Effects of mouse nerve growth factor in treating cerebral injury in acute period caused by cerebral hemorrhage

ObjectiveTo explore the clinical effects of mouse Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in treating cerebral injury in acute period caused by cerebral hemorrhage, observe its influences on Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) and NF-kB Level and evaluate its safety and efficiency.Methods96 cases with acute cerebral hemorrhage from January 2016 to January 2017 in our hospital were recruited as this study, they were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, each 48 cases. The observation group were given NGF on the treatment of the control group. NIHSS, BI score, adverse reactions records were compared in two groups before and after treatment. The clinical effective rate were evaluated. Then BNP and NF-KB Level of patients in two groups before and after treatment were detected by using ELISA.ResultsThere were no significant differences in two groups before treatment with respect to NIHSS and BI score (P > 0.05). After treatment, NIHSS score in the observation group significantly lower than the control group. BI score in the observation group significantly higher than the control group, differences had obvious significance (P < 0.05). The total effective rate in the observation group was 93.75%. The control group was 70.83%. Clinical effective rate of patients in the observation group significantly better than the control group (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences of patients in two groups before treatment with respect to BNP and NF-kB Level (P > 0.05). BNP and NF-kB Level decreased with different levels in two groups after treatment, and the observation group lower than the control group at the same time (P < 0.05).ConclusionNGF is benefit for relieving neurological function injury of patients with acute cerebral hemorrhage in acute period, improving living ability of patients. Patients have good tolerance and no adverse reactions. NGF can lower BNP and NF-kB Level. It has a certain function of inhibiting inflammatory injury caused by cerebral hemorrhage, thus protecting neuron. It is worthy of clinical promotion.     

冠状动脉旁路移植患者围术期的BNP 水平变化及临床意义

目的:研究冠状动脉旁路移植手术后患者B型脑钠钛(BNP)水平变化规律及临床意义。方法:选取我院2014年6月到2015年6月间收治的冠状动脉旁路移植手术患者80名,根据患者心脏左心室射血分数(LVEF)分为A组(45%)和B组(≤45%),观察两组患者在不同时间的BNP水平,对比两患临床相关指标、及心房颤抖和心功能不全发生情况。结果:A组患者在血管活性物质使用量、呼吸机使用时间、监护室停留时间及心房颤抖和心功能不全发生率都明显小于B组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);术后6h两组患者的BNP水平开始明显上升,在术后24h达到峰值,此后开始下降但仍维持较高水平,组内比较差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。A组患者在术前及术后各个时间段内BNP水平均明显小于B组,组间比较比较均有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:冠状动脉旁路移植患者围手术期BNP水平可以反应患者心脏功能状况,BNP水平越高表示患者心脏越差。     

The impact of confounders on the test performance of natriuretic peptides for cardiac dysfunction in subjects aged 80 and older

The hypothesis that natriuretic peptides could be used to identify ‘pancardiac’ damage has been proposed. However, multiple factors are known to influence circulating levels of natriuretic peptides, especially in the very old. Therefore, the impact of confounders on the association between natriuretic peptide levels and cardiac dysfunction was further explored in subjects aged 80 and older. A diagnostic cross-sectional study embedded within the BELFRAIL study (n = 567) was performed. Baseline BNP and NT-proBNP levels were measured and echocardiograms were performed at the subject's home. Cardiac dysfunction was defined as systolic dysfunction, valvular heart disease or isolated severe diastolic dysfunction. Several functional and structural echocardiographic parameters were independently related to circulating levels of natriuretic peptides. Cystatin C, BMI, β blockers, diabetes, heart frequency, usCRP, age and sex were identified as confounders. The prevalence of cardiac dysfunction was 17.1% in the subjects without and 30.8% in the subjects with chronic atrial fibrillation (CAF) or pacemaker (PM). Only in subjects with CAF or PM the C statistic for cardiac dysfunction improved after correcting for confounders. The post-test probability for a negative test (PTP−) ranged from 3.7% to 12.2% and the PTP+ ranged from 21.9% to 62.2% in different strata of confounders. According to these data adjusting for identified confounders does not improve the diagnostic accuracy of the natriuretic peptides for cardiac dysfunction, except in subjects with CAF or PM. Stratifying for individual confounders showed that different cut-off values could be used to optimize the diagnostic characteristics of natriuretic peptides.     

Surface plasmon resonance-based highly sensitive immunosensing for brain natriuretic peptide using nanobeads for signal amplification

Site-specific metal-catalyzed oxidation (MCO) was applied to characterize the metal-binding site (MBS) of recombinant human prolactin (hPRL), which belongs to the hematopoietic cytokine family. Copper and ascorbate of various concentrations were used to initiate the oxidation of hPRL, and the oxidation-sensitive motifs were characterized and quantitated by mass spectrometry. Based on the results obtained with 10 microM Cu(2+) and 0.3-2.0mM ascorbate, we propose that the MBS in hPRL is composed of His27, His30, and His173. This result shows the similarity of hPRL to human growth hormone (hGH), a member of the same family as hPRL, where the MBS is composed of His18, His21, and Glu174.     

心房颤动血清Lp-PLA2、BNP与疾病严重程度相关性分析

摘要 目的：分析心房颤动血清脂蛋白磷脂酶（A2Lp-PLA2）、脑钠肽（BNP）与疾病严重程度相关性分析,进而为此类疾病诊疗提供参考。方法：以本院住院诊疗的110例心血管疾病患者为主体,控制研究时间为2018年8月-2021年8月,全部患者诊疗资料均保存完整且根据有无房颤分为房颤组、无房颤组,各组均有55例。检测全部患者血清Lp-PLA2、BNP水平,同时实施超声心动图、心电图检查。结果：无房颤组血清Lp-PLA2、BNP水平显著较房颤组低,（P＜0.05）;无房颤组LVEDD、LAD水平明显高于房颤组,LVEF、E/A明显低于房颤组,（P＜0.05）;无房颤组患者中,心功能Ⅱ级、Ⅲ级、Ⅳ级患者的血清Lp-PLA2、BNP均明显低于房颤组中心功能Ⅱ级、Ⅲ级、Ⅳ级的患者,（P＜0.05）;血清Lp-PLA2与LVEDD呈负相关（r=-0.867,P＜0.05）,与LAD呈负相关（-0.609,P＜0.05）,与LVEF呈正相关（r=0.657,P＜0.05）,与E/A呈正相关（r=0.785,P＜0.05）,与心功能等级呈正相关（r=0.759,P＜0.05）;BNP与LVEDD呈负相关（r=-0.769,P＜0.05）,与LAD呈负相关（-0.701,P＜0.05）,与LVEF呈正相关（r=0.645,P＜0.05）,与E/A呈正相关（r=0.724,P＜0.05）,与心功能等级呈正相关（r=0.729,P＜0.05）。结论：血清Lp-PLA2、BNP水平与心房颤动患者疾病严重程度密切相关,血清Lp-PLA2、BNP、心脏功能指标均参与了疾病的病理生理过程,其中血清Lp-PLA2和BNP与LVEF、E/A呈正相关,与LAD、LVEDD呈负相关,故临床认为血清Lp-PLA2、BNP是预测心房颤动患者风险程度的敏感指标,通过检测该指标水平,可了解机体心功能情况,有利于早期诊断疾病及评估病情发展情况。     

Molecular identification and immunohistochemical localization of atrial natriuretic peptide in the heart of the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius)

Atrial and B-type natriuretic peptide (ANP and BNP) are cardiac hormones synthesized and secreted by the myoendocrine cells of the heart. They exert potent actions on body fluid balance. Since various body organs including the heart are under high physiological stress during water and food deprivation in the desert nomads, we intended to perform molecular biological and histological studies of ANP in the heart of the dromedary camel Camelus dromedarius. Initially, we isolated cDNAs encoding ANP from the atrium and BNP from the atrium and ventricle of the dromedary camel. Putative mature ANP, deduced from the cDNA sequence, was identical to that of human and pig ANP, but the putative mature BNP was more diverse and was most similar to pig BNP (94% identity). Thus, we used antisera raised against human ANP that did not cross-react with pig BNP in the subsequent immunohistochemical studies. The ANP-expressing myoendocrine cells are most concentrated in the right atrium, to a lesser extent in the left atrium, and almost absent in the left ventricle. The immuno-positive cells are scattered uniformly in each region and are characterized by the presence of immunoreactive granular deposits around the nucleus. The left atrium comprises some ramifications of conductive cells (Purkinje fibers), some of which also contained ANP-immunoreactive granules. At the electron microscopic level, myoendocrine cells possessed secretory granules primarily in the perinuclear zone and a well-developed Golgi apparatus. The present study is the first comprehensive report dealing with the molecular cloning and immunohistochemical localization of ANP in the heart of a desert dwelling mammal.     

A gene located at 71F in Drosophila melanogaster encodes a novel zinc-finger protein that interacts with protein kinase CK2

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are two hormones produced and secreted by the heart to control blood pressure, body fluid homeostasis and electrolyte balance. Each peptide binds to a common family of 3 receptors (GC-A, GC-B and C-receptor) with varying degrees of affinity. The proANP gene disrupted mouse model provides an excellent opportunity to examine the regulation and expression of BNP in the absence of ANP. A new radioimmunoassay (RIA) was developed in order to measure mouse BNP peptide levels in the plasma, atrium and ventricle of the mouse. A detection limit of 3–6 pg/tube was achieved by this assay. Results show that plasma and ventricular level of BNP were unchanged among the three genotypes of mice. However, a significant decrease in the BNP level was noted in the atrium. The homozygous mutant (ANP–/–) had undetectable levels of BNP in the atrium, while the heterozygous (ANP+/–) and wild-type (ANP+/+) mice had 430 and 910 pg/mg in the atrium, respectively. Northern Blot analysis shows the ANP–/– mice has a 40% reduction of BNP mRNA level in the atrium and a 5-fold increase in the ventricle as compared with that of the ANP+/+ mouse. Our data suggest that there is a compensatory response of BNP expression to proANP gene disruption. Despite the changes in the atrial and ventricular tissue mRNA and peptide levels, the plasma BNP level remains unaltered in the ANP–/– mice. We conclude that the inability of BNP to completely compensate for the lack of ANP eventually leads to chronic hypertension in the proANP gene disrupted mice.     

BNP及NT-proBNP与2型糖尿病关系的研究进展

BNP及NT-proBNP是诊断心衰的重要指标。近年来BNP及NT-proBNP与2型糖尿病关系的研究有了新的进展。我们收集近年来国内外关于2型糖尿病中BNP及NT-proBNP的相关文献并进行研究。结果显示2型糖尿病合并冠心病、高血压、糖尿病肾病患者BNP或NT-proBNP有升高趋势。单纯2型糖尿病及糖尿病视网膜病变患者以及低血糖患者BNP或NT-proBNP差异无统计学意义。高血压、年龄、性别、体重指数、肾功能及心脏结构功能改变是2型糖尿病患者BNP及NT-proBNP的影响因素。降糖药物对2型糖尿病患者BNP及NT-proBNP水平的研究尚少,糖尿病病程、FPG以及HbA1c对BNP及NT-proBNP的影响尚存在争议。BNP及NT-proBNP升高对2型糖尿病合并冠心病、高血压、糖尿病肾病患者病情评估,预后判断及诊治具有非常重要的意义。降糖药物、糖尿病病程、FPG以及HbA1c对BNP及NT-proBNP的影响需要进一步研究。     

脑钠肽和D二聚体对老年心功能不全严重程度的关系及预后的影响

目的：探讨BNP和D二聚体对老年心功能不全严重程度的关系及预后的影响。方法：以2010年1月-2012年12月来我院就诊的慢性心功能不全患者为观察对象,根据心功能不全程度分为无症状组、心功能不全II级、III级、IV级3,另取健康体检者为对照,比较各组间BNP、D二聚体水平及相关性分析。结果：各患者组BNP和D二聚体水平与对照组相比明显增加（P〈0．05）;BNP与心功能不全分级、LVEDD、LAD呈直线正相关关系（P〈0．05）,与LVEF呈直线负相关关系（P〈0．05）;D二聚体与心功能不全分级、LVEDD呈直线正相关关系（P〈0．05）,与LVEF呈呈直线负相关关系（P〈0．05）,与LAD直线关系无统计学意义（P〉0．05）;BNP水平1000pg／mL以下治疗有效率80．2％,疗效优于1000pg／mL以上者（Riditz=15．245,P=0．000）,D二聚体5μg／mL以下者治疗有效率85．4％,疗效优于5μg／mL以上者（Riditz=26．354,P=0．000）。结论：BNP和D二聚体与老年心功能不全严重程度和超声心动图指标密切相关,可以作为疾病预后预测。     

Longer action means better drug: tuning up protein therapeutics

An increasing number of proteins are currently available on the market as therapeutics and this branch of the pharmaceutical industry will expand substantially during the coming years. As many diseases result from dysfunction of proteins forming multicomponent complexes, protein drugs with their inherent high specificity and affinity seem to be optimal medical agents. On the other hand, proteins are often highly instable and sensitive to degradation, which questions their applicability as effective therapeutics. Therefore, redesign and engineering of proteins is usually a required step in the present day drug development.Several approaches have been applied to optimize the protein properties central to their pharmaceutical use. This review focuses on different strategies that improve two crucial factors influencing protein drug efficiency: protein stability and its in vivo half-life. We provide examples of successful genetic and chemical modifications applied in the design of effective protein therapeutics.