OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of cyclooxygenase -2 selective inhibitor celecoxib on the expression of major vault protein ( MVP) in the brain of rats with status epilepticus and its possible roles in the treatment of refractory epilepsy.METHODS:Sixty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to blank control (n=16), epilepsy model (n=22) and celecoxib treatment groups (n=22). After the status epilepticus was induced in rats by injecting lithium and pilocarpine, each group had 16 rats enrolled as subjects. Immunohistochemical method and Western blot method were used to detect the expression of MVP in the frontal cortex and hippocampus.RESULTS:The expression of MVP was significantly higher in the epilepsy model group than in the control group (P<0.01). The expression of MVP in the celecoxib treatment group was significantly decreased compared with the epilepsy model group, but it was still higher than in the control group (P<0.01).CONCLUSIONS:Celecoxib could decrease the expression of MVP in brain tissue of rats with status epilepticus, suggesting that it is promising for the treatment of intractable epilepsy.

目的 观察铅对大鼠学习记忆行为、海马神经元细胞凋亡及Bcl 2、Bax基因表达的影响 ,探讨铅对大鼠学习记忆行为及神经毒性损伤的可能机制。方法 32只SD大鼠随机分为对照组和低、中、高铅剂量组 ,采用自由饮水染毒90d后建立动物模型。用TUNEL法测定海马神经元细胞凋亡状况 ;SP免疫组织化学技术观察Bcl 2、Bax蛋白表达。结果 TUNEL染色结果显示 :海马CA1、CA3、DG区各染铅组与对照组间神经元细胞凋亡指数 （AI）有非常显著性差异 （P ＜0 .0 1）。免疫组化染色结果显示 ,在海马CA1、CA3、DG区 ,Bcl 2蛋白表达阳性神经细胞均随染铅剂量增大而减少 ,各染铅组与对照组间有非常显著性差异 （P ＜0 .0 1） ;Bax蛋白表达阳性神经元细胞随染铅剂量增大而逐渐增多 ,各染铅组与对照组间比较有非常显著性差异 （P ＜0 .0 1）。结论 铅引起海马神经元细胞凋亡可能是铅损害学习记忆的重要机制之一 ,而铅可能通过影响凋亡调控基因Bcl 2、Bax诱导海马神经元细胞凋亡。