1.Effect of arterial and venous subarachnoid hemorrhage on voltage-dependent calcium channel currents of cerebral artery smooth muscle cells in rats
Fei WANG ; Yong WANG ; Xuefei XIAO ; Huanzhi WANG ; Tao SUN ; Hualin YU
Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2015;(2):78-82
Objective To investigate the effect of arterial and venous subarachnoid hemorrhage ( SAH)on voltage-dependent calcium channel( VDCC)currents of cerebral artery smooth muscle cells and the relationship between the concentration of oxyhemoglobin( OxyHb)in arterial and venous blood and cerebral blood flow. Methods Thirty-six clean grade rats were colleted. A rat SAH model was induced by injection of autologous arterial or venous blood in suprasellar cistern using assisted stereotaxic apparatus. The rats were divided into three groups:an arterial SAH( n=14 ),a venous SAH( n=13 ),and a sham operation( n=9 )group. The arterial and venous OxyHb concentrations were measured. Three days after SAH modeling,a patch clamp was used to detect the relative surface area of the cerebral artery smooth muscle cells,resting potential,and VDCC currents in rats. A fluorescent microsphere method was used to quantitatively analyze cerebral blood flow(CBF). Results (1)Arterial SAH OxyHb concentration (127 ± 4 g/L)was significantly higher than venous SAH OxyHb concentration(54 ± 6 g/L),and that of the sham operation group was 50 ± 5 g/L. The differences were statistically significant among the 3 groups( P<0. 01).(2)The maximum current of VDCC of the arterial SAH group(3. 22 ± 0. 31 pA)was significantly higher than that of the venous SAH group(2. 19 ± 0. 27 pA)and the sham operation group(2. 18 ± 0. 29 pA). The differences were statistically significant among the 3 groups( P<0. 01 ). The VDCC currents of the arterial SAH group were consisted of L- and R-currents,while the currents of the venous SAH group were only consisted of L-VDCC.(3)The cerebral blood flow of the arterial SAH group(0. 83 ± 0. 14 mL/[g·min])was significantly higher than that of the venous SAH group(1. 28 ± 0. 28 mL/[g·min])and the sham operation group(1. 35 ± 0. 19 mL/[g·min]). The differences were statistically significant(P<0. 01). Conclusions The changing effect of arterial SAH on the expression and function of the cerebral artery smooth muscle cells are greater than that of the venous SAH. This difference may be associated with the concentration and composition of vasospasm factors of OxyHb in arterial and venous blood.
2.Improvement effects of glycyrrhizin on Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis in rats and its mechanism
Yuhua LIU ; Lian LIU ; Jiuchong WANG ; Dan HUANG ; Sufang ZHOU ; Huanzhi XIAO ; Zhenxiang AN
China Pharmacy 2024;35(2):166-171
OBJECTIVE To investigate the improvement effects of glycyrrhizin (GL) on Helicobacter pylori (HP)-associated gastritis in rats and its mechanism. METHODS HP-associated gastritis rat model was induced by inoculating with 1×109 cfu/mL HP. The model rats were randomly divided into model group, positive control group (HP standard quadruple group), GL low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups (5, 20, 50 mg/kg), with 12 rats in each group. Another 12 healthy rats were selected as normal control group. Except the normal control group and model group were given constant volume of normal saline intragastrically, the other groups were given corresponding drugs intragastrically, once a day, for 30 consecutive days. After administration, rats received 13C urea breath test, and delta-over-baseline (DOB) was recorded; the pathological and cellular morphological changes of gastric mucosa in rats were observed, and pathological scoring was performed; the levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8), IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were detected in gastric mucosa of rats; mRNA expressions of high mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB1) and nuclear factor-κ-B (NF-κB), relative expressions of nitric oxide synthases (iNOS) and HMGB1, the phosphorylation level of NF- κBp65 were also detected in rats. RESULTS Compared with normal control group, the DOB value, histopathological score of gastric mucosa, the levels of IL-8, IL-1β, TNF-α, ROS and MDA, relative expressions of HMGB1 and NF- κB mRNA, relative expressions of iNOS and HMGB1 protein and the phosphorylation level of NF-κB p65 were all increased significantly in model group (P<0.05); the epithelial cells of gastric mucosa in rats were incomplete in structure and decreased in the number, with an increase in cell fragments and vacuoles, and significant cell pyknosis. Compared with model group, the changes of the above indexes in GL groups and positive control group were significantly reversed (P<0.05); the changes in the above indicators in the GL high-dose group were more significant than GL low-dose and medium-dose groups (P<0.05); the pathological changes of gastric mucosal cells in rats had all improved. CONCLUSIONS GL may inhibit inflammation and oxidative stress by inhibiting the activation of HMGB1/NF-κB pathway, thus relieving HP-induced gastric mucosal injury.