Objective To evaluate outcomes of endovascular procedures for atherosclerosis obliterans (ASO) patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).Methods Data of patients undergoing endovascular procedures for atherosclerosis obliterans at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from January 2012 to December 2014 were retrospectively analyzed,disease characteristics,technical success rate,perioperative complications,ankle brachial index (ABI) improvement,clinical success rate,rest pain alleviating rate,limb salvage rate and survival rate were compared between the two groups.Results There were 144 patients (153 limbs) who received endovascular procedures,including 52 patients (56 limbs) with DM and 92 patients (97 limbs) without DM.Mean follow-up was 15 months.All patients experienced significant ABI improvement (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in technical success rate (80.4％ vs 90.7％),perioperative complications rate(19.6％ vs 24.7％),1 year rest pain alleviating rate (75.0％ vs 85.6％),1 year limb salvage rate (91.1％ vs 95.6％) and 1 year survival rate (92.3％ vs 90.2％) between diabetic and non-diabetic groups (P ＞ 0.05),but there was less 1 year clinical success rate in diabetic group (78.6％ vs 88.6％,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Compared to nondiabetic paitents,endovascular procedures for patients with DM has similar efficacy,when the procedures are properly undertaken and postoperative correct medication are given.

Objective To investigate the effects of human amniotic membrane on the survival of the crossboundary perforator flap in rats through distal subcutaneous implantation.Methods From February,2016 to December,2016,38 SD rats weighing 270-300 g were randomly divided into experimental group and control group (n=19).A three-territory perforator flap (3 cm× 10 cm) with the iliac artery as the pedicel elevated on the right dorsum of the rats.Experiment group,a section of amnion was sutured to the distal subcutaneous of the flap and then the flap was sutured back to its donor site.Control group,after the flap elevated,directly sutured back to its donor site.The blood flow of the pedicel were detected by laser Doppler flowmetry at the day before surgery,1 day after surgery,3 and 7 days after surgery,with 3 rats in every group.When the rats were anesthetized,biopsies were taken from the choke area Ⅱ at the day before surgery,3 and 7 days after surgery,with 9 rats in every group.When the rats were anesthetized,HE was used to compare the diameter size of the artery and vein at the same site.At day 7,measure the survival area of the flap,and 3 of them observe the vessel of the flap by lead oxide-gelatine technique.Results The survival rate of the experimental group and the control group after 7 days were (89.09±4.23)％ and (74.56-±5.59)％ respectively,the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group (t=5.48,P=0.00).X-ray showed that 7 days after operation,the pedicel of iliac artery in the experimental group was bigger than that in the control group.The blood flow detection showed that the blood flow of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group (t=2.39,3.06;P=0.03,0.00,respectively) at day 1 and day 3 after surgery.Hematoxylin eosin staining showed that arteriovenous tube diameter at the Choke Ⅱ were gradually increased on the day3 and day7 after surgery in both group,but the experimental group diameter expanded multiple was higher than that of control group (t=3.52,3.50;P=0.02,0.02,respectively).Conclusion Human Amnion subcutaneous embedding may improve the blood flow of the vascular pedicle,expand the microvascular at Choke area Ⅱ,improve microcirculation,as a result to promote the survival of cross perforator flap,while the mechanism is needed to understanding.

Objective To evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine on NLRP3 inflammasome during acute lung injury ( ALI ) induced by blunt chest trauma and hemorrhagic shock-resuscitation in rats. Methods Forty-five SPF healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 200-220 g, were divided into 3 groups (n=15 each) using a random number table method: sham operation group (Sham group), ALI group and dexmedetomidine group ( Dex group) . A rat model of ALI was established by blunt chest trauma and hemorrhagic shock-resuscitation. Dexmedetomidine 5 μg·kg-1 ·h-1 was infused into the femoral vein after blunt chest trauma in Dex group. Blood samples were collected from the femoral artery at 6 h after blunt chest trauma for measurement of arterial oxygen partial pressure and concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1beta ( IL-1β) and IL-18 in serum ( by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ) . The oxygenation index was calculated. The rats were sacrificed and lungs were removed for examination of the pathological changes which were scored and for determination of the expression of NLRP3, caspase-1 and apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing CARD ( ASC) in lung tissues ( by Western blot) and ac-tivities of lactic dehydrogenase ( LDH) and myeloperoxidase ( MPO) in lung tissues ( by colorimetry) . Re-sults Compared with Sham group, PaO2 and oxygenation index were significantly decreased, the expres-sion of NLRP3, caspase-1 and ASC was up-regulated, the activities of LDH and MPO were increased, and the concentrations of IL-1β and IL-18 in serum were increased in ALI group ( P＜0. 05 ) . Compared with ALI group, PaO2 and oxygenation index were significantly decreased, the expression of NLRP3, caspase-1 and ASC was down-regulated, the activities of LDH and MPO were decreased, and the concentrations of IL-1β and IL-18 in serum were decreased in ALI group ( P＜0. 05) . Conclusion Dexmedetomidine can al-leviate blunt chest trauma and hemorrhagic shock-resuscitation induced ALI in rats, and the mechanism is related to inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and reduction of inflammatory response.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the regulatory effect of iridoid glycoside of radix scrophulariae (IGRS) on endoplasmic reticulum stress induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation and reperfusion METHODS: Rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells were pretreated with IGRS (50, 100, 200 μg/mL) for 24h, and the RESULTS: The damage caused by OGD/R to PC12 cells was significantly reduced by IGRS, with significant effect on increasing survival rate and reducing LDH release (all CONCLUSIONS IGRS has neuroprotective effect, which may alleviate cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by regulating SERCA2, maintaining calcium balance, and inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis.
Animals ; Cell Survival/drug effects* ; Down-Regulation/drug effects* ; Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/drug effects* ; Glucose ; In Vitro Techniques ; Iridoid Glycosides/pharmacology* ; Oxygen ; PC12 Cells ; Rats ; Reperfusion ; Reperfusion Injury/prevention & control* ; Snails/chemistry*