The influence of early-stage intensive insulin therapy on the plasma levels of vascular en- dothelial growth factor （VEGF） and the related parameters in patients with severe trauma and the clini- cal implication wer...The influence of early-stage intensive insulin therapy on the plasma levels of vascular en- dothelial growth factor （VEGF） and the related parameters in patients with severe trauma and the clini- cal implication were investigated. Sixty-four cases of severe trauma （injury severity score 〉20） with stress hyperglycemia （blood glucose 〉9 mmol/L） were randomly divided into intensive insulin therapy group and conventional therapy group. ELISA method, radioimmunoassay and density gradient grada- tion one-step process were used to determine plasma VEGF, endothelin-1 （ET-1）, and the number of circulating endothelial cells （CECs） at the day of 0, 2, 3, 5 and 7 after admission. Simultaneously, the changes of CRP concentration in plasma were monitored to evaluate inflammatory response. The results showed that plasma levels of observational indexes in patients receiving early-stage intensive insulin therapy were all significantly lower than those in conventional therapy groups 2, 3, 5 and 7 days after admission [for VEGF （ng/L）, 122.2±23.8 vs. 135.9±26.5, 109.6±27.3 vs. 129.0±18.4, 88.7±18.2 vs. 102.6±27.3, 54.2±26.4 vs. 85.7±35.2, P〈0.05, 0.01, 0.05, 0.05 respectively; for ET-1 （ng/L）, 162.8±23.5 vs. 173.7±13.2, 128.6±17.5 vs. 148.8±22.4, 96.5±14.8 vs. 125.7±14.8, 90.7±16.9 vs. 104.9±22.5, P〈0.05, 0.01, 0.01, 0.01 respectively; for CRP （mg/L）, 23.2±13.8 vs. 31.9±16.5, 13.6±17.3 vs. 23.5±18.4, 8.7±10.2 vs. 15.6±13.3, 5.2±9.4 vs. 10.7±11.2, all P〈0.05; for CECs （/0.9 μL）, 10.9±5.6 vs. 13.9±6.2, 8.5±4.9 vs. 11.3±5.3, 6.3±6.4 vs. 9.4±5.7, 4.8±7.1 vs. 7.8±4.8, all P〈0.05]. It was concluded that intensive insulin therapy could antagonize the endothelium injury after trauma and reduce inflammation response quickly, which was one of important mechanisms by which intensive insulin therapy improves the prognosis of trauma patients.展开更多
Objectives To understand the effect of carvedilol on the coronary vascular endothelial function of the patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods 51cases,...Objectives To understand the effect of carvedilol on the coronary vascular endothelial function of the patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods 51cases, having one or more than two branches narrow ( ≥ 70% ) , were diagnosed by coronary angiography. These patients were divided randomly into carvedilol group (n = 28) and control group ( n = 23) who did not take carvedilol. Endothelin (ET) and nitro dioxide (NO) levels of peripheral blood were measured before and after PTCA, before and after two weeks by taking earvedilol. Results Compared with the ET and NO levels before PTCA, ET were markedly increased and NO were decreased after PTCA (p <0. 05) ; compared with the ET and NO levels before taking carvedilol, ET were decreased and NO were increased after two week (p <0.05 ) , but the ET and NO levels of the control group did not change in the period of two weeks observation (p > 0.05). Conclusions Carvedilol may improve the coronary vascular endothelial function after PTCA.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the relationship between electroacupuncture (EA)-induced improvement of regional cerebral blood flow and the alternations of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and endothelin (ET) in rats wi...Objective: To investigate the relationship between electroacupuncture (EA)-induced improvement of regional cerebral blood flow and the alternations of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and endothelin (ET) in rats with experimental vascular dementia (VD). Methods: 40 Wistar rats were evenly randomized into sham-operation, model, medication (Nimotone) and EA groups. Vascular dementia model was established by repeated cerebral ischemia-reperfusion which was induced by occlusion and reopen of the bilateral common carotid arteries. EA (2～200 Hz, 2～3 mA) was applied to "Baihui"(GV 20), "Dazhui"(GV 14) and "Zusanli"(ST 36) for 30 min, once daily and continuously for 15 days. The regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in parietal lobe and hippocampus was determined with method of hydrogen clearance; a step-down avoidance test was adopted to observe the rats’ behavior change; and plasma VIP and ET contents were assayed by radioimmunoassay. Results: In comparison with sham-operation group, the correct rate of step-down avoidance test, rCBF in parietal lobe and hippocampus and plasma VIP level in VD model group lowered significantly (P<0.01) and plasma ET increased considerably (P<0.01). However, compared with model group, the correct rate of step-down avoidance test, rCBF values and plasma VIP in EA group raised obviously while plasma ET declined significantly. No significant differences were found between EA and medication groups in the 4 indexes. Conclusion: EA can raise rCBF in the parietal lobe and hippocampus, elevate plasma VIP level and reduce plasma ET in rats with VD.展开更多
Objective To study the inhibitory effect of antisense endothelin receptor A (ET-AR) on the proliferation of the vascular smooth muscle cells. Methods The sense, antisense and mismatched ODNs for ET-AR were designed an...Objective To study the inhibitory effect of antisense endothelin receptor A (ET-AR) on the proliferation of the vascular smooth muscle cells. Methods The sense, antisense and mismatched ODNs for ET-AR were designed and synthetized. The study was carried out using MTT method and binding assays. Results ET-AR-ODNs could move successfully across VSMC membranes. Photo-absorption in the MTT test was reduced significantly (P<0.05) in the antisense group at 5μmol/L; the reduction of CPM also occurred in the 125 I-ET-1 specific binding assay; and the sense and mismatched ODNs groups did not show this reduction. Conclusion Our study suggested that the antisense oligomers inhibited the proliferation of VSMCs by hindering the translation of target mRNA and by reducing the production of related protein.展开更多
To explore the possibility of hydrogen sulfide (H 2S) as a messenger molecule in cardiovascular system, the authors discovered that H 2S (5×10 -5 -5×10 -4 mol·L -1 )exerted an effect on inhibiting endot...To explore the possibility of hydrogen sulfide (H 2S) as a messenger molecule in cardiovascular system, the authors discovered that H 2S (5×10 -5 -5×10 -4 mol·L -1 )exerted an effect on inhibiting endothelin 1 induced proliferation of cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) of rats in vitro . The 3H TdR incorporation decreased by 16.8%～37.4% in H 2S treated VSMCs as compared with the controls ( P <0.01). The inhibitory effect was found to be associated with reduced activity of MAPK. The authors also observed that endogenous H 2S levels markedly increased in vessels of rats with either endotoxic shock or septic shock [H 2S level (pmol·min -1 ·mg -1 ):tail artery (16.18±2.06) vs (8.12±0.55);mesenteric artery (10.17±1.11) vs (6.19 ±0.55);pulmonary artery(11.38±1.24) vs (5.27±0.51); aorta(6.21±0.48) vs (4.10± 0.28), P < 0.01 ]. The above findings suggested that H 2S might play an important role in the regulation of cardiovascular pathophysiologic events.展开更多
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文摘The influence of early-stage intensive insulin therapy on the plasma levels of vascular en- dothelial growth factor （VEGF） and the related parameters in patients with severe trauma and the clini- cal implication were investigated. Sixty-four cases of severe trauma （injury severity score 〉20） with stress hyperglycemia （blood glucose 〉9 mmol/L） were randomly divided into intensive insulin therapy group and conventional therapy group. ELISA method, radioimmunoassay and density gradient grada- tion one-step process were used to determine plasma VEGF, endothelin-1 （ET-1）, and the number of circulating endothelial cells （CECs） at the day of 0, 2, 3, 5 and 7 after admission. Simultaneously, the changes of CRP concentration in plasma were monitored to evaluate inflammatory response. The results showed that plasma levels of observational indexes in patients receiving early-stage intensive insulin therapy were all significantly lower than those in conventional therapy groups 2, 3, 5 and 7 days after admission [for VEGF （ng/L）, 122.2±23.8 vs. 135.9±26.5, 109.6±27.3 vs. 129.0±18.4, 88.7±18.2 vs. 102.6±27.3, 54.2±26.4 vs. 85.7±35.2, P〈0.05, 0.01, 0.05, 0.05 respectively; for ET-1 （ng/L）, 162.8±23.5 vs. 173.7±13.2, 128.6±17.5 vs. 148.8±22.4, 96.5±14.8 vs. 125.7±14.8, 90.7±16.9 vs. 104.9±22.5, P〈0.05, 0.01, 0.01, 0.01 respectively; for CRP （mg/L）, 23.2±13.8 vs. 31.9±16.5, 13.6±17.3 vs. 23.5±18.4, 8.7±10.2 vs. 15.6±13.3, 5.2±9.4 vs. 10.7±11.2, all P〈0.05; for CECs （/0.9 μL）, 10.9±5.6 vs. 13.9±6.2, 8.5±4.9 vs. 11.3±5.3, 6.3±6.4 vs. 9.4±5.7, 4.8±7.1 vs. 7.8±4.8, all P〈0.05]. It was concluded that intensive insulin therapy could antagonize the endothelium injury after trauma and reduce inflammation response quickly, which was one of important mechanisms by which intensive insulin therapy improves the prognosis of trauma patients.
文摘Objectives To understand the effect of carvedilol on the coronary vascular endothelial function of the patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods 51cases, having one or more than two branches narrow ( ≥ 70% ) , were diagnosed by coronary angiography. These patients were divided randomly into carvedilol group (n = 28) and control group ( n = 23) who did not take carvedilol. Endothelin (ET) and nitro dioxide (NO) levels of peripheral blood were measured before and after PTCA, before and after two weeks by taking earvedilol. Results Compared with the ET and NO levels before PTCA, ET were markedly increased and NO were decreased after PTCA (p <0. 05) ; compared with the ET and NO levels before taking carvedilol, ET were decreased and NO were increased after two week (p <0.05 ) , but the ET and NO levels of the control group did not change in the period of two weeks observation (p > 0.05). Conclusions Carvedilol may improve the coronary vascular endothelial function after PTCA.
文摘Objective: To investigate the relationship between electroacupuncture (EA)-induced improvement of regional cerebral blood flow and the alternations of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and endothelin (ET) in rats with experimental vascular dementia (VD). Methods: 40 Wistar rats were evenly randomized into sham-operation, model, medication (Nimotone) and EA groups. Vascular dementia model was established by repeated cerebral ischemia-reperfusion which was induced by occlusion and reopen of the bilateral common carotid arteries. EA (2～200 Hz, 2～3 mA) was applied to "Baihui"(GV 20), "Dazhui"(GV 14) and "Zusanli"(ST 36) for 30 min, once daily and continuously for 15 days. The regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in parietal lobe and hippocampus was determined with method of hydrogen clearance; a step-down avoidance test was adopted to observe the rats’ behavior change; and plasma VIP and ET contents were assayed by radioimmunoassay. Results: In comparison with sham-operation group, the correct rate of step-down avoidance test, rCBF in parietal lobe and hippocampus and plasma VIP level in VD model group lowered significantly (P<0.01) and plasma ET increased considerably (P<0.01). However, compared with model group, the correct rate of step-down avoidance test, rCBF values and plasma VIP in EA group raised obviously while plasma ET declined significantly. No significant differences were found between EA and medication groups in the 4 indexes. Conclusion: EA can raise rCBF in the parietal lobe and hippocampus, elevate plasma VIP level and reduce plasma ET in rats with VD.
文摘Objective To study the inhibitory effect of antisense endothelin receptor A (ET-AR) on the proliferation of the vascular smooth muscle cells. Methods The sense, antisense and mismatched ODNs for ET-AR were designed and synthetized. The study was carried out using MTT method and binding assays. Results ET-AR-ODNs could move successfully across VSMC membranes. Photo-absorption in the MTT test was reduced significantly (P<0.05) in the antisense group at 5μmol/L; the reduction of CPM also occurred in the 125 I-ET-1 specific binding assay; and the sense and mismatched ODNs groups did not show this reduction. Conclusion Our study suggested that the antisense oligomers inhibited the proliferation of VSMCs by hindering the translation of target mRNA and by reducing the production of related protein.
文摘目的探讨不同病情程度支气管哮喘患儿血管内皮生长因子(vascular endothelial growth factor,VEGF)、内皮素1(endothelin-1,ET-1)水平与气道炎症、肺功能的相关性,以期为临床早期评估病情、制定干预方案提供参考。方法选取我院80例支气管哮喘患儿作为研究对象,其中轻度44例,中-重度36例,统计所有患儿临床资料、肺功能[呼气峰流速(peak expiratory flow rate,PEF)、1秒内用力呼气容积(forced expiratory volume within 1 second,FEV1)、FEV1占预计值百分比(FEV1 as a percentage of expected value,FEV1%)]、痰液气道炎症指标[白细胞介素6(interleukin-6,IL-6)、白细胞介素10(interleukin-10,IL-10)、肿瘤坏死因子α(tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF)-α]、VEGF、ET-1水平,分析VEGF、ET-1水平与气道炎症、肺功能相关性及对支气管哮喘患儿病情的影响及评估价值。结果不同病情程度患儿肺功能指标(FEV1、FEV1%、PEF)、气道炎症指标(痰液IL-6、IL-10、TNF-α)及血清VEGF、ET-1水平比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);支气管哮喘患儿血清VEGF、ET-1与肺功能指标FEV1、FEV1%、PEF及痰液气道炎症指标IL-10呈负相关(P<0.05),与痰液气道炎症指标IL-6、TNF-α呈正相关(P<0.05);VEGF、ET-1水平联合评估支气管哮喘患儿病情程度的AUC值为0.912,大于单一指标评估;支气管哮喘患儿VEGF、ET-1高水平时,病情加重风险是低水平的2.922倍(95%CI:1.678~5.089)、2.641倍(95%CI:1.514~4.608);经Logistic回归分析,结果显示VEGF、ET-1均为支气管哮喘患者病情程度加重的危险因素(P<0.05);VEGF、ET-1在支气管哮喘患儿病情加重风险中存在正相加交互作用,二者同时存在时效应增强。结论VEGF、ET-1与支气管哮喘患儿气道炎症及肺功能具有显著相关性,临床可通过其水平变化早期评估病情,以针对性展开后续治疗,改善预后。
文摘To explore the possibility of hydrogen sulfide (H 2S) as a messenger molecule in cardiovascular system, the authors discovered that H 2S (5×10 -5 -5×10 -4 mol·L -1 )exerted an effect on inhibiting endothelin 1 induced proliferation of cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) of rats in vitro . The 3H TdR incorporation decreased by 16.8%～37.4% in H 2S treated VSMCs as compared with the controls ( P <0.01). The inhibitory effect was found to be associated with reduced activity of MAPK. The authors also observed that endogenous H 2S levels markedly increased in vessels of rats with either endotoxic shock or septic shock [H 2S level (pmol·min -1 ·mg -1 ):tail artery (16.18±2.06) vs (8.12±0.55);mesenteric artery (10.17±1.11) vs (6.19 ±0.55);pulmonary artery(11.38±1.24) vs (5.27±0.51); aorta(6.21±0.48) vs (4.10± 0.28), P < 0.01 ]. The above findings suggested that H 2S might play an important role in the regulation of cardiovascular pathophysiologic events.
