Human gut endogenous proteins as a potential source of angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE-I)-, renin inhibitory and antioxidant peptides

It is well known that endogenous bioactive proteins and peptides play a substantial role in the body's first line of immunological defence, immune-regulation and normal body functioning. Further, the peptides derived from the luminal digestion of proteins are also important for body function. For example, within the peptide database BIOPEP (http://www.uwm.edu.pl/biochemia/index.php/en/biopep) 12 endogenous antimicrobial and 64 angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE-I) inhibitory peptides derived from human milk and plasma proteins are listed. The antimicrobial peptide database (http://aps.unmc.edu/AP/main.php) lists over 111 human host-defence peptides. Several endogenous proteins are secreted in the gut and are subject to the same gastrointestinal digestion processes as food proteins derived from the diet. The human gut endogenous proteins (GEP) include mucins, serum albumin, digestive enzymes, hormones, and proteins from sloughed off epithelial cells and gut microbiota, and numerous other secreted proteins. To date, much work has been carried out regarding the health altering effects of food-derived bioactive peptides but little attention has been paid to the possibility that GEP may also be a source of bioactive peptides. In this review, we discuss the potential of GEP to constitute a gut cryptome from which bioactive peptides such as ACE-I inhibitory, renin inhibitory and antioxidant peptides may be derived.     

Video Imaging and Spatiotemporal Maps to Analyze Gastrointestinal Motility in Mice

The enteric nervous system (ENS) plays an important role in regulating gastrointestinal (GI) motility and can function independently of the central nervous system. Changes in ENS function are a major cause of GI symptoms and disease and may contribute to GI symptoms reported in neuropsychiatric disorders including autism. It is well established that isolated colon segments generate spontaneous, rhythmic contractions known as Colonic Migrating Motor Complexes (CMMCs). A procedure to analyze the enteric neural regulation of CMMCs in ex vivo preparations of mouse colon is described. The colon is dissected from the animal and flushed to remove fecal content prior to being cannulated in an organ bath. Data is acquired via a video camera positioned above the organ bath and converted to high-resolution spatiotemporal maps via an in-house software package. Using this technique, baseline contractile patterns and pharmacological effects on ENS function in colon segments can be compared over 3-4 hr. In addition, propagation length and speed of CMMCs can be recorded as well as changes in gut diameter and contraction frequency. This technique is useful for characterizing gastrointestinal motility patterns in transgenic mouse models (and in other species including rat and guinea pig). In this way, pharmacologically induced changes in CMMCs are recorded in wild type mice and in the Neuroligin-3^R451C mouse model of autism. Furthermore, this technique can be applied to other regions of the GI tract including the duodenum, jejunum and ileum and at different developmental ages in mice.     

常见消化道黏膜下肿物的临床特点及治疗方法

目的:探讨常见消化道黏膜下肿物(submucosal tumors,SMTs)的临床特点、治疗方式及安全性。方法:选择2014年5月至2016年3月在哈医大一院经内镜切除的并经病理及免疫组化明确诊断的消化道粘膜下肿物的患者共49例。所有患者术后3个月、6个月及12个月后随诊复查胃镜。统计每种肿物的患者临床症状,各种黏膜下肿物的性别分布、大小,及在消化道的分布。计算超声内镜的诊断率,总结病理结果。结果:49例患者中,间质瘤25例,类癌9例,平滑肌瘤8例,异位胰腺4例,脂肪瘤2例,颗粒细胞瘤1例。间质瘤分布以胃底、胃体多见。类癌以直肠最多见,胃内也可见。平滑肌瘤多分布于食管,也可见于胃。异位胰腺多分布于胃窦。通过内镜黏膜下挖除术(Endoscopic submucosal excavation,ESE)切除42例,粘膜下隧道切除术(Submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection,STER)切除4例,还有3例行内镜下黏膜切除(Endoscopic Mucosal Resection,EMR)。所有患者术后均无迟发性出血、严重感染及死亡病例发生。随访3-22个月,所有患者均无复发。结论:黏膜下肿物在内镜及超声内镜各有特点。超声内镜对黏膜下肿物的诊断与治疗具有重要的指导意义。双镜联合使SMTs的内镜下各种治疗方式(EMR、ESE、STER)更有安全保障,使患者受益最大。     

大鼠蓝斑核对迷走-迷走抑胃反射的加强作用

本文研究了蓝斑核对迷走-迷走抑胃反射的影响。实验结果表明,单独刺激迷走神经中枢端抑制胃电和胃运动,胃电慢波的振幅和胃内压分别下降到对照值的60.9％和45.7％,与对照值相比有明显的统计学意义(P<0.05)。刺激迷走神经中枢端的同时,以弱刺激刺激蓝斑核时,胃电慢渡的振幅和胃内压分别下降到对照值的42.1％和34.1％,与单独刺激迷走神经的效果相比较有非常显著的差异(P<0.01)。本文结果提示:蓝斑核的兴奋加强迷走-迷走抑胃反射。     

Quantitation of major protein constituents of murine intestinal fluid

The gastrointestinal tract is a hostile biological environment, yet not all ingested materials are destroyed. The minute differences that determine whether a substance persists or is digested, liberated, adsorbed, excreted, or taken up are still poorly understood. Most attempts to investigate the events occurring during an orogastrointestinal passage rely on simplified in vitro systems where an analyte is exposed to artificial intestinal fluids. To closely mimic the events in the gastrointestinal tract, the exact intestinal fluid composition and the in vivo concentration of its constituents must be known. The widely used lavage procedures, however, dilute the intestinal fluids to an extent that precludes recalculation to the original concentrations. Thus, we developed procedures with which undiluted murine intestinal fluid can be harvested; determined the in vivo concentrations of the digestive enzymes trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase and the adsorbents mucin and immunoglobulin A in small intestinal fluid of fasted and unfasted female Balb/c mice; and identified chymotrypsin and immunoglobulin A as valid endogenous dilution markers for the recalculation of aqueous lavages. With these technologies and information at hand, more reliable investigations on the fate of allergens, pathogens, food, and anthropogenic xenobiotics in the gastrointestinal tract will be possible.     

Studies on the mechanism of thyrotropin releasing hormone induced inhibition of gastrointestinal transit

Intracerebral administration of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) inhibited gastrointestinal transit in the mouse as determined by the charcoal meal test. A similar inhibitory effect was produced by morphine administered subcutaneously. TRH enhanced morphine-induced inhibition of gastrointestinal transit. Intracerebral injections of cyclo (His-Pro), a postulated metabolite, did not affect gastrointestinal transit either by itself or that produced by morphine. It is suggested that gastrointestinal transit effects of TRH are not mediated via its conversion to cyclo (His-Pro).     

右美托咪定联合依托咪酯对老年直肠癌根治术患者术后炎症反应、胃肠功能恢复和认知功能的影响

摘要 目的：探讨右美托咪定联合依托咪酯对老年直肠癌根治术患者术后炎症反应、胃肠功能恢复和认知功能的影响。方法：选择2019年3月~2021年5月南京鼓楼医院收治的180例老年直肠癌患者,均接受腹腔镜下直肠癌根治术治疗。根据随机数字表法将患者分为对照组和研究组,各为90例。对照组患者麻醉选用依托咪酯,研究组患者麻醉选用右美托咪定联合依托咪酯,对比两组术中血流动力学、术后炎症反应、胃肠功能恢复和认知功能,同时记录两组围麻醉期不良反应发生情况。结果：插管即刻（T2）~拔管即刻（T4）时间点,两组心率（HR）、平均动脉压（MAP）先下降后升高,且研究组的波动幅度小于对照组（P<0.05）。两组进食时间组间对比无统计学差异（P>0.05）,研究组的肠鸣音恢复时间、首次排气时间短于对照组（P<0.05）。两组气管拔管时间、呼吸恢复时间、麻醉苏醒时间对比无统计学差异（P>0.05）。两组术后3 d白介素-6（IL-6）、肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）和C反应蛋白（CRP）水平均升高,且研究组的变化幅度小于对照组（P<0.05）。两组术后1 d、术后3 d简明智能状态量表（MMSE）评分先下降后升高,且研究组的波动幅度小于对照组（P<0.05）。两组不良反应发生率组间对比无差异（P>0.05）。结论：老年直肠癌根治术患者麻醉方案选用右美托咪定联合依托咪酯,可减轻机体炎性应激,稳定机体血流动力学,有利于胃肠功能恢复,同时还可减轻对机体认知功能的损害。     

右美托咪定联合七氟醚对老年腹腔镜胃肠肿瘤切除术患者应激反应和脑氧代谢的影响

摘要 目的：观察老年腹腔镜胃肠肿瘤切除术患者使用七氟醚联合右美托咪定复合麻醉后,机体应激反应和脑氧代谢的变化情况。方法：将我院2020年1月至2020年12月期间收治的100例老年腹腔镜胃肠肿瘤切除术患者根据随机数字表法分为对照组（n=50,七氟醚麻醉）和研究组（n=50,右美托咪定联合七氟醚麻醉）。观察两组血流动力学、应激反应、脑氧代谢、认知功能和不良反应。结果：两组手术60 min（T1）~手术后30 min（T3）时间点较麻醉诱导前（T0）时间点心率（HR）先下降后升高,平均动脉压（MAP）先升高后下降（P<0.05）。研究组T1~T3时间点HR及MAP低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组术后3 d多巴胺（DA）、肾上腺素（AD）、去甲肾上腺素（NE）水平升高,但研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组术后3 d血氧含量差（DajvO₂）和脑氧摄取率（CERO₂）下降,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）。研究组术后6 h、术后1 d、术后3 d简易精神状态检查量表（MMSE）评分高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组不良反应发生率,对比无显著性差异（P>0.05）。结论：七氟醚联合右美托咪定应用于老年腹腔镜胃肠肿瘤切除术患者,可有效减轻机体应激反应,减轻机体认知功能损伤,维持血流动力学稳定和脑氧代谢。