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Objective To explore the association between complement C3 and the prevalence of simple fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Methods A total of 2 799 health check-up participants were recruited from Tianjin Medical University General Hospital-Health Management Centre. Serum C3 levels were measured using immunoturbidimetry method and simple fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis were diagnosed by liver ultrasonography and serum alanine aminotransferase concentration. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between quartiles of serum C3 levels and the prevalence of simple fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Results After adjusting for covariates, the odds ratios (95% confidence interval) of simple fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis for increasing quartiles of C3 were: 1.00 (reference), 2.15 (1.55, 3.01), 3.28 (2.35, 4.6) and 4.31 (3.11, 6.02); and 1.00 (reference), 4.54 (1.68, 15.91), 7.81 (3.02, 26.67) and 14.91 (5.94, 50.14) (both P for trend<0.000 1), respectively. Conclusions The study found that the elevated C3 levels were significantly associated with the prevalence of simple fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Further study is needed to clarify whether C3 has a predictive value for the occurrence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Objective To characterize 15 months later the quality of life (QOL) and depression of those with spinal cord injury (SCI) suffered during the Wenchuan earthquake,and to identify the influence factors.MethodsA sample of 27 individuals who sustained SCI during the Wenchuan earthquake were surveyed using face- to-face interviews.QOL was measured using the brief version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Assessment instrument.Depression was measured using the patient health questionnaire depression module 9.Stepwise multiple linear regression was employed to determine the factors most closely related with QOL and depression. ResultsStepwise linear regression showed a significant correlation of overall QOL with literacy and age.The younger or illiterate victims showed a lower overall QOL.General health was also associated with ability in the activities of daily living and with pain.Victims with better daily ability and less pain may have had better general health.Depression correlated with literacy and secondary condition.Illiterate patients or patients influenced more by a secondary condition displayed more serious depression than the others.Additionally,social participation was significantly associated with the physical health,psychological health and social relationships domains of QOL.ConclusionThe QOL of long-term SCI victims caused by the earthquake is closely related to age,literacy,pain,participation and physical independence.Depression is associated with illiteracy and secondary conditions.Attention should be paid to these correlations in designing long-term rehabilitation strategies.

Purpose:The value of color doppler ultrasonography( CDUS) in monitoring hemodynamic changes was investigated in patients with hyperdynamic circulatory state before and during 730 days after orthotopic liver transplantation.Materials and Methods:83 cases of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) were examined by CDUS to assess the hemodynamic changes of portal vein,hepatic artery,splenic artery and longitudinal diameter of the spleen ( LDS).Results:(1) Portal flow velocity ( PFV) was significantly lower in pre-OLT but higher than controls (P < 0.05 ) during 730 days after OLT.Resistance index of the hepatic artery ( HARI) in pre-OLT and within 7 days- after OLT was significantly higher (P<0.05).(2) Resistance index of splenic artery ( SARI) was also significantly higher in pre-OLT (P < 0.05 ).LDS was significantly higher after OLT than in both pre-OLT phase and controls(P<0.05).Conclusions: In early stage after OLT,HARI changed from high to low value and so did PFV,which kept the stability of hepatic blood flow.In late stage,high PFV and large spleen improved,but could not back to normal.

AIM:To study the inhibitory effect and its mechanisms of the extract of Oratosquilla oratoria (EOS) on the activity of telomerase in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE-2Z. METHODS:MTT assay was used to determine the effect of different doses of EOS on the proliferation of CNE -2Z cells. The activity of telomerase was analyzed by TRAP-ELISA. The mRNA expression of hTERT was determined by RT-PCR,and the protein expression of c-Myc was detected by Western blotting. RESULTS:EOS inhibited the proliferation of CNE-2Z cells in a dose-dependent manner (P

Objective To screen the plasma differential expressed proteins in patients with Crohn's disease(CD)and ulcerative colitis(UC)using surface-enhanced laser desorption ionizationtime of flight mass spectrometry,and to establish decision trees algorithms.Methods The plasma samples from 24 UC patients,25 CD patients and 25 healthy controls were analyzed with CM10 protein chip.The proteomic spectra of CD,UC and inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)were compared with controls respectively.The differential proteins that significantly altered expression levels were selected to establish decision trees algorithms of CD.UC and IBD and then blind validations were tested.Results In the range of m/z 2000-30 000,differential expressed proteins that changed at least 2-fold between CD and controls were 9.between UC and controls were 5,and between IBD and controls were 11(P＜0.05).The software automatically picked up the m/z 8208 and 8837 as decision trees algorithms for differentiating CD from controls and m/z 6985 for differentiating UC from controls as well as m/z 8208,1752,28840 and 1702 for differentiating IBD from controls.The sensitivities of decision trees algorithms for CD,UC and IBD were 96%,82%and 91%respectively,and the specificities were 100%,85%and 100%respectively.Conclusions The protein of m/z 8208 which has high sensitivity in differentiating CD from controls is worthy of further study.

Objective To discuss the clinical value of high sensitivity C‐reactive protein(hs‐CRP) ,fibrinogen(Fib) and D‐dimer (D‐D) measurement for patients with acute myocardial infarction(AMI) before and after the treatment with the anticoagulation and thrombolysis therapy .Methods 110 patients with AMI were recruited in the study and the plasma hs‐CRP ,Fib ,D‐D and myocardi‐al damage markers were measured before and after the treatment .Results 66 of the 110 patients′plasma hs‐CRP ,Fib ,D‐D concen‐trations elevated(higher than the threshold) before treatment and after treatment within 24 h ,while 44 patients′plasma hs‐CRP , Fib concentrations increased ,but D‐D didn′t .Conclusion The measurement of hs‐CRP is helpful for the diagnosis and treatment of AMI .Hs‐CRP is another good myocardial injury marker ,and the plasma hs‐CRP concentration after treatment for 24 -48 h could reflect the severity and prognosis of AMI better than after treatment within 12 h .Fib decreases relatively slowly after the treat‐ment ,so it cannot be used for curative effect observation for AMI patients;D‐D concentration dosen′t have the determined negative predictive value for the diagnosis of AMI ,so it cannot be used as screening out indicator for AMI ,but D‐D concentration can be used as therapeutic effect monitoring indicator for AMI patients with D‐D positive .

ObjectiveTo investigate the clinicopathologic characteristics of different nation nonHodgkin lymphoma (NHL)in Urumqi of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.MethodsFour hundred and sixty-six cases of NHL were collected.Their sections including HE and immunohistochemical staining were examined again for diagnosis and classification.ResultsAmong 466 cases NHL,B cell neoplasm was 369cases (79.2 ％) and T cell lymphoma was 97 cases (20.8 ％).193 cases (41.4 ％) occured in the lymph node and 273 cases (58.6 ％) extranodal lymphoma.The most common subtypes were diffuse large B-cell lymphoma,small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukaemia,extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosaassociated lymphoid tissue,NK/T cell lymphoma,peripheral T-cell lymphoma,follicular lymphoma.Tlymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) in the Uygur were higher than the Han [7.5 ％ (9/120) vs 1.3 ％ (4/308),x2 =11.276,P=0.001; 4.2 ％ (5/120) vs 2.3 ％ (7/308),x2 =1.137,P =0.286],and T/NK cell lymphoma in the Han was higher than the Uygur [7.1 (22/308) vs 3.3 ％ (4/120),x2 =2.196,P =0.138].There was no statistically significance between the Uygur and Han in different subtypes of B-NHL (P ＞0.05).ConclusionIn Urumqi aera,the incidence is higher in extranodal lymphoma than that in nodal.B-NHL is more in Urumqi area than that in other area in our country.There is no difference obviously for mobility B-NHL in the Uygur and Han,but T-LBL and ALCL in the Uygur are higher than those in the Han,and T/NK cell lymphoma in the Han is higher than that in the Uygur.It is suggested to confirm further whether the different associated with different nation and region.

Taking mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41 as a substrate, baicalin (BA) as template, acrylamide (AM) as the functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as a cross-linking agent, ethanol as solvent, under thermal polymerization initiator of azobis isobutyronitrilo (AIBN) , a kind of selective recognition of baicalin surface molecularly imprinted polymer was synthesized. The surface morphologies and characteristics of the MIPs were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (IR) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The adsorption properties of polymer microsphere for the template were tested by the dynamic adsorption equilibrium experiments and static adsorption equilibrium experiments. The experiment showed that the imprinting process was successfully and the well-ordered one-dimensional pore structure of MCM-41 was still preserved. Furthermore, molecularly imprinted polymers had higher selective ability for BA, then provided a new method for the efficient separation and enrichment of baicalin active ingredients from medicinal plants Scutellaria baicalensis.
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