维拉帕米对环境低温诱发肉鸡肺动脉平滑肌细胞增殖的作用

环境低温诱发肉鸡腹水综合征(AS)发生过程中,肺血管发生明显重塑,并以肺动脉中膜增厚为主要特征。血管平滑肌细胞的数量将影响血管中膜的厚度[1]。故推测认为肉鸡肺动脉平滑肌细胞增殖在肺血管重塑过程中起着重要作用。研究认为细胞内的Ca2 是重要的细胞内第二信使,在细胞增殖过程中起着重要的作用。维拉帕米作为一种钙通道阻滞剂,可抑制Ca2 内流,使细胞内Ca2 水平降低,对肉鸡AS的发生有明显的预防作用[2]。但有关维拉帕米对环境低温诱发肉鸡AS过程中肺动脉血管平滑肌细胞增殖的作用,未见报道。增殖细胞核抗原(proliferating cell nucle…     

BQ123对肉鸡腹水综合征的预防作用研究

通过动态观察肺动脉压、红细胞压积、腹水心脏指数、肺小动脉中膜厚度占外径百分值(mMTPA)及管壁面积/管总面积(WA/TA)的变化,探讨高选择性内皮素A受体拮抗剂BQ123对低温诱发肉鸡腹水综合征的预防作用。结果显示,BQ123能显著降低低温诱发肉鸡的肺动脉压、红细胞压积及腹水心脏指数(P0.05或P0.01);BQ123能显著减小低温诱发肉鸡的mMTPA及WA/TA(P0.05或P0.01)。结果表明,BQ123明显抑制了低温诱发肉鸡的肺动脉高压和肺血管重塑的形成和发展,对肉鸡腹水综合征具有明显的预防作用。     

BQ123抑制低温诱发肺动脉高压肉鸡的肺小动脉肌型化

本试验用高选择性内皮素A受体拮抗剂BQ123处理低温肉鸡的方法,通过动态观察肺动脉压及肌型、部分肌型及非肌型肺小动脉数量的变化,探讨内源性内皮素在肺血管重塑中的作用。结果显示:30日龄时,低温组平均肺动脉压极显著高于常温组、低BQ123组及高BQ123组(P<0.01);低温组肌型及部分肌型肺小动脉的占位比均极显著高于常温组、低BQ123组及高BQ123组(P<0.01);低温组非肌型肺小动脉占位比极显著低于常温组、低BQ123组和高BQ123组(P<0.01),高BQ123组显著高于低BQ123组(P<0.05)。结果表明,BQ123可明显抑制低温肉鸡肺动脉高压和非肌型肺小动脉的肌型化的发生发展,因此认为内源性ET在低温诱发肺动脉高压肉鸡肺血管重塑的发生发展过程中起重要作用。     

肉鸡肺动脉高压综合征自然病例肺细小动脉病理改变的图像分析

利用 ４ 只与缺氧有关的肉鸡肺动脉高压综合征 自然病鸡和 ４ 只 同品种、同龄健康肉 鸡,以右心室（ｒｉｇｈｔ ｖｅｎｔｒｉｃｌｅ, Ｒ Ｖ）与全心室（ｔｏｔａｌ ｖｅｎｔｒｉｃｌｅ, Ｔ Ｖ）的重量比（ Ｒ Ｖ／ Ｔ Ｖ）作为判定肺动脉高压的主要依据,用图像分析仪对 ２ 组肉鸡肺小动脉作了定量检测。结果显示,肺动脉高压综合征（ Ｐ Ｈ Ｓ）患鸡肺小动脉发生了以无肌细动脉肌型化、肌性动脉中膜平滑肌增厚、管壁肥厚为主要特征的血管重构现象,从而说明与缺氧相关的肉鸡肺动脉重构的病理变化可能参与了肉鸡肺动脉高压的形成过程。     

低温诱发肉鸡腹水综合征发生过程中肺血管重塑与肺动脉高压的关系

将160只15日龄雄性AA商品代肉鸡随机分为对照组((22±1.5)℃)和低温组((11±2)℃)。15~50日龄,每组每周随机取6只,以右心导管法直接测定肺动脉压(PAP),并取肺组织做石蜡切片进行Weigert-间苯二酚复红染色,分析肺血管重塑情况。50日龄时统计整个饲养过程中肉鸡腹水综合征(AS)发生率。结果显示,低温组肉鸡AS发生率(18.75%)极显著高于对照组(1.25%)(P<0.01);低温组肉鸡PAP从22日龄开始较对照组明显升高(P<0.01或P<0.05);20~50、50~100、100~200μm肺动脉结构分别从36、43、43日龄开始较对照组发生了明显的重塑(P<0.01或P<0.05)。结果表明,低温诱发肉鸡AS过程中出现了明显的PAP升高和肺血管重塑,且肺动脉高压(PH)促进了肺血管重塑,肺血管重塑加剧了PAP升高。     

低温诱发肉鸡肺血管重塑过程中肺动脉平滑肌细胞c-Myc蛋白表达的变化

试验旨在研究环境低温诱发肉鸡肺血管重塑过程中肺小动脉血管平滑肌细胞c-Myc蛋白的表达变化,初步探讨肉鸡肺血管重塑的发生机制.120只雄性AA商品代肉鸡15日龄时随机分为对照组((22±1.5)℃)条件下饲养)和低温组((11±2)℃条件下饲养).15～50日龄,每周每组随机取6只,取肺组织做石蜡切片,Weigert-间苯二酚复红染色,观察并测定m管重塑情况;采用免疫组织化学方法榆测肺动脉血管平滑肌细胞c-Myc蛋白表达,并对其进行半定量化.结果显示:(1)低温组肉鸡肺小动脉结构从36日龄开始较对照组发生了明显的重塑(P<0.01或P<0.05);(2)低温组肉鸡肺小动脉血管平滑肌细胞c-Myc蛋白表达从29日龄开始较对照组明显增加(P<0.01).结果表明:低温叫显诱发了肉鸡肺小动脉平滑肌细胞c-Myc蛋白的表达,且参与了肉鸡肺血管重塑的发生发展.     

肺血管结构重建与肉鸡肺动脉高压形成的关系

为探讨肺血管重建与肉鸡肺动脉高压形成的关系及肺外动脉舒张反应下降的原因,研究观察比较了正常鸡、亚临床腹水鸡和腹水鸡肺血管形态学上的变化。结果显示:腹水鸡和亚临床腹水鸡各种管径肺动脉的中膜都比正常鸡厚,而腹水鸡的又比亚临床腹水鸡的厚;肺动脉相对中膜厚度和相对中膜面积都与RV/TV呈极显著相关(P<0 001),并与mPAP、mRVP、LeadⅡS和SaO2呈显著或极显著相关(P<0 01,P<0 001)。对腹水鸡和亚临床腹水鸡肺外动脉的病理组织学观察结果为:随肺动脉压升高,肺外动脉内皮损伤逐渐严重,内膜逐渐纤维化和增生、增厚,并使整个管壁纤维化和增厚,内皮至平滑肌的间隙逐渐增宽,由大量成纤维细胞、结缔组织和胶原纤维组成。结果说明:以肺动脉中膜肥厚为特征的肺血管结构重建与肺动脉高压、右心肥大的关系极为密切,是导致肉鸡肺动脉高压发生发展的主要形态学因素;组织学上的结构变化使血管顺应性下降可能是造成肺外动脉对舒血管物质的舒张反应性下降的原因,非NO释放下降造成的。     

肉鸡和藏鸡肺动脉平滑肌中CaSR的表达

肉鸡肺动脉高压是以肺动脉压血管重构为特征的一种疾病,众多研究揭示肺血管重构是其中心环节之一。细胞内钙离子([Ca2+])浓度的升高是诱发并导致血管重构的重要机制,钙敏感受体(CaSR)在肺动脉平滑肌细胞内钙离子稳态失调及低氧性肺血管收缩和肺血管重构中起着重要的作用。应用免疫组化和Western blot方法研究了缺氧条件下CaSR在AA肉鸡和藏鸡肺动脉平滑肌组织中的表达情况,为肉鸡腹水综合征(PAH)的肺动脉重构提供新的证据。结果表明,肉鸡组有肺水肿发生,藏鸡组无肺水肿发生,缺氧条件下饲养的肉鸡肺动脉平滑肌CaSR表达明显高于藏鸡组(P0.05)。通过探讨CaSR在AA肉鸡和藏鸡肺动脉平滑肌组织中的表达情况,从新的角度阐明了肉鸡腹水综合征发生的分子机制。     

低温诱发肉鸡腹水综合征过程中肺动脉平滑肌细胞增殖的变化

本试验旨在研究低温诱发肉鸡腹水综合征(AS)过程中平滑肌细胞增殖在肺血管重塑过程中的动态变化,初步探讨肺血管重塑的机制。160只15日龄雄性AA商品代肉鸡随机分为对照组(22℃±1.5℃)和低温组(11℃±2℃)。试验持续至50日龄,期间每周每组随机取6只,取肺组织做石蜡切片,Weigert-间苯二酚复红染色,观察并测定血管重塑情况;采用免疫组织化学方法检测肺动脉增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA)蛋白表达,并对其半定量化,分析平滑肌细胞增殖情况。50日龄时统计整个饲养过程中AS发生率。结果显示:(1)低温组肉鸡AS发生率(18.75%)极显著高于对照组(1.25%)(P<0.01);(2)低温组肉鸡直径20-50μm和50-150μm肺动脉结构从36日龄开始较对照组发生了明显的重塑(P<0.01或P<0.05);(3)低温组肉鸡直径20-50μm和50-150μm的肺动脉平滑肌细胞增殖指数分别从22日龄和36日龄开始极显著高于对照组(P<0.01)。结果表明:低温诱发肉鸡AS过程中肺动脉结构发生了明显的重塑,肺动脉平滑肌细胞发生了明显的增殖,并且平滑肌细胞增殖促进了肺血管重塑,在肉鸡AS发生发展过程中起着重要的作用。     

维拉帕米对肉鸡肺动脉高压发生过程中肺动脉平滑肌细胞c-Fos表达的影响

研究低温诱发肉鸡肺动脉高压过程中肺动脉平滑肌细胞c-Fos的表达情况,及钙拮抗剂维拉帕米对c-Fos表达和肺动脉压的影响,从而探讨肉鸡肺动脉高压的发生机制。180只AA肉鸡14日龄随机分为对照组、低温处理组和维拉帕米组,14~49日龄,每组每周随机取6只测定肺动脉压,取肺组织固定做石蜡组织切片进行c-Fos免疫组织化学染色分析。结果显示,低温处理1周后肉鸡肺动脉压明显升高(P0.05),20~50μm肺动脉平滑肌细胞c-Fos表达在处理后1周开始明显升高,50~100μm肺动脉c-Fos表达在处理后2周开始明显升高(P0.05),而维拉帕米组肉鸡肺动脉压和c-Fos的表达在相应的时间内较低温组明显降低(P0.05)。结果表明肺动脉平滑肌细胞c-Fos在低温诱发的肉鸡肺动脉压升高的过程中表达增强,阻断钙通道可抑制肉鸡肺动脉平滑肌细胞c-Fos的过高表达和肺动脉压升高。     

Calcium antagonists,diltiazem and nifedipine,protect broilers against low temperature‐induced pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary vascular remodeling

This study was designed to determine whether calcium antagonists, diltiazem and nifedipine, can depress low temperature‐induced pulmonary hypertension (PH) in broilers (also known as ascites) and to characterize their efficacy on hemodynamics and pulmonary artery function. Chicks were randomly allocated into six experimental groups and orally administered with vehicle, 5.0 mg/kg body weight (BW)/12 h nifedipine or 15.0 mg/kg BW/12 h diltiazem from 16 to 43 days of age under low temperature. The mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP), the ascites heart index (AHI), the erythrocyte packed cell volume (PCV) and the relative percentage of medial pulmonary artery thickness were examined on days 29, 36 and 43. The data showed that administration of diltiazem protected broilers from low temperature‐induced pulmonary hypertension and vascular remodeling. Although nifedipine prevented mPAP from increasing during the early stage, it did not suppress the development of PH during the late stage and did not keep heart rate (HR), PCV, AHI and the thickness of pulmonary small artery smooth muscle layer at the normal levels. Taken together, our results showed that diltiazem can effectively prevent low temperature‐induced pulmonary hypertension in broilers with fewer side‐effects and may be a potential compound for the prevention of this disease in poultry industry.     

Reduced PKCalpha expression in pulmonary arterioles of broiler chickens is associated with early feed restriction

OBJECTIVE: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of early feed restriction on protein kinase Calpha (PKCalpha) expression in pulmonary arterioles, which has been revealed to promote pulmonary vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertensive broilers. METHODS: A total of 270day-old mixed sex commercial broilers were randomly distributed to a normal temperature control group (NT), a low temperature control group (LT) and a low temperature plus feed restriction group (LR). The PHS incidence, the right/total ventricular weight ratio (RV/TV), the vessel wall area/vessel total area ratio (WA/TA), the mean media thickness in pulmonary arterioles (mMTPA) and the expression of PKCalpha in the pulmonary arterioles were measured weekly. RESULTS: Low temperature treatment significantly increased the PHS mortality. The RV/TV, WA/TA and mMTPA values of group LT were significantly elevated compared with those of group NT on d 35 and 42. The LT chickens had increased PKCalpha expression compared with their NT counterparts on d 28 and afterwards. Feed restriction reduced the PHS mortality, RV/TV, WA/TA and mMTPA in cold-exposed broilers. The LR chickens had much lower PKCalpha expression in pulmonary arterioles than the LT chickens. CONCLUSION: Early time feed restriction inhibited pulmonary vascular remodeling in broilers, which might be partly attributed to reduced PKCalpha expression in pulmonary arterioles.     

Generation of hydroxyl radicals during ascites experimentally induced in broilers

Increased metabolic rates, pulmonary hypertension and cardiac dysfunction are the most important features of the ascites syndrome in broiler chickens. However, the mechanism of cell injury causing the pathogenesis of the syndrome is not clearly understood. Our study aimed to examine the generation of hydroxyl radicals (OH*) in broiler chickens experiencing ascites. The hundred and fifty 1-d-old chickens were purchased from a local hatchery and reared in an open poultry house for 46 d. They were divided at random into three groups and ascites was induced in two groups by exposing them to low temperature or administration of triiodothyronine (T(3)). The third group served as control and was reared normally. Haematological, biochemical and pathological tests were used to determine the incidence of ascites: including total red blood cell (RBC), packed cell volume (PCV), release of alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) and ratio of right ventricular weight to total ventricular weight (RV/TV). A salicylate hydroxylation method was used to examine the generation of hydroxyl radicals (OH*) in treated groups. TWo hydroxylated salicylic acid metabolites, 2,3- and 2,5-dihydroxy benzoic acid (2,3- and 2,5-DHBA), were measured by HPLC to detect the generation of OH*. An ascites syndrome was observed in T(3) and low-temperature treated groups, as shown by necropsy changes and increases in f RBC, PCV, ALT, AST and the ratio of RV/TV. Concentrations of 2,3- and 2,5-DHBA were increased in groups experiencing ascites compared to control group. It is suggested that reactive oxygen species that is OH* ions, may be involved in the pathogenesis of the ascites syndrome in broiler chickens.     

l-Arginine inhibiting pulmonary vascular remodelling is associated with promotion of apoptosis in pulmonary arterioles smooth muscle cells in broilers

OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary vascular remodelling is one of the important pathological bases of broiler pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS). Nitric oxide (NO) has been found to inhibit proliferation and to induce apoptosis in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (SMC) in mammals with pulmonary hypertension. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of NO precursor l-arginine on pulmonary vascular remodelling in broilers with pulmonary hypertension induced by cold exposure and to examine whether NO-induced apoptosis in pulmonary arteriole SMC is involved in the regulatory mechanisms. METHODS: Two hundred and forty mixed-sex commercial broilers were equally assigned to three groups and reared in normal brooding temperatures before day 14. Starting on day 14 continuing until the end of the experiment, the control group was brooded in normal temperatures whereas the other two groups were subjected to low ambient temperatures with or without l-arginine added to the basal diets. Cumulative PHS mortality and body weight were recorded in each group. Right/total ventricle ratio (RV/TV), plasma NO concentration and pulmonary vascular morphological changes were analyzed. TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay was used to detect apoptosis in pulmonary arteriole SMC. RESULT: l-Arginine, in group A, had no effect on body weights under cold temperature condition. Birds kept in group B had increased PHS mortality, RV/TV ratio, vessel wall area/vessel total area ratios (WA/TA) and mean media thickness in pulmonary arterioles (mMTPA) (P<0.05). Percentages of apoptotic SMC in pulmonary arterioles in group B were not altered by cold exposure (P>0.05). Supplemental dietary l-arginine in group A elevated plasma NO level (P<0.05), reduced PHS mortality (P<0.05), attenuated pulmonary vascular remodelling and increased the percentages of apoptotic SMC (P<0.05) when compared with the group B. CONCLUSION: Supplemental l-arginine partially inhibited pulmonary vascular remodelling that occurred secondary to increased pulmonary pressure; NO-induced apoptosis in arteriole SMC might contribute to its regulatory effect on pulmonary vascular structural changes.     

不同性别肉鸡心肌易颤性、血清酶活性和电解质水平的比较

对不同性别肉鸡的心肌易颤性、血清酶活性和电解质水平进行了比较,结果表明:(1)雄性肉鸡的电刺激诱颤阈和输钾诱颤阈均显著低于雌性肉鸡(P<0.05),二者均表明雄性肉鸡的心肌易颤性高于雌性肉鸡;(2)冷加压试验:冷加压5 min内心率和PT波宽出现了显著的变化,而且变化幅度雄性肉鸡均明显大于雌性肉鸡,提示雄性肉鸡的心肌易颤性高于雌性肉鸡;(3)雄性肉鸡LDH活性和CK活性极显著高于雌性肉鸡(P<0.01),而AST活性无显著差异(P>0.05);(4)K 、Na 、Cl-浓度均无显著差异(P>0.05)。     

L-Arginine inhibiting pulmonary vascular remodelling is associated with promotion of apoptosis in pulmonary arterioles smooth muscle cells in broilers

Objective

Pulmonary vascular remodelling is one of the important pathological bases of broiler pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS). Nitric oxide (NO) has been found to inhibit proliferation and to induce apoptosis in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (SMC) in mammals with pulmonary hypertension. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of NO precursor l-arginine on pulmonary vascular remodelling in broilers with pulmonary hypertension induced by cold exposure and to examine whether NO-induced apoptosis in pulmonary arteriole SMC is involved in the regulatory mechanisms.

Methods

Two hundred and forty mixed-sex commercial broilers were equally assigned to three groups and reared in normal brooding temperatures before day 14. Starting on day 14 continuing until the end of the experiment, the control group was brooded in normal temperatures whereas the other two groups were subjected to low ambient temperatures with or without l-arginine added to the basal diets. Cumulative PHS mortality and body weight were recorded in each group. Right/total ventricle ratio (RV/TV), plasma NO concentration and pulmonary vascular morphological changes were analyzed. TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay was used to detect apoptosis in pulmonary arteriole SMC.

Result

l-Arginine, in group A, had no effect on body weights under cold temperature condition. Birds kept in group B had increased PHS mortality, RV/TV ratio, vessel wall area/vessel total area ratios (WA/TA) and mean media thickness in pulmonary arterioles (mMTPA) (P < 0.05). Percentages of apoptotic SMC in pulmonary arterioles in group B were not altered by cold exposure (P > 0.05). Supplemental dietary l-arginine in group A elevated plasma NO level (P < 0.05), reduced PHS mortality (P < 0.05), attenuated pulmonary vascular remodelling and increased the percentages of apoptotic SMC (P < 0.05) when compared with the group B.

Conclusion

Supplemental l-arginine partially inhibited pulmonary vascular remodelling that occurred secondary to increased pulmonary pressure; NO-induced apoptosis in arteriole SMC might contribute to its regulatory effect on pulmonary vascular structural changes.     

高钠所致肺动脉高压肉鸡肺细小动脉病理改变的图象分析

240羽健康AA肉鸡随机均分为试验1组，试验2组和对照组，从8日龄起分别饮用含Na^ 为0.06%、0.12%和0.0%的饮水，其它饲养管理条件相同，分别于12、19、30、34、39日龄抽取各组参试鸡，以右心室（Right ventricle,RV)与全心室（Total ventrcle,TV)的重量比（RV／TV）作为判定肺动脉高压的依据，用图象分析仪对肺细小动脉病理变化作定量检测。结果表明：34、39日龄时，试验1组和试验2组管壁面积／管总面积和中膜厚度占外径百分值明显大于对照组，肺小动脉密度明显低，其RV／TV值均大于0.25，表明试验组肉鸡发生了肺动脉高压。由此可见，由高钠引起肉鸡肺细小动脉血管重构的病变可能参与了肺动脉高压的形成过程。     

Proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells in the development of ascites syndrome in broilers induced by low ambient temperature

Pulmonary vascular remodelling, mainly characterized by arterial medial thickening, is an important pathological feature of broiler ascites syndrome (AS). Since vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) form the major cellular component of arterial medial layer, we speculate that VSMC proliferation is one of the causes of pulmonary arterial medial thickening in ascitic broilers. Hence, the present study was designed to investigate the role of VSMC proliferation in pulmonary vascular remodelling in development of AS induced by low ambient temperature. Broilers in control group (22 +/- 1.5 degrees C) and low temperature group (11 +/- 2 degrees C) were sampled every week at 15-50 days of age. Proliferative indexes of VSMC in pulmonary arteries were assessed with proliferating cell nuclear antigen, and the relative medial thickness (RMT) and relative wall area (RWA), as indexes of pulmonary vascular remodelling, were examined by computer-image analysing system. The results showed that the high incidence (18.75%) of AS was induced by low temperature, and a significantly increased VSMC proliferation was observed in pulmonary arteries in the low temperature group at 22-50 days of age (P < 0.05). In addition, RMT and RWA in pulmonary arteries were significantly elevated in the low temperature group from 36 days of age (P < 0.05), indicating that pulmonary vascular remodelling occurred following VSMC proliferation in AS. Our data suggest that proliferation of VSMC may facilitate pulmonary vascular remodelling and have a pivotal role in AS induced by low ambient temperature.