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AIM: To explore the possible mechanism of propofol in alleviating pruritus induced by subcutaneous injection of chloroquine in rats. METHODS: The pruritus model of chloroquine in SD rats was established and the administration time was determined. 18 rats with successful pruritus model induced by subcutaneous injection of chloroquine were randomly divided into NS group, I group and P group. Normal saline 80 μL/kg, fat emulsion 80 μL/kg and propofol 0.8 mg/kg were injected through internal jugular vein catheter 5 minutes after subcutaneous injection of chloroquine. Another 6 rats were randomly selected as group C, and the same volume of normal saline as the other 3 groups was injected subcutaneously in the back of the neck and through the internal jugular vein catheter. The rats were killed 16 minutes after the corresponding drugs were injected into the internal jugular vein. The expressions of TRPV1 and CB1 receptors in the spinal cord were detected by Western blot. RESULTS: Compared with NS group and I group, the expression level of TRPV1 receptor in the spinal cord of P group rats was significantly increased (P<0.01), while there was no statistically significant difference between C group, NS group, and I group; The expression level of CB1 receptor was significantly higher than that of group C, NS, and I (P<0.05), while there was no statistically significant difference between group C, NS, and I. CONCLUSION: Propofol can significantly alleviate pruritus caused by subcutaneous injection of chloroquine in rats, which may exert an antipruritic effect by increasing the expression of TRPV1 and CB1 receptors in the spinal cord of rats.
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Objective To investigate the influence of long sea voyage working environment on the symbiotic microorganisms and their relationship with their hosts .Methods The periumbilical microbial sam-ples from the operating workers of long sea voyage before and after operation were collected .Then 16S rRNA V4 section amplification ,sequencing and whole metagenome shotgun high-throughput sequencing were per-formed .Moreover the bacterial community structure ,kinds and microorganism metabolic function change were analyzed .The peripheral blood was collected from the workers of long sea voyage operation and shore-based operation for conducting the blood routine analysis .Results After 105 d ocean sailing ,the diversity of perium-bilical microbial community in the workers with long sea voyage operation decreased and the relative abun-dance of Firmicutes increased ,w hile w hich of Proteobacteria decreased ;w hich of Staphylococcus increased , while which of Corynebacteria decreased ,the differences were statistically significant (P<0 .05) ,the relative a-bundance of pathogenic bacteria or conditional pathogenic bacteria ,especially Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcusaureus aureus ,increased significantly .T he functional gene analysis indicated that the expres-sion of periumbilical microbial infection related genes increased after the long sea voyage operation .Compared with shore-based operation workers ,the proportion of workers with peripheral blood lymphocytes abnormal elevation in the long sea voyage group increased significantly ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The periumbilical skin symbiotic microorganisms may reflect the health conditions in the workers with long sea voyage operation .