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Myocarditis refers to diffuse or focal inflammatory cell infiltration of the myocardial interstitium and necrosis or degeneration of adjacent myocardial fiber caused by infection or other causes,which is one of the common diseases that cause the death of infants and adolescents.Viral infection is the main pathogenic factor,but the pathogenesis of myocarditis has not yet been fully elucidated.Autophagy is a highly conservative process of self-digestion,which can provide amino acids,ATP and other substances for cells in the state of inflammation or starvation to help cells survive the energy crisis under excessive stimulation.However,excessive autophagy can promote the replication of viruses,which leads to autophagic death.In recent years,some researchers found that autophagy is closely related to the process of viral myocarditis associated with Coxsackie virus B3.The role of autophagy in the pathogenesis of myocarditis is reviewed in this article.
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Objective To assess vitamin D levels in eastern China by a standard measurement. Methods The data were from a 2014 Survey on the Prevalence in East China for Metabolic Diseases and Risk Factors-China data base. There were 12662 subjects included in this cross-sectional study from February 2014 to June 2016. We assessed the vitamin D levels of natural population by a standard classification in which serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OHD)<50 nmol/ L was defined as vitamin D deficiency. Results The average serum 25-OHD level was (40. 5 ± 12. 5)nmol/ L, and there were 80. 3% subjects who would be classified as vitamin D deficiency; The average serum 25-OHD level of women was significantly lower than that of men (P< 0. 05); The serum 25-OHD concentrations of the <30, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, ≥70 age groups were 37. 81(31. 98-43. 52)nmol/ L, 39. 46(33. 87-45. 72) nmol/ L, 41. 17(34. 10-48. 65) nmol/ L, 40. 67(34. 20-49. 02) nmol/ L, 44. 00 (35. 67-53. 93) nmol/ L, 44. 14 (34. 61-55. 85)nmol/ L for males, and 36. 86 (30. 52-43. 75) nmol/ L, 37. 11 (31. 68-43. 23) nmol/ L, 36. 94 (30. 72-43. 71) nmol/ L, 38. 42(32. 08-46. 41) nmol/ L, 38. 58(31. 04-46. 21) nmol/ L, 37. 31(29. 34-47. 17) nmol/ L for females in corresponding subgroups. Conclusion The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency of natural population in eastern China was common, the levels of vitamin D in women were lower than those of men. However, the vitamin D levels were tended to be increasing with the advance of age.
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Objective To assess vitamin D levels in eastern China by a standard measurement. Methods The data were from a 2014 Survey on the Prevalence in East China for Metabolic Diseases and Risk Factors-China data base. There were 12662 subjects included in this cross-sectional study from February 2014 to June 2016. We assessed the vitamin D levels of natural population by a standard classification in which serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OHD)<50 nmol/ L was defined as vitamin D deficiency. Results The average serum 25-OHD level was (40. 5 ± 12. 5)nmol/ L, and there were 80. 3% subjects who would be classified as vitamin D deficiency; The average serum 25-OHD level of women was significantly lower than that of men (P< 0. 05); The serum 25-OHD concentrations of the <30, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, ≥70 age groups were 37. 81(31. 98-43. 52)nmol/ L, 39. 46(33. 87-45. 72) nmol/ L, 41. 17(34. 10-48. 65) nmol/ L, 40. 67(34. 20-49. 02) nmol/ L, 44. 00 (35. 67-53. 93) nmol/ L, 44. 14 (34. 61-55. 85)nmol/ L for males, and 36. 86 (30. 52-43. 75) nmol/ L, 37. 11 (31. 68-43. 23) nmol/ L, 36. 94 (30. 72-43. 71) nmol/ L, 38. 42(32. 08-46. 41) nmol/ L, 38. 58(31. 04-46. 21) nmol/ L, 37. 31(29. 34-47. 17) nmol/ L for females in corresponding subgroups. Conclusion The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency of natural population in eastern China was common, the levels of vitamin D in women were lower than those of men. However, the vitamin D levels were tended to be increasing with the advance of age.
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Objective To observe the clinical curative effect of Gubenzhike granule on cough variant asthma (CVA), and explore its mechanism. Methods A total of 140 cases of CVA were randomly divided into two groups, 70 cases for each group. The treatment group took Gubenzhike granule orally, and the control group inhaled Budesonide Powder for Inhalation and Salbutamol Sulphate Aerosol, respectively for 8 weeks, with 8 weeks follow-up after treatment. The same nursing intervention was implemented in two groups. Cough symptom scores of the two groups were observed after treatment and at the end of follow-up, the number of eosnophils (EOS) and content of immunoglobulin E (IgE) in peripheral blood were also observed. Results The treatment group completed 67 cases and the control group completed 66 cases. After treatment, the cough symptom scores, EOS and IgE in two groups were significantly reduced (P<0.01, P<0.05), and the cough symptom score of treatment group decreased more significantly than that of control group (P<0.01). The total effective rate and recurrence rate were 91.04%and 9.84%in treatment group, and 83.33% and 30.91% in control group. The total effective rate of treatment group was better than the control group (P<0.01), and the recurrence rate was lower than the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion Gubenzhike granule showed significant effect and low recurrence rate on CVA. Good anti-inflammatory and antianaphylaxis effects may be one of its mechanisms.