Nitric oxide(NO)and its reaction products were key players in the pathophysiology of sepsis and shock.The present study was designed to explore the effects of lanthanum chloride(LaCl3)on inducible nitric oxide syn...Nitric oxide(NO)and its reaction products were key players in the pathophysiology of sepsis and shock.The present study was designed to explore the effects of lanthanum chloride(LaCl3)on inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS)expression,at both gene and protein levels,in RAW264.7 macrophages induced by Lipopolysaccharide(LPS).Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR),immunofluorescence,and western blot were employed to measure iNOS gene expression,localization,and protein expression respectively.NO production in culture supernatants was detected by the nitrate reductase method.The results showed that LaCl3 significantly attenuated the iNOS gene and protein expression,as well as NO production in RAW264.7cells induced by LPS.展开更多
The biochemical effects of gadolinium chloride were studied using high-resolution IH nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spec- troscopy to investigate the biochemical composition of tissue (liver and kidney) aqueous ...The biochemical effects of gadolinium chloride were studied using high-resolution IH nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spec- troscopy to investigate the biochemical composition of tissue (liver and kidney) aqueous extracts obtained from control and gadolinium chloride (GdCl3) (10 and 50 mg/kg body weight, intraperitoneal injection, i.p.) treated rats. Tissue samples were collected at 48, 96 and 168 h p.d. after exposure to GdCI3, and extracted using methanol/chloroform solvent system. ^1H NMR spectra of tissue extracts were analyzed by pat- tern recognition using principal components analysis. The liver damages caused by GdCl3 were characterized by increased succinate and decreased glycogen level and elevated lactate, alanine and betaine concentration in liver. Furthermore, the increase of creatine and lactate, and decrease of glutamate, alanine, phosphocholine, glycophosphocholine (GPC), betaine, myo-inositol and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) levels in kidney illustrated kidney disturbance induced by GdCl3.展开更多
The mechanism of rare earth metals (Gd and Dy) chloride complexes electroreduction on the tungsten electrode in equimolar NaCl-KCl melt at 973 K has been studied by linear and cyclic voltammetry. Some kinetic paramete...The mechanism of rare earth metals (Gd and Dy) chloride complexes electroreduction on the tungsten electrode in equimolar NaCl-KCl melt at 973 K has been studied by linear and cyclic voltammetry. Some kinetic parameters of processes were calculated. It was shown that the tungsten electrode was indifferent to gadolinium and dysprosium which were reduced on the surface. We found that the discharge mechanism of gadolinium and dysprosium chloride complexes was described by three-electron step when the steady-state conditions of polarization were limited by the mass transfer stage. The conditions of nonstationary polarization made the slowness of the charge transfer stage. The diffusion coefficient of gadolinium and dysprosium ions was calculated, the diffusion coefficient of GdCl3-6 ions was (0.9 ± 0.2) × 10-5 cm2.s-1, and for DYCI3-6 ions, it was (1.60 ± 0.2) × 10-5 сm2.s-1.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30660182)the Program for Innovative ResearchTeam of Nanchang University
文摘Nitric oxide(NO)and its reaction products were key players in the pathophysiology of sepsis and shock.The present study was designed to explore the effects of lanthanum chloride(LaCl3)on inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS)expression,at both gene and protein levels,in RAW264.7 macrophages induced by Lipopolysaccharide(LPS).Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR),immunofluorescence,and western blot were employed to measure iNOS gene expression,localization,and protein expression respectively.NO production in culture supernatants was detected by the nitrate reductase method.The results showed that LaCl3 significantly attenuated the iNOS gene and protein expression,as well as NO production in RAW264.7cells induced by LPS.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20575065,20637010)
文摘The biochemical effects of gadolinium chloride were studied using high-resolution IH nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spec- troscopy to investigate the biochemical composition of tissue (liver and kidney) aqueous extracts obtained from control and gadolinium chloride (GdCl3) (10 and 50 mg/kg body weight, intraperitoneal injection, i.p.) treated rats. Tissue samples were collected at 48, 96 and 168 h p.d. after exposure to GdCI3, and extracted using methanol/chloroform solvent system. ^1H NMR spectra of tissue extracts were analyzed by pat- tern recognition using principal components analysis. The liver damages caused by GdCl3 were characterized by increased succinate and decreased glycogen level and elevated lactate, alanine and betaine concentration in liver. Furthermore, the increase of creatine and lactate, and decrease of glutamate, alanine, phosphocholine, glycophosphocholine (GPC), betaine, myo-inositol and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) levels in kidney illustrated kidney disturbance induced by GdCl3.
文摘The mechanism of rare earth metals (Gd and Dy) chloride complexes electroreduction on the tungsten electrode in equimolar NaCl-KCl melt at 973 K has been studied by linear and cyclic voltammetry. Some kinetic parameters of processes were calculated. It was shown that the tungsten electrode was indifferent to gadolinium and dysprosium which were reduced on the surface. We found that the discharge mechanism of gadolinium and dysprosium chloride complexes was described by three-electron step when the steady-state conditions of polarization were limited by the mass transfer stage. The conditions of nonstationary polarization made the slowness of the charge transfer stage. The diffusion coefficient of gadolinium and dysprosium ions was calculated, the diffusion coefficient of GdCl3-6 ions was (0.9 ± 0.2) × 10-5 cm2.s-1, and for DYCI3-6 ions, it was (1.60 ± 0.2) × 10-5 сm2.s-1.