BACKGROUND: Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for stroke, and brain focal renin-angiotensin system has been proved to play a vital role in the development of hypertension and stroke.OBJECTIVE: To observe the influence of long-term administration of losartan, an angiotensin-1 receptor antagonist, on the incidence of strokeprone spontaneous hypertension in rats.DESIGN: Randomized controlled experiment.SETTING: Renmin Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University.MATERIALS: This experiment was carried out in Wuhan University between July 1999 and March 2001. Totally 26 six-week-old male rats with stroke-prone spontaneous hypertension and 8 Kyoto male Wistar rats were recruited in this experiment with the body mass of 144.5-182.1 g.METHODS: Totally 26 six-week-old male rats with spontaneous hypertension were randomized into stroke-Rrone spontaneous hypertension group (n=9) which received gastric perfusion of physiological saline at a dosage of 5 mL/d; losartan 10 mg/(kg·d) group of 9 rats which received gastric perfusion of losartan at a dosage of 10 mg/(kg ·d) and losartan 30 mg/(kg ·d)group of 8 rats which received gastric perfusion of losartan at a dosage of 30 mg/(kg·d). Rats in the three groups were provided with high-protein feed when entering the group, and drank 15 g/L salty water (5 mL/d) from the onset of week 2. At the same time, 8 six-week-old male Wistar rats were taken as normal controls to receive gastric perfusion of physiological saline at a dosage of 5 mL/d once a day; they took ordinary feed and drank running water. All rats lived with 12 hours' day-night alternation at room temperature of 18-20 ℃ and with humidity of 40%-50%. Totally 18weeks later, the incidence of stroke and BP changes were observed. The clinical manifestation of stroke was scored 1 if rats appeared few activities,with movements slightly reduced or excited; 2 score referred to very few activities, with movements obviously reduced or violently stimulated; 3score referred to inability to walk, lying motionless with melancholy symptoms; score 4 referred to paralysis and inability to stand, lateral or bilateral limb paralysis. Transmission electron microscope was used for histological observation of cell apoptosis in the brain.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Observation of brain structure at week 18 when rats were decapitated. ② Results of nerve cell apoptosis detected with TUNEL technique. ③ Rat body mass, BP, as well as the incidence and changes of stroke were recorded.RESULTS: Totally 34 rats entered the result analysis. ① The incidence of stroke in the three groups: It was 100%, 22%, and 13%, respectively, in stroke-prone spontaneous hypertension group, losartan 10 mg/(kg·d) group,and losartan 30 mg/(kg·d) group. ② Score for stroke: The score was remarkably higher in stroke-prone spontaneous hypertension group than in losartan 10 mg/(kg·d) group and losartan 30 mg/(kg·d) group [(3.50±0.55,0.67±1.12, 0.38±0.74) minutes]. ③ Electron-microscopic observation: In stroke-prone spontaneous hypertension group, electron density was found increased in necrotic neurons; moreover, some nuclear membrane lost double-layer structure with ridges broken, even reduced or disappeared, displaying vacuolated changes. In losartan 30 mg/(kg·d) group and losartan 10 mg/(kg·d) group, most of neurons displayed basically normal morphology, with neuron chromatin evenly distributed and nuclear envelops regular, but there were still some neurons that had dense chromatin, with ridges broken and reduced. ④ Nerve cell apoptosis in the three groups: It was found obviously lower in normal group than in losartan 30 mg/(kg ·d)group, losartan 10 mg/(kg·d) group, and stroke-prone spontaneous hypertension group [(2.5±0.8, 13.9±4.3, 14.0±4.4, 52.0±16.7)%, P ＜ 0.05]. ⑤ BP changes: At week 18, BP was obviously lower in normal group than in losartan 30 mg/(kg·d) group, losartan 10 mg/(kg·d) group and strokeprone spontaneous hypertension group [(120.1±7.9, 169.4±10.1,216.7±8.3,225.5±6.8) mmHg (1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa), P ＜ 0.05]. ⑥ Changes of body mass: At week 18, body mass was obviously higher in normal group than in losartan 30 mg/(kg·d) group, losartan 10 mg/(kg·d) group, and stroke-prone spontaneous hypertension group [(313.3 ±10.1, 270.8 ± 10.4,258.7±12.7, 231.0±6.5) g, P ＜ 0.05].CONCLUSION: Losartan can obviously reduce the incidence of stroke and nerve cell apoptosis in rats with spontaneous hypertension, suggesting that losartan as an angiotensin-1 receptor antagonist may prevent and delay the onset of stroke through antagonizing angiotensin I receptor, thus exerting brain-protecting function.

Objective To systematically review the changes in the intensity of postoperative pain under ketamine anesthesia in children.Methods We searched the Cochrane Library,PubMed,OVID,EMBASE,and Chinese Biomedical Database for prospective randomized controlled trials involving the changes in the intensity of postoperative pain under ketamine anesthesia in children.The quality of the studies was evaluated by the method recommended by Cochrane Collaboration.Evaluation indexes included pain score and analgesic consumption during 6 h after operation,pain score and analgesic consumption during 6-24 h after operation,duration of sensory block (caudal block),side effects during 24 h after operation (postoperative nausea and vomiting and psycho-mimetic manifestations).Meta-analysis was conducted using the Cochrane Collaboration's RevMan 5.0 software.Results Fifteen prospective randomized controlled trials involving 955 patients were included in our Meta-analysis.The patients were divided into 2 groups:control group ( n =455) and ketamine group ( n =500).The pain score and analgesic consumption during 6 h after operation were significantly decreased after general anesthesia with ketamine.The pain score during 6-24 h after operation and analgesic consumption during 6 h after operation were significantly decreased after local anesthesia with ketamine.The duration of sensory block was prolonged and the analgesic consumption during 6 h after operation was significantly reduced after caudal block with ketamine.There was no significant difference in the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting and psycho-mimetic manifestations between the two groups.Conclusion The intensity of pain and analgesic requirement during 6 h after operation are significantly reduced under ketamine anesthesia in children.

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of using the anterolateral thigh flap and splitthickness skin grafting to repair large skin defect secondary to the excision of massive penoscrotal Paget's disease.Methods Clinical data of 6 patients with massive penoscrotal Paget's disease were retrospectively reviewed.The patients were admitted to our institute from Feb.2005 to Oct.2010 with mean age of 64 (55-68) years.No other neoplasm and enlarged inguinal lymph node were detected on physical examination,ultrasonography and CT scan.All cases underwent wide local excision of skin lesion which was taken 2 cm beyond the boundary under epidural anesthesia.An anterolateral thigh flap was used to reconstruct the scrotum,and the skin defect of penis was repaired by split-thickness skin grafting.Results Operation was uneventful for the 6 patients,with mean skin defect of 185 (150-210) cm2.The mean operative duration was 270 (210-300) min,and the mean blood loss was 75 (35-150) ml.Negative surgical margins were confirmed on postoperative pathology.Five patients recovered smoothly with satisfying cosmetic appearance,and one patient demonstrated partial necrosis of the flap which was repaired on secondary surgery.The mean follow-up was 37 (10-60) months,and no relapse was found.Conclusions It is an effective method to use anterolateral thigh flap and split-thickness skin grafting to repair large skin defect secondary to excision of massive penoscrotal Paget's disease.

Objective To investigate the preventive effects of AT1 receptor antagonist Lorsartan on blood pressure and stroke in spentaneously hypertensive stroske prone rat (SHRsp). Methods Twenty six 6 week aged SHRsp were divided into Losartan 30 mg/kg/d group (n=8), Losartan 10 mg/kg/d group (n=9) and normal saline group (n=9), and 8 sex and age matched Wistar Kyoto(WKY ) as control group (n=8). SHRsp were subjected to 1 5% saline solution as intake and administered 30 mg/kg/d Losartan or 10 mg/kg/d Losartan or equal volume of 0 9% saline solution for 18 weeks by gavage, respectively. The systolic blood pressure was measured by tail cuff sphygmomanometry and clinical score of stroke and survival time of SHRsp were recorded. The coronal brain sections was examined by microscope and electron microscope after decapitation. Apoptosis was analyzed by TdT mediated dUTP biotin nick end labeling and image analysis system. Results Losartan 10mg/kg/d showed no affect on systolic blood pressure but it prevented the occurrence of stroke. The clinical scores of stroke in Losartan 30 mg/kg/d group (0 4?0 7) and Losartan 10 mg/kg/d group (0 7?1 1) were both more decreased than in normal saline group(3 5?0 6) ( P

Objective To study cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression levels in cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancers as well as their originated normal tissues. Methods Semiquantitative immunofluorescent assay (IFA) was used to detect COX-2 expression levels in cervical squamous cell carcinoma (n=12),endometrial adenocarcinoma (n=13),and ovarian serous adenocarcinoma (n=9). COX-2 expression levels in normal cervical (n=14),endometrial (n=15),and ovarian (n=13) tissues were simultaneously detected as control. Results Normal cervical tissues expressed COX-2 more frequently than cervical cancers (50% vs 23%), but the difference was not signicant (P=0.247). The positive rate of COX-2 expression was significantly higher in endometrial adenocarcinomas (69%) than that in normal endometrium (7%) (P

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Diabetic cardiomyopathy(DCM) is a disease independently related with coronary artery atherosclerotic heart disease, hypertensive heart disease, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease and other heart diseases that are uniquely associated with diabetes mellitus, and the pathological manifestations of DCM are mainly myocardial hypertrophy, interstitial fibrosis, necrosis and apoptosis.Endoplasmic reticulum is the central location of many important cellular functions, and endoplasmic reticulum swelling and functional disorder in diabetic cardiomyocytes, high blood sugar can cause endoplasmic reticulum stress, suggesting that endoplasmic reticulum stress(ERS) may be involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic cardiomyopathy and development.Based on this, this paper summarizes the progress of ERS in diabetic cardiomyopathy from the pathogenesis of diabetic cardiomyopathy, unfolding protein reaction and the related role of ERS in DCM.

Objective To investigate the incidence of renal injury caused by strong intensity military training in the navy.Methods One thousand three hundred and twenty servicemen of the navy were enrolled in the present study including 568 recruits and 752 veterans.Urine protein and hemoglobin were determined using the dry chemistry method after a five-kilometer armed field race.Urine samples were collected and centrifuged for erythrocyte count under microscope after training.Retinol binding protein(RBP) and N-acetyl-?-D-glucosaminidase(NAG) were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Detection of creatine kinase(CK) above 950U/L was assumed to be rhabdomyolysis positive.Results The average incidence of hematuria,hemoglobinuria and proteinuria was 2.1%,7.4% and 44 %,respectively,and the incidence of abnormal RBP and NAG was 57.3% and 57.1%,respectively.Significant difference in each of the indexes existed between the recruits and veterans(P

Objective To express and purify the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor KIR3DL1 extracelluar domain.Methods pUC57-KIR3DL1 was used as template,KIR3DL1 extracelluar domain was amplified by polymerase chain reaction(PCR)and cloned into pGEM-T vector with A-T cloning technique.After DNA sequence analysis,the target fragment was inserted into the prokaryotic expression vector pET28a-DsbA to construct the recombinant vector pET28a-DsbA /KIR3DL1.The recombinant plasmid was transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3),and induced with IPTG.Bacterial pellets were resuspended in 8M urea and centrifuged to remove the insoluble material.The crude extract was purified by passing over a Ni-NTA-agarose column.After the inclusion body flowing through the Ni-NTA-agarose affinity chromatography was refolded successfully,it was purified by Superdex75 gel filtration and the purification effects of the fusion protein were identified by SDS-PAGE and western blot.Result Some fusion proteins were expressed in the supernatant,and the others were expressed in the form of inclusion bodies.The purity of fusion protein was over 95% after purification under denaturing condition.Conclusion The highly efficient expression of KIR3DL1 extracelluar domain laid the foundation for the further studies on exploration of the mechanism of immunization recognition between KIR3DL1 and its ligand.

Objective To observe the inhibit effect of triplex forming oligonucleotide (TFO)(platelet-derived growth factor-B chain, PDGF) on tumor growth and angiogenesis in rats with glioma.Methods 1?10~6 C_6 glioma cells with high-flow microinfusion were seed into right caudate putamens of 18 rats by stereotaxic technique. TFO was injected in situ 1 week after glioma cells inoculation. Treat group Ⅰ and treat group Ⅱ received TFO at dose of 1.5 mg/20 ?l and 3.0 mg/20 ?l, respectively. The same doses were given again at 8, 11 and 14th day after glioma cells inoculation. The control group was treated with 20 ?l normal saline at same time like treat groups. Three weeks after glioma cells inoculation, all the rats were killed. The expressions of, PDGF-B, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) were detected with microscopic histology.Results The inhibition rate of tumor growth was 66.0% in treat groupⅠand 92.2% in treat group Ⅱ. There was significant difference between the two groups ((P