Protective effects of active compounds from on heart and brain of mice at simulated high altitude / 浙江大学学报·医学版

To investigate the active compounds from on the heart and brain of mice at simulated high altitude.Fifty healthy male adult BALB/c mice were randomly divided into normal control group, hypoxic model group, acetazolamide group, petroleum ether extract of (PESI) group and octacosan group with 10 mice in each group. Acetazolamide group, PESI group and octacosan group were treated with acetazolamide PESI (200 mg/kg) or octacosan by single tail vein injection, respectively. Except normal control group, the mice were exposed to a simulated high altitude of for in an animal decompression chamber. After the mice were sacrificed by cervical dislocation, the heart and brain were histologically observed by HE staining; superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, total anti-oxidant capacity (T-AOC) and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) in plasma, heart and brain tissues were detected by WST-1 method, ABTS method and TBA method, respectively; lactic acid and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in plasma, heart and brain tissues were detected by colorimetric method and microwell plate method, respectively; ATP content and ATPase activity in heart and brain tissues were detected by colorimetric method. PESI and octacosane significantly attenuated the pathological damages of heart and brain tissue at simulated high altitude; increased SOD activity, T-AOC and LDH activity, and decreased the contents of MDA and lactic acid in plasma, heart and brain tissues; increased the content of ATP in heart and brain tissues; increased the activities of Na-K ATPase, Mg ATPase, Ca ATPase and Ca-Mg ATPase in myocardial tissue; and increased the activities of Mg ATPase, Ca-Mg ATPase in brain tissue. PESI and octacosan exert anti-hypoxic activity by improving the antioxidant capacity, reducing the free radical levels, promoting the anaerobic fermentation, and alleviating the energy deficiency and metabolic disorders caused by hypoxia in mice.

Effect of somatostain intra-articular injection on metabolism of free radicals in rabbits with knee osteoarthritis / 国际外科学杂志

Objective To discuss the effect of somatostain SS on metabolism of free radicals in animal models of osteoarthritis,so to discuss the treatment mechanism of intra- articular injection of somatostatin on osteoarthritis.MethodsForty experimental Japanese big-ear rabbits were randomly divided into four groups:normal control group,blank model group,normal saline group and SS group,n =10 for each group.After modeling,the rats in SS group and normal saline group received intra- articular injection of somatostain and saline respectively on the right knee.Ten weeks after the modeling,we measured the movement of right knee joint in rabbits,the levels of nitric oxide ( NO ) and hyaluronic acid (HA) in serum from the heart blood,and the activity of SOD and the content of MDA in synovial tissue.Results Compared with the blank model group,the movement of the knee joint was significantly increased in SS group,(96.01 ± 1.06)vs (50.21 ± 1.80) (P ＜ 0.01 ).In the blank model group,the levels of NO and HA (μmoL/mL) in serum were ( 111.60 ± 2.76) and ( 309.11 ± 1.89 ),which was significantly decreased in SS group,which was( 80.14 ± 1.67 ) and ( 133.73 ± 2.75 ) ( P1 =0.0049,P2 =0.0052,P ＜ 0.01 ).Compared with the blank model group,the SOD activity was (15.77 ± 2.76) and the MDA in serum nmol/mg prot was( 1.33 ±1.03),while was significantly increased in SS group,(24.74 ± 1.67) ( P ＜ 0.01 ),and the levels of MDA in serum was significantly decreased in the SS group,(0.89 ±1.46) (P＜0.01).Conclusion Intra-articular injection of somatostatin in knee osteoarthritis can improve the oxidative stress,enhance the activity of the knee joint.

Effect of Korean Traditional Tea Materials Water Extract on Hepatic Oxygen Free Radical Generating and Scavenging Enzyme Activities in Lead Administered Rats

This study was designed to test the effect of Korean traditional tea materials on oxygen-free radical metabolism in lead (Pb) -administered rats. Male rats were divided into normal, Pb-control (Pb-Con) and Pb-water extract of green tea (Camellia sinensis; GT) , persimmon leaf (Diospyros kaki; PL) , safflower seed (Carhamus tinctorius: SS) , Du-Zhong (Eucommia ulmoides; EU) groups, respectively. Pb intoxication was induced by administration of lead acetate (25 mg/kg. B.W., oral) weekly. The extract was administered based on 1.26 g of raw material/kg B.W./day for 4 weeks. When the GT, PL, SS and EU were supplemented to the Pb-administered rats, hepatic lipid peroxide levels were significantly lower compared to the Pb-Con group. Hepatic cytochrom P-450 content and aminopyrine N-demethylase activity was lower in the Pb-Con group than in the normal group, whereas xanthine oxidase activity was significantly elevated in Pb-administered rats. The water extract of GT, PL, SS and EU supplementation attenuated changes in enzyme activities generating reactive oxygen species in the liver. Hepatic superoxide dismutase, catalase and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase activities were significantly higher in the Pb-Con group than in the normal group, while monoamine oxidase activity also tended to increase in the Pb-administered rats. However, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase activities, and glutathione content significantly decreased through Pb intoxication. The supplementation of GT, PL, SS and EU induced alleviation changes of hepatic antioxidant enzyme activity.

Alteration in the metabolism of free radicals in wheat seedlings grown in the presence of 4-chloro-5-dimethylamino-2-phenyl-3(2H) pyridazinone.

When wheat seedlings were grown in the presence of 62·5–500 μΜ 4 chloro-5-dimethylamino-2-phenyl-3(2H) pyridazinone, an inhibitor of photosystem II electron transport, there was a marked inhibition of in vivo photosystem II electron transport as revealed by the analysis of fast chlorophyll a fluorescence transients in intact leaves and by the inhibition (95% at 500 μM) of net photosynthesis in intact leaves Accompanying this inhibition of photosystem II electron transport, there was a decrease in the content of photosynthetic pigments. The extent of lipid peroxidation, measured in terms of malondialdehyde content was not increased; rather it was found decreased. An analysis of in vitro lipid peroxidation of the thylakoid membranes of control and 4-chloro-5-dimethylamino-2-phenyl-3(2H) pyridazinone treated plants in the presence of a sensitizer dye (toluidine blue) showed a similar rate both in the control and treated samples suggesting that the availability of unsaturated fatty acids as a substrate for lipid peroxidation was not limiting even though it decreased in the treated plants. On the other hand, it appears that the availability of the free radicals for lipid peroxidation was decreased byenhanced activity of the enzyme systems involved in the metabolism of free radicals. Measurements of the activities of enzymes involved in the metabolism of free radicals showed an increase in the activities of NADPH-glutathione reductase (6–8 fold) and catalase (15–30%) and a decrease in the activity of superoxide dismutase (30–45%) in the treated plants.

Effects of Pressing Shenshu,Zhaohai Acupoint on Erythrocyte Immune and Antioxidetion Function after Tennis Training / 中国运动医学杂志

Objective The effect of pressing Shenshu、Zhaohai acupoint on the erythrocyte immune and antioxidetion function was observed in tennis players. Methods 11 male tennis players were randomly divided into contro l group (n=5) and experimental group(n=6).Players in experimental group accepted pressing Shenshu,Zhaohai bilaterally,2 minutes each point for 4 wee ks,after dai ly tennis training.Before and after experiment,all players were tested on a cycl e ergometer for 20 min. The function of erythrocyte immune and antioxidation wer e tested. Results Compared with control group, the RBC-C 3b R remarkably increased (P