Evaluation of cardiac performance of the dog after induction of portal hypertension and gastric ischemia

Objective: To determine changes in hemodynamic and cardiac energetic parameters in dogs after induction of portal hypertension and gastric ischemia. These blood flow alterations are similar to changes seen in splanchnic blood flow in dogs with gastric dilatation volvulus syndrome (GDV). Design: Original experimental study. Setting: Veterinary teaching hospital. Animals: Seven purpose‐bred, intact male dogs. Interventions: Standard midline laparotomy and median sternotomy were performed under general anesthesia. Dogs were instrumented to obtain arterial blood pressure, aortic flow, cardiac chamber pressures, central venous pressure, portal flow, and portal pressure. Colored microsphere technology was used for the determination of myocardial blood flow. Measurements and samples were obtained at baseline, following induction of portal hypertension, and after induction of portal hypertension and gastric ischemia. Measurements and main results: Left ventricular myocardial blood flow was increased from 81.8±20.1 mL/100 g/min at baseline to 127.7±57.2 mL/100 g/min (P=0.02) after induction of portal hypertension and gastric ischemia. Myocardial oxygen consumption increased from 142.2±27.4 J/min/100 g at baseline to 219.1±33.4 J/min/100 g (P=0.003) after induction of portal hypertension and gastric ischemia, but cardiac external work remained unchanged (13.67±6.2 to 13.27±9.6 J/min; P=0.78; power=0.79). Cardiac efficiency decreased from 11.6±6.1% at baseline to 7.6±5.1% (P=0.017) after induction of portal hypertension and gastric ischemia. Conclusions: Transfer of energy within the myocardium was less efficient after induction of portal hypertension and ischemia of the stomach wall. On the basis of these results, alterations in cardiac function associated with GDV may result from deterioration of cardiac efficiency.     

褪黑素对内毒素血症山羊肝细胞线粒体呼吸功能的影响

将48只健康山羊随机分为4组：对照组（A组）、内毒素（LPS）组（B组）、内毒素＋褪黑素（LPS＋MT）组（C组）、褪黑素（MT）组（D组）,在处理后第3 h和6 h提取肝细胞线粒体,采用Clark氧电极技术测定线粒体呼吸控制率（RCR）、磷氧比值（P/O）、氧化磷酸化效率（OPR）的变化,探讨了MT对LPS诱导的山羊内毒素血症机体线粒体呼吸功能的影响。结果显示,内毒素组山羊在第3 h和6 h的RCR、P/O、OPR显著低于对照组（P〈0.05）;应用褪黑素后,即内毒素＋褪黑素组第3 h的肝细胞线粒体RCR、P/O、OPR明显升高（P〈0.05）;褪黑素组第3 h的RCR明显高于对照组（P〈0.05）,而褪黑素组第3 h的P/O、OPR与对照组差异不显著（P〉0.05）。证实,山羊内毒素血症时线粒体的呼吸功能明显下降,褪黑素对肝细胞线粒体呼吸功能具有一定的保护作用。     

Low expression of mitofusin 1 is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in porcine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos

Mitochondria are necessary for the transition from oocyte to embryo and for early embryonic development. Mitofusin 1 is the main mediator of mitochondrial fusion and homeostasis. We investigated Mitofusin 1 expression levels in porcine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos. The rate of blastocyst formation in SCNT embryos was reduced significantly compared with that of parthenogenetic activation embryos. SCNT embryos showed significantly decreased Mitofusin 1 expression and mitochondrial membrane potential, while exhibiting increased reactive oxygen species and apoptosis. Mitochondrial functional changes were observed in the SCNT embryos and may be correlated with low levels of Mitofusin 1 to negatively affect development.     

中西医结合治疗缓慢型心律失常34例疗效观察

目的观察中西医结合治疗缓慢型心律失常疗效．方法治疗组采用中西医结合治疗,静脉滴注生脉注射液、西咪替丁等,对照组使用阿托品等治疗缓慢型心律失常．结果两组结果经统计学处理,痊愈率有高度差异性（P〈0．01）,总有效率有统计学意义（P〈0．01）．结论用中西医结合治疗缓慢型心律失常疗效显著．     

Dynamic expression of thioredoxin 2 in myocardial mitochondria in selenium-deficiency rats during myocardial injury

AIM: To investigate the dynamic expression of thioredoxin 2 (Trx2) protein in the myocardial mitochondria under the condition of selenium deficiency. METHODS: A model of selenium deficiency was made using two-week-old SD rats. When the rats were fed for 20 weeks, 30 weeks and 40 weeks, the cardiac functions were detected by carotid artery intubation. The myocardial mitochondria were also extracted, and the protein expression of mitochondrial Trx2 was measured by Western blotting. The method of immunohistochemistry was used to detect Fas-associated death domain protein (FADD,a death marker protein) for determining the apoptosis of myocardial cells. The correlation between Trx2 and left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP), maximum rate of left ventricular pressure rise(+dp/dtmax) and apoptotic index of the myocardial cells was analyzed. RESULTS: Compared with the corresponding period of normal control group, the expression of Trx2 protein in the selenium-deficiency rats was reduced. The expression of Trx2 protein was continuously reduced as the time of selenium deficiency prolonged. As the time of low-selenium feeding was going on, the systolic and diastolic functions of the heart were impaired, and the number of apoptotic myocardial cells was increased. The correlation analysis indicated that Trx2 had positive correlations with LVSP and +dp/dtmax, and had a negative correlation with the apoptotic index of myocardial cells. CONCLUSION: Selenium deficiency affects the expression of Trx2 protein,and causes impaired cardiac functions and the apoptosis of myocardial cells. Trx2 has a protective effect on myocardial cells.     

心痛方对心肌缺血模型大鼠MPO 活性 及PS 表达的干预作用

目的探讨心痛方对心肌缺血大鼠模型心肌梗死面积及髓过氧化物酶（MPO）、P 选择素（PS）的干预作 用。方法80 只清洁级SD 大鼠,随机分成假手术组、模型组、心痛方组、欣康组,采用结扎法造成心肌缺血模型,NBT 染色法测心肌梗死面积,比色法检测MPO 活性,免疫组化法检测PS 的表达。结果1.模型组、心痛方组、欣康组心肌梗 死面积、MPO 活性及PS 表达均显著高于假手术组,差异有统计学意义（P<0.01）;2.心肌梗死面积比较,心痛方组、欣康 组分别小于模型组（P<0.05）,差异均有统计学意义;3.MPO 活性比较,心痛方组、欣康组分别低于模型组（P<0.05）,而 心痛方组低于欣康组（P<0.05）,差异均有统计学意义;4.PS 表达比较,心痛方组、欣康组分别低于模型组（P<0.05）,差 异均有统计学意义。结论心痛方能缩小心肌梗死面积,抑制缺血心肌MPO 活性及PS 表达。在抑制MPO 活性方面心 痛方优于欣康。     

Liver mitochondrial oxygen consumption and proton leak kinetics in broilers supplemented with dietary copper or zinc following coccidiosis challenge

Mitochondrial respiration was assessed in sixteen 7‐day‐old broilers as a subset of a larger study assessing the effects of Cu and Zn supplementation above requirements with a coccidiosis challenge on gain/feed ratio. The birds were selected from four treatments (four birds/treatment): a control diet (Cu 15 mg/kg and Zn 60 mg/kg) + coccidiosis challenge (CC), a Cu diet with 245 mg/kg Cu from tribasic copper chloride (TBCC) + CC, a negative control diet (Cu 15 mg/kg and Zn 60 mg/kg) ‐ CC and a Zn diet with 2000 mg/kg Zn from ZnO. The diets were composed of 49% corn, 40% soybean meal, 6.2% vegetable oil (diet dry matter = 90.62%, crude protein = 21.37%, fat = 7.7%, metabolizable energy = 12.1 MJ/day) and were fed for 14 days. Birds were dissected, and approximately one gram of liver tissue was used for mitochondrial oxygen consumption and proton leak kinetics assays. Respiratory control ratio and mitochondrial proton leak assessed by calculating rates of oxygen consumption at 175mV membrane potential were greater for the negative control group, but there were no differences in average gain/feed among treatments. In summary, broilers that did not undergo coccidiosis challenge had lower proton leak and higher respiratory control ratio. However, the impact of supplementation of Cu and Zn above requirements did not appear to prevent changes in respiratory control ratio and proton leak kinetics with coccidiosis challenge.     

线粒体融合、分裂及其相关疾病的研究进展

近年来,有关线粒体融合和分裂机制的相关研究越来越多。线粒体是所有真核生物都不可或缺的双层膜细胞器,大多数细胞中线粒体是高度动态的,且通过不断地融合、分裂来维持动态平衡。线粒体外膜与内膜的融合分别由Mfn1、Mfn2与多种形式的OPA1调控;DRP1介导外膜分裂,内膜的分裂可能是由S-OPA1和MTP18介导。多种客观因素通过影响融合或分裂的程度,进而影响线粒体的融合与分裂,提高线粒体融合程度或降低线粒体分裂程度都将导致在细胞内形成个体大、数量少的线粒体;反之,将出现个体小、数量多的线粒体。可以据此特性间接检测某项影响线粒体形态学变化的因素,了解线粒体动态变化所涉及的蛋白,以及影响线粒体形态学的重要外部因素、线粒体相关疾病的发病原因。因此,作者在总结前人研究成果的基础上,针对线粒体融合与分裂、参与线粒体融合与分裂的相关蛋白及线粒体融合、分裂与疾病的发生进行了综述。     

两个人工选择奥利亚罗非鱼群体系统发育 及其遗传多样性分析

[目的]了解人工选择偏好对奥利亚罗非鱼遗传多样性的影响,为今后人工选育及生产提供参考依据.[方法]对两个奥利亚罗非鱼群体(那马群体和武鸣群体)各70尾个体的线粒体DNA的D-loop区序列、CoI基因和Cytb基因进行测序及系统进化研究,并选用20对微卫星标记对其遗传多样性进行分析.[结果]基于D-loop区序列两个群体共检测出32个单倍型,其中共享单倍型6个;基于CoI基因共检测出23个单倍型,其中共享单倍型16个;基于Cytb基因共检测出14个单倍型,其中共享单倍型10个.基于D-loop区序列、CoI基因和Cytb基因单倍型分别构建的系统发育进化树显示,武鸣群体和那马群体的个体交错在一起,地理差异不明显,且采用NJ法和ME法构建系统发育进化树的进化拓扑结构基本相似.20对微卫星引物均能在奥利亚罗非鱼中获得稳定有效的扩增条带,其中有18个微卫星位点呈多态性;那马、武鸣群体的平均等位基因数(Na)分别为6.5000和7.9444,平均有效等位基因数(Ne)分别是3.9857和4.7268,平均观测杂合度(Ho)分别为0.7123和0.7752,平均期望杂合度(He)分别为0.9614和0.9711、平均Nei期望杂合度分别为0.7017和0.7636,均表现为武鸣群体略高于那马群体.两个群体的遗传分化系数(Fst)在不同微卫星位点间差异明显,其变化范围为0.0173(GM241)~0.2318(UNH868),平均0.0997;从单群体近交系数(Fis)和总群体近交系数(Fit)来看,所有微卫星位点的数值均为负值.[结论]经短期人工选择的武鸣群体奥利亚罗非鱼遗传多样性较被长期人工选择的那马群体遗传多样性丰富,即短期内的不同人工选择偏好对线粒体DNA的遗传影响较小.     

mTERF基因及其作用研究进展

线粒体转录终止因子mTERF是一类由核基因编码且高度保守的线粒体DNA结合单体蛋白质,对线粒体、叶绿体功能的调控、生物进化、基因诊断与治疗具有重要作用。从mTERF基因与线粒体和叶绿体的关系、mTERF基因的种类和结构和mTERF基因的作用3个方面综述了动植物中mTERF基因的研究进展。