1.Effects of suplatast tosilate on airway inflammation and interleukin-5 in asthmatic rats.
Dan LIU ; Yun LI ; Li-Li ZHONG ; Yu-Pin TAN
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2014;16(7):759-763
OBJECTIVETo study the effects of suplatast tosilate (IPD) on the airway inflammation and expression of interleukin-5 in asthmatic rats.
METHODSFifty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (4-week- old) were randomly assigned to five groups: placebo control, untreated asthma, budesonide(BUD)-treated asthma , early or late IPD intervention group (n=10 rats each). Asthmatic mode was prepared by ovalbumin sensitizion and challenge. Inflammatory cells and the percentage of EOS were detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). The lung tissues were removed to detect the lung histomorphology. Gene expression of IL-5 was measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Levels of interleukin 5 (IL-5) in BALF were measured using ELISA.
RESULTSThe inflammatory cells and the percentage of EOS in BALF, IL-5 levels in BALF and IL-5 mRNA expression in the lung tissues were obviously higher in the untreated asthma group than the control group (P<0.05), while the parameters in the IPD or BUD-treated asthma groups were significantly lower than the untreated asthma group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONSIPD treatment can alleviate airway inflammation in asthmatic rats, possibly through inhibiting IL-5 mRNA transcripts.
Animals ; Arylsulfonates ; therapeutic use ; Asthma ; drug therapy ; immunology ; pathology ; Eosinophils ; drug effects ; Interleukin-5 ; analysis ; antagonists & inhibitors ; genetics ; Lung ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Sulfonium Compounds ; therapeutic use
2.Functional recovery after transplantation of mouse bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells for hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in immature rats.
Wooksun CHOI ; Hye Kyung SHIN ; So Hee EUN ; Hoon Chul KANG ; Sung Won PARK ; Kee Hwan YOO ; Young Sook HONG ; Joo Won LEE ; Baik Lin EUN
Korean Journal of Pediatrics 2009;52(7):824-831
PURPOSE: We aimed to investigate the efficacy of and functional recovery after intracerebral transplantation of different doses of mouse mesenchymal stem cells (mMSCs) in immature rat brain with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). METHODS: Postnatal 7-days-old Sprague-Dawley rats, which had undergone unilateral HI operation, were given stereotaxic intracerebral injections of either vehicle or mMSCs and then tested for locomotory activity in the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th week of the stem cell injection. In the 8th week, Morris water maze test was performed to evaluate the learning and memory dysfunction for a week. RESULTS: In the open field test, no differences were observed in the total distance/the total duration (F=0.412, P=0.745) among the 4 study groups. In the invisible-platform Morris water maze test, significant differences were observed in escape latency (F=380.319, P<0.01) among the 4 groups. The escape latency in the control group significantly differed from that in the high-dose mMSC and/or sham group on training days 2-5 (Scheffe's test, P<0.05) and became prominent with time progression (F=6.034, P<0.01). In spatial probe trial and visible-platform Morris water maze test, no significant improvement was observed in the rats that had undergone transplantation. CONCLUSION: Although the rats that received a high dose of mMSCs showed significant recovery in the learning-related behavioral test only, our data support that mMSCs may be used as a valuable source to improve outcome in HIE. Further study is necessary to identify the optimal dose that shows maximal efficacy for HIE treatment.
Animals
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Brain
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Brain Injuries
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Brain Ischemia
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Humans
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Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain
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Infant, Newborn
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Learning
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Memory
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
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Methionine
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Mice
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Rats
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Salicylamides
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Stem Cells
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Sulfonium Compounds
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Transplants
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United Nations