OBJECTIVETo detect the levels of miR-499 and relative proteins in hearts of mice after exercise training, and investigate the mechanism of exercise-regulative apoptosis.

METHODSMale C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 3 groups( n = 14): sedentary (SE), exercise training 1 (ET1) and exercise training 2 (ET2) group. SE did not do any exercise. ET1 performed swimming training for 8 weeks. ET2 performed the same work as ET1 until the 5th week. Then, mice trained twice a day until the end of training. TUNEL assay was applied to test myocardial apoptosis, RT-PCR and Western blot were used to detect miR-499 and proteins levels respectively.

RESULTSCompared with SE, stress in ET1 failed to affect apoptotic index (AI) and miR-499-CaN-Drp-1 pathway (P > 0.05). In contrast, exercise load in ET2 increased miR-499 level, decreased Drp-1 level and AI with statistical significance respectively (P < 0.05), but neither CaN expression nor CaN activity was changed significantly (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSwimming training can inhibit myocardial apoptosis, and the decrease in Drp-l may be responsible for the reduced myocardial apoptosis. CaN, the upstream protein, does not participate in exercise-regulative apoptosis.

Animals ; Apoptosis ; Dynamins ; metabolism ; Heart ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; MicroRNAs ; metabolism ; Mitochondria, Heart ; physiology ; Myocardium ; pathology ; Physical Conditioning, Animal ; Swimming

OBJECTIVETo investigate effects of exercise training on vascular regulators and discuss its antihypertensive mechanism.

METHODSRats were divided into three groups (n = 7): spontaneous hypertensive rats control group (SHR-C), training group (SHR-T) and normotensive wistar-kyoto control group (WKY-C). Aerobic exercise consisted of 10 weeks of swimming training for 5 days/week. Exercise duration was 40 min in the first week, then 50 min in the second week, from the third week to the end of training, duration was maintained at 60 min. After training, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and other biomarkers in soleus were measured by RT-PCR and immunoblotting.

RESULTSVEGF and endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) in SHR-C were lower than that in WKY-C (P < 0.05). Blood pressure in SHR-C and SHR-T were higher than that in WKY-C before training; After training, compared with SHR-C, VEGFR2, eNOS, VEGF and VEGF mRNA increased significantly in SHR-T paralleled with marked decreases in blood pressure and heart rate respectively (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONAerobic exercise training lowered the blood pressure in spontaneous hypertensive rats, and promoted VEGF mRNA level and expressions of VEGF, VEGFR2 and eNOS. The up-regulations of these vascular regulators could benefit angiogenesis and contribute to the antihypertensive effects.

Animals ; Blood Pressure ; Hypertension ; metabolism ; therapy ; Male ; Muscle, Skeletal ; metabolism ; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III ; metabolism ; Physical Conditioning, Animal ; physiology ; Rats ; Rats, Inbred SHR ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; metabolism ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo set up a venous congested flap model to study the mechanism of necrosis through long-term microcirculation observation.

METHODSA specially deviced chamber was assembled to one side of the ears in an adult white rabbit, about 7 approximately 10 days after the operation the congested flap model was made and the microcirculatory status of the flap was dynamically observed under a vivo-microscope for a long time.

RESULTSThe venous crisis phenomenon of flap was well studied and the microcirculation of the flap was observed carefully, finally the variational rule of the congestion flap microcirculation was made clear.

CONCLUSIONSThe model could well simulate the venous crisis flap in clinic, and the microcirculation could also be observed for a long time.

Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Male ; Microcirculation ; Rabbits ; Surgical Flaps ; blood supply ; pathology ; Veins ; pathology

The polymorphism of (AT) repeat within the 3' untranslated region in exon 3 of CTLA-4 gene was evaluated by PCR-SSCP in 139 patients with Graves' disease (GD) and 110 normal subjects in Tianjin. The gene frequency of 106 bp in patients with GD was significantly increased than that in the control group (RR =1.992,P

Objective To stuay CT findings of adrenal gland trauma(AGT).Methods The CT images of adrenal gland trauma which were found in 1712 patients who had emergency abdominal CT examinations for assessment of blunt force trauma were analyzed restrospectively.Results Among 1712 cases.we identified 29 patients(1.7%)with adrenal gland traumatic lesions.A total of 32 lesions were found.Twenty-six lesions were unilateral(23 right-sided,3 left-sided),and 3 cases were bilateral(6 lesions).Main CT findings were as followed:(1)Adrenal hematomas appeared as discrete round or oval masses expanding the adrenal gland in 22 patients with 25 lesions.The lesions were hyperdense or of homogeneous density in plain scan and did not enhance in three-phase contrast-enhanced dynamic scan.The splayed adrenal limbs around hematoma were enhanced significantly as eurvilinear structures.(2)Mild to moderate uniform swelling of gland was shown in 4 cases.(3)Diffuse irregular hemorrhage obliterating the gland was shown in 3 cases.Contrast extravasation was shown in 1 case,which was active bleeding from the broken adrenal gland proven by operation.Associated CT findings included strand-like hemorrhage of the periadrenal fat and posterior pararenal hemorrhage mimicking thickened diaphragmatic crus.The concurrent injuries of ipsilateral thorax or/and abdomen were found in 25 patients.Conclusion The AGT has typical CT findings.Familiarity with characteristic CT findings of adrenal trauma is essential for the radiologist to avoid misdiagnosis.

Objective To investigate the clinical effects and mechanism of naloxone treatment in drowing children.Methods A total of 97 drowing children were divided into treatment group(n=45)and control group(n=52)depending on whether the naloxone was administrated.General treatment was adopted in two groups.Treatment group Was given naloxone.The clinical effects were observed and the levels of betaendorphin(β-EP)in blood plasma were measured with radioimmunoassay(RIA)before and after treatment respectively.Results The total effective rate of treatment group(93.3%,42/45)Was significantly higher than that of control group(76.9%,40/52)(P＜0.05).As compared with that of control group(65.0%,26/40),nervous system disability rate in treatment group(33.3%,14/42)decreased significantly(P＜0.01).Continuous days of poor blood circulation,abnormal respiratory rhythm,convulsion and coma in treatment group were significantly shorter than those of control group respectively(P＜0.01).The level of β-EP was significantly lower in treatment group than that of control group(t=17.1,P＜0.01).Conclusion Clinical use of naloxone in the drowing children has curative result by reducing the level of blood plasma β-EP.

Objective To investigate the effects of total flavonoids of litchi chinensis sonn (TFL) on cell proliferation and the molecular mechanism in rat hepatic stellate cells (HSC-T6) activated by growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). Methods HSC-T6 cells were treated by 0.25%Trypsin-EDTA and then were digested into single cell suspension by DMEM (10%FBS included), which were mixed with TGF-β1 (5μg/L). (1) MTT method was used to detect the proliferation of HSC-T6 cells. Cells were cultured in 96-well plate and were treated by different concentrations of TFL including TGF-β1 group, the control group (5‰DMSO included), and different concentrations of TFL groups (80, 160, 320, 640 and 800 mg/L TFL). Each group has three wells. The absorbance (A) value was measured by enzyme standard meter at the 490 nm wavelength after 24 h, 48 h and 72 h treatment. The cell inhibitory rate was calculated. The subsequent experimental drug concentration and drug treatment time were determined according to half inhibitory concentration (IC50). (2) The expression levels of NF-κB andα-SMA mRNA were detected by PCR (for mRNA) and Western blot assay (for protein). Cells were cultured in the 10 cm culture dish and were divided into different TGF-β1 groups, including TGF-β1 group, the control group (5‰DMSO included), and different concentrations of TFL groups (125, 250 and 500 mg/L TFL). After 48 h, related indicators were measured. Results At the same treatment time point, with the increased concentrations of TFL, A values were gradually decreased, and the cell inhibitory rates were gradually increased. There were no significant differences in the expressions of NF-κB andα-SMA mRNA between TGF-β1 group and control group. And there were no significant differences in the expressions of NF-κB andα-SMA mRNA between TFL125 group, TGF-β1 group and control group. There was a gradually decrease in the expressions of NF-κB andα-SMA mRNA and protein with the increased concentrations of TFL. Conclusion TFL can inhibit TGF-β1-induced HSC-T6 cell proliferation, which is involved in the inhibited expressions of NF-κB andα-SMA to anti-fibrotic effects in liver fibrosis.

Objective To observe the preventive effect of Taohong Siwu decoction on the formation of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients with cerebral hemorrhage.Methods Eighty patients with cerebral hemorrhage admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery in Huzhou First People's Hospital from November 2014 to January 2016 were enrolled, and they were divided into an observation group and a control group according to the difference in treatment methods, each group 40 cases. Both groups were given routine treatment and nursing care, the patients of observation group were additionally given Taohong Siwu decoction (composition:Radix Angelicae Sinensis (stir-fried with wine) 10 g,Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 10 g,Radix Paeoniae Alba10 g,Ligusticum Chuanxiong Hort 6 g,Semen Persicae 6 g,Carthami Flos 4 g), once a day for consecutive 2 weeks.Results The D-dimer level in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (mg/L: 1.47±0.91 vs. 1.88±0.79,t = 1.991,P = 0.035); the incidence of DVT in the observation group was obviously lower than that in the control group [5.0% (2/40) vs. 20.0% (8/40), χ2 = 4.114,P = 0.043].Conclusion Taohong Siwu decoction can effectively reduce the incidence of DVT in patients with cerebral hemorrhage.