Glycolytic and fatty acid metabolic enzyme changes early after acute myocardial ischemia / 中华心血管病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the changes of mRNA and protein expressions of glycolytic and fatty acid metabolic enzymes early after acute myocardial ischemia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twelve dogs were randomly divided into 3 groups (sham, 20 min ischemia and 40 min ischemia, n = 4 each). Myocardial samples from ischemic and nonischemic zone were obtained for histology examination, and the mRNA expressions for Phosphofructokinase (PFK), Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), GLUT1, GLUT4, Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) and Heart-fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) were determined by Real Time PCR-SYBR Green RT-PCR. GLUT1 protein expression was determined by immunohistochemistry. The apoptotic cardiomyocytes was evaluated by TUNEL.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared to sham hearts, H-FABP mRNA was decreased in nonischemic and ischemic zone (P < 0.05) while GLUT1 mRNA expression was significantly increased in nonischemic and ischemic zone (P < 0.05) in dogs underwent 20 and 40 min ischemia. PFK mRNA tended to be higher in ischemic myocardium (P = 0.065) and GAPDH, MCAD as well as GLUT4 remained unchanged post ischemia (all P > 0.05). Positive GLUT1 protein staining was visualized in ischemic myocardium of hearts underwent 20 and 40 min ischemia. The myocardial apoptosis cells was 6.4% +/- 0.9% in sham hearts, 28.0% +/- 3.7% in hearts underwent 20 min ischemia (P < 0.05 vs. sham) and 38.4% +/- 1.9% in hearts underwent 40 min ischemia (P < 0.05 vs. sham).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Significant down and up-regulated glycolytic and fatty acid metabolic enzymes early after myocardial ischemia suggested that these enzymes might play an important role in acute myocardial ischemia.</p>

Application of new tissue microarrayer-ZM-1 without recipient paraffin block / 浙江大学学报（英文版）（B辑：生物医学和生物技术）

The ZM-1 tissue microarrayer designed by our groups is manufactured in stainless steel and brass and contains many features that make TMA (tissue microarray) paraffin blocks construction faster and more convenient. By means of ZM-1 tissue microarrayer, biopsy needles are used to punch the donor tissue specimens respectively. All the needles with the punched specimen cylinders are arrayed into the array-board, with an array of small holes dug to fit the needles. All the specimen cylinders arraying and the TMA paraffin block shaping are finished in only one step so that the specimen cylinders and the paraffin of the TMA block can very easily be incorporated and the recipient paraffin blocks need not be made in advance, and the paraffin used is the same as that for conventional pathology purpose. ZM-1 tissue microarrayer is easy to be manufactured, does not need any precision location system, and so is much cheaper than the currently used instrument. Our method's relatively cheap and simple ZM-1 tissue microarrayer technique of constructing TMA paraffin block may facilitate popularization of the TMA technology.

Development of ZM-1 tissue microarrayer / 中国医疗器械杂志

ZM-1 tissue microarrayer designed by our group is manufactured in stainless steel and brass. It features an easier and faster preparation for tissue microarrays. By means of it, a group of biopsy needles are used to punch the donor tissue specimens respectively, and all the needles with the punched specimen cylinders are arranged into the array-board, where small holes have been digged to fit the needles. All the specimen cylinders arraying and the tissue microarray block's shaping are finished simultaneously. ZM-1 tissue microarrayer with a lower cost of manufacture, is capable of preparing the tissue microarrays conveniently, efficiently and quality-controllably.