Cerebral metabolic profile, selective neuron loss, and survival of acute and chronic hyperglycemic rats following cardiac arrest and resuscitation

Cortical metabolites and regional cerebral intracellular pH (pHi) were measured in normoglycemic (NM), acute hyperglycemic (AH), and chronic hyperglycemic (CH, 2 week duration, streptozotocin-induced) Wistar rat brains during cardiac arrest and resuscitation. During total ischemia in AH and CH rats (plasma glucose approximately 30 mM), cortical ATP, PCr, glucose, and glycogen all fell significantly as expected. Lactate levels increased dramatically in association with a concomitant intracellular acidosis. Although lactate reached higher concentrations in AH and CH than NM, pHi was significantly lower only in the AH group. With 5 min of reperfusion, all groups recovered to near baseline in all variables, though lactate remained elevated. In a separate aspect of the study, animals from each experimental group were allowed to recover for 4 days following resuscitation, with outcome being gauged by mortality rate and hippocampal CA1 neuron counts. NM survival rate was significantly better than AH and CH. In particular, no CH rats survived for 4 days despite rapid initial recovery. After 4 days, the AH group had suffered significantly greater CA1 neuron loss than the NM rats. In summary, our research identified differences in intra-ischemic acid-base status in the two hyperglycemic groups, suggesting that chronic hyperglycemia may alter the brain's buffering capacity. These observations may account for differences between acutely and chronically hyperglycemic subjects regarding outcome, and they suggest that factors other than hydrogen ion production during ischemia are responsible for modulating outcome.     

Early and delayed cardioprotection by heat stress is mediated by calcitonin gene-related peptide

Brief ischaemia or heat stress protects the myocardium against ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Heat stimulus evokes release of sensory nerve transmitters, including calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). Since CGRP has been shown to play an important role in the mediation of ischaemic preconditioning, the present study examined whether early or delayed preconditioning induced by retrograde hyperthermic perfusion in vitro or by whole-body hyperthemia in vivo also involves endogenous CGRP. Isolated rat hearts were perfused in the Langendorff mode and subjected to 30 min global ischaemia and 30 min reperfusion. Heart rate, coronary flow, left ventricular pressure and its first derivatives (±dp/dt) were recorded and the CGRP-like immunoreactivity (CGRP-LI) content and the release of creatine kinase (CK) during reperfusion were measured. Retrograde hyperthermic perfusion (42 °C) for 5 min improved the recovery of cardiac function, decreased the release of CK and elevated the content of CGRP-LI in the coronary effluent. CGRP_8–37 (10^–7 mol/l), a selective CGRP receptor antagonist, abolished the cardioprotection by heat stress. Pretreatment with capsaicin (50 mg/kg s.c.), which specifically depletes sensory nerve transmitter content, abolished both the cardioprotection and the increased release of CGRP-LI. Whole-body hyperthermia (42 °C for 15 min) caused an increase in the plasma concentration of CGRP-LI. Early or delayed protection was shown in the hearts obtained from the animals subjected to whole-body hyperthermia 10 min or 48 h before the experiments. The early or delayed protection by heat stress was also abolished by pretreatment with capsaicin. The present study suggests that, in the rat, the early and delayed cardioprotection induced by heat stress involves endogenous CGRP. Received: 31 December 1998 / Accepted: 6 April 1999     

Effect of a neuronal sodium channel blocker on magnetic resonance derived indices of brain water content during global cerebral ischemia

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) with calculation of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of water is a widely used noninvasive method to measure movement of water from the extracellular to the intracellular compartment during cerebral ischemia. Lamotrigine, a neuronal Na(+) channel blocker, has been shown to attenuate the increase in extracellular concentrations of excitatory amino acids (EAA) during ischemia and to improve neurological and histological outcome. Because of its proven ability to reduce EAA levels during ischemia, lamotrigine should also minimize excitotoxic-induced increases in intracellular water content and therefore attenuate changes in the ADC. In this study, we sought to determine the effect of lamotrigine on intra- and extracellular water shifts during transient global cerebral ischemia. Fifteen New Zealand white rabbits were anesthetized and randomized to one of three groups: a control group, a lamotrigine-treated group, or a sham group. After being positioned in the bore of the magnet, a 12-min 50-s period of global cerebral ischemia was induced by inflating a neck tourniquet. During ischemia and early reperfusion there was a similar and significant decrease of the ADC in both the lamotrigine and control group. The ADC in the sham ischemia group remained at baseline throughout the experiment. Lamotrigine-mediated blockade of voltage-gated sodium channels did not prevent the intracellular movement of water during 12 min 50 s of global ischemia, as measured by the ADC, suggesting that the ADC decline may not be mediated by voltage-gated sodium influx and glutamate release.     

Differential regulation of ciliary neurotrophic factor and its receptor in the rat hippocampus following transient global ischemia

To investigate a potential role of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) in transient global ischemia, we have studied the postischemic regulatory changes in the expression of CNTF and its receptor, the ligand-binding alpha-subunit (CNTFRalpha). Immunoblot analysis demonstrated CNTF levels were slightly upregulated already during the first day after ischemia and then increased markedly by more than 10-fold until 2 weeks postischemia. Immunoreactivity for CNTF became detectable 1 day after ischemia and was localized in reactive astrocytes. The intensity of the immunolabeling was maximal in CA1 during the phase of neuronal cell death (days 3-7 postischemia) and in the deafferented inner molecular layer of the dentate gyrus. Upregulation of CNTF expression was less pronounced in CA3 and absent in the stratum lacunosum moleculare and the outer molecular layer of the dentate gyrus and thus did not simply correlate with astroliosis as represented by upregulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). As shown by in situ hybridization, expression of CNTFRalpha mRNA was restricted to neurons of the pyramidal cell and granule cell layers in control animals. Following ischemia, reactive astrocytes, identified by double labeling with antibodies to GFAP, transiently expressed CNTFRalpha mRNA with a maximum around postischemic day 3. This astrocytic response was most pronounced in CA1 and in the hilar part of CA3. These results show that CNTF and its receptor are differentially regulated in activated astrocytes of the postischemic hippocampus, indicating that they are involved in the regulation of astrocytic responses and the neuronal reorganizations occurring after an ischemic insult.     

W026B对大鼠全脑缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

脑缺血在世界范围内严重影响着人类的生活质量和生命健康.W026B是一种新合成的木脂素衍生物,对局灶性脑缺血/再灌注模型具有保护作用,但W026B对全脑缺血/再灌注(GCI/R)模型是否具有脑保护作用尚不清楚.本文研究了W026B对四血管闭塞性全脑缺血再灌注模型是否具有脑保护作用.结果显示:W026B明显提高了GCI/R...     

基于GMPGIS全球变暖情景下人参未来生态适宜产区变化

目的:通过开展未来时期人参全球潜在生态适宜产区分析,为其合理规划生产布局提供科学依据。方法:采用"药用植物全球产地生态适宜性区划信息系统"(Global Geographic Information System for Medicinal Plant,GMPGIS),以人参本草文献记载的道地产区、野生分布区以及当前主产区人参生态因子数值为依据,对其在全球范围内的潜在生态分布区进行分析。结果:亚洲东部、北美洲中部及东部、欧洲中南部及大洋洲东部地区是当前人参全球范围内的主要适生区域。随着全球气候变暖,在温室气体排放相对较少的A1b模型和排放较多的A2a模型下,2050年人参潜在生态适宜产区面积约为9 500×10~3km~2,比当前产区适宜面积增加了7.05%~7.12%,增长区域主要分布在亚洲东北部和欧洲北部地区;2100年人参适宜产区面积约为10 800×10~3km~2,比当前产区适宜面积增加了22.89%~27.41%,增长区域主要分布在欧洲北部及亚洲中部及东部地区。结论:气温升高有助于人参适宜产区增加,本研究结果可为人参生产布局规划、引种栽培、规模化种植提供科学依据。     

中药类产品国际市场分析

近年来,包括中药在内的植物药和传统药日益受到世界各国的重视和青睐。2015年,全球植物药市场销售额为931.5亿美元。但据中华人民共和国工业和信息化部最新统计数据显示,2014年我国中成药及饮片的销售额约1200亿美元。为进一步明确全球中草药市场现状及中药产品的国际市场份额,本研究从 PubMed 数据库、政府网站、研究报告及搜索引擎中收集相关数据,分析世界主要国家和地区的传统药物市场现状。结果显示,中药类产品包括中成药、中药饮片、中药提取物、中药保健品的国内外市场销售额约为1350亿美元,而我国中药类产品(不包括保健品)约占国际中草药或传统药物市场的80%。     

体质量指数与老年阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征严重程度的相关性

目的 探讨体质量指数(BMI)与老年阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征(OSAHS)严重程度的相关性.方法 回顾性分析2015年1月至2017年10月在解放军总医院、北京大学国际医院和甘肃中医药大学附属医院经标准多导睡眠监测诊断为OSAHS的609例老年患者(≥60岁)的病例资料.按BMI水平将研究对象分为体重正常组(n=...