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Dynamic changes of urotensin II receptor in pulmonary artery and arterioles of rats chronically exposed to hypoxia-hypercapnia.

Yong-Sheng GONG ; Xiao-Fang FAN ; Xiao-Mai WU ; Yu-Qi GAO ; Liang-Gang HU ; Hong HUANG ; Shan-Shan JIA

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2005;21(4):377-381.

AIMTo investigate the dynamic changes and functions of urotensin II (U lI) receptor (UT) in pulmonary arteries of rats chronically exposed to hypoxia-hypercapnia.

METHODSIn rats with hypoxia-hypercapnia at 1, 2 and 4 weeks U II receptor binding of pulmonary arteries sarcolemma was determined by radioligand assay. U II mRNA and UTmRNA in various grades of pulmonary arterioles were measured by in situ hybridization.

RESULTS(1) Mean pulmonary pressure (mPAP) and weight ratio of right ventricle to left ventricle and septum (RV/LV + S) of 1-week group were higher than those of normal control (NC) group by 26.2% and 21.6% (P < 0.01), respectively, and 2-week group higher than 1-week group by 22.5% and 14.1% (respectively, P < 0.01). However, no significant changes were found between 4-week and 2-week group. (2) U Il receptor (Bmax) of 1-week group was higher than NC group by 38.8%, 2-week group higher than 1-week group by 23.2%, and 4-week group increased 7.3% compared with 2-week group (respectively, P < 0.01). The UT changes were time-dependent, while the affinity to U II (Kd) was no different among each group. (3) UII mRNA in each grade of pulmonary arterioles of 2-week group and 4-week group were higher than NC group (respectively, P < 0.01), and those of 2-week group were higher than 1-week group by 5.9% (P > 0.05), 16.4% and 9.1% (respectively, P < 0.01), while no differences existed between 2-week group and 4-week group. (4) UT mRNA in each grade of pulmonary arterioles of all hypoxia-hypercapnia groups was higher than NC group (respectively, P < 0.01), and those of two abaxial grade vessels in 1-week group were the highest. No differences existed between 2-week group and 4-week group. (5) The pulmonary vessels remodeling were time-dependently aggravated by hypoxia-hypercapnia.

CONCLUSIONThe dynamic changes of UT in pulmonary arterioles might have important contribution to the development of pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arteriole remodeling induced by chronic hypoxia-hypercapnia in rats.

Animals ; Arterioles ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Hypercapnia ; metabolism ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Hypoxia ; metabolism ; Male ; Pulmonary Artery ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled ; metabolism

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Effects of conotoxin SO3 on free calcium ion concentration in rat cultured hippocampal neurons induced by hypoxia.

Shi-Wei JIANG ; Xiao-Wei ZHOU ; Ai-Shi DING

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2005;21(4):375-422.

Animals ; Calcium ; metabolism ; Cell Hypoxia ; Cells, Cultured ; Hippocampus ; cytology ; Neurons ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; omega-Conotoxins ; pharmacology

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Enhanced reporter gene transfer and expression in cardiac myocytes mediated by ultrasonic destruction of the microbubbles.

Guo-Zhong WANG ; Shen-Jiang HU ; Zhe-Lan ZHENG ; Jian SUN ; Jiang LI ; Xia ZHENG ; Zhao-Hui ZHU ; Yu-Mei YAO

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2005;21(4):371-375.

AIMTo determine if the diagnostic ultrasound and self-made microbubbles could be used to increase gene transfection and expression in cardiac myocytes by means of the ultrasound-mediated microbubbles destruction.

METHODSThe perfluoropropane-exposed sonicated dextrose albumin(PESDA) microbubbles were made and mixed with indicated volume reporter gene encoding beta-galactosidase prior to gene transfection. Gene transfection into the cultured cardiac myocytes was performed by exposure to the various intense diagnostic ultrasound (1.3 MHz) in the presence of the gene-attached microbubbles. The calcium phosphate precipitation gene transfection was carried out alone or in combination with ultrasound-mediated destruction microbubbles. The cells were harvested 48 h after transfection and beta-galactosidase expression was detected by in situ staining and quantitive assay.

RESULTSCardiac myocytes exposed to ultrasound with PESDA induced significantly increase in gene expression (60-fold compared with naked plasmids transfection, P < 0.01). Moreover, it was found that the reporter gene expression not only related with ultrasound intension but also with the microbubbles concentration. In combination with calcium phosphate precipitation gene transfection, ultrasound-mediated destruction microbubbles resulted in more intense gene expression even 6 hours after calcium phosphate precipitation gene transfection.

CONCLUSIONThe ultrasonic destruction of gene-loaded microbubble is a highly effective gene transfer method, and it not only acts on the gene entry into cells, but also on the intracellular exogenous DNA expression.

Animals ; Gene Expression ; Genes, Reporter ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; cytology ; Plasmids ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Transfection ; methods ; Ultrasonics

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Adaptation of myofibrilla, MHC and metabolic enzyme of rabbit diaphragm muscle to different frequency chronic electrical stimulation.

Sui-Yang ZHANG ; Fang-Mei WANG ; Gang LIU ; Dong-Lin WANG ; Xian-Jian GUO ; Gui-Sheng QIAN

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2005;21(4):367-370.

AIMTo detect effect of the different frequency of chronic electrical stimulation (CES) on myofibrillar isoform, myosin heavy chain (MHC) and metabolic enzyme activities.

METHODSThe histochemical method and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis were respectively employed.

RESULTS(1)There were a significant increase in I myo-fibrillar isoform and I MHC isoform and decrease in II B myofibrillar isoform and II B MHC isoforms in the chronic low frequency electrical stimulation (CLFES) 10 Hz and 20 Hz groups, but opposite results were found in the chronic high frequency electrical stimulation (CHFES) 50 Hz and 100 Hz groups. (2) There were a significant increase in the aerobic-oxidative enzyme activities and capacity, and a concomitant significant drop in glycolysis enzyme activities in CLFES groups, but opposite results were found in CHFES 50 Hz and 100 Hz groups.

CONCLUSIONIt was suggested that there was a significant dependent relation between chronic electrical stimulation frequency and myofibrilla isoforms, myosin heavy chain (MHC) and metabolic enzyme activities.

Adaptation, Physiological ; Animals ; Diaphragm ; enzymology ; metabolism ; physiology ; Electric Stimulation ; Muscle Contraction ; Myosin Heavy Chains ; metabolism ; Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIB ; metabolism ; Protein Isoforms ; Rabbits

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Effects of leptin on RNA content of LHA, VMH, PVN and the body fat.

Wei-Min ZHIANG ; Xi-Xiong ZHANG

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2005;21(4):365-456.

Adipose Tissue ; Animal Feed ; Animals ; Hypothalamus ; drug effects ; physiology ; Leptin ; pharmacology ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred Strains ; RNA ; analysis

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The regulation of area postrema in cardiovascular function in rabbit.

Su-Ya ZHOU ; Yi SHEN ; Qiang XIA ; Jian-Hong LUO

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2005;21(4):361-365.

AIMTo determine the role of area postrema (AP) of rabbit in the regulation of cardiovascular function.

METHODSThe rabbits were anesthetized with intravenous injection of 10% urethane and 1% chloralose, and were artificially ventilated. The changes of mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) were observed when AP was electrically stimulated with different frequency (10 Hz -80 Hz) and after chemical lesion of CVLM or RVLM, respectively.

RESULTSElectrical stimulation of AP with low frequency (10 Hz, 20 Hz) decreased MAP and HR. Stimulation with high frequency(60 Hz, 80 Hz) increased MAP but decreased HR. The changes in MAP and HR were significantly lower (P < 0.01) after CVLM was destroyed when electrical stimulation of AP with 20 Hz, and both changes of MAP and HR were disappeared (P < 0.01) after RVLM was destroyed when electrical stimulation with 20 and 80 Hz.

CONCLUSIONElectrical stimulation of AP with low frequency decreases MAP and HR, stimulation with high frequency induces an increase in MAP and decreases in HR. The former is probably related to excitation of CVLM, the cardiovascular effects induced by different frequency of electrical stimulation are all resulted from the activation of RVLM.

Animals ; Area Postrema ; physiology ; radiation effects ; Blood Pressure ; radiation effects ; Electric Stimulation ; Heart Rate ; radiation effects ; Male ; Medulla Oblongata ; physiology ; radiation effects ; Rabbits

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Effects of NG-nitro-L-arginine on the role of ischemic pre-conditioning resists ischemia/reperfusion injury in lungs.

Cheng-Yun WU

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2005;21(3):358-360.

Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Ischemic Preconditioning ; methods ; Lung ; blood supply ; Male ; Nitric Oxide Synthase ; metabolism ; Nitroarginine ; pharmacology ; Rabbits ; Reperfusion Injury ; metabolism

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A cell model of ischemia/reperfusion injury on skeletal muscle.

Hong-Jie LI ; Guang-Ling ZHANG ; Lian-Yuan ZHANG ; Shu-Yun DONG ; Xiu-Li MEN

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2005;21(3):356-358.

AIMTo establish a model of ischemia/reperfusion injury on L-6TG cell.

METHODSCultured L-6TG cells were divided into 2 groups: control group (C), ischemia/reperfusion group (I/R), LDH in culture fluid, SOD, XOD, free calcium in L-6TG cell and mitochondria respiration were evaluated in each group, the micromorphologic changes were observed with microscope.

RESULTSCompared with control group, after L-6TG cell suffered ischemia 4 hours and reperfusion 4 hours, LDH in culture fluid, XOD, free calcium in L-6TG cell all increased significantly, while SOD in L-6TG cell and mitochondrial respiration decreased, structural damage to L-6TG cell was severe.

CONCLUSIONUsing mimicking ischemic solution and mimicking reperfusion solution can successfully establish a model of ischemia/reperfusion injury on L-6TG cell.

Animals ; Cells, Cultured ; Colorimetry ; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase ; analysis ; Muscle, Skeletal ; blood supply ; Rats ; Reperfusion Injury

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Determination of homocysteine level in plasma by high performance liquids chromatography with fluorescence detection.

Xu DA ; Ling-Jia QIAN

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2005;21(3):353-355.

AIMTo establish a method for detection of plasma total homocysteine with HPLC.

METHODSThe chromatography analysis was carried out using a Symmetry Shield RP18. The mobile phase was sodium acetate (0.08 mol/L) and methanol (1%) and we utilized a HPLC system with fluorescence detection of plasma homocysteine derivatized from reaction with 7-fluorobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole-4-sulphonate (SBD-F).

RESULTSThe average recoveries were 95.8 - 100.8% and the relative standard deviations were 1.2-2.0%.

CONCLUSIONThe results showed it to be a rapid and accurate method for the determination of homocysteine level in plasma.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Homocysteine ; blood ; Humans ; Plasma ; chemistry ; Spectrometry, Fluorescence

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The effect of "living high and training low" on serum CK, LDH and ALT of rowing athletes.

Jian-Hong LIU ; Zhi-Hong ZHOU ; Ming-Hao OU ; Min-Hao XIE ; Kui WANG ; Yu-Qi SHI

Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology.2005;21(3):349-352.

AIMTo investigate the influence of living high-training low for 4 weeks on serum CK, LDH and ALT of rowing athletes.

METHODS20 rowing athletes were divided into two groups: the one (ten subjects) spent 8-10 h per night in a tabernacle which was simulated altitude of 2 500 m in normobaric hypoxia (HiLo group), the another (ten subjects) slept at near sea level (control group). During the periods of test, all athletes were trained at the same relative or at the same intensity of work in normoxia state. The serum CK, LDH and ALT were measured at before, during 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 2 weeks after "living high and training low".

RESULTSBaseline serum values for CK, LDH and ALT were not different between two groups (P > 0.05). The levels of CK, LDH of HiLo group were significantly increased (P < 0.05) than those of control group at 3 rd week, however, it was contrary at 5th and 7th week. After exercise of 2 km and 5 km, the values of LDH and CK at a moment notice and 30min postexercise test in HiLo group were significant lower than those in control group.

CONCLUSIONThese results indicate that living high-training low may reduce the muscle damage associated with endurance exercise.

Adolescent ; Alanine Transaminase ; blood ; Altitude ; Athletes ; Creatine Kinase ; blood ; Humans ; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase ; blood ; Male ; Physical Education and Training ; Young Adult

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