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Objective To investigate the effect and the mechanism of nifedipine on oxidative stress trip-ping by iron-overload of HK-2 cells. Methods The cells were divided into 4 groups,blank group,iron overload group,nifedipine group and FAC with nifedipine co-treatment group. Cells were treated with FAC or/and nifedipine for 24 hours,and then malonaldehyde (MDA) content,superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) activity,glutathione (GSH) content,intracellular iron content and expression of DMT1 and FPN1 protein were evaluated. Results Compared to the iron overload group,both nifedipine treatment and co-treatment decreased the content of MDA (P < 0.05),increased the activity of SOD(P < 0.05),increased the content of GSH(P < 0.05),reduced the intracellular iron content(P<0.05),increased the expression of DMT1(P<0.05),and increased the expression of FPN1(P < 0.05). Conclusion Nifedipine plays a protective role against oxidative stress induced by iron-overload in HK-2 cells,and it is related to promote DMT1 and FPN1 protein expression and reduce intracellular iron content.
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BACKGROUND:Cervical Open-door laminoplasty with unilateral mass screw fixation and laminectomy with bilateral mass screw fixation are both procedures that treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy by expanding the space available for the spinal cord. Effectiveness and safety of two operative methods remain unclear. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the biocompatibility of implant and host between open-door laminoplasty with unilateral mass screw fixation and laminectomy with bilateral mass screw fixation to treat multi-segment cervical spondylotic myelopathy. METHODS: Data of 117 patients with multi-segment cervical spondylotic myelopathy (≥ 3 segments) were retrospectively analyzed. Sixty-five cases underwent open-door laminoplasty with unilateral mass screw fixation (laminoplasty group). Fifty-two cases underwent laminectomy with bilateral mass screw fixation (laminectomy group). Clinical outcomes were evaluated by the Japanese Orthopaedic Association scoring system and by recovery rate. Cervical curvature index and cervical range of motion were assessed by X-ray films in both groups. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The average folow-up time was 28 months (range 12-59 months) in both groups. No C5 nerve root palsy occurred in the two groups. Japanese Orthopaedic Association scores were greater during final folow-up than pre-fixation in both groups (P 0.05). Cervical range of motion was lower during final folow-up than pre-fixation in both groups (P < 0.01). Results confirmed that open-door laminoplasty with unilateral mass screw fixation and laminectomy with bilateral mass screw fixation have similar effectiveness in the improvement of neurological function, relieving pain and reducing complications, but wil greatly reduce the cervical range of motion.
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[Objective]To investigate the role and mechanism of interleukin-1? on fibroblast synthesis of matrix metalloproteinase-3,and explore the impact of interleukin-1? on the formation of epidural scar.[Method]The NIH3T3 cells were divided into three groups:IL-1? group,IL-1? + SB202190 group and control group. After serum-free culture for 20 hours,IL-1? group was treated by IL-1? (10ng/ml) and IL-1? + SB202190 group was treated by the SB202190 (10?mol/L) for 1 hour before treatment with IL-1?(10ng/ml) and the control group was treated with 2% serum. Then those 3 groups were cultured for 24 hours under standard conditions (37℃ in a humidified atmosphere flushed with 5% CO2 in air). The expression of MMP-3 gene was examined by RT-PCR and Western blotting.[Result]The expression of MMP-3 significantly increased in the IL-1? group than that in the control group(P0.05). [Conclusion]IL-1? could stimulate the expression of MMP-3 in NIH3T3 cells which might inhibit the formation of epidural scar. Besides,the author found that the p38 pathway played an major role in this process.