Objective The effect of the emulsion in which propofol is formulated on blood coagulation is still controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of intravenous propofol infusion on platelet aggregation and blood coagulation.Methods Forty-one ASA I or II patients of both sexes (22 male, 19 female) aged 24-56 yr weighing 46-75 kg scheduled for elective upper abdominal surgery were enrolled in this study. The patients were premedicated with intramuscular atropine 0.5 mg and phenobarbital 0.1 g. Anesthesia was induced with fentanyl 4 ?g?kg-1 , and propofol 2 mg?kg-1 . Tracheal intubation was facilitated with vecuronium 0.15 mg? kg-1 . The patients were mechanically ventilated (VT 8-12 ml?kg-1 , RR 12 bpm). Anesthesia was maintained with TCI of propofol and intermittent IV boluses of fentanyl and vecuronium. Propofol was infused with a TCI system ' Diprifusor' . The target effect site concentration was set at 4 ?g ? ml-1 . Platelet aggregation and intracellular calcium ion concentration [Ca2+ ]i were measured and thromb-elastography (TEG) and coagulation function tests (APTT, TT, PT, FIB) were performed before induction (T0, baseline), at 30, 60, and 120 rain after induction (T1 , T2 , T3) . Results (1) The maximum platelet aggregation rate was significantly decreased at T1,3 as compared to the baseline (T0) ( P

Objective To observe the effect of ecdysterone(EDS)on the level of VEGF protein in the brain,angiogenesis and neurologic function after focal cerebral ischemia in rats.Methods Rat with focal cerebral ischemia were established by occluding their middle cerebral artery.The established rats(n=36)were randomly and equally divided into EDS treatment group and ischemia group.EDS(20 mg?kg-1?d-1 for 7 d)was intraperitoneally injected into the rats of EDS treatment group 2 h after operation,and the animal of ischemia group received an intraperitoneal injection of the same solvent as in EDS group.Another 6 rats served as normal control.Rats were sacrificed in 7,14 and 21 d after operation,and the VEGF protein level and microvessel density(MVD)was detected with immunohistochemical methods and analyzed quantitatively with image system.Effect of EDS on neurologic recovery following brain ischemia were assessed using the neurologic severity scores(NSS).Results VEGF expression was not seen in normal control,and was higher in ischemia group than in the EDS treatment group at day 7 and 14,but the significant difference was only observed at day 7(P

Objective To establish the model of serum-caused damage to pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) of mice with renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury.Methods Mice PMVECs were cultured to measure the standard trans-endothelial electrical resistance (TER) in the monolayer of PMVECs.When PMVECs were cultured and arranged in compact monolayer and TER was achieved,they were divided into 4 groups (n =3 each) using a random number table:serum of normal mice group (NS group) and different concentrations (5％,10％ and 20％) of serum of mice with renal I/R injury groups (IRS5 group,IRS10group and IRS20 group).The PMVECs were cultured for 1 h in the serum-free endothelial culture medium.The 0.8 and 0.2 ml culture medium containing 20％ serum of normal mice were then added to the upper and lower chambers,respectively,in group NS.The 0.8 and 0.2 ml culture medium containing 5％,10％ and 20％ serum of mice with renal I/R injury were then added to the upper and lower chambers in IRS5,IRS10 and IRS20 groups,respectively.100 μg/ml FITC-BSA 100 μl was added to the upper chamber in the four groups.At 3,6,9,12,15,18,21 and 24 h of incubation,the PMVEC monolayer permeability (apparent permeability coefficient,Pa) was detected.Results Compared with NS group,the Pa was significantly increased at 12 and 15 h of incubation in IRS5 group,and the Pa was increased at 6-24 h of incubation in IRS10 and IRS20 groups.Compared with IRS5 group,the Pa at 21 and 24 h in IRS10 group and at 9-24 h in IRS20 group were significantly increased.Conclusion Both 10％ and 20％ serum of mice with renal I/R injury can successfully establish the model of damage to PMVECs,and 20％ serum causes a more severe damage.

Objective To investigate the influence of combined spinal-epidural anesthesia and general anesthesia on short-term cogni-tive function of elderly patients with lacunar infarction after surgery.Methods A total of 50 patients with lacunar infarction who underwent abdominal surgery in our hospital from June 2012 to December 2013 were selected as the research object,who were divided into spinal-epi-dural anesthesia group (combined group)and general anesthesia group (general group).The incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction of two groups were observed and compared.The mini-mental state examination(MMSE)and Montreal cognitive Assessment(MoCA)were used to evaluated the cognitive function before and postoperative 1 day.Results The probability of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)of combined group and the general group were 12% and 32%,respectively,and the POCD probability of combined group was lower than that of general group,the difference was significant(P <0.05).The MMSE score and MoCA score at postoperative 1 day of two groups were lower than those before anesthesia,the difference was significant(P <0.05).The MMSE score and MoCA score of combined group at postoperative 1 day were lower than that of general group,the difference was significant(P <0.05).Conclusion The anesthesia can cause a certain cognitive dysfunction for elderly patients with lacunar infarction,while the spinal-epidural anesthesia can reduce the incidence rate of POCD compared anesthesia.

Objective To evaluate the effects of the serum in the patients with obstructive jaundice on the proliferation,migration and phenotype modulation of human pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs).Methods PASMCs were isolated from the patients,underwent passage and were then subcultured.The cultured PASMCs were incubated with the serum in the patients with obstructive jaundice or with the serum in the healthy volunteers.At 24,48 and 72 h of incubation,the proliferation and migration of the cells were determined by CCK-8 assay and wound healing assay,respectively,and Western blot analysis was used for detection of smooth muscleα-actin (SM-α-actin) and calponin protein expression in human PASMCs.Results The proliferation and migration of human PASMCs were significantly enhanced,calponin protein expression was up-regulated at 24 h of incubation,and the SM-α-actin and calponin protein expression was down-regulated at 48 and 72 h of incubation when human PASMCs were incubated with the serum in the patients with obstructive jaundice as compared with those when the cells were incubated with the serum in the healthy volunteers.When human PASMCs were incubated with the serum in the patients with obstructive jaundice,the proliferation and migration of the cells were significantly enhanced,SM-α-actin expression was up-regulated and calponin protein expression was down-regulated at 48 h of incubation as compared with those at 24 h of incubation.When human PASMCs were incubated with the serum in the patients with obstructive jaundice,the migration of the cells was significantly enhanced,and no significant change was found in the proliferation and SM-α-actin and calponin protein expression at 72 h of incubation as compared with those at 48 h of incubation.Conclusion The serum in the patients with obstructive jaundice can enhance the proliferation and migration of human PASMCs and promotes synthetic PASMC phenotype.

Objective To evaluate the role of Src kinase in liver injury in endotoxemic mice.Methods Forty-eight female BABL/c mice,aged 3-4 months,weighing 15-20 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =16 each) using a random number table:control group (C group),endotoxemia group (lipopolysaccharide (LPS) group) and Src kinase inhibitor PP2 group (PP2 group).Endotoxemia was induced by intraperitoneal LPS 20 mg/kg in LPS and PP2 groups,while the equal volume of PBS was given in group C.In PP2 group,PP2 1 mg/kg was injected intraperitoneally at 2 h after LPS administration.At 6 h after LPS or PBS injection,8 mice in each group were chosen,and blood samples were collected from the abdominal aorta for determination of the serum levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP).The mice were then sacrificed and livers were removed for determination of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) level,superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity,malondialdehyde (MDA) content and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in liver tissues.The other 8 mice in each group were sacrificed at 24 h after LPS or PBS injection,and the livers were harvested for examination of pathological changes.Results Compared with C group,the serum levels of ALP and MDA content and MPO activity in liver tissues were significantly increased,and SOD activity and Nrf2 levels in liver tissues were decreased in LPS and PP2 groups.Compared with LPS group,the serum levels of ALP and MDA content and MPO activity in liver tissues were significantly decreased,and SOD activity and Nrf2 levels in liver tissues were increased in PP2 group.The pathological changes of liver tissues were significantly attenuated in PP2 group as compared with LPS group.Conclusion Src kinase is involved in endotoxemia-induced liver injury in mice.

Objective To investigate the role of serine threonine protein kinase-1 (Akt1) and Smad3 in lung tissues in development of hepatopulmonary syndrome in rats.Methods Seventy-two healthy male SpragueDawley rats,aged 3-4 months,weighing 200-250 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=24 each):control group (C group),sham operation group (S group) and common bile duct ligation (CBDL) group.The rats were anesthetized with 3％ pentobarbital sodium 45 mg/kg.In group CBDL,laparotomy was performed,the common bile duct was ligated and then the abdomen was closed,while the common bile duct was only exposed,but not ligated and then the abdomen was closed in group S.At 1st,3rd and 5th weeks (T1-3),8 rats were chosen randomly in each group and blood samples were obtained from the abdominal aorta for blood gas analysis.The rats were then sacrificed and lungs were isolated to detect the expression of Aktl and Smad3 mRNA and protein in lung tissues (by RT-PCR and Western blot).The lung tissues were sliced and stained with hematoxylin eosin for examination of the pathological changes of pulmonary capillaries.Results Compared with C and S groups,the expression of Akt1 and Smad3 mRNA and protein in lung tissues was significantly up-regulated at T2,3,and alveolar-arterial oxygen tension difference was increased at T3 in CBDL group (P ＜ 0.05).The pulmonary capillary was obviously dilated at T3 in CBDL group.Conclusion The expression of Akt1 and Smad3 in lung tissues is up-regulated,which may be one of the mechanisms of development of hepatopulmonary syndrome in rats.

Objective To establish a method for culture of rat pulmonary capillary pericytes.Methods Six male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 6-7 weeks,weighing 200-220 g,were anesthetized and the chest was opened.The pulmonary capillary was isolated by type Ⅰ collagenase digestion and micropore filtration and cultured in highglucose DMEM/F12 1∶1 containing 10％ fetal bovine serum and 0.5％ mixture of penicillin and streptomycin.The morphology and growth of cells were observed with inverted phase contrast microscope.The positive cells of αsmooth muscle actin (α-SMA),desmin,neuron-glial antigen 2 (NG2),cluster of differentiation 31 (CD31) were counted by immunofluorescence.The percentage of positive cells was calculated.Results The microscopic examination showed cells of shuttle shape or star shape,mononuclear cells,binuclear cells occasionally,oval nucleus,rich cell plasma,growth in the shape of vortex or fence,and no contact inhibition.The percentage of positive cells ofα-SMA,desmin,NG2,and CD31 was (99.0± 1.2)％,(96.0±2.1)％,(99.0±0.7)％ and0,respectively.Conclusion The culture method for rat pulmonary capillary pericytes is successfully established.

Objective To evaluate the changes in the expression of annexin A2 (ANXA2) in lung tissues in rats with hepato-pulmonary syndrome.Methods Healthy 3-4-month-old Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes,weighing 220-250 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups:control group (group C,n =10),sham operation group (group S,n =10) and hepatopulmonary syndrome group (group HPS,n =20).The rats were anesthetized with intraperitoneal 3％ pentobarbital sodium 0.1 ml/100 g.Hepatopulmonary syndrome was produced by chronic ligation of the common bile duct.After 5 weeks,the rats were sacrificed and lungs were removed for determination of ANXA2 and smooth muscle actin α (SM-α-actin) mRNA and protein expression in lung tissues by RT-PCR and Western blot,respectively.Results There was no significant difference in the expression of ANXA2 and SM-α-actin mRNA and protein between groups C and S (P ＞ 0.05).The expression of ANXA2 and SM-α-actin mRNA and protein was significantly higher in group HPS than in groups C and S (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The expression of ANXA2 in lung tissues is up-regulated in rats with hepato-pulmonary syndrome.

Objective To evaluate the effect of bilirubin on proliferation of pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) of rats.Methods Primary PMVECs harvested from 10 healthy male Sprague-Dawleyrats,weighing 120-150 g,aged 2-3 months,were cultured,purified and identified.PMVECs were seeded in low-glucose DMEM culture medium or 96-well culture plates,and divided into 5 groups according to the random number table:control group (group C) and different concentrations of bilirubin groups (B1-4 groups) with 30 wells or48 flasks in each group.In group C,low-glucose DMEM 1 ml was added.In B1-4 groups,5,10,20 and 50 μmol/L bilirubin 1 ml were added,respectively.At 24,48 and 72 h of incubation,proliferation of PMVECs was measured using CCK-8 assay and 3 H-TdR incorporation assay,Akt1 mRNA and Smad3 mRNA expression was measured by RT-PCR,and phosphor-Akt1 (p-Akt1) protein and Smad3 protein expression was detected using Western blot.Results Compared with group C,no significant changes were found in each parameter mentioned above at each time point in B1 and B2 groups,the proliferation of PMVECs was weakened,and Akt1 mRNA,p-Akt1 protein and Smad3 protein and mRNA expression was down-regulated at 48 h of incubation in B3 group,and the proliferation of PMVECs was weakened,and the expression of Akt1 mRNA,p-Akt1 protein and Smad3 mRNA and protein was down-regulated at 48 and 72 h of incubation in B4 group.Compared with group B3,the proliferation of PMVECs was weakened,and the expression of Akt1 mRNA,p-Akt1 protein and Smad3 mRNA and protein was down-regulated at 72 h of incubation in B4 group.Conclusion High concentration of bilirubin can inhibit proliferation of PMVECs and down-regulated expression of Akt1 and Smad3 is involved in the mechanism.