Efficacy of low-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the treatment of penile hypersensitive premature ejaculation / 现代泌尿外科杂志

【Objective】 To investigate the efficacy of low-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the treatment of penile hypersensitive premature ejaculation. 【Methods】 A total of 66 patients treated during Nov.2021 and Aug.2022 were randomly divided into electrical stimulation group (n=22), local anesthesia group (n=21), and combined therapy group (n=23). The electrical stimulation group received low-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation, 5 times a week;the local anesthesia group used compound lidocaine cream 30 minutes before sexual intercourse;the combined therapy group received both treatments. After 3-month treatment, the latency of dorsal nerve somatosensory evoked potential (DNSEP), glans penis somatosensory evoked potential (GPSEP), intravaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT), premature ejaculation diagnostic tool score (PEDT), and spouse sexual satisfaction score were collected. 【Results】 After treatment, IELT, PEDT, spouse’s sexual life satisfaction score, DNSEP and GPSEP of the three groups were significantly improved (P0.05). 【Conclusion】 Low-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation is effective in the treatment of penile hypersensitive premature ejaculation, and the combination of local anesthetics is more effective, which is worthy of clinical application and promotion.

Predictive value of maximum ureteral wall thickness at stone bed position for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of ureteral calculi / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective:To investigate the predictors of the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of ureteral calculi, and to evaluate the predictive value of the maximum ureteral wall thickness (UWT) in the treatment of ureteral calculi with ESWL.Methods:The clinical data of 138 patients with ureteral calculi treated with ESWL in the Second People's Hospital of Hefei from January 2020 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 91 males and 47 females. The age was (50.9±14.8) years old. The body mass index was (25.3±3.6) kg/m 2. The stones of 73 cases were located on the left side and 65 cases were on the right side. 70 cases had upper ureteral stones, 18 cases had middle ureteral stones, and 50 cases had lower ureteral stones. The median length of the stone was 8.5 (7.5, 10.5) mm. The CT value of the stone was 509 (343, 783) HU. The anteroposterior diameter of the renal pelvis was 12.0 (10.1, 16.0) mm, and UWT was (2.8 ± 0.8) mm. All patients underwent urinary non-contrast CT before lithotripsy, and the UWT of the stone bed was measured on the CT images. According to the stone removal situation 2 weeks after the operation, the patients were divided into a successful lithotripsy group and a failed lithotripsy group. Univariate analysis was used to compare the differences of various indicators between the two groups, and multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the independent predictors of ESWL in the treatment of ureteral calculi for the indicators. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to calculate the area under the curve (AUC) of each independent predictor, and the cut-off value, sensitivity and specificity were analyzed. Results:All operations were successfully completed, and the success rate of the first-stage lithotripsy was 71.7% (99/138). The results of univariate analysis showed that the stone length diameter, stone CT value, anteroposterior diameter of renal pelvis, stone skin distance, and UWT were significantly different between the successful lithotripsy group and the failure group ( P<0.05). There was no significant difference in age, gender, body mass index, stone side and stone location ( P>0.05). The results of multivariate logistic analysis showed that stone length ( OR=1.393, P=0.015), stone CT value ( OR=1.002, P=0.043) and UWT ( OR=17.997, P<0.001) were all for the efficacy of ESWL in the treatment of ureteral stones. The ROC curve was used to compare the three independent predictors. The area under the UWT curve was the largest (AUC=0.898, P<0.001), followed by the length of the stone (AUC=0.744, P<0.001), and the CT value of the stone (AUC=0.672, P= 0.002). The cut-off value for UWT was 3.19 mm, which had a sensitivity of 91.9% and a specificity of 71.8% for predicting the success of ESWL lithotripsy. When dividing the patients into thin wall group (UWT ≤3.19 mm) and thick wall group (UWT>3.19 mm) according to the cut-off value, the success rates of one-stage lithotripsy in the two groups were 89.2% (91 / 102) and 22.2% (8/36), respectively ( P<0.05). Conclusions:UWT, calculus length and calculus CT value are independent predictors of the efficacy of ESWL in the treatment of ureteral calculi, and UWT has the best predictive value. When UWT≤3.19 mm, the success rate of ESWL in the treatment of ureteral calculi is higher.

Role of gut microbiota in the treatment of ulcerative colitis with traditional Chinese medicine / 药学学报

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic non-specific inflammatory bowel disease, listed as a modern refractory disease by the World Health Organization, which is difficult to recover, whereas it is easy to be attacked repeatedly. UC pathogenesis is closely related to gut microbiota dysbiosis. The gut microbiota interacts with bile acids (BAs), short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), tryptophan, and other metabolism, immune system, intestinal barrier, etc., which regulate each other and affect the occurrence and development of UC. The active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), single herb and its extracts, and formulae can effectively alleviate UC symptoms by regulating the diversity, structure, composition, and metabolites of gut microbiota. In this review, the TCM based on the regulation of gut microbiota in the treatment of UC and its related mechanism for nearly three years was summarized.

Study advance of depressive animal models and its application in traditional Chinese medicines / 中国中药杂志

Depression is a kind of mental disease with main symptoms of low mood and lack of pleasure, which seriously endangers human health. An appropriate depressive animal model is of great significance for the study of depression and new antidepressant drugs, while the suitable selection and matching of experimental animals, modeling methods and evaluation indexes are critical to eva-luate the scientificity and effectiveness of the depressive animal model. The study advance of depressive animal models in the aspects of experimental animal selection, modeling principle and method, characteristics, evaluation indexes and their application in traditional Chinese medicine are summarized through the systematic review of relevant literatures in PubMed, CNKI and other databases. The depressive animal modeling methods utilized in recent studies include stress, glucocorticoid induction, reserpine induction, lipopolysaccharide induction, surgical modeling, gene knockout, joint application modeling methods. Stress method is better to simulate the depressive symptoms of clinical patients, whereas there are some deficiencies, such as long modeling time and large cost. The depressive animal models induced by glucocorticoid, reserpine and lipopolysaccharide have the advantages of short modeling time and good controllability, but with a poor reliability. The pathogenesis of surgical modeling is highly matched with that of clinical depressive patients, whereas it has the defect of long postoperative recovery period. Gene knockout models can be used to study the precise role of specific genes in depression. However, its applicability may be restricted in studies on depression. The joint application modeling method can improve its reliability and accuracy, and attracts more and more attention. This paper provides a reference for the selection of animal models in future studies of pathological mechanism of depression, and screening and evaluation of antidepressant drugs.

Spermine attenuates high glucose-induced myocardial fibrosis by regulating the cell cycle / 中国应用生理学杂志

To investigate the protective effect of spermine (Sp) on diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) and high glucose-induced cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), and to explore its mechanism. ①Animal experiments: 24 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group, type 1 diabetes group (TID) and spermine group (TID+Sp, each group n=8). TID rats were induced by streptozocin (STZ, 60 mg/kg), and TID+Sp rat were pretreated with spermine (Sp, 5 mg/(kg·d)) for 2 weeks before STZ injection. After 12 weeks of modeling, blood glucose, insulin levels, ejection fraction (EF) and shortening fraction (FS) were measured, and Masson staining and Sirius red staining were performed in the rat cardiac tissues. ②Cell experiments: primary CFs were extracted from newborn (1-3 d) Wistar rat hearts, and were randomly divided into control group, high-glucose group (HG) and HG+Sp group (n=6 per group). HG group was treated with 40 mmol/L glucose, and the HG+Sp group was pretreated with 5 μmol/L Sp for 30 min before HG treatment. The cell viability of CFs was detected by CCK8, the content of collagen in culture medium was analyzed by ELISA, and protein expressions of cell cycle related proteins (PCNA, CyclinD1 and P27) were detected by Western blot. Compared with control group, the blood glucose and collagen content were increased, and the insulin level and heart function were decreased in the T1D group. Meanwhile, HG induced an increasing of the cell viability, the collagen content in the medium and the expressions of PCNA and CyclinD1, while the expression of P27 was down-regulated. Spermine could reduce the above changes, manifested as improving the cardiac function, regulating the expression of cyclin and reducing the level of myocardial fibrosis. Spermine can alleviate myocardial fibrosis in diabetic cardiomyopathy, which mechanism is related to the regulation of cell cycle.

Effect of exogenous spermine pretreatment on alleviating renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy mice and its related mechanism / 中国应用生理学杂志

To observe the protective effects of exogenous spermine on renal fibrosis induced by diabetic nephropathy (DN) and to explore its mechanism. Twenty-four male C57 mice were randomly divided into control group, type 1 diabetes group (TID) and spermine pretreatment group (TID+Sp, n=8 in each group). TID mice were induced by STZ (60 mg/kg), and TID+Sp mice were pretreated with spermine (5 mg/(kg·d)) for 2 weeks before STZ injection. The mice were killed at the 12th week. The renal function was determined by serum creatinine and urea nitrogen. HE, PAS and Masson staining were used to evaluate renal tissue injury and fibrosis. The expressions of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2, MMP-9) and collagen IV (Coll-IV) in the kidney of mice were detected by Western blot. Compared with the control group, the blood glucose (5.67±0.22 vs 28.40±0.57 mmol/L), creatinine (14.33±1.22 vs 30.67±4.73 μmol/L) and urea nitrogen (6.93±4.94 vs 22.00±1.04 mmol/L) in the T1D group were increased significantly (P＜0.05), the glomerular basement membrane was thickened, the collagen was significantly increased, the expressions of MMP-2, MMP-9 and Coll-IV protein were increased (0.57±0.07 vs 1.06±0.20, 47.00±0.04 vs 1.29±0.09 and 0.42±0.16 vs 0.95±0.18,P＜0.05). Exogenous spermine significantly alleviates the above-mentioned changes. Exogenous spermine pretreatment could significantly alleviate renal fibrosis in diabetic mice by regulating the balance between MMPs and collagen.

Protective effects of exogenous HS to the recovery of hypoxia post-conditioning on aged H9C2 cells and the underling mechanisms / 中国应用生理学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the recovery of protective effects of exogenous hydrogen sulfide (HS) on hypoxia post-conditioning in aged H9C2 cells and its mechanism.@*METHODS@#H9C2 cells (cardiomyocytes line) were treated with 30 μmol/L hydrogen peroxide (HO) for 2 hours, then cultured for 3 days in order to induce cellular aging. Aged H9C2 cells were randomly divided into 5 groups (=8):Control group (Control), hypoxia/reoxygenation group (H/R), H/R + NaHS group, hypoxia post-conditioning (PC) group, PC+NaHS group. H/R model:the cells were exposed to hypoxic culture medium (serum and sugar free medium, pH=6.8) for 3 hours and then cultured at normal condition for 6 hours. PC model:at the end of hypoxia for 3 hours, the cells were exposed to normoxic culture solution for 5 minutes, then the cells were placed in hypoxic solution for 5 minutes, the cycle above-mentioned was repeated 3 times and followed by reoxygenation for 6 hours. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) content and caspase-3 activity were detected by ELISA. The cell viability was observed by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8). The reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were analyzed using 2, 7-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) staining. The apoptotic rate was determined through Hoechst 33342 staining. The mRNA levels of relative gene expression were detected by real-time PCR.@*RESULTS@#Thirty μmol/L HO induced H9C2 cell senescence while did not lead to apoptosis. Compared with control group, cell viability was decreased, the apoptotic rate、levels of ROS and the mRNA of caspase-3, caspase-9 and Bcl-2 were increased in H/R and PC groups (<0.01). There were no differences in the above indexes between PC group and H/R group. Supplementation of NaHS increased cell viability and decreased apoptotic rate and oxidative stress. The effects of PC + NaHS on the above indexes were better than those of H/R+NaHS group.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Exogenous HS can restore the protective effect of PC on the aged H9C2 cells, and its mechanism is related to the inhibition of oxidative stress and apoptosis.

Exogenous H2 S contributes to recovery of ischemic post-conditioning-induced cardioprotection in the aging rat hearts and cardiomyocytes / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM: Ischemic post-conditioning ( PC) plays an important role in cardioprotection from ischemia /reperfusion ( I/R) injury in the young heart but not in the aging hearts .The physiological and pathological roles of hydrogen sulfide ( H2 S) in the regulation of cardio-vascular functions have been recognized .Whether H2 S is involved in the recovery of PC-induced cardioprotection in the aging hearts is unclear.METHOD:The male Wistar young rats (3-month-old), the aging rats (24-month-old), primary cultured cardiomyocytes and the aging cardiomyocytes induced by D-galactose suffered from I/R (or H/R) and PC.RESULTS:I/R (or H/R) decreased H2S production rate and cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) expression, aggravated cardiomyocyte damage , apoptosis, myocardial infarct size and oxidative stress, reduced cardiac function, increased the levels of Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-9 mRNA and proteins, promo-ted the release of cytochrome c and mPTP opening, down-regulated the phosphorylation of ERK 1/2, PI3K, Akt and GSK-3βand mito-chondrial membrane potential , up-regulated the phosphorylation of IκBα, NF-κB, JNK2 and STAT3, and inhibited PKC-ε transloca-tion and mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K channels (mitoKATP) in isolated young and aging hearts as well as normal and aging cardiomyo-cytes.PC suppressed myocardial I/R injury in the young heart but not in the aging hearts .Supply of NaHS not only increased PC-in-duced cardioprotection in the young hearts and cardiomyocytes , but also attenuated I/R injury and significantly recovered the cardiopro-tective role of PC in the aging hearts and cardiomyocytes .CONCLUSION:The exogenous H 2 S restores PC-induced cardioprotection through inhibiting oxidative stress via the down-regulation of NF-κB and JAK2-STAT3 pathways and mPTP opening by the up-regulation of ERK1/2-GSK-3β, PI3K-Akt-GSK-3βand PKC-ε-mitoKATP pathways in the aging hearts and cardiomyocytes .These findings provide a novel potential target for the treatment of aging ischemic cardiomyopathy .

Exogenous spermine contributes to prevent apoptosis in the rat hearts and cardiomyocytes / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM:To investigate the relationship between polyamine metabolism and hypoxia /ischemia ( H/I)-induced cell apoptosis and to determine the mechanisms by which exogenous spermine protects cell apoptosis against AMI in rats .METHOD:The left anterior de-scending coronary artery ( LAD) of the Wistar rats were ligated , and neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were placed under hypoxic conditions for 24 h to establish the model of AMI (or H/I).Exogenous spermine was administered by intraperitoneal injection (2.5 mg/kg daily for 7 days) in vitro and subjected to the cell medium at 5μmol/L as a pre-treatment therapy.RESULTS:AMI (or H/I) induced an increase in polyamine catabolized enzyme SSAT and a decrease in polyamine biosynthesis enzyme ODC , which result in endogenous spermine and spermidine decrease and putrescine increase .At the same time, AMI ( or H/I) lowered cardiac function , increased cTnI and CK-MB concentrations , aggravated myocardial infarct size , cardiomyocyte damage and apoptosis , raised ROS generation , increased the expression of cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9 and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)-related proteins, promoted the release of cytochrome C and mPTP opening , down-regulated Bcl-2 expression and the phosphorylation of ERK 1/2, PI3K, Akt and GSK-3β, and activated PERK and eIF 2αphosphorylation .Spermine pre-treatment reversed the above-motioned changes .CONCLUSION:AMI ( or H/I ) could induce cardiomyocyte apoptosis and polyamine metabolism disorder .Exogenous spermine attenuates cardiac injury through scavenging the ROS and inhibiting mPTP opening and ERS injury .These findings provide a novel target for the prevention of apoptosis in the setting of AMI .

Clinical analysis of 31 cases of testicular torsion / 中国基层医药

Objective To improve early diagnosis of testicular torsion,reduce misdiagnosis and reduce the rate of orchiectomy.Methods The diagnosis and treatment of testicular torsion in 31 cases were retrospectively ana-lyzed.Results 54.8% misdiagnosis rate was in this group,all the 31 cases were diagnosed by color Doppler ultra-sound,including 19 cases of retained testicle and orchiectomy in 12 cases (38.7%).In 19 cases of this group retained testis,testicular torsion time within 5 hours was 2 cases,and postoperative had testicles survival.In the 6 cases of testicular torsion time within 5 hours to 10 hours,5 cases had the testis survival.In the 5 cases of torsion of testis time was 10 hours to 24 hours,3 caseshad the testis survival.In the 6 cases of testicular torsion time more than 24 hours,2 cases of testis survival.After postoperative following-up,19 cases of retained testis had no recurrence,all the 31 cases were found no contralateral testicular torsion and all cases sex hormone levels were in the normal levels. Conclusion Testicular torsion is easily misdiagnosed,color doppler ultrasound should be preferred.Early diagnosis and aggressive surgical exploration,unity and strictly control the orchiectomy surgery indications,means a lot to reduce the rate of orchiectomy.

Alberta stroke program early CT score on diffusion -w eighted imaging predicts new cerebral microbleeds in patients w ith acute middle cerebral artery infarction / 国际脑血管病杂志

Objective To investigate the predictive value of Alberta stroke program early CT score on diffusion-w eighted imaging (DWI-ASPECTS) for predicting new cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) in patients w ith acute middle cerebral artery infarction. Methods The patients w ith acute middle cerebra artery infarction w ere enroled prospectively. MRI examinations w ere completed w ithin 48 h on admission and they w ere examined again at 10 to 14 d after onset. Susceptibility-w eighted imaging (SWI) w as use to detect CMBs. DWI-ASPECTS w as used to assess the infarction extent. Results A total of 82 patients w ith acute middle cerebra artery infarction w ere enroled, including 27 females and 55 females. Their ages w ere 71.7 ± 8.9 years. Eighteen patients (22.0%) had old CMBs, 25 (30.5%) had new CMBs, 57 (69.5%) did not have new CMBs. Compared w ith the non-new CMB group, DWI-SPECTS (3.20 ±1.73 vs.7.11 ±1.69;t = 9.573, P 5), the risk of new CMBs w ould decrease 86 % (odds ratio 0.14, 95%confidence interval 0.17 -0.48; P < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis show ed that the sensitivity of prediction of DWI-ASPECTS ≤5 for the new CMBs w as 87.7%, specificity w as 88.3%, and the area under the curve w as 0.940. Conclusions DWI-ASPECTS can effectively predict the new CMBs in patients w ith acute middle cerebra artery infarction.

Impact of citreoviridin on mRNA expression of mitochondrial respiratory chain synthesis related transcriptional regulation gene, membrane potential and reactive oxygen species in rat cardiomyocytes / 中国地方病学杂志

Objective To investigate the impact of citreoviridin(CIT) on mRNA expression of mitochondrial respiratory chain synthesis related transcriptional regulation gene,mitochondrial membrane(MMP) potential and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cardiomyocytes of rat.Methods Viability of rat primary cardiomyocytes treated with different concentrations of CIT (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 μmol/L) for 24 h was determined by 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) method.Based on the MTT curve,median inhibitory concentration(IC50) was calculated using SPSS 13.0.High-,medium-and low-dose groups of CIT(1.650,1.234,0.715 μmol/L) were defined corresponding to 99％,95％ and 90％ of cardiomyocyte viability,respectively.CIT was not added in as the control group.After 24 hours,the mRNA expression levels of peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γcoactivator(PGC-1α),nuclear respiratory factor 1 (Nrf1) and nuclear respiratory factor 2(Nrf2) in cardiomyocytes were detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).Changes of MMP and intracellular ROS were determined by a fluorescence microplate reader using 5,5',6,6'-tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethylbenzimidazolcarbocyanine iodide (JC-1) and 2,7-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH2-DA) as fluorescent probes.Results Compared with 0 μmol/L CIT group [(89.4 ± 17.6)％],viabilities of rat primary cardiomyocytes treated with 2-10 μmol/L CIT groups[(80.2 ± 20.2)％,(74.4 ± 18.7)％,(63.2 ± 8.9)％,(51.5 ± 18.8)％,(39.0 ± 15.7)％,(22.6 ± 10.5)％,(19.9 ± 4.9)％,(20.7 ± 4.8)％,(18.5 ± 3.3)％] decreased significantly(all P ＜ 0.05).The IC50 value of cardiomyocytes after24 h treatment with CIT was 4.6 μmol/L The PGC-1α mRNA expressions ofhigh-,medium-and low-dose groups(0.431 ± 0.041,0.619 ± 0.031,0.653 ± 0.037) were significantly lower compared to that of the control group(0.776 ± 0.081,all P ＜ 0.05).The Nrf1 mRNA expression of high-dose group(0.358 ± 0.05) was significantly lower compared to that of the control group(0.580 ± 0.098,P ＜ 0.05).Nrf2 mRNA expressions of the high-and medium-dose groups(0.352 ± 0.041,0.472 ± 0.011) were significantly lower than that of the control group (0.667 ± 0.091,all P＜ 0.05).Compared with the control groups[(100.00 ± 0.00)％,(100.00 ± 0.00)％],the MMP levels of high-,medium-and low-dose groups[(55.3 ± 3.3)％,(69.8 ± 4.7)％,(81.8 ± 2.7)％] were significantly lower and the ROS levels[(606.0 ± 46.3)％,(275.0 ± 53.5)％,(158.9 ±29.5)％] were significantly higher(all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions CIT inhibits the biosynthesis of mitochondria in primary cardiomyocytes and induces oxidative stress.Myocardial injury is caused by cardiomyocyte apoptosis through mitochondrial pathway,which leads to myocardial injury.

The protective effect of DR2 activation on hypoxia/reperfusion injury in the neonatal rat cardiomyocytes and related mechanism / 中国应用生理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of dopamine receptor (DR2) activation on hypoxia/reperfusion injury (HRI) in the neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, and to explore its mechanism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The hypoxia/reperfusion (H/R) injury model was established in primarily cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, and randomly assigned: control, H/R, bromocriptine (Bro) and haloperidol (Hal) groups. The cell apoptosis was detected using inverted microscope, transmission electron microscope and flow cytometry (FCM). The lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in cell medium were analyzed. The expression of mRNA and protein of caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, Fas, Fas-L, Cyt C and Bcl-2 were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the control group, apoptosis rate, LDH activity, MDA content and the expression of pro-apoptotic factors and anti-apoptotic factors were increased, but SOD activity was decreased in H/R group. Compared with the H/R group, all index above-mentioned were down-regulated or reversed in Bro-group, and had no obvious differences in Hal-group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The neonatal rat cardiomyocytes injury and apoptosis caused by hypoxia/reperfusion can be inhibited with DR2 activation, which mechanism is related to scavenging oxygen radical.</p>

Morphological changes of rat cardiac tissue caused by citreoviridin combined with selenium and protein deficiency / 中国地方病学杂志

ObjectiveTo observe the morphological feature of myocardial changes in adult rat exposed to citreoviridin(CIT) with selenium and protein deficiency.MethodsAccording to 2 × 2 factorial design,48 healthy male Wistar rats aged 4-week were randomly divided into four groups:group Ⅰ (Se-Pro-CIT+,low selenium and low protein plus CIT group),group Ⅱ (Se-Pro-CIT-,low selenium and low protein without CIT group),group Ⅲ (Se+Pro+CIT+,adequate selenium and adequate protein plus CIT group),and group Ⅳ (Se+Pro+CIT-,adequate selenium and adequate protein without CIT group),12 rats in each group.After one week of normal adaptive feeding,all the rats were fed with selenium and protein deficiency feed for 2 months,and then the animals in group Ⅰ and group Ⅲwere fed with 8 mg·kg-1 ·d-1 of CIT for 2 more months,after that the CIT dose was increased to 10 mg·kg-1 ·d-1 for the final 2 weeks.At the end of the experiment,all the rats were sacrificed by femoral artery bleeding,and body and heart weight were measured.Heart weight index was calculated and histopathological changes were observed under light microscope.Results Heart weight indexes of the 4 groups(Se-Pro-CIT+,Se-Pro-CIT-,Se+Pro+CIT+ and Se+Pro+CIT- groups) were (3.65 ± 0.45) × 10-3,(3.05 ± 0.19) × 10-3,(3.83 ± 1.06) × 10-3 and (3.31 ± 0.52) × 10-3,respectively.The results of factorial analysis showed that the effects of CIT on heart weight index were statistically significant(F =8.524,P ＜ 0.05 ),the effects of Se + Pro were not statistically significant(F =1.347,P ＞ 0.05),and there were no interactions between the two factors (F =0,048,P ＞ 0.05).Morphologically,tissue fibrosis around branch coronary artery in group Ⅰ rats,plenty of cardiocyte pycnosis in group Ⅱ,and myocardial scattered necrotic foci in group Ⅲ were observed,accompanied by inflammatory cell infiltration in group Ⅲ,and normal myocardial structure in group Ⅳ rats.Conclusions Citreoviridin plays a major role in causing myocardial injury( degeneration and necrosis) and CIT combined with selenium and protein deficiency can aggravate the

Biochemical tests of rat cardiac injury induced by citreoviridin toxin in rats with joint deficiency of selenium and protein / 中国地方病学杂志

ObjectiveTo clarify the causative effect of citreoviridin toxins(CIT) as well as nutritional deficiency of selenium and protein on rat myocardial injury at biochemical level.Methods According to 2 × 2 factorial design,48 healthy male Wistar rats aged 4-week were randomly divided into four groups:exposed to CIT along with nutritional deficiency of selenium and protein,nutritional deficiency of selenium and protein,exposed to CIT and control groups.After the rats in each group began to be fed with selenium and protein deficiency and(or) adequate fodder for 3 months,8 mg/kg body weight of CIT was fed daily to the rats in the two CIT toxin groups for two months.After that the CIT dose was raised up to 10 mg/kg body weight each day within the final 2 weeks.At the experimental endpoint,all the rats were sacrificed by femoral artery bleeding after ether anesthesia,and serum and heart specimens were collected for biochemical analysis by detecting serum Tn-Ⅰ and albumin,serum activities of CK and GSH-Px,myocardial SOD and T-AOC.ResultsThe interactions between Se & protein and CIT in rat final body weight,serum albumin,and Tn-Ⅰ was observed(F=8.186,6.160,19.183,all P＜ 0.05),whereas interactions in rat body weight of 12 weeks,serum GSH-Px,CK as well as myocardial SOD,T-AOC activity were not found (F=1.633,1.987,0.075,0.474,1.145,all P ＞ 0.05).Under the nutritional deficiency of selenium and protein,serum albumin and Tn-Ⅰ level in the groups with CIT toxin[ (42.88 ± 1.19) g/L,(668.6 ± 55.8) ng/L,respectively]were lower than that of the group without CIT toxin[ (47.59 ± 1.05)g/L,(989.3 ± 49.2)ng/L,respectively,all P ＜0.05].The main effects of selenium and protein on rat body weight of 12 weeks,serum GSH-Px,myocardial SOD and T-AOC were statistically significant between different groups (F =96.860,58.086,4.475,25.485,all P ＜ 0.05).Rat body weights of 12 weeks in the two groups of nutritional deficiency of selenium and protein[ (186.33 ± 7.89),(197.83 ± 7.89)g] were all lower than others[ (274.08 ± 7.89),(265.42 ± 7.89)g,all P ＜ 0.05]; serum GSH-Pxs in the two groups of nutritional deficiency of selenium and protein[ (317.5 ± 102.6),(296.9 ± 90.5)U/L] were all lower than others[ (926.1 ± 110.9),( 1181.7 ± 85.9)U/L,all P ＜ 0.05] ; myocardial SODs in the two groups of nutritional deficiency of selenium and protein [ (65.22 ± 5.91 ) × 106, (62.68 ± 5.61 ) × 106 U/kg] were all lower than others [(74.07 ± 7.24) × 106, (80.07 ± 5.91) × 106 U/kg,all P＜ 0.05]; myocardial T-AOCs in the two groups of nutritional deficiency of selenium and protein[ (1.138 ± 0.086) × 106,(0.806 ± 0.081 ) × 106 U/kg] were all lower than others[(1.688 ± 0.105) × 106,(1.163 ± 0.086) × 106 U/kg,all P ＜ 0.05].Conclusions Animal model with selenium and protein deficiency is successfully established.However,the results of biochemical index tested in the experimental rats show no regularity effect,which needs to be checked again in the future study.