Objective To evaluate the changes in the expression of DJ-1 protein during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) in diabetic rats.Methods Fifty male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 220-280 g,were used in this study.Type 1 diabetes mellitus was induced by intraperitoneal streptozotocin 65 mg/kg and confirmed by fasting blood glucose ＞ 16.7 mmol/L.Forty animals with type 1 diabetes mellitus were randomly divided into 3 groups:diabetes group (group D,n =10),diabetic sham operation group (group DS,n =15) and diabetic I/R group (group DIR,n =15).Another 10 non-diabetic rats in which citrate buffer 6 ml/kg was injected intraperitoneally were served as control group (group C).Myocardial I/R was produced by occlusion of the anterior descending branch of left coronary artery for 30 min followed by 120 min reperfusion in group I/R.At 120 min of reperfusion,5 rats were sacrificed and myocardial specimens were c(on)tained for determination of infarct size in groups DS and DIR,and 10 rats were sacrificed and myocardial specimens were obtained for microscopic examination and for determination of cell apoptosis,malondialdehyde (MDA) content,superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and expression of DJ-1 and phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) protein.Apoptotic index (AI) was calculated.Linear correlation between the expression of DJ-1 protein and MDA content,SOD activity,AI and expression of PTEN protein was analyzed.Results Compared with group DS,the myocardial infract size was significantly increased in group DIR (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group C,MDA content and AI were significantly increased,SOD activity was decreased,the expression of DJ-1 was down-regulated,and the expression of PTEN protein was up-regulated in groups D,DS and DIR (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with groups D and DS,MDA content and AI were significantly increased,SOD activity was decreased,the expression of DJ-1 was down-regulated,and the expression of PTEN protein was up-regulated in group DIR (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in the parameters mentioned above between groups D and DS (P ＞ 0.05).There was linear correlation between the expression of DJ-1 protein and MDA content,SOD activity,AI and expression of PTEN protein and the correlation coefficients (r) were-0.734,0.593,-0.818,and-0.812 in turn.Conclusion Down-regulation of DJ-1 protein expression is involved in myocardial I/R injury in diabetic rats via decreasing anti-oxidative stress responses and upregulating PTEN protein expression.

BACKGROUND: After tissue-engineering products transplantation, angiogenesis played an important role in the function restoring of defective organs. The natural tissue-engineering materials had a wide application in tissue engineering due to its favorable biocompatibility and degradability, at the same time its pro-angiogenic function enhanced the achievement ratio of tissue-engineering products transplantation. Therefore, they attract much attention during recent years. OBJECTIVE: To summarize the research status of incubating induced angiogenesis of tissue-engineered natural scaffold, so as to give some theoretical basis for further study on clinical application of natural tissue engineering materials. METHODS: Relevant literatures in PubMed and Springerlink published between January1995 and June 2009 were searched by compute with the key words of "tissue-engineering products, natural materials" in English. While relevant Chinese articles in CKNI published between January1999 and June 2007 were also searched with the key words of "tissue-engineering natural materials, collagen, chitosan, fibrin" in Chinese. After primary selection, inclusive articles were those about study and experimental study of induced angiogenesis of tissue-engineered natural scaffold. Exclusive criteria: repetitive and obsolescent articles. A total 35 literatures were finally analyzed in accordance with the criteria. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The natural tissue engineering materials were synthesized by macromolecules out of normal tissue, whose multiple bioinformation provided signal for cells and benefited for cellular adhesion and maintenance. Collagen protein, fiber gel protein, and chitosan summarized in this study were beneficial for inducing angiogenesis but limited to mechanical characteristics. Therefore, to construct natural materials inducing angiogenesisis is prospect.

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of modified colon instillation in the patients with severe acute pancreatitis ( SAP) and intestinal paralysis. Methods:Totally 63 cases of patients with SAP and intestinal paralysis were randomly divided into the treatment group (32 cases) and the control group (31 cases), and they were treated with different enema methods for 15 days. The pe-ripheral venous blood was collected for the detection of serum amylase (AMS), C reactive protein (CRP) and tumor necrosis factor ( TNF-α) before and after the treatment. The abdominal pain, relief time of abdominal pain, recovery time of gastrointestinal function and complications were observed. Results:Compared with those before the treatment, the serum levels of AMS, CRP and TNF-αwere decreased in both groups after the treatment, and the decrease in the treatment group was more notable than that in the control group ( P<0. 05, P<0. 01). The duration of abdominal pain, relief time of abdominal pain and the recovery time of gastrointestinal function in the treatment group were shorter than those in the control group (P<0. 01, P<0. 05). The incidence of complications in the treatment group was 12. 50%, while that in the control group was 35. 48% (P<0. 05). Conclusion:Modified colon instillation can improve the clinical efficacy, shorten the recovery time of gastrointestinal function and reduce the incidence of complications, which is worthy of clinical promotion.

OBJECTIVE:To review the curative efficacy and safety of itopride vs. domperidone in the treatment of functional dyspepsia(FD). METHODS:Randomized controlled trails(RCTs)of itopride vs. domperidone in the treatment of FD were enrolled and retrieved from Cochrane Library,PubMed,EMBASE,SCI,CBM,CNKI,VIP and Wanfang Database. Other retrieval was carried out by hand. Methodological quality evaluation and meta-analysis of RCTs were carried out. RESULTS:Of total 18 RCTs enrolled,11 RCTs were graded B and 7 RCTs graded C. Itopride group were superior to domperidone group in respect of total response rate,the relief rate of nausea,abdominal distention,belching,vomiting,epigastric pain and sour regurgitation. There was no statistical significance. The incidence of ADR in itopride group was lower than in domperidone group. There was no statistical significance in difference between two groups. The relief rate of anorexia and early satiety in itopride group were superior to domperidone group. Statistical significance was noted in difference between two groups. CONCLUSION:Recent study shows itopride has better effect than domperidone on FD,which should be confirmed by high quality study.

Aim:To develop a practical chiral CE method for the quantitative determination of the unwanted enantiomer[( R )-enantiomer]presented in zolmitriptan. Methods:The background electrolyte was 20 mmol/L sodium dihydrogenphosphate solution with 1% S-β-CD,adjusted to pH 3.50 with phosphoric acid. A fused-silica capillary(60 cm×50 μm ID,effective length 51.5 cm)was used at 20 ℃ for the separation. The applied voltage was -30 kV. The samples were loaded by hydrodynamic injection(50 mbar pressure,6 s). UV was measured at 220 nm. Results:Zolmitriptan and its chiral impurity were baseline resolved ( R s=6.66). The linearity was good over the concentration range from 4 to 80 μg/mL( r =0.999 8) of ( R )-enantiomer. The injection precision (expressed as CV%) was 2.83%. The average recovery was 99.97%( n =9). The limit of detection was 1.5 μg/mL. The host-guest complex binding constants were 964 and 905 mol-1 for ( R )-enantiomer and zolmitriptan,respectively. Conclusion:The method is suitable for the determination of ( R )-enantiomer in zolmitriptan and binding constants of zolmitriptan enantiomers to S-β-CD.

Aim To investigate the protection of ramipril,BQ-123 and their combination against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)injury in vivo in anesthetized rats,and to explore the mechanism of action of drugs on myocardial oxidation-antioxidation system.Methods Healthy male Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups randomly,sham operated(Sham)group,I/R group,ramipril(RAM)group,BQ-123(BQ)group and ramipril and BQ-123(R&B)group.All groups but not sham were subjected to I/R procedure.Twenty four hours before ligation,ramipril(1 mg·kg~(-1))was intragastrically administered to rats in RAM and R&B groups.The equal volume of normal saline was given to rats in other groups.BQ-123(10 μg·kg~(-1)· min-1)was infused intravenously from 10 min before ligation to the end of 30 min ischemia to rats in BQ and R&B groups.The equal volume of normal saline was given to other groups.HR,MAP and the change of ST-segment were observed;ventricular arrhythmias were monitored during ischemia;the infarct size was examined by TTC staining;the activity of myocardial T-SOD,Mn-SOD,CAT and the content of MDA were detected by spectrophotometer.Results Compared with I/R group,the elevation of ST-segment was decreased,onset of VPC and VT was delayed,duration of VPC and VT was shortened,incidence of VPC,VT and VF was decreased,IS and IS/AAR were improved,activity of T-SOD,Mn-SOD and CAT was increased,the content of MDA was decreased in RAM,BQ and R&B groups.Compared with RAM and BQ alone group,onset of VPC and VT,duration of VPC and VT,size,activity of T-SOD and Mn-SOD and content of MDA were changed dramatically in R&B group.Conclusions Ramipril,BQ-123 and the combined use of these two agents protected myocardium from I/R injury in vivo.The protective effects of the combination on delaying onset of VA,shortening duration of VA,decreasing infarct size and content of MDA,and increasing activity of SOD are better than those of using ramipril or BQ-123 alone.

Objective To observe pre-syncopal limited tolerance and cardiovascular responses to head-up tilt combined with lower body negative pressure (HUT/LBNP) following exposure to head-down tilt (HDT, -1 Gz). Method Exposures to HUT/LBNP (-60 mmHg) in control session (without preceding 30 s -1 Gz treatment) and in simulated push-pull effect (PPE) session (with preceding 30 s -1 Gz treatment) were performed in 8 healthy adults. The changes of hemodynamic parameters were monitored by electrical impedance instrument during the experiments. Result The mean endurance time in presyncopal symptom limited HUT/LBNP in control session and in simulated PPE session were 8.4±2.1 min and 4.5±2.4 min, respectively, the two means were significantly different (P< 0.01). In simulated PPE session, as compared with baseline, heart rate (HR) during HDT was significantly lowered (P<0.01), while stroke volume (SV) and cardiac output (CO) were increased significantly (P<0.01). During HUT/LBNP, the increased percentage (relative to baseline) of HR in PPE session was lower than these in control session (P<0.05); the decreased percentages of SV and CO during HUT/LBNP in PPE session were both higher than those in control session (P<0.05). During HUT/LBNP, arterial pulse pressure (PP) of control session was significantly decreased than the value of baseline value (P<0.05); Total peripheral resistance (TPR) of PPE session was significantly increased than baseline value (P<0.05). Conclusion Tolerance time before the appearance of presyncopal symptoms during HUT/LBNP decreases and cardiovascular responses to HUT/LBNP are impaired, preceding exposure to HDT.

Objective To explore the effect of rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline on headshakes behavior and levels of monoamine neurotransmitter in model rats with Tourette syndrome.Methods 40 Wistar rats were randomly divided into DOI-induced head-shakes rats (HSR group),haloperidol group,rhynchophylline group and isorhynchophylline group with 10 in each group.The inhibitory effects of rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline were estimated by observing the HSR behavior.Dopamine (DA) and 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT) in the rat striatum were detected by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method.The 5-HT2A receptor mRNA expression in prefrontal lobe cortex of the rats was measured by real-time PCR.Results Compared with HSR group,the head shakes of the rats in haloperidol group and isorhynchophylline group were significantly decreased(P＜0.01),and no change of head-shakes number was observed in rhynchophylline group (P＞0.05).There was no significant difference of head-shakes number between the haloperidol group and isorhynchophylline group(P＞0.05).Compared with HSR group,DA levels in the rat striatum were significantly decreased in isorhynchophylline group and haloperidol group((152.35± 5.80) μ~L vs (111.19±4.30) μg/L,(152.35±5.80) μg/L vs (126.42±3.17) μg/L,P＜0.01),while DA levels in the rat striatum in rhynchophylline group were not changed ((152.35±5.80) μg/L vs (142.71±5.51) μg/L,P＞0.05).There was no significant change of 5-HT2A receptor mRNA expression in rat prefrontal lobe cortex in every group(P＞0.05).Conclusion Isorhynchophylline may have an inhibitory effect on rats with DOI-induced HSR.Isorhynchophylline may decrease the DA levels in the rat stratum with DOI-induced HSR.Rhynchophylline has no significant inhibitory effect on head-shakes behavior and DA levels in the rat stratum with DOI-induced HSR.

Objective To detect the serum levels of angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPTL 2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA),and to analyze their value in the differential diagnosis of RA in order to clarify whether they are synergetic in the pathogenesis of RA.Methods Seventy-seven patients with RA and 25 subjects for heath check-up in the same period were selected.According to the relevant clinical information,the RA patients were divided into three subgroups:high disease activity group [(DAS28)＞5.1],moderate disease activity group (3.2＜DAS28 ≤5.1),low disease activity group (DAS28 ≤3.2).Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to masure the levls of ANGPTL2 and VEGF of those groups.The data were analyzed by t test,Mann-Whitney U test,Kruskal-Wallis H test and Speraman correlation analysis.Results ① The serum levels of ANGPTL2 and VEGF in RA patients were significantly higher than those in control group [(5.3±1.1) ng/ml vs (3.3±0.9) ng/ml,Z=-6.644;(106±30) pg/ml vs (93±12) pg/ml,Z=-4.4115,P＜0.05].② Serum level of ANGPTL2 in RA patients with high disease activity was higher than low disease group and healthy control group {[5.7(1.3)] ng/ml vs [4.5(0.3)]ng/ml,H=4.257,P＜0.05;[5.7 (1.3)] ng/ml vs [3.3 (0.9)] ng/ml,H=7.639,P＜0.05}.Serum level of VEGF in RA patients with high disease activity was higher than low disease group and healthy control group {[116(37)]pg/ml vs [96(8)] pg/ml,H=3.579,P＜0.05;[116(37)] pg/ml vs [92.90(12.24)] pg/ml,H=5.698,P＜0.05].③ There was a positive correlation between the serum level of ANGPTL2 and DAS28 score,erythrocyte sedimentation rate,swollen joint count and tender joint count (rDAS28=0.703,rESR=0.311,rSJC=0.503,rTJC=0.670,P＜0.05),so was VEGF (rDAS28=0.553,rESR=0.260,rSJC=0.399,rTJC=0.538,P＜0.05).④ In RA patients,there was a positive correlation between ANGPTL2 and VEGF (r=0.853,P＜0.05).Conclusion ANGPTL2 might coordinate with VEGF and be involved in the immune process of RA,and it might be regarded as one of the reference indexes of RA activity,so that it may contribute to access and monitor the condition of RA.

Objective Assess the value of pleura sliding sign with chest ultrasonography in the prediction of pleura adhesion prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS).Method 63 patients were evaluated for pleura sliding signs with chest ultrasonography at 9 points along the chest wall prior to thoracotomies and were compared with the findings of the same points during the operation.Methods Pleura sliding signs on 567 points were examined in 63 cases,and 106 points pleura adhesion were found by chest ultrasonography and 72 points were proved by operations.461 points were no pleura adhesion under chest unltrasonography and 495 points had no pleura adhesion confirmed by operations.Results The sensitivity,specificity,negative predictive value,positive predictive value and overall accuracy were 80.56%,90.03%,96.96%,54.72% and 9.07%,respectively.The Receiver Operating Characteristic(ROC)curve showed that there should be no pleura adhesion if there were more than 8 points positive pleura sliding signs.Conclusion Examination of pleura sliding sign by chest ultrasonography is helpful to predict the presence and location of pleura adhesion prior to VATS.