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Objective To investigate the protective role of dexmedetomidine in rats with endotoxin-induced acute lung injury (ALI).Methods Forty-eight adult male SD rats were divided into four groups (n=12 each) according to the random number table: control group, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) group, dexmedetomidine (DEX) treatment group and DEX pretreatment group.ALI was induced in rats by femoral intravenous injection of LPS (8 mg/kg).Rats in DEX treatment group was given DEX (50 μg/kg) for 2 minutes via the femoral intravenous injection 0.5 hour after LPS injection, followed by maintenance pump injection of DEX (5 μg·kg-1·h-1).Analogously, rats in DEX pretreatment group was given DEX (50 μg/kg) for 2 min via the femoral intravenous injection 0.5 hour before LPS injection, followed by maintenance pump injection of DEX (5 μg·kg-1·h-1).By contrast, control group received the same amount of normal saline intravenously.All rats were sentenced to death and their carotid blood samples were collected6 hours after all injections.Superior lobe of the right lung was examined under light microscope and the histologic findings were tested using the difusse alveolar damage (DAD) score.Middle lobe of the right lung was used to calculate the lung tissue wet/dry weight (W/D) ratio.Samples of collected carotid blood were taken to measure levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-6.Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) obtained from bronchoalveolar lavage was collected to measure levels of TNF-α and IL-6.Results Lung tissue injury was obvious after LPS injection and DAS score was improved as well.However DEX therapy reduced the lung damage as well as the DAD score, especially obvious in DEX pretreatment group (P0.05), but IL-6 in BALF was significantly lower in DEX pretreatment group than DEX treatment group (P0.05).Conclusion Either preoperative injection of DEX or DEX treatment has protective effect in rats with LPS-induced ALI, while preoperative injection of DEX has been proved to be more effective.
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Objective To investigate effect of hypertonic-hyperoncotic solution (HHS,namely 4.5 g/ml NaCl plus 6.0 g/ml hydroxyethyl starch) on brain protection in rabbits with pulmonary trauma combined with hemorrhagic shock and the possible mechanism.Methods Thirty New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into control group (Group A),lactated Ringer' s solution (LRS) treatment group (Group B) and HHS treatment group (Group C),with 10 rabbits per group.Models of pulmonary trauma with hemorrhagic shock were established in Groups B and C.Later,fluid resuscitation,including LRS at 3-fold the volume of blood loss and HHS at dose of 5 mL/kg,was respectively given for Groups B and C at 60 minutes after shock.Rabbits in each group were sacrificed at 4 hours after resuscitation for brain tissue harvest.Evan blue exudation in the parietal cortex of rabbit brain in each group was observed by fluorescence microscope.Brain water content was weighed and calculated.Neuron apoptosis was tested by TUNEL method.Expressions of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins were detected by Western blot.Resalts Group B showed massive exudation of Evan blue,notable increase of brain water content,large apoptosis of neurons,up-regulation of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins,but a decline of Bcl-2 to Bax ratio,as compared with Group A (P ＜ 0.01).However,Group C showed significant decrease regarding Evan blue exudation,brain water content and apoptotic neurons,and significant increase of ratio of Bcl-2 and Bax,as compared with Group B (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion HHS improves blood brain barrier,inhibits neuron apoptosis and thus protects brain function.
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According to the unique geographical conditions,climatic factors,human constitution,dietary custom,social environment and so on,the main etiology of exogenous cough in Lingnan areas is pathogenic dampness;and the main pathogenesis is phlegm-dampness internal retention and impaired and descending of lung.The syndrome of phlegm-dampness and syndrome of phlegm-heat are more common clinical types.We propose eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm,dispersing and descending lung qi as its main therapeutic methods.For chronic cough,it often have to take the therapeutic methods of strengthening spleen and nourishing lung.