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Objective To study the gene expression and the expression change rule of c-fos in the canines posterior to craniocerebral gunshot wounds in order to provide the experimental base for further understanding of the mechanism of gunshot craniocerebral injury. Methods Using the canine model of penetrating craniocerebral injury made by the bullets of the small-calibre rifle made in Germany, the c-fos expressions in the control cerebral tissues and the contusion and concussion areas of the trajectory and the brain stem neurons at different time points after trauma were observed by immunohistochemical method. Results Feeble c-fos expression was detected in the control group. After craniocerebral gunshot wounds, the c-fos expression increased in the contusion and concussion areas of the trajectory and in the brain stem at the 30th minutes, reached the peak at the 2nd hour and began to decrease at the 3rd hour. The c-fos expression in the concussion area was much more significant than that in the contusion area ( P
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Objective To investigate whether spinal cord is involved in the analgesic effect of propofol.Methods Fifteen adult SD rats of both sexes weighing 195～223g were randomly divided into three group of five animals each: control group received normal saline intraperitoneally(ip), fentanyl group received fentanyl 0 1mg/kg and propofol group propofol 100mg/kg ip 2 min later 4% formalin 150?l was injected subcutaneously into the planta region of right hindpaw 1h after formalin injection animals of all three groups were anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium ip After induction of anesthesia chest was open and 100 ml of normal saline was infused via left ventricle then followed by 4% formalin infusion for fixation of tissue, 90 min later spinal cord, L 3 5 sect, was removed for determination of c fos expression in spinal cord using fos immunohistochemistry technique Results In control group in less than 10 s after formalin intraplantar injection the animals were agitated, restless, lame and paw licking In fentanyl group and propofol group the righting reflex was suppressed for (19 4?7 8) min and (7 2?1 5)min and no pain response was seen during this period When righting reflex recovered the pain response was much lighter than that in the control group Formalin stimulation induced c fos expression was seen only in the ipsilateral spinal cord Both fentanyl and propofol significantly suppressed c fos expression evoked by formalin stimulation The number of fos like immunoreactivity neurons(FLIN) decreased by 57 8% and 36 3% respectively(P
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Objective To detemine the effects of ketamine on c fos gene expression in the different brain regions of rats following stress responses Methods Twenty one male Wistar rats were randomly allocated to receiving intraperitoneally 2 ml normal saline (group C or group S,n=7) or ketamine 100mg?kg 1 (group K,n=7) respectively, 5 min later, the stress response was induced with electrical foot shock (2 0mA,1s of duration,once every 30s,over 15min)only in group S and K All rats were decapitated 30min after the stress to extract the total cellular RNA of cerebral cortex, hypothalamus and hippocampus RT PCR technique was applied to determining cDNA amplification products with ? actin mRNA being as an internal control Densities of DNA bands were quantified using image analysis system Results The c fos mRNA levels were markedly elevated in group S as compared with control levels (P0 05).Conclusions The c fos gene involves in molecular modulation of stress responses Ketamine produce different effects on the expression of c fos gene in the different brain regions