Background An inflammatory response leading to organ dysfunction and failure continues to be a major problem after injury in many clinical conditions such as sepsis, severe burns, and trauma. It is increasingly recogn...Background An inflammatory response leading to organ dysfunction and failure continues to be a major problem after injury in many clinical conditions such as sepsis, severe burns, and trauma. It is increasingly recognized that atrial natriuretic peptide （ANP） possesses a broad range of biological activities, including effects on endothelial function and inflammation. A recent study has revealed that ANP exerts anti-inflammatory effects. In this study we tested the effects of human ANP （hANP） on lung injury in a model of oleic acid （OA）-induced acute lung injury （ALl） in rats. Methods Rats were randomly assigned to three groups （n=6 in each group）. Rats in the control group received a 0.9% solution of NaCI （1 ml-kg-l.h1） by continuous intravenous infusion, after 30 minutes a 0.9% solution of NaCI （1 ml/kg） was injected intravenously, and then the 0.9% NaCI infusion was restarted. Rats in the ALl group received a 0.9% NaCI solution （1 ml-kgl-h-~） intravenous infusion, after 30 minutes OA was injected intravenously （0.1 ml/kg）, and then the 0.9% NaCI infusion was restarted. Rats in the hANP-treated ALl group received a hANP （0.1 IJg.kg-Lmin~） infusion, after 30 minutes OA was injected intravenously （0.1 ml/kg）, and then the hANP infusion was restarted. The anti-inflammation effects of hANP were evaluated by histological examination and determination of serum cytokine levels. Results Serum interleukin （IL）-113, IL-6, IL-10 and tumor necrosis factor （TNF） a were increased in the ALl group at six hours. The levels of all factors were significantly lower in the hANP treated rats （P 〈0.005）. Similarly, levels of IL-113, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-a were higher in the lung tissue in the ALl group at six hours, hANP treatment significantly reduced the levels of these factors in the lungs （P 〈0.005）. Histological examination revealed marked reduction in interstitial congestion, edema, and inflammation. Conclusion hANP can attenuate inflammation in OA-induced lung injury in rat model.展开更多
Background Pediatric patients are susceptible to lung injury.Acute lung injury in children often results in high mortality.Partial liquid ventilation （PLV） has been shown to markedly improve oxygenation and reduce h...Background Pediatric patients are susceptible to lung injury.Acute lung injury in children often results in high mortality.Partial liquid ventilation （PLV） has been shown to markedly improve oxygenation and reduce histologic evidence of injury in a number of lung injury models.This study was designed to examine the hypothesis that PLV would attenuate the production of local and systemic tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-α in an immature piglet model of acute lung injury induced by oleic acid （OA）.Methods Twelve Chinese immature piglets were induced acute lung injury by OA.The animals were randomly assigned to two groups of six animals,（1） conventional mechanical ventilation （MV） group and （2） PLV with 10 ml/kg FC-77 group.Results Compared with MV group,the PLV group had better cardiopulmonary variables （P 〈0.05）.These variables included heart rate,mean blood pressure,blood pH,partial pressure of arterial oxygen （PaO2）,PaO2/inspired O2 fraction （FiO2） and partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide （PaCO2）.PLV reduced TNF-α levels both in plasma and tissue compared with MV group （P 〈0.05）.Conclusion PLV provides protective effects against TNF-a response in OA-induced acute lung injury in immature piglets.展开更多
Background Endothelial progenitor cells （EPCs） are used in vascular tissue engineering and clinic therapy. Some investigators get EPCs from the peripheral blood for clinic treatment, but the number of EPCs is seldom...Background Endothelial progenitor cells （EPCs） are used in vascular tissue engineering and clinic therapy. Some investigators get EPCs from the peripheral blood for clinic treatment, but the number of EPCs is seldom enough. We have developed the cultivation and purification of EPCs from the bone marrow of children with congenital heart disease, to provide enough seed cells for a small calibre vascular tissue engineering study. Methods The 0.5-ml of bone marrow was separated from the sternum bone, and 5-ml of peripheral blood was collected from children with congenital heart diseases who had undergone open thoracic surgery. CD34＋ and CD34＋NEGFR＋ cells in the bone marrow and peripheral blood were quantified by flow cytometry. CD34＋/VEGFR＋ cells were defined as EPCs. Mononuclear cells in the bone marrow were isolated by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation and cultured by the EndoCult Liquid Medium KitTM. Colony forming endothelial cells was detected. Immunohistochemistry staining for Dil-ac-LDL and FITC-UEA-1 confirmed the endothelial lineage of these cells. Results CD34＋ and CD34＋NEGFR＋ cells in peripheral blood were （0.07±0.05）% and （0.05±0.02）%, respectively. The number of CD34＋ and CD34＋/VEGFR＋ cells in bone marrow were significantly higher than in blood, （4.41±1.47）% and （0.98±0.65）%, respectively （P 〈0.0001）. Many colony forming units formed in the culture. These cells also expressed high levels of Dil-ac-LDL and FITC-UEA-I. Conclusion This is a novel and feasible approach that can cultivate and purify EPCs from the bone marrow of children with congenital heart disease, and provide seed cells for small calibre vascular tissue engineering.展开更多
Background Pediatric patients are susceptible to lung injury that does not respond to traditional therapies. Total liquid ventilation has been developed as an alternative ventilatory strategy for severe lung injury. T...Background Pediatric patients are susceptible to lung injury that does not respond to traditional therapies. Total liquid ventilation has been developed as an alternative ventilatory strategy for severe lung injury. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of total liquid ventilation on oleic acid （OA）-induced lung injury in piglets. Methods Twelve Chinese immature piglets were induced acute lung injury by OA. Twelve piglets were randomly treated with conventional gas ventilation （control group） or total liquid ventilation （study group） for 240 minutes. Samples for blood gas analysis were collected before, and at 60-minute intervals after OA-induced lung injury. The degree of lung injury was quantified by histologic examination. The inflammatory cells and the levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in plasma, tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage were analyzed. Results Neutrophil and macrophage counts in bronchoalveolar lavage were significantly decreased in the study group （P〈0.05）. The total lung injury score was also reduced in the study group （P〈0.05）. The concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in plasma, tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage were significantly reduced in the study group （P〈0.05）. Conclusions Total liquid ventilation reduces biochemical and histoloaic OA-induced luna iniurv in nialets.展开更多
基金This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 30670928, No. 81070055）, Beijing Educational Commission （No. PXM2011_014226 07 000060）, Beijing Science and Technology Commission （No. Z111100074911001）, Beijing Natural Science Foundation （No. 7112046, No. 7122056）, Beijing Health System High Level Health Technical Personnel Training Plan （No. 2011-1-4）.
文摘Background An inflammatory response leading to organ dysfunction and failure continues to be a major problem after injury in many clinical conditions such as sepsis, severe burns, and trauma. It is increasingly recognized that atrial natriuretic peptide （ANP） possesses a broad range of biological activities, including effects on endothelial function and inflammation. A recent study has revealed that ANP exerts anti-inflammatory effects. In this study we tested the effects of human ANP （hANP） on lung injury in a model of oleic acid （OA）-induced acute lung injury （ALl） in rats. Methods Rats were randomly assigned to three groups （n=6 in each group）. Rats in the control group received a 0.9% solution of NaCI （1 ml-kg-l.h1） by continuous intravenous infusion, after 30 minutes a 0.9% solution of NaCI （1 ml/kg） was injected intravenously, and then the 0.9% NaCI infusion was restarted. Rats in the ALl group received a 0.9% NaCI solution （1 ml-kgl-h-~） intravenous infusion, after 30 minutes OA was injected intravenously （0.1 ml/kg）, and then the 0.9% NaCI infusion was restarted. Rats in the hANP-treated ALl group received a hANP （0.1 IJg.kg-Lmin~） infusion, after 30 minutes OA was injected intravenously （0.1 ml/kg）, and then the hANP infusion was restarted. The anti-inflammation effects of hANP were evaluated by histological examination and determination of serum cytokine levels. Results Serum interleukin （IL）-113, IL-6, IL-10 and tumor necrosis factor （TNF） a were increased in the ALl group at six hours. The levels of all factors were significantly lower in the hANP treated rats （P 〈0.005）. Similarly, levels of IL-113, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-a were higher in the lung tissue in the ALl group at six hours, hANP treatment significantly reduced the levels of these factors in the lungs （P 〈0.005）. Histological examination revealed marked reduction in interstitial congestion, edema, and inflammation. Conclusion hANP can attenuate inflammation in OA-induced lung injury in rat model.
基金This study was supported by the grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 30670928 and No. 81070055）, Beijing Municipal Education Commission （No. PXM2011_014226 07 000060）, Beijing Municipal Science Committee （No. Z11110006150000） and Beijing Natural Science Foundation （No. 7122056）.We are grateful to Dr. LING Feng, Dr. LIU Ai-jun, Dr. LI Gang and Dr. XU Yu-lin for their preparation of the animals, to Dr. LIU Yang-qing and Dr. LIU De-bin for their histopathological assessment.
文摘Background Pediatric patients are susceptible to lung injury.Acute lung injury in children often results in high mortality.Partial liquid ventilation （PLV） has been shown to markedly improve oxygenation and reduce histologic evidence of injury in a number of lung injury models.This study was designed to examine the hypothesis that PLV would attenuate the production of local and systemic tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-α in an immature piglet model of acute lung injury induced by oleic acid （OA）.Methods Twelve Chinese immature piglets were induced acute lung injury by OA.The animals were randomly assigned to two groups of six animals,（1） conventional mechanical ventilation （MV） group and （2） PLV with 10 ml/kg FC-77 group.Results Compared with MV group,the PLV group had better cardiopulmonary variables （P 〈0.05）.These variables included heart rate,mean blood pressure,blood pH,partial pressure of arterial oxygen （PaO2）,PaO2/inspired O2 fraction （FiO2） and partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide （PaCO2）.PLV reduced TNF-α levels both in plasma and tissue compared with MV group （P 〈0.05）.Conclusion PLV provides protective effects against TNF-a response in OA-induced acute lung injury in immature piglets.
基金This study was supported by a grant from Science Foundation of Beijing Education Commission （No. KM200710025022）.
文摘Background Endothelial progenitor cells （EPCs） are used in vascular tissue engineering and clinic therapy. Some investigators get EPCs from the peripheral blood for clinic treatment, but the number of EPCs is seldom enough. We have developed the cultivation and purification of EPCs from the bone marrow of children with congenital heart disease, to provide enough seed cells for a small calibre vascular tissue engineering study. Methods The 0.5-ml of bone marrow was separated from the sternum bone, and 5-ml of peripheral blood was collected from children with congenital heart diseases who had undergone open thoracic surgery. CD34＋ and CD34＋NEGFR＋ cells in the bone marrow and peripheral blood were quantified by flow cytometry. CD34＋/VEGFR＋ cells were defined as EPCs. Mononuclear cells in the bone marrow were isolated by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation and cultured by the EndoCult Liquid Medium KitTM. Colony forming endothelial cells was detected. Immunohistochemistry staining for Dil-ac-LDL and FITC-UEA-1 confirmed the endothelial lineage of these cells. Results CD34＋ and CD34＋NEGFR＋ cells in peripheral blood were （0.07±0.05）% and （0.05±0.02）%, respectively. The number of CD34＋ and CD34＋/VEGFR＋ cells in bone marrow were significantly higher than in blood, （4.41±1.47）% and （0.98±0.65）%, respectively （P 〈0.0001）. Many colony forming units formed in the culture. These cells also expressed high levels of Dil-ac-LDL and FITC-UEA-I. Conclusion This is a novel and feasible approach that can cultivate and purify EPCs from the bone marrow of children with congenital heart disease, and provide seed cells for small calibre vascular tissue engineering.
基金This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 81070055）, Beijing Science and Technology Commission （No. ZI 11100074911001 ）, Beijing Natural Science Foundation （No. 7112046, No. 7122056）, Beijing Health System High Level Health Technical Personnel Training Plan （No. 2011-1-4）, and Basic and Clinical Cooperation Project of Capital Medical University （No. 13JL26）.
文摘Background Pediatric patients are susceptible to lung injury that does not respond to traditional therapies. Total liquid ventilation has been developed as an alternative ventilatory strategy for severe lung injury. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of total liquid ventilation on oleic acid （OA）-induced lung injury in piglets. Methods Twelve Chinese immature piglets were induced acute lung injury by OA. Twelve piglets were randomly treated with conventional gas ventilation （control group） or total liquid ventilation （study group） for 240 minutes. Samples for blood gas analysis were collected before, and at 60-minute intervals after OA-induced lung injury. The degree of lung injury was quantified by histologic examination. The inflammatory cells and the levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in plasma, tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage were analyzed. Results Neutrophil and macrophage counts in bronchoalveolar lavage were significantly decreased in the study group （P〈0.05）. The total lung injury score was also reduced in the study group （P〈0.05）. The concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in plasma, tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage were significantly reduced in the study group （P〈0.05）. Conclusions Total liquid ventilation reduces biochemical and histoloaic OA-induced luna iniurv in nialets.
