U50,488H对缺血期间心肌电耦联的影响及其机制研究

目的:研究κ-阿片受体特异性激动剂U50,488H对心肌缺血后电耦联特性的影响,并探讨其作用的可能机制。方法:采用雄性SD大鼠心脏Langendorff离体灌流模型和四电极法,观察U50,488H对全心停灌缺血期间心肌整体阻抗和电脱耦联参数(电脱耦联时间、平台时间、电脱耦联最大速率和阻抗倍数)的影响。采用免疫组化染色法检测U50,488H对左心室心肌细胞缝隙连接结构蛋白Cx43的影响,并同时观察U50,488H特异阻断剂nor-BNI(5×10-6mol/L)和PKC抑制剂chelerythrine(3×10-6mol/L)预处理对U50,488H作用的影响。结果:U50,488H可浓度依赖地延迟电脱耦联时间和平台时间,降低电脱耦联最大速率;nor-BNI或chelerythrine预处理均可明显减弱U50,488H对心肌缺血后电耦联特性的作用;与空白对照组比较,单纯缺血组心肌闰盘处Cx43蛋白显著减少,U50,488H处理可明显增加缺血心肌闰盘处Cx43蛋白含量;nor-BNI和chelerythrine预处理均可明显减弱U50,488H对心肌Cx43蛋白表达的作用。结论:κ-阿片受体激动剂U50,488H明显延迟缺血诱导的心肌电脱耦联,其作用涉及κ-阿片受体-PKC途径,其作用靶点可能为心肌细胞缝隙连接蛋白Cx43。     

激活κ-阿片受体抑制小鼠心肌缺血再灌注损伤的作用及机制

目的:探讨外源性κ-阿片受体激动剂U50,488H对小鼠缺血再灌注损伤心肌的保护作用及其机制。方法:选择成年雄性C57小鼠40只,将其随机分为4组:假手术组(Sham),缺血再灌注组(I/R),κ-阿片受体激动剂U50,488H+I/R组(U+I/R),κ-阿片受体阻断剂nor-BNI+U50,488H+I/R组(N+U+I/R)。建立小鼠急性心肌缺血再灌注在体模型,通过小动物超声仪检测小鼠心功能,采用氯化三苯基四氮唑-伊文思蓝双染检测心肌梗死面积,检测血清心肌损伤物LDH活性和cTnI含量,Western-Blot检测Ca MKII和磷酸化Ca MKII的表达。结果:与Sham组相比,I/R组小鼠心功能下降,心肌梗死面积增加,血清LDH和cTnI水平升高(P0.05),心肌组织内磷酸化Ca MKII的表达明显增加(P0.05);与I/R组相比,U+I/R组心功能改善,心肌梗死面积减小,血清LDH和cTnI水平降低(P0.05),心肌组织内CaMKII磷酸化被抑制(P0.05)。给予nor-BNI后,上述U50,488H的作用均被阻断。结论:κ-阿片受体激活可抑制CaMKII磷酸化并抑制心肌缺血再灌注损伤,改善心功能。     

降钙素基因相关肽在离体大鼠心肌缺血后处理中的作用

目的:观察降钙素基因相关肽(CGRP)在离体大鼠心肌缺血后处理保护中的作用。方法:采用离体大鼠全心停灌心肌缺血复灌模型。测定心室动力学指标、复灌各时间点冠脉流出液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)含量和心肌组织formazan含量的变化。结果:与缺血/复灌组相比,缺血后处理组明显增加心脏formazan含量,降低冠脉流出液中LDH含量,促进左室发展压、左室做功和冠脉流量的恢复。CGRP受体阻断剂CGRP-(8-37)和线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道阻断剂5-HD均减弱了缺血后处理的作用,且CGRP-(8-37)阻断了线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道开放剂Diaz的心肌保护作用。结论:缺血后处理可能通过促进线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道的开放,引起内源性降钙素基因相关肽的释放发挥心肌保护作用。     

mitoKATP通道参与心肌缺血预处理保护作用的机制

目的：探讨血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂（ACEI）和阈下缺血预处理联合预处理诱导的心肌保护作用中mi-toKatp通道激动后的作用机制：方法：采用离体大鼠心脏Langendorff灌流模型,观察心脏电脱耦联发生时间、细胞膜Na^＋／K^＋-ATPase和Ca^2＋/Mg^2＋-ATPase活性的改变：结果：单独使用卡托普利、或给予大鼠心脏2min缺血／10min复灌作为阈下缺血预处理,均不能改善长时间缺血／复灌引起的心脏收缩功能下降？而卡托普利和阂下缺血预处理联合使用可增高心脏收缩功能。mitoKatp通道特异性阻断剂5-HD可取消这一联合预处理的作用一联合预处理可引起缺血后电脱耦联发生时间延长,缺血心肌细胞膜Na^＋／K^＋-ATPase和Ca^2＋/Mg^2＋-ATPase活性增高;5-HD可取消此作用结论：mitoKatp通道参与了联合预处理延迟缺血引起的细胞间脱耦联和促进细胞膜离子通道稳定性维持的作用。     

k阿片肽受体激活对培养心肌细胞生长抑制的影响

目的：通过体外培养乳鼠心肌细胞,观察k阿片肽受体激活对心肌细胞生长的影响。方法：对培养乳鼠心肌细胞分组给48h,用结晶 染色法测定心肌细胞的增殖程度,用Lowry's法测心肌细胞的蛋白质含量。结果：k阿片肽受体激动剂U50,488H（0．1μmol/L-10μmol/L）对培养心肌细胞的增殖程度和蛋白质含量均有抑制作用并呈剂量依赖性;k阿片肽受体拮抗剂nor-binaltorphimine（nor-BNI)1μmol/L）对U50,488H（1μmol/L）的这些抑制效应具有相应的拮抗作用。结论：阿片肽对心肌细胞生长具有负性调节作用,这种作用是通过激活k阿片肽受体发挥的。     

白介素—2对心肌细胞[Ca^2＋]i的作用及其信号转导途径

为研究白介素－2（interleukin-2,IL-2）对心肌细胞内钙浓度（[Ca^2 ]i）的影响及其信号转导途径,实验采用酶解法分离成年大鼠心室肌细胞,以Fura-2/AM为钙探针,用细胞内双波长钙荧光系统检测细胞[Ca^2 ]i的变化。结果发现：（1）IL－2（0.5-200U/ml）浓度依赖性地降低单个心室肌细胞内钙态,IL－2（200U／ml）对咖啡因诱导的肌浆网内储钙的释放无影响;（2）纳洛酮(naloxone,Nal)(10^-8mol/L）和nor-binaltorphimine(nor-BNI,10^-8mol/L）可阻断IL－2对心肌细胞钙瞬态的作用,而纳曲吲哚（naltrindole,NTI）（10^-6mol/L）不能阻断此作用;（3）κ阿片受体激动剂U50488H（10^-6mol/L）降低心肌细胞钙瞬态,nor-BNI(10^-8mol/L）可阻断此作用;（4）5mg/L百日咳毒素（PTX）预处理可取消IL－2降低心肌细胞钙瞬态的作用,而酪氨酸激酶抑制剂genistein(10^-4mol/L）不能取消IL－2的作用;（5）U73122预处理可阻断IL－2的作用。研究结果表明,IL－2降低心肌细胞钙瞬态的作用,是通过心肌细胞上κ阿片受体介导的,其下游途径包括PTX敏感的G蛋白和磷脂酶C。     

δ-阿片受体在缺血后处理心肌保护中的作用

目的：探讨δ-阿片受体是否参与缺血后处理对抗心肌缺血/复灌（I/R）损伤和心肌细胞低氧/复氧（H/R）损伤作用及其机制。方法：采用离体大鼠心脏Langendorff灌流模型,全心停灌30 min、复灌120 min复制I/R模型。测定心室力学指标和复灌时冠脉流出液中乳酸脱氢酶（lactate dehydrogenase,LDH）活性,实验结束测定心肌组织formazan含量。酶解分离的心肌细胞采用低氧60min、复氧60min复制H/R模型,测定心肌细胞存活率。结果：在离体心脏模型上,与I/R组相比,缺血后处理组（停灌后复灌即刻立即给予6次全心停灌/复灌循环）心肌组织的formazan含量明显增高,复灌期间冠脉流出液中LDH明显降低,同时缺血后处理明显改善心室力学指标,缓解冠脉流量的减少 在分离心肌细胞模型上,低氧后处理明显提高心肌细胞存活率。δ-阿片受体阻断剂naltrindole（NTI）和线粒体钙激活钾通道（KCa）阻断剂paxilline（Pax）在离体大鼠心脏模型和分离心肌细胞模型上均能明显减弱缺血后处理的作用。在心肌细胞模型上,与H/R组相比,δ-阿片受体激动剂DADLE明显提高心肌细胞存活率,其作用可被paxilline所阻断。结论：缺血后处理具有抗心肌缺血/复灌损伤的作用,这种保护作用可能与其激活δ-阿片受体和开放KCa有关。     

κ-阿片受体激动对高糖诱导心肌肥大的影响

目的:研究κ-阿片受体(κ-OR)激动剂U50488H在高浓度葡萄糖(25.5mmol/L)诱导的心肌细胞肥大中的作用及可能的信号转导通路。方法:以原代培养的新生大鼠心肌细胞为模型,应用25.5mmol/L的高浓度葡萄糖诱导心肌肥大,用Lowry法检测心肌细胞蛋白含量;用消化分离法及计算机图像分析系统检测心肌细胞体积;用Western蛋白印迹法测定细胞外信号调节激酶(ERK)磷酸化水平。结果:25.5mmol/L的高浓度葡萄糖使心肌细胞蛋白含量和体积明显增加,1μmol/L的U50488H能抑制高糖诱导的心肌肥大,使ERK磷酸化水平降低,与10μmol/L的ERK抑制剂U0126对心肌肥大的抑制程度相近,统计结果没有显著性差异。结论:U50488H抑制高糖诱导的心肌肥大与ERK信号有关。     

白细胞介素-2对心肌负性肌力作用机制的探讨

为研究白细胞介素-2（IL-2）对心肌的负性肌力作用的可能机制,本采用酶解分离成年大鼠心室肌细胞,用细胞内双波长荧光系统和膜片钳全细胞记录检测细胞膜钙离子通道和细胞内酸碱度（pHi）及钙水平的变化,分别以fura-2/AM和BCECF/AM作为细胞内钙离子和氢离子荧光指示剂。结果：（1）IL-2(2.5-200U/ml）浓度依赖性地降低单个心室肌细胞电刺激诱导的钙瞬变幅度,使舒张末钙水平升高,选择性κ-阿片受体阻断剂nor-BNI(10nmol/L）可阻断IL-2对心肌细胞内钙的作用;（2）用200U/ml的IL-2灌流10min后,与对照组相比膜片钳全细胞记录的L-型钙电流无明显改变;（3）用200U/ml的IL-2灌流后,与对照组相比Mn^2 对fura-2/AM的淬灭率无明显改变。（4）IL-2(200U/ml）使大鼠心室肌细胞pHi降低,其作用可被选择性κ-阿片受体阻断剂nor-BNI(10nmol/L）所减弱。结论：IL-2引起的心室肌细胞pHi降低可能是其负性肌力作用机制之一,细胞膜上L-型钙离子通道可能不参与IL-2降低心肌收缩力的作用;细胞膜上的阿片受体可能介导IL-2对心肌的负性肌力作用。     

乙酰胆碱对离体大鼠缺血/复灌心脏的保护作用及其机制

目的:探讨乙酰胆碱(ACh)预处理抗心肌缺血复灌(I/R)损伤作用及其与线粒体渗透性转换孔和/或线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道的关系。方法:采用离体大鼠心脏Langendorff灌流方法进行全心停灌30min,复灌120min复制I/R模型。测定心室力学指标和复灌各时间点冠脉流出液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)含量。实验结束测定心肌组织formazan含量的变化。结果:与单纯I/R组相比,ACh(0.1μmol/L,5min)预处理明显提高心肌细胞的formazan含量,降低复灌期间冠脉流出液中LDH含量,明显改善I/R所致的左室发展压、左心室内压最大上升和下降速率、心率与发展压乘积和左室舒张末压力的下降,缓解冠脉流量的减少。线粒体渗透性转换孔开放剂苍术苷(20μmol/L,复灌前给药20min)和线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道抑制剂5-羟基癸酸(100μmol/L,缺血前给药20min)能明显减弱ACh的保护作用。结论:在大鼠离体心脏灌流模型上,ACh预处理具有抗心脏缺血/复灌损伤的作用,这种保护作用可能与其抑制线粒体渗透性转换孔的开放和促进线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道的开放有关。     

Role for dopamine in malonate-induced damage in vivo in striatum and in vitro in mesencephalic cultures

Defects in mitochondrial energy metabolism have been implicated in the pathology of several neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, the reactive metabolites generated from the metabolism and oxidation of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) are thought to contribute to the damage to neurons of the basal ganglia. We have previously demonstrated that infusions of the metabolic inhibitor malonate into the striata of mice or rats produce degeneration of DA nerve terminals. In the present studies, we demonstrate that an intrastriatal infusion of malonate induces a substantial increase in DA efflux in awake, behaving mice as measured by in vivo microdialysis. Furthermore, pretreatment of mice with tetrabenazine (TBZ) or the TBZ analogue Ro 4-1284 (Ro-4), compounds that reversibly inhibit the vesicular storage of DA, attenuates the malonate-induced DA efflux as well as the damage to DA nerve terminals. Consistent with these findings, the damage to both DA and GABA neurons in mesencephalic cultures by malonate exposure was attenuated by pretreatment with TBZ or Ro-4. Treatment with these compounds did not affect the formation of free radicals or the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation resulting from malonate exposure alone. Our data suggest that DA plays an important role in the neurotoxicity produced by malonate. These findings provide direct evidence that inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase causes an increase in extracellular DA levels and indicate that bioenergetic defects may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic neurodegenerative diseases through a mechanism involving DA.     

Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine

In order to determine if the absence of vitamin C in the diet of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) causes scurvy, a group of seven young individuals were fed food pellets without ascorbic acid, while another group of eight individuals received the same food with 1 g of ascorbic acid per animal per day. Animals in the first group developed signs of scurvy-like gingivitis, breaking of the incisors and death of one animal. Clinical signs appeared between 25 and 104 days from the beginning of the trial in all individuals. Growth rates of individuals deprived of vitamin C was considerably less than those observed in the control group. Deficiency of ascorbic acid had a severe effect on reproduction of another population of captive capybaras. We found that the decrease in ascorbic acid content in the diet affected pregnancy, especially during the first stages. The results obtained suggest that it is necessary to supply a suitable quantity of vitamin C in the diet of this species in captivity.     

Changes in lactate dehydrogenase activity in chicken tissues in hyperthyreosis in ontogenesis

The lactate dehydrogenase activity in reactions of lactate oxidation and synthesis was studied in subfractions of the chicken brain, heart and liver at the embryonal, early postembryonal and adult stages of development after thyroxine administration. It has been shown that during embryogenesis thyroxine predominantly enhanced the rate of lactate oxidation in the mitochondrial tissues. A marked increase in the lactate synthesis was found in cytoplasm of the adult chicken tissues. Specificity of enzyme activity alterations was detected in the chicken brain during ontogenesis after thyroxine administration.     

SSTR5 ablation in islet results in alterations in glucose homeostasis in mice

Somatostatin (SST) peptide is a potent inhibitor of insulin secretion and its effect is mediated via somatostatin receptor 5 (SSTR5) in the endocrine pancreas. To investigate the consequences of gene ablation of SSTR5 in the mouse pancreas, we have generated a mouse model in which the SSTR5 gene was specifically knocked down in the pancreatic beta cells (betaSSTR5Kd) using the Cre-lox system. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that SSTR5 gene expression was absent in beta cells at three months of age. At the time of gene ablation, betaSSTR5Kd mice demonstrated glucose intolerance with lack of insulin response and significantly reduced serum insulin levels. Insulin tolerance test demonstrated a significant increase of insulin clearance in vivo at the same age. In vitro studies demonstrated an absence of response to SST-28 stimulation in the betaSSTR5Kd mouse islet, which was associated with a significantly reduced SST expression level in betaSSTR5Kd mice pancreata. In addition, betaSSTR5Kd mice had significantly reduced serum glucose levels and increased serum insulin levels at 12 months of age. Glucose tolerance test at an older age also indicated a persistently higher insulin level in betaSSTR5Kd mice. Further studies of betaSSTR5Kd mice had revealed elevated serum C-peptide levels at both 3 and 12 months of age, suggesting that these mice are capable of producing and releasing insulin to the periphery. These results support the hypothesis that SSTR5 plays a pivotal role in the regulation of insulin secretion in the mouse pancreas.