10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.26.025

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinaseⅡ (CaMKⅡ) has multiple functions, which made it play a central role in cardiovascular disease. Especially it activates numerous downstream targets in various signaling pathways that promotes vascular disease, heart failure, myocardial hypertrophy and arrhythmias. CaMKⅡcan impact calcium balance and increase calcium leak in myocardial cell via phosphorylating L type calcium channel, Ryanodine receptor (RyR 2) and phos?pholamban (PLN), and regulate ATP sensitive potassium current (IKATP) and late sodium current by affecting sodium channels and potassium channels. In addition, It can directly regulate transcription via activating the silk crack the original activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and acetylation enzyme (HDAC). These mechanisms have important roles in myocardial hypertro?phy, heart failure and arrhythmia. So we focus to demonstrating the structure and action mechanism of CaMKⅡto improve a new therapy of cardiovascular disease.

Cardiac contractile dysfunction and arrhythmic genesis are resulted from disturbed intracellular Na+and Ca2+ handling under condition of oxidation stress. Stress-induced intracellular signaling regulated mechanisms in which many activated stress kinases, such as cAMP-dependent protein kinase A, protein kinase C , Ca/calmodulin-dependent pro-tein kinaseⅡand classical pathways, are known to be involved. However, it is becoming increasingly evident that reactive oxygen species may directly oxidize these kinases, Na+and Ca2+channel protein and transporters, which lead to changing of intracellular Na+and Ca2+accumulation, and to trigger of arrhythmias.

This study was aimed to explore brain regions which were closely related to the disease onset of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) with liver-qi depression. The BOLD-functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used in the study. The processing of imaging data was based on the SPM 8 software and the REST software of the matlab platform. Each cluster was more than 389 continuous voxel. The brain region with single voxel of P < 0.05 (corrected) was defined as region with statistical significance. The 2 Sample T-Test was applied in the case group and the control group. The results showed that compared with the normal control group, the frontal lobe, occipital lobe, insula, limbic lobe, basal nuclei, and cingulate gyrus were activated in the PMS with liver-qi depression cases. It was concluded that the disease onset of PMS with liver-qi depression cases was related to brain regions such as frontal lobe, occipital lobe, insula, limbic lobe, basal nuclei, and cingulate gyrus.

AIM: The work was designed to explore protective effects of a traditional Chinese medicine-sini decoction (SD) on liver in hemorrhagic shock and its mechanism relating to oxygen free radical and nitric oxide. METHODS: Anesthetized Wistar rats were subjected to a hemorrhagic shock protocol for 60 min followed by intravenous injection with normal sodium chloride solution or SD solution. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) in liver were examined. The inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was determined immunohistochemically. RT-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)was used to assay the mRNA, which were corresponding to eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) and iNOS. RESULTS: The activity of SOD decreased, while the concentration of MDA increased in liver during hemorrhagic shock. SD enhanced SOD activity and inhibited a increase in MDA level in liver ( P

AIM: To investigate the effect of Sini decoction (SND)on the ultrastructure of small intestinal epithelial cells in rats with intestinal ischemia-reperfusion. METHODS: Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes were randomly divided into 4 groups: (1) Control group in which sham operation was performed; (2) Model group in which intestinal I/R was produced by clamping super mesenteric artery(SMA) for 1 hour and declamping SMA for 3 hours; (3) SND1 group in which SD (0.6 g/200 g rat) was given via stomach tube 3 d before intestinal I/R; (4) SND2 group in which SD (1.2 g/200 g rat)was given via stomach tube 3 d before intestinal I/R. A strip of small intestine was taken from distal end of ileum for electron microscopic examination. The two-dimensional structural parameters and three-dimensional structural parameters of mitochondria were calculated. RESULTS: (1)Morphological changes of small intestine: In control group, epithelial cells were orderly arranged, with normal mitochondria and intestinal villi. In model group, the gaps between epithelial cells widened. There were a lot of apoptotic cells. Microvilli were short and swelled. Mitochondria were swelled obviously with broken ridges. Endoplasmatic reticulum was severely dilated. In SND1 and SND2 groups, microvilli and epithelial cells were orderly arranged relatively, mitochondria was slightly swelled. (2) Structural parameters of mitochondria: In model group, there were the least mitochondria and the swelling of mitochondria was severe. In SND1 and SND2 groups, the mitochondria was more than that of model group and the swelling were slight. CONCLUSION: Sini decoction can protect small intestine from ischemia-reperfusion injury without dose-dependent effect.

BACKGROUND:Our prior experiments have confirmed that 10 μmol/L oxytocin can induce transformation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels into myocardial cels. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of Ginsenoside Rh2 on oxytocin-induced transformation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels into myocardial cels. METHODS:Rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels were isolated by differential adherence method. These isolated cels were randomly divided into five groups. In the blank control group, cels were routinely cultured. In the oxytocin group, cels were cultured with 10 μmol/L oxytocin for 2 consecutive weeks. In the Ginsenoside Rh2 low-, middle-, and high-dose groups, cels were treated with 0.5, 1, 2 μmol/L Ginsenoside Rh2respectively for 24 hours and then with oxytocin for additional 2 consecutive weeks. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Optical microscopy showed that compared to the blank control group, some cels in the oxytocin group exhibited an increased soma and some cels grew in clusters and the cel clusters enlarged with the increase in Ginsenoside Rh2 dose. Immunocytochemical staining and western blot analysis showed that cardiac Troponin T and connexin 43 protein expression in the oxytocin, Ginsenoside Rh2 low-, middle-, and high-dose groups were significantly greater than in the blank control group (P < 0.05), and cardiac Troponin T and connexin 43 protein expression in the Ginsenoside Rh2 groups was increased with the increase in Ginsenoside Rh2 dose and was significantly higher than that in the oxytocin group (P < 0.05). Confocal laser scanning microscopy showed that the relative fluorescence intensity of free calcium in the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels in the oxytocin group was significantly increased after induction by oxytocin for 2 weeks (P < 0.05), while the relative fluorescence intensity in the Ginsenoside Rh2 groups was significantly higher than that in the Ginsenoside Rh2 groups and was positively correlated with the dose of Ginsenoside Rh2. These findings suggest that Ginsenoside Rh2 can obviously promote oxytocin-induced transformation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels into myocardial celsin vitro.

Objective To investigate the variation of the thioredoxin system (Trx),and the role of it in transient out-ward potassium current (Ito) channels in left ventricular myocytes of diabetes mellitus (DM) in rats. Methods Forty-five SD rats were divided into DM group and control group. DM group were treated with streptozotocin (STZ) to induce DM model. The values of left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD), end-systolic diameter (LVESD), fractional shortening (LVFS), ejection fraction (LVEF) and heart rate (HR), QRS duration and corrected QT (QTc) interval were detected by echocardiogra-phy (UCG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) in two groups. The left ventricular myocardial tissue samples were taken to detect the Trx,glutaredoxin (GRX),thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) and glutathione reductase (GR) by using UV spectrophotometer. The level of free thiol (P-SH) of total cardiac protein was detected by 5, 5′-dithio-bis-2-nitrobenzoic acid method. Ito of the cardiomyocytes was recorded by whole-cell patch-clamp method. After being incubated in vitro with insulin(Ins), treated with TrxR inhibitor-auranofin(AF) and 13-cis-retinoic acid(RA), the changes of Ito of the cardiomyocytes were observed. Results Compared with control group, the values of heart rate (HR), left ventricular minor axis decurtaion rate (LVFS), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and TrxR were lower in DM group. The values of LVEDD, LVESD, QRS and QTc inter-vals, Trx, Grx and P-SH were higher in DM group than those of control group. Ito density was significantly higher in DM+Ins group than that of DM group, Ins+RA group and Ins+AF group when the stimulation voltage ≥ 0 mV (P ＜ 0.05). Conclusion The impaired Trx system in diabetic rat myocardium was the electrophysiological basis of the reduced ventric-ular function and arrhythmia. And Ins was able to reverse the decreased Ito of cardiomyocytes in DM rats.

Objective To explore the test-retest reliability of the open field test,as a method for ethology in Kunming mice. Methods The behavior of adult male Kunming mice in the open field test was recorded twice,once for five minutes, with a one-week inter-trial interval. The following parameters were evaluated:number of central squares; number of peripheral squares; percent of central squares; number of horizontal squares; number of rearings; total score; and number of fecal boli. Subsequently,the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and the agreement index (Kappa) were calculated for each of these parameters. Results Both ICC and Kappa for total score( ICC =0.902, P＜0.01; Kappa =0.680, P＜0.01; r=0.815, P＜0.01 ) showed a good reliability and correlation between the test trials. Only ICC for number of central squares ( ICC = 0. 578, P ＜ 0.01 ), number of peripheral squares( ICC =0.615, P＜0.01 ) ,percent of central squares(ICC=0.523, P＜0.01) ,number of horizontal squares( ICC = 0. 607, P ＜ 0.01 ) and number of rearings ( ICC = 0. 606, P ＜ 0.01 ) indicated a fair reliability between the test trials. Neither ICC nor Kappa for number of fecal boli displayed a significant reliability between the test trials. The difference of these parameters between test and retest, such as number of peripheral squares( t =3.01, P＜0.01 ),number of horizontal squares( t = 3.34, P ＜ 0.01 ) and total score( t = 7.86, P ＜ 0.01 ) were significant. Conclusion The parameter,total score for Kunming mice in the open field test,is found to be stable over time, and indicates a good reliability with a one-week inter-trial interval.

Objective To compare the curative effect and safety of non-X-ray fluoroscopic radiofrequency catheter ablation and conventional X-ray fluoroscopic radiofrequency catheter ablation in treating paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia by Ensite Velocity three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping system.Methods One hundred cases diagnosed as paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in this hospital during 2014-2016 were selected and randomly divided into the control group (conventional X-ray exposure) and the experimental group(non-X-ray exposure by three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping system),50 cases in each group.The operation time,X-ray exposure time,complication rate,immediate and follow-up success rate were compared between two groups.Results There was no statistically significant difference in the operation time between the two groups (P＞0.05),but the X-ray exposure time in the experimental group [(0.46±0.14) min] was significantly lower than that of the control group [(13.87 ±4.03) min] and the complication rate (0 ％) was also significantly lower than that of the control group (8.00％);the immediate success rate (98.00 ％) was significantly was significantly decreased compared with the control group[(0.46± 0.14)min vs.(13.87 ±4.03)min],the complication rate was significantly lower than that in the control group(0 ％ vs.8 ％),the immediate success rate was significantly higher than that in the control group(98.00 ％ vs.84.00 ％),the follow up success rate was also significantly higher than that in the control group (94.00 ％ vs.74.00 ％),the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).Conclusion Using Ensite Velocity three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping system to conduct radiofrequency catheter ablation has an ideal clinical effect in the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia,which is safe and reliable.