依达拉奉联合醒脑静治疗急性脑出血的临床疗效观察

目的:探究依达拉奉联合醒脑静治疗急性脑出血(ACH)的临床疗效及对炎症指标的影响。方法:本研究于2013年2月~2015年2月期间,选择我院收治的ACH患者128例为研究对象,采用随机数字法将其分为研究组(65例)和对照组(63例)。两组患者均给予一般常规治疗并给予依达拉奉,研究组患者在此基础上联用醒脑静注射液治疗。观察两组患者治疗前后炎症因子变化、采用美国国立卫生研究院的卒中量表(NIHSS)评价神经功能缺损修复情况、采用格拉斯哥昏迷评分(GCS)评价患者意识状态,并对比治疗后临床疗效。结果:治疗后两组患者C反应蛋白(CRP)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、白介素-6(IL-6)水平和NIHSS评分均出现明显降低(均P0.05),GCS评分均出现明显升高(P0.05),且研究组上述指标改善均优于对照组,差异均存在统计学差异(均P0.05);治疗后研究组有效率为87.69%,显著高于对照组的69.84%(X2=6.125,P=0.013)。结论:依达拉奉联合醒脑静治疗ACH,能够改善患者神经功能损伤及炎症反应,预后好,疗效确切,具有重要的临床价值。     

SPA患者循环EPCs及SDF-1-alpha与冠状动脉侧支循环的相关性分析

目的：研究冠状动脉严重狭窄稳定型心绞痛(Stable angina pectoris, SPA)患者循环内皮祖细胞（endothelial progenitor cells, EPCs）及基质细胞衍生因子（SDF）-1-alpha与冠状动脉侧支循环（CCC）形成的相关性,以期为治疗冠心病提供新的思路。方法：选择 2012 年8 月到2014 年12月在我院就诊的88 例冠状动脉严重狭窄的稳定型心绞痛患者（CCC 良好40 例、不良48 例）,均采集 外周血测定EPC 数量、体外生成血管能力,并用ELISA 法检测其血浆SDF-1alpha 水平,采用直线相关和Pearson 检验分析CCC良好 与不良者各指标间及与CCC 分级的相关性;将所有入选病例随机分为6 组,并分离外周血单个核细胞并分别加入不同的培养 液,培养7 天后体外测定EPCs 数量以及生成血管的能力,并通过ELISA 法检测培养液上清中VEGF 的蛋白水平。结果：CCC 不 良组EPCs 数量、体外生成血管能力及SDF-1-alpha水平均明显低于CCC 良好组（P<0.05）。体外生成血管能力、循环EPCs 数量以及 SDF-1alpha水平均与CCC分级呈现显著的正相关性（r =0.72、0.67、0.79,均P<0.05）;循环EPCs 数量、SDF-1alpha水平以及体外生成血 管能力亦均呈现显著正相关性（r =0.78、0.62,均P<0.05）。与PBS、SDF-1alpha+ AMD3100 及SDF-1alpha+ KI8751 干预物质比较,SDF-1琢 能够呈剂量依赖性的明显提高EPCs 数量、增强其体外生成血管的能力及VEGF水平（P<0.05）。结论：冠状动脉严重狭窄稳定型 心绞痛患者循环EPCs及SDF-1琢与CCC 形成有关,VEGF可能参与该过程。     

有氧康复运动联合中药对脑瘫患儿血清NSE、EF-1、1,25-(OH)2-VitD3 的影响

目的:探讨有氧康复运动联合中药口服对脑瘫患儿血清NSE、EF-1、1,25-二羟维生素D3水平变化的影响及临床意义。方法:选取我院收治的脑瘫患儿80例,根据治疗方案不同分为对照组及实验组,对照组予以常规内科治疗及康复锻炼,实验组予以有氧康复联合中药口服治疗。比较各组患儿治疗前后糖化分解烯醇酶NSE、内皮素EF-1、1,25-二羟维生素D3、食欲、排便、面色、体质、淀粉酶等水平变换情况。结果:实验组NSE及EF-1水平低于对照组(P0.05),实验组1,25-二羟维生素D3及微量元素、淀粉酶、体质体征水平高于对照组,其结果均有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:有氧康复运动联合健脾益气的中药汤药口服可降低脑瘫患儿血清NSE及EF-1间接促进神经系统恢复,且加速1.25-二羟Vit D3合成效率,促进患儿对营养物质的吸收及代谢,治疗小儿脑瘫临床疗效理想。     

臭氧大自血疗法治疗急性缺血性脑梗死患者的临床疗效评估

目的:研究臭氧大自血疗法治疗急性缺血性脑梗死患者的临床疗效,为临床治疗提供依据。方法:选取2014年10月到2015年8月我院收治的急性缺血性脑梗死患者210例,按照随机数字表法将患者分为研究组和对照组,每组105例,两组均给予常规治疗,研究组在常规治疗的基础上给予臭氧大自血疗法,应用barthel指数评定日常生活活动能力,应用美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(NIHSS)评价神经功能缺损,比较两组临床疗效,治疗前后甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TC)、高密度脂蛋白(HLD-C)和低密度脂蛋白(LDL-C),并比较两组不良反应。结果:研究组总有效率为87.6%(92/105)显著高于对照组的73.3%(77/105),比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);治疗后两组NIHSS评分显著降低,barthel评分显著升高,且研究组NIHSS评分显著低于对照组,barthel评分显著高于对照组,比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);治疗后两组TG、TC和LDL-C均显著降低,HDL-C显著升高,且研究组TG、TC和LDL-C低于对照组,HDL-C高于对照组,比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);两组不良反应比较无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:臭氧大自血疗法治疗急性缺血性脑梗死疗效较好,能明显改善患者的神经功能和日常生活。     

肺癌患者肺动脉和支气管动脉CTA的临床研究

目的:对比分析肺癌患者和肺部非癌性病变肺动脉和主支气管动脉CTA特点。方法:回顾性统计分析82例行高度怀疑肺癌患者的肺部CTA,经病理证实肺癌54例,肺结核球28例,同时选择对照组22例。对比分析肺动脉(Pulmonary artery,PA)内径、主支气管动脉(Bronchial artery,BA)显影率和及其各级分支显影率。结果:肺癌组、肺结核球组和对照组左主支气管动脉显影率分别为83.3%、77.7%和72.7%。右主支气管动脉显影率87.0%、83.3%和68.1%。肺癌组左右主支气管动脉清晰显影率高于肺结核球组和对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。左右两侧肺癌组PA内径明显大于结核球和对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。左右侧肺癌组PA显影分级明显高于结核球和对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。左右双侧PA主干内径差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:肺部癌性病灶动脉供血增加,肺动脉和支气管动脉CTA能够显示肺癌病灶供血情况,可用于临床辅助鉴别诊断影像学不能确诊的肺部病变。     

血管紧张素转换酶基因多态性与冠心病发病的相关关系

目的:从分子遗传学角度分析血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)基因I/D多态与中国北方汉族人群中冠心病发病的相关关系。方法:本研究收集在沈阳军区总医院心内科住院的行冠脉造影检查的病例为研究对象,冠脉动脉照影检查显示冠状动脉主支狭窄程度大于等于70%的入选为冠心病组,冠状动脉照影检查显示冠状动脉主支狭窄程度小于20%的为对照组,共入选568名冠心病患者以及性别与年龄相匹配的529名对照个体为研究对象,利用测序的方法分析检测血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)基因I/D多态在冠心病组与对照组中的频率分布情况。结果:血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)基因I/D多态基因型频率符合Hardy-Weinberg定律。血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)基因I/D多态(II型,ID型和DD型)在我们入选的568例冠心病组分布频率分别为50.3%,30.3%和19.4%,而在我们入选的524例对照组中的分布频率为57.7%,31.2%和11.1%,研究发现血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)基因I/D多态可能是中国北方汉族人群冠心病发病的独立危险因素(P0.05);利用多元回归分析发现,在调整了冠心病的其他危险因素后,血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)基因I/D多态的变化仍然是中国北方汉族人群冠心病发病一个独立危险因素,可以预测中国北方汉族人群冠心病的发生。结论:在中国北方汉族人群中,血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)基因I/D多态可能是冠心病发病的独立危险因素,在临床上可以早期预判冠心病的发生。     

Pharmacological removal of serum amyloid P component from intracerebral plaques and cerebrovascular Aβ amyloid deposits in vivo

Human amyloid deposits always contain the normal plasma protein serum amyloid P component (SAP), owing to its avid but reversible binding to all amyloid fibrils, including the amyloid β (Aβ) fibrils in the cerebral parenchyma plaques and cerebrovascular amyloid deposits of Alzheimer''s disease (AD) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). SAP promotes amyloid fibril formation in vitro, contributes to persistence of amyloid in vivo and is also itself directly toxic to cerebral neurons. We therefore developed (R)-1-[6-[(R)-2-carboxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-6-oxo-hexanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (CPHPC), a drug that removes SAP from the blood, and thereby also from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), in patients with AD. Here we report that, after introduction of transgenic human SAP expression in the TASTPM double transgenic mouse model of AD, all the amyloid deposits contained human SAP. Depletion of circulating human SAP by CPHPC administration in these mice removed all detectable human SAP from both the intracerebral and cerebrovascular amyloid. The demonstration that removal of SAP from the blood and CSF also removes it from these amyloid deposits crucially validates the strategy of the forthcoming ‘Depletion of serum amyloid P component in Alzheimer''s disease (DESPIAD)’ clinical trial of CPHPC. The results also strongly support clinical testing of CPHPC in patients with CAA.     

Valproic acid stimulates proliferation of glial precursors during cortical gliogenesis in developing rat

Valproic acid (VPA) is a neurotherapeutic drug prescribed for seizures, bipolar disorder, and migraine, including women of reproductive age. VPA is a well‐known teratogen that produces congenital malformations in many organs including the nervous system, as well as later neurodevelopmental disorders, including mental retardation and autism. In developing brain, few studies have examined VPA effects on glial cells, particularly astrocytes. To investigate effects on primary glial precursors, we developed new cell culture and in vivo models using frontal cerebral cortex of postnatal day (P2) rat. In vitro, VPA exposure elicited dose‐dependent, biphasic effects on DNA synthesis and proliferation. In vivo VPA (300 mg/kg) exposure from P2 to P4 increased both DNA synthesis and cell proliferation, affecting primarily astrocyte precursors, as >75% of mitotic cells expressed brain lipid‐binding protein. Significantly, the consequence of early VPA exposure was increased astrocytes, as both S100‐β+ cells and glial fibrillary acidic protein were increased in adolescent brain. Molecularly, VPA served as an HDAC inhibitor in vitro and in vivo as enhanced proliferation was accompanied by increased histone acetylation, whereas it elicited changes in culture in cell‐cycle regulators, including cyclin D1 and E, and cyclin‐dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors, p21 and p27. Collectively, these data suggest clinically relevant VPA exposures stimulate glial precursor proliferation, though at higher doses can elicit inhibition through differential regulation of CDK inhibitors. Because changes in glial cell functions are proposed as mechanisms contributing to neuropsychiatric disorders, these observations suggest that VPA teratogenic actions may be mediated through changes in astrocyte generation during development. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol 76: 780–798, 2016     

Transmigration characteristics of breast cancer and melanoma cells through the brain endothelium: Role of Rac and PI3K

Brain metastases are common and devastating complications of both breast cancer and melanoma. Although mammary carcinoma brain metastases are more frequent than those originating from melanoma, this latter has the highest tropism to the brain. Using static and dynamic in vitro approaches, here we show that melanoma cells have increased adhesion to the brain endothelium in comparison to breast cancer cells. Moreover, melanoma cells can transmigrate more rapidly and in a higher number through brain endothelial monolayers than breast cancer cells. In addition, melanoma cells have increased ability to impair tight junctions of cerebral endothelial cells. We also show that inhibition of Rac or PI3K impedes adhesion of breast cancer cells and melanoma cells to the brain endothelium. In addition, inhibition of Rac or PI3K inhibits the late phase of transmigration of breast cancer cells and the early phase of transmigration of melanoma cells. On the other hand, the Rac inhibitor EHT1864 impairs the junctional integrity of the brain endothelium, while the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 has no damaging effect on interendothelial junctions. We suggest that targeting the PI3K/Akt pathway may represent a novel opportunity in preventing the formation of brain metastases of melanoma and breast cancer.     

In Vivo Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Structure,Function, Perfusion and Viability Using Cardiac Micro-computed Tomography

The use of Micro-Computed Tomography (MicroCT) for in vivo studies of small animals as models of human disease has risen tremendously due to the fact that MicroCT provides quantitative high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) anatomical data non-destructively and longitudinally. Most importantly, with the development of a novel preclinical iodinated contrast agent called eXIA160, functional and metabolic assessment of the heart became possible. However, prior to the advent of commercial MicroCT scanners equipped with X-ray flat-panel detector technology and easy-to-use cardio-respiratory gating, preclinical studies of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in small animals required a MicroCT technologist with advanced skills, and thus were impractical for widespread implementation. The goal of this work is to provide a practical guide to the use of the high-speed Quantum FX MicroCT system for comprehensive determination of myocardial global and regional function along with assessment of myocardial perfusion, metabolism and viability in healthy mice and in a cardiac ischemia mouse model induced by permanent occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD).