Objective To investigate the effect of hydrochloric propranolol cream and its possible mechanism on wound healing in diabetic mice. Methods Eighteen 8-week-old BKS.Cg-Dock7m+/+Leprdb/JNju diabetic mice were randomly divided into control group (n=9) and experimental group (n=9). After full-thickness dermal wounds (0.6 cm in diameter) was made, wounds were treated with cream containing hydrochloric propranolol (experimental group) or not containing hydrochloric propranolol (control group) at 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, and 17 days. At 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, and 21 days, wound healing was observed, and healing rate was calculated; HE staining, Masson staining, and toluidine blue staining were used to observe wound re-epithelialization, collagen fibers, and mast cells distribution. Western blot was applied to detect the expressions of interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and angiogenin 2 (Ang2) in wound tissue. Results Wounds healed in 2 groups, but the wounds healing rate of experimental group was significantly higher than that of control group at other time points (P < 0.05) except 21 days (P > 0.05). The histological observation showed that re-epithelialization rate was higher in experimental group than control group, there were less mast cells in the wound. The experimental group was lower than control group in IL-1β expression at 2, 5, 7, 14, 17, and 21 days and in Ang2 expression at 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, and 21 days. Conclusion Hydrochloric propranolol cream can promote wound healing in diabetic mice, which potential mechanism is that propranolol can promote epidermal cell proliferation, reduce inflammation, and benefit angiogenesis.
ObjectiveTo explore the association between hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW) and subclinical atherosclerosis among general Chinese population. MethodsPeople who took routine physical exam in the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital were randomly selected from June 2011 to June 2012. We included those who received carotid artery ultrasonography and denied having symptoms of arterial ischemia, and screened the risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among them, including waist circumstance (WC) and triglycerides (TG). According to levels of WC and TG, the subjects were divided into three groups:Group I (those with normal levels of WC and TG); Group II (those with elevated levels of WC or TG); and Group Ⅲ (those with elevated WC and TG). ResultsA total of 484 subjects were included with average age of 47.3±11.3 years, of which, 72.1% of the subjects were male. The risk factors of CVD in Group I, Group II and Group III orderly increased, with significant differences. Then the subjects were stratified by age. For the elderly (no less than 60 years, n=75), the morbidities of subclinical atherosclerosis was 73.7% in Group I, 79.3% in Group II, and 70.4% in Group Ⅲ, respectively; and the results of univariate analysis and multivariate analysis showed that, HTGW was poorly associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in the elderly. For the young and middle-aged (less than 60 years, n=409), the morbidities were 19.8% in Group I, 35.1% in Group II, and 36.1% in Group III, respectively; after adjusting the confounding factors, Group II and Group III showed close association with subclinical atherosclerosis in the young and middle-aged when taking Group I as referent, with ORs (Group Ⅱ:1.987, 95%CI 1.073 to 3.679, P=0.029; and Group Ⅲ:2.060, 95%CI 1.020 to 4.161, P=0.044). ConclusionHTGW population has high-level risk factors of CVD which also present a tendency of aggregation. HTGW is closely associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in the young and middle-aged; while in the elderly, HTGW is poorly associated with subclinical atherosclerosis, but the morbidity of subclinical atherosclerosis is higher.