Lycium barbarum extract promotes M2 polarization and reduces oligomeric amyloid-β-induced inflammatory reactions in microglial cells

Lycium barbarum(LB)is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been demonstrated to exhibit a wide variety of biological functions,such as antioxidation,neuroprotection,and immune modulation.One of the main mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease is that microglia activated by amyloid beta(Aβ)transform from the resting state to an M1 state and release pro-inflammatory cytokines to the surrounding environment.In the present study,immortalized microglial cells were pretreated with L.barbarum extract for 1 hour and then treated with oligomeric Aβfor 23 hours.The results showed that LB extract significantly increased the survival of oligomeric Aβ-induced microglial cells,downregulated the expression of M1 pro-inflammatory markers(inducible nitric oxide synthase,tumor necrosis factorα,interleukin-6,and interleukin-1β),and upregulated the expression of M2 anti-inflammatory markers(arginase-1,chitinase-like protein 3,and interleukin-4).LB extract also inhibited the oligomeric Aβ-induced secretion of tumor necrosis factorα,interleukin-6,and interleukin-1βin microglial cells.The results of in vitro cytological experiments suggest that,in microglial cells,LB extract can inhibit oligomeric Aβ-induced M1 polarization and concomitant inflammatory reactions,and promote M2 polarization.     

2型糖尿病患者正常范围尿白蛋白与肌酐比值和高血压风险的相关性研究

目的：评估2型糖尿病患者正常范围尿白蛋白与肌酐比值（urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio,UACR）与高血压风险的相关性。方法：本研究纳入1 309例中国台湾李氏联合诊所定期随访的2型糖尿病患者，随访3～12年（平均6年）。根据UACR的四分位数水平将患者分为第1分位组即UACR<5.87 mg/g组（n=320）、第2分位组即5.87 mg/g≤UACR≤9.55 mg/g组（n=341）、第3分位组即9.56 mg/g≤UACR≤16.27 mg/g组（n=321）和第4分位组即16.27mg/g 相似文献   

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Hedgehog通路对心肌梗死及心肌细胞缺血缺氧的作用机制研究

目的探讨Sonic Hedgehog信号通路在正常心脏和缺血缺氧的心肌细胞的激活与表达。方法用左前降支结扎法构建心肌梗死模型,并用超声心动图鉴定。采用Western blot和免疫荧光染色分别检测12例心肌梗死组织,9例正常心肌组织,H_9C_2及H_2O_2诱导下的H_9C_2细胞的Shh、Ptch-1、Smo、Gli-1的表达。注射激动剂及抑制剂于H_2O_2诱导的缺血缺氧H_9C_2的细胞模型,再次检测Shh、Ptch-1、Smo、Gli-1的表达及强弱。结果 Shh、Gli-1在心肌梗死心脏表达,Ptch-1、Smo在正常心脏及心肌梗死心脏均表达,缺血缺氧H_9C_2细胞模型的Shh、Gli-1表达增加。H_2O_2诱导下的H_9C_2表达Gli-1、Shh,Ptch-1、Smo在正常H_9C_2和H_2O_2诱导下的H_9C_2均有表达。结论 Shh信号通路在缺血与氧化应激条件下被激活,并且具有促进心肌细胞的损伤修复作用。     

踝肱指数诊断糖尿病下肢动脉病变的临床意义

采用多普勒震动血流探测仪测定糖尿病患者足背动脉、胫后动脉与肱动脉的比值,以比值<0.9为异常。结果:本组152例患者中检出ABI<0.9者占40%。合并下肢动脉病变组与正常组比较,前者年龄大,病程长,餐后血糖、TG、LDL-C、吸烟率、DBP及HbA1c达标率明显降低。结论:踝肱指数是一项花费小、简单、无创的诊断下肢动脉病变的可靠指标。高龄、病程长、高TG、高血糖是加剧外周动脉病变(PAD)的主要因素。