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Objective To investigate the effects of dextran sulfate on lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after lung transplantation in rats.Method A total of 32 male Wistar rats were subjected to unilateral left lung orthotopic transplantation.They were randomly divided two groups (n =16 each):DXS group [DXS (10 mg/kg) was given prior to the reperfusion],and the control group (the same volume of normal saline was given).After animals were sacrificed,the lung graft was harvested 2 h after reperfusion.Oxygenation indexes,wet/dry ratio (W/D),myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity,malondialdehyde (MDA) and endothelin 1 (ET-1) in the transplanted lung,and tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-α) and interleukin 8 (IL-8) in serum were measured.The lung injury scores were evaluated and complement deposition was observed.Result After 2-h reperfusion,compared to the control group,oxygenation indexes were improved significantly in DXS group (P＜0.05),but there were no significant differences in W/D between two groups.In DXS group,the activity of MPO was significantly reduced,and the contents of MDA and ET-1 in the lung tissue were significantly reduced as compared with the control group.DXS reduced the level of TNF-α and IL-8 markedly in serum (P ＜0.05).There was no significant difference in lung injury score between two groups (4.53 ± 0.46 vs.5.28 ±0.49,P＞0.05).Compared to the control group,DXS reduced the deposition of C3c (0.8 ±0.2vs1.5±0.3) andC6 (1.2±0.4vs.2.4±0.5) (P＜0.05).Conclusion Administration of DXS attenuated ischemia-reperfusion injury after lung transplantation by inhibiting complement deposition,and improved the oxygenation of the transplanted lung.This protection was associated with inhibition of inflammation and oxidation and endothelial cytoprotection.
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Objective To studythe effects of prolacfin(PRL)on uterineleiomyoma and the relationship between prolactin and prolaetin receptor(PRL-R).Methods Thirty patients with uterine leiomyoma as observed group and thirty with hydrosalpinx or pyosalpingitis a8 control group were studied.Serum prolaetin(PrL),estradiol(E2)and progesterone(P)level were determinted by radioimmunoassay before,during and three months after hysterectomy in observed group and before salpingectomy in control group.Results Serum prolactin levd in observed group was signifieantly higher than that in control group(P＜0.05).The serunl prdactin level of uterine veins in obserced group was significantly higher than that ofperipheral vein' during hysterectomy(P＜0.05).The prolactin level during hysterectomy in observed group is significantly higher than that before hysterectomy(P＜0.05).Three months after hysterectomy the serum prolactin and estradiol level of peripheral vein in observed group was significantly decreased(P＜0.05).Conclusion Prolaetin is an autoerine or paraerine growth factor for human myometrial and leiomyoma cells.