Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury is partially mediated by thrombin, which causes brain damage through protease-activated receptor 1（PAR1）. However, the role and mechanisms underlying the effects of PAR1 activati...Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury is partially mediated by thrombin, which causes brain damage through protease-activated receptor 1（PAR1）. However, the role and mechanisms underlying the effects of PAR1 activation require further elucidation. Therefore, the present study investigated the effects of the PAR1 antagonist SCH79797 in a rabbit model of global cerebral ischemia induced by cardiac arrest. SCH79797 was intravenously administered 10 minutes after the model was established. Forty-eight hours later, compared with those administered saline, rabbits receiving SCH79797 showed markedly decreased neuronal damage as assessed by serum neuron specific enolase levels and less neurological dysfunction as determined using cerebral performance category scores. Additionally, in the hippocampus, cell apoptosis, polymorphonuclear cell infiltration, and c-Jun levels were decreased, whereas extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation levels were increased. All of these changes were inhibited by the intravenous administration of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway inhibitor LY29004（3 mg/kg） 10 minutes before the SCH79797 intervention. These findings suggest that SCH79797 mitigates brain injury via anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects, possibly by modulating the extracellular signal-regulated kinase, c-Jun N-terminal kinase/c-Jun and phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathways.展开更多
Objective To study the hepatitis B virus （HBV） vertical transmission via infected spermatozoa. Methods Eighteen male patients with HBV infection who underwent in vitro fertilization （IVF） were studied, 5 HBV negat...Objective To study the hepatitis B virus （HBV） vertical transmission via infected spermatozoa. Methods Eighteen male patients with HBV infection who underwent in vitro fertilization （IVF） were studied, 5 HBV negative patients were selected as the control. Fluorescence in situ hybridization （FISH） analysis using the partial-length HBV DNA as the hybridization probe was performed to explore the existence of HBV DNA in the sperm and in the host embryonic genome. Results FISH showed that 5 of 18 patients＇ sperm presented positive signals and 2 of 18 embryos presented positive signals, while no positive signals were found in control group. Conclusion The HBV DNA was found in human sperm and embryos of HBV patients. These results provide direct evidence that HBV DNA could transmit to foetus via human infected spermatozoa.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China,No.2010CDB09101
文摘Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury is partially mediated by thrombin, which causes brain damage through protease-activated receptor 1（PAR1）. However, the role and mechanisms underlying the effects of PAR1 activation require further elucidation. Therefore, the present study investigated the effects of the PAR1 antagonist SCH79797 in a rabbit model of global cerebral ischemia induced by cardiac arrest. SCH79797 was intravenously administered 10 minutes after the model was established. Forty-eight hours later, compared with those administered saline, rabbits receiving SCH79797 showed markedly decreased neuronal damage as assessed by serum neuron specific enolase levels and less neurological dysfunction as determined using cerebral performance category scores. Additionally, in the hippocampus, cell apoptosis, polymorphonuclear cell infiltration, and c-Jun levels were decreased, whereas extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation levels were increased. All of these changes were inhibited by the intravenous administration of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway inhibitor LY29004（3 mg/kg） 10 minutes before the SCH79797 intervention. These findings suggest that SCH79797 mitigates brain injury via anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects, possibly by modulating the extracellular signal-regulated kinase, c-Jun N-terminal kinase/c-Jun and phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathways.
基金funded by a grant from the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (No. 2001AA310B06)from the Bureau of Science and Technology of Shiyan City (No. 2001D19)
文摘Objective To study the hepatitis B virus （HBV） vertical transmission via infected spermatozoa. Methods Eighteen male patients with HBV infection who underwent in vitro fertilization （IVF） were studied, 5 HBV negative patients were selected as the control. Fluorescence in situ hybridization （FISH） analysis using the partial-length HBV DNA as the hybridization probe was performed to explore the existence of HBV DNA in the sperm and in the host embryonic genome. Results FISH showed that 5 of 18 patients＇ sperm presented positive signals and 2 of 18 embryos presented positive signals, while no positive signals were found in control group. Conclusion The HBV DNA was found in human sperm and embryos of HBV patients. These results provide direct evidence that HBV DNA could transmit to foetus via human infected spermatozoa.
