A dose‐escalation study of combretastatin A4‐phosphate in healthy dogs

Combretastatin A4 ‐Phosphate (CA4P ) is a vascular disrupting agent revealing promising results in cancer treatments for humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and adverse events of CA4P in healthy dogs as a prerequisite to application of CA4P in dogs with cancer. Ten healthy dogs were included. The effects of escalating doses of CA4P on physical, haematological and biochemical parameters, systolic arterial blood pressure, electrocardiogram, echocardiographic variables and general wellbeing were characterised. Three different doses were tested: 50, 75 and 100 mg m^?2. At all 3 CA4P doses, nausea, abdominal discomfort as well as diarrhoea were observed for several hours following administration. Likewise, a low‐grade neutropenia was observed in all dogs. Doses of 75 and 100 mg m^?2 additionally induced vomiting and elevation of serum cardiac troponine I levels. At 100 mg m^?2, low‐grade hypertension and high‐grade neurotoxicity were also observed. In healthy dogs, doses up to 75 mg m^?2 seem to be well tolerated. The severity of the neurotoxicity observed at 100 mg m^?2, although transient, does not invite to use this dose in canine oncology patients.     

油气田管道HDPE内衬技术的应用

随着国内外油气田的深度开发,介质工况愈发复杂苛刻,高密度聚乙烯(High Density Polyethylene,HDPE)内衬技术是控制油气田地面集输系统及注水系统腐蚀泄漏、延长管道服役寿命的重要措施之一。基于等径压缩HDPE管的内衬原理,结合国内外标准规范,从设计、施工、经济性3方面进行对比分析,提出了HDPE内衬管的材料性能要求、HDPE内衬技术的适用工况、内衬管与基管的结合形式、放空口设计原则,以及基于安装和存储最小壁厚、内衬层稳定性和抗塌陷强度三个方面确定的HDPE内衬管壁厚。对比了不同HDPE内衬管技术的接头形式,提出优先考虑法兰连接方式。介绍了HDPE内衬技术的施工安装工序和热煨弯头内衬的形式,并对施工质量控制关键点和要求进行总结。对比不同油气田管道选材方案的经济性,以期推动HDPE内衬管在油气田管道的应用,从而更好地解决管道腐蚀泄漏问题。     

L-精氨酸对肺动脉高压肉鸡肺小动脉平滑肌细胞凋亡的影响

将240羽14日龄艾维茵-2000商品代肉鸡于14d时随机等分为常温对照组（NT组），低温组（LT组）和低温加L-精氨酸组（LA），白14d起，LT和LA组舍内温度从28℃以1～2℃／d的速度下降，至21d降至12～14℃，并维持到试验结束。此外，LA组自14d起在饲料中按100mg／kg剂量添加L—Arg，直至试验结束。记录肺动脉高压综合征（PHS）发病率，并分别于24、32、39和45d测定右心室／全心室质量比（RV／TV）、血浆NO、肺小动脉管壁面积／管总面积（WA／TA）和平均中膜厚度（mMTPA），并用原位缺口末端标记法（TUNEL法）对肺小动脉凋亡平滑肌细胞进行染色和计数。结果：LT组肉鸡PHS发病率、RV／TV、mMTPA和WA／TA值较NT组升高（P〈0．05）；LA组肉鸡PHS发病率较LT组降低（P〈0．05），mMTPA和WA／TA值与LT组相比呈下降趋势，在32d时显著降低（P〈0．05）；LT组血浆N0浓度总体上与NT组差异不显著（P〉0．05），仅在39d时降低（P〈0．05），而LA组血浆N0浓度自32d时起较NT和LT组显著升高（P〈0．05）；LA组肉鸡肺小动脉平滑肌凋亡细胞百分率较NT组和LT组均显著升高（P〈0.05），但LT组与NT组之间相比无显著差异（P〉0．05）。上述结果表明，L-Arg／NO通过促进肺小动脉平滑肌细胞凋亡，从而在一定程度上抑制了肺血管重构的形成。     

等温淬火球墨铸铁的热处理及应用

探索了等温淬火球墨铸铁的生产工艺,分析了原料化学成分的选择,及铸造工艺中的熔炼、球化和孕育处理、浇注温度对制取球墨铸铁的影响;在获得基体组织合理的球墨铸铁的前提下,重点分析了热处理工艺中的奥氏体化温度、等温淬火温度和时间对ADI组织及性能的影响,通过实验及分析,确定了制取理想ADI的最佳热处理工艺。     

BQ123对低温诱发的肉鸡肺血管重塑的影响

动态观察了肺小动脉中膜平滑肌的增殖及管腔面积的改变,探讨内皮素受体拮抗剂BQ123 对低温诱发的肉鸡肺血管重塑的影响。200只16日龄AA肉鸡随机均分为4组: 常温(20 ℃)对照组、低温(7~9 ℃)组、低温低剂量BQ123组和低温高剂量BQ123组。23日龄、30日龄时测定肺动脉压,并取肺组织做石蜡切片, 以Weigert间苯二酚复红染色,形态学计算机图象分析法测定肺细小动脉外径和内径、管总面积和管腔面积,计算中膜厚度占外径百分值(%)mMTPA及管壁面积/管总面积WA/TA(%)。结果显示:(1)BQ123 抑制低温肉鸡平均肺动脉压的升高,23日龄时低温高剂量BQ123组显著低于低温组(P<0 05),30 日龄时低温低剂量BQ123 组和低温高剂量BQ123组均极显著低于低温组(P<0 01);(2)BQ123 抑制低温肉鸡肺小动脉WA/TA(%)的升高,30~50μm的肺小动脉,低温组极显著高于低温低剂量BQ123 组及低温高剂量BQ123 组(P<0 01),其它分级的肺小动脉组间差异性与此类似;(3) BQ123抑制低温肉鸡肺小动脉的mMTPA的升高,30~50μm的肺小动脉,23日龄时低温组极显著高于低温低剂量BQ123 组和低温高剂量BQ123 组(P< 0 01), 30 日龄时低温组显著高于低温低剂量BQ123组(P<0 05)、极显著高于低温高剂量BQ123组(P<0 01),30μm以下的肺小动脉组间差异性与此类似,50~120μm     

Original Study: Comparison of three intraosseous access techniques in cats

Objective – To compare the placement feasibility and amount of bone trauma induced by 3 intraosseous (IO) access techniques in cats: an automatic impact penetration device (A), an automatic rotary insertion device (B), and a manual IO needle (C). Design – Prospective ex vivo study. Setting – University. Animals – Eighteen adult mixed breed feline cadavers. Interventions – Cadavers provided 72 total IO insertion locations divided equally between the right and left humerus and tibia. The 3 IO techniques were randomly allocated to these locations. Time to successful insertion, ease of insertion, and success rate were recorded. Each insertion site was analyzed for the number of bone fragments and defect diameter by computed tomography. Measurements and Main Results – Device B had lower time of insertion (P=0.01) compared with devices A and C. Device B had better ease of insertion scores (P<0.01) compared with devices A and C. No differences were detected between insertion sites (tibia versus humerus). No differences in the number of bone fragments, defect diameter, or success rate were detected among devices (P=0.06, 0.31, and 0.14, respectively). Conclusions – All 3 IO access methods evaluated yield acceptable results. Device B is significantly faster and easier to place in cat cadavers when compared with other methods.     

Experiment analysis on dissolution characteristics of rock salt on the effect of triaxial stress

Rock salt underground storage is an important way of energy reserves. The research of rock salt dissolution characteristics under triaxial stress provides theoretical basis for shape control,security building of rock salt underground storage in the process of making aqueous cavity. The dissolution characteristics of rock salt specimens experiment with triaxial testing machine under triaxial stress,through a lot of rock salt dissolution tests,finds that dissolution characteristics of rock salt change remarkably under stress. Analyzing the relationship between the stress of rock salt specimen with the water hole and sample external axial compression or confining pressure,equivalent stress is adopted to describe the stress distribution of the running water hole wall. Triaxial stress and dissolution coupling experiment on the different confining pressure is carried out to analysis the variation between rock salt dissolution rate and equivalent stress under different confining pressures. The results show that rock salt dissolution rate decreases first and then rapid increases with the increase of equivalent stress. The main impact of the stress for rock salt dissolution rate is that cracks development and corrosion area in rock salt specimen are changed because of the triaxial stress loading. Dissolution rate reduces as a result of corrosion area decreasing (crack closure) in the elastic stage,however dissolution rate increases because of corrosion area increasing (crack development) in the plastic stage.     

生物质炭配施蚯蚓粪对水稻产量及养分吸收的影响

生物质炭配施蚯蚓粪（BEC）可增加土壤碳氮投入,促进作物增产及营养元素的吸收利用。设置3个生物质炭用量梯度（B₀：0.0g/kg,B₁：6.0g/kg,B₂：30.0g/kg）和3个蚯蚓粪用量梯度（M₀：不施蚯蚓粪,M₁：1%蚯蚓粪,M₂：5%蚯蚓粪）,于2018和2019年进行盆栽试验,以研究BEC对水稻产量和营养元素吸收的影响。结果显示,2019年不同处理水稻各部位生物量均高于2018年,籽粒的氮和磷吸收量增加,但吸钾量在B₂和M₂处理中降低;2018和2019年籽粒生物量与BEC的碳投入量间呈极显著相关（P<0.01）;2019年籽粒生物量与氮投入量显著相关（P<0.05）;BEC产生的碳、氮投入量与氮素收获指数呈正相关,与2018年磷素收获指数间呈不显著负相关,与2019年钾元素收获指数呈显著负相关（P<0.05）,BEC对不同元素吸收利用的影响存在差异。生物质炭配施蚯蚓粪促进了水稻生长,有利于提高化学元素利用率,是培肥中低产田、提高作物产量和养分利用率的有效措施。     

Effect of ischemia or hypoxia on vascular endothelial growth factor production in rat myocardium and its significance

AIM:To determine the relationship between ischemia, hypoxia and the production of vascular endothelial growth factor in rat myocardium and its basic mechanism. METHODS:(1) 28 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: group A, normal control;group B, 1 day's acute myocardial infarction;group C, 3 day's acute myocardial infarction;group D, 7 day's acute myocardial infarction. (2) Rat cardiac myocytes cultured were primarily divided into some groups, hypoxia incubated 24 hours; PMA groups, hypoxia incubated 24 hours with PKC activator (PMA), A 0 ng/mL; B 10 ng/mL; C 100 ng/mL; D 1 000 ng/mL; Chelerythrine groups, hypoxia incubated 24 hours with PKC inhibitor (chelerythrine), A 0 nmol/L; B 10 nmol/L. (3) By computer scanned and quantitated, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein was detected with immunohistochemical technique. RESULTS:The longer time of ischemia and hypoxia was, the higher the VEGF production.The relat ionship was found between the time of ischemia or hypoxia and the production of VEGF.The product ion of VEGF protein was further promoted by PMA with different concentrat ion, decreased by chelerythrine.CONCLUSION: Ischemia or hypoxia strongly stimulated the production of VEGF in myocardium, which played an important role in autoprotecting of ischemic or hypoxic myocardium. Hypoxia-induced PKC activation is one kind of basic mechanisms in this course.     

Functional anatomy of the ocular circulatory system: vascular corrosion casts of the cetacean eye

OBJECTIVE: To examine the functional anatomy of the ocular circulation in four bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and five melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra). PROCEDURE: Eyes were obtained postmortem from whales that died while in captivity and/or were found beached. Specimens from whales were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of vascular corrosion casts and histology. The thermal characteristics of live dolphin eyes were measured using an infrared imaging system. RESULTS: The whale eye receives its primary blood supply from the ophthalmic rete, which extends just behind the eyeball. The ophthalmic rete diverges from the basilar rete and the cervical rete via the posterior thoracic artery. The iris and ciliary processes are supplied by iridic arteries via the major arterial circle that is located around the iris edge. The retinal vessels show the holangiotic type. Choroidal arteries run in parallel arrays so as to interdigitate the densely packed choroidal veins. The venules in the conjunctival fold and palpebral conjunctiva form a well-developed venous plexus. Thermographic examination revealed that the eye shows a substantially higher degree of thermal emission than adjacent skin areas. CONCLUSIONS: The cetacean eye is characterized by a unique vascular pattern and multivessel plexuses, which are quite different from those of terrestrial mammals. This suggests that the ocular vasculature might function as a thermoregulatory system so that the appropriate operating temperature for the photoreceptors can be maintained in a deep and cold aquatic environment. The distinctive plexuses in the orbit might also be for pooling blood in the eye to conserve oxygen during dives. The ophthalmic rete might play a role in a pressure-damping effect on cetacean ocular circulation as well.