三康胶囊对高原移居者运动后NO乳酸及血氨的影响

目的探讨三康胶囊对高原人体运动后一氧化氮(NO)及其合酶(NOS)、乳酸(BLA)、血氨(Ammo)的影响.方法选择进驻海拔3 700 m高原1年的10名健康青年,口服三康胶囊15 d,在服药前后分别采用功量自行车进行渐增负荷运动,测定其血清 NO、NOS、BLA及Ammo含量.结果服药后较服药前运动后NO水平[(101.02±6.49) Vs (77.10±8.11)]和NOS活性[(71.40±7.23) Vs (56.29±6.28)]均增高, BLA[(7.58±0.79)Vs (6.13±0.74)]和Ammo[(80.11±9.44)Vs (69.38±8.86)]降低,有非常显著性差异(P＜0.01).结论 三康胶囊能增强高原移居者运动后NOS活性,加速乳酸清除,减缓运动疲劳的发生.     

Ischaemic episodes of less than 5 minutes produce preconditioning but not stunning in the isolated rat heart

The aim of the present study was to examine whether ischaemic episodes of less than 5 min could induce preconditioning or stunning in the isolated rat heart. Hearts were subjected to total global ischaemia of 1, 2 and 4 min followed by 10 min of reperfusion before an 18-min main ischaemic period and 30 min of reperfusion. The effects on physiology, purine metabolism and anaerobic glycolysis were compared with a control group subjected to the main ischaemia only. The brief ischaemic episodes did not produce stunning based on the recovery of left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) and heart rate (HR) product during the first reperfusion. Preconditioning of 11–14% increased recovery of LVDP x HR during the second reperfusion was observed in the 1- and 4-min group. In the 2-min group a low repayment of flow debt during the first reperfusion was associated with a slightly reduced recovery of LVDP x HR compared to the other preconditioned groups during the second reperfusion. Only in the 4-min group was preconditioning associated with fewer breakdown products of the purine nucleotide pool (adenosine) and anaerobic glycolysis (lactate) in both tissue and effluate after the main ischaemia. Preconditioning (reflected in recovery of function) could be produced with ischaemic episodes of less than 5 min that did not produce stunning. Thus, stunning is probably not the primary cause of preconditioning.     

Aberrant crypt focus promotion and glucose intolerance: correlation in the rat across diets differing in fat, n-3 fatty acids and energy

McKeown-Eyssen (Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prevent., 3, 687-695, 1994) and Giovannucci (Cancer Causes Control, 6, 164-179, 1995), noting the striking similarity in lifestyle risk factors for colorectal cancer and insulin resistance, proposed that the hyperinsulinemia, glycemia and hypertriglyceridemia associated with insulin resistance promotes colon cancer. To compare the effect of diet on colon cancer promotion and insulin resistance in the F344 rat, we assessed the effect of fat, n-3 fatty acids and energy in pairwise comparisons on average size of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) and on glucose intolerance in the same animals in a single experiment. Diets high in fat and energy increased and diets with increased n-3 fatty acids and calorie restriction decreased both ACF growth and glucose intolerance compared with control diets. The measures of promotion of colon cancer and insulin resistance were strongly correlated (n = 98, r = 0.67, P < 0.001). In addition, both were highly correlated with daily energy intake (r = 0.62 and 0.66) and were also correlated with basal (post-prandial) insulin, glucose and triglycerides (r = 0.31-0.53, P < 0.01). We concluded that ACF growth and glucose intolerance are correlated for a wide range of diets and that increased circulating energy (glucose and triglycerides) may lead to both colon cancer promotion and insulin resistance.      

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves angiogenesis and bone formation in critical sized diaphyseal defects

Besides the use of autologous bone grafting several osteoconductive and osteoinductive methods have been reported to improve bone healing. However, persistent non‐union occurs in a considerable number of cases and compromised angiogenesis is suspected to impede bone regeneration. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) improves angiogenesis. This study evaluates the effects of HBO on bone defects treated with autologous bone grafting in a bone defect model in rabbits. Twenty‐four New‐Zealand White Rabbits were subjected to a unilateral critical sized diaphyseal radius bone defect and treated with autologous cancellous bone transplantation. The study groups were exposed to an additional HBO treatment regimen. Bone regeneration was evaluated radiologically and histologically at 3 and 6 weeks, angiogenesis was assessed by immunohistochemistry at three and six weeks. The additional administration of HBO resulted in a significantly increased new bone formation and angiogenesis compared to the sole treatment with autologous bone grafting. These results were apparent after three and six weeks of treatment. The addition of HBO therapy to autologous bone grafts leads to significantly improved bone regeneration. The increase in angiogenesis observed could play a crucial role for the results observed. © 2015 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 33:513–520, 2015.     

Evolution of an in vivo bioreactor.

The ideal bone graft substitute requires osteoconductive, osteoinductive, and osteogenic components. This study introduces an "in vivo bioreactor," a model in which pluripotent cells are recruited from circulating blood to a vascularized coralline scaffold supplemented with bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2). The bioreactor generates new, ectopic host bone with the capability of vascularized tissue transfer. More importantly, bone is reproducibly formed in a closed and malleable environment. In a rat model, the superficial inferior epigastric vessels were isolated, ligated, and then threaded through a prefabricated coral cylinder (hydroxyapatite, ProOsteon 500). Experimental groups were characterized by the following variables: (1) with/without incorporation of vascular pedicle; (2) with/without addition of BMP-2 (0.02 mg/cm3). Scaffolds were harvested 6 weeks after implantation, embedded and sectioned. Tissue samples were decalcified, fixed, and stained with H&E, trichrome green, and CD31/PECAM-1 (a marker of endothelial cells). Vascularized coral scaffolds supplemented with BMP-2 presumably recruited circulating mesenchymal stem cells to generate bone. Bone formation was quantified through histological analysis, and reported as a percentage, area bone/area cross section scaffold x 100. Mean bone formation was 11.30%+/-1.19. All scaffolds supplied by the vascular pedicle, regardless of BMP-2 supplementation, demonstrated neo-vascular ingrowth. Scaffolds lacking a pedicle showed no evidence of vascular ingrowth or bone formation. This paper introduces a model of a novel "in vivo bioreactor" that has future clinical and research applications. The tissue engineering applications of the "bioreactor" include treatment of skeletal defects (nonunion, tumor post-resection reconstruction). The bioreactor also may serve as a unique model in which to study primary and metastatic cancers of bone.     

Randomised primary health center based interventions to improve the diagnosis and treatment of undifferentiated fever and dengue in Vietnam

Background  

Fever is a common reason for attending primary health facilities in Vietnam. Response of health care providers to patients with fever commonly consists of making a presumptive diagnosis and proposing corresponding treatment. In Vietnam, where malaria was brought under control, viral infections, notably dengue, are the main causes of undifferentiated fever but they are often misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated with antibiotics.     

白细胞介素1及白细胞介素8在心肌缺血再灌注损伤中的动态演变及药物干预效果

目的:在心肌缺血再灌注损伤中,炎症细胞因子参与其过程的多个环节。实验拟验证白细胞介素1、白细胞介素8因子在此过程中的动态变化,并分析其与药物干预的关系。方法:实验于2005-10/2006-11在新乡医学院形态学实验室完成。①实验分组:选择健康Wistar成年大鼠70只,按随机数字表法分为3组:对照组(n=10)、模型组(n=30)和药物组(n=30)。后两组又分为缺血0.5h,再灌注2,4,8,12,24h6个时相点,每个时相点5只。对照组只设12h一个时相点作为总体对照。②实验方法:大鼠麻醉后,药物组在右股静脉注入甲泼尼龙(30mg/kg),对照组及模型组注入生理盐水(0.75mg/kg)。采用夹闭左冠状动脉前降支建立大鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤模型。对照组只开胸不夹闭。③实验评估:在各时相点观察各组大鼠缺血再灌注后的心肌细胞改变;血清学检测白细胞介素1、白细胞介素8因子的动态表达。结果:①模型组缺血再灌注12h炎细胞浸润最显著,药物组炎细胞呈散在浸润。②模型组和药物组白细胞介素1、白细胞介素8因子质量浓度明显高于对照组[缺血再灌注8h为例,白细胞介素1分别为(99.21±14.37),(85.77±11.31),(21.87±10.32)ng/L;白细胞介素8分别为(794.85±24.07),(536.95±19.72),(103.94±11.59)ng/L,P<0.05],峰值分别在缺血再灌注4,8h;同时相点药物组白细胞介素1、白细胞介素8因子质量浓度明显低于模型组(P<0.05)。结论:白细胞介素1和白细胞介素8因子在心肌缺血再灌注损伤的炎症反应中发挥着重要作用;甲泼尼龙对缺血再灌注损伤心肌有保护作用。     

亮度知觉效应与视觉加工方式研究

目的:利用微持续与微间隔时间技术,设计了两组相关的实验,对亮度知觉效应和视觉加工方式进行探讨。方法:实验于2006-06在中南民族大学物理楼脑认知实验室进行,所有受试者为年龄20～25岁的大学本科生,视力(含矫正视力)正常,均为右利手。①实验1:被试为10名(男5名,女5名),要求被试分别对n屏依次呈现的亮块的明度和n 1屏依次呈现的亮块的明度进行比较(n≤17)。②实验2:被试为28名(男13名,女15名),实验涉及两个刺激物,先呈现的刺激物由左右两个大小相同、亮度不同的亮块a和b组成,后呈现的刺激物把a和b的位置进行对调,当这两个刺激物依次显示时,要求被试报告左右两边的明度是否存在差异,存在何种差异。结果:①实验1∶1≤n≤3时,100%的被试报告,n 1屏的明度大于n屏的亮度,即n 1>n;4≤n≤10时,70%～90%的被试报告n 1>n;n>10时,50%～70%的被试报告n 1>n;随着n值的增加明度差异也在减小,大约在n=17时达到稳定,n屏和n 1屏的明度区别将很难被看出。②实验2:在L(a)b a,随着a和b的亮度差异减小,左右两边呈现的明度越相似;同样当L(a)相似文献   

Selected Nonpharmacological Therapies for Chronic Pain: The Therapeutic Use of the Placebo Effect

Chronic pain is a common problem requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Nursing can offer diverse therapies complementary to the medical-surgical approach. Guidelines for practice and challenges for research are outlined for selected nonpharmacological chronic pain therapies. This article discusses the placebo effect, which is common to all therapies. Placebos can therapeutically empower patients to stimulate their psychophysiologic self-regulation abilities. Effects, theories, ethics, and therapeutic methods of stimulating the placebo effect are explored.