目的:肾功能不全在急性冠脉综合症及其它心血管疾病中通常伴随着较高的死亡率。而血浆尿素氮是反映血液动力学改变及肾脏灌注改变的非常敏感的指标。本试验研究血浆尿素氮水平的高低对于急性ST段抬高型心肌梗塞患者死亡率的预测作用。方法:研究300名患急性ST段抬高型心肌梗塞患者长程的死亡率与入院时血浆尿素氮水平及住院时血浆尿素氮水平升高之间的关系。结果:在平均随访27个月,56(185%)个患者死亡。使用生存分析对于血浆尿素氮水平升高与血浆尿素氮水平正常两组患者进行研究,用log-rank检验将两组数据进行比较,有明显统计学意义,Plt;0.001。结论:对于患急性ST段抬高型心肌梗塞患者的长期死亡率,入院时的血浆尿素氮水平是一个独立的预测因素。BUN和BUN/creatinine比值的增高也能对患急性ST段抬高型心肌梗塞患者的长期死亡率提供一定的预测信息。同时,住院期间的BUN增高对于患急性ST段抬高型心肌梗塞患者的长期死亡率也能够提供额外的预测信息。
Objective Ginsenoside Rg1 could increase the tolerance of neural hypoxia and ischemia under stress, and play an anti-apoptotic effect in hypoxia ischemia brain damage (HIBD). To investigate the effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on neural apoptosis and recovery of neurological function in neonatal rats with HIBD, and to explore the possible mechanism. Methods Fifty-four 10-day-old SD rats (weighing 16-22 g) were randomly allocated into sham-operation group (Sham group, n=6), HIBD model group (HIBD group, n=24), and ginsenoside Rg1 treatment group (Rg1 group, n=24). SDrats in HIBD group and Rg1 group were made the models of HIBD by l igation of the right common carotid artery (CCA) and subsequently hypoxic ventilation (8%O2 plus 92%N2) for 2.5 hours; and in Sham group, the right CCA was only exposed without l igation of CCA and hypoxic ventilation. Intraperitoneal injection of 0.1 mL normal sal ine (NS) containing 40 mg/kg Rg1 was given immediately after operation in Rg1 group, intraperitoneal injection of 0.1 mL pure NS was given in both HIBD group and Sham group and was repeated every 24 hours. The general state of SD rats was monitored after operation, and Longa scores were recorded to evaluate the neurological function at 4, 8, 24, and 72 hours after HIBD. Western blot and immunohistochemistry staining were used to detect protein expressions of both hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and cleaved caspase 3 (CC3). TUNEL staining was used to evaluate neural apoptosis in situ. Results All rats survived to the end of the experiment. Neurological dysfunction was observed in both HIBD group and Rg1 group, showing significant difference in Longa score when compared with that in Sham group (P lt; 0.05). There was significant difference in Longa score between Rg1 group and HIBD group at 72 hours after HIBD (P lt; 0.05). Western blot showed that the protein expressions of both HIF-1α and CC3 were observed at every time point in every group. The expressions of HIF-1α protein in HIBD group and Rg1 group were significantly higher than those in Sham group at 4, 8, 24, and 72 hours (P lt; 0.05), and the expressions in Rg1 group were significantly higher than those in HIBD group (P lt; 0.05). The expressions of CC3 protein in HIBD group were significantly higher than those in Sham group at 4, 8, 24, and 72 hours (P lt; 0.05), and significant difference was found between Rg1 group and Sham group only at 4 hours (P lt; 0.05). Immunohistochemistry staining demonstrated that HIF-1α and CC3 protein mainly distributed in nucleusand cytoplasma, the results of HIF-1α and CC3 protein expression were similar to the results by Western blot. TUNEL staining showed that the positive cells were characterized by yellow or brown particle confined within nucleus. The number of apoptotic cells at every time point in HIBD group was significantly higher when compared with that in Sham group (P lt; 0.05), and the number of apoptotic cells in Rg1 group was significantly lower when compared with that in HIBD group at 8, 24, and 72 hours (P lt; 0.05). Conclusion Rg1 could inhibit Caspase 3 activation by strengthening and stabil izing HIF-1α signal pathway, and plays a role of anti-apoptosis in neonatal rats with HIBD.