In order to investigate the role of nitric oxide(NO) in pathogenesis of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension(HPH), the mean pulmonary arterial pressure(mPAP), mRNA expression of NO synthase(NOS) in lung tissues, cGMP levels...
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In order to investigate the role of nitric oxide(NO) in pathogenesis of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension(HPH), the mean pulmonary arterial pressure(mPAP), mRNA expression of NO synthase(NOS) in lung tissues, cGMP levels, and their relationships were studied in rats exposed to hypoxia from 8 h to 28days. The results showed that mPAP began to increase in animals exposed to 10 % O2 for 8 h. Moreover, the longer the exposure, the higher the *** blot analysis and dot blot hybridization indicated that mRNA expression of NO in lung tissues of hypoxic rats tended to decrease with exposure days, but that of β-actin which acted as a control did not alter. The cGMP levels of plasma and lung tissues in hypoxic rats also inclined to be lower with exposure days. A marked negative correlations between the changes of cGMP levels and those of mPAP were found. It was suggested that mRNA expression of NOS gene was attenuated in hypoxic lung tissues, which may be one of important pathogenetic mechanisms of HPH.
The effects of hypoxic preconditioning (HP) on the functions of myocardial mitochondria and ATP content were studiedin the rat. Rats were exposed to a simulated altitude of 4000m (with a barometric pressure of 43 kPa)...
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The effects of hypoxic preconditioning (HP) on the functions of myocardial mitochondria and ATP content were studiedin the rat. Rats were exposed to a simulated altitude of 4000m (with a barometric pressure of 43 kPa) for 1d. The myocardialmitochondrial respiratory function was determined with the Clark type O2 electrode, mitochondrial membrane fluidity (MMF) wasassayed with fluorescence polarizative method, and the myocardial content of ATP, ADP and AMP were measured with high performance liquid chromatography. It was found that after the administration of HP, the ATP content was increased from 31.89±2.42/mg·g-1 to 60. 55±3.52/mg·g-1 (P<0.01 ), mitochondrial respiratory control rate (RGR) was increased from 1.84 ±0.58 to4. 55 ± 0. 32 (P<0.01), MMF was significantly increased (P< 0.05) and the activities of FO F1 -ATPase and Na+ -K+ -ATPasewere increased by 66% and 25%, respectively. It is concluded that HP is efficacious to improve myocardial energy metabolismthrough the mechanism of the increase of mitochondrial membrane fluidity and the improvement of mitochondrial respiratory function.
Objective: To explore the relationship between neuronal apoptosis and hypoxia or traumatic injury. Methods: Rat neurons primarily cultured in vitro were treated with hypoxia (the hypoxia group) or traumatic injury (th...
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Objective: To explore the relationship between neuronal apoptosis and hypoxia or traumatic injury. Methods: Rat neurons primarily cultured in vitro were treated with hypoxia (the hypoxia group) or traumatic injury (the trauma group). The neuronal apoptosis was evaluated with microscope, TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated X dUTPnick end labeling) staining, flow cytometry, agarose gel electrophoresis and immunohistochemistry. Results: Morphological changes of apoptosis appeared in the treated neurons,and the DNA fragmentation showed “ladder” break. The apoptotic index was 10.8% in the hypoxia group and 4.8% in the trauma group, while it was only 1.6% in the control group. The expression of apoptosis associated genes (c myc, fas and fasL) ***: Hypoxia or traumatic injury can induce neuronal apoptosis, and its molecular mechanism is probably related to the expressions of apoptosis associated genes.
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the protective actions of captopril and cicaprost on changes of membrane fluidity of cultured neonatal rat myocardial cells exposed to anoxia and sugar *** peroxidatio...
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the protective actions of captopril and cicaprost on changes of membrane fluidity of cultured neonatal rat myocardial cells exposed to anoxia and sugar *** peroxidation level estimated by determining the thiobarbituric acid reactive substance(TBARS)content and lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)released in culture medium was also observed in order to examine other membrane-related changes due to *** fluidity was monitored by measuring changes in the steady state fluorescence anisotropy(r_s)by fluorescence *** r_s value,TBARS level and LDH release were significantly increased after 3 h ***(180 μmol/L),cicaprost(30 nmol/L)and indomethacin(1μmol/L)did not alter r_s, TBARS level and LDH activity of normal cultured neonatal rat myocardial ***,both captopril and cicaprost significantly prevented the increases of r_s,TBARS content and LDH release in those cells exposed to anoxia and sugar *** abolished the actions of captopril on TBARS production and LDH release,but maintained its membrane fluidity *** results indicate that captopril and cicaprost protect membrane fluidity and lipid peroxidation changes in anoxia- injured myocardial *** action mechanism of captopril may be due,in part,to stimulation of prostacyclin synthesis and/or release.
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