Objective Using nerve growth factor ( NGF) and anti-NGF microspheres injected directly into the asthmatic rat adrenal gland, to explore the possible role of anti-NGF microsphere treatment in asthma.Methods 32 male SD rats were randomly divided into a normal control group, an asthma group, a NGF microspheres group, and an anti-NGF microspheres group. The behavior of rats, lung function testing, light microscopy of lung biopsy, electron microscopy of adrenal medulla cell ultrastructure changes, NGF and phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase ( PNMT) expressions in the adrenal gland were assayed by immunohistochemistry method, and serum NGF, cortisol, corticosterone, epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations were detected by ELISA. Results Behavior in the asthma rats showed varying degrees of sneezing, runny nose, wheezing, scratching the head and face, irritability holes, incontinence, increased aggression and other acts, while in the anti-NGF rats showed relatively slighter symptoms. The rats in the asthma, anti-NGF and NGF groups showed significant airway hyperresponsiveness, while RL value reduced and Cdyn value increased in the anti-NGF group compared with the asthma group. HE staining of lung tissue revealed obvious bronchoconstriction, inflammatory cell infiltration around small vessels and alveolar spaces and in interstitum, bronchial epithelial cells desquamation in the asthma group. In anti-NGF group, tracheal epithelium was relatively complete, inflammatory exudation, bronchoconstriction and inflammatory cell infiltration were milder compared to the asthma group. Electron microscopy showed vacuolated changes of adrenal medulla cells, uneven distribution of chromaffin granules in the asthma group and the NGFgroup, and the quantity and concentration of chromaffin granules were significantly lower than normal. There were villous clubbing processes on the adrenal medulla cell membrane in the NGF group. While the anti-NGF group had no significant vacuolar changes in chromaffin granules and the concentration was close to normal. Image analysis showed that mean gray values of PNMT and NGF in the anti-NGF group were significantly different fromthe asthma group. The ELISA results showed that: ( 1) The average concentrations of epinephrine in each group were as follows, ie. the control group gt; anti-NGF group gt; asthma group gt; NGF group. ( 2) The average concentrations of norepinephrine in each group were as follows, ie. the NGF group gt; asthma group gt; anti-NGF group gt; control group. ( 3) There was no significant difference among the groups in the average concentration of cortisol. ( 4) The average concentrations of norepinephrine in each group were as follows, ie. , the control group gt; anti-NGF group gt; asthma group gt; NGF group. Conclusions Local embedding of anti-NGF microspheres can alleviate inflammatory infiltration in lung tissue and improve lung function of rat model with asthma. The mechanismmay be the anti-NGF antagonists the NGF receptor and reverse adrenal medulla cell transdifferentiation process primined by NGF.
ObjectiveTo explore effect of α-adrenoceptor on modulating water of lung in severe acute pancrea-titis (SAP) rat. MethodsThe SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group (n=5) and SAP group,the SAP group was divided into subgroups of SAP-4 h (n=5) and SAP-24 h (n=5).SAP model was made by injecting taurocholate into bilopancreatic duct.The wet-to-dry ratio,alveolar fluid clearance (AFC),and AFC affected by α1-adrenoceptor inhibitor-prazosin and α2-adrenoceptor inhibitor-yohimbine separately or together were measured in the lungs.The α1-adrenoceptor and α2-adrenoceptor mRNA expressions in the lungs tissues were measured by real-time PCR. Results① The wet-to-dry ratios in the SAP-4 h group and SAP-24 h group were obviously decreased as compared with the sham operation group (P<0.05),which in the SAP-24 h group was significantly lower than that in the SAP-4 h group (P<0.05).② The AFCs in the SAP-4 h group and SAP-24 h group were obviously increased as compared with the sham operation group (P<0.05).The AFCs in the SAP with α1-adrenoceptor inhibitor-prazosin or α2-adrenocpetor inhibitor-yohimbine or prazosin combined with yohimbine were all obviously decreased as compared with the SAP group (P<0.05).③ The α1 adrenoceptor and α2 adrenoceptor mRNAs in the SAP-4 h group and SAP-24 h group were obviously increased as compared with the sham operation group (P<0.05). ConclusionAFC might be modulated by α-adrenoceptor in SAP rat.
ObjectiveTo investigate the influence of norepinephrine on pulmonary vessel pressure in animal model of septic shock. MethodsTwelve health mongrel dogs were randomly divided into a control group (n=5, intravenously injected with normal saline 1 mL/kg) and an endotoxin group(n=7, intravenously injected with lipopolysaccharide 1 mg/kg). When the systemic blood pressure decreased by more than 40% of baseline before administration, the dogs in two groups were intravenously injected with NE 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0μg·kg-1·min-1. The interval of each dose was more than 10 minutes. The changes of the pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP), pulmonary venous pressure (PVP), and systemic arterial rressure (SAP) were recorded and compared between two groups. ResultsIn the control group, PAP didn't change significantly after administration (P < 0.05), however, PVP increased obviously after NE administration in dose of 2.0 and 5.0μg·kg-1·min-1 (P < 0.05), and SAP increased obviously after NE administration in dose of 1.0, 2.0 and 5.0μg·kg-1·min-1 (P < 0.01). In the endotoxin group, PAP increased obviously after NE administration in dose of 2.0 and 5.0μg·kg-1·min-1 (P < 0.05), while PVP didn't change significantly (P > 0.05), and SAP increased obviously after NE administration in dose of 1.0, 2.0 and 5.0μg·kg-1·min-1 (P < 0.05). There were significant differences in SAP (P < 0.05), not in PAP and PVP (P > 0.05), between two groups after NE administration at dose of 1.0, 2.0 and 5.0μg·kg-1·min-1. The PVP/SAP and PAP/SAP values didn't change significantly after administration in the control group (P > 0.05). In the endotoxin group, the PVP/SAP and PAP/SAP values increased significantly after LPS administration, and decreased slightly after NE administration in dose of 2.0 and 5.0μg·kg-1·min-1 (P < 0.05). ConclusionsNE administration in septic shock can not increase the angiotasis of the pulmonary vein. NE administration in dose of 2.0 and 5.0μg·kg-1·min-1 can cause the increase of PAP and SAP, but the increase of PAP is lower than the increase of SAP.
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of epinephrine in intraocular irrigation solution on retinal vascular caliber and macular thickness. MethodsA prospective control study. 32 eyes of 32 patients with macular hole who underwent vitrectomy were enrolled in this study. The patients including 14 males (14 eyes) and 27 females (18 eyes), with the average age of (64.0±4.5)years. Uncorrected visual acuity, corrected visual acuity, slit lamp biomicroscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy, fundus color photography and optical coherence tomography were performed in all patients. Retinal vascular caliber located in 0.5-1.0 disc diameter from optic disk was measured from digital fundus photographs and summarized as central retinal artery (CRAE) and vein (CRVE) equivalents in all eyes at baseline and at the 1 month, 3 months follow-up visit. The macular thickness is the distance from retinal interface of inner plexiform layer to retinal pigment epithelium layer. The macula was divided into inner ring ( < 3 mm) and outer ring (3-6 mm) according to the distance from the fovea. The patients were divided into experiment group (include epinephrine in intraocular irrigation solution, 1:1000) and control group (without epinephrine in intraocular irrigation solution), 16 eyes in each group. The difference of CRAE and CRVE between two groups was not significant (P > 0.05). The difference of macular thickness between inner ring and outer ring was not significant (P > 0.05). The average follow-up was 3.5 months. CRAE, CRVE and macular thickness in inner ring and outer ring before and 1 month, 3 months after surgery were comparatively analyzed. ResultsThe differences of CRAE and CRVE before and 1, 3 months after surgery both in experiment group (tCRAE=0.322, 0.148; tCRVE=0.317, 0.005) and control group (tCRAE=0.226, 0.137; tCRVE=0.284, 0.151) were not significant (P > 0.05). The differences of CRAE (t=0.624, 0.424) and CRVE (t=0.015, 0.041) between experiment group and control group also were not significant (P > 0.05). The differences of macular thickness in inner ring and outer ring before and 1, 3 months after surgery both in experiment group (tinner=0.322, 0.148;touter=0.317, 0.005) and control group (tinner=0.226, 0.137;touter=0.284, 0.151) were not significant (P > 0.05). The differences of macular thickness in inner ring (t=1.568, 0.373) and outer ring (t=-1.697, 0.536) between experiment group and control group also were not significant (P > 0.05). ConclusionEpinephrine (1:1000) in intraocular irrigation solution has no effect on retinal vascular caliber and macular thickness in patients with macular hole.
Objective To analyze clinicopathologic characteristics of 1 008 patients with gallbladder polyps by minimally invasive gallbladder-preserving surgery, and to explore hemostatic effect of 0–4 ℃ cold saline plus different concentrations norepinephrines in flushing gallbladder mucosa bleeding. Methods The clinical data of 1 008 patients with gallbladder polyps by the minimally invasive gallbladder-preserving surgery from 2009 to 2016 in the General Hospital of Xinjiang Military Command were retrospectively analyzed. The clinicopathologic types of gallbladder polyps and the relationship between the operation time and the recurrence of gallbladder polyps were analyzed, the hemostatic effects of 0–4 ℃ cold saline plus different concentrations (0, 16, 24, and 30 mg/L) norepinephrines in flushing gallbladder mucosa bleeding (The hemostatic effect was reflected by the time of flushing gallbladder mucosa bleeding) were compared. Results One thousand patients with non-tumorous gallbladder polyps successfully underwent the minimally invasive gallbladder-preserving surgery, another 8 cases patients with tumorous gallbladder polyps underwent the cholecystectomy immediately. There were 128 cases of single polyps and 880 cases of multiple polyps. The polyp diameters of 910 cases were 5–10 mm and 98 cases were 10–15 mm. The pathological analysis indicated that there were 912 (90.5%) cases of the cholesterol polyps, 74 (7.3%) cases of the inflammatory polyps, 14 (1.4%) cases of the adenoid hyperplasia, and 8 (0.8%) cases of the neoplastic polyps ［adenoma 6 cases, adenocarcinoma (T0N0M0) 2 cases］. The gallbladder polyps recurrences were found in 30 (3.0%) cases during 1–8 years of follow-up (average 4 years), all of them were the multiple and cholesterol polyps. The flushing gallbladder mucosa bleeding time of 0–4 ℃ cold saline plus 0, 16, 24, and 30 mg/L concentraions norepinephrine was (44±5) min, (33±6) min, (17±5) min, and (17±4) min in the 125, 230, 555, and 98 patients with gallbladder polyps, respectively. The time of flushing gallbladder mucosa bleeding between the other concentration groups had significant difference (P<0.05) except for between the 24 mg/L concentration group and the 30 mg/L concentration group (P>0.05). The operation time was (62±21) min and (60±19) min of the 30 patients with gallbladder polyps recurrence and the 970 patients without gallbladder polyps recurrence, which had no significant difference (P>0.05). Conclusions Cholesterol polyp is a common pathological type of gallbladder polyp, inflammatory polyp and adenomyosis polyp are uncommon, and multiple polyps are common. Hemostatic effects of 0–4 ℃ cold saline plus different concentraions norepinephrine in flushing gallbladder mucosa bleeding are desirable, expecially at a 24 mg/L concentraion norepinephrine is the most effective. No correlation is found between operation time and recurrence of gallbladder polyp.
Ｂｙ ｐｅｒｆｕｓｉｎｇ ｌｉｖｅｒｓ ｆｒｏｍ Ｗｉｓｔａｒ ｒａｔｓ ｒｅｎｄｅｒｅｄ ｓｅｐｓｉｓ ｗｉｔｈ ａｃｕｔｅ ｏｂｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｃｈｏｌａｎｇｉｔｉｓ（ＡＯＣ）ｉｎ ｖｉｔｒｏ ｉｎ ａ ｎｏｎｒｅｃｉｒｃｕｌａｔｉｎｇ ｍｏｄｅ，ｗｅ ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｒａｔｅｓ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｓａｔｕｒａｔｉｎｇ ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｌａｃｔａｔｅ （５ ｍｍｏｌ／L) ｐｌｕｓ ｐｙｒｕｖａｔｅ （０５ ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ） ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ ｔｏ ｇｌｕｃａｇｏｎ ａｎｄ ｅｐｉｎｅｐｈｒｉｎｅ．Ｗｅ ａｌｓｏ ｓｔｕｄｉｅｄ ｔｈｅ ＡＯＣ ｉｎｄｕｃｅｄ ａｌｔｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｌｉｅｕ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｉｃ （ｇｌｕｃａｇｏｎ，ｅｐｉｎｅｐｈｒｉｎｅ ａｎｄ ｃｏｒｔｉｓｏｌ） ａｎｄ ｃｏｎｔｅｒｒｅｇｕｌａｔｏｒｙ （ｉｎｓｕｌｉｎ） ｈｏｒｍｏｎｅｓ．Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ ｓｈｏｗｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｒａｔｅ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ ｏｆ ＡＯＣ ２４ ｈ．ｇｒｏｕｐ ｗａｓ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔｌｙ ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｉｓ ｒｅｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｃｏｍｐｅｎｓａｔｅｄ ｂｙ ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ ｐｒｅｃｕｒｓｏｒｓ，ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｌａｃｔａｔｅ ａｎｄ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｉｃ ｈｏｒｍｏｎｅｓ ｔｏ ａ ｓｅｒｕｍ ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ ｌｅｖｅｌ ａｓ ｍｕｃｈ ａｓ ２．５ ｔｉｍｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｎｏｒｍａｌ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｓ ｎｅｅｄｅｄ ｉｎ ｓｔｒｅｓｓ ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ．Ｔｈｅ ｒａｔｅ ｏｆ ｇｌｕｃｏｎｅｏｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ ｏｆ ＡＯＣ ４８ ｈ．ｗａｓ ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｉｓ ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ ｃｏｍｐｅｎｓａｔｅｄ ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ ａｓ ａ ｒｅｓｕｌｔ ｏｆ ｓｅｖｅｒｅ ｄａｍａｇｅ ｔｏ ｈｅｐａｔｏｃｙｔｅｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ ｇｌｕｃｏｓｅ ｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｃ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ ｄｕｅ ｔｏ ＡＯＣ ｍａｙ ｐｌａｙ ａｎ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ ｏｆ ｃｈｏｌａｎｇｉｔｉｓｉｎｄｕｃｅｄ ｄｙｓｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｍｕｌｔｉｐｌｅ ｏｒｇａｎｓ．
ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the correlation between type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and T/C polymorphism in 190 locus ofβ3-adrenergic receptor (β3-AR) gene in Chinese population. MethodsThe following databases such as CNKI, VIP, CBM, PubMed, EMbase, the Cochrane Library (Issue 8, 2012) and WanFang Data were searched to collect case-control studies on the correlation between T2DM and T/C polymorphism in 190 locus of β3-AR gene. The retrieval time was from October 1980 to October 2013. Two reviewers independently screened the literature according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted the data and assessed the quality. Then the meta-analysis was conducted by using RevMan 5.0 and Stata 12.0 software, and the publication bias was analyzed by means of Egger's linear regression. ResultsA total of 11 studies involving 1 602 T2DM patients and 1 773 healthy volunteers were included. The results of meta-analyses showed that, for Chinese population, TC genotype in case group was more than that in control group[OR=1.19, 95%CI (1.01, 1.40), P=0.04]. CC+TC genotype in case group was more than that in control group[OR=1.23, 95%CI (1.05, 1.45), P=0.01]. Allele C in case group was more than that in control group[OR=1.24, 95%CI (1.08, 1.43), P=0.003]. ConclusionsThe allele C in 190 locus of β3-AR gene in Chinese population is significantly associated with T2DM. For the quantity and quality limitation of the included studies, this conclusion has to be further proved by more studies.
To quantitatively measure the α1-adrenergic receptors and select the suitable conditions of receptor-ligand binding assay. Radioligand binding analysis was used to measure the concentration of α1-adrenergic receptors, and the measuring conditions were selected, respectively. Under the selected conditions, the α1-adrenergic receptors in lier plasma membranes of 8 nonhepatopathy subjects were measured.Under such suitable conditions as ３H-prazosin concentration 0.1-2.0nmol/L, incubating temperature 37℃, reaction time 20 minutes and seperating free ligand from system with double layer of filter paper, the binding of 3H-prazosin to α1receptors from 8 nonhepatopathy subjects were saturable with a high affinity. The Bmax, Kd, RMC and Hill coefficient were 142.1±14.1 fmol per milligram of protein, 0.2382±0.0548 nM, 739.0±167.6 fmol per gram of liver and 0.90±0.03, respectively.The suitable conditions may be very important for measuring α1-adrenergic receptors in human liver plasma membranes, which should be considered in hepatopathy studies.
Objective To systemically review the efficacy and safety of dopamine versus norepinephrine in patients with septic shock. Methods Database searches of MEDLINE, EMbase, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, VIP, CNKI, and CBM (from the date of database establishment to June 2011) were conducted. Additional studies for collecting relevant data were retrieved via both references of articles and direct contact with authors. Prospectively, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of dopamine compared with norepinephrine therapy in septic shock patients were selected. The quality of included trials was assessed and relevant data were extracted. Then statistical analysis was performed using RevMan 5.1. Results Nine trials with 3 179 participants were included. The results of meta-analysis showed: compared with norepinephrine, dopamine was associated with a significant 12% elevation in the risk ratio of in-hospital death events of septic shock patients (RR=1.12, 95%CI 1.04 to 1.21, P=0.002). The risk of arrhythmias in dopamine group was 2.63-fold than that in norepinephrine group (RR=2.63, 95%CI 1.51 to 4.55, P=0.000 6). The cardiac index of septic patients in dopamine group was higher than that in norepinephrine group (MD=0.42, 95%CI 0.21 to 0.63, Plt;0.000 1). No significant difference could be found in the heart rate (MD=17.05, 95%CI –0.71 to 34.81, P=0.06) and mean arterial pressure (MD= –0.87, 95%CI –24.97 to 7.62, P=0.30). Conclusion Findings from this meta-analysis suggest that compared with dopamine, norepinephrine significantly reduces both 28-day mortality of septic shock patients and incidence rate of arrhythmias. Norepinephrine is better than dopamine in aspects of efficacy and safety.