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Pulmonary artery in endotoxemia rat. Effects of atrial natriuretic peptide on relaxation and constriction of aorta and pulmonary artery in endotoxemia rat.

Bin JIA ; Zhi-chao LI ; Li-li ZHANG ; Ming-qing DONG ; Yue-min WANG ; Shi-sheng ZHOU

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2004;20(2):136-140.

AIMTo investigate the effects of atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP) on constriction and relaxation of pulmonary artery and aorta in endotoxemia rat in vitro.

METHODS24 male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups, control group, LPS group, ANP therapy group. These groups were injected physiologic salt water, lipopolysaccharide (LPS 2 mg/kg) and LPS + ANP(LPS 2 mg/kg, ANP 2 microg/kg) into vein respectively. After 4 hours, rats were exsanguinated to kill and aorta and pulmonary artery were separated from heart-lung for experiment of blood vessel rings. Constriction effects of aorta and pulmonary artery by norepinephrine (NE), relaxation of aorta and pulmonary artery by acetylcholine (ACh) and sodium nitroprusside SNP) observed by perfusion system in vitro.

RESULTSSensitiveness of NE-induced (10(-9)-10(-7) mol/L) constriction of aorta in LPS group was attenuated and EC50 was increased, but its strength (3 x 10(-7)-10(-6) mol/L) was greater comparing with control group (P < 0.01). In ANP group, the NE-induced contractility of aorta was similar to LPS group (P > 0.05). Comparing with control group, NE-induced constriction of pulmonary artery exposure to LPS was reinforced especially in 3 x 10(-7)-10(-6) mol/L of NE (P < 0.01), but its EC50 was obviously higher (P <0.05). There was no significant difference between ANP group and control group in constriction of pulmonary artery (P > 0.05). Relaxation and sensitiveness of aorta and pulmonary artery exposure to LPS were evidently improved in ANP therapy group induced by ACh and SNP respectively (P < 0.01, P < 0.05) and their EC50 markedly decreased comparing with LPS group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05) respectively.

CONCLUSIONANP can suppress the reinforcing of NE-induced constriction of pulmonary artery exposure to LPS and partly or entirely reverse the attenuated relaxation of pulmonary artery and aorta induced by ACh and SNP in endotoxemia rats.

Acetylcholine ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Aorta ; drug effects ; physiology ; Atrial Natriuretic Factor ; pharmacology ; Endotoxemia ; physiopathology ; Male ; Nitroprusside ; pharmacology ; Norepinephrine ; pharmacology ; Pulmonary Artery ; drug effects ; physiology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Vasoconstriction ; drug effects ; Vasodilation ; drug effects

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Neuroprotective effect of BFP Abeta(1-40) and C31 induced PC12 cell damage.

Hong JIANG ; Jun WANG ; Jun-xia XIE

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2004;20(2):134-135.

Amyloid beta-Peptides ; toxicity ; Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Estradiol ; pharmacology ; PC12 Cells ; Peptide Fragments ; toxicity ; Rats

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Therapeutic effects of left ventricular assist device on pump failure caused by acute myocardial infarction.

Dong-ya WANG ; Xiao-ying LI ; De-xin LIU ; Rui-han CHEN

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2004;20(2):130-134.

AIMTo evaluate the therapeutic effects of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) on pump failure caused by acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in dogs.

METHODSThe pump failure caused by AMI was established in 18 dogs, 9 of them were treated with a LVAD that could expel the autoblood from the left ventricle into the aorta and named the experimental group, and the rest of them were treated with intravenous infusion and served as the control group. The changes of arrhythmia, mortality, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), peripheral artery pressure and the diameter of left ventricular chamber were observed.

RESULTSThe ratio of ventricular extrasystole and the mortality resulted from ventricular fibrillation of the experimental group were lower than that of the control group. The systolic blood pressure of peripheral artery of the control group was significantly lower (< 100 mmHg) than that of the experimental group (>100 mmHg, P < 0.01). The PCWP and LVEDP of the experimental group during all the stages 45 minutes after the procedures were significantly lower than that of the control group (P < 0.01). The left ventricular end-diastolic diameter of the control group was larger than that of the experimental groups (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONTo assist circulation by expelling autoblood from left ventricle into aorta in dogs with AMI could reduce the frequency of ventricular fibrillation, improve hemodynamics, and prevent the enlargement of left ventricle. Therefore, it could play an important role in assisting the left ventricular functions.

Animals ; Assisted Circulation ; methods ; Disease Models, Animal ; Dogs ; Heart-Assist Devices ; Hemodynamics ; Myocardial Infarction ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Ventricular Function, Left

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Organophosphorus pesticide chlorpyrifos induced hypothermia and the change with blood pressure.

Yong-lu YANG ; Zhen YANG ; Lu-shan LI

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2004;20(2):128-129.

Animals ; Blood Pressure ; drug effects ; Chlorpyrifos ; toxicity ; Hypothermia ; chemically induced ; physiopathology ; Pesticides ; toxicity ; Rats ; Rats, Inbred LEC

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Hypoxia promote the DNA synthesis and the expression of collagen type I and III mRNA in cultured adult rat cardiac fibroblasts.

Jun YAN ; Yu-qi GAO ; Zeng-zhu XIE

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2004;20(2):125-128.

AIMTo observe the effects of hypoxia on DNA synthesis and the expression of collagen type I and III mRNA in cultured adult rat cardiac fibroblasts.

METHODSCardiac fibroblasts(CFs) were isolated from adult Wistar rat ventricule and cultured in vitro either in normoxic or hypoxic condition. Studies were conducted with the second passage of CFs. The changes of DNA synthesis was determined by measuring the incorporation of 3H-TdR into DNA and the changes of expression of pro-alpha1 (I) collagen, pro-alpha1(III) mRNA were measured by in situ hybridization respectively.

RESULTSThe 3H-TdR incorporation of CFs was increased by 34% (P < 0.05) and 36% (P < 0.01) after 6 h, 12 h hypoxia (2% O2) exposure respectively. The level of pro-alpha1(I) collagen mRNA expression was significantly elevated in the cells under hypoxia for 4 h, 8 h, and 12 h. The expression of pro-alpha1(III) mRNA increased when cells were cultured under hypoxia for 2 h.

CONCLUSIONThese results suggest that hypoxia alone can upregulate DNA synthesis and expression of collagen type I and III mRNA in adult rat cardiac fibroblasts. It may be one of the important mechanisms by which hypoxic myocardial fibrosis occur.

Animals ; Cell Hypoxia ; Cells, Cultured ; Collagen Type I ; metabolism ; Collagen Type III ; metabolism ; DNA ; biosynthesis ; Fibroblasts ; metabolism ; Male ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; cytology ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

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Effect of L-arginine liposome on nitric oxide content and nitric oxide synthase gene expression in rats chronically exposed to hypoxia and hypercapnia.

Hong HUANG ; Yong-sheng GONG ; Xiao-fang FANG ; Sun-zhong MAO ; Liang-gang HU

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2004;20(2):121-124.

AIMTo investigate the effects of L-arginine liposome on nitric oxide(NO) and nitric oxide synthase gene (NOS mRNA) in rats chronically exposed to hypoxia-hypercapnia.

METHODSFourty male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups (n=10): normal control group(NC), hypoxia-hypercapnia group (HH), hypoxia-hypercapnia + L-arginine group(HL) and hypoxia-hypercapnia + L-arginine liposome group (HP). Contents of NO in plasma were measured using colorimetric analysis. Expression of nitric oxide synthase gene were measured with situ hybridization.

RESULTS(1) The mean pulmonary artery pressure(mPAP) and weight ratio of right ventricle to left ventricle and septum(RV/LV + S) of HP group were obviously lower than those of HH group and HL group. (2) The NO contents in plasma of HP group were obviously higher than those of HH group and HL group (P < 0.01). (3) Situ hybridization showed the average value of integral light density(LD) of ecNOS mRNA in pulmonary arterioles was significantly higher in rats of HP group than that of HH group and HL group (P < 0.01). (4) Light microscopy showed WA/TA (vessel wall area/total area) and PAMT (media thickness ratio of pulmonary arterioles) were significantly lower in rats of HP group than those of HH group (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONL-arginine liposome could lower the mPAP and lighten the remodeling of pulmonary arterioles of the rats chronically exposed to hypoxia-hypercapnia than L-arginine does. It suggests that L-arginine liposome significantly promotes the membrane transportin of L-arginine.

Animals ; Arginine ; pharmacology ; Gene Expression ; Hypercapnia ; metabolism ; Hypoxia ; metabolism ; Liposomes ; pharmacology ; Male ; Nitric Oxide ; metabolism ; Nitric Oxide Synthase ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

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Influence of vasoactive intestinal peptide on expression of pulmonary surfactant associated protein A in lung explants.

Lian LI ; Zi-qiang LUO ; Gan-qiou WU ; Xiu-hong SUN

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2004;20(2):117-120.

AIMTo study the influence of VIP on the expression of SP-A and its intracellular signal transduction pathway.

METHODSThe influence of VIP on the expression of SP-A was studied by immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. The intracellular signal transduction pathway was further investigated by using receptor antagonist, protein kinase inhibitor and antisense oligonucleotides.

RESULTS(1) VIP(10(-8) mol/L) enhanced SP-A protein expression in alveolar type II cells (ATII) and increased the content of SP-A mRNA in lung tissue. (2) VIP receptor antagonist [D-P-C1-Phe (6)-Leu (17)]-VIP (10(-6) mol/L) could suppress the VIP-induced expression of SP-A protein and SP-A mRNA. (3) c-fos antisense oligonucleotides (9 x 10(-6) mol/L) could inhibit the VIP-induced expression of SP-A protein and SP-A mRNA. (4) Protein kinase C(PKC) inhibitor H7 (10(-5) mol/L) could also depress the V1P-induced SP-A protein and SP-A mRNA.

CONCLUSIONVIP can up-regulate the expression of SP-A through its receptor. PKC and c-fos protein play important roles in the intracellular signal transduction pathway through which VIP induces the expression of SP-A.

Animals ; Epithelial Cells ; drug effects ; metabolism ; In Vitro Techniques ; Protein Kinase C ; metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos ; metabolism ; Pulmonary Alveoli ; cytology ; Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Signal Transduction ; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide ; pharmacology

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Effects of IL-1 and PDGF on secretion of MMP-1 in vascular smooth muscle cells.

Zhao-xia LUAN ; Zhu-guo PEI

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2004;20(2):115-193.

Animals ; Cells, Cultured ; Interleukin-1 ; pharmacology ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 ; secretion ; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular ; cytology ; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Platelet-Derived Growth Factor ; pharmacology ; Rabbits

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Interleukin-2 reduces calcium handling capacity of rat ventricular myocytes during anoxia/reoxygenation.

Chun-mei CAO ; Qiang XIA ; Zhi-guo YE ; Yue-liang SHEN ; Jun-zhu CHEN

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2004;20(2):111-115.

AIMTo investigate the effect of interleukin-2(IL-2) on the cell contractility and calcium handling in cardiomyocytes during normoxia or anoxia/reoxygenation.

METHODSChemical anoxia introduced by Krebs-Henseleit(K-H) solution containing 10(-3) mol/L sodium dithionite was used in the enzymatically isolated rat ventricular myocytes. The video-tracking system and spectrofluorometric method were employed to verify the cell contraction and calcium handling of the single myocyte.

RESULTSDuring anoxia, the cell contraction, amplitude of calcium transient induced by electrical stimulation and Ca2+ release induced by caffeine were depressed while resting calcium level was elevated, but the activity of the L-type calcium channels were not changed. All the parameters could not return to the pre-anoxia level during reoxygenation. IL-2 at 2 x 10(5) U/L administrated during anoxia aggravated the effect of reoxygenation on cell contraction and the calcium handling.

CONCLUSIONCoexistence of IL-2 during anoxia aggravated the effect of reoxygenation on the cell contraction and calcium handling in the isolated rat ventricular myocytes, in which the reduced calcium release from sarcoplasmic reticulum was involved.

Animals ; Calcium ; metabolism ; Cell Hypoxia ; Cells, Cultured ; Heart Ventricles ; cytology ; Interleukin-2 ; pharmacology ; Male ; Myocardial Contraction ; drug effects ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Oxygen ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Sarcoplasmic Reticulum ; metabolism

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Protective effects and mechanism of heat shock response on hypotension induced by hyperthermia.

Bin WANG ; Bing-de LUO ; Fei ZOU

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2004;20(2):109-160.

Animals ; Blood Pressure ; Heat-Shock Proteins ; metabolism ; Heat-Shock Response ; Hypotension ; metabolism ; Male ; Myocardium ; metabolism ; Nitric Oxide ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

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