Acute Disease ; Administration, Inhalation ; Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; drug therapy ; Male ; Nitric Oxide ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Nitrites ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

OBJECTIVETo study the effect of 1-tetrahydropalmatine (1-THP) on the spontaneous electric discharge (SED) induced by chronic dorsal root ganglion neurons compression.

METHODSUsing single fiber recording method, the SED of 84 neurons class A induced by compression were recorded. The effect of 1-THP on the SEDs and its relation with concentration were observed.

RESULTSIn the 84 SED of neurons, 25 showed periodical rhythmicity (PR) and 59 showed non-periodic rhythmicity (non-PR). 1-THP (100 micromol/L) inhibited SED in 16.0% (4/25) of neurons with PR and 67.8% (40/59) of neurons with non-PR (P < 0.01) in an effect-dose dependent manner, the higher the concentration of 1-THP, the more the inhibition, with quicker inhibiting in initiation and longer time needed for recovery. SED in 57.1% neurons were recovered 20 min after elution, but unrecovered even after 3 h in the others.

CONCLUSION1-THP shows inhibitory effect on the A-fiber SED induced by chronic dorsal root ganglion neurons compression.

Action Potentials ; drug effects ; Animals ; Berberine Alkaloids ; pharmacology ; Ganglia, Spinal ; drug effects ; injuries ; physiology ; Male ; Neurons ; drug effects ; physiology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Integrative Medicine ; education

The optimized cultural medium of fermentation for Candida sp.mutant strain YQ5 to produce S-adenosylmethionine was studied.The results of single factor experiment showed that the most favorable pH value,carbon source,nitrogen source organic nutrient is 6.0,8% sucrose,1.5% tryptone and 2% yeast extract,respectively.As to inorganic salts,MgSO4?7H2O,CaCl2,FeSO4?7H2O,CoCl2,CuSO4?5H2O,H3BO3 could improve accumulation of the intercellular SAM.The ingredients of the culture medium are also opti-mized by the orthogonal experiment.Fermentation for 48 h under the optimal condition resulted in AdoMet production at 1740.0 mg/L.

Objective To study the therapeutic effect of the complex mixture of luteolin and rutin ( MLR) on 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin ( MPTP) induced Parkinson’ s disease ( PD) mouse model. Methods Seventy-two C57BL/6 mice were divided into six groups randomly ( n=12 in each group): the normal control , model control , madopar (50 mg·kg-1) group, MLR at low (140 mg·kg-1), middle (280 mg·kg-1) and high (560 mg·kg-1) dose groups. PD mouse models were established by intraperitoneal injection of MPTP ( 30 mg · kg-1 ) . Pole test and traction performance were recorded to access the body coordinate capability and strength. The tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), dopamine transport protein ( DAT) , and glial fibrillary acidic protein ( GFAP ) positive cells were detected by immunohistochemical method. Dopamine ( DA ) , dihydroxyphenylacetic acid ( DOPAC ) , homovanilic acid ( HVA ) , 5-hydroxytryptamine ( 5-HT ) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in striatum were quantified by HPLC-ECD. Results MLR significantly ameliorated mouse motor coordination ability (P<0. 01 or P<0. 05). MLR at 280 and 560 mg·kg-1 could increase TH-positive neurons by 69. 00%and 77. 95% compared with the normal control group (P<0. 01) and DAT-positive neurons by 68. 53% and 70. 40% compared with the normal control group(P<0. 05), and decrease GFAP-postive astrocyte reactivity. The treatment with MLR at three doses attenuated the monoamine neurotransmitter disorder. Conclusion MLR markedly improves MPTP caused movement coordinate ability injury in mice and exerts therapeutic action on PD by regulating neurotransmitters in brain, inhibiting the inflammatory reaction and alleviating the neuron injury.

Aim To explore the therapeutical effect and mechanism of baicalein on two 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA ) induced Parkinson′s disease (PD ) rat models,which received unilateral lesions of the left medial forebrain bundle (MFB ) or caudate putamen (CPu ) made by stereotaxic injection of 6-OHDA (MFB-M,CPu-M).Methods PD rat models were established by microinjection of 6-OHDA into MFB or CPu.The anti-tremor effect of baicalein on PD rat models was examined.Spontaneous activity was recor-ded. Dopamine (DA ), dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC)and homovanilic acid (HVA)in striatum were quantified by HPLC-ECD.The tyrosine hydroxy-lase (TH)and OX-42 positive cells were detected by immunohistochemical method.The morphological vari-ation of the neurons was confirmed by analysis at an ul-trastructural level.Results Baicalein significantly in-creased the spontaneous activity in CPu-M.The elec-tromyography (EMG ) recordings revealed that com-pared with 6-OHDA group,the tremor frequency in ba-icalein group was decreased by 55% in MFB-M,and by 60% in CPu-M.6-OHDA treatment decreased DA levels in the striatum,while treatment with baicalein attenuated the DA decreases in CPu-M.Moreover,ba-icalein treatment could increase TH-positive neurons and decrease OX-42-postive microglia compared with 6-OHDA group in both MFB-M and CPu-M.Conclu-sions In the present study,it is illustrated that ①microinjection of 6-OHDA into the MFB and the CPu could cause different pathological changes of PD, which is important for efficacy evaluation;②baicalein showed the ability to alleviate the behavior symptoms in PD-rats at different stages by improving motor function and attenuating muscle tremor;③therapeutic effect of baicalein was produced by inhibiting the inflammatory medium production and release,anti-apoptosis,chan-ging dopamine catabolism, and inhibiting dopamine turnover.

Animals ; Aorta ; pathology ; Apolipoproteins E ; deficiency ; Atherosclerosis ; metabolism ; pathology ; Female ; Glycosides ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 ; metabolism ; Mice ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Polygonum ; chemistry ; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) on surfactant protein A (SP-A) and mannose binding ability (MBA) in neonatal rats with hyperoxia-induced lung injury.

METHODSSixty-four neonatal rats were randomly exposed to room air (Control group), >95% oxygen for 6 days (Hyperoxia group), 10 ppm NO for 24 hrs (NO group), and >95% oxygen for 6 days along with 10 ppm NO for 24 hrs (Hyperoxia + NO group). After 2 and 6 days of exposure, the lung pathologic changes, gene and protein expressions of SP-A and MBA were measured.

RESULTSThe rats from the Hyperoxia group presented with obvious lung injuries. The SP-A expressions of mRNA (0.81 +/- 0.04 vs 1.53 +/- 0.25) and protein (59.45 +/- 18.37 vs 89.77 +/- 16.41) in the Hyperoxia group decreased significantly 2 days after exposure but increased significantly 6 days after exposure (SP-A mRNA 0.81 +/- 0.02 vs 0.63 +/- 0.03; SP-A protein 93.57 +/- 13.71 vs 47.73 +/- 21.69) compared with those of the Control group (P < 0.05). NO treatment alleviated the hyperoxia-induced pathologic injuries 2 days after exposure. The SP-A mRNA expression (0.55 +/- 0.91) in the Hyperoxia + NO group was significantly reduced as compared to both the Control and Hyperoxia groups (P < 0.05), and the SP-A protein expression (55.12 +/- 17.53) in the Hyperoxia + NO group was noticeably lower than that of the Control group (P < 0.01) 2 days after exposure. The SP-A protein expression in the Hyperoxia + NO group (67.33 +/- 18.59) was significantly lower than that of the Hyperoxia group 6 days after exposure (P < 0.05). Two days after exposure, the NO group had significantly higher MBA than the Control group (0.821 +/- 0.133 vs 0.58 +/- 0.158); the Hyperoxia + NO group had significantly higher MBA than the Hyperoxia group (0.43 +/- 0.175 vs 0.738 +/- 0.141) (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSInhaled low dose NO may decrease SP-A protein expression and increase MBA of the lung tissue. This lessens the pathologic lung injury in neonatal rats with hyperoxia.

Administration, Inhalation ; Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; Hyperoxia ; pathology ; Lung ; drug effects ; metabolism ; pathology ; Mannose ; metabolism ; Nitric Oxide ; administration & dosage ; Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A ; analysis ; genetics ; RNA, Messenger ; analysis ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Objective To explore the association of interleukin (IL)-1 genotypes with Alzheimer′s disease (AD). Methods Using polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism, the IL-1A (-889) and IL-1B (+3953) genotypes in 84 cases of AD and 139 controls were detected and analyzed. Results The frequencies of IL-1A(- 889) C/C, C/T and T/T genotypes were 72.6% and 84.2%, 23.8% and 14.4%, 3.6% and 1.4% in AD cases and controls respectively. The genotypes frequencies of IL-1A (-889) C/C, C/T and T/T in AD cases were similar to that of controls (χ2=4.53, P＞0.05), but the frequencies of IL-1A (-889) T allele were significantly higher in AD cases than in controls (15.5% vs. 8.6%, χ2=4.93, P＜0.05). The frequencies of IL-1B (+3953) C/T genotypes and T allele were also significantly higher in AD cases than in controls (16.7% vs. 6.5%, 8.3% vs. 3.2%, χ2=5.88,5.56, both P＜0.05). Conclusions IL-1 genotypes are associated with AD. IL-1 genotypes may play an important role in the development of AD.

Adult ; Erythema ; etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Leprosy ; complications ; Male