scholarly journals Effect of Abnormal Savda Munziq, a Traditional Uighur Herbal Medicine, on Pulmonary Function and Aquaporins of COPD Rat Model with Abnormal Savda Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gao Zhen ◽  
Halmurat Upur ◽  
Wang Jing ◽  
Jing Jing ◽  
Li Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Expression ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Abnormal Savda ◽  
Abnormal Savda Syndrome ◽  
Abnormal Savda Munziq

Objective. To investigate the effect of abnormal savda munziq (ASM) on the pulmonary function and expression of lung-specific aquaporins in the rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with abnormal savda syndrome (ASSCOPD). Methods. Eighty male rats were randomized into ASSCOPD, COPD, and control groups. ASSCOPD was further categorized into ASM and non-ASM groups. COPD model was established by combining fumigation with airway instillation of elastase; ASSCOPD model was developed based on COPD by induction with dry cold diet, cold dry environment, and plantar electric stimulation. ASM was administered twice daily. The pulmonary function was evaluated based on respiration. The mRNA and protein levels of AQPs were estimated by real-time PCR and Western blot, respectively. Results. MV, TV, the mRNA level of AQP5, and the protein expression of AQP1, AQP4, and AQP5 were increased in ASMCOPD compared to ASSCOPD. Conclusion. The pulmonary function was impaired in ASSCOPD group; the expression of AQP1, AQP4, and AQP5 was decreased at protein and mRNA levels in ASSCOPD group. ASM can improve the pulmonary function in ASSCOPD for MV and TV. ASM could elevate the protein expression of AQP1, AQP4, and AQP5 and the mRNA level of AQP5 in lung tissue.

Electroacupuncture Reduces Hypothalamic and Medullary Expression of Orexins and their Receptors in a Rat Model of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 312-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin-Fang Zhang ◽  
Qin Qin ◽  
Wen-Ye Geng ◽  
Chuan-Wei Jiang ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Normal Group ◽  
Cigarette Smoke Exposure ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Objectives Decreased lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is correlated with abnormal excitability of the respiratory centre where orexin neuropeptides from the hypothalamus are responsible for regulating respiration. We hypothesised that improvements in pulmonary function with electroacupuncture (EA) may be related to orexins in a rat model of COPD. Methods The COPD model was established by cigarette smoke exposure and lipopolysaccharide injection. Modelled rats received EA at BL13 and ST36 for two weeks, after which lung function was tested. Orexin levels in the hypothalamus and medulla were detected by ELISA, while mRNA/protein expression and localisation of orexins and their receptors were investigated using real time PCR, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry, respectively. Results The decrease in lung function observed in COPD rats was improved after EA treatment. Orexin levels in the hypothalamus and medulla were significantly higher in COPD rats than in normal rats, but were significantly reduced in the EA-treated group. There was a negative correlation between orexin content and lung function. In the hypothalamus, mRNA and protein expression and immunoreactivity of orexins were significantly higher in the COPD group than in the normal group, but a significant decrease was observed after EA. In the medulla, the expression and immunoreactivity of orexin receptors were significantly higher in the COPD group than in the normal group, but a significant decrease was observed after EA. Conclusions The positive effect of EA on pulmonary function in COPD rats may be related to downregulation of orexins and their receptors in the medulla.

Inhibition of HIF-1α Signaling in the Ovaries of Sprague-Dawley Rats with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

2014 ◽  
Vol 998-999 ◽  
pp. 260-264
Author(s):  
Fan Wang ◽  
Yan Qing Wu ◽  
Kai Zhuan Xiao ◽  
Zheng Hong Zhang ◽  
Qing Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Ovary Syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a major public health problem in reproductive-aged women worldwide, but the precise pathogenesis of PCOS remains unclear. Our previous study has clarified that hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1α) mediated endthlin-2 (ET-2) signaling plays an important role in the ovulatory process in rats. Therefore, the present study used PCOS rat model to test the hypothesis that HIF-1α signaling is inhibited in ovaries during PCOS fromation. By the changed of bodyweight, ovarian histology and ovarian weight, PCOS rat model was further confirmed. And then the present study examined the changes of ET-2 and HIF-1α mRNA levels through real-time PCR finding the significant decrease of ET-2 mRNA level in PCOS rat ovaries was found, while HIF-1α mRNA significantly increased. However, by western blot analysis, the present study found HIF-1α protein expression was significantly decreased, which is consistent with ET-2 protein expression implying HIF-1α-medated ET-2 signaling is vital during PCOS formation. Moreover, the result of HIF prolyl hyodroxylase activity analysis found the decrease of HIF-1α protein may be caused through HIF protein degradation by the increased HIF prolyl hyodroxylase activity. Taken together, these results indicate that HIF-1α signaling is inhibited in PCOS rat model through increase of HIF prolyl hyodroxylase activity suggesting HIF-1α signaling plays an important role in the formation of PCOS. This HIF-1α-mediaged ET-2 expression may be on of the important mechanisms regulating PCOS formation in mammalian ovaries in vivo. Keywords: HIF-1α; ET-2; HIF prolyl hyodroxylase acitvity; polycystic ovary syndrome

scholarly journals The effect of calnexin deletion on the expression level of PDI in Saccharomyces cerevisiae under heat stress conditions

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huili Zhang ◽  
Jianwei He ◽  
Yanyan Ji ◽  
Akio Kato ◽  
Youtao Song
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Heat Stress ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Molecular Chaperone ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Wild Type Yeast

AbstractWe cultured calnexin-disrupted and wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains under conditions of heat stress. The growth rate of the calnexin-disrupted yeast was almost the same as that of the wild-type yeast under those conditions. However, the induced mRNA level of the molecular chaperone PDI in the ER was clearly higher in calnexin-disrupted S. cerevisiae relative to the wild type at 37°C, despite being almost the same in the two strains under normal conditions. The western blotting analysis for PDI protein expression in the ER yielded results that show a parallel in their mRNA levels in the two strains. We suggest that PDI may interact with calnexin under heat stress conditions, and that the induction of PDI in the ER can recover part of the function of calnexin in calnexin-disrupted yeast, and result in the same growth rate as in wild-type yeast.

scholarly journals Homeostatic state of microglia in a rat model of chronic sleep restriction

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Hall ◽  
Samüel Deurveilher ◽  
George S Robertson ◽  
Kazue Semba
Keyword(s):  
Rat Model ◽  
Inflammatory Cytokine ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Sleep Restriction ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Prelimbic Cortex ◽  
Adaptive Responses ◽  
Brain Functions ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Chronic Sleep

Abstract Chronic sleep restriction (CSR) negatively impacts brain functions. Whether microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, play any role is unknown. We studied microglia responses to CSR using a rat model featuring slowly rotating wheels (3 h on/1 h off), which was previously shown to induce both homeostatic and adaptive responses in sleep and attention. Adult male rats were sleep restricted for 27 or 99 h. Control rats were housed in locked wheels. After 27 and/or 99 h of CSR, the number of cells immunoreactive for the microglia marker ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule-1 (Iba1) and the density of Iba1 immunoreactivity were increased in 4/10 brain regions involved in sleep/wake regulation and cognition, including the prelimbic cortex, central amygdala, perifornical lateral hypothalamic area, and dorsal raphe nucleus. CSR neither induced mitosis in microglia (assessed with bromodeoxyuridine) nor impaired blood–brain barrier permeability (assessed with Evans Blue). Microglia appeared ramified in all treatment groups and, when examined quantitatively in the prelimbic cortex, their morphology was not affected by CSR. After 27 h, but not 99 h, of CSR, mRNA levels of the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 were increased in the frontal cortex. Pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA levels (tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-6) were unchanged. Furthermore, cortical microglia were not immunoreactive for several pro- and anti-inflammatory markers tested, but were immunoreactive for the purinergic P2Y12 receptor. These results suggest that microglia respond to CSR while remaining in a physiological state and may contribute to the previously reported homeostatic and adaptive responses to CSR.

Glucocorticoids increase sodium pump α2- and β1-subunit abundance and mRNA in rat skeletal muscle

2001 ◽  
Vol 280 (3) ◽  
pp. C509-C516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curtis B. Thompson ◽  
Inge Dorup ◽  
Julie Ahn ◽  
Patrick K. K. Leong ◽  
Alicia A. McDonough
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Pump ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Ouabain Binding ◽  
Adrenal Steroid ◽  
Control Value ◽  
Hindlimb Muscle

Fourteen-day adrenal steroid treatment increases [3H]ouabain binding sites 22–48% in muscle biopsies from patients treated with adrenal steroids for chronic obstructive lung disease and in rats treated with dexamethasone (Dex). Ouabain binding measures plasma membrane sodium pumps (Na+-K+-ATPase) with isoform-dependent affinity. In this study we have established the specific pattern of Dex regulation of sodium pump isoform protein and mRNA levels in muscle. Rats were infused with Dex (0.1 mg/kg per day) or vehicle for 14 days. Abundance of sodium pump catalytic α1- and α2-subunits and glycoprotein β1- and β2-subunits was determined by immunoblot in soleus, extensor digitorum longus, whole gastrocnemius, and diaphragm and was normalized to the mean vehicle control value. Dex increased α2 and β1 protein in all muscle types by 53–78% and ∼50%, respectively. Dex increased α1protein only in diaphragm (65 ± 7%). At the mRNA level in whole hindlimb muscle, Dex increased α2 (6.4 ± 0.5-fold) and β1 (1.54 ± 0.15-fold) and decreased β2 (to 0.36 ± 0.6 of control). In summary, α2β1 is the Dex-responsive pump in all skeletal muscles, and changes in α2 and β1mRNA levels can drive the 50% change in α2β1-subunits, which can account for the reported increase in [3H]ouabain binding.

scholarly journals Magnesium and calcium deficiencies additively increase zinc concentrations and metallothionein expression in the rat liver

2012 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megumi Kotani ◽  
Ki Hyun Kim ◽  
Natsumi Ishizaki ◽  
Masayuki Funaba ◽  
Tohru Matsui
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Control Diet ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Deficient Diet ◽  
Mg Deficiency ◽  
Ca Deficiency ◽  
Zn Concentration ◽  
Dietary Treatments

Mg deficiency increases the concentration of Zn in the liver. We investigated the effect of Mg deficiency on the expression of Zn-regulating factors such as Zn transporters and metallothionein (MT) in the rat liver. Because Ca deficiency alleviates some of the effects of Mg deficiency, we also investigated the interactions associated with Ca and Mg deficiencies. Growing male rats were given a control diet, a Mg-deficient diet, a Ca-deficient diet and a Mg- and Ca-deficient diet for 3 weeks. Mg and Ca deficiencies additively increased the mRNA levels of MT-1 and MT-2, the MT protein concentration and the concentration of Zn in the liver. The hepatic mRNA level of Zip14 increased with Mg deficiency but not with Ca deficiency. The dietary treatments did not affect the mRNA levels of other Zn transporters such as Zip1, Zip5, ZnT1, ZnT5 and ZnT6 in the liver. Ca deficiency was found to decrease the amount of femoral Zn and increase serum Zn concentration. This did not occur in the case of Mg deficiency. These results suggest that Mg deficiency enhances hepatic Zn uptake by the up-regulation of Zip14 expression and increases hepatic Zn concentration, leading to the enhancement of MT expression. Ca deficiency causes a transfer of Zn from the bone to the liver, which increases hepatic Zn concentration and, in turn, up-regulates the expression of MT. Because Mg and Ca deficiencies increase hepatic Zn concentration and increase MT expression by different mechanisms, their effects are additive.

scholarly journals Effects of 1950 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on Aβ processing in human neuroblastoma and mouse hippocampal neuronal cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeongyeon Park ◽  
Jong Hwa Kwon ◽  
Nam Kim ◽  
Kiwon Song
Keyword(s):  
Protein Expression ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Neuronal Cells ◽  
Neural Cells ◽  
Continuous Exposure ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Human Neuroblastoma ◽  
Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
The Brain

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease leading to progressive loss of memory and other cognitive functions. One of the well-known pathological markers of AD is the accumulation of amyloid-beta protein (Aβ), and its plaques, in the brain. Recent studies using Tg-5XFAD mice as a model of AD have reported that exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) from cellular phones reduced Aβ plaques in the brain and showed beneficial effects on AD. In this study, we examined whether exposure to 1950 MHz RF-EMF affects Aβ processing in neural cells. We exposed HT22 mouse hippocampal neuronal cells and SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells to RF-EMF (SAR 6 W/kg) for 2 h per day for 3 days, and analyzed the mRNA and protein expression of the key genes related to Aβ processing. When exposed to RF-EMF, mRNA levels of APP, BACE1, ADAM10 and PSEN1 were decreased in HT22, but the mRNA level of APP was not changed in SH-SY5Y cells. The protein expression of APP and BACE1, as well as the secreted Aβ peptide, was not significantly different between RF-EMF–exposed 7w-PSML, HT22 and SH-SY5Y cells and the unexposed controls. These observations suggest that RF-EMF exposure may not have a significant physiological effect on Aβ processing of neural cells in the short term. However, considering that we only exposed HT22 and SH-SY5Y cells to RF-EMF for 2 h per day for 3 days, we cannot exclude the possibility that 1950 MHz RF-EMF induces physiological change in Aβ processing with long-term and continuous exposure.

Abundance of ADAM-8, -9, -10, -12, -15 and -17 and ADAMTS-1 in mouse uterus during the oestrous cycle

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyoung Kim ◽  
Haekwon Kim ◽  
Joon Yeong Lee ◽  
Young Min Choi ◽  
Su-Jae Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Expression ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Uterine Tissue ◽  
Tissue Remodelling ◽  
Mouse Uterus ◽  
A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase ◽  
Epithelial Layers ◽  
Immunohistochemical Studies

The aim of the present study was to determine whether a disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM)-8, -9, -10, -12, -15 and -17 and a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS)-1 are involved in the remodelling process of the mouse uterus during the oestrous cycle. The mRNA expression of ADAM was observed in all uterine tissues throughout the entire cycle. The levels of ADAM-8 mRNA were maximal at pro-oestrus, whereas the expression of ADAM-9 and ADAMTS-1 mRNA was maximal at oestrus. The minimum mRNA level of all ADAM genes always occurred at dioestrus. The mRNA levels of ADAM-10, -12, -15 and -17 did not vary significantly, regardless of the stage of the oestrous cycle. Immunoblot analyses demonstrated the presence of all ADAM proteins throughout the cycle. In terms of protein intensities, ADAM-8, -12 and -17 were maximal at pro-oestrus, whereas ADAM-10 and ADAMTS-1 were maximal at metoestrus and ADAM-9 was maximal at oestrus. Regardless of the ADAM species, minimal protein expression always occurred at dioestrus. Immunohistochemical studies showed ADAM protein expression in luminal and glandular epithelial layers, but not in the stromal layer. Moreover, ADAM proteins were found to be heterogeneously localised and their individual localisations depended on the stage of the oestrous cycle. From these observations, we suggest that the ADAM genes play an important role in mouse uterine tissue remodelling during the oestrous cycle.

Evidence for a hyporesponsive limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis following early-life repetitive hypoglycemia in adult male rats

2011 ◽  
Vol 301 (2) ◽  
pp. R484-R490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashton E. Lehmann ◽  
Kathleen Ennis ◽  
Michael K. Georgieff ◽  
Raghavendra Rao ◽  
Phu V. Tran
Keyword(s):  
Rat Model ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Regulatory Protein ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal ◽  
Lhpa Axis

The developing limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (LHPA) axis is highly vulnerable to programming by early-life environmental factors, including exposure to synthetic glucocorticoids and nutrient deficiencies. Early-life repetitive hypoglycemia (RHG) is a common complication of insulin therapy for type-1 diabetes that may have long-term consequences in adulthood. Recent observations in a rat model of early RHG suggest persistent changes in LHPA axis function, including changes in relevant hormones and affective behaviors, which support a hyperresponsive LHPA axis. Thus, we hypothesized that early RHG would alter the expression of key genes regulating LHPA axis function in adulthood. The present study employed a rat model of insulin-induced RHG spanning postnatal days (P)24–28, a neurodevelopmental equivalent of early childhood in humans, to assess the long-term effects on mRNA levels for proteins relevant to the LHPA function and the corticosterone responses to ACTH stimulation of dispersed adrenocortical cells in vitro and restraint stress in vivo at adulthood. This early RHG model resulted in a hyporesponsive LHPA axis characterized by impaired corticosterone response, increased hippocampal glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor (GR and MR), decreased hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone, increased adrenal steroidogenic-acute-regulatory protein and GR, and decreased adrenal MR, melanocortin-type-2 receptor and low-density lipoprotein receptor expression. Our findings highlight a complex environmental-gene interaction between RHG and LHPA axis during development that influences regulation of this axis in adulthood. The findings are consistent with the developmental origins of disease and underscore the influences of early-life events on the programming of a major regulatory system.

Cisplatin Nano-Liposomes Promoting Apoptosis of Retinoblastoma Cells Both In Vivo and In Vitro

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 536-542
Author(s):  
Lijuan Zhao ◽  
Fei Wang ◽  
Wei Fan
Keyword(s):  
Protein Expression ◽  
Nude Mice ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Bax Protein ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was established to investigate the effects of cisplatin nano-liposomes on the apoptosis of the human retinoblastoma (RB) cell line Y79 in vitro and in vivo. Y79 cells were cultured and then exposed to Annexin V/PI to test their apoptosis, tested with the Caspase-3 activity detection kit to examine the change in activity of Caspase-3, and subjected to western blotting to test Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression. Y79-cell-transplanted tumor model in nude mice was also established and divided into three groups, with five nude mice in each. Cisplatin nano-liposomes were applied to the experimental group, cisplatin was injected into the control group, while saline was administered to the blank group, after which the nude mice were killed and the tumor was removed. Tumor volumes and weights in the three groups were compared. Nucleic acid extraction from magnetic beads was adopted to extract DNA, RT-PCR was employed to test Bcl-2 and Bax mRNA levels in tumor tissues, and in situ cell death assay kit was applied to test apoptotic cells. In comparison to the cisplatin solution and DMSO groups, the cisplatin liposome group showed higher Y79 apoptotic rate, Caspase-3 activity, and Bax protein expression, and lower Bcl-2 protein expression (all P < 0 05). In comparison with the control and blank groups, the experimental group showed lower tumor volume, weight, and Bcl-2 mRNA level of nude mice. In addition, in comparison with the control group, the experimental group showed higher cellular apoptotic rate and Bax mRNA level. In terms of the clinical effects of cisplatin nano-liposomes on a tumor transplant in nude mice with cervical cancer, they were shown to promote tumor apoptosis.

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