of the whole paper.Comparative analysis method,through reading and analyzing the obtained literature,was performed to compare the similarities and differences between the literature,thereby providing reasonable theoretical support for the argument.Further comparative analysis of the literature was conducted to clarify the relationship between the relevant indicators as well as the ideas for analysis throughout the text. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:GSK3 can indirectly regulate Nrf2 expression through the regulation of rhythm genes.GSK3 and Nrf2 are components of anti-aging programs and are associated with biological rhythms.In addition,GSK3/Nrf2 is involved in several metabolic pathways,including those associated with age-related diseases(type 2 diabetes and cancer)and neurodegenerative diseases.

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of Di'ao Xinxuekang(hereinafter referred to as Xinxuekang)combined with Simvastatin on atherosclerosis(AS)mice.Methods Eight C57BL/6J mice were used as control group,and 32 ApoE-/-mice were randomly divided into model group,Xinxuekang group(160 mg·kg-1),Simvastatin group(1.3 mg·kg-1)and combined treatment group(Xinxuekang 160 mg·kg-1+Simvastatin 1.3 mg·kg-1),with eight mice in each group.The control group was fed with conventional diet,and the other four groups were fed with high-fat diet.At the same time,each administration group was given intragastric administration according to the above dose,and the volume of intragastric administration was 10 mL·kg-1,once a day for 18 weeks.After administration,the levels of serum total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG),low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)and high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C)were detected.Oil red O staining was used to observe the formation of aortic plaque and liver lipid accumulation in mice.Serum PCSK9 level was detected by ELISA.The mRNA and protein expression levels of LDLR,HNF1α and SREBP2 in liver tissues were detected by qRT-PCR and Western Blot.Results(1)Compared with the control group,the levels of serum TC,TG and LDL-C in the model group were significantly increased(P＜0.01),and the level of HDL-C was significantly decreased(P＜0.01).The percentage of aortic root plaque area,the percentage of total aortic plaque area and the percentage of liver lipid droplet area were significantly increased(P＜0.01).The mRNA and protein expression levels of LDLR in liver tissue were significantly decreased(P＜0.01),and the serum PCSK9 level was significantly increased(P＜0.01).The mRNA and protein expression levels of HNF1α and SREBP2 in liver tissues were significantly increased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).(2)Compared with the model group,the levels of serum TC,TG and LDL-C in the Xinxuekang group and the combined treatment group were significantly decreased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01),and the level of HDL-C was significantly increased(P＜0.05).The level of serum LDL-C in Simvastatin group was significantly decreased(P＜0.01).The percentage of aortic root plaque area and the percentage of total aortic plaque area in the Xinxuekang group and the combined treatment group were significantly decreased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01),and the percentage of liver lipid droplet area in each administration group was significantly decreased(P＜0.01).The protein expression level of LDLR in liver tissue of mice in Xinxuekang group and combined treatment group was significantly increased(P＜0.05),the serum PCSK9 level was significantly decreased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01),and the mRNA and protein expression levels of HNF1 α and SREBP2 in liver tissue were significantly decreased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).(3)Compared with the Simvastatin group,the serum HDL-C level in the combined treatment group was significantly increased(P＜0.05).The percentage of aortic root plaque area and the percentage of liver lipid droplet area were significantly decreased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).The protein expression level of LDLR in liver tissue was significantly increased(P＜0.01),and the serum PCSK9 level was significantly decreased(P＜0.01).The expression levels of HNF1α protein and SREBP2 mRNA in liver tissues were significantly decreased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).Conclusion Xinxuekang may play a synergistic effect on lipid-lowering and anti-AS effects of Simvastatin by inhibiting the expressions of SREBP2 and HNF1α and regulating the PCSK9/LDLR signaling pathway.