PMID- 21038668 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120604 LR - 20101101 IS - 1000-6834 (Print) IS - 1000-6834 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 3 DP - 2010 Aug TI - [Apoptosis in myocyte after repeated + Gz exposures in rats]. PG - 275-7 AB - OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of repeated + Gz exposures on the apoptosis of myocyte in rats. METHODS: Twelve male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: Control group, + 6Gz group and + 10Gz group. The rats of + Gz groups were exposed to + 6Gz for 3 min, + 10Gz for 3 min respectively, 1 b/d, 1 week. Four control rats were kept at the Earth gravity (1G) in the room with the centrifuge. All animals were anaesthetized and anatomies 1 day after the last exposure. Ventricular myocardium was studied by electron microscopy and terminal deoxynucleotide transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) method. RESULTS: The apoptosis of myocyte in control group and + 6Gz group were scarcely observed by electron microscopy, while heterochromatin concentration and margination were observed in + 10Gz group. The apoptotic index of myocardium increased significantly in + 6Gz and + 10Gz group compared with that of the control group (P < 0.05) and showed the largest value in the + 10Gz group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Repeated + Gz exposures may induce apoptosis in myocyte, and the number of apoptosis in myocyte increases gradually with the increase of G value. FAU - Zhou, Ying AU - Zhou Y AD - The Faculty of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710033, China. FAU - Wang, Bing AU - Wang B FAU - Wang, Yong-Chun AU - Wang YC FAU - Wu, Yan-Hong AU - Wu YH FAU - Zhang, Shu AU - Zhang S FAU - Geng, Jie AU - Geng J FAU - Sun, Xi-Qing AU - Sun XQ LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - China TA - Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi JT - Zhongguo ying yong sheng li xue za zhi = Zhongguo yingyong shenglixue zazhi = Chinese journal of applied physiology JID - 9426407 SB - IM MH - *Acceleration MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*physiology MH - Male MH - Myocardium/*cytology MH - Myocytes, Cardiac/*physiology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley EDAT- 2010/11/03 06:00 MHDA- 2012/06/05 06:00 CRDT- 2010/11/03 06:00 PHST- 2010/11/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/11/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/06/05 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi. 2010 Aug;26(3):275-7.