Objective To observe the effects of Dl-3-n-butylphthalide ( NBP) on the mitochondria infarction, size of myocardial infarction and myocardial apoptosis after acute myocardial ischemia in rats. Methods 92 male SD rats were divided into sham operation group (8 rats) , model group (21 rats) , and low-dose NBP group (21 rats) , medium-dose NBP group (21 rats) , high-dose NBP group (21 rats) . The model and NBP groups were made into MI model by ligation of the left anterior descending ( LAD) coronary artery, but not in sham-operated group. Model group and NBP group were taken heart specimens after coronary artery ligation. Cardiomyocyte apoptosis was ana-lyzed by TUNEL in each group. Size of MI was analyzed by TTC staining in sham-operated group, model group and high-dose NBP group. Electron perspective microscopy was applicated in observing mitochondria infarction in model group and high-dose NBP group after myocardial infarction. The expressions of Bcl-2 protein and Bax protein were detected by Western blot. Results Compared with model group, butylphthalide significantly increased expression of Bcl-2 protein ( P <0.05 ) and the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax ( P <0.05 ) , inhibited mitochondria infarction ( P <0.05 ) , reduced myocardial infarct size ( P<0.01 ) and cardiomyocyte apoptosis ( P<0.05 ) . Conclusion Bu-tylphthalide significantly inhibits myocardial infarction by increasing expression of Bcl-2 protein and the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax and decreasing mitochondria infarction, reducing myocardial infarct size and cardiomyocyte apoptosis in rats during the acute myocardial ischemia process.

Apoptosis ; Brain Neoplasms ; genetics ; pathology ; Cell Proliferation ; Genes, Retinoblastoma ; genetics ; Genes, erbB-1 ; genetics ; Genes, p53 ; genetics ; Glioma ; genetics ; pathology ; Humans ; Inhibitor of Growth Protein 1 ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; genetics ; Mutation ; Nuclear Proteins ; genetics ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins ; genetics

Monitoring,recording and treatment can be made to sleeping breath suspension patient using the present physiology recorder,oximeter and breath sensor,change-over interface,therapy device.When it lasts more than 10 seconds for patient's breath suspension,stimulator will be on automatically in order to revive the patient and off automatically after the patient's breath is recovered.

The peptidyl-prolyl imide bond cis/trans isomerization of Xaa-Pro motif in the peptide and protein plays an important role to influence their conformation and function. Here, a series of model peptides including phosphorylated and its unphosphorylated counterparts were designed and synthesized. Preliminary 1H NMR experiments and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation were used to analyze the peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans imide bond isomerization. The data indicated that the side-chain O-phosphorylation of the Xaa residues preceding proline affected evidently the isomerization and thereby regulated the peptides conformations. The charges of the phosphate moiety as well as their steric effects might be the driving force for the conformational changes of these phosphopeptides.Moreover, the obtained most stable multiple configurations and their statistic cis/trans concentration distribution in MD simulation were basically consistent with the NMR experiments, which demonstrated that phosphorylation increased the cis conformation of the peptide and the maximum cis ratio is given while the phosphate group has no negative charge.

AIM: To investigate the angiogenesis effect and protective mechanism of cordycepin on rhesus macaque choroid- retinal endothelial ( RF/ 6A) cell line cultured in high glucose condition.
METHODS: Cultured RF/ 6A cells were divided into normal control group, high glucose group and high glucose (HG) + different concentration cordycepin groups (HG+ 10μ g/ mL group, HG+ 50μ g/ mL group, HG+ 100μ g/mL group). The cell proliferation was assessed using cholecystokinin octapeptide dye after treated for 48h. The cell migration was investigated by a Transwell assay. The tube formation was measured on Matrigel. Furthermore, the impact of cordycepin on high glucose - induced activation of VEGF and VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) was tested by Western blot analysis.
RESULTS: Compared with normal control group, cell viability markedly increased in high glucose group ( P <0. 05). Cordycepin inhibited RF/ 6A cell proliferation in a dose- dependent fashion: 10. 2 ± 0. 9%, 23. 4 ± 1. 5% and 31. 1±1. 2% inhibition as the concentrations of cordycepin were 10, 50 and 100μ g/ mL, respectively. The difference had statistically significant (P<0. 05) compared with high glucose group. The number of cell migration were 55. 6±2. 70, 87. 4 ± 2. 40, 65. 4 ± 2. 7, 57. 8 ± 2. 38, 62. 4 ± 2. 77 in normal control group, high glucose group and HG+10μ g/mL group, HG + 50μ g/ mL group, HG + 100μ g/ mL group respectively. Migration of RF/ 6A conspicuously increased in high glucose group ( P < 0. 05) compared with normal control group; while showing a gradually reducing trend with the increase of cordycepin dose and a statistically significant difference compared with high glucose group (P<0. 05). The number of tube formation were 18. 7±2. 08, 25. 7 ± 1. 52, 19. 9 ± 1. 57, 16. 3 ± 2. 51, 5. 67 ± 1. 72 in the abovementioned group. Similarly showing a gradually reducing trend with the increase of cordycepin dose and a statistically significant difference with high glucose group (P< 0. 05). In addition, the number of tube formation of RF/ 6A in high glucose group significant increased compared with normal control group ( P < 0. 05 ). The expression of VEGF and VEGFR-2 dramaticlly increased in high glucose group vs normal control group, oppositely gradually decreased with the increase of cordycepin concentrations, and had a statistically significant difference vs high glucose group (P<0. 05).
CONCLUSION: Cordycepin can suppress the proliferation, migration and tubu formation of RF/ 6A in high glucose condition, might via inhibiting expression of VEGF and VEGFR-2.

Objective:To investigate the role of melatonin in calcium overload-induced heart injury.Methods:Thirty-two rats were divided into 4 groups:a control group (Control),a melatonin control group (Mel),a calcium overload group (CaP),and a calcium overload plus melatonin group (Mel+CaP).Isolated Sprague Dawley male rat hearts underwent Langendorffperfusion.Left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) was calculated to evaluate the myocardial performance.Triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining was used to measure the infarct size of myocardium.Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in the coronary flow was determined.The expressions of caspase-3 and cytochrome c were determined by Western blot.The pathological morphological changes in myocardial fiber were analyzed by HE staining.Results:Compared with the control group,calcium overload significantly induced an enlarged infarct size (P＜0.01),accompanied by the disordered arrangement of myocardial fiber,up-regulation of cytochrome c and caspase-3 (P＜0.01),and the increased activity of LDH (P＜0.01).T hese effects were significantly attenuated by 10 μmol/L melatonin (P＜0.01).Conclusion:Melatonin can alleviate calcium overload-induced heart injury.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea ; surgery ; Craniotomy ; methods ; Endoscopy ; Frontal Sinus ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Nose ; surgery ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Young Adult

Adolescent ; Adult ; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Child ; Female ; Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal ; complications ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult

Objective To explore the value of phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MR) in diagnosis of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) in pediatric patients. Methods Totally 42 patients (aged from 9 months to 15 years) with secundum ASD proved with tansthoric echocardiographic (TTE) were evaluated with PC-MRI. Images of the flow through ASD were obtained with PC-MRI. The distances of ASD rim to superior vena cava (SVC), inferior vena cava (IVC), atrioventricular valves (AVV) and right upper pulmonary vein (RUPV), as well as the entrances of the vena cava and right upper pulmonary vein (RUPV) were assessed. Results The sizes of ASD and distances of ASD rim to the adjacent structures (SVC, RVC, AVV and RUPV) at PC-MRI were well consistent with those of TTE in 42 patients (P<0.001). PC-MRI results in 26 patients correlated well with surgical results (P<0.001). With different velocity encoding, compared with surgical results, measurements of ASD's sizes were more accurate when setting velocity from 50 to 70 cm/s than 90 cm/s. Conclusion The shape of ASD can be virtually depicted with PC-MRI. PC-MRI can accurately assess the defect size, number, rim distances to adjacent structures, therefore providing a new method for depiction of congenital heart anomaly.

Adult ; Child ; Endoscopy ; Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Nose ; surgery ; Orbit ; pathology