Objective To investigate the effects of methylprednisolone on airway inflammation of chronic bronchitis in rats, and to explore its possible mechanism. Methods Forty SD rats were randomly divided into five groups, ie. a blank control group, amethylprednisolone control group, a model group, and two methylprednisolone intervention groups. Chronic bronchitis model was established by cigarette inhalation in the model group and two intervention groups. Methylprednisolone was injected intraperitoneally in the two intervention groups before exposing to cigarette smog ( at the dose of 1 mg/ kg and 10 mg/ kg, qd,respectively) . The protein expression of phosphodiesterase 4D ( PDE4D ) in trachea and lung samples was determined by immunohistochemical staining. The average optical density of positive staining of PDE4D was determined by image analysis technique and gray scale scanning. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid ( BALF) was collected for total and differential cell counts, and the concentrations of TNF-αand interleukin-8 ( IL-8) in BALF were detected by ELISA. Results Cigarette smoking induced obvious airway inflammation in themodel group, and the inflammation was alleviated in the two methylprednisolone intervention groups.Compared with the two control groups, the expression of PDE4D was obviously elevated in tracheal and lungs in the model group( P lt; 0. 05) . Moreover, the increased expression of PDE4D was positively related with theincreased release of TNF-αand IL-8 in BALF. The expression of PDE4D and the release of TNF-αand IL-8 in BALF were decreased after the treatment with methylprednisolone in a dose-dependent manner ( P lt;0. 05) . Compare with the low dose intervention group, there was no markedly difference related to PMNnumber and TNF-α release in the high dose intervention group ( P gt; 0.05) . Conclusions Methylprednisolone may alleviate airway inflammation of chronic bronchitis by inhibiting the expression of PDE4D in rats. Inhibition of PDE4D may down-regulate TNF-αactivity, which may further reduce IL-8 release and alleviate airway inflammation.
【摘要】 目的 观察人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染后对人体各个系统的影响，为其诊断和治疗提供经验。 方法 回顾性分析2005年1月—2010年6月于华西医院确诊为HIV感染13例患者的临床表现和相关实验室指标。 结果 13例HIV感染患者均合并其他感染，以结核病最为常见；除有T淋巴细胞异常外，多数患者可合并出现血液学异常，包括贫血、白细胞和血小板降低；生化异常，包括球蛋白升高、白蛋白降低；HIV感染患者可合并出现风湿病症状和免疫学异常。 结论 HIV感染患者临床表现复杂多样，可合并出现多种感染和风湿病症状，血液学及免疫学异常也比较常见。【Abstract】 Objective To observe the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on each system of human body after its infection, in order to provide experiences for diagnosis and treatment of this disease. Methods The clinical manifestations and related laboratory results of 13 inpatients treated in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from January 2005 to June 2010 were reviewed retrospectively. Results The incidence of infection in these patients was 100% with tuberculosis as the most common infection. Apart from the abnormality of T lymphocytes, most patients had a change of hematology and biochemistry, including anemia, depression of leucocytes and platelets, hyperglobulinemia and hypoproteinemia; HIV-infected patients may also presented with rheumatic manifestations or abnormality in the immune system. Conclusion The clinical manifestations of patients with AIDS are complicated. Many kinds of infections and rheumatic manifestations may merge and the change in hematology and immunology is common.
It is the functional connectivity between motor cortex and muscle that directly relates to the rehabilitation of the dysfunction in upper limbs and neuromuscular activity status, which can be detected by electroencephalogram-electromyography (EEG-EMG) coherence analysis. In this study, based on coherence analysis method, we process the acquisition signals which consist of 9 channel EEG signal from motor cortex and 4 channel EMG signal from forearm, by using 4 groups of hand motions in the healthy subjects, including flexor digitorum, extensor digitorum, wrist flexion, and wrist extension. The results showed that in the β-band, the coherence coefficients between C3 and flexor digitorum (FD) was greater than extensor digitorum (ED) in the right hand flexor digitorum movement; the coherence coefficients between C3 and ED was greater than FD in the right hand extensor digitorum movement; the coherence coefficients between C3 and flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) was greater than extensor carpi radialis (ECR) in the right hand wrist flexion movement; the coherence coefficients between C3 and ECR was greater than FCU in the right hand wrist extension movement. This analysis provides experimental basis to explore the information decoding of hand motion based on corticomuscular coherence (CMC).