Effect of Doxofylline on Reducing the Inflammatory Response in Mechanically Ventilated Rats with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of doxofylline on reducing the inflammatory response in mechanically ventilated rats with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: A total of 40 eight-week-old male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups of 10 rats each: a control group (group C), a model group (group M), a model + natural saline group (group N), and a doxofylline group (group D). Then mechanical ventilation, drug intervention, and the extraction of the experimental material were performed in each group. Pulmonary tissue samples were taken after 120 minutes of mechanical ventilation and the pulmonary histopathological changes and the wet/dry (W/D) weight ratio of the pulmonary tissue were identified. The levels of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) were detected using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the expression levels of c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) and phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (p-JNK) were detected using immunohistochemistry. Results: Compared with group C, the pulmonary histopathology in groups M, N, and D showed typical changes associated with COPD. Furthermore, the W/D weight ratio and levels of TNF-α, JNK, and p-JNK in the pulmonary tissue increased in groups M, N, and D (P < 0.05), while the levels of IL-10 decreased (P < 0.05). Compared with group M, no statistically significant changes in the above indicators were detected in the pulmonary tissue of group N (P > 0.05). Compared with group N, the W/D weight ratio and levels of TNF-α, JNK, and p-JNK in the pulmonary tissue decreased in group D (P < 0.05), while the levels of IL-10 increased (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Doxofylline might attenuate pulmonary inflammatory responses in mechanically ventilated rats with COPD, and the JNK/stress-activated protein kinase signaling pathway is involved in doxofylline's inhibition of inflammatory responses in the pulmonary tissue of rats with COPD.

[Study on the spectral properties of nickel tetrasulfo-phthalocyanine doped vinyl modified silicate glass].

Nickel tetrasulfo-phthalocyanine (NiTSPc) was successfully doped into vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES)modified silicate gel glass by sol-gel technique, IR and UV-Vis spectral examination was carried out. The results show that vinyl has been introduced into SiO2 network, and the structure of gel glass is therefore changed. The encapsulation of NiTSPc does not make any noteworthy changes in the composition and structure of gel glass matrix. NiTSPc molecules are well dispersed in the organic modified matrix, and the phenomenon of aggregation is greatly suppressed.

[Study on the spectral properties of gallium-phthalocyanine-chloride doped composite gel glass].

One of the focal topics in the field of phthalocyanine research is its materialization for practical use. The present paper reports the encapsulation of gallium phthalocyanine chloride (GaPcCl) into silica gel glass to make homogeneously doped composite by sol-gel technique. The spectral properties of the composite gel glass were carried out by IR, UV-Vis and fluorescence measurements. The results show that the introduction of GaPcCl doesn't make noteworthy changes in the IR spectra of silica gel glass matrix. The absorption of GaPcCl dimers increases compared with DMF solution. The fluorescence intensity of GaPcCl is greatly enhanced in the composite gel glass.