Differential regulation of apolipoprotein B secretion from HepG2 cells by two HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, atorvastatin and simvastatin.

The concept that hepatic cholesterol synthesis regulates hepatocyte assembly and secretion of apoB-containing lipoproteins remains controversial. The present study was carried out in HepG2 cells to examine the regulation of apoB secretion by the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor atorvastatin. ApoB accumulation in the media was decreased by 24% and 36% at 10 microm (P < 0.02) and 20 microm (P < 0.01) of atorvastatin, respectively. Atorvastatin inhibited HepG2 cell cholesterol synthesis by up to 96% (P < 0.001) and cellular cholesteryl ester (CE) mass by 54% (P < 0.001). Another HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, simvastatin, decreased cellular cholesterol synthesis and CE mass by up to 96% (P < 0.001) and 52% (P < 0.001), respectively. However, in contrast to atorvastatin, simvastatin had no effect on apoB secretion. To characterize the reduction in apoB secretion by atorvastatin (10 microm), pulse-chase experiments were performed and the kinetic data were analyzed by multicompartmental modeling using SAAM II. Atorvastatin had no affect on the synthesis of apoB, however, apoB secretion into the media was decreased by 44% (P = 0.048). Intracellular apoB degradation increased proportionately (P = 0.048). Simvastatin (10 microm) treatment did not significantly alter either the secretion or intracellular degradation of apoB, relative to control. The kinetics of apoB degradation were best described by a rapidly and a slowly turning over degradation compartment. The effect of atorvastatin on apoB degradation was largely confined to the rapid compartment. Neither inhibitor affected apoB mRNA concentrations, however, both significantly increased LDL receptor and HMG-CoA reductase mRNA levels. Atorvastatin treatment also decreased the mRNA for the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) by 22% (P < 0.02). These results show that atorvastatin decreases apoB secretion, by a mechanism that results in an enhanced intracellular degradation in apoB.     

荷叶碱对bel-7402细胞胆固醇代谢的影响

目的:探讨荷叶主要单体成分荷叶碱对Bel-7402细胞株胆固醇吸收、合成及酯化的影响。方法:体外培养Bel-7402细胞株,待细胞长满80%后无血清培养基饥饿细胞24h,分别加入1uM、10uM、100uM的荷叶碱及10uM的阿托伐他订,实时定量PCR和Western blotting法分别检测给药24小时后细胞内低密度脂蛋白受体(LDLR)、β-羟β-甲基戊二酰辅酶A还原酶(HMGCR)、酰基辅酶A胆固醇酰基转移酶(ACAT)的基因表达和蛋白质水平。结果:与对照组相比,荷叶碱各剂量组均能明显升高LDLR、HMGCOAR基因表达及蛋白水平,且呈剂量依赖性(P<0.01),阿托伐他汀组LDLR、HMGCOAR基因表达及蛋白水平高于荷叶碱各组(P<0.01),荷叶碱、阿托伐他汀均能降低细胞内ACAT基因表达及蛋白含量,荷叶碱中剂量组ACAT基因表达及蛋白含量均高于阿托伐他汀组(P<0.01,P<0.05),荷叶碱高剂量组ACAT基因表达高于阿托伐他汀组(P<0.05),蛋白水平两组没有显著性差异。结论:荷叶碱可能是通过抑制细胞内胆固醇的合成、抑制胆固醇酯酶的活性及升高低密度脂蛋白受体的量而起到降血脂作用。     

Atorvastatin induces bile acid-synthetic enzyme Cyp7a1 by suppressing FXR signaling in both liver and intestine in mice

Statins are effective cholesterol-lowering drugs to treat CVDs. Bile acids (BAs), the end products of cholesterol metabolism in the liver, are important nutrient and energy regulators. The present study aims to investigate how statins affect BA homeostasis in the enterohepatic circulation. Male C57BL/6 mice were treated with atorvastatin (100 mg/kg/day po) for 1 week, followed by BA profiling by ultra-performance LC-MS/MS. Atorvastatin decreased BA pool size, mainly due to less BA in the intestine. Surprisingly, atorvastatin did not alter total BAs in the serum or liver. Atorvastatin increased the ratio of 12α-OH/non12α-OH BAs. Atorvastatin increased the mRNAs of the BA-synthetic enzymes cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (Cyp7a1) (over 10-fold) and cytochrome P450 27a1, the BA uptake transporters Na⁺/taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide and organic anion transporting polypeptide 1b2, and the efflux transporter multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 in the liver. Noticeably, atorvastatin suppressed the expression of BA nuclear receptor farnesoid X receptor (FXR) target genes, namely small heterodimer partner (liver) and fibroblast growth factor 15 (ileum). Furthermore, atorvastatin increased the mRNAs of the organic cation uptake transporter 1 and cholesterol efflux transporters Abcg5 and Abcg8 in the liver. The increased expression of BA-synthetic enzymes and BA transporters appear to be a compensatory response to maintain BA homeostasis after atorvastatin treatment. The Cyp7a1 induction by atorvastatin appears to be due to suppressed FXR signaling in both the liver and intestine.     

不同剂量阿伐他汀联合阿司匹林治疗原发性高血压并动脉粥样硬化的临床研究

目的:探讨不同剂量阿托伐他汀联合阿司匹林治疗原发性高血压并动脉粥样硬化的临床疗效。方法:选取2015年1月-2016年12月在我院治疗的原发性高血压并动脉粥样硬化患者80例,随机分为对照组和实验组,每组40例。实验组给予口服高剂量阿托伐他汀(40 mg/d)联合阿司匹林肠溶片(100 mg/d)治疗,对照组给予口服高剂量阿托伐他汀(20 mg/d)联合阿司匹林肠溶片(100 mg/d)治疗,疗程均为3个月。观察和比较两组患者治疗前后的总胆固醇(total cholesterol,TC)、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(high-density lipoproteincholesterol,HDL-C)、甘油三酯(triglyceride,TG)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(low-density lipoprotein cholesterol,LDL-C)、收缩压(systolic blood pressure,SBP)、舒张血压(diastolic blood pressure,DBP)以及颈动脉斑块分级。结果:两组治疗后的SBP、DBP、血清TC、TG和LDL-C水平均较治疗前显著降低,血清HDL-C水平较治疗前明显升高,且实验组SBP、DBP、血清TC、TG和LDL-C水平均显著低于对照组(P0.05),血清HDL-C水平明显高于对照组(P0.05)。实验组颈动脉斑块0-Ⅰ级的比例显著高于对照组(P0.05)。结论:口服高剂量阿托伐他汀(40 mg/d)联合阿司匹林肠溶片(100 mg/d)治疗原发性高血压并动脉粥样硬化较低剂量阿托伐他汀(20 mg/d)联合阿司匹林肠溶片(100 mg/d)疗效更好,可以有效降低血压,调节血脂并改善患者预后。     

Down-regulation of ABCB1 transporter by atorvastatin in a human hepatoma cell line and in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

PURPOSE: The effect of atorvastatin, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, on expression and activity of the drug transporter ABCB1 in HepG2 cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was examined. METHODS: Localization and expression of ABCB1 in hepatocytes was examined by indirect immunofluorescence. Expression of ABCB1 mRNA and ABCB1 activity were examined in atorvastatin-treated and control cells and PBMCs using real-time PCR and Rhodamine 123 efflux assay. RESULTS: Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that ABCB1 is located at the apical membrane of the bile canaliculi. Atorvastatin at 10 and 20 microM up-regulated ABCB1 expression resulting in a significant 1.4-fold increase of the protein levels. Treatment of HepG2 cells with 20 microM atorvastatin caused a 60% reduction on mRNA expression (p<0.05) and a 41% decrease in ABCB1-mediated efflux of Rhodamine123 (p<0.01) by flow cytometry. Correlation was found between ABCB1 mRNA levels and creatine kinase (r=0.30; p=0.014) and total cholesterol (r=-0.31; p=0.010). CONCLUSIONS. Atorvastatin leads to decreased ABCB1 function and modulates ABCB1 synthesis in HepG2 cells and in PBMCs. ABCB1 plays a role in cellular protection as well as in secretion and/or disposition, therefore, inhibition of ABCB1 synthesis may increase the atorvastatin efficacy, leading to a more pronounced reduction of plasma cholesterol.     

阿托伐他汀钙对无动脉硬化原发性高血压患者血脂和颈动脉内膜中层厚度的影响

目的:研究阿托伐他汀钙对无动脉硬化原发性高血压患者血脂和颈动脉内膜中层厚度(cal MT)的影响。方法:选取2013年7月到2014年7月我院收治的无动脉硬化原发性高血压患者100例,按照随机数字表法将患者分为研究组和对照组,每组50例,对照组给予常规治疗,研究组在对照组的基础上给予阿托伐他汀钙治疗,治疗时间均为6个月。比较治疗前、治疗后两组血脂、血压以及cal MT。结果:研究组治疗后总胆固醇(TC)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)显著降低,高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)显著增高,且显著优于对照组治疗后,比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);两组治疗后血压均显著低于治疗前,比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05),且治疗后研究组显著优于对照组,比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);治疗后研究组cal MT显著优于治疗前,且优于对照组,比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:阿托伐他汀钙治疗无动脉硬化原发性高血压能显著改善患者血脂水平,降低其cal MT,对预防患者动脉粥样硬化具有重要意义。     

Effect of atorvastatin (Lipitor) on myocardial apoptosis and caspase-8 activation following coronary microembolization

We determined the effect of atorvastatin on myocardial apoptosis and caspase-8 activation following coronary microembolization (CME) in a rat model. For this, 50 rats were randomly and equally divided into CME; sham-operated (control); atorvastatin lavage; gastric lavage control; and caspase-8 inhibitor (CHO) groups. In CME animals, a microembolization ball was injected through the left ventricle. Sham animals were injected with normal saline (NS). Atorvastatin group received atorvastatin gastric lavage once-a-day, 1 week before surgery. Gastric lavage controls had similar lavage with NS. CHO group was i.p-injected (CHO: 10 mg/kg) 30 min before surgery. Cardiac indices in each group were determined by echocardiography 6-h postoperatively. TUNEL assay and western blot were used for myocardial apoptosis and expression of caspases-3/-8, respectively. Echocardiography data show that left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in CME group was significantly decreased (P < 0.05) compared with sham controls. Besides, left ventricular fractional shortening (FS) and cardiac output (CO) were also decreased with an increase in left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDd). Atorvastatin and CHO animals had significantly improved (P < 0.05) cardiac function compared with CME group. Myocardial apoptosis and activation levels of caspases-3/-8 were significantly increased (P < 0.05) compared with sham; myocardial apoptosis and activation levels of caspases-3/-8 were significantly decreased (P < 0.05) in atorvastatin and CHO groups compared with CME group. In conclusion, atorvastatin pretreatment suppressed post-CME myocardial apoptosis and improved cardiac function through the blockade of a myocardial death receptor-mediated apoptotic pathway.     

阿托伐他汀对急性心肌梗塞患者hs-CRP及血脂水平的影响

目的:研究阿托伐他汀对急性心肌梗塞患者超敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)及血脂水平的影响。方法:选取2012年1月到2015年1月我院收治的急性心肌梗塞患者80例,按照随机数字表法将患者分为研究组和对照组,每组40例,对照组给予常规治疗,研究组在对照组的基础上给予阿托伐他汀治疗,比较治疗前后两组hs-CRP和总胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)和高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)水平。结果:两组治疗后hs-CRP较治疗前显著降低(P0.05),且研究组治疗后hs-CRP显著低于对照组,(P0.05);治疗后两组TC、TG和LDL-C显著低于治疗前,HDL-C显著高于治疗前(P0.05),且治疗后研究组TC、TG和LDL-C显著低于对照组,HDL-C显著高于对照组(P0.05)。结论:阿托伐他汀治疗急性心肌梗塞具有较好的效果,能有效降低hs-CRP水平,改善患者血脂水平。     

阿托伐他汀预处理对心肌缺血再灌注损伤大鼠心室重构、炎症反应和氧化应激的影响

目的:研究阿托伐他汀预处理对心肌缺血再灌注损伤大鼠心室重构、炎症反应和氧化应激的影响.方法:选取90只SD级大鼠进行研究,将其随机分成假手术组、缺血再灌注组、阿托伐他汀组,每组30只.假手术组与缺血再灌注组大鼠予以生理盐水(5 mL/d)连续灌胃7d处理,阿托伐他汀组予以阿托伐他汀20 mg/(kg-d)连续灌胃7 d...     

阿托伐他汀钙片治疗急性冠脉综合征的临床疗效

目的:探讨阿托伐他片汀治疗急性冠脉综合征(ACS)的临床疗效。方法:选择2013年3月至2013年12月我院收治的156例ACS患者,按随机字数表法分为实验组和对照组各78例,两组均采取常规治疗,实验组在此基础上加用阿托伐他汀钙片,对照组则用辛伐他汀滴丸。对比两组治疗效果及心血管事件发生率。结果:两组治疗后总胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)、血清高敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)、纤维蛋白原(Fg)和尿酸水平均明显下降,且实验组下降更明显,比较差异均有统计学意义(P0.05);治疗期间实验组心血管事件发生率率为8.97%(7/78),显著低于对照组的24.36%(19/78),比较差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:阿托伐他汀片治疗ACS的临床效果优于辛伐他汀滴丸,能有效降低心血管事件的发生,值得的临床推广。     

Effects of 900 MHz GSM wireless communication signals on DMBA-induced mammary tumors in rats

The purpose of the study was to investigate whether exposure to 900 MHz GSM wireless communication signals enhances mammary tumor development and growth induced by low-dose DMBA. Five hundred female Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with a single dose of 35 mg/kg DMBA and then divided into five groups in a blinded fashion: one cage control group and four exposure groups, including three microwave exposure groups and one sham exposure with specific absorption rates (SARs) of 4.0, 1.33, 0.44 and 0 W/kg, respectively. Exposure started on the day after DMBA administration and lasted 4 h/day, 5 days/week for 26 weeks. Rats were weighed and palpated weekly for the presence of tumors and were killed humanely at the end of the 26-week exposure period. All mammary glands were examined histologically. There were no statistically significant differences in body weight between sham- and GSM microwave-exposed groups. No significant differences in overall mammary tumor incidence, latency to tumor onset, tumor multiplicity, or tumor size were observed between microwave- and sham-exposed groups. There was a tendency for reduction of mammary adenocarcinoma incidence in the lowest microwave exposure group (0.44 W/ kg) compared with the sham-exposed group (P = 0.058). Additionally, a higher incidence of adenocarcinoma was noticed in the 4.0 W/kg group from the 15th to 26th weeks, especially in the 19th week (P = 0.358 compared to sham). However, neither tendency was statistically significant; thus this study does not provide evidence that GSM microwave exposure promotes mammary tumor development in rats. In the present study there were significant differences between the cage controls and the experimental groups (sham and exposure). Body weight and mammary tumor (malignant plus benign) incidence in the cage control group were significantly higher than in the sham- and GSM microwave-exposed groups. The latency to the mammary tumor onset was significantly shorter in the cage control group than in the other groups.     

Protective effect of atorvastatin on oxidative stress in streptozotocin‐induced diabetic rats independently their lipid‐lowering effects

In the present study, we investigate the effects of atorvastatin on the lipid profile, oxidative stress, and liver enzyme markers, and its protective activity against diabetic complications, in streptozotocin (STZ)‐induced diabetic rats. Fasting blood glucose (FBG), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and high‐density lipoprotein (HDL) levels, as well as alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) enzyme activities, were measured 7 weeks after the administration of STZ and atorvastatin. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), non‐protein associated sulfhydryl (NP‐SH), total sulfhydryl (T‐SH), and nitric oxide (NO) levels were measured to evaluate oxidative stress. Atorvastatin was found to inhibit ALT and AST activities and to reduce FBG levels in rats with STZ‐induced diabetes. Moreover, atorvastatin treatment significantly reduced lipid peroxidation in kidney, heart, and eye tissues (P < 0.001, for all), and resulted in a significant increase in NP‐SH levels in brain tissues (P < 0.001). Total NO and nitrate levels increased significantly after atorvastatin treatment (P < 0.01). Our results revealed that atorvastatin has a protective effect against STZ‐induced oxidative damage by reducing TBARS levels and increasing NP‐SH levels, has a hepatoprotective effect by decreasing ALT and AST activities. It also shows the antihyperglycemic activity by lowering FBG levels.     

Oral MSG administration alters hepatic expression of genes for lipid and nitrogen metabolism in suckling piglets

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of oral administration of monosodium glutamate (MSG) on expression of genes for hepatic lipid and nitrogen metabolism in piglets. A total of 24 newborn pigs were assigned randomly into one of four treatments (n = 6/group). The doses of oral MSG administration, given at 8:00 and 18:00 to sow-reared piglets between 0 and 21 days of age, were 0 (control), 0.06 (low dose), 0.5 (intermediate dose), and 1 (high dose) g/kg body weight/day. At the end of the 3-week treatment, serum concentrations of total protein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the intermediate dose group were elevated than those in the control group (P < 0.05). Hepatic mRNA levels for fatty acid synthase, acetyl-coA carboxylase, insulin-like growth factor-1, glutamate–oxaloacetate transaminase, and glutamate–pyruvate transaminase were higher in the middle-dose group (P < 0.05), compared with the control group. MSG administration did not affect hepatic mRNA levels for hormone-sensitive lipase or carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1. We conclude that oral MSG administration alters hepatic expression of certain genes for lipid and nitrogen metabolism in suckling piglets.     

Bile acid and sterol metabolism with combined HMG-CoA reductase and PCSK9 suppression

Proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin-9 (PCSK9) inhibition markedly augments the LDL lowering action of statins. The combination is being evaluated for long-term effects on atherosclerotic disease outcomes. However, effects of combined treatment on hepatic cholesterol and bile acid metabolism have not yet been reported. To study this, PCSK9-Y119X mutant (knockout) and wild-type mice were treated with or without atorvastatin for 12 weeks. Atorvastatin progressively lowered plasma LDL in each group, but no differences in liver cholesterol, cholesterol ester, or total bile acid concentrations, or in plasma total bile acid levels were seen. In contrast, atorvastatin increased fecal total bile acids (∼2-fold, P < 0.01) and cholesterol concentrations (∼3-fold, P < 0.01) versus controls for both PCSK9-Y119X and wild-type mice. All 14 individual bile acids resolved by LC-MS, including primary, secondary, and conjugated species, reflected similar increases. Expression of key liver bile acid synthesis genes CYP7A1 and CYP8B1 were ∼2.5-fold higher with atorvastatin in both strains, but mRNA for liver bile acid export and reuptake transporters and conjugating enzymes were not unaffected. The data suggest that hepatocyte cholesterol and bile acid homeostasis is maintained with combined PCSK9 and HMG-CoA reductase inhibition through efficient liver enzymatic conversion of LDL-derived cholesterol into bile acids and excretion of both, with undisturbed enterohepatic recycling.     

Chemopreventive effect of diclofenac on mammary carcinogenesis in Sprague-Dawley rats

Chemopreventive effect of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in mammary carcinogenesis was reported in several studies. In this study, the effect of a nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitor diclofenac (DICLO) in the prevention of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (NMU)-induced mammary carcinogenesis in Sprague-Dawley female rats was evaluated. NMU was administered to animals intraperitoneally in two doses of 50 mg kg^?1 b.w. within postnatal days 42-48. In experiment A (short-term administration), DICLO was administrated intramuscularly (5 mg kg^?1 b.w.) every other day, starting 3 days before and for subsequent 25 days after first NMU injection. In experiment B (long-term administration), DICLO was administered in tap water (0.01 mg ml^?1) continually, starting 7 days before and for subsequent 22 weeks after first NMU dose. The study was terminated 22 weeks after the first dose of NMU in both experiments. After DICLO treatment, tumor frequency per group was reduced in both variants of drug administration: in experiment A by 38% and in experiment B by 39.5%. Moreover, DICLO decreased tumor incidence by 11.5% and delayed tumor latency by 14 days in experiment B. In our preventive-curative experiments DICLO decreased some parameters of NMU-induced rat mammary carcinogenesis, mainly the tumor frequency.     

不同剂量阿托伐他汀钙短期应用对冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病患者血清 胆红素水平的影响

目的:探讨不同剂量阿托伐他汀钙短期应用对冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病患者血清胆红素水平的影响。方法:按照详细的纳入及排除标准的筛选共计264例冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病患者入选,分为20 mg和40 mg治疗剂量组,观察患者用药前后胆红素水平的变化水平的改变。结果:与服药前的相比,服用阿托伐他汀钙40 mg和20 mg的患者血清总胆红素、直接胆红素水平均呈显著性上升(P0.05),而间接胆红素水平差异无显著性。服药1个月后,40 mg组患者血清总胆红素、直接胆红素水平升高较20 mg组更显著(P0.05),但两组间接胆红素水平差异没有显著性。总胆红素变化率与患者胆固醇水平呈显著相关性,其20mg组为0.419,40 mg组为0.634(P0.001)。结论:阿托伐他汀钙治疗冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病患者可导致其血清总胆红素和直接胆红素水平升高,且高剂量较低剂量对总胆红素和直接胆红素的影响更明显。     

Prepubertal octylphenol exposure up-regulate BRCA1 expression,down-regulate ERα expression and reduce rat mammary tumorigenesis

Background: Endogenous estrogens play an important role in the development of breast cancer. Octylphenol (OP) and genistein (GEN) are estrogen-like chemicals. Prepubertal estradiol and genistein exposure can up-regulate BRCA1 mRNA in mammary gland and reduce futuer breast cancer risk. In the present study, the effects of prepubertal exposure to high-dose OP and GEN on mammary carcinogenesis and the association with the expression of BRCA1 and ERα were investigated. Methods: Prepubertal female Sprague–Dawley rats were exposed to 20, 40, 80 mg/kg OP daily from postnatal day (PND) 22–28, subsequently, the rats were given a single dose of 100 mg/kg 7,12-dimethylbenz [a] anthracene (DMBA) on PND42 to induce mammary tumor. Results: The incidence of DMBA-induced mammary tumors significantly decreased when rats were treated with 40 mg/kg OP. BRCA1 mRNA and protein expression were found up-regulated and ERα expression was down-regulated in the mammary tumor when rats were exposed to 40 mg/kg octylphenol. Conclusion: Exposure 40 mg/kg octylphenol can reduce later breast cancer risk in prepubertal Sprague–Dawley rats, the protective effect of OP is associated with persistent up-regulation of BRCA1 and down-regulation of ERα in the mammary tumor.     

The effect of darbepoetin alfa on growth, oxygenation and radioresponsiveness of a breast adenocarcinoma

Tumor hypoxia is associated with poor clinical outcome in a variety of tumors, including cervical, head/neck and breast cancer. Administration of erythropoietic factors has been suggested as a means of improving tumor oxygenation (pO2). This study randomized rats to treatment with low-dose or high-dose darbepoetin alfa or a placebo to determine the effect of darbepoetin alfa on the pO2, growth and response to radiation therapy of R3230 mammary adenocarcinoma. Rats received 3 microg/kg (high dose) or 0.2 microg/kg (low dose) darbepoetin alfa or placebo for eight doses prior to either (1) pO2 measurement and pimonidazole staining or (2) irradiation or sham irradiation on post-transplant day 20. In the animals randomized to radiation treatment, placebo or darbepoetin alfa administration at a reduced dose was continued for 9 weeks or until the tumor diameter exceeded 15 mm (defined as failure for survival analysis). Treatment with high-dose and low-dose darbepoetin alfa produced hematocrits of 68 and 56% compared to 44 and 45% in their respective control groups (both P < 10(-5)). At 18 days post-transplant, tumor volume was not different for either darbepoetin alfa group compared to the placebo group. Tumor oxygenation, as measured by the fraction of pO2 measurement <10 mmHg and the intensity of pimonidazole staining, was significantly improved in the high-dose group (P = 0.046 and 0.03, respectively, compared with controls) but not in the low-dose group. Growth delay curves after irradiation did not differ significantly for high- or low-dose darbepoetin alfa compared to placebo. In this nonanemic animal model of mammary adenocarcinoma, darbepoetin alfa does not significantly alter tumor growth or radioresponsiveness, even though it improves oxygenation when administered at high doses.     

阿托伐他汀对冠心病大鼠心肌细胞的凋亡及caspase-12表达的影响

目的:探讨阿托伐他汀对冠心病大鼠心肌细胞的凋亡及caspase-12表达的影响。方法:21只清洁剂SD大鼠经高脂饮食冠心病造模成功后随机分为空白组、对照组和阿托伐他汀组每组7只。空白组大鼠未经处理,对照组给予生理盐水10 m L/kg体重灌胃,1天一次连续4周;阿托伐他汀组大鼠给予阿托伐他汀10 mg/kg体重灌胃,1天一次连续4周。4周后处死大鼠并取大鼠心肌组织采用TUNEL法检测细胞凋亡情况,Western-blot法检测caspase-12表达情况。结果:三组大鼠心肌凋亡比较空白组、对照组及阿托伐他汀组大鼠细胞凋亡比例分别为(3.72±0.89)%、(3.84±1.01)%和(1.47±0.62)%,阿托伐他汀大鼠心肌细胞凋亡比例明显低于空白组和对照组(P0.05);阿托伐他汀组大鼠心肌细胞Caspase-12表达水平显著低于空白组与对照组(P0.05),而空白组与对照组比较无统计学差异(P0.05)。结论:阿托伐他汀可能通过抑制大鼠心肌细胞caspase-12表达来阻断心肌细胞凋亡途径的激活。     

不同剂量阿托伐他汀对稳定性心绞痛患者TNF-α 和LDL-C 水平的影响

目的:观察不同剂量阿托伐他汀对冠心病稳定性心绞痛患者血清肿瘤坏死因子a(TNF-α)和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)水平的影响。方法:用酶联免疫吸附法和生化发光分析法测定40例正常对照组和40例阿托伐他汀10mg组及39例阿托伐他汀20mg组冠心病患者治疗前后血清TNF-α和LDL-C水平的变化。结果:阿托伐他汀10mg及20mg组患者治疗12周后血清TNF-α和LDL-C水平明显降低,并且阿托伐他汀20mg组比阿托伐他汀10mg组血清TNF-α下降更明显,差异有显著性(P<0.05),但两组间LDL-C水平降低无显著性差异(P>0.05)。结论:阿托伐他汀可以降低冠心病患者血清LDL-C和TNF-α水平,减轻冠心病的炎症反应,并且这种机制独立于降脂作用以外。