1.Effect of response to phenylephrine-mediatedsignal pathway in renal arteries of offspring rats inducedby maternal high-salt diet
Yuan ZHONG ; Juan WANG ; Linling SHI ; Zhice XU ; Caiping MAO
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2017;33(4):492-497
Aim To study the effect of high salt diet during pregnancy on the development of renal vessels in offspring rats and its mechanism.Methods Natural pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into high-salt group and control group.The pregnant rats in the high-salt group were given high-salt diet of 8% NaCl content , while the control group normal diet with 1% NaCl content.In both groups, pregnant rats were given normal drinking water.After delivery, all mothers returned to normal diet and all neonatal rats were breast-fed until one month old.The adult male off springs were used as experimental animals.The vessel tone of renal interlobar arteries and electrophysiological behavior of single vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) were detected respectively.Results The contractile response of renal arteries to phenylephrine(Phe) in high-salt group was stronger than that in the control group(P<0.05).The effect of protein kinase C(PKC) non selective blocker GF109203X on Phe-induced contraction in two groups also showed significant difference(P<0.05).In electrophysiology experiments, Phe inhibited high-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel(BK channel) currents in renal arteriolar smooth muscle cells in two groups, and the inhibitory effect was more pronounced in high-salt offsprings (P<0.05).GF109203X could eliminate the response of Phe on BK currents in both groups(P>0.05).Conclusions High-salt diet during pregnancy could increase the sensitivity of renal interlobar arterial contractile response to Phe in adult male offsprings, which is associated with PKC-mediated BK channels pathway.Maternal high-salt diet during pregnancy may increase the risk of renal vascular diseases in adult offsprings.
2.Analysis of clinical characteristics of 89 patients with infective endocarditis
Jianping LUO ; Xianghui ZENG ; Linling ZHONG ; Chunqing XIAO ; Yongzhong ZHANG ; Zufang XU ; Xianggui WANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2018;25(14):1790-1792
Objective To improve the diagnosis and treatment of infective endocardits(IE)by exploring the causes,pathogenic microorganism,clinical characteristics and therapeutic results of patients with IE.Methods From January 2006 to January 2016,89 cases with IE in Ganzhou People's Hospital were collected,and the clinical charac-teristics were analyzed retrospectively.Results Among the IE patients,40.5%had congenital heart diseases,33.7%had rheumatic heart diseases,18.0% were post-PCI or operative endocarditis,and patients without basic cardiac diseases accounted for 7.9%.The most common clinical manifestations were fever (86.5%),followed by anemia (85.4%).The blood culture positive rate was 63.4%.Streptococci viridians were the most common causative organ-isms(44.2%),followed by coagulase -negative staphylococci(21.2%).Eighty-six patients received echocardio-graphy examination,vegetation was observed in 61cases (68.5%).The hospital mortality rate was 10.1%,mostly due to refractory congestive heart failure and sepsis.Conclusion Congenital heart disease showed an upward trend, rheumatic heart disease decreased significantly.Intermittent fever,anemia are the main clinical manifestations.Blood culture positive rate is not high,Streptococcus viridians is the most common causative organism.Echocardiography is the main basis for the diagnosis.
3.Dose-response relationship of alfentanil inhibiting gag reflex when combined with propofol in elderly patients undergoing painless gastroscopy
Shuangyan HU ; Junfeng HU ; Dehua YU ; Gang YE ; Linling MAO ; Kai QIU ; Junfeng ZHONG
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology 2021;41(4):459-461
Objective:To evaluate the dose-response relationship of alfentanil inhibiting gag reflex when combined with propofol in elderly patients undergoing painless gastroscopy.Methods:Patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical statusⅠor Ⅱ, aged ≥60 yr, scheduled for elective painless gastroscopy, were selected. Propofol 1.5 mg/kg combined with alfentanil was given intravenously in all the patients. The dose of alfentanil was determined by the Dixon up-and-down method. The initial dose of alfentanil was set at 5 μg/kg. The dose of alfentanil in the next patient was determined according to the development of gag reflex, and the ratio between the two successive doses was 1.1. The median effective dose (ED 50) and 95% confidence interval of alfentanil-induced inhibition of gag reflex when combined with propofol in elderly patients undergoing painless gastroscopy were calculated using the by up-and-down sequential allocation. Results:The ED 50 (95% confidence interval) of alfentanil-induced inhibition of gag reflex when combined with propofol 1.5 mg/kg was 2.8 (2.4-3.2) μg/kg in elderly patients undergoing painless gastroscopy. Conclusion:When combined with propofol 1.5 mg/kg, the ED 50 of alfentanil inhibiting gag reflex is 2.8 μg/kg in elderly patients undergoing painless gastroscopy.