ObjectiveTo introduce a rapid and stable rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Methods32 Wistar male rats were used to induce focal cerebral ischemia according to Longa's method. The main difference from Longa's was to introduce a nylon suture into the cervical internal carotid artery without ligation the pterygopalatine artery (PPA). Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), neurological deficit, brain water content, red tetrzolium (TTC) stain and pathology were evaluated in all rats.ResultsThe operation proceeded about 15 min after anaesthesia. Rats after operation presented severe neurological deficits companied with rCBF decreases. There were significant increases of brain water contents in ischemic brain regions. TTC staining showed infarct areas and histological examinations revealed remarkable astrocyte swelling and neuronal necrosis.ConclusionInducing rat MCAO without ligation of PPA could produce reliable ischemic changes,with the advantage of shortening operation time.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the quality of antidiabetics in Beijing so as to provide the reference for pharmaceutical manufacturers,patients and governmental departments of drug control.METHODS:236package samples of4kinds of common oral antidiabetics(glibenclamide,gliquidone,metformin,and phenformin)in Beijing medicine market were randomly selected and analyzed.RESULTS:4samples were found to be unqualified,with the disqualification rate of1.7%.CONCLUSION:The quality of4kinds of common oral antidiabetics in Beijing medicine market in2004is satisfactory on the whole.

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Aim To investigate the effects of fasudil on neuronal apoptosis after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R) injury in rats.Method Focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion model in rats was made by transient occlusion of the middle cerebral artery for 90 minutes followed by 24 h reperfusion.The number of neural apoptotic cells was measured by the method of TUNEL staining;Bcl-2,Bax,Caspase-3 protein expressions were observed by immunohistochemical staining;the expression of phospho-MYPT and phospho-Akt protein was determined by Western blot.Result Compared with the MCAO group,fasudil could decrease the number of neural apoptotic cells,upregulate the expression of Bcl-2 and phospho-Akt protein and inhibit the expression of Bax,Caspase-3 and phospho-MYPT protein significantly(P

Some immune responses induced by atherosclerosis may aggravate the state of the illness by inducing persistent arterial inflammation, whereas others may inhibit arterial inflammation and atherosclerosis.Thus, the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis may be achieved by the method of immunomodulation, by which selectively suppress proatherogenic immune responses or activate antiatherogenic ones.

AIM: To study the subtype of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) which induce contralateral rotations of rats after mGluRs activation. METHODS: Turning movement was measured at 6 h after agonist or antagonist of mGluRs was microinjected into rat striatum. RESULTS: tACPD, an agonist of mGluRs, at 500 nmol and 1 000 nmol induced contralateral rotations of rats. L-AP 3, MCPG and dantrolene attenuated the turning effect of tACPD. DHPG, a selective agonist of group I mGluRs, mimicked the effect of tACPD. The effect of DHPG was blocked by MCPG, LY367385 (antagonist of mGluR 1) and MPEP (antagonist of mGluR 5), and abolished by pretreatment with reserpine (5 mg/kg). CONCLUSION: These results indicated the activation of group I mGluRs in rat striatum induced turning effect, which may be associated with the mobilization of intracellular Ca 2+ stores and dependant on the existence of dopamine.

Objective To observe the effects of telmisartan treatment on the abdominal fat deposit in metabolic syndrome (MS) combined with essential hypertension (EH).Methods Sixty patients of MS combined with EH were divided into two groups according to random number table method,with 30 cases in each group.The patients in experimental group were given telmisartan orally 40 mg once a day,and in control group were given valsartan 80 mg once a day,until average ambulatory blood pressure monitoring blood pressure was ＜ 140/90 mmHg (1 mmHg =0.133 kPa) in 24 weeks.The visceral fat area (VFA) and subdermal fat area (SFA) was measured by multislice CT,at the same time the body mass index (BMI),blood pressure,blood glucose,homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and glyeosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of the subjects was measured.Results The blood pressure,BMI,blood glucose,HbA1c,and blood lipids between two groups before treatment had no statistical significance (P ＞0.05).VFA in experimental group after treatment was lower than that before treatment [(127.8 ± 16.6) cm2 vs.(150.5 ± 15.4) cm2] (P ＜ 0.05).But there was no statistical significance of VAF in control group before and after treatment (P ＞0.05).The SFA in experimental group and control group had no statistical significance before and after the treatment (P ＞ 0.05).The HOMA-IR in experimental group after treatment was reduced compared with that before treatment (1.9 ± 0.3 vs.4.2 ± 0.9),and adiponectin was increased [(5.77 ±0.71) mg/L vs.(3.16 ±0.72) mg/L] (P ＜0.05).Conclusion Compared with valsartan,telmisartan can significantly reduce the visceral fat deposition in MS combined with EH patients and improve insulin resistance.

Objective To establish a stable and controllable model of acute regional cerebral ischemia in rats, and to evaluate it by CT perfusion imaging and histological study. Methods Twenty eight male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups, and there were 7 rats in each group. The sham operation rats were defined as the first group, rats suffered from cerebral ischemia for 15 minutes were classified as the second group, rats suffered from cerebral ischemia for 30 minutes and then reperfusion for 1 hour as the third group, and rats suffered from hypo perfusion for 6 hours as the fourth group. Cerebral ischemia or hypo perfusion were induced by inserting a nylon thread of different diameter into right middle cerebral artery (MCA) of rats under the monitoring of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) by the Laser Doppler Blood Perfusion Monitor (BPM). rCBF was also examined by dynamic CT perfusion imaging. At the end of the observation time, rats were decapitated, and three rats of each group were performed 2,3,5 triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining and four rats were performed histological study. Results In the second group, rCBF was controlled within 5% to 22% under the monitoring by BMP and CT perfusion imaging showed the decreased rCBF in 7 rats, but TTC staining showed red appearance indicating no infarction focus formed. Electronic microscopic study revealed astrocytic swelling and a few of neuronal degeneration. In the third group, rCBF was controlled within 4% to 23% under the monitoring by BMP. There were more severe astrocytic swelling and a lot of neuronal degeneration. The abnormal areas in CT perfusion images were the same as TTC staining. In the fourth group, in accordance with less decrease ment of rCBF (from 38% to 55%) in 7 rats, there were obvious astrocytic swelling and subtle neuronal degeneration. TTC stain did not show ischemia area. All these abnormal changes were not observed in the sham operation rats. Conclusion The controllable acute regional cerebral ischemic model in rats is very stable and repeatable. It can be simulated into the ischemic state of different perfusion level. This model is suitable for the research of acute cerebral infarction and regional cerebral ischemia. The facts that parallel changes existed among BMP measurement, CT perfusion imaging, and brain histology indicated that CT perfusion imaging is accurate and sensitive in evaluating acute regional ischemia.

Objective To reproduce a scratch-wound model in cultured rat astrocytes (AST).Methods The secondary cultured AST prepared from newborn Wistar rat cerebral cortex were scratched with plastic pipette tips. The morphologic change of AST was observed through microscope at 10 min before and 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h after injury, meanwhile the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakages in the cultured medium were determined.Results Immediately after injury the edge of the scratch was lined with irregularly shaped cell. 6 h after injury the AST processes began extending to cell-free area, and elongated further at 12 and 24 h after injury, with presented of new generated cells in the denuded area. At different times after injury, the LDH leakages of the experiment group were higher than that before injury ( P<0.05), and were higher than that of the control group ( P<0.05).Conclusion According to observed AST morphologic changes and determined LDH leakages in culture medium, the scratch-wound model in cultured rat AST is successfully reproduced.

Aim To investigate whether ischemic postconditioning could induce ischemic tolerance to focal cerebral reperfusion injury and comparison with ischemic preconditioning. Methods A reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)was used in this study. Fifty male Sprague-dawley rats were randomized into five groups(n=10): sham-operated group,MCAO group,preconditioning group, postconditioning group and nimodipin group . The neurological function was scored and the infarct volume was measured after operation. The grouping,experimental methods and procedures of another fifty rats were as above except that ipsilateral brain of infarction was dissected and made into homogenate,then the contents of MDA,SOD,GSH and LA were quantitatively measured. Results The postconditioning and preconditioning improved the neurological function,reduced the cerebral infarction volumes and cerebral swelling significantly compared with those of the MCAO group. Contents of LA and MDA were lower, while the activity of SOD in the brain tissues were higher in preconditioning group and postconditioning group than those of the MCAO group. Conclusion Postconditioning could induce brain tolerance, and increase the antioxidant activity, which might be an important mechanism of induction of brain tolerance.