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Objective:To assess the predictive values of bioelectrical impedance analysis(BIA)-measured body fat indices to abnormal lipid profiles, and to preliminary propose optimal cut-off values of body fat in children and adolescents.Methods:Children and adolescents, aged 6-16 years, were selected from 30 schools (8 primary schools, 21 middle schools and one 12-year education school) in Dongcheng, Tongzhou, Fangshan and Miyun districts of Beijing by adopting a stratified cluster sampling method from November 2017 to January 2018.Questionnaire survey, body mass index(BMI), body fat mass index (FMI), fat mass percentage (FMP) and four lipid profiles were conducted.Results:A total of 14 309 participants, aged (11.0±3.3) years, were enrolled in the analysis, with 49.9% boys.In boys and girls, the percentile values ( P60- P95) fitted by FMI and FMP with K-median-coefficient of variation(LMS) method were taken as the cutting points, and P75 values were selected as the cut-off points of excessive body fat for their better sensitivity, specificity, predictive value and area under curve (AUC) for identification of abnormal lipid profiles.Boys with FMI above P75 accounted for 28% of the total population, and controlling boys with FMI below P75 could prevent dyslipidemia of 8%-57%.FMI in girl population occupied about 26% of the above, and controlling FMI in girl population below this cut-off point may prevent dyslipidemia from 8%-42%.FMP observed similar results to FMI.Assessed by FMI or FMP with P75 cut-off values, adiposity performed better than BMI for recognizing abnormal lipid profiles in boys (AUC: 52.4%-69.6% vs.50.2%-67.1%, P<0.05) rather than in girls ( P>0.05). In addition, when FMI or FMP beyond P90, the specificity of each abnormal lipid profiles was around 90%. Conclusions:The recommend cut-off points for body fat may be to assess children′s adiposity, and can be applied in preventive activities.
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【Objective】 To compare the clinical effect of single channel-spinal endoscopy （Delta） and unliateral biportal endoscopic technique （UBE） for the treatment of senile lumbar spinal stenosis. 【Methods】 We retrospectively analyzed 48 elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis treated between February and October 2020. The patients were divided into single channel-spinal endoscopy （Delta） group （n=25） and UBE group （n=23） according to different surgical methods. We compared the operation time， intraoperative blood loss， length of hospital stay， and surgical complications between the two groups. The visual analogue score （VAS） and Oswestry disability index （ODI） were compared between the groups. 【Results】 Single channel-spinal endoscopy （Delta） group was significantly inferior to UBE group in operation time （P0.05）. The VAS scores at 24， 48， and 72 postoperative hours did not differ between the two groups （P>0.05）. The ODI scores at 3 postoperative months and final follow-up were significantly improved over the preoperative score in both groups （P0.05）. The incidence rate of complications was 8% （2/25） in single channel-spinal endoscopy （Delta） group and 9% （2/23） in UBE group， and no significant difference was found （P>0.05）. 【Conclusion】 Single channel-spinal endoscopy （Delta） and UBE technique both achieve satisfactory clinical efficacy in the treatment of senile lumbar spinal stenosis. but the former one exhibits advantages over the latter in easier performance and lower learning curve. Single channel-spinal endoscopy （Delta） is an efficacious minimally invasive surgical technique for treating senile lumbar spinal stenosis.
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Objective@#To compare the power of dyslipidemia diagnosis by different sets of cut points in the prediction of cardiovascular metabolic risk factors and identify the appropriate cut points for the diagnosis of dyslipidemia in children and adolescents in China.@*Methods@#Data were obtained from the baseline survey of 'School-based Cardiovascular and Bone Health Promotion Program’ in Beijing in 2017. Dyslipidemia was diagnosed by using two set of cut points. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was conducted to assess the power of dyslipidemia diagnosis by the two set of cut points to predict the prevalence of hypertension, obesity, high fat mass percentage and impaired fasting glucose.@*Results@#A total of 14 390 children and adolescents were in included in the study. The prevalence rates of high TC, high LDL-C, low HDL-C, and high TG in the participants were 2.7%, 2.7%, 14.4%, and 3.7% according to 'Chinese Reference Standard’, and 5.0%, 3.7%, 13.3%, and 3.5% according to 'China Expert Consensus’. Low HDL-C and high TG defined by the 'Chinese Reference Standard’ had better performance for the prediction of high fat mass percentage and obesity in boys, but worse performance in girls (P<0.001).@*Conclusions@#Using 'China Reference Standard’ can increase the true positive rate in the prediction of obesity or high fat mass percentage in boys, and reduce the false positive rate in girls. The cut points for the diagnosis of dyslipidemia in Chinese children and adolescents need to be further validated by using national representative sample and in longitudinal study.
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Aim To study the effect of estrogen on the migration of breast cancer cells and the possible underlying mechanisms.Methods Human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7(estrogen receptor, ER+) and MDA-MB-468(ER-) were employed as a model system.Cells were treated with E2 and pretreated with CANP inhibitor(calpeptin)where needed.Wound-healing assay was applied to evaluate cell migration, Western blot assay was performed to observe protein level, and fibronectin expression was silenced by specific siRNA transfection.Results ① Treatmentof MCF-7 and MDA-MB-468 cellswith E2(50 nmol·L-1) increased cell migration by(51.55±5.50) ％(P<0.01)and (40.78±4.78)％(P<0.05), respectively;② E2 significantly up-regulated the expression of FN protein in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cells, which was 2.11 times(P<0.05)and 1.86 times(P<0.01), respectively;③ Pretreatment with calpeptin(10 μmol·L-1) decreased E2-induced cell migration by (49.55±6.44)％(P<0.05) in MCF-7 and(36.85±4.40)％ (P<0.01)in MDA-MB-468 cells;④ Calpeptin pretreatment inhibited E2-induced fibronectin up-regulation by(80.12±4.55)％ and(78.84±5.70) ％(P<0.01), respectively;⑤ Knockdown of FN with siRNA suppressed cell E2-induced migration by(40.65±5.80)％(P<0.01)in MCF-7 and(40.88±6.02)％(P<0.05)in MDA-MB-468 cells.Conclusion E2 stimulates the migration of breast cancer cells with or without ER expression and a calpain-FN signaling pathway may be involved in the E2 action.
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Background and purpose:Ethanol has been reported to stimulate progression of breast cancer, yet the underlying mechanism is not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate effects of ethyl alcohol (EtOH) on the calcium-activated neutral protease (CANP)-cyclin E/focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling and cell migration in breast cancer cells, as well as the role of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in the EtOH-stimulated effects, in order to assess the signaling mechanism(s) underlying how EtOH enhances cancer progression.Methods:Human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 was employed as a model system, with MCF-10A mammary epithelial cells as control. In vitro wound healing assay was carried out to evaluate EtOH-induced cell migration. The effects of EtOH or epidermal growth factor on the proteolysis of cyclin E/FAK were detected by Western blot. EGFR inhibitor (EGFR-I) and a speciifc inhibitor for CANP, Calpeptin, were applied to pretreat cultured cells to explore their inlfuences on the cell migration and cyclin E/FAK proteolysis triggered by EtOH.Results:Treatment of model cells with EtOH (0.3%) stimulated significant proteolysis of cyclin E/FAK in a dose-/time-dependent manner and increased migration (+47.30%,P<0.05) in MCF-7 breast cancer cells, but had no signiifcant effect on migration in MCF-10A cells. Pretreatment with Calpeptin (10 μmol/L) signiifcantly reduced EtOH (0.3%)- or EGFR (10 ng/mL)-induced cyclin E/FAK truncation. EGFR-I (3 μmol/L) pro-foundly reduced EtOH-indcued CANP dependent proteolysis of CANP1 and cyclin E/FAK as well as cell migration (-53.00%,P<0.01).Conclusion:EtOH signiifcantly stimulates activation of CANP via EGFR pathway, resulting in proteolysis of cyclin E/FAK and migration in MCF-7 breast cancer cells, suggesting EGFR-CANP signaling to be a potential target for suppression of metastasis in breast cancer.
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<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Despite its severity, coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is still poorly understood. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) has been recognized as a prognostic factor in some cardiovascular diseases but not assessed in CAE. The aim of this observational study was to investigate the prognostic value of hs-CRP in CAE.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Our analysis evaluated the effect of the baseline hs-CRP on cardiovascular events (CVs) (cardiac death and nonfetal myocardial infarction) in consecutively enrolled stable CAE patients. We used the Cox proportional hazards regression models to examine the association between baseline hs-CRP level and follow-up CVs in CAE. The net reclassification improvement and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) of hs-CRP were also assessed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>We obtained the follow-up results of 540 patients over a median follow-up period of 36 (37.41 ± 15.88) months. The multivariable Cox analysis showed that the hs-CRP was a significant predictor of adverse outcomes in CAE (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.99, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.31-6.81, P = 0.0091). In Kaplan-Meier analysis, the group with hs-CRP >3 mg/L had a lower cumulative 66-month event-free survival rate (log-rank test for trend, P = 0.0235) and a higher risk of CVs (HR = 2.66, 95% CI: 1.22-5.77, P = 0.0140) than the group with hs-CRP ≤3 mg/L. Hs-CRP added predictive information beyond that given by the baseline model comprising the classical risk factors (P value for IDI = 0.0330).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>A higher level of hs-CRP was independently associated with cardiac death and nonfatal myocardial infarction in CAE patients. The hs-CRP level may therefore provide prognostic information for the risk stratification of CAE patients.</p>
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Objective:To identify the risk factors of anxiety disorders among patients undergoing coronary angiography (CAG) and to determine whether the decision of revascularization affect anxiety level following coronary angiography. Methods:A total of 379 patients undergoing CAG in Fuwai Hospital from Dec. 2012 to Dec. 2013 were invited to participate this study. A data-collecting form, which included questions about demographic features, health history, Type A Behavior Questionnaire (TABQ) and Self Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), was completed by the participants on the day before and the day after CAG. Result:Among these patients, SAS score of both before and the day after CAG were higher than Chinese normative SAS score. Female patients had a higher SAS score level than male patients (40.57±9.53 vs 38.26±9.61, P Conclusion:The anxiety level decreased after CAG, except those who need coronary revascularization surgery.
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Objective To evaluate the diagnosis and application values of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) with micro-probe in duodenal lesions.Methods Clinical data of 37 patients with duodenal lesions and underwent EUS with micro-probe were analyzed retrospectively.All lesions were treated with endoscopic mucosal resection or surgical resection to get the pathological diagnosis.The diagnostic accuracy of EUS with microprobe and endoscopic biopsy was analyzed respectively.Results The overall diagnosis accuracy of EUS with micro-probe on duodenal lesions was 78.38％ (29/37),with a higher diagnostic rate in duodenal lipoma 4/4and duodenal adenomas 10/12 than in early duodenal cancer 2/4 or inflammatory hyperplasia 3/8.The overall diagnostic accuracy of biopsy on duodenal lesions was 40.54％ (15/37),with a higher diagnosis rate on duodenal carcinoid 1/1 and adenoma 7/12 than on duodenal stromal tumor 1/10 and lipoma 1/4.Conclusion Pathological evaluation of endoscopic biopsy sample is not a golden standard for the diagnosis of duodenal lesions,while EUS with micro-probe has better diagnostic and application value.
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Objective To evaluate reference range for fasting venous blood cells in the healthy 51 584 elderly people from Shuyang,China.Methods Totally 1000 non-old people and 51 584 elderly people were involved in this study.Fasting venous blood cells were collected from each group of subjects using standard procedures.The collected aliquots were processed according to standard operating procedures to determine participants' complete blood counts.Non-parametric methods were employed to calculate the reference intervals and 95 ％ confidence intervals for complete blood counts by Sysmex XE-2100 blood cell analyzer.Results The reference ranges of fasting venous blood cells in elderly subjects (male,female) were [(3.25-9.45) × 109/L and (3.35-9.39) × 109/L,WBC];[(3.87-5.55) × 1012/L and (3.71-5.19) × 1012/L,RBC] ; [(116.2-169.5)g/L and(107.4-153.6)g/L,Hb] ; [(37.2-52.4) ％ and(35.2-48.6) ％,HCT] ; [(86.3-104.8)fl and (85.2-103.5) fl,MCV] ; [(27.0-33.4) pgand(26.4-32.5)pg,MCH]; [(297.1-335.4)g/L and(293.3-330.5)g/L,MCHC];[[(38.4-54.2) and (38.6-52.9),RDW-SD]; [(11.3-15.4)％ and(11.4-15.3)％,RDW-CV];[(98.8-303.8) × 109/L and (109.9-334.8) × 109/L,PLT] ; [(1.10-3.42) and (1.20-3.78) ml/L,PCT];[(11.2-15.6) fl and(11.3-15.5)fl,MPV]; [[(8.89-16.7)％ and(9.48 17.1)％,PDW];[(20.3-49.1) ％ and (20.5-48.6) ％,PLCR],respectively.13 parameters of fasting venous blood samples in elderly people had statistically significant differences compared with non-old people (all P ＜0.05).Conclusions The reference range of fasting venous blood samples in elderly people are significantly different from non-old people.It is necessary to scientifically and reasonably establish the reference ranges for fasting venous blood cells in local elderly people.
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ObjectiveTo explore the therapeutic effects and value of endoscopic variceal ligation and tissue glue injection therapy in esophageal and gastric fundal varices.Methods184 patients with severe esophageal varices underwent endoscopic variceal ligation treatment,and 32 cases of those accompanied with gastric fundal varices were treated with tissue glue injection therapy.All patients were followed-up for 6-months to observe the therapeutic effects and complication of endoscopic variceal ligation and tissue glue injection therapy.ResultsThe effective rate of endoscopic variceal ligation in severe esophageal varices was 71.74 ％ ( 132/184 ),the rate of acute hemostasis was 95.00％(57/60)and the rate of complication was 2.17 ％ (4/184).The effective rate of tissue glue injection in gastric fundal varices was 100％ (32/32) and the rate of complication was 21.88％ (7/32) (7 cases with refractory ulcers in injection site,2 of refractory ulcers cases with bleeding).There was no perforation and severe infection complications.ConclusionEndoscopic variceal ligation and tissue glue injection therapy have good therapeutic effects in esophageal and gastric fundal varices.
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Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of tuberculosis antibody. Methods 564 patients re-ceived detection of serum,in which,508 cases suffered from active tuberculosis(TB) and 56 cases suffered from non-active TB. Results 508 cases with active TB received detection AB-Ab in serum, 48 cases were bacteriological smear positive cases, the rate of serum TB-Ab positive cases was 70.8% (34/48), the rate of pleural effusion or ascites TB-Ab positive cases was 44.4% (16/36), the rate of serum TB-Ab positive cases in another 424 cases with bacteriologi-cal smear negative TB was 39.6% (168/424). There was significant difference between active TB group and non-ac-tive TB group(χ2= 22.65, P<0.01). Conclusion It is useful for diagnosis of active TB by detecting TB-Ab. It may be a rapid auxilliary diagnostic way in TB diagnosis.