Objective To investigate the effects of propofol on gastric mucosal cellular apoptosis after resuscitation of hemorrhagic shock in rabbits.Methods One hundred healthy adult male New Zealand rabbits weighing 2.5-3.0 kg were randomly divided into 5 groups ( n =20 each):group sham operation (group S) ; group hemorrhagic shock ( group M ) and Ⅲ,Ⅳ,Ⅴ 3 propofol groups ( groups P1,2,3 ).Hemorrhagic shock was induced by withdrawing blood from femoral artery.MAP was reduced to 35-40 mm Hg and maintained at this level for 60 min in groups M,P1,P2 and P3.Blood was then transfused back via femoral vein to restore blood volume.In groups P1,2,3 propofol 5 mg/kg was injectel iv at 10 min before ischemia (group P1 ),10 min before (group P2 ) and 20 min of resuscitation (group P3 ) respectively followed by continuous infusion at 20 mg·kg-1 ·h-1 until 90 min of resuscitation.The gastric mucous membrane specimens were obtained at 90 min of resuscitation for macroscopic examination and detection of apoptosis (by TUNEL) and Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression (by immuno-histochemistry).Results Hemorrhagic shock seriously damaged gastric mucous membrane,significantly increased apoptotic index (the number of apoptotic cells/the total number of cells) and Bax protein expression and decreased Bcl-2 protein expression and Bcl-2/Bax ratio in group M as compared with group S.Propofol significantly attenuated hemorragic shock-induced above changes in groups P1 and P2.Concluion Pre- and post-conditioning with propofol can attenuate apoptosis in gastric mucous membrane cells induced by hemorrhagic shock by up-regulating Bcl-2 protein expression and down-regulating Bax protein expression.

Objective To explore the effects of dexmedetomidine on analgesia of general anesthesia in elderly patients with lumbar vertebra surgery.Methods From August 2013 to for August 2014, 80 cases elderly patients with fracture of lumbar vertebra and prepared to have an surgery of pedicle screw internal fixation in Department of Anesthesiology in Beijing Jishuitan Hospital were admitted , and divided into control group and observation group.The control group were continuously-pumped with sufentanil and the observation group with dexmedetomidine for anesthesia.The anesthetic effect were compared between two groups.Results The rate of sedative satisfaction in observation group post-anesthesia was higher than that in control group (100.0%vs.75.0%;χ2 =11.429,P<0.05).The Ramesay score, awaking and extubation time perioperational period in observation group were lower than those in control group(P<0.05).The analgesic effect in observation group was higher than that in control group(100.0%vs. 90.0%;χ2 =4.211,P<0.05).Conclusion Dexmedetomidine has the obvious sedative and analgesic effect on elderly patients with lumbar vertebra surgery.

Objective To investigate brachial artery endothelial function and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with H-type hypertension.Methods One hundred and twenty patients with newly-diagnosed mild to moderate hypertension were enrolled in the study,including 58 cases with normal homocysteine (HCY) level (＜ 10 μmnol/L,non H-type group) and 62 cases with high HCY (≥10 μ moL/L,H-type group).Systolic pressure,diastolic pressure,blood lipid (TC,TG,LDL-C,HDL-C),fasting plasma glucose and two hours postprandial plasma glucose were measured in all patients.Brachial artery endothelial function and carotid IMT were determined with ultrasonography and compare between two groups.The factors related to brachial artery endothelium-dependent dilation (EDD) and carotid IMT were analyzed with multiple linear stepwise regression.Results Compared with non H-type group,the brachial artery EDD was reduced [(6.85 ± 0.77) ％ vs.(5.98 ± 0.85) ％,t =2.552,P =0.041] and carotid IMT was increased [(0.90±0.13)mm vs.(1.01 ±0.17)mm,t =2.426,P=0.048] in H-type group.The multiple linear stepwise regression analysis showed that EDD was negatively correlated to systolic pressure,diastolic pressure,fasting plasma glucose,two hours postprandial plasma glucose and HCY (r =-0.685,-0.654,-0.571,-0.627,-0.529,respectively,all P ＜ 0.05).IMT was positively related to systolic pressure,diastolic pressure,TC,TG,LDL-C and HCY (r =0.596,0.584,0.652,0.665,0.673,0.541,respectively,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Patients with H-type hypertension are at a higher risk to arteriosclerosis than those with non H-type hypertension,which may be related to high HCY levels.

BACKGROUND:Sleep deprivation, resulting in a series of physiological and psychological reactions, is a common phenomenon in our modem society. Recently, many physical and medical therapies are on their way to eliminate the negative influence the sleep deprivation exerted on our human beings, and a large number of cigarette smokers believe that cigarette smoke can obviously improve their abnormal behavioral performance and negative emotional fluctuation caused by sleep deprivation in short terms.However, there are few researches but many disputes when it comes to effect of passive smoking on the behavior and emotion of rats on the occasion of acute sleep deprivation.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of passive smoking (PS) on the behavior and emotion of rats with acute sleep deprivation (SD).DESIGN: Completed randomized and controlled study.SETTING: Basic Medicine Experiment Center, School of Basic Medicine;Department of Radiation Medicine, School of Preventive Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA.MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out at Experiment Center of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA from April to June 2004. Totally 49 healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats,being 3 months old, weighting (180±15) g, were randomly divided into 5groups: sleep deprivation + 24-hour passive smoking group (n=8), 24-hour sleep deprivation group (n=8), sleep deprivation + 54-hour passive smoking group (n=8), 54-hour sleep deprivation group (n=8), and blank control group (n=7).METHODS: ① Rats in sleep deprivation + 24-hour passive smoking group, 24-hour sleep deprivation group, sleep deprivation + 54-hour passive smoking group and 54-hour sleep deprivation group were performed with sleep deprivation with flower pot method for 24 and 54 hours, and rats in sleep deprivation + 24-hour passive smoking group and sleep deprivation + 54-hour passive smoking group were treated with passive smoking at the same time at a frequency of 12 times/day, 120 minute/time, 3cigarettes were lighted at the same time and kept into ashes. ② Broad field test was conducted to determine the behavioral and emotional changes of the rats. We trailed their activities by video recorder for 5 minutes each time. Then we presented the image information to computer process and finally got the total distance and the average distance from the center of the broad field for each rat during the 5-minite test. Meanwhile, we also observed the emotional variety and excitability of the rats. The nearer the average distance from center was, the more the emotional behavior and the greater excitability were; and the longer the total distance was, the greater the excitability was. ③ All the data were expressed with Mean ± SD, the method of non-parametric rank sum test was adopte d for comparing among groups, P ＜ 0.05 was regarded as statistical significance.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparisons between DC and TD of rats in each group, and changes of behavior and emotion of rats in each group.RESULTS: Data of all the 49 rats was entered the final data analysis without any loss. ① Observation of emotional stage: Compared with sleep deprivation + 54-hour passive smoking group, rats in sleep deprivation+24-hour passive smoking group appeared more quiet and indifferent, and presented lower excitability, less sensitivity to outside stimulus and less aggressive behaviors towards other rats, and the same as 24-hour sleep deprivation group, compared with 54-hour sleep deprivation group. ② Results from the open field test: DC of 24-hour sleep deprivation group was significantly smaller than that of blank control group and sleep deprivation + 24-hour passive smoking group [(53.93±1.83, 58.21±4.45, 58.11±1.62) cm, (P＜ 0.01-0.05)]. DC of 54-hour sleep deprivation group was significantly bigger than that of 24-hour sleep deprivation group [(61.53±3.02, 58.11±1.62) cm, (P＜ 0.01)]; TD of 24-hour sleep deprivation group was significantly bigger than that of sleep deprivation + 24-hour passive smoking group [(3310.45±1 445.97, 1 818.20±733.25, 2 338.15±694.70) cm, (P ＜ 0.01-0.05)], and that of 54-hour sleep deprivation group was bigger than that of sleep deprivation + 54-hour passive smoking group andsmaller than that of 24-hour sleep deprivation group [(2 410.70t548.64, 1 473.50±945.89, 3 310.45±1 445.97) cm, (P＜0.05)].CONCLUSION: With the prolongation of sleep deprivation time, behavior and emotional reaction of rats are shown from exciting to inhibiting, however, passive smoking can inhibit behavior and emotional state of rats during the whole sleep deprivation.

Objective To evaluate the effect of nimodipine on the activity of calcineurin (CaN) in the hippocampus of aged rats.Methods Sixty healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 18 months,weighing 550-650 g,were divided into 2 groups (n=30 each) using a random number table:surgery group (group S) and nimodipine group (group N).Nimodipine 1 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected in group N,while the cqual volume of normal saline was given instead in group S,and 30 min later exploratory laparotomy was performed.Ten rats in each group were randomly selected on 1 day before operation and 3 and 7 days after operation,and Morris water maze test was performed.After the end of Morris water maze test,10 rats were selected and sacrificed,brains were removed,and hippocampi were isolated for detection of apoptosis in hippocampal neurons (by flow cytometry) and expression of CaN,phosphor-BAD (p-BAD) and caspase-3 in hippocampal tissues (by Western blot).Apoptotic rate was calculated.Results Compared with the value at 1 day before operation,the escape latency was significantly prolonged,the frequency of crossing the original platform was decreased,the time of staying at the platform quadrant was shortcned,apoptotic rate was increased,and the expression of CaN,p-BAD and caspase-3 in hippocampal tissues was up-regulated at each time point after operation in group S (P＜0.05).Compared with group S,the escape latency was significantly shortened,the frequency of crossing the original platform was increased,the time of staying at the platform quadrant was prolonged,apoptotic rate was decreased,and the expression of CaN,p-BAD and caspase-3 in hippocampal tissues was down-regulated at each time point after operation in group N (P＜0.05).Conclusion The mechanism by which nimodipine inhibits apoptosis in hippocampal neurons and reduces postoperative cognitive dysfunction may be related to inhibition of CaN activation in aged rats.

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of sodium ferulate (SF) on injury of gastric mucosa after traumatic hemorrhage shock resuscitation in rabbits.Methods One hundred healthy rabbits were randomly ( random number) divided into 4 groups ( n =25 in each group):control group ( A),model group ( B),pre-resuscitation SF group (C) and post-resuscitation SF group (D).The gastric mucosa injury model was established by using a method of comminuted fracture of femur and blood depletion.SF 30 mg/kg was injected into vein of rabbits' ear 20 min before resuscitation in group C and 30 min after resuscitation in group D,while rabbits of remaining groups received equal volume of normal saline instead.The gastric mucosa was obtained 90 min after resuscitation.The damage index (DI) of gastric mucosa was observed with method of Guth and the ultra-structure of parietal cell of stomach was observed under electronic microscope and the contents of TXB2 and 6-Keto-PGF1α in gastric tissue homogenate were determined with radio-immunity methods,and the ratios of TXB2/6-Keto-PGF1α were calculated.Data were analyzed by ANOVA ( LSD-t test ),and P ＜ 0.05 was considered as statistical significance. Results Under the electronic microscope,the secreting tubules were observed to be closed tightly in the parietal cells of stomach in the group A,showing a static status.However,in the group B,the number of normal secreting tubules was increased and the lumens were enlarged obviously.Compared with the group B,the number of normal secreting tubules was decreased and the enlargement of secreting tubules was not obvious in group C.The degree of changes in secreting tubules in group D was that between group C and group B.Compared with group A,the DI,the content of TXB2 and ratio of TXB2 to 6-Keto-PGF1α in other three groups were higher [DI: (81.5+13.6), (61.3+18.2), (70.5+17.2) vs.(4.2+2.7); the contents of TXB2:(4.95 +0.51),(3.75+0.64),(4.39±0.69) vs.(2.76±0.44); and the ratios of TXB2 to 6-KetoPGF1α:(0.064±0.002),(0.037±0.005), (0.049±0.002) vs.(0.027±0.002)] (P＜0.01),but the contents of 6-Keto-PGF1α in other 3 groups were lower [ (77.9±8.9),(96.4±11.2),(89.2+11.4) vs. (109.3±7.6)] (P＜0.05orP＜0.01).Compared with group B,theDI [ (61.3±18.2),(70.5±17.2) vs.(81.5±13.6)] and the contents of TXB2 [ (3.75±0.64), (4.39±0.69) vs.(4.95±0.51)] and the ratios ofTXB2 to6-Keto-PGF1α [ (0.037±0.005), (0.049±0.002) vs.(0.064 ±0.002)] in groups C and D were lower (P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01 ),but the contents of 6-KetoPGF1α in groups C and D [ (96.4 ± 11.2),( 89.2 ± 11.4) vs.(77.9 ± 8.9) ] were higher ( P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01 ).Compared with group C,the DI [ ( 70.5 ± 17.2) vs.61.3 ± 18.2) ] and the contents of TXB2 [ (4.39 ± 0.69) vs.(3.75 ± 0.64) ] and the ratios of TXB2 to 6-Keto-PGF1α [ (0.049 ± 0.002 ) vs.(0.037 +0.005) ] in group D were higher ( P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01 ),but the content of 6-Keto-PGF1α in group D [ ( 89.2 ± 11.4 ) vs.(96.4 ± 11.2) ] was lower ( P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions SF can attenuate the injury of gastric mucosa after traumatic hemorrhage shock resuscitation in rabbits,and its therapeutic effects is better when it is administered before resuscitation than those as it is administered after resuscitation.The possible mechanism is associated with the effects of improving balance between TXB2 and 6-Keto-PGF1α and inhibiting the secreting function of parietal cell of stomach.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of sevoflurane on necroptosis in isolated hippocampal neurons and the relationship with ryanodine receptor.Methods:Primarily cultured hippocampal neurons of fetal rats of Sprague-Dawley rats were inoculated in culture wells (100 μl/well) or culture flasks (3 ml/bottle) at a density of 5×10 5 cells/ml at 7 days of culture and divided into 3 groups ( n=24 each) using a random number table method: control group (group C), sevoflurane group (group S) and ryanodine receptor antagonist group (group R). Group C received routine culture.Ryanodine receptor antagonist Dantrolene at a final concentration of 3 μmol/L was added in group R. Thirty minutes later, the cells were placed in the incubator containing 2% sevoflurane and cultured for 5 h at 37 ℃ in S and R groups.Then cells were collected, the morphology of neurons was observed with an inverted microscope, the concentrations of free calcium ion ([Ca 2+ ] i) in cytoplasm were determined by flow cytometry, the expression of ryanodine receptor and phosphorylated MLKL protein (p-MLKL) was detected by Western blot, the expression of RIP3 was measured by immunofluorescence, and necroptosis rate was calculated. Results:Compared with group C, the [Ca 2+ ] i were significantly increased, the expression of ryanodine receptor and p-MLKL was up-regulated, and the necroptosis rate was increased in S and R groups ( P<0.05). Compared with group S, the expression of ryanodine receptor and p-MLKL was significantly down-regulated, and the [Ca 2+ ] i and necroptosis rate were decreased in group R ( P<0.05). There was no obvious abnormality in the morphology of neurons in group C. The cell body of neurons were shrunk, the processes were broken, and the network between processes was sparse in group S. The cell body was round, and the morphology was close to normal in group R. Conclusion:Sevoflurane can cause necroptosis in isolated hippocampal neurons of rats, and the mechanism is related to up-regulating the expression of ryanodine receptors and leading to calcium overload.

Objective To compare the anterograde amnesia produced by midazolam,propofol and dexmedetomidine when used to supplement sedation during neuraxial anesthesia.Methods Sixty patients of both sexes,aged 18-50 yr,with body mass index of 23-26 kg/m2,of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,scheduled for elective operation on lower limbs with neuraxial anesthesia,were divided into 3 groups (n =20 each) using a random number table:midazolam group (group M),propofol group (group P) and dexmedetomidine group (group D).When the height of anesthesia was kept below T10,midazolam in a loading dose of O.05 mg/kg was intravenously injected in group M,propofol in a loading dose of O.4 mng/kg was intravenously injected in group P,and dexmedetomidine in a loading dose of 0.6 μg/kg was intravenously injected in group D.The infusion rate of the 3 drugs was adjusted to maintain bispectral index value at 82-86.When Observer's Assessment of Alertness/Sedation Scale scores achieved 3 or 4 after administration,anterograde amnesia was measured by postoperative recall of cards.The development of intraoperative hypotension,bradycardia and respiratory depression was recorded.Results Compared with group M,the incidence of global amnesia was significantly decreased in P and D groups (P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in the incidence of global amnesia between group P and group D (P＞ 0.05).No patients developed hypotension,bradycardia or respiratory depression in three groups.Conclusion Midazolam produces better anterograde amnesia than propofol and dexmedetomidine when used to supplement sedation during neuraxial anesthesia.

Three-dimensionally controlled cell-assembly technique makes fabricating tissues and organs in vitro to be possible. However, for real tissues and organs with complex structure and various cells, fabricating tissues and organs in vitro need a technique that could assemble and locate multi cells and materials precisely in the space. Facing the needs of multi-cell assembly, we designed a mixer nozzle and the matching pulse switching circuit which based on the single-nozzle cell assembly system, and developed a multi-cell-assembly system. We also carried out some assembly experiments with this system using materials that were similar to the multi-component extracellular matrix materials. The results demonstrated that the system could assemble various cells and materials into three-dimensional inhomogeneous structures precisely.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of nimodipine combined with 7.5％ hypertonic saline (HS) on postoperative cognitive function in aged rats.Methods Ninety-six healthy male Wistar rats,aged 18 months,weighing 450-500 g,were assigned into 4 groups (n=24 each) using a random number table:splenectomy group (group S),nimodipine group (group N),group HS and nimodipine plus HS group (group N+HS).Nimodipine 1 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected in group N.In group HS,7.5％ HS 4 ml/kg was injected via the caudal vein.The equal volume of normal saline was injected intraperitoneally or via the caudal vein in group S.Splenectomy was performed under sevoflurane anesthesia at 30 min after the end of administration.On 1 day before operation and 3 and 7 days after operation,Morris water maze test was performed,and blood sainples from the caudal vein were simultaneously collected for determination of the concentrations of serum S100β protein and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results Compared with group S,the frequency of crossing the original platform was significantly increased,the escape latency was shortened,and the concentrations of serum S100β protein and NSE were decreased at each time point after operation in N,HS and N+HS groups (P＜0.05).Compared with group N or group HS,the frequency of crossing the original platform was significantly increased,the escape latency was shortened,and the concentrations of serum S100β protein and NSE were decreased at each time point after operation in group N+HS (P＜0.05).Conclusion Nimodipine combined with 7.5％ HS exerts better efficacy than either alone in improving postoperative cognitive function in aged rats.