简介:BACKGROUND:Mailuoning,aChineseherb,hasbeenwidelyusedinChinatotreatacuteischemicstroke,andthemajorcomponentexhibitsanti-oxidativeeffects.However,thepreciseanti-oxidationpathwayremainsuncertain.OBJECTIVE:TovalidatetheprotectiveeffectsofMailuoningonH2O2-inducedprimarycorticalneuroninjuryinembryonicmice.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:ComparativeobservationandinvitroexperimentswereperformedattheJiangsuKeyLaboratoryforMolecularMedicinefromJanuary2008toSeptember2009.MATERIALS:Mailuoning(NanjingJinlingMedicalCompany,China),reactiveoxygenspecies(ROS)kit(BeyotimeBiotechnology,China),superoxidedismutase(SOD),Cu/ZnSODkit,malondialdehyde(MDA)kits(NanjingJiancheng,China),mitochondrialmembranepotential(GMS10013.1,GENMED,USA)andcatalaseactivityassaykit(BeyotimeBiotechnology,China)wereutilizedforthepresentstudy.METHODS:MouseembryoniccorticalneuronswereisolatedandculturedwithculturemediumcontainingH2O2(80μmol/L)and/orMailuoning(1.25μg/mL)for24hours.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Neuronalviabilityanddeathweredetectedbymethylthiazolyltetrazdiumandflowcytometry;ROSproductionwasdeterminedbyflowcytometry;mitochondrialmembranepotentialwasdetectedusingfluorescentstaining;SODactivitywasdetectedusingamodifiednitrobluetetrazoliummethod;Cu/ZnSODandcatalaseactivitywasdetectedbyspectrophotometry;andMDAwasdeterminedusingthelipidperoxidationmethod.RESULTS:H2O2increasedROSproductionandMDAconcentration(P<0.05),anddecreasedmitochondrialmembranepotential,SOD,Cu/ZnSODandcatalaseactivity(P<0.05);thenumberofsurvivingneurons(P<0.05)wasalsoreduced.Mailuoningreversedthesechanges.CONCLUSION:MailuoningprotectsH2O2-inducedinjuryincorticalcellsbyinhibitingROSandMDA,increasingdepolarizationofmitochondrialmembrane,andenhancingSODandcatalaseactivity.
简介:目的研究刺五加多糖(ASPS)对H2O2诱导的海马神经元凋亡的影响及其机制。方法采用H2O2诱导大鼠海马神经元凋亡。采用末端脱氧核苷酸转移酶介导的dUTP原位切口末端标记法检测细胞凋亡率、免疫组化法检测caspase-3蛋白的表达、逆转录PCR法检测caspase-3mRNA的表达。结果H2O2作用后,海马神经元凋亡率、caspase-3蛋白和mRNA表达水平均显著增高(P〈0.05);给予ASPS干预后,均显著下降(P〈0.05);而且,随ASPS剂量增加,作用效果显著增强(P〈0.05)。结论ASPS具有抑制氧化应激损伤诱导神经细胞凋亡作用,其机制与下调caspase-3mRNA的表达有关。
简介:目的探讨H型高血压与进展性卒中的关系.方法收集2013年7月至2014年4月连云港市中医院收治的发病72h内入院的急性脑梗死患者200例.根据72h内斯堪地那维亚卒中量表(SSS)评分变化判断患者病情是否发生进展,运用χ2检验、独立样本t检验及Logistic回归分析探讨高血压病史、入院时血压、血浆同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)及H型高血压与进展性卒中的关系.结果58例患者在发病72h内病情发生进展,其中22例进展发生在发病24h内,47例进展发生在发病48h内.单因素分析发现进展性卒中的相关因素包括:高血压病史(χ2=5.948,P<0.05)、入院时收缩压(t=2.124,P<0.05)、Hcy(t=1.197,P<0.01)和H型高血压(χ2=26.351,P<0.01).多因素分析发现:H型高血压、Hcy对进展性卒中的发生有显著预测作用.结论进展性卒中发生率高,急性脑梗死发病早期,病情进展可能性大.H型高血压、Hcy是进展性卒中的独立预测因素.
简介:目的探讨MMP-2和TIMP-2与胶质瘤侵袭性及恶性表型之间的关系及其意义.方法采用Elivision二步免疫组织化学法染色观察MMP-2和TIMP-2在46例不同恶性度胶质瘤及10例正常脑组织中的表达并用德国LeicaQ550cw图像分析系统测其灰度值作为表达强度的量化指标.结果在对照组、低度及高度恶性胶质瘤中,MMP-2的阳性表达率分别为10%、63.6%和95.8%;在对照组、低度及高度恶性胶质瘤中,TIMP-2的阳性表达率分别为10%、36.3%和37.5%.MMP-2在Ⅰ、Ⅱ级和Ⅲ、Ⅳ级胶质瘤中平均灰度值分别为173.27±13.26和98.63±18.20;TIMP-2在Ⅰ、Ⅱ级和Ⅲ、Ⅳ级胶质瘤中平均灰度值分别为210.44±12.95和205.65±9.75.结论MMP-2表达随胶质瘤恶性程度增加而增强,可作为胶质瘤恶性表型及侵袭性指标之一.TIMP-2表达在正常脑组织及不同级别胶质瘤中无明显差异.MMP-2/TIMP-2的比值与胶质瘤侵袭性密切相关.
简介:2009甲型(H1N1pdm09)流感大流行后,几个单价大流行性流感疫苗通过快速程序被许可使用。发作性睡病作为疫苗的副作用被发现,主要是在接受用欧洲的灭活纯化协议生产的AS03佐剂A(H1N1)流感疫苗的人群。感染野生甲型(H1N1)大流行流感病毒后没有接种疫苗的人群,发作性睡病的发病也在增加,这提示此种病毒抗原的作用在发作性睡病疾病发展中具有一定作用。本文进行了发作性睡病背景简介,概述了流感疫苗制剂的不同类型,探讨了自身免疫性疾病和自然感染之间的关系。
简介:RolesofKeap1-Nrf2pathwayinbrain:NeuronalsurvivalandneurogenesisareimpairedinneurodegenerativediseasessuchasParkinson’sdiseaseandAlzheimer’sdisease(Winneretal.,2011).Geneticup-regulationofgrowthfactorsenhancedneuronalsurvivalandneurogenesis,improvedneuronalfunctionsandhalteddiseaseprogressioninanimalmodelsofAlzheimer’sdisease
简介:目的根据术前CHO/NAA指数(CNI)值及普通MRI判断胶质瘤切除范围对肿瘤近全切除率的影响,明确3D^1H-MRS多模态成像对扩大胶质瘤手术切除范围的作用。方法将40例胶质瘤患者随机分为传统手术组与CNI手术组,术前所有患者均接受3D^1H-MRS及相关多模态影像学检查。CNI手术组根据MRS影像中CNI>1的范围进行手术切除。传统手术组根据普通MRI检查结果确定切除范围。术后1周内分别复查MRI平扫加增强及3D^1H-MRS,并分别计算两者的近全切除率(grosstotalresectionrate,GTRR)与CNI-GTRR。记录患者术后1周KPS评分。结果根据普通MRI计算的肿瘤近全切除率,两组数据间无明显差异,传统手术组为85%,CNI手术组为90%。根据3D^1H-MRS影像CNI值计算的近全切率,CNI手术组(60%)较传统手术组(30%)更高。尤其在高级别胶质瘤中,3D^1H-MRS辅助手术对提高近全切率的作用(70%)较传统手术组(12.5%)更为明显。两组患者的术后1周平均KPS评分结果相近。结论3D^1H-MRS辅助下胶质瘤手术对肿瘤浸润区的切除范围更大。
简介:Thismini-reviewpresentstheauthors'visiononthecurrentstatusandfuturetrendsinthedevelopmentofneuroprotectiveagentsworkingviaactivationofnuclearfactorerythroid2-relatedfactor2(Nrf2),andinparticular,viadisruptionofNrf2-Keaplinteraction.Therearetwoopposite'chemical'mechanismsunderlyingsuchactivation:thefirstoneisanon-specificcovalentmodificationofKeap1thiols,resultinginsideeffectsofvariedseverity,andthesecondoneistheshiftoftheNrf2-Kelch-likeECHassociatedprotein-1(Keap1)bindingequilibriuminthepresenceofacompetitiveandchemicallybenigndisplacementagent.Atthispoint,nodisplacementactivatorsexhibitsufficientbiologicalactivityincomparisonwithcommonNrf2activatorsworkingviaKeaplthiolmodification.Hence,thehopeintherapeuticsisnowlinkedtotheFDAapproveddimethylfumarate,whosederivative,monomethylfumarate,aswedemonstratedrecently,ismuchlesstoxicbutequallybiologicallypotentandanidealcandidateforclinicaltrialsrightnow.AnewlyemergingplayerisanuclearinhibitorofNrf2,BTBdomainandCNChomolog1(Bach1).ThecommerciallydevelopedBachlinhibitorsarecurrentlyunderinvestigationinourlaboratoryshowingpromisingresults.Inourviewpoint,theperfectfuturedrugwillpresentthecombinationofadisplacementactivatorandBachlinhibitortoinsuresafetyandefficiencyofNrf2activation.
简介:苯妥英(PHT)为临床上最常用的第一线抗癫痫药,但个体间对PHT代谢呈现较大差异.目前证实细胞色素氧化酶P450(CYP)2C9/19是体内参与PHT羟化的主要代谢酶.人群CYP2C9/19遗传基因呈多态性,从而引起对PHT代谢个体间较大差异,部分人群对PHT呈强代谢(EM),另一部分人群呈弱代谢(PM),了解这些知识对临床用药十分重要.本文试对该方面内容进行综述.
简介:目的通过免疫组化染色了解协同刺激分子B7-H1蛋白在多发性肌炎(PM)和肢带型肌营养不良2B型(LGMD28)患者肌组织中的表达情况,探讨其在PM诊断和鉴别诊断中的意义.方法选择苏州大学附属第一医院神经内科自2006年1月至2009年12月收治的43例PM患者(PM组),26例LGMD2B型患者(LGMD2B组)及21例肌活检正常者(对照组).对所有成员行肌肉活检,冰冻切片后进行常规HE染色、免疫组织化学染色,检测肌组织中B7-H1蛋白的表达.结果(1)PM组与LGMD2B型组肌肉活检普通病理染色结果相似,表现为不同程度的坏死、吞噬、再生现象,伴有不同程度的炎细胞浸润.(2)PM组B7-H1蛋白阳性表达主要定位于细胞膜,呈棕黄色至棕褐色,主要集中在有炎细胞浸润的变性、坏死肌纤维上;其肌组织中B7-H1蛋白表达水平比较LGMD2B型组和对照组成员肌组织中水平明显增高(分别为69.77%、26.92%、4.76%),差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05).结论协同刺激分子B7-H1在PM患者肌组织中高表达,参与了PM的免疫学发病机制,可成为PM与继发性炎细胞浸润性肌病相鉴别的免疫病理标志.
简介:BACKGROUND:ElectrophysiologycanprovetheintegrationofafferentinformationfromthestomachmeridianofFoot-Yangminginthenucleustractussolitarius(NTS)andobjectivelydescribethespecificassociationbetweenmeridianvesselsandZangFuorgans.OBJECTIVE:ToinvestigatetheeffectsofafferentinformationfromacupunctureatSibai(ST2)acupointonneuronaldischargeinratNTS.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:Arandomized,controlled,animalexperimentwasperformedattheKeyLaboratoryofMeridian-VesselsandZangFuOrgans,TraditionalChineseMedicineUniversityofHunan,StateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicine,andKeyLaboratoryofAcupuncture,Moxibustion,andtheBiologicalInformationofHunanHigherEducationInstitutes,betweenDecember2005andOctober2008.MATERIALS:Atotalof52SpragueDawleyrats,ofeithergender,aged4months,wereincludedinthisstudy.Acupunctureneedlesof0.32mm(diameter)×40mm(length)wereused.METHODS:Anextracellularrecordingprotocolwasapplied.TheSibai(ST2)acupointinthestomachmeridianofFoot-Yangmingwasusedasanacupuncturepoint(acupoint).Simultaneously,Dicang(ST4)andNetting(ST44)acupointsinthestomachmeridianofFoot-Yangming,Quanliao(SI18)acupointinthesmallintestinemeridianofHand-Taiyang,andanon-acupointlateraltoSibai(ST2)acupoint,wereselectedascontrols.TheSibai(ST2)acupointwasstimulatedfor30seconds,byhandacupuncturethroughtwirlingandrotating,todeterminetheneuronsrespondingtobodysurfacestimulationintheNTS.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:FrequencyofrespondingNTSneuronsafteracupunctureatfouracupointsincludingSibai(ST2),Dicang(ST4),Neiting(ST44)andQuanliao(SI18)andonenon-acupoint.RESULTS:ThefrequencyofrespondingNTSneuronswassignificantlyhigherafteracupunctureatSibaithanatcontrolsitesincludingtheDicang(ST4),Netting(ST44)andQuanliao(SI18)acupointsandatthenon-acupoint(P<0.01).ThefrequencyofrespondingNTSneuronsatDicang(ST4)andQuanliao(SI