The Difference of the Pulmonary-Artery Pressure of the Migrants from Difference Elevation at the 4636 - 4907 m Altitude

Study Objective： To compare and analyze the changes of the pulmonary-artery pressure of the migrants coming from different elevation in the hypoxic environment of 4636 - 4907 m extreme altitude. To explore the susceptibility to hypoxic pulmonary-artery hypertension （PH） in the subjects from different altitude and profession. Methods： By using Color Doppler Ultmsonography （CDU）, measuring the pulmonary-artery pressure of 207 healthy men, who had continuously being lived and worked at the extreme altitude for more than six months, and then were divided into three groups according to their profession and the altitude of original living place. Results： There was a significant difference in the outcomes of pulmonary-artery pressure from the 3 groups. Conclusions： Altitude of original living place, labor intensity are some of factors that impact the pulmonary-artery pressure of the people who exposure to a hypoxic environment. The pulmonary- artery pressure of person without strenuously physical work experience was more sensitive to hypoxic surroundings than that of labor workers. It was not always the fact at an extreme altitude that the moderate altitude mountaineers were superior to other migrants from a lower altitude or plain. The higher PH was found in the groups of the moderate altitude mountaineers and labor workers. It is unlikely certain that one with PH would surfer from HAPE.     

核因子-kB在低氧性肺动脉高压大鼠肺组织表达的研究

研究核因子NF-κB在低氧性肺动脉高压大鼠肺组织表达的变化,探讨NF-κB在低氧性肺动脉高压发病机制中的作用。将20只SD大鼠随机分为正常对照组、低氧组,以常压低氧3周复制肺动脉高压模型,测量大鼠右心室Rright Ventricle(RV)和左心室+室间隔Left ventricle+septum(LV+S)重量,以RV/(LV+S)代表其右心室肥厚指数;对大鼠肺组织切片采用HE染色,经图像分析技术测定大鼠肺小动脉管壁厚度占血管外径的百分比Wall thickness/external diameter(WT%)和管壁面积占血管总面积的百分比Wall area/total vascular area(WA%)反映其肺血管重建情况。对大鼠肺组织切片采用免疫组化法观察2组大鼠肺组织NF-κB表达的变化。结果表明:1)低氧组大鼠RV/(LV+S)为(33.11±0.95)%、WT%为(22.36±2.99)%、WA%为(69.14±5.38)%,正常对照组RV/(LV+S)为(24.48±0.56)%、WT%为(13.30±2.77)%、WA%为(46.75±6.54)%,两组之间的差异有显著性(P均<0.01)。2)低氧组细支气管上皮细胞NF-κB核染色阳性细胞百分比为(29.11±1.12)%,与正常组(12.23±1.08)%比较,差异有显著性(P<0.01)。NF-κB在低氧性肺动脉高压大鼠肺组织表达增加,可能为低氧性肺动脉高压作用机制之一。     

Effect of various stressors on the levels of lipid peroxide,antioxidants and Na+, K+-ATPase actrivity in rat brain

The level of malondialdehyde (MDA), an index of lipid peroxidation, and the antioxidants superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH), as well as the activity of Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase, were assessed in whole rat brain after immobilization, anemic hypoxia (NaNO₂) and 72 h starvation. The effect of these stressors on plasma glucose and corticosterone levels was also observed. Hypoxia and starvation stimulated the lipidj peroxide formation in braini as indicated by an increase in the level of MDA, being higher after starvation than hypoxia. Brain SOD activity was also increased in response to hypoxia and starvation while GSH content was only diminished ini hypoxia. However, neither MDA nor antioxidants were affected by immobilization. On the other hand, the activity of brain Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase was significantly increased by immobilization and hypoxia but decreased in starvation. A similar pattern of change was also observed in plasma glucose and corticosterone levels in response to these stressors. These results elucidate differences in the biochemical response of animals towards various types of stress, with increased lipid peroxide formation in hypoxia and starvation.     

碘化N-正丁基氟哌啶醇对大鼠缺氧复氧心肌细胞钠钙交换体电流的抑制作用

碘化N-正丁基氟哌啶醇(N-n-butyl haloperidol iodide,F2)为本研究室改造合成的新化合物。前期研究发现F2作为L-型钙通道拮抗剂,能剂量依赖地拮抗缺血再灌注所导致的大鼠心脏损伤。研究F2对缺氧复氧(hypoxia/reoxygenation,H/R)大鼠心肌细胞钠钙交换体电流的作用并探讨其保护机制。采用Langendorff灌流系统灌流SD大鼠心脏,标准酶解法消化分离得到单个心室肌细胞。正常台式液灌流5min,立即灌流充90%N2-10%CO2的缺氧液,建立体外心肌细胞H/R模型,采用全细胞膜片钳技术记录对照、模型以及不同浓度F2(0.1、1、10μmol/L)对心肌细胞钠钙交换体电流,观察H/R状态F2对心肌细胞钠钙交换体电流的影响。结果显示:缺氧抑制钠钙交换体电流主要是抑制外向电流;H/R引起钠钙交换体电流增大,尤其是外向电流的增大。F2呈浓度依赖地抑制钠钙交换体电流,钠钙交换体电流I-V曲线上移。以上表明:F2能抑制钠钙交换体电流,尤其是外向电流,防止H/R时心肌细胞的钙超载,保护心肌细胞。     

Flame spread over the surface of thermal insulation materials in different environments

Experiments were conducted in a plateau area in Lhasa and a plain area in Hefei China to investigate the flame spread characteristics on thermal insulation materials under different environmental conditions (pressure and oxygen concentration).Molded polystyrene foam (EPS) and extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) samples were placed horizontally on a small-scale flame spread experimental bench.Changes in the average length of the pool fire,flame spread speed,average flame height,and length of preheating zone were used to determine the effect of the plateau and plain environments on flame spread characteristics.These parameters were all larger in Hefei than in Lhasa,which indicates the fire hazard in Hefei will be higher than that in Lhasa if insulation materials of the same size are used.     

盐酸戊乙奎醚对大鼠心肌微血管内皮细胞缺氧/复氧后的保护作用

目的：从细胞水平建立大鼠心肌微血管内皮细胞缺氧/复氧模型，观察了盐酸戊乙奎醚对心肌微血管内皮细胞的H/R损伤的保护作用。方法：实验采用酶消化法进行细胞的原代培养，1：2传代。采用荧光标记乙酰化Dil-Ac-LDL的方法鉴定。培养的细胞随机分为4组，①对照组，常氧环境下培养，不给予任何处理；②H/R组，改培养液为D-Hank,s液，于37℃、5%CO2、95%N2 密闭缺氧鑵内培养2h后，弃D-Hank,s液，改为完全培养液，放入常氧培养箱中继续培养4h;③PHC预处理组，在细胞缺氧2h前给予PHC（终浓度为0.1μm•L-1）预处理，④H/R +PHC组，在细胞H/R后，给予PHC（终浓度为0.1μm•L-1）孵育2h。MTT自动比色法测细胞活力，流式细胞法检测细胞凋亡。结果：①成功培养大鼠心肌微血管内皮细胞，用荧光标记乙酰化Dil-Ac-LDL的方法鉴定为微血管内皮细胞。②成功制备出微血管内皮细胞的H/R模型 将试验细胞培养液改为D-Hank,s 液，置于37℃、5%CO2、92%N2 密闭缺氧罐中环缺氧2h，后改为完全培养液放入常氧培养箱中继续培养4h可制备出微血管内皮细胞的I/R模型。③. H/R组细胞死亡率和凋亡率与对照组相比明显增高，差异有统计学意义（P<0.01），PHC+H/R组的细胞死亡率和凋亡率下降，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）,H/R+PHC组与对照组相比，虽然细胞的死亡率和凋亡率有所下降，但差异没有统计学意义（P>0.05）。结论：PHC预处理对大鼠微血管内皮细胞的H/RI有保护作用。 关键词：盐酸戊乙奎醚；心肌微血管内皮细胞；缺氧/复氧     

Synergistic effect of acute hypoxia on flow-induced release of ATP from cultured endothelial cells

Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in primary cultures were perfused under normoxic or hypoxic conditions. These cells were stimulated twice for 3 min by increased flow (from 0.5 to 3.0 ml/min). Under hypoxic conditions the basal release of ATP was the same as under normoxic conditions, but during increased flow the release was greater (0.58±0.07>0.32±0.04 pmoles/ml/10⁶ cells (+78%), for the first period of stimulation; 0.39±0.05>0.22±0.03 pmoles/ml/10⁶ cells (+79%) for the second period). Further experiments with sequential increments in flow rate showed that under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions, a positive correlation existed between ATP release and the rate of flow but there was always more ATP released under hypoxic conditions regardless of the flow rate.HUVECs in secondary culture (second passage) were similarly stimulated. No differences were observed between normoxic and hypoxic conditions. In both cases, the quantity of ATP released during high flow (0.050±0.004 pmoles/ml/10⁶ cells) was significantly smaller than the quantity of ATP released during low flow (0.09±0.01 pmoles/ml/10⁶ cells).To conclude, since hypoxia alone did not affect ATP release, there appears to be a synergistic relationship between increased shear stress and hypoxia in the stimulation of ATP release from HUVECs. Moreover, the release of ATP under these conditions seems to be a property of highly differentiated endothelial cells.     

国家自行车队高原训练强度的监控与研究

本文对部分国家自行车队的运动员分别在平原、２３００米的高原、实验室和公路现场训练的负荷强度进行了研究，发现运动时的最大摄氧量、通气阀功率低氧较常氧下降约２０％，同时还测得高原上的空气阴力减少约２０％，表明：经短期适应的平原运动员在２３００米高原上进行极量亚业极量运动所特殊承受的缺氧负荷强度约为２０％，由此产生的高、平原训练强度换算规律及训练负荷强度安排核式。以期为解决各种缺氧条件下的负荷强度问题提供有关的参考。