BACKGROUND： Cerebral infarction is poorly treated due to neuronal necrosis and secondary pathophysiological changes; for example, free radical production and inflammatory reactions. OBJECTIVE： To detect the levels o...BACKGROUND： Cerebral infarction is poorly treated due to neuronal necrosis and secondary pathophysiological changes; for example, free radical production and inflammatory reactions. OBJECTIVE： To detect the levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein （hs-CRP）, interleukin-6 （IL-6）, and tumor necrosis factor- a （TNF- α ） in elderly males with cerebral infarction. DESIGN： Non-randomized current control study. SETTING： Cadre Medical Department, Guizhou Provincial People＇s Hospital. PARTICIPANTS： Forty elderly males （65-89 years old） with cerebral infarction were selected from Cadre Medical Department, Guizhou Provincial People＇s Hospital from February 2004 to December 2006. All patients met the diagnostic criteria of cerebral infarction modified at the 4th National Cerebrovascular Disease Academic Meeting, and were diagnosed on the basis of CT or MRI tests. Furthermore, 35 elderly male inpatients （65-87 years old） without cerebral infarction were selected as the control group. Included subjects provided confirmed consent and did not have heart disease, diabetes mellitus, lipid disorder, acute trauma, infection, rheumatism, or other inflammatory diseases. The study was approved by the local ethics committee. There were no significant differences in age, blood pressure, and lipid levels between the cerebral infarction group and the control group （P 〉 0.05）, and this suggested that the baseline data of both groups were comparable. METHODS： Fasting venous blood was drawn from cerebral infarction patients 24 hours after cerebral infarction attack and from control subjects 24 hours after hospitalization. A latex-enhanced immunoturbidimetric assay and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to detect the levels of hs-CRP, IL-6, and TNF- α in the serum. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： The levels of hs-CRP, 1L-6, and TNF- α in the serum in both groups. RESULTS： Forty cerebral infarction patients and thirty-five control subjects were included in the final analysis without any loss. Levels of hs-CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α in the cerebral infarction group were significantly higher than those in the control group （P 〈 0.01 ）. CONCLUSION： Levels of serum inflammatory reactive factors are increased in elderly males with cerebral infarction.展开更多
Acute myocardial infarction （AMI） is an acute cardiovascular emergency. This study was undertaken to assess the effect of tumor necrosis factor-a （TNF-a） on ventricular arrhythmias induced byAMI in rats in vivo. ...Acute myocardial infarction （AMI） is an acute cardiovascular emergency. This study was undertaken to assess the effect of tumor necrosis factor-a （TNF-a） on ventricular arrhythmias induced byAMI in rats in vivo. Two hundred and forty male Wistar rats were randomized into a sham- operation group, an AMI group, and a recombinant human tumor necrosis factor receptor：Fc fusion protein（rhTNFR：Fc） group. Acute anterior wall myocardial infarction was produced in the AMI group by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery （LAD）, and there was no ligation but operation in the sham-operation group. The rhTNFR：Fc group was treated with rhTNFR：Fc（10 mg/kg）, a TNF-a antagonist, 24 hours before LAD ligation. The spontaneous and induced programmed electrical stimulation ventricular arrhythmias were recorded at baseline and 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours and 12 hours after ligation. At the same time the protein and mRNA expression levels of TNF-a among different groups were detected by histochemistry and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR. Expression of TNF-a increased markedly from 10 minutes after infarction, peaked at 20-30 minutes, and returned to baseline gradually in the AMI group and rhTNFR：Fc group. The time- windows of spontaneous and induced ventricular arrhythmias were similar. Compared with the AMI group, the rhTNFR：Fc group showed a lesser expression of TNF-a protein and a lower incidence of ventricular arrhythmias （P〈0.05）. There was no obvious change in the sham-operation group. The expression of TNF-a induced by AMI could contribute to the onset of ventricular arrhythmias.展开更多
BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis(AS)is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease that mainly affects the spine and sacroiliac joints.To the best of our knowledge,AS with acute myocardial infarction(AMI)has rarely be...BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis(AS)is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease that mainly affects the spine and sacroiliac joints.To the best of our knowledge,AS with acute myocardial infarction(AMI)has rarely been reported.Here,we report an unusual case of AS with AMI in a young patient.CASE SUMMARY A 37-year-old man was admitted to the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of our hospital on March 14,2020,for low back pain.Further evaluation with clinical examinations,laboratory tests,and imaging resulted in a diagnosis of AS.Treatment with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor partially improved his symptoms.However,his back pain persisted.After 6 wk of treatment,he was admitted to the emergency room of another hospital in this city for sudden-onset severe chest pain consistent with a diagnosis of AMI.Angiography revealed severe narrowing of the coronary arteries.Surgical placement of two coronary stents completely relieved his back pain.CONCLUSION AS can cause cardiovascular diseases,including AMI.It is important to consider the cardiovascular risks in the management of AS.展开更多
Background The microemboli produced during spontaneous plaque rupture and ulceration and during coronary intervention will reduce coronary reserve and cause cardiac dysfunction. It is though that inflammation caused b...Background The microemboli produced during spontaneous plaque rupture and ulceration and during coronary intervention will reduce coronary reserve and cause cardiac dysfunction. It is though that inflammation caused by the microinfarction induced by the microembolization may play an essential role. It is known that the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases （MAPK） in both infected and non-infected inflammation in myocardium may cause a contractile dysfunction. But the relation between the activation of p38 MAPK and microembolization is still unknown. Methods Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups： Sham group, coronary microembolization （CME） group and SB203580 group （n=-10 per group）. CME rats were produced by injection of 42 pm microspheres into the left ventricle with occlusion of the ascending aorta. SB203580, a p38 MAPK inhibitor, was injected into the femoral vein after the injection of microspheres to make the SB203580 group. Left ventricular ejection fraction （LVEF） was determined by echocardiography. The protein concentration of P38 MAPK in the myocardium was assessed by Western blotting. The relative expression of mRNA for tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-a was assessed by the technique of semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction amplification. Results LVEF was depressed at three hours up to 12 hours in the CME group. Increased p38 MAPK activity and TNF-a mRNA expression were observed in the CME group. The administration of SB203580 partly inhibited p38 MAPK activity, but did not fully depress the TNF-α expression, and partly preserved cardiac contractile function. Conclusions p38 MAPK is significantly activated by CME and the inhibition of p38 MAPK can partly depress the TNF-a expression and preserve cardiac contractile function.展开更多
目的:检测急性心肌梗死(acute myocardial infarction,AMI)患者血清C1q/肿瘤坏死因子相关蛋白-6(C1q/tumor necrosis factor related protein 6,CTRP6)表达水平与病情和预后的相关性。方法:选取河南科技大学第一附属医院2021年1月至2022...目的:检测急性心肌梗死(acute myocardial infarction,AMI)患者血清C1q/肿瘤坏死因子相关蛋白-6(C1q/tumor necrosis factor related protein 6,CTRP6)表达水平与病情和预后的相关性。方法:选取河南科技大学第一附属医院2021年1月至2022年1月收治的144例AMI患者为研究对象,检测血清CTRP6的表达含量,并分析及评估CTRP6表达与AMI患者的临床特征和MACE的相关性。结果:AMI组患者外周血CTRP6含量为119.32(78.4,165.8)μg/L,显著低于对照组的372.3(303.6,454.2)μg/L(P<0.05);与高表达组比较,低表达组患者血清CK-MB、NT-proBNP、Gensini评分和SYNTAX II评分明显升高(P<0.05),而LVEF明显降低(P<0.05);此外,CTRP6低表达组患者MACE的累积发生率显著高于CTRP6高表达组(P<0.05);CTRP6预测AMI患者发生MACE事件的ROC曲线下面积为0.851。当最佳截断值为当88.423μg/L时,此时的敏感性为75.3%,特异性87.4%。结论:AMI患者血清CTRP6的表达明显降低,且CTRP6低表达可能是识别AMI高危患者和优化治疗策略的重要靶点。展开更多
C/EBP homologous protein, an important transcription factor during endoplasmic reticulum stress, participates in cell apoptosis mediated by endoplasmic reticulum stress. Previous studies have shown that C/EBP homologo...C/EBP homologous protein, an important transcription factor during endoplasmic reticulum stress, participates in cell apoptosis mediated by endoplasmic reticulum stress. Previous studies have shown that C/EBP homologous protein mediates nerve injury during Alzheimer＇s disease, subarachnoid hemorrhage and spinal cord trauma. In this study, we introduced C/EBP homologous protein short hairpin RNA into the brains of ischemia/reperfusion rat models via injection of lentiviral vector through the left lateral ventricle. Silencing C/EBP homologous protein gene expression significantly reduced cerebral infarction volume, decreased water content and tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β mRNA expression in brain tissues following infarction, diminished the number of TUNEL-positive cells in the infarct region, decreased caspase-3 protein content and increased Bcl-2 protein content. These results suggest that silencing C/EBP homologous protein lessens cell apoptosis and inflammatory reactions, thereby protecting nerves.展开更多
基金Educational and Technological Foundation for Excellent Talents of Guizhou Province, No. 2005(25)
文摘BACKGROUND： Cerebral infarction is poorly treated due to neuronal necrosis and secondary pathophysiological changes; for example, free radical production and inflammatory reactions. OBJECTIVE： To detect the levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein （hs-CRP）, interleukin-6 （IL-6）, and tumor necrosis factor- a （TNF- α ） in elderly males with cerebral infarction. DESIGN： Non-randomized current control study. SETTING： Cadre Medical Department, Guizhou Provincial People＇s Hospital. PARTICIPANTS： Forty elderly males （65-89 years old） with cerebral infarction were selected from Cadre Medical Department, Guizhou Provincial People＇s Hospital from February 2004 to December 2006. All patients met the diagnostic criteria of cerebral infarction modified at the 4th National Cerebrovascular Disease Academic Meeting, and were diagnosed on the basis of CT or MRI tests. Furthermore, 35 elderly male inpatients （65-87 years old） without cerebral infarction were selected as the control group. Included subjects provided confirmed consent and did not have heart disease, diabetes mellitus, lipid disorder, acute trauma, infection, rheumatism, or other inflammatory diseases. The study was approved by the local ethics committee. There were no significant differences in age, blood pressure, and lipid levels between the cerebral infarction group and the control group （P 〉 0.05）, and this suggested that the baseline data of both groups were comparable. METHODS： Fasting venous blood was drawn from cerebral infarction patients 24 hours after cerebral infarction attack and from control subjects 24 hours after hospitalization. A latex-enhanced immunoturbidimetric assay and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to detect the levels of hs-CRP, IL-6, and TNF- α in the serum. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： The levels of hs-CRP, 1L-6, and TNF- α in the serum in both groups. RESULTS： Forty cerebral infarction patients and thirty-five control subjects were included in the final analysis without any loss. Levels of hs-CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α in the cerebral infarction group were significantly higher than those in the control group （P 〈 0.01 ）. CONCLUSION： Levels of serum inflammatory reactive factors are increased in elderly males with cerebral infarction.
文摘Acute myocardial infarction （AMI） is an acute cardiovascular emergency. This study was undertaken to assess the effect of tumor necrosis factor-a （TNF-a） on ventricular arrhythmias induced byAMI in rats in vivo. Two hundred and forty male Wistar rats were randomized into a sham- operation group, an AMI group, and a recombinant human tumor necrosis factor receptor：Fc fusion protein（rhTNFR：Fc） group. Acute anterior wall myocardial infarction was produced in the AMI group by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery （LAD）, and there was no ligation but operation in the sham-operation group. The rhTNFR：Fc group was treated with rhTNFR：Fc（10 mg/kg）, a TNF-a antagonist, 24 hours before LAD ligation. The spontaneous and induced programmed electrical stimulation ventricular arrhythmias were recorded at baseline and 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours and 12 hours after ligation. At the same time the protein and mRNA expression levels of TNF-a among different groups were detected by histochemistry and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR. Expression of TNF-a increased markedly from 10 minutes after infarction, peaked at 20-30 minutes, and returned to baseline gradually in the AMI group and rhTNFR：Fc group. The time- windows of spontaneous and induced ventricular arrhythmias were similar. Compared with the AMI group, the rhTNFR：Fc group showed a lesser expression of TNF-a protein and a lower incidence of ventricular arrhythmias （P〈0.05）. There was no obvious change in the sham-operation group. The expression of TNF-a induced by AMI could contribute to the onset of ventricular arrhythmias.
文摘BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis(AS)is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease that mainly affects the spine and sacroiliac joints.To the best of our knowledge,AS with acute myocardial infarction(AMI)has rarely been reported.Here,we report an unusual case of AS with AMI in a young patient.CASE SUMMARY A 37-year-old man was admitted to the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of our hospital on March 14,2020,for low back pain.Further evaluation with clinical examinations,laboratory tests,and imaging resulted in a diagnosis of AS.Treatment with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor partially improved his symptoms.However,his back pain persisted.After 6 wk of treatment,he was admitted to the emergency room of another hospital in this city for sudden-onset severe chest pain consistent with a diagnosis of AMI.Angiography revealed severe narrowing of the coronary arteries.Surgical placement of two coronary stents completely relieved his back pain.CONCLUSION AS can cause cardiovascular diseases,including AMI.It is important to consider the cardiovascular risks in the management of AS.
文摘Background The microemboli produced during spontaneous plaque rupture and ulceration and during coronary intervention will reduce coronary reserve and cause cardiac dysfunction. It is though that inflammation caused by the microinfarction induced by the microembolization may play an essential role. It is known that the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases （MAPK） in both infected and non-infected inflammation in myocardium may cause a contractile dysfunction. But the relation between the activation of p38 MAPK and microembolization is still unknown. Methods Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups： Sham group, coronary microembolization （CME） group and SB203580 group （n=-10 per group）. CME rats were produced by injection of 42 pm microspheres into the left ventricle with occlusion of the ascending aorta. SB203580, a p38 MAPK inhibitor, was injected into the femoral vein after the injection of microspheres to make the SB203580 group. Left ventricular ejection fraction （LVEF） was determined by echocardiography. The protein concentration of P38 MAPK in the myocardium was assessed by Western blotting. The relative expression of mRNA for tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-a was assessed by the technique of semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction amplification. Results LVEF was depressed at three hours up to 12 hours in the CME group. Increased p38 MAPK activity and TNF-a mRNA expression were observed in the CME group. The administration of SB203580 partly inhibited p38 MAPK activity, but did not fully depress the TNF-α expression, and partly preserved cardiac contractile function. Conclusions p38 MAPK is significantly activated by CME and the inhibition of p38 MAPK can partly depress the TNF-a expression and preserve cardiac contractile function.
文摘目的:检测急性心肌梗死(acute myocardial infarction,AMI)患者血清C1q/肿瘤坏死因子相关蛋白-6(C1q/tumor necrosis factor related protein 6,CTRP6)表达水平与病情和预后的相关性。方法:选取河南科技大学第一附属医院2021年1月至2022年1月收治的144例AMI患者为研究对象,检测血清CTRP6的表达含量,并分析及评估CTRP6表达与AMI患者的临床特征和MACE的相关性。结果:AMI组患者外周血CTRP6含量为119.32(78.4,165.8)μg/L,显著低于对照组的372.3(303.6,454.2)μg/L(P<0.05);与高表达组比较,低表达组患者血清CK-MB、NT-proBNP、Gensini评分和SYNTAX II评分明显升高(P<0.05),而LVEF明显降低(P<0.05);此外,CTRP6低表达组患者MACE的累积发生率显著高于CTRP6高表达组(P<0.05);CTRP6预测AMI患者发生MACE事件的ROC曲线下面积为0.851。当最佳截断值为当88.423μg/L时,此时的敏感性为75.3%,特异性87.4%。结论:AMI患者血清CTRP6的表达明显降低,且CTRP6低表达可能是识别AMI高危患者和优化治疗策略的重要靶点。
文摘C/EBP homologous protein, an important transcription factor during endoplasmic reticulum stress, participates in cell apoptosis mediated by endoplasmic reticulum stress. Previous studies have shown that C/EBP homologous protein mediates nerve injury during Alzheimer＇s disease, subarachnoid hemorrhage and spinal cord trauma. In this study, we introduced C/EBP homologous protein short hairpin RNA into the brains of ischemia/reperfusion rat models via injection of lentiviral vector through the left lateral ventricle. Silencing C/EBP homologous protein gene expression significantly reduced cerebral infarction volume, decreased water content and tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β mRNA expression in brain tissues following infarction, diminished the number of TUNEL-positive cells in the infarct region, decreased caspase-3 protein content and increased Bcl-2 protein content. These results suggest that silencing C/EBP homologous protein lessens cell apoptosis and inflammatory reactions, thereby protecting nerves.
