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Objective To evaluate the effects of sub-acute alcoholism on cardiac structure and function, and investigate the mechanisms of aldehyde dehydrogenases-2 (ALDH2)alleviating the damage of heart caused by acute myocardial infarction.Methods The wild mice with ALDH2 (+/+) (WT group) and mice with knockout type ALDH2 (-/-) genotypes (KO group) were raised and then divided into four groups according to the presence or absence of sub-acute alcoholism: WT group (n=10), KO group (n=16), WT+alcoholism group(WT+E,n=10) and KO+alcoholism group(KO+E,n=10).The mice of WT+E group and KO+E group were fed with high-dose of ethanol(2 g/kg per day for 8 days), while the mice of WT group and KO group were treated with equal amount of saline instead.Acute myocardial infarction models were established in all mice after ethanol administration,and blood ethanol concentration, cardiac function, myocardial infarct size, the activity of ALDH2, and the key molecules of PI3K/Akt signal pathway and caspase-3 mRNA were detected one week after modeling.Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 17.0.Differences in levels of detected biomarkers between groups were assessed using Chi-squared or One way ANOVA, and P<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.Results (1) The mortality rates of WT group, KO group, WT+E group and KO+E group were 20.0%, 30.0%, 31.3% and 37.5%, respectively.(2)Compared with WT group and KO group, the blood ethanol concentration was higher and the damage of liver was more severe in WT+E group and KO+E group(P<0.05).(3)The fraction shortening of short axis of left ventricle(FS) and left ventricular ejection fraction were higher in WT group and WT+E group compared with KO group and KO+E group(P<0.05).(4) The area of myocardial infarction was largest in KO+E group, followed by KO group, WT+E group, and WT group (all P<0.05).(5) The activity of ALDH2 in WT group was higher than that in other groups, and the ALDH2 activity in KO+E group was lower than that in KO group (P<0.05).(6) There was no significant difference in expressions of PI3K among four groups.The level of p-Akt was highest in WT group, followed by WT+E group, KO group, and KO+E group (all P<0.05).The levels of caspase-3 mRNA was highest in KO+E group, followed by KO group, WT+E group, and WT group (all P<0.05).Conclusions Myocardial damage caused by acute myocardial infarction can be aggravated by sub-acute alcoholism, while ALDH2 protection can effectively alleviate the damage effects of sub-acute alcoholism on myocardial infarction.The mechanism of protective effects of ALDH2 on acute myocardial infarction may be related to attenuation of cardiocytes apoptosis mediated by PI3K/Akt signal pathway.
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Objective To observe the performances of autophagy and inlfammatory cytokines in wounded mice skin at different time, and to explore the relationship between these performances and the duration of wound in the mice. Methods RT-PCR and West-blot methods were used to detect the genetic expression and protein expression of Beclin-1, LC-3, IL-1α, IL-1β, and MCP-1 in wounded skin of the mice. Results After the mice’s skin was wounded, the level of IL-1a and IL-1β genetic and protein expression increased early, the peak was found after 12 hours, and then decreased; the expression of MCP-1 began to increase after 6 hours and it reached peak after 48 hours, then decreased; while the genetic and protein expression of LC3 and beclin-1 began to increase after 6 hours, and the peak was seen after 24hours, then decreased too. Conclusion After the mice’s skin was wounded, the starting and the peak of the expression of autophagy came later than those of inlfammatory cytokines, it is found the level of the expression of inlfammatory cytokines was showing a downward trend when the expression of autophagy reached the peak. This performance may be caused by increasing inlfammatory cytokines in the tissue of the incised wound, which activated the autophagy, and when the level of autophagy reached a certain degree, it could suppress the excessive inlfammatory reaction. So the autophagy and the inlfammatory cytokines interact regularly after the mice’s skin was wounded, and such interaction offers us a reference to infer the injury time after injury.
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Objectives To explore the effect of evidence-based nursing on the recovery of severe trauma patients complicated with stress ulcer in department of orthopedics.Method Seven severe trauma patients with stress ulcer hospitalized in the department of orthopedics were treated with evidence-based nursing intervention and the effects were observed.Results The effect of nursing intervention of stress ulcers in 7 patients were obvious and moderate in 5 and 2 cases,respectively.All of them were discharged after being cured.Conclusion The evidence-based nursing can effectively improve the quality of nursing staff,effectively improve the cure rate by way of early intervention and treatment.
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Objective: To study long time aerobic training effect on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content and activities of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes in the myocardium and brain tissues of aged rats. Method: Forty-five rats were randomly divided into three groups Group A(n=15)younger rats did not received training; Group B (n=15) old rats did not received training; Group C (n=15) old rats received gradually training for 90 days. The mtDNA content were determined by methods of Yah erc, the activity of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes in myocardium and brain tissues were determined by methods of Wu etc. Result: The mitochondrial DNA content in myocardium and brain tissues significantly increased (P<0.01) and the activity of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes in myocardium and brain tissues significantly decreased (P<0.05-0.01) in the aging control group as compared with those in the young group. The mitochondrial DNA content in myocardium significantly decreased (P< 0.05), while there was no significant difference in brain. The activity of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes in myocardium and brain tissues significantly incroased(P<0.05-0.01) in the aging training group as compared with those in the aging control group. Conclusion: the long time aerobic training could decline the mitochondrial DNA content and increase the activity of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes in myocardium and brain tissues in aging rats.