Investigation on students' active learning behavior during independent experimental design education of medical function / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective:To evaluate the teaching effectiveness of independent experimental design from students' active learning behavior, and further provide the basis for advancing the reform of functional experimental teaching and teaching quality.Methods:In June 2019, 186 undergraduates (5-year-programme and 8-year-programme) of Xiangya School of Medicine were included in the teaching research. Self-administered questionnaires were applied to characterize students' active learning behavior in independent experimental design education. Spearman rank correlation analysis and Logistic regression analysis were used in the study. SPSS 23.0 was used for descriptive analysis of the data.Results:During the independent experimental design, 85.0%(158/186) of the students thought it was necessary and important to conduct independent experimental design education; 72.6%(135/186) of the students tentatively raised new scientific questions; 97.8%(182/186) of the students actively searched literature; 77.4%(144/186) of the students participated in reply positively. The value of correlation coefficient of actively learning behavior "tentatively raising new science questions" and teaching effectiveness "improving the ability of scientific thinking" was 0.81. And only 42.5%(79/186) of the students agreed that students needed to summarize after reporting.Conclusion:Independent experimental design education is welcomed and widely accepted by students, which has effectively improved the capacity for scientific research and innovation spirit of students. Whether students' active learning behavior can be fully mobilized in the education practice is closely related to the teaching effect. And the cultivation of leadership and leading consciousness still need to be improved.

Protective effect of NMDA receptor antagonist memantine on acute lung injury in mice / 中南大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the protective effect of a non-specific NMDA receptor antagonist memantine on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice.@*METHODS@#Healthy male mice were divided into 4 groups: a normal group, a memantine group, an ALI group and a memantine+ALI group. The ALI group was induced by intraperitoneal injection of LPS (10 mg/kg). Memantine (10 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally before the injection of LPS to determine the effect of blockade of NMDA receptor in the memantine+ALI group. The lung wet/dry ratio was detected. HE staining was preformed to show the morphological changes in the lung tissue. Myeloperoxidase enzyme (MPO) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in the lung tissue were detected. ELISA was used to detect the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) content and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF).@*RESULTS@#Memantine pretreatment improved the LPS-induced ALI lung tissue morphological changes, reduced their lung wet/dry ratio, the levels of TNF-α and LDH activity in BALF, and also reduced the MPO and MDA content in the lung tissue.@*CONCLUSION@#Blockade of NMDA receptors can ameliorate LPS-induced mice ALI.

Influence of desipramine on lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice / 中国药理学通报

Aim To investigate the potential role of desipramine(DP) on lipoplysaccharide（LPS）-induced acute lung injury(ALI)and the mechanism of its action.Methods Kunming mice were divided into four groups randomly:NS group(NS),DP control group(DP),LPS group(LPS)and DP treatment group(DP+LPS).The model of ALI in mice was induced by lipoplysaccharidel(LPS,10 mg·kg~(-1),ip).Six hours after LPS challenged,the lung samples were taken for determination of lung wet-to-dry weight ratio(W/D),myeloperoxidase(MPO)activity,and malondialdehyde(MDA)content.The bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF)samples were analyzed for total protein concentrateion and white blood cell(WBC)count.The levels of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)in lung were measured by ELISA.Results LPS could significantly increase the total protein concentration and WBC number in BALF.The lung W/D ration,MPO activity,MDA content and the levels of TNF-α in lungs all increased after ip injection of LPS.Pretreatment with DP decreased all the changes induced by the LPS.Conclusion Pretreatment with DP protects lung from LPS-induced lung injury in mice,which is,at least in part,through inhibiting the level of TNF-α and decreasing the sequestration of neutrophils and lipid peroxidation.

Heterogeneity of basal intracellular calcium concentration and its relations to the reactivity in mouse peritoneal macrophages / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM: To investigate the heterogeneity of basal intracellular free calcium concentration( i) in peritoneal macrophages(PM) and whether it is relative to the reactivity of PM at the single cell level. METHODS: i implicated stimulated were measured by fluorescent microscopic imaging system after loading with fluorescent probe fura-2/AM. Superoxide(O _2)produced by single PM was determined by modified NBT test. RESULTS: The values of basal i determined in 392 PMs of 7 mice showed normal distribution [(54?24) nmol/L, n=392] with wide range(less than 20 nmol/L to more than 100 nmol/L), among which about 50% were in the range of 40-60 nmol/L. When stimulated with PMA or fMLP, i was increased, the peak values were positively correlated with the basal i in one mouse(PMA stimulated cells: r=0.52, P

Isoflurane increase renal artial smooth muscle contraction may through phosphorylated ERK1/2 pathway / 中国药理学通报

Aim This study was to investigate the effect of isoflurane on contracted renal arterial smooth muscle and to determine whether the MAPK pathway is involved in the intracellular signaling. Methods ①Rabbit renal arterial strips were treated with sapoin to make the sarcolemma permeability. And the calcium stored in reticulum (SR) was released using caffeine.Stead state tense was obtained when the strips were soaked in submaximal calcium concentration buffer.Then the submaximal calcium concentration buffer with various concentration isoflurane was admininstered,the change of tensions was detected.②primary renal arterial smooth muscle cells were cultured and treated with different concentration of isoflurane for different duration,and the levels of phosphorylated ERK1/2 in different groups were detected with western blot.Result Isoflurane all caused rabbit renal artery strips further contraction after they have reached equilibrium,and the tension altitude was isoflurane concentration dependent. Isoflurane upregulates ERK1/2 (p44/42) phosphorylation in cultured renal arterial smooth muscle cells in a concentration and time depend way.Conclusion Isoflurane can upregulates the tension of contracted renal arterial smooth muscle. And it may involve the activation of p44/42 MAPK pathway.