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Front Pediatr ; 10: 1045037, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36843885

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The patient was a male neonate, and a prenatal ultrasound had detected a right lung mass. He was born at term and after delivery had tachypnea and feeding difficulties. A chest x-ray and a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a large mass in the right chest with compression on the right lung after birth. We initially considered congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM). After conservative treatment, his respiratory symptoms worsened gradually, and he required continuous supplemental oxygen. The symptoms could not be relieved by puncturing due to a postnatal ultrasound having shown a mass with anechoic microcystic spaces. He therefore underwent an emergency thoracotomy and lobectomy at 14 days of age. The pathology was consistent with fetal lung interstitial tumor (FLIT). The patient remained healthy at the three-month follow-up. We reviewed the literature on FLIT and found that, to date, 23 cases have been reported worldwide.

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Polym Adv Technol ; 32(10): 3948-3954, 2021 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34924736

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Poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic with excellent mechanical and chemical properties. PEEK exhibits a high degree of resistance to thermal, chemical, and bio-degradation. PEEK is used as biomaterial in the field of orthopaedic and dental implants; however, due to its intrinsic hydrophobicity and inert surface, PEEK does not effectively support bone growth. Therefore, new methods to modify PEEK's surface to improve osseointegration are key to next generation polymer implant materials. Unfortunately, PEEK is a challenging material to both modify and subsequently characterize thus stymieing efforts to improve PEEK osseointegration. In this manuscript, we demonstrate how surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) can be used to modify novel PEEK microparticles (PMP). The hard core-soft shell microparticles were synthesized and characterized by DLS, ATR-IR, XPS and TEM, indicating the grafted materials increased solubility and stability in a range of solvents. The discovered surface grafted PMP can be used as compatibilizers for the polymer-tissue interface.

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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 8255, 2021 Apr 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33859317

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As the electronic technology becomes increasingly integrated and miniaturized, thermal management has become a major challenge for electronic device applications. A heat pipe is a highly efficient two-phase heat transfer device. Due to its simple structure, high thermal conductivity and good temperature uniformity, it has been used in many different industrial fields. A novel aluminum flat heat pipe, with micro-grooves, has in the present work been designed and fabricated by using a 3D printing technology. Aluminum powder was used as a raw material, which was selectively melted and solidified to form the shape of the heat pipe. The sintered aluminum powder increased the roughness of the inner surface of the heat pipe, and the designed micro-grooves further enhanced the capillary forces induced by the wick structure. The wettability, for the working fluid (acetone), was excellent and the capillary forces were sufficient for the working fluid to flow back in the pipe. The effects of working fluid filling ratio, on the heat transfer performance of the heat pipe, was also investigated. It was shown that a filling ratio of 10% gave the best heat transfer performance with the lowest thermal resistance. The 3D-printed flat heat pipe was, therefore, also tested for the thermal management of a LED. The temperature of the LED could be kept within 40 °C and its service life became prolonged.

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Trials ; 21(1): 738, 2020 Aug 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32831151

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OBJECTIVES: This study aims to determine the protection provided by Shenfu injection (a traditional Chinese medicine) against development of organ dysfunction in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). TRIAL DESIGN: This study is a multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label, two-arm ratio 1:1, parallel group clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS: The patients, who are aged from 18 to 75 years old, with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of severe or critical COVID-19, will be consecutively recruited in the study, according to the guideline on diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 (the 7th version) issued by National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China. Exclusion criteria include pregnant and breastfeeding women, atopy or allergies to Shenfu Injection (SFI), severe underlying disease (malignant tumor with multiple metastases, uncontrolled hemopathy, cachexia, severe malnutrition, HIV), active bleeding, obstructive pneumonia caused by lung tumor, severe pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, alveolar proteinosis and allergic alveolitis, continuous use of immunosuppressive drugs in last 6 months, organ transplantation, expected death within 48 hours, the patients considered unsuitable for this study by researchers. The study is conducted in 11 ICUs of designated hospitals for COVID-19, located in 5 cities of China. INTERVENTION AND COMPARATOR: The enrolled patients will randomly receive 100 ml SFI (study group) or identical volume of saline (control group) twice a day for seven consecutive days. Patients in the both groups will be given usual care and the necessary supportive therapies as recommended by the latest edition of the management guidelines for COVID-19 (the 7th version so far). MAIN OUTCOMES: The primary endpoint is a composite of newly developed or exacerbated organ dysfunction. This is defined as an increase in the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score of two or more, indicating sepsis and involvement of at least one organ. The SOFA score will be measured for the 14 days after enrolment from the baseline (the score at randomization). The secondary endpoints are shown below: • SOFA score in total • Pneumonia severity index score • Dosage of vasoactive drugs • Ventilation free days within 28 days • Length of stay in intensive care unit • Total hospital costs to treat the patient • 28-day mortality • The incidence of adverse drug events related to SFI RANDOMISATION: The block randomization codes were generated by SAS V.9.1 for allocation of participants in this study. The ratio of random distribution is 1:1. The sealed envelope method is used for allocation concealment. BLINDING (MASKING): The patients and statistical personnel analyzing study data are both blinded. The blinding of group assignment is not adopted for the medical staff. NUMBERS TO BE RANDOMISED (SAMPLE SIZE): This study is expected to recruit 300 patients with COVID-19, (150 in each group). TRIAL STATUS: Protocol version 2.0, February 15, 2020. Patient recruitment started on February 25, and will end on August 31, 2020. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2000030043. Registered February 21, 2020, http://www.chictr.org.cn/showprojen.aspx?proj=49866 FULL PROTOCOL: The full protocol is attached as an additional file, accessible from the Trials website (Additional file 1). In the interest in expediting dissemination of this material, the familiar formatting has been eliminated; this letter serves as a summary of the key elements of the full protocol.


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Infecções por Coronavirus/tratamento farmacológico , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/uso terapêutico , Escores de Disfunção Orgânica , Pneumonia Viral/tratamento farmacológico , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , China , Infecções por Coronavirus/fisiopatologia , Estado Terminal , Humanos , Pandemias , Pneumonia Viral/fisiopatologia , SARS-CoV-2 , Tratamento Farmacológico da COVID-19
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Onco Targets Ther ; 13: 2093-2102, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32210575

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BACKGROUND: There is a large difference in postoperative survival in patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer. We aimed to develop nomograms incorporating both hematological biomarkers and clinical characteristics to predict overall survival (OS) in patients with radical surgery for non-metastatic colorectal cancer. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on date from 508 patients who underwent radical resection of colorectal cancer at the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from December 2011 to December 2015. Simple random sampling was performed by dividing these patients into a training set (n=355) and validation set(n=153), which yielded a 7:3 ratio in the sample sizes between these groups. Based on COX regression analysis of the results from the training cohort, a nomogram was developed to predict the three-year and five-year overall survival rate, and internal verification was also performed. The nomogram prediction accuracy and discriminating ability were evaluated by Harrell's C-index (C-index), calibration curves and were compared with the colorectal cancer TNM staging system. RESULTS: We found that age, degree of differentiation, T stage, N stage, neurological invasion, neutrophils, monocytes, HGB, and LDH were independent risk factors for predicting OS in patients with colorectal cancer. In the training cohort, the C index was 0.796 (95% CI: 0.761-0.831). In the validation cohort, the C index was 0.671 (95% CI: 0.656-0.686).The nomogram showed a stronger predictive ability than did TNM staging. Decision curve analysis showed that the nomogram had value in terms of clinical application. CONCLUSION: Our nomogram combined hematological biomarkers and clinical characteristics and was highly effective in predicting OS in patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer. Hence, our nomogram may provide a reference tool for clinicians to guide individualized treatment and follow-ups for patients with colorectal cancer.

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Oncol Lett ; 16(3): 3439-3446, 2018 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30127946

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Acquired resistance to targeted therapies is an important clinical challenge. Research focusing on acquired resistance is hindered by the lack of relevant model systems. In the present study, the generation and characterization of an in vivo acquired sorafenib-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) xenograft model derived from a patient tumor is reported. A cancer cell line (LIXC-004SR) was generated from a tumor that had developed following ~100 days of sorafenib treatment of a HCC patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model (LIX004). The xenograft tumors derived from this cell line demonstrated sorafenib-resistance in vivo. By contrast, a cell line (LIXC-004NA) generated from a vehicle-treated LIX004 PDX model remained sensitive to sorafenib in vivo. Following treatment with sorafenib in vivo, angiogenesis was significantly elevated in the LIXC-004SR tumors when compared with that in the LIXC-004NA tumors. The LIXC-004SR cell culture supernatant stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cell proliferation and extracellular-signal-regulated kinase and protein kinase B phosphorylation, which can only be inhibited by the combination of sorafenib and a fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) inhibitor, AZD4547. The tumor growth of the sorafenib-resistant LIXC-004SR xenograft was inhibited by the FGFR1 inhibitor in vivo, suggesting that one of the underlying mechanisms of the acquired resistance is likely due to activation of alternative angiogenic pathways. The LIXC-004SR cell line also exhibited signs of multi-drug resistance and genetic instability. Taken together, these data suggest that this in vivo model of acquired resistance from a PDX model may reflect sorafenib-resistance in certain patients and may facilitate drug resistance research, as well as contributing to the clinical prevention and management of drug resistance.

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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ; 10(26): 21901-21908, 2018 Jul 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29889490

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Novel water-dispersible hybrid iron oxide nanoparticles grafted with a polymeric analogue of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) were prepared. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles with immobilized atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiators were prepared via an in situ method using 12-(2-bromoisobutyramido)dodecanoic acid as a surface ligand/initiator. The initiator-functionalized particles were employed in a surface-initiated initiator for continuous activator regeneration ATRP to graft poly(2-(methylsulfinyl)ethyl acrylate) (a polyacrylate analogue of DMSO) from the surface. The resulting hybrid nanoparticles showed a high magnetic relaxivity ratio ( r2/ r1) of 600 at 7 T in fetal bovine serum, and a good biocompatibility up to 1000 mg L-1.

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Pharmacology ; 96(1-2): 55-60, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26088794

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PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate whether CYP3A4*1G genetic polymorphism influences the metabolism of fentanyl in human liver microsomes in Chinese patients. METHODS: The human liver microsomes were obtained from 88 hepatobiliary surgery patients who accepted liver resection surgery in this study. A normal liver sample (confirmed by the Department of Pathology) was taken from the outer edge of the resected tissue. The metabolism of fentanyl in human liver microsomes was studied. The concentration of fentanyl was measured by high performance liquid chromatography. The CYP3A4*1G variant allele was genotyped using the PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism method. RESULTS: The frequency of the CYP3A4*1G variant allele was 0.188 in the 88 Chinese patients who had received hepatobiliary surgery. The metabolic rate of fentanyl in patients homozygous for the *1G/*1G variant (0.85 ± 0.37) was significantly lower than that in patients bearing the wild-type allele *1/*1 (1.89 ± 0.58) or in patients heterozygous for the *1/*1G variant (1.82 ± 0.65; p < 0.05). There were no gender-related differences in the metabolic rate of fentanyl (p > 0.05) nor was there any correlation between age and metabolic rate of fentanyl (p > 0.05). Results from different hepatobiliary diseases showed no significant difference in the metabolic rate of fentanyl (p > 0.05). The difference of CYP3A4 mRNA among different CYP3A4*1G variant alleles was significant (p < 0.05). There was positive correlation between CYP3A4 mRNA and metabolic rate of fentanyl (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: CYP3A4*1G genetic polymorphism decreases the metabolism of fentanyl. There is a positive correlation between CYP3A4 mRNA level and metabolism of fentanyl.


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Povo Asiático/genética , Citocromo P-450 CYP3A/genética , Fentanila/metabolismo , Microssomos Hepáticos/metabolismo , Polimorfismo Genético/genética , Alelos , China , Feminino , Fentanila/farmacocinética , Genótipo , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Chin Med J (Engl) ; 126(2): 318-24, 2013 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23324284

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BACKGROUND: Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome presents with not only local inflammation, but also pulmonary coagulopathy which is characterized by an alveolar procoagulant response, anticoagulant inhibition, fibrinolytic supression and fibrin deposition. We thus had hypothesized that if aerosolized unfractionated heparin was inhaled into alveolar spaces, it could block the procoagulant tendency, lessen depletion of coagulation factors, and even influence the inflammatory response. We also assessed the effects of different administration regimens of heparin. METHODS: Male Wistar rats were given inhaled heparin starting 30 minutes before (prophylactic heparin) or 2 hours after (therapeutic heparin) intravenous lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was administered at 6-hour intervals; control groups received inhaled normal saline with or without being exposed to LPS. Thrombin-antithrombin complexes, activated protein C, tissue type and urokinase type plasminogen activators (t-PA/u-PA), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6 in bronchoalveolar lavage, and lung tissue myeloperoxidase activity, and histology score were measured at three time-points. PAI-1/(t-PA + u-PA) was calculated based on the before-mentioned parameters. Statistical analysis was made using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post hoc test or Student's t test in the case of heterogeneity of variance. RESULTS: An alveolar procoagulant reaction, depressed fibrinolysis, and inflammatory response occurred in endotoxemia-induced lung injury. Local prophylactic application of heparin attenuated coagulation and early inflammation, promoted fibrinolysis, and reduced the histology score. Therapeutic application of heparin had similar, but weaker effects. CONCLUSIONS: Intrapulmonary application of unfractionated heparin by inhalation might inhibit alveolar procoagulant reaction and the early inflammatory response, promote fibrinolysis, and alleviate pulmonary pathology in endotoxemia-induced lung injury rats. Administration of heparin before LPS challenge was more efficacious.


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Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Coagulação Sanguínea/efeitos dos fármacos , Endotoxemia/complicações , Fibrinólise/efeitos dos fármacos , Heparina/administração & dosagem , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/sangue , Administração por Inalação , Animais , Pulmão/patologia , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Wistar
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Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue ; 24(10): 612-5, 2012 Oct.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23040779

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OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of three dosages of nebulized unfractionated heparin (UFH) on alveolar coagulation, inflammation and lung histology in endotoxin-induced acute lung injury rat model, and investigate the appropriated dose of local UFH in managing intrapulmonary coagulopathy. METHODS: Twenty-nine male Wistar rats were divided into control (n=5) and UFH group (n=24) in table of random number, which were duplicated to be endotoxin-induced ALI rat model with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injecting by intravenous route. The UFH group was divided into three subgroups, which were administered once with 6, 12 and 18 U/g aerosolized UFH in 10 ml at 2 hours after challenge, respectively, while the control group was simply nebulized with normal saline. All rats were sacrificed at 6 hours after intravenous administration of LPS, bronchoalveolar lavage was performed, and the fluid was collected. Enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the level of thrombin-antithrombin complex (TATc), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and lung wet/dry (W/D) weight ratio, histology score were recorded. RESULTS: At 6 hours after LPS-induced lung injury, the levels of TATc and TNF-α, lung W/D weight ratio and histology score in 6 U/g and 12 U/g group were all lower than those of control group significantly (TATc: 0.959±0.681 µg/L, 1.165±0.854 µg/L vs. 2.141±0.791 µg/L, TNF-α: 4.449±5.054 ng/L, 9.096±4.099 ng/L vs. 18.184±3.869 ng/L, W/D weight ratio: 7.018±1.137, 7.367±0.349 vs. 8.472±0.614, histology score: 16.0±1.0, 16.5±1.5 vs. 19.6±0.4, P<0.05 or P<0.01). There was no significant difference in the comparisons between the subgroups of UFH in TATc level in BALF and lung histology score. For the TNF-αlevel in BALF, 18 U/g group evidently exceeded that of 6 U/g group (15.503±8.753 ng/L vs. 4.449±5.054 ng/L, P<0.01), and lung W/D weight ratio in 18 U/g group was also significantly higher comparing to 6 U/g (8.850±1.157 vs. 7.018±1.137, P<0.05) and 12 U/g group (8.850±1.157 vs. 7.367±0.349, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: It was appropriate for the dose of nebulized UFH to be administered no more than 12 U/g in ALI treatment, which was enough to inhibit alveolar coagulant cascade, decrease early inflammatory response and alleviate lung tissue injury.


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Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/patologia , Heparina/administração & dosagem , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/induzido quimicamente , Administração por Inalação , Animais , Coagulação Sanguínea/efeitos dos fármacos , Endotoxinas/efeitos adversos , Heparina/farmacologia , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Pulmão/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Alvéolos Pulmonares/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Ratos Wistar
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Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue ; 23(4): 239-42, 2011 Apr.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21473829

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OBJECTIVE: To observe the local changes in alveoli in intravenous endotoxin induced acute lung injury (ALI) rat model after inhalation of aerosolized unfractioned heparin (UFH), and to observe its effects on coagulability, fibrinolysis and inflammatory response. METHODS: Eighty seven male Wistar rats were divided into groups according to table of random number: sham, model, heparin therapy (HT) and heparin prophylaxis (HP). Endotoxin induced ALI model was reproduced by intravenous administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Rats in HP and HT groups received aerosolized UFH before and after injection with LPS respectively, while rats in both sham and model groups inhaled aerosolized normal saline. Rats in each group were respectively sacrificed at 6, 12 and 24 hours after intravenous administration of LPS, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was used to measure the level of thrombin antithrombin (TAT), tissue type plasminogen activator (t-PA), urokinase type plasminogen activator (u-PA), plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6) in BALF. RESULTS: At 6 hours after injury, the level of TAT (µg/L) in model group (3.346±0.585) was highest, that in HT group (2.764±0.100) was higher, and that in HP group (2.564±0.216) was lowest in BALF (all P<0.05). The t-PA (µg/L) concentration in HP group (3.037±0.524) was highest, that in HT group (2.494±0.191) was higher, and that in model group (1.716±0.125) was lowest (all P<0.05). Compared with model group, u-PA (µg/L) level in HP group dramatically enhanced (0.411±0.118 vs. 0.303±0.049, P<0.05). The concentration of PAI-1 (µg/L) in HP group was significantly lower than that of HT and model groups (2.296±0.246 vs. 2.597±0.425, 2.834±0.198, both P<0.05). In HP group, it was still lower than that in HT group at 12 hours (1.273±0.441 vs. 1.817±0.252, P<0.05). TNF-α (ng/L) levels in HT and HP groups were markedly lower compared with model group (68.154±3.915, 36.990±6.539 vs. 77.001±4.485) at 6 hours, and the level in HP group was lower than that in HT group (all P<0.05). TNF-α concentration in HP group was still the lowest at 12 hours (15.287±4.754), and there was significant difference compared with HT and model groups (26.756±5.336, 23.674±4.398, both P<0.05). The levels of IL-6 were not distinctively different among model, HT and HP groups at various time points. CONCLUSION: It was proved that inhalation of aerosolized UFH resulted in lowering local coagulability, alleviating fibrinolytic depression, improving fibrinolysis , and attenuating inflammation in endotoxin induced ALI rat model. More prominent results will be obtained when it was use as a prophylactic measure. The optimal time of usage is 6 hours after endotoxin injection.


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Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/metabolismo , Coagulação Sanguínea , Heparina/administração & dosagem , Animais , Antitrombinas/metabolismo , Coagulação Sanguínea/efeitos dos fármacos , Heparina/farmacologia , Heparina/uso terapêutico , Inflamação , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Masculino , Inibidor 1 de Ativador de Plasminogênio/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Ativador de Plasminogênio Tecidual/metabolismo , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Ativador de Plasminogênio Tipo Uroquinase/metabolismo
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Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue ; 20(10): 621-4, 2008 Oct.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18926078

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of transection of cervical spinal cord (TCSC) on acute lung injury (ALI) and its potential mechanism in rat. METHODS: Seventy-two rats were randomly divided into three groups: normal control group (NC, n=8), endotoxemia group (ET, n=32) and endotoxemia with TCSC group (TCSC, n=32), and the latter two groups were divided into four subgroups respectively according to different time intervals (n=8). Endotoxemia model was established by injecting lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 10 mg/kg) intravenously, and the spinal cord at 7th cervical spine of rats was transected in TCSC group. Samples of blood and lung were collected at different time intervals. The plasma levels of norepinephrine (NE) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and enzyme-lined immunosorbent assay (ELISA) respectively, and arterial blood oxygen pressure (PaO2) was determined by blood-gas analyser. The changes in histopathology and lung wet/dry weight (W/D) ratio were also observed in every group. RESULTS: The changes in the levels of NE and lung W/D ratio of the TCSC group was significantly decreased than those of ET group, but PaO2 of TCSC group was increased obviously than that of ET group (all P<0.05), and the degree of lung injury was less intensive in the TCSC group. At all the time points, the level of IL-6 of TCSC group was lower compared with ET group (all P<0.05). The results of correlation analysis suggested that there was a positive correlation between plasma NE and IL-6 concentration (r=0.458, P<0.05), a negative correlation between NE and PaO2 (r= -0.528, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Sympathectomy as a result of TCSC at 7th cervical spine may palliate the degree of ALI and improve oxygenation in rats with endotoxemia by inhibiting excessive activation of adrenoceptor.


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Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/prevenção & controle , Cordotomia , Endotoxemia/complicações , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/etiologia , Animais , Vértebras Cervicais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Endotoxemia/sangue , Endotoxemia/patologia , Interleucina-6/sangue , Lipopolissacarídeos/toxicidade , Pulmão/patologia , Masculino , Norepinefrina/sangue , Oxigênio/sangue , Distribuição Aleatória , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley
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Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue ; 20(8): 486-9, 2008 Aug.
Artigo em Chinês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18687178

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of cervical chordotomy on systemic inflammatory response and the outcome in rats with endotoxemia induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). METHODS: Ninety-two Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups: normal control group (group I, n=8) , endotoxemia group (group II, n=42) and endotoxemia with cervical chordotomy (group III, n=42). Endotoxemia was induced by intra-peritoneal injection of LPS 10 mg/kg. In group III, "cervical chordotomy" was attained by transection of spinal cord at C7 immediately before intra-peritoneal LPS administration. Ten rats of group II and III each were observed for 48-hour survival. The other rats were further divided into four subgroups of 8 animals each, according to the time when the animals were sacrificed . The animals were sacrificed at 3, 6, 12, and 48 hours after intra-peritoneal LPS injection. Heart blood samples were obtained for determination of plasma concentration of norepinephrine [NE, by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)] and plasma concentration of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and IL-6 [by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)]. RESULTS: Plasma NE concentration were significantly increased after intra-peritoneal LPS injection in group II and III as compared with group I and were significantly lower in group III than in group II starting from 6 hours after LPS (all P<0.05). Plasma IL-10 concentration was significantly lower at 3 hours and 6 hours while plasma IL-6 concentration was significantly higher after LPS challenge in group II than in group I at all time points (all P<0.05). High transection of spinal cord significantly elevated plasma IL-10 level at 12 hours and 48 hours, lowered IL-6 release at 3, 6, and 12 hours (all P<0.05), and improved 48-hour survival (20% vs. 70%) in group III as compared with group II. CONCLUSION: Transection of spinal cord at C7 level can ameliorate the systemic inflammatory response induced by endotoxemia thus improving the outcome through elevation in IL-10 level, decreases in IL-6 release, and improves 48-hour survival. This might be attributable to loss of sympathetic nerve function.


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Choque Séptico/sangue , Medula Espinal/cirurgia , Animais , Vértebras Cervicais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Interleucina-10/sangue , Interleucina-6/sangue , Lipopolissacarídeos/toxicidade , Masculino , Norepinefrina/sangue , Distribuição Aleatória , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Choque Séptico/cirurgia
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Phytochemistry ; 65(8): 1173-7, 2004 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15110700

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Three new ent-kaurene diterpenoids, oreskaurins A-C (1-3), together with ten known ent-kaurene diterpenoids, enmenin monoacetate (4), effusanin E (5), adenolin B (6), maoecrystal G (7), enmelol (8), trichokaurin (9), sodoponin (10), trichorabdal A (11), nodosin (12), enmein (13), and a flavonoid, vitexin (14), were isolated from Isodon oresbius. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic means. Compound 12 showed inhibitory activity toward K562 cells with IC(50)=1.43 microg/ml.


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Diterpenos do Tipo Caurano/química , Isodon/química , Diterpenos do Tipo Caurano/isolamento & purificação , Diterpenos do Tipo Caurano/farmacologia , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Humanos , Células K562 , Estrutura Molecular , Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular
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J Asian Nat Prod Res ; 6(2): 145-50, 2004 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15008461

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Two new compounds, baiyecrystals D and E (1, 2), together with eight known analogues, xerophilusin B (4), macrocalin B (5), oridonin (6), rosthorin A (7), lasiocarpanin (8), rabdoternin A (9) and phyllostachysin A (10) and B (11), were isolated from the aerial parts of Isodon leucophyllus. The structures of 1 and 2 and 4-11 were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods, especially the 2D NMR spectral analysis. Compounds 2, 6-8 and 10 were evaluated for their antineoplastic activities in vitro. Among them, lasiocarpanin (8) showed significant inhibitory activities against K562 and Bcap37 cells, with the IC50 values of 0.13 and 1.26 microg mL(-1), respectively, which were lower than those of the positive control.


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Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/isolamento & purificação , Diterpenos do Tipo Caurano/isolamento & purificação , Isodon/química , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/química , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Diterpenos do Tipo Caurano/química , Diterpenos do Tipo Caurano/farmacologia , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Humanos , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Proibitinas , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização por Electrospray , Espectrofotometria Infravermelho
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