Protective effect of pinocembrin from Penthorum chinense Pursh on hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury via regulating HMGB1/TLR4 signal pathway

Hepatic ischemia–reperfusion injury (HIRI) is of common occurrence during liver surgery and transplantation. Pinocembrin (PIN) is a kind of flavonoid monomer extracted from the local traditional Chinese medicine Penthorum chinense Pursh (P. chinense). However, the effect of PIN on HIRI has not determined. We investigated the protective effect and potential mechanism of PIN against HIRI. Model mice were subjected to partial liver ischemia for 60 min, experimental mice were pretreated with PIN orally for 7 days, and H₂O₂-induced oxidative damage model in AML12 hepatic cells was established in vitro. Histopathologic analysis and serum biochemical levels revealed that PIN had hepatoprotective activities against HIRI. The variation of GSH, SOD, MDA, and ROS levels indicated that PIN treatments attenuated oxidative stress in tissue. PIN pretreatment obviously ameliorated apoptosis, and restrained the expression of HMGB1 and TLR4 in vivo. In vitro, compared with H₂O₂ group, the contents of ROS, mitochondrial membrane potential, apoptotic cells, and Bcl-2 protein were decreased, while the Bax protein expression was increased. Moreover, HMGB-1 small interfering RNA test and western blotting showed that PIN pretreatment reduced HMGB1 and TLR4 protein levels. In conclusion, PIN pretreatment effectively protected hepatocytes from HIRI and inhibited the HMGB1/TLR4 signaling pathway.     

用非同位素原位杂交组化在光镜和电镜水平观察前阿黑皮素mRNA在垂体的分布

用地高辛标记反意前阿黑皮素(pro-opiomelanocortin,POMC)cRNA探针原位杂交组化在光镜和电镜水平观察了POMC mRNA在大鼠垂体的分布,并比较了碱性磷酸酶(AKP)显色系统和辣根过氧化酶(HRP)显色系统在光镜水平上的敏感性.结果:POMC mRNA广泛地分布于垂体的中间叶和前叶.中间叶全部细胞均为POMC mRNA阳性.前叶中除前叶的腹侧缘和前叶与中间叶交界处阳性细胞较少外,都有较多的POMC mRNA阳性细胞分布.AKP显色系统比HRP显色系统敏感.在电镜水平,POMC mRNA主要分布于粗面内质网,少数分泌颗粒可能呈阳性反应,胞核未见阳性反应沉淀.文内还就阳性分泌颗粒在调节细胞合成功能方面可能起的作用进行了讨论.     

微波体模

用水、盐,聚氯乙烯粉和羧甲基纤维钠四种材料配制成一种适用的微波体模(模拟肌肉组织)。该体模的复介电系数在300～2500MHz范围内与实际人体肌肉组织的误差≤5％。这种体模的优点是材料立足国内,价廉,室温下配制,使用方便。本文也给出这种体模的温度特性,稳定性和热学特性,供电磁场生物效应和微波热疗等研究使用。     

补肾中药对老年大鼠脑组织中胆碱能M受体分布的影响

采用受体放射配基结合分析、原位杂交和放射自显影术等方法,研究胆碱能M受体、M1受体mRNA在脑组织中的分布,观察补肾中药对胆碱能M受体的含量、功能及分布的影响,探讨补肾中药延缓脑组织衰老的机理.结果显示:老年大鼠大脑皮层、海马、纹状体中M受体明显减少,放射自显影的灰度值降低,胆碱能M1受体mRNA在老年大鼠纹状体部位的表达减少,在其他部位的不明显.补肾中药明显增加老年大鼠胆碱能M受体的数量,对脑内胆碱能M1受体mRNA转录水平降低的部位有改善作用.补肾中药可通过改善胆碱能M1受体的mRNA表达、增加脑内胆碱能M1受体数量来延缓脑组织衰老.     

应用核酸分子杂交技术检测心肌炎组织中的肠道病毒RNA

用生物素标记ｐＣＢＩＩＩ／３５和ｐＣＢＩＩＩ／５１肠道病毒属特异性探针，对４５心肌炎和心肮病尸检或心肌活检心脏组织进行原位杂交，结果显示：１２例（２６．６％）存在肠道病毒ＲＮＡ。柯萨基Ｂ３病毒型特异性探针ｐＣＢＩＩＩ／２９进一步杂交表明，１２例经证实存在肠道病毒ＲＮＡ的心肌组织中５例（４１．７％）出现阳性杂交信号。阳性杂信号主要位于单个或多个心肌细胞的胞浆和心肌的间质组织，偶见竽心肌小血管内皮细胞