三种鼠尾草注射液对大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

本文研究了云南产鼠尾草属药物滇丹参、甘西鼠尾、褐毛甘西鼠尾对急性心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用 ,并与丹参进行对比其疗效的相似性。结扎大鼠冠脉左前降支 ,30分钟后剪断结扎线造成心肌缺血再灌注模型 ,经股静脉给药。测定再灌注 6 0分钟后血清中CK、LDH、SOD、GSH -Px和MDA含量。结果滇丹参、甘西鼠尾、褐毛甘西鼠尾可以显著降低心肌缺血再灌注后血清CK、LDH和MDA含量 ,升高血清SOD和GSH -Px活力 (P <0 0 1,P <0 0 5 ) ,与丹参有相似的抗心肌缺血再灌注损伤作用。     

三种滇产鼠尾草注射液抗大鼠心肌缺血及细胞凋亡的实验研究

目的：探讨三种滇产鼠尾草注射液(滇丹参、甘西鼠尾、褐毛甘西鼠尾)对大鼠心肌缺血与细胞凋亡的保护作用。方法：采用大鼠冠脉结扎模型,研究三种滇产鼠尾草注射液对缺血心肌心电图、血清CK、LDH的影响,光镜、电镜下心肌细胞形态学的变化及对细胞凋亡的影响。结果：三种药物均能显著减轻心电图ST段升高,降低心肌酶(CK、LDH)活性,缩小心肌梗塞面积,减轻心肌细胞超微结构损伤,降低心肌细胞凋亡率。结论：三种药物均有抗心肌缺血与细胞凋亡的作用。     

褐毛甘西鼠尾注射液对大鼠在体心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

本实验与丹参进行对比研究云南产鼠尾草属药物褐毛甘西鼠尾对急性心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用。采用结扎大鼠冠脉左前降支方法造成心肌缺血再灌注模型,测定再灌注60 min后血清中CK、LDH、SOD、GSH-Px和MDA含量。实验结果显示:该药可以显著降低心肌缺血再灌注后血清CK、LDH和MDA含量,升高血清SOD和GSH-Px活力(P<0.01,P<0.05)。表明褐毛甘西鼠尾对在体缺血/再灌注心肌有保护作用。     

雌激素对去卵巢大鼠离体心脏缺血／再灌注损伤的保护作用

目的：探讨雌激素对去卵巢大鼠离体心脏缺血／再灌注损伤的保护作用。方法：成年SD雌鼠,随机分为假手术组（Sham）,双侧卵巢切除组（Ovx）和双侧卵巢切除后补充17β-雌二醇组（Ovx＋E2）。各组离体心脏再随机分为不同时间的缺血再灌注亚组。测量的指标包括冠脉流出液中LDH及CK含量、心室肌细胞存活率及产率、基础状态和异丙肾上腺素（ISO）刺激状态下收缩幅度。结果：30min缺血及其各复灌纽均显著增加冠脉流出液中LDH、CK的释放量。Ovx组LDH、CK漏出在30min缺血及再灌注条件下,显著高于正常灌注组,而Ovx＋E2组可减轻心肌损伤,减少LDH、CK的释放。10min和20min缺血对心肌细胞存活率、产率及冠脉流出液中LDH、CK含量影响均不明显。Sham、Ovx、Ovx＋E2各组心肌细胞基础收缩幅度在正常和10minⅠ＋30minR灌注条件下无显著差异。Ovx显著增加其他各组心肌细胞基础收缩和ISO刺激收缩幅度,Ovx＋E2可使其降至Sham水平。结论：雌激素对去卵巢大鼠心肌缺血／再灌注损伤具有保护作用。     

参附注射液对心肌缺血/再灌注损伤血流动力学和心肌酶的影响

目的：探讨参附注射液对家兔心肌缺血/再灌注（I/R）损伤的保护作用及其机制。方法：家兔30只,随机分为3组（n=10）：对照组、心肌缺血/再灌注损伤（MI/RI）组和参附注射液组,统一标准喂养。行药物预处理10 min后,手术结扎家兔冠状动脉左心室支,建立急性心肌缺血再灌注模型,观察急性心肌缺血和再灌注状态下血流动力学及心肌组织中酶的变化。结果：与对照组比较：MI/RI组心脏舒缩功能减退,丙二醛（MDA）含量增高,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、谷光甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-PX）和细胞能源Na＋-K＋-ATP酶及Ca2＋-ATP酶活性降低,乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）、肌酸激酶（CK）大量释放。而与MI/RI组比较：参附注射液组能不同程度的恢复左心室收缩压（LVSP）、心室内压最大变化速率（±dp/dtmax）（P〈0.01）,降低左室舒张末期压（LVEDP）（P〈0.01）,抑制MDA、LDH、CK升高,增强SOD、GSH-PX、Na＋,K＋-ATP及Ca2＋-ATP活力。结论：参附注射液对心肌缺血/再灌注损伤具有明显的保护作用。     

雷米普利与BQ-123合用对大鼠在体心肌缺血／再灌注损伤的保护作用

目的：研究雷米普利与BQ-123合用对大鼠在体心肌缺血／再灌注损伤的影响。方法：健康雄性Wistar大鼠随机分为5组,制备缺血30min再灌注120min模型,采用雷米普利、BQ-123单用及两药联合应用的方式处理实验动物。观察两药合用对大鼠在体心肌缺血／再灌注损伤的保护作用。观察动物心率、血压、心电图ST-段变化,记录缺血期室性心律失常;检测血浆CK及LDH活力;心肌HE染色和TIC染色,定性和定量检测心肌梗死情况。结果：与I／R组比较,各给药组ST-段均明显降低;缺血期室性心律失常（VA）出现时间明显推迟且持续时间明显缩短,联合给药组作用更为显著;心律失常发生率明显降低;血浆CK及LDH活力显著降低且联合给药组降低更为显著;梗死面积明显缩小,心肌损伤程度明显减轻,其中联合给药组变化更为显著。结论：雷米普利、BQ-123单用及联合应用均对大鼠在体心肌缺血／再灌注损伤有保护作用,且两药合用在推迟缺血期VA的出现时间,缩短其持续时间,减少CK及LDH漏出,缩小心肌梗死面积方面优于两药各自单用。     

依达拉奉通过JNK对大鼠离体心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

目的:研究依达拉奉(Edaravone)对大鼠离体心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用.方法:将54只SD大鼠随机分为3组,包括对照组(control group),缺血再灌注组(I/R group),依达拉奉组(Ed group).灌注液为K-H液,37℃下建立心肌缺血再灌注模型,预灌注15min,缺血30min,再灌注40 min,分别测量①复灌20和40min时心功能指标:心率(HR)、左室收缩压(LVDP)、左室舒张末压(LVEDP)、心室内压最大变化速率(±dp/dtmax),②复灌20和40 min时肌酸激酶(CK)和乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)活性,③复灌40 min时超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性和和丙二醛(MDA)浓度,④复灌40min时心肌梗死面积,⑤复灌40min时心肌组织中JNK的磷酸化水平.结果:①依达拉奉组的±dp/dtmax明显回升(P<0.05),同时LVEDP、LVDP等指标也有明显改善(P<0.05);②再灌注40min时,与缺血再灌注组比,依达拉奉明显降低LDH和CK;③依达拉奉能显著降低MDA浓度,同时提高SOD水平(P<0.05);④依达拉奉组心肌梗死面积小于缺血再灌注组(P<0.05);⑤依达拉奉降低缺血心肌组织中磷酸化JNK的水平(P<0.05).结论:依达拉奉可以改善缺血心肌的血流动力学,增加心肌收缩力,减少心肌梗死面积;能发挥清除氧自由基,扭转氧化与抗氧化平衡系统失调的作用;其对离体心肌缺血再灌注的保护作用可能与JNK途径密切相关.     

川芎嗪联用L-精氨酸对缺血/再灌注损伤兔心肌线粒体功能的影响

探讨川芎嗪联用L-精氨酸对心肌缺血／再灌注损伤（MI／RI）时心肌细胞线粒体功能的影响。方法：选用日本大耳白兔50只,随机分为正常对照组（A组）、心肌缺血／再灌注组（B组）、心肌缺血／再灌注＋川芎嗪治疗组（C组）、心肌缺血／再灌注＋L-精氨酸治疗组（D组）和心肌缺血／再灌注＋川芎嗪＋L-精氨酸治疗组（E组）。观察心肌线粒体呼吸功能、Ca^2＋浓度（[Ca^2＋]m）、丙二醛浓度（MDA）、超氧化物歧化酶活性（SOD）和心肌组织三磷酸腺苷（ATP）、能荷（EC）的变化。结果：C、D、E组与B组比较,线粒体呼吸控制率（RCR）、Ⅲ态呼吸速率（ST3）、SOD明显升高,Ⅳ态呼吸速率（ST4）、[Ca^2＋]m、MDA显著降低,心肌组织ATP、EC均明显增高;且与A组比较,E组上述指标均无明显差异。结论：川芎嗪联用L-精氨酸可通过降低氧自由基水平和减轻钙超载,而改善缺血／再灌注损伤心肌的线粒体功能。     

白鲜皮水提物对大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

目的研究白鲜皮水提物对大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用。方法 Wistar大鼠随机分为假手术组,模型组,阳性药组(地奥心血康)及白鲜皮低、中、高剂量组(白鲜皮水提物0.128、0.64、1.28 g/kg),每组6只。结扎冠状动脉左前降支制备大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤模型,观察给药后大鼠心电图ST段的改变,测量心肌梗死面积,观察大鼠心肌组织病理形态,检测大鼠血清CK,SOD活性、MDA含量。结果白鲜皮中、高剂量组给药后能明显减少心肌梗死面积,明显降低缺血30 min和再灌注120 min时ST段的抬高,并能降低大鼠血清中MDA含量,升高SOD活性,减少因缺血导致的心肌组织病理损害。结论白鲜皮水提物对大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤具有保护作用,其作用机制可能与保护心肌细胞功能、提高心肌抗氧化能力、清除氧自由基有关。     

异丙酚和氯胺酮对大鼠离体缺血再灌注损伤心肌脂质过氧化的影响

目的：比较异丙酚和氯胺酮对大鼠离体缺血再灌注损伤心肌脂质过氧化的影响。方法：成年Wistar大鼠18只,雌雄不拘。体重240-300g,随机分为3组（T1=6）：心肌缺血再灌注损伤组（I／R组）,异丙酚组（P组）,氯胺酮组（K组）。采用Langendorff灌装置建立离体心脏缺血再灌注模型,将心脏连接至Langendorff逆灌装置,3组均以K-H液平衡灌注10min后,再分别以K．H液、含30μmol/L。异丙酚的K-H液、含10μmol-L-1氯胺酮的K-H液灌注10min,然后全心停灌25min,再分别以停灌前相同的灌注液恢复灌注30min。留取冠脉流出液测定总LDH活性;灌注末取左室心肌组织置于2．5％的戊二醛固定,观察心肌的超微结构;心尖部心肌组织留待检测8-异前列腺素和SOD活性。结果：与I／R组比较,P组8-异前列腺素含量降低,SOD活性升高,LDH活性降低（P〈0．05）;K组8-异前列腺素含量,SOD及LDH活性均无统计学意义（P〉0．05）;与P组比较,K组8-异前列腺素含量升高,SOD及LDH活性降低（P〈0．05）;P组心肌超微结构损伤较m组和K组也明显改善。结论：异丙酚可显著减轻心肌缺血再灌注损伤大鼠的脂质过氧化和心肌缺血再灌注损伤,而氯胺酮没有抗心肌缺血再灌注损伤心肌脂质过氧化的作用。     

Glycogen synthesis from pyruvate in the periportal and from glucose in the perivenous zone in perfused livers from fasted rats

The isolated liver of 24 h fasted rats was perfused in a non-recirculating manner in the orthograde or retrograde direction with media containing glucose and/or gluconeogenic precursors. Glycogen formation was determined biochemically and demonstrated histochemically. With glucose as the only exogenous substrate glycogen was formed exclusively in the perivenous area during both orthograde and retrograde perfusion. With gluconeogenic precursors as the exogenous substrates glycogen was deposited in the periportal zone during orthograde perfusion and in the intermediate zone during retrograde perfusion. Supply of glucose and gluconeogenic substrates initiated glycogen synthesis only in the upstream region, i.e. in the periportal zone during orthograde and in the perivenous zone during retrograde perfusion. This localization of glycogen synthesis was probably due to an unavoidable, insufficient oxygen supply of the respective downstream area. In general, the results confirm the hypothesis that periportal and perivenous glycogen was synthesized from different substrates.     

Acanthocefalan eggs in animal coprolites from archaeological sites from Brazil

An important point in paleoparasitology is the correct diagnosis of the origin of coprolites found in archaeological sites. The identification of human and animal coprolites, through the study of the shape, size, characteristics after rehydration, alimentary contents, and the presence of parasites, has proved to be accurate for human coprolites. For non-human ones we compared coprolites with recent faeces of animals collected near the archaeological sites, following the methodology above mentioned. In this paper anteaters coprolites (Tamandua tetradactyla; Myrmecophaga tridactyla) with eggs of Gigantorhynchus echinodiscus (Archiancanthocephala; Gigantorynchidae) were identified.     

Extrapolations from species to species and from various cell types in assessing risks from chemical mutagens

Strategies for estimating human mutation frequencies can be based on extrapolations of dose: mutation ratios in other species.     

Glycogen synthesis from glucose and fructose in hepatocytes from diabetic rats

In rat hepatocytes, the basal glycogen synthase activation state is decreased in the fed and diabetic states, whereas glycogen phosphorylase a activity decreases only in diabetes. Diabetes practically abolishes the time- and dose-dependent activation of glycogen synthase to glucose especially in the fed state. Fructose, however, is still able to activate this enzyme. Glycogen phosphorylase response to both sugars is operative in all cases. Cell incubation with the combination of 20 mM glucose plus 3 mM fructose produces a great activation of glycogen synthase and a potentiated glycogen deposition in both normal and diabetic conditions. Using radiolabeled sugars, we demonstrate that this enhanced glycogen synthesis is achieved from both glucose and fructose even in the diabetic state. Therefore, the presence of fructose plays a permissive role in glycogen synthesis from glucose in diabetic animals. Glucose and fructose increase the intracellular concentration of glucose 6-phosphate and fructose reduces the concentration of ATP. There is a close correlation between the ratio of the intracellular concentrations of glucose 6-phosphate and ATP (G6-P/ATP) and the activation state of glycogen synthase in hepatocytes from both normal and diabetic animals. However, for any given value of the G6-P/ATP ratio, the activation state of glycogen synthase in diabetic animals is always lower than that of normal animals. This suggests that the system that activates glycogen synthase (synthase phosphatase activity) is impaired in the diabetic state. The permissive effect of fructose is probably exerted through its capacity to increase the G6-P/ATP ratio which may partially increase synthase phosphatase activity, rendering glycogen synthase active.     

Plant Regeneration from Protoplasts Derived from Suspension Cultures in Leymus racemosus

Calli initiated from mature embryos of Leymus racemosus (Lam. Tzvel. =L. giganteus were transferred onto the AA and DM media to produce friable embryogenic callus,from which embryogenic suspension cultures were established. Protoplasts were isolated from the embryogenic suspension cultures and were cultured either in thin-layer liquid medium or in double-layer (agar/liquid) medium. When visible calli were formed they were transferred onto the NBI agar medium or into the MBL liquid medium for further proliferation. These calli were transferred onto differentiation media of NBII and NR, where green spots were developed. Plants with both shoots and roots can be recovered from these green spots on MS Ⅱ medium containing 0.5 mg/L NAA. The results showed that the Km8p basal medium was favourable to the culture of L. racemosus protoplasts during the early stages of culture. In addition, the composition of the media added to the cultures had a marked influence on the growth of protoplasts, indicating that the nutritional requirements in this plant were different at various stages of protoplast growth and differentiation.     

Reconstructing land cover from pollen assemblages from small lakes in Denmark

A calibration data set of AD 1800 pollen assemblages and land cover from 30 lake sites (3.5–33 ha) in Denmark is analysed. Canonical ordination (RDA) shows that the distance-weighted land cover of woodland, heathland and open field explain the highest proportion of the variation in the pollen data. Four different distance-weighting functions, 1, 1/d, 1/d² and an approximation of the Sugita model of pollen dispersal, are applied to the land-cover data, and the 1/d function results in the strongest correlation between distance-weighted land cover and pollen proportions. Partial least squares (PLS) calibration is applied, and land cover around nine test sites (not included in the calibration data set) is reconstructed from pollen assemblages. The Extended R-value (ERV) model is applied to the pollen proportions and distance-weighted plant abundance inferred from the maps. Pollen productivity and background components are estimated from the calibration data set and used to reconstruct plant abundance around the test sites. The reconstructed land cover and plant abundance are compared with historical maps, and the performance of the two models is compared. Root-mean-squared errors for the two models are within the same ranges but tend to be slightly lower for the ERV model. Division of the data set into two regional subsets does not improve the reconstructions.     

Lipoprotein lipase from rainbow trout differs in several respects from the enzyme in mammals

Previously we found lipase activity with characteristics similar to lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in tissues from rainbow trout [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1255 (1995) 205], whereas no equivalent to the related hepatic lipase could be found. An equivalent to apolipoprotein CII was also identified and characterized [Gene 254 (2000) 189]. We present here the full nucleotide sequence for LPL from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and have investigated some properties of the enzyme. In contrast to what has been found in mammals, LPL mRNA was expressed in livers of adult trout. This indicates that trout LPL carries out functions that hepatic lipase has evolved to take over in mammals. Trout LPL was unstable at 37 degrees C compared with bovine and human LPL. Two sequence differences that may relate to the instability are that trout LPL lacks the disulfide bridge in the C-terminal domain and lacks Pro(258). This residue is conserved in LPL from all mammals and has been shown to be critical for enzyme stability at 37 degrees C. On chromatography on heparin-Sepharose trout and chicken LPL eluted at higher salt concentration than bovine (or other mammalian) LPL. The C-terminal end of LPL has been implied in heparin binding and the higher heparin affinity of the trout and chicken enzymes may be because they have 17 and 15 extra amino acid residues at the C-terminal end, of which three residues are positively charged.