Objective To evaluate the increased carotid artery pulsatility index(PI) and resistance index (RI) in young obese males by Doppler ultrasound.Methods All of the volunteers without local and systemic disease included 48 young obese males (observation group) and 100 healthy males with the same age(control group).Common carotid artery had to come into practice in all of the volunteer by pulsed Doppler ultrasound to calculate the PI and R[.Results The average of RI,PI,body mass index (BMI),systolic pressure,diastolic pressure,fasting plasma insulin,fasting C-peptide,triglyceride,low density lipoprotein cholesterol and high sensitivity C reactive protein in observation group were significantly higher than those in control group [0.70 ± 0.10 vs.0.60 + 0.10,1.48±0.30 vs.1.00 ± 0.10,(36.6 ± 3.4) kg/m2 vs.(23.6 ± 1.6) kg/m2,(127.5 ± 14.3) mm Hg(1 mm Hg =0.133 kPa) vs.(110.5 ± 11.0) mm Hg,(78.8 ±9.8) mm Hgvs.(69.9 ±7.6) mm Hg,(27.5 ± 19.6) mU/L vs.(8.8 +8.8) mU/L,(3.7 ± 1.6) pmol/L vs.(1.8 ± 1.2)pmol/L,(3.9 ± 2.0) mmol/L vs.(2.1 ± 1.3) mmol/L,(3.1 ± 0.7) mmol/L vs.(2.3 ± 0.7) mmol/L,(4.0 ± 4.4)mg/L vs.(1.3 ± 1.2) mg/L,P ＜ 0.05].Conclusions The characteristic of vascular properties in young obese males with normal blood pressure and without other cardiac risk factor is the decrease of blood wall compliance and the increase of resistance.The change of artery in the incipient properties in young obese males is the vascular function.Further studies will be required to prove thai whether early intervention will improve vascular function such as diet and practice.

Objective To study the estimated value on normal reference ranges of inferior vena cava (IVC) Doppler indices from gestation 16 to 40 weeks of fetus with color ultrasound.Methods Seven hundred and forty-four single birth gravida with gestation 16 to 40 weeks were grouped according to the gestational weeks with 27-35 cases each.The IVC Doppler indices were measured by color ultrasound,including preload index,peak velocity index and pulsatile index.Results All IVC Doppler indices rapidly declined from gestation 16 to 24 weeks,and they were relatively constant or slightly decreased throughout the end of pregnancy.Conclusions To set up the normal reference ranges of IVC Doppler indices for gestation from 16 to 40 weeks means a lot for every pregnant.This normative data may be a useful noninvasive tool for evaluation of fetal cardiac function.

Sox9 gene was cloned from immortalized precartilaginous stem cells and its eukaryotic expression vector constructed in order to explore the possibility of bone marrow-derived stromal cells differentiation into precartilaginous stem cells induced by Sox9. A full-length fragment of Sox9 was obtained by RT-PCR, inserted into pGEM-T Easy clone vector, and ligated with pEGFP-IRES2 expression vector by double digestion after sequencing. The compound plasmid was transfected into born marrow-derived stromal cells by Lipofectamine 2000, and the transfection efficacy and the expression of Sox9 and FGFR-3 were observed. Flow cytometry was used to identify the cell phenotype, and MTT was employed to assay proliferative viability of cells. Sequencing, restrictive endonuclease identification and RT-PCR confirmed that the expansion of Sox9 and construction of Sox9 expression vector were successful. After transfection of the recombinant vector into bone marrow-derived stromal cells, the expression of Sox9 and FGFR-3 was detected, and proliferative viability was not different from that of precartilaginous stem cells. It was concluded that Sox9 gene eukaryotic expression vector was successfully constructed, and the transfected bone marrow-derived stromal cells differentiated into the precartilaginous stem cells.
Base Sequence ; Bone Marrow Cells/*cytology ; Cartilage/*cytology ; Cell Differentiation/genetics ; Cells, Cultured ; Cloning, Molecular ; Genetic Vectors/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3/metabolism ; Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis ; Recombinant Proteins/genetics ; SOX9 Transcription Factor/biosynthesis ; SOX9 Transcription Factor/*genetics ; Stem Cells/*cytology ; Stromal Cells/*cytology ; Transfection

-tiated into the precartilaginons stem cells.

Objective: To compare the predictive efficacy of the two thrombosis risk assessment scores (Padua and IMPEDE scores) in venous thromboembolism (VTE) within 6 months in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) in China. Methods: This study reviewed the clinical data of 421 patients with NDMM hospitalized in Beijing Jishuitan Hospital from April 2014 to February 2022. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and Youden index of the two scores were calculated to quantify the thrombus risk assessment of VTE by the Padua and IMPEDE scores. The receiver operating characteristics curves of the two evaluation scores were drawn. Results: The incidence of VTE was 14.73%. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and Youden index of the Padua score were 100%, 0%, 14.7%, and 0% and that of the IMPEDE score was 79%, 44%, 49.2%, and 23%, respectively. The areas under the curve of Padua and IMPEDE risk assessment scores were 0.591 and 0.722, respectively. Conclusion: IMPEDE score is suitable for predicting VTE within 6 months in patients with NDMM.
Humans ; Venous Thromboembolism/etiology* ; Multiple Myeloma/diagnosis* ; Risk Assessment ; Risk Factors ; ROC Curve ; Retrospective Studies