罗格列酮对新生大鼠高氧肺损伤的保护作用

目的：探讨PPAR-γ配体罗格列酮在新生大鼠高氧肺损伤中的保护作用。方法：取新生Sprague-Dawley大鼠96只,随机分为对照组、高氧组和罗格列酮治疗组。对照组在空气中饲养,后两组暴露在85%～90%氧气中。治疗组给予罗格列酮腹腔内注射每日1次（2 mg/kg）。3组于实验第1、3、7、14 d各处死8只大鼠并取其肺组织,行苏木精-伊红染色观察其病理形态改变,同时取其肺泡灌洗液（BALF）,检测其中的丙二醛（MDA）含量及白细胞计数。结果：对照组在各时间点均未见明显病理性改变;高氧组3 d时肺泡上皮细胞肿胀,肺泡腔内可见大量炎性渗出液,14 d时肺泡减少,肺间质增厚,肺泡发育受阻;与高氧组相比,罗格列酮治疗组炎症反应表现较轻,肺泡发育障碍有所缓解。与对照组相比,高氧组3 d时辐射状肺泡计数(RAC)明显下降（P<0.05）,MDA和白细胞计数明显增高（P<0.05）,这种变化一直持续至14 d（P<0.05）;与高氧组相比,罗格列酮治疗组3、7、14 d各亚组RAC明显增高（P<0.05）,MDA和白细胞计数水平较低（P<0.05）。结论：高氧肺损伤时出现肺部的急性炎症反应和肺泡发育受阻,罗格列酮对高氧肺损伤可能具有保护作用。     

硫氧还蛋白对大鼠睾丸缺血再灌注损伤保护作用的研究

目的 探讨硫氧还蛋白对大鼠睾丸缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用.方法 选取雄性SD大鼠60只,随机分为4组:假手术对照组(A组);睾丸扭转/复位组(B组);睾丸扭转/复位+腹腔内注射生理盐水组(C组);睾丸扭转/复位+腹腔内注射硫氧还蛋白组(D组).无菌条件下制作左侧睾丸扭转模型,扭转持续4h,复位4h后取睾丸标本(D组在复位前15 min腹腔内注射硫氧还蛋白).对标本进行病理组织学检查;检测睾丸组织中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和丙二醛(MDA)的含量.结果 睾丸扭转/复位后可见生精小管退变,间质出现水肿及出血,腹腔注射硫氧还蛋白使睾丸扭转/复位诱发的组织学改变明显改善.B组及C组睾丸损伤评分(8.3±0.96;8±0.87)明显高于A组(0.78±0.36)(P＜0.01),而腹腔注射硫氧还蛋白可以使睾丸损伤分值(3.1±0.42)显著降低(P＜0.05).B组及C组MDA含量(4.39±0.21;4.42±0.17)升高,SOD活性(269±27.1;271±21.3)降低,与对照组(MDA:1.61±0.18;SOD:317±22.3)相比,差别具有显著性意义(P＜0.01).而腹腔注射硫氧还蛋白能有效降低MDA含量(2.03±0.03)并升高SOD活性(315±24.2)(P＜0.01).结论 本实验为硫氧还蛋白作为治疗睾丸扭转继发损害的有效物质提供了组织学及生化依据.为临床预防和治疗睾丸缺血再灌注损伤提供了理论依据.     

萝摩甙抗自由基损伤作用的实验研究

目的:探讨萝摩甙对自由基所致脑损伤的神经元保护作用及机制。方法:复制脑缺血模型及H₂O₂诱导神经元损伤模型,分别测定大鼠脑组织、培养神经元中的丙二醛(MDA)含量以及培养神经元中的乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)漏出率、DNA断裂率和羟自由基清除率,观察萝摩甙对损伤神经元的保护作用。结果:萝摩甙可明显降低脑缺血造成的MDA的升高,亦可明显降低H₂O₂对神经元造成的LDH漏出率、DNA断裂率增加和丙二醛含量的升高,而且随着萝摩甙浓度的升高羟自由基清除率明显升高。结论:萝摩甙可通过清除自由基来保护神经元。     

Malondialdehyde Level in the Cord Blood of Newborn Infants

Objective

In this study, we aim to demonstrate that measurement of the malondialdehyde (MDA) level in the umbilical cord blood of newborn infants born via cesarean section (C/S) and normal vaginal delivery (NVD) is indicative of oxidative stress during the perinatal period.

Methods

The study was conducted at Bakirkoy Training and Research Hospital between January 2006 and April 2006 on 15 newborns born via elective C/S, 15 newborns born via emergency C/S, and 15 newborns born via normal vaginal delivery. Complete blood count, total bilirubin, glucose, creatinine phosphokinase (CPK), uric acid, iron, blood gas, and malondialdehyde levels were measured in the umbilical cord blood

Findings

Malondialdehyde levels in the umbilical cord blood in the emergency C/S and NVD groups were found to be statistically and significantly higher than those in the elective C/S group. In the emergency C/S group, it was determined that the malondialdehyde level increased as the oxygen saturation of the umbilical cord blood increased. In the NVD group, a positive correlation was detected between the total bilirubin and malondialdehyde levels in the umbilical cord blood. In the emergency C/S group, the malondialdehyde level was recorded to be high in the infants with high level of uric acid in the umbilical cord blood.

Conclusion

We concluded that the malondialdehyde level in umbilical cord blood could serve as an indication of perinatal oxidative stress and that it could thus help in preventing permanent damage.     

Determination of serum and organ malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration, a lipid peroxidation index, in Trypanosoma brucei-infected rats

Lipid peroxidation was assessed in the sera and various organs of rats experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei. Thirty-six adult albino rats divided into 2 groups of eighteen rats each were used in this study. In experiment one, a group of 18 rats were used and they were divided into three groups (A, B and C) of six rats each. Groups B and C rats were infected with 1.54 × 10⁵ trypanosomes per rat intraperitoneally, whereas group A served as uninfected control. The rats were bled on day 0 and subsequently at 7-day intervals for packed cell volume (PCV), sera peroxidation index and parasitaemia. Also, temperature and weight were taken on day 0 and subsequently at 7-day intervals. In experiment 2, 18 rats were also used. Six rats each were sacrificed on days 0, 14 and 28-postinfection. Five rats each were sacrificed on day 14 and day 28 post-infection (PI) from group B, and their organs were promptly collected and washed with normal saline and used for organ malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration. The infection led to an increase in lipid peroxidation index (MDA concentration) of sera samples. The serum MDA concentration of the infected rat group was significantly (p < 0.01) higher than in the uninfected group on days 21 and 28 PI. The increase was however reversed by diminazene aceturate (Berenil; Hoechst, Ireland) treatment at the dosage of 7 mg/kg body weight administered on day 14 PI. The organ lipid peroxidation index also increased significantly (p < 0.05) in the eye, lung and spleen. However, there was no significant (p > 0.05) increase of lipid peroxidation index in the kidney, heart, liver, testes and brain. Also, the mean weekly MDA concentration increased as the disease progressed, the mean weekly temperature and parasitaemia also increased, but the reverse was the case with the mean weekly body weight and PCV which declined as the disease progressed. The findings are indication that oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathology of trypanosomosis.     

磷脂酰胆碱抗氧化效应及对遗传损伤的保护作用

磷脂酰胆碱５００ｍｇ／ｋｇ灌胃２０日可使Ｏ_３环境中的小鼠超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）活性显著增强，血浆丙二醛（ＭＤＡ）含量及外周血正染红细胞（ＮＣＥ）微核率明显下降。结果提示：磷脂酰胆碱具有抗氧化作用及拮抗自由基造成遗传的损伤。进一步证实了自由基在微核形成中具有重要意义。     

A comparative study between the effect of 17-β estradiol and antioxidants combination on some menopausal changes in oophorectomised rats

BackgroundAs oxidative stress is proposed to be responsible for many of the menopause associated disorders, antioxidants may play an important role in this situation. The aim of this work was to compare between the effects of oestrogen replacement therapy and antioxidant supplements of vitamin C and low dose of vitamin A on some menopause associated changes in oophorectomised rats.Materials and methodsForty albino female rats were divided into 4 groups: normal control group, oophorectomised group, oophorectomised group treated with 17-β estradiol (oophorectomised + E₂) and oophorectomised group treated with vitamins (oophorectomised + vit).The following were measured: total antioxidant (TAO) and malondialdehyde (MDA), lipid profile, serum insulin, glucose and homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), bone specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP), urinary hydroxyproline, weight gain and visceral fat.ResultsA positive correlation was found between MDA and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL) (r = 0.694 and P = 0.000), HOMA-IR (r = 0.691 and P = 0.000.) and BALP (r = 0.563 and P = 0.000) and urinary hydroxyproline level (r = 0.761 and P = 0.000). Those results denoted that OS might be a cause of dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and osteoporosis associated with menopause.Both E₂ and vitamins in oophorectomised rats led to a significant decrease in MDA (F = 33.402, P = 0.000), weight gain, visceral fat (F = 7.589, p = 0.000 and F = 3.748, P = .019, respectively), cholesterol (F = 40.748, P = 0.0001), LDL cholesterol (F = 55.168, P = 0.0001), and significant increase in HDL (F = 18.393, P = 0.0001) and TAO levels (F = 14.781, P = 0.000) compared to oophorectomised rats. Also, both treatments led to a significant decrease of HOMA-IR (F = 18.933, P = 0.000, respectively), BALP (F = 13.202, P = 0.000) and urinary hydroxylproline (F = 220.012, P = 0.000). An interesting finding was detected where oophorectomised rats showed a decrease in triglyceride level which was significantly increased by E₂ administration whereas antioxidant administration produced no change (F = 34.267, P = 0.0001).ConclusionOur results denote similar effects of both E₂ and antioxidant’ supplements (vitamin C and low dose vitamin A) administration in surgically induced menopause in rats regarding oxidative stress, weight gain, atherogenic lipid profile changes, insulin sensitivity and bone turnover. However differences between preclinical and clinical studies must be taken into consideration especially when moving from animal studies to clinical trials.     

The Ginkgo biloba extract (GbE) protects the kidney from damage produced by a single and low dose of carbon tetrachloride in adult male rats

Gingko biloba leaves have been used as herbal medicine in China for 5000 years, and the standardized leaf extract (GB-STE) has some beneficial effects in the treatment of age-related, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the renoprotective effects of the Gingko biloba extract (GbE) against the toxicity of a single and relatively low dose of carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄). In male adult Wistar rats, we determined the urine flux, the concentration of total proteins in urine, the concentration of glucose in urine, and the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) in renal cortex as well as two markers of renal function (clearance of inulin and p-aminohippurate); we also compared the histological lesions caused by CCl₄. Carbon tetrachloride increased the urinary concentration of total proteins, and the renal concentration of MDA; however, it did not modify the urine flux, urinary concentration of glucose, nor the inuline or the p-aminohipurate clearances. Morphologically, CCl₄ generated some tubular damage that was more intense in the inner cortex of kidneys. The GbE extract counteracted the effects of CCl₄ on the concentration of total proteins in urine, the concentration of renal MDA, and the renal histological changes. In conclusion the main toxic effects produced by CCl₄ were prevented by the GbE, probably due to their antioxidant properties and the inhibition of the main P450 isoenzyme (CYP2E1) that metabolize CCl₄.     

视神经损伤后视网膜中GAP-43的表达及MDA、NO和ATPase的测定

目的通过对视神经损伤后,视网膜中生长相关蛋白-43(GAP-43)的表达及丙二醛(MDA)、一氧化氮(NO)、三磷酸腺苷酶(ATPase)含量变化的分析,探讨上述物质在视神经损伤中的变化及作用。方法建立家兔视神经损伤的动物模型,利用免疫组织化学方法观察管内段视神经损伤后GAP-43的表达。利用生化分析方法测定视网膜中MDA、NO、ATPase的含量。结果视神经损伤后3d,可在视网膜的切片中看到GAP-43表达阳性的细胞,位于RGCs层,其胞体染成棕黄色,胞核无色;伤后5d阳性细胞增多,颜色加深;伤后7d阳性细胞数和积分光密度值达最高峰;伤后14d阳性反应下降,阳性细胞数下降,染色变浅。视神经损伤后1d视网膜MDA含量较对照组显著升高(P<0.01),第5天达到高峰,此后逐渐下降,至伤后14d仍高于对照组(P<0.05)。NO含量在伤后3d亦较对照组显著升高(P<0.05),于伤后5d达到高峰,伤后14d仍高于对照组(P<0.01)。ATP酶活性于伤后第1天d开始显著降低(P<0.01),5d后逐渐升高,伤后14d仍低于对照组(P<0.05)。MDA的含量与NO呈正相关(r=0.8644,P<0.01);ATP酶的活性变化与NO呈负相关(r=-0.9639,P<0.01),ATP酶的活性变化与MDA亦呈负相关(r=-0.9018,P<0.01)。结论脂质过氧化作用、NO毒性作用可能参与了视网膜的损伤过程。     

金雀异黄酮对去卵巢大鼠脑抗氧化作用的影响

目的研究金雀异黄酮对去卵巢大鼠大脑抗氧化作用的影响,为使用植物雌激素防治女性更年期后老年性痴呆提供依据。方法40只3月龄雌性SD大鼠,随机分为假手术组、去卵巢对照组、金雀异黄酮组和苯甲酸雌二醇组,给予相应手术和治疗。术后6周分析大鼠额叶、颞叶、海马和基底前脑的SOD和MDA值。结果假手术组颞叶和海马的SOD值低于基底前脑(P<0.05);额叶和颞叶的MDA值高于海马和基底前脑(P<0.05);去卵巢对照组基底前脑的SOD值显著低于假手术组、金雀异黄酮组和苯甲酸雌二醇组(P<0.05),MDA值显著高于假手术组、金雀异黄酮组和苯甲酸雌二醇组(P<0.05);假手术组、金雀异黄酮组及苯甲酸雌二醇组之间SOD值和MDA值差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论去卵巢对照组大鼠基底前脑抗氧化能力显著降低,氧化损伤程度显著升高,金雀异黄酮替代治疗可增加去卵巢大鼠基底前脑的抗氧化能力,降低基底前脑的氧化损伤,可用于女性更年期后老年性痴呆的防治。