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Objective To determine the level of peripheral blood CD34 positive (CD34+) cells in patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI),and to explore its clinical significance.Methods The level of peripheral blood CD34+ cells was determined by flow cytometry within 72 hours of onset of patients with acute cerebral infarction (infarct group,n=45),cerebrovascular risk factors in patients without cerebral infarction (high risk group,n=27) and healthy subjects (control group,n=20).The neural function defect score,infarction lesion volume and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) were determined in patients with infarction group.Results The percentages of peripheral blood CD34 cells in infarction group (0.034 ±0.012)％ and the high risk group of patients (0.047±0.009)％ were lower than that of control group(0.063±0.009)％,and were lower in infarction group than in high-risk groups (all P＜0.05).The percentages of peripheral blood CD34+cells were significantly decreased compared with control group (P＜0.05) in infarction patients with mild [(0.047±0.009)％],moderate [(0.036±0.009)％],severe [(0.022±0.007)％] infarction nervous function defect score.Wherein,the percentages were lower in severe group than in the moderate group,moderate group was lower than in mild group (all P＜0.05).The percentages of peripheral blood CD34 cells in infarction patients with small,moderate,large infaret lesion volume were lower than in control group (P＜0.05),wherein,were lower in large group than in moderate group,lower in moderate group than in treatment group (all P＜0.05).Infarction patients were confirmed with carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) by carotid ultrasound.The extent of lesion were divided into carotid artery intimal thickening group [(0.043±0.010)％],carotid artery plaque group [(0.036±0.010)％],and carotid artery stenosis group [(0.023±0.009)％].The levels of peripheral blood CD34+ cells in three groups of patients were decreased compared with control group.The levels were lower in carotid artery stenosis group than in carotid artery plaque group,lower in carotid artery plaque group than in carotid artery intimal thickening group (all P＜0.05).Conclusions The level of peripheral blood CD34+ cells in acute cerebral ischemia is reduced,it can become a sensitive and early indicator of cerebral ischemia,and its level is related to neurologic impairment,infarction size and the degree of carotid artery atherosclerosis.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of meglumine cyclic adenosine (MAC) on heart rate variability (HRV) in aged-patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).MethodsSeventy six aged-patients with CHD were randomly divided into control group (n =36) and treatment group (n =40).The patients in control group were treated with nitrate,ozagrel,calcium antagonist,aspirin enteric-coated tablets,low molecular heparin,angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ( ACEI ) or angiotensin receptor antagonist ( ARB ) and lipidlowering agents according to patients' conditions.Based on this,the patients in treatment group were treated with MAC 90 mg intravenous injection once a day for two weeks.The 24 h dynamic electrocardiogram was recorded.pre-ard post-treatment,and the changes of HRV indexes were observed.Results There was no statistical significance in HRV between the two groups before treatment ( P ＞ 0.05 ).However the HRV in two groups improved significantly after treatment ( P ＜0.01 ).The improvement of HRV was more significant in MAC group than that in control group (P ＜0.01 ).Conclusion MAC can significantly improve HRV in aged-patients with CHD.
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Objective To observe the change of peripheral blood CD34+ cell level in patients with acute cerebral infarction, and explore its relationships with cerebrovascular risk factors,neurological function and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT). Methods The 45 patients with acute cerebral infarction (onset within 72 h) (infarction group) and 27 patients with cerebr ovascular risk factors but without cerebral infarction (high-risk group) were chosen for the study. The cerebrovascular disease risk factors including history of alcohol abuse, smoking, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, abnormal levels of serum triglycerides, total cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were recorded in all subjects. The peripheral blood CD34+ cell levels were measured by flow cytometry.The correlations of peripheral blood CD34+ cell level with cerebrovascular disease risk factors were analyzed. The neurological function and carotid artery IMT were recorded in infarction group, and the correlations of peripheral blood CD34+ cell level with neurological function and carotid artery IMT were analyzed. Results (1) The peripheral blood CD34+ cell level was significantly negatively correlated with coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and LDL-C level (r =- 0. 749,-0. 717, - 0. 688, - 0. 764, all P＜0. 01) ; (2) Multiple linear regression analysis showed that peripheral blood CD34+ cell level was an independent relative factor of acute cerebral infarction (P＜0.05); (3) The peripheral blood CD34+ cell level was lower in infarction group than in high-risk group, and was significantly negatively correlated with neurological deficit score (r=-0. 721, P＜0.01) and carotid artery IMT (r= -0. 695, P＜0. 01). Conclusions Peripheral blood CD34+ cell level could be an independent relative factor of acute cerebral infarction; The peripheral blood CD34+ cell level is significantly negatively correlated with neurological function and carotid artery IMT in patients with acute cerebral infarction; And it can be used as cytological marker which reflect early vascular endothelial function in patients with ischemic stroke.
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Objective To explore the mechanism of shengmai injection on relieving ischemia reperfusion injury and antagonizing systemic inflammatory response syndrome by regulating cytokines when it was applied at the early stage of cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR).Methods 40 cases suffering from cardiac arrest and had their heart beat recovered through CPR for more than 24 hours were randomly divided into SMI group and control group(20 cases for each).The patients in the two groups were treated with common therapeutics based on the CPR,but the patients in SMI group were intravenously dropped with SMI in the early period of PLS phase,then the changes of serum concentration of TNF-α and IL-81h,2h,6h,12h and24h after CPR in the two groups was compared.Results The concentrations of serum TNF-α and IL-8 stepped up gradually after resuscitation and the levels of TNF-αand IL-8 in SMI group were lower than that of the control group at 1h,2h,6h,12h and 24h after resuscitation(P＜0.05).Conclusion SMI functions to relieve ischemia reperfusion injury by regulating cytokines and antagonizing systemic inflammatory response syndrome.