Diuretic and hypotensive actions of torasemide in hypertensive models of rat

The diuretic and the antihypertensive actions of torasemide were examined in renal and genetic hypertensive rats and compared to the effects of furosemide. Oral administration of torasemide (1 and 3 mg/kg) elicited a dose-dependent increase in the excretion of urine and electrolytes and elevated the urinary Na/K ratio in both renal and genetic hypertensive rats. Torasemide and furosemide had a similar maximum diuretic effect in the normotensive Wistar rat and the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR). However, the diuretic activity of furosemide was weaker in the renal hypertensive rat (RHR). Torasemide showed approximately 30 times greater diuretic potency than furosemide. Torasemide and furosemide demonstrated hypotensive action in hypertensive rat models, but not in the normotensive Wistar rat. Especially in the RHR, torasemide exhibited a more potent hypotensive action than furosemide. These results show that the diuretic and antihypertensive activities of torasemide are effective in various rat models of hypertension, while the diuretic activity of furosemide is weak in certain hypertensive rat models. © 1992 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

PPP1R3基因Asp905Tyr多态性与安徽汉族人2型糖尿病相关性研究

目的研究 1型蛋白磷酸酶骨骼肌特异的糖原靶向调节亚单位基因 (PPP1R3) Asp90 5 Tyr多态性与安徽汉族人 2型糖尿病 (T2 DM)相关性。方法选取安徽省合肥地区汉族 T2 DM患者 2 6 2例 ,健康成人 10 4例 ,运用聚合酶链反应限制性酶切片段长度多态性技术 (PCR- RFL P)进行基因型测定。以体质指数 (BMI) 2 5为分割点 ,将病例组和对照组进行分层分析。结果 1PPP1R3基因 Asp90 5 Tyr多态性与安徽汉族人 2型糖尿病没有明显的相关性。 2以 BMI<2 5基因型Tyr/ Tyr组为参照组 ,BMI≥ 2 5携有 Asp90 5等位基因个体的糖尿病发病风险明显增加 (OR=3.6 9;95 % CI:1.38～ 8.89;P=0 .0 0 6 )。结论 PPP1R3基因 Asp 90 5 Tyr多态性可能不是安徽省汉族人 2型糖尿病主要的致病因素。肥胖与 Asp90 5等位基因间的交互作用可增加糖尿病的发病风险。     

三七皂甙对心肌腺苷三磷酸酶的影响(英文)

三七总皂甙(PNS)能抑制心肌总ATP酶活力,但对Na~( )-K~( )-ATP酶无明显影响。三七皂甙单体Rb_1及Rg_1对心肌总ATP酶活力均有抑制作用,但Rb_1的抑制效力显著大于Rg_1·Rb_1能抑制豚鼠离体心房肌的自律性和收缩性,Rg_1也能抑制豚鼠离体心房肌的自律性,但对心房肌的收缩性却无明显影响。提示PNS抑制心肌收缩力这一作用的主要有效成份是Rb_1·     

K~+ Channels and Their Effects on Membrane Potential in Rat Bronchial Smooth Muscle Cells

In order to investigate the K~+ channels and their effects on resting membrane potential(Em) and excitability in rat bronchial smooth muscle cells (BSMCs), the components of outward K~+channel currents and the effects of K~+ channels on Em and tension in rat bronchial smooth musclewere observed by using standard whole-cell recording of patch clamp and isometric tension recordingtechniques. The results showed that under resting conditions, total outward K~+ channel currents infreshly isolated BSMCs were unaffected by ATP-sensitive K~+ channel blocker. There were two typesof K~+ currents: voltage-dependent delayed rectifier K~+ channel (Kv) and large conductance calcium-activated K~+ channel (BK_(Ca)) currents. 1 mmol/L 4-aminopyridine (4-AP, an inhibitor of Kv)caused a significant depolarization (from — 8.7±5.9mV to —25.4±3.1mV, n=18, P<0.001).In contrast, 1 mmol/L tetraethylammonium (TEA, an inhibitor of BK_(Ca)) had no significant effect onEm (from —37.6±4.8 mV to —36.8±4.1 mV, n=12, P>0.05). 4     

Wortmannin抑制PI3-K途径对K562及NB4细胞增殖的影响

目的 :为探讨Wortmannin抑制磷酰肌醇 - 3激酶 (PI- 3K)途径对K5 62 ,NB4细胞增殖的影响 ,探寻慢性髓细胞性白血病 (CML)的治疗新途径 .方法 :用磷酰肌醇 - 3激酶 (PI - 3K)特异抑制剂Wort mannin抑制PI - 3K活性 ,观察慢性髓细胞性白血病细胞系K5 62细胞和急性早幼粒细胞性白血病细胞系NB4细胞在 2 4,48,72h增殖能力的变化 .t检验统计分析 .结果 :K5 62和NB4细胞在 2 4,48,72h的增殖抑制率分别为 3 4 67% ,5 7 46% ,65 85 %和 2 6 2 9% ,5 5 1% ,2 10 % .集落形成实验以GM -CSF为主要生长刺激物的培养体系在 3 7℃ ,5 %CO2 孵箱培养 14d后细胞系的集落数和集落形成率分别为K5 62 :80 75±10 2 4和 16 15 % ,K5 62 +WT :3 8 0 0± 12 75和 7 60 % ,NB4:2 9 5 0± 5 97和 5 90 % ,NB4+WT :3 0 5 0± 5 74和 6 10 % .集落形成抑制率为 :5 2 94%和 3 3 9% .结论 :Wortmannin可显著抑制K5 62细胞的增殖和集落形成 ,而对NB4细胞无明显影响 (P均 <0 0 5 ) .Wortmannin可以通过抑制PI - 3K通路抑制K5 62细胞的增殖 ,而对NB4细胞增殖无明显影响     

Effects of antisense mediated inhibition of cathepsin K on human osteoclasts obtained from peripheral blood.

Cathepsin K is a cystein protease that displays a proteolytic activity against Type I collagen and is abundantly and selectively expressed in osteoclasts where it plays a critical role in bone degradation. Its direct role in bone tissue has been defined by knock-out mice studies and inhibiting strategies in animals models. However, direct proof of cathepsin K function in human osteoclast model in vitro is lacking. The aim of this study is to analyze cathepsin K expression and localization in human osteoclasts obtained from peripheral blood and to examine cathepsin K function in these cells by antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (AS-ODN) strategy. AS-ODN was added to the culture of osteoclast precursors induced to differentiate by RANKL and M-CSF. AS-ODN treatment produced a significant down-regulation of cathepsin K mRNA (>80%) and protein expression, as verified respectively by Real-time PCR and by immunocytochemistry or Western blot. The cathepsin K inhibition caused an impairment of resorption activity as evaluated by a pit formation assay ( p = 0.045) and by electron microscopy, while the acidification process was unaffected. We demonstrated that antisense strategies against cathepsin K are selectively effective to inhibit resorption activity in human osteoclasts, like in animal models.     

人免疫球蛋白受体FcγRⅡa的基因克隆及在K562细胞的表达

目的 将外源人免疫球蛋白IgGFe段Ⅱ型受体CD32a分子表达于K562细胞表面，为构建人工抗原递呈细胞提供蓖要前提。方法 自U937细胞RTPCR得到CD3h的cDNA基因，与T载体连接后亚克隆入表达载体pcDNA3．1（＋）。经测序后利用脂质体介导的转染将CD32a分子表达在K562细胞的表面。结果 构建的T载体测序后，Genebank比对证实为CD32a的cDNA分子，免疫荧光和流式细胞仪结果均说明CD32a分子在K562细胞得到表达（96．9％）。结论 获得的人工构建的表达人免疫球蛋白IgGFe受淬的K562细胞。完成人工抗原递呈细胞制备的首要步骤。     

Neurokinin A with K channel blockade potentiates contraction to electrical stimulation in human bronchus

This study investigated the effects of neurokinin A (NKA) on cholinergic neural responses in human bronchus. NKA (0.1 nM) did not alter the contractile response to submaximal electrical field stimulation. However, K⁺ channel blockade with 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) (0.1 mM) potentiated the response to electrical field stimulation (to 182 ± 25% of control, n = 4, P < 0.05) and subsequent addition of NKA in the presence of 4-AP produced further potentiation (to 123 ± 6% of the response to 4-AP n = 4, P < 0.05). Neither 4-AP (0.01 or 0.1 mM) nor NKA in the presence of 4-AP potentiated the actions of exogenous acetylcholine but in these experiments 4-AP itself produced a marked direct contractile response. Thus NKA in the presence of K⁺ channel blockade potentiates cholinergic neural response in human bronchus and this occurs at a prejunctional site.     

Effect of the stable thromboxane derivative, carbocyclic thromboxane A2, on membrane potential of rat myenteric neurones in culture

The effects of carbocyclic thromboxane A(2) (cTXA(2); 10(-6) mol L(-1)) on membrane potential and cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration were measured with the whole-cell patch-clamp or the fura-2 method, respectively, at rat myenteric ganglia. cTXA(2) caused a hyperpolarization of myenteric neurones from -19.3 +/- 2.5 to -29.3 +/- 2.3 mV. In addition, the eicosanoid potentiated the carbachol-induced depolarization from 4.2 +/- 1.0 mV under control conditions to 11.1 +/- 1.1 mV in the presence of the cTXA(2) (n = 9). The hyperpolarization was abolished by internal application of CsCl (140 mmol L(-1)), a non-selective blocker of K(+) channels, or EGTA (11 mmol L(-1)in the pipette solution), a chelator of intracellular Ca(2+). A similar inhibition was observed in the presence of charybdotoxin (10(-7) mol L(-1)). Fura-2 imaging experiments revealed a cTXA(2)-evoked increase in the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration as indicated by a rise in the fura-2 ratio signal. This response was mediated by a release of Ca(2+) from intracellular stores as sarcoplasmic-endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase blockade with cyclopiazonic acid (5 x 10(-5) mol L(-1)) completely abolished the response to cTXA(2). A similar inhibition was observed after blockade of phospholipase C with U-73122 (10(-5) mol L(-1)). These results suggest an activation of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels by cTXA(2) after stimulation of phospholipase C.