China ; Chronic Disease ; prevention & control ; Health Planning ; Humans

Mitochondrial oxidative stress has been recognized as a preliminary and critical factor that aggravates the pathological cascade of Alzheimer's disease, which induces the production of β-amyloid protein, upregulates the expression of phosphorylated tau protein and triggers oxidative damage to lipids, proteins and mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid. Central neurons are more vulnerable to oxidative stress than non-neuronal cells due to their high oxygen demand, abundant unsaturated fatty acids and antioxidant enzymes deficiency. On this account, this review introduces the causes of mitochondrial oxidative stress, and analyzes the important role of mitochondrial oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, the review focuses on the design and intervention strategies of drug delivery systems targeting mitochondrial oxidative stress in neurons, aiming to provide new ideas for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Adult ; Disease Susceptibility ; complications ; Female ; Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced ; complications ; Humans ; Hypertension ; etiology ; Linear Models ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Noise, Occupational ; adverse effects ; Occupational Exposure ; adverse effects

Altitude ; Animals ; Blood Glucose ; metabolism ; Cholesterol ; blood ; Hypoxia ; metabolism ; Mice ; Weight Loss

Antigens ; immunology ; Child ; Female ; Food Hypersensitivity ; etiology ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Maternal Exposure ; Milk Hypersensitivity ; etiology ; Milk, Human ; immunology ; Pregnancy

Female ; Granulosa Cell Tumor ; Humans ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; Thyroid Neoplasms

0.05). Conclusions The upstream lesions of biliary tract must be dealt with thoroughly in the treatment of hepatolithiasis. EST should not be the first choice for hepatolithiasis preparatory to determining whether or not lesions like stricture are present in intrahepatic ducts.

Objective To explore rational and effective treatment strategies by comparing long-term effects of different treatment methods for hepatolithiasis. Methods One hundred and fifty-nine cases of hepatolithiasis treated in this hospital from January 1993 to December 2002 were analyzed retrospectively.Five treatment methods: conservative treatment,choledocholithotomy followed by choledochostomy,hepatolobectomy,hepaticojejunostomy,and hepaticoplasty with the conservation of the Oddi's sphincter,were compared in respect of postoperative complications and long-term outcomes.Results Out of the 159 cases,follow-up was completed in 146 cases(91.8%,146/159) for 2~12 years(median,7 years).Of 16 cases of conservative treatment,15 were followed.Cholangitis occurred in all the 15 cases,with 1 fatal case.Of 47 cases of extrahepatic surgical exploration,the incidence of residual stones was 100%.Follow-up in 43 cases found 32 cases of cholangitis(74.4%) with 7 fatal cases.Of 16 cases of hepatolobectomy,residual stones were noted in 3 cases(12.5%).Follow-up in 15 cases found 4 cases of cholangitis(26.7%) with 1 fatal case.Of 32 cases of hepaticojejunostomy,residual stones were found in 11 cases(34.4%).Follow-up in 29 cases found 14 cases of cholangitis(48.3%) with 3 fatal cases.Of 48 cases of sphincter-sparing operation,residual stones were found in 8 cases(16.7%).Follow-up in 44 cases found 7 cases of cholangitis(15.9%).The incidence of residual stones was significantly higher in cases of extrahepatic surgical exploration than in cases of other treatment(P=0.000).The recurrence rate of cholangitis was significantly higher in cases of conservative treatment and extrahepatic surgical exploration than in cases of other treatment(P

Adult ; Antithyroid Agents ; therapeutic use ; Autoantibodies ; blood ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Glycosides ; therapeutic use ; Graves Disease ; drug therapy ; immunology ; Humans ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; therapeutic use ; Male ; Methimazole ; therapeutic use ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Tripterygium ; chemistry

According to the sequence of SmLEA gene,a DNA fragment of 1 038 bp upstream of the coding sequence of SmLEA gene was amplified by DNA walking with the genomic DNA of Salvia miltiorrhiz as the template.Sequence analysis showed that the fragment contained some putative cis-elements relating to abiotic stress,ABA,seed specific expression.So the S.miltiorrhiz seedings was treated with 100?mol/L ABA,200mmol/L NaCl,4℃,and subjected to dehydration.The real-time PCR showed that expression levels of SmLEA was increased obviously,which was in accordance with the sequence analysis.