1.THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF NIFEDIPINE, ASPIRIN AND NIFEDIPINE COMBINED WITH ASPIRIN ON ACUTE MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA INDUCED BY PITUITRIN IN RATS
Huagang HOU ; Chuiying XU ; Shan SHI
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 1987;0(02):-
The protective effects of Nifedipine, Aspirin and Aspirin combined with Nifedipine on acute myocardial ischemia induced by pi-tuitrin in rats were studied, when 20% Alcohol (2ml/kg), Nifedipine (0.05 mg/kg) and Aspirin (0.025mg/kg) was singly used, no remakable effects were observed on the indexes of ischemic ECG of the experimental rats. When Nifedipine (0.1mg/kg) or Aspirin (0.05mg/kg) was used singly, or they were used in combination (0.05 + 0.025mg/kg ); The significant counteractions were observed on the changes in ST segments and T waves in the first and second phases of the rats ECG caused by pituitrin, and the occurrence of decrease of heart rate and arrhythmia were prevented. The doses were correlated with the effects. The two drugs used in combination showed noticeable synergism.
2.Establishing a noninvasive canine model of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration through cumulative axial load and compound motion
Tao GU ; Dike RUAN ; Dun WAN ; Xuangeng DENG ; Huagang SHI ; Simao SONG ; Wei HOU ; Wei CUI ; Yuliang SUN
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2023;43(21):1450-1459
Objective:To investigate the feasibility of establishing a canine model of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration through the application of cumulative axial load and a six-phase combined motion on the vertical sitting dog's lumbar spine.Methods:Twenty adult female grass dogs, each weighing 10.0±0.5 kg, were randomly divided into two groups, with 10 dogs in each group. In the model group, dogs were secured to an exercise machine in a vertical position, and six phases of lumbar spine movement (flexion and extension, left and right lateral flexion, left and right rotation, 45° each) were combined with a specific number of cycles under continuous axial load (245 N). In the control group, dogs were secured to the exercise machine in a vertical position without any intervention. Radiographic examinations were performed before and after 20,000, 50,000, 100,000, and 150,000 compound exercises in the model group. The disc height index (DHI) was measured through lateral X-ray, and MRI T2-mapping was used for quantitative analysis of intervertebral disc degeneration. When intervertebral disc degeneration was evident on MRI T2-weighted imaging (modified Pfirrmann system > Grade V), the combined motion was halted. Micro-CT quantitative analysis of bone mineral density (BMD) in the upper and lower endplates, trabecular bone structure, and histological staining (HE staining, "O" staining, Sirius red staining) were employed to verify and assess the degree of intervertebral disc degeneration.Results:After 50,000 compound exercises, mild degeneration of the intervertebral discs at L 6-7 and L 7S 1 was observed on T2-weighted imaging. With the accumulation of exercise load, the degree of degeneration progressively increased, reaching a moderate degree of degeneration after 100,000 composite exercises, and DHI began to decrease. Mild degeneration was also observed in the upper L 5-6 intervertebral disc. When the cumulative exercise volume reached 150,000 repetitions, the height of intervertebral spaces in the L 5-6, L 6-7, and L 7S 1 segments further decreased, and the intervertebral discs exhibited severe degeneration (improved Pfirrmann grading system Grades IV-VI). The upper L 4-5 intervertebral discs also displayed mild degeneration. Histological scores were as follows: L 5-6 (8.2±0.8), L 6-7 (9.5±0.7), and L 7S 1 (10.3±0.5), indicating a degree of degeneration in the order of L 5-6