AIM: Bioartificial liver is a hope of supporting liver functions in acute liver failure patients. Using polysulfon fibers, a new bioartificial liver was developed. The aim of this study was to show whether this bioart...AIM: Bioartificial liver is a hope of supporting liver functions in acute liver failure patients. Using polysulfon fibers, a new bioartificial liver was developed. The aim of this study was to show whether this bioartificial liver could support liver functions or not.METHODS: Hepatocytes were procured from swine using Seglen′s methods. The bioartificial liver was constructed by polysulfon bioreactor and more than 10 10 hepatocytes. It was applied 14 times in 12 patients, who were divided into 7 cases of simultaneous HBAL and 5 cases of nonsimultaneous HBAL. Each BAL treatment lasted 6 hours. The general condition of the patients and the biochemical indexes were studied.RESULTS: After treatment with bioartificial liver, blood ammonia, prothrombin time and total bilirubin showed significant decrease. 2 days later, blood ammonia still showed improvment. within one month period, 1 case (1/7) in simultaneous group died while in non-simultaneous group 2 cases (2/5) died. The difference was significant. Mortality rate was 25 %.CONCLUSION: The constructed bioartificial liver can support liver functions in acute liver failure. The simultaneous HBAL is better than non-simultaneous HBAL.展开更多
AIM To provide the evidence about localization, biosynthesis, metabolism and release of histamine from the cardiac sympathetic nerve terminals, and endogenous sympathetic histamine could inhibit itsel frelease from th...AIM To provide the evidence about localization, biosynthesis, metabolism and release of histamine from the cardiac sympathetic nerve terminals, and endogenous sympathetic histamine could inhibit itsel frelease from the nerve terminal through the presynaptic histamine H3 receptor. METHODS Using double-labeled immunohistochemistry to observe the co-localization of histamine and NE in the superior cer-vical ganglia (SCG) of macaca mulatto monkey; Different-speed centrifugation to obtain the cardiac sympathetic nerve terminal model (the cardiac synaptosomes), spectrofluorometer and ELISA techniques to detect the release of histamine from the cardiacsynaptosomes. RESULTS ( 1 ) The coexistence of histamine and norepinephrine immunoreactivities was identified in the same neuron within SCG of macaca mulatto monkey. (2) Depolarization of macaca mulatto monkey cardiac synaptosomes with 50 mmol/L potassium caused the release of endogenous histamine,展开更多
Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) are potent proinflammatory mediators. Till now only CysLT receptor 1 (CysLT1) and CysLT receptor 2 (CysLT2) have been cloned. Although the existence of CysLT1 and CysLT2 in the brain ha...Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) are potent proinflammatory mediators. Till now only CysLT receptor 1 (CysLT1) and CysLT receptor 2 (CysLT2) have been cloned. Although the existence of CysLT1 and CysLT2 in the brain has been demonstrated by Northern blot and RT-PCR analyses, the exact location of the receptors in the brain remains unknown. The展开更多
基金the Public Health Bureau of Jiangsu Province,China, BQ200020Social Development Plan of Scientific and Technological Council of Nanjing Municipal,China.SS200002
文摘AIM: Bioartificial liver is a hope of supporting liver functions in acute liver failure patients. Using polysulfon fibers, a new bioartificial liver was developed. The aim of this study was to show whether this bioartificial liver could support liver functions or not.METHODS: Hepatocytes were procured from swine using Seglen′s methods. The bioartificial liver was constructed by polysulfon bioreactor and more than 10 10 hepatocytes. It was applied 14 times in 12 patients, who were divided into 7 cases of simultaneous HBAL and 5 cases of nonsimultaneous HBAL. Each BAL treatment lasted 6 hours. The general condition of the patients and the biochemical indexes were studied.RESULTS: After treatment with bioartificial liver, blood ammonia, prothrombin time and total bilirubin showed significant decrease. 2 days later, blood ammonia still showed improvment. within one month period, 1 case (1/7) in simultaneous group died while in non-simultaneous group 2 cases (2/5) died. The difference was significant. Mortality rate was 25 %.CONCLUSION: The constructed bioartificial liver can support liver functions in acute liver failure. The simultaneous HBAL is better than non-simultaneous HBAL.
文摘AIM To provide the evidence about localization, biosynthesis, metabolism and release of histamine from the cardiac sympathetic nerve terminals, and endogenous sympathetic histamine could inhibit itsel frelease from the nerve terminal through the presynaptic histamine H3 receptor. METHODS Using double-labeled immunohistochemistry to observe the co-localization of histamine and NE in the superior cer-vical ganglia (SCG) of macaca mulatto monkey; Different-speed centrifugation to obtain the cardiac sympathetic nerve terminal model (the cardiac synaptosomes), spectrofluorometer and ELISA techniques to detect the release of histamine from the cardiacsynaptosomes. RESULTS ( 1 ) The coexistence of histamine and norepinephrine immunoreactivities was identified in the same neuron within SCG of macaca mulatto monkey. (2) Depolarization of macaca mulatto monkey cardiac synaptosomes with 50 mmol/L potassium caused the release of endogenous histamine,
文摘Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) are potent proinflammatory mediators. Till now only CysLT receptor 1 (CysLT1) and CysLT receptor 2 (CysLT2) have been cloned. Although the existence of CysLT1 and CysLT2 in the brain has been demonstrated by Northern blot and RT-PCR analyses, the exact location of the receptors in the brain remains unknown. The
