BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify the consistency of invasive dynamic blood pressure(BP) monitoring between the superior mesenteric artery(SMA) and the common carotid artery(CCA).METHODS: Eight mal...BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify the consistency of invasive dynamic blood pressure(BP) monitoring between the superior mesenteric artery(SMA) and the common carotid artery(CCA).METHODS: Eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were cannulated in SMA and CCA simultaneously for BP monitoring, respectively.The abdominal aorta was prepared for the induction of BP change through clamping/de-clamping by a microvascular clip.The dynamic BP monitoring was performed by a polygraph system.Systolic blood pressure(SBP), diastolic blood pressure(DBP), and mean arterial pressure(MAP) values would be recorded during different time periods: the baseline(T1), the increasing period after clamping(T2), the platform period during clamping(T3), the decreasing period after de-clamping(T4), and the final platform period(T5).Three trials were performed on each rat with 15-minute intervals between consecutive monitoring.RESULTS: Systolic BP showed no significant differences between SMA and CCA.However, significant difference was found in diastolic blood pressure except at T5(P=0.534).Mean arterial pressure of two arteries were significantly different only at T1(P=0.015).The strength of association was significantly high between BP measurements through SMA and CCA(P<0.001).The BlandAltman analyses showed that mean bias of MAP changed no more than 5 mmHg and standard deviation less than 8 mmHg during T2 and T4, respectively.CONCLUSION: The study indicates SMA might be an alternative site for invasive BP monitoring during abdominal aorta occlusion and release, especially in cerebrovascular-related research.展开更多
To investigate the distribution of mitochondria ONA 4 977 bp deletion, a common deletion （CD）, in normal populations of Chinese, human peripheral blood samples from sixty healthy donors were collected, and levels of...To investigate the distribution of mitochondria ONA 4 977 bp deletion, a common deletion （CD）, in normal populations of Chinese, human peripheral blood samples from sixty healthy donors were collected, and levels of the CD in genomic DNA from the samples were detected using real-time PCR. The results showed that the CD was found in 27 health donors, with its positive rate being 45% （27/60）. The CD ratio was between 0 and 0.000308%, and not affected by age and gender in sixty healthy donors. Our studies indicate that the CD ratio is low, and do not show the age-dependent accumulation and any gender difference in peripheral whole blood from the normal Chinese population.展开更多
Assessment of the magnitude and pattern of wall shear stress(WSS)in vivo is the prerequisite for studying the quantitative relationship between exercise-induced WSS and arterial endothelial function.In the previous st...Assessment of the magnitude and pattern of wall shear stress(WSS)in vivo is the prerequisite for studying the quantitative relationship between exercise-induced WSS and arterial endothelial function.In the previous studies,the calculation of the WSS modulated by exercise training was primarily based upon the rigid tube model,which did not take non-linear effects of vessel elastic deformation into consideration.In this study,with an elastic tube model,we estimated the effect of a bout of 30-minute acute cycling exercise on the WSS and the flow rate in the common carotid artery according to the measured inner diameter,center-line blood flow velocity,heart rates and the brachial blood pressures before and after exercise training.Furthermore,the roles of exerciseinduced arterial diameter and blood flow rate in the change of WSS were also determined.The numerical results demonstrate that acute exercise significantly increases the magnitudes of blood flow rate and WSS.Moreover,the vessel elastic deformation is a non-negligible factor in the calculation of the WSS induced by exercise,which generates greater effects on the minimum WSS than the maximum WSS.Additionally,the contributions of exercise-induced variations in blood flow rate and diameter are almost identical in the change of the mean WSS.展开更多
The optimal velocity encoding of phase-contrast magnetic resonance angiography （PC MRA） in measuring cerebral blood flow volume （BFV） ranges from 60 to 80 cm/s. To verify the accuracy of two-dimensional （2D） PC ...The optimal velocity encoding of phase-contrast magnetic resonance angiography （PC MRA） in measuring cerebral blood flow volume （BFV） ranges from 60 to 80 cm/s. To verify the accuracy of two-dimensional （2D） PC MRA, the present study localized the region of interest at blood vessels of the neck using PC MRA based on three-dimensional time-of-flight sequences, and the velocity encoding was set to 80 cm/s. Results of the measurements showed that the error rate was 7.0±6.0% in the estimation of BFV in the internal carotid artery, the external carotid artery and the ipsilateral common carotid artery. There was no significant difference, and a significant correlation in BFV between internal carotid artery ＋ external carotid artery and ipsilateral common carotid artery. In addition, the BFV of the common carotid artery was correlated with that of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery. The main error was attributed to the external carotid artery and its branches. Therefore, after selecting the appropriate scanning parameters and protocols, 2D PC MRA is more accurate in the determination of BFV in the carotid arteries.展开更多
Alterations of mitochondria DNA(mtDNA)4977 bp common deletion(CD)and mtDNA copy number induced by ionizing radiation were observed in human different cell lines and total body irradiation patients.However,only few exp...Alterations of mitochondria DNA(mtDNA)4977 bp common deletion(CD)and mtDNA copy number induced by ionizing radiation were observed in human different cell lines and total body irradiation patients.However,only few experiments have evaluated the levels of the CD and mtDNA copy number in human peripheral blood exposed to ionizing radiation till now.The aim of this study is to analyze the mtDNA alterations in irradiated human peripheral blood from healthy donors as well as to explore their feasibility as biomarkers for constructing new biodosimeter.Peripheral blood samples were collected from six healthy donors,and exposed to 60Co gamma ray with the doses of 0 Gy,1 Gy,2 Gy,3 Gy,4 Gy and 5 Gy.Levels of the CD and mtDNA copy number in irradiated samples after 2h or 24h incubation were detected using TaqMan real-time PCR,and the CD ratio was calculated.The results showed that the mean of the CD ratio and the CD copy number exhibited a dose-dependent increase 2 h in the dose range from 0–5 Gy,and of the mtDNA copy number significantly increased 24 h in irradiated groups compared with 0 Gy group after irradiation.It indicates that the parameters in human peripheral blood may be considered as molecular biomarkers to applying construction of new biodosimeter.展开更多
基金supported by Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University Science,Technology and Innovation Seed Fund,Project(cxpy2017039)
文摘BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify the consistency of invasive dynamic blood pressure(BP) monitoring between the superior mesenteric artery(SMA) and the common carotid artery(CCA).METHODS: Eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were cannulated in SMA and CCA simultaneously for BP monitoring, respectively.The abdominal aorta was prepared for the induction of BP change through clamping/de-clamping by a microvascular clip.The dynamic BP monitoring was performed by a polygraph system.Systolic blood pressure(SBP), diastolic blood pressure(DBP), and mean arterial pressure(MAP) values would be recorded during different time periods: the baseline(T1), the increasing period after clamping(T2), the platform period during clamping(T3), the decreasing period after de-clamping(T4), and the final platform period(T5).Three trials were performed on each rat with 15-minute intervals between consecutive monitoring.RESULTS: Systolic BP showed no significant differences between SMA and CCA.However, significant difference was found in diastolic blood pressure except at T5(P=0.534).Mean arterial pressure of two arteries were significantly different only at T1(P=0.015).The strength of association was significantly high between BP measurements through SMA and CCA(P<0.001).The BlandAltman analyses showed that mean bias of MAP changed no more than 5 mmHg and standard deviation less than 8 mmHg during T2 and T4, respectively.CONCLUSION: The study indicates SMA might be an alternative site for invasive BP monitoring during abdominal aorta occlusion and release, especially in cerebrovascular-related research.
基金supported by grants from the building project for the National Key Clinical Special Department of China(No.2011-17)the Medical Science and Technology Foundation of Henan Province(No.201204123)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘To investigate the distribution of mitochondria ONA 4 977 bp deletion, a common deletion （CD）, in normal populations of Chinese, human peripheral blood samples from sixty healthy donors were collected, and levels of the CD in genomic DNA from the samples were detected using real-time PCR. The results showed that the CD was found in 27 health donors, with its positive rate being 45% （27/60）. The CD ratio was between 0 and 0.000308%, and not affected by age and gender in sixty healthy donors. Our studies indicate that the CD ratio is low, and do not show the age-dependent accumulation and any gender difference in peripheral whole blood from the normal Chinese population.
基金The research described in this paper was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31370948,11672065).
文摘Assessment of the magnitude and pattern of wall shear stress(WSS)in vivo is the prerequisite for studying the quantitative relationship between exercise-induced WSS and arterial endothelial function.In the previous studies,the calculation of the WSS modulated by exercise training was primarily based upon the rigid tube model,which did not take non-linear effects of vessel elastic deformation into consideration.In this study,with an elastic tube model,we estimated the effect of a bout of 30-minute acute cycling exercise on the WSS and the flow rate in the common carotid artery according to the measured inner diameter,center-line blood flow velocity,heart rates and the brachial blood pressures before and after exercise training.Furthermore,the roles of exerciseinduced arterial diameter and blood flow rate in the change of WSS were also determined.The numerical results demonstrate that acute exercise significantly increases the magnitudes of blood flow rate and WSS.Moreover,the vessel elastic deformation is a non-negligible factor in the calculation of the WSS induced by exercise,which generates greater effects on the minimum WSS than the maximum WSS.Additionally,the contributions of exercise-induced variations in blood flow rate and diameter are almost identical in the change of the mean WSS.
基金the Medical Program of Scientific & Technical Foundation in Xiamen in 2008, No. 3502Z20084028
文摘The optimal velocity encoding of phase-contrast magnetic resonance angiography （PC MRA） in measuring cerebral blood flow volume （BFV） ranges from 60 to 80 cm/s. To verify the accuracy of two-dimensional （2D） PC MRA, the present study localized the region of interest at blood vessels of the neck using PC MRA based on three-dimensional time-of-flight sequences, and the velocity encoding was set to 80 cm/s. Results of the measurements showed that the error rate was 7.0±6.0% in the estimation of BFV in the internal carotid artery, the external carotid artery and the ipsilateral common carotid artery. There was no significant difference, and a significant correlation in BFV between internal carotid artery ＋ external carotid artery and ipsilateral common carotid artery. In addition, the BFV of the common carotid artery was correlated with that of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery. The main error was attributed to the external carotid artery and its branches. Therefore, after selecting the appropriate scanning parameters and protocols, 2D PC MRA is more accurate in the determination of BFV in the carotid arteries.
基金Supported by grants from the building project for the National Key Clinical Special Department of China(No.2011-17)the Medical Science and Technology Foundation of Henan Province(No.201204123)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘Alterations of mitochondria DNA(mtDNA)4977 bp common deletion(CD)and mtDNA copy number induced by ionizing radiation were observed in human different cell lines and total body irradiation patients.However,only few experiments have evaluated the levels of the CD and mtDNA copy number in human peripheral blood exposed to ionizing radiation till now.The aim of this study is to analyze the mtDNA alterations in irradiated human peripheral blood from healthy donors as well as to explore their feasibility as biomarkers for constructing new biodosimeter.Peripheral blood samples were collected from six healthy donors,and exposed to 60Co gamma ray with the doses of 0 Gy,1 Gy,2 Gy,3 Gy,4 Gy and 5 Gy.Levels of the CD and mtDNA copy number in irradiated samples after 2h or 24h incubation were detected using TaqMan real-time PCR,and the CD ratio was calculated.The results showed that the mean of the CD ratio and the CD copy number exhibited a dose-dependent increase 2 h in the dose range from 0–5 Gy,and of the mtDNA copy number significantly increased 24 h in irradiated groups compared with 0 Gy group after irradiation.It indicates that the parameters in human peripheral blood may be considered as molecular biomarkers to applying construction of new biodosimeter.
