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【Objective】 To explore the status quo and influencing factors of knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary blood donation among undergraduates in Beijing. 【Methods】 A questionnaire was designed on the basis of literature, using the method of convenience sampling to survey the undergraduates from 39 universities in Beijing. The t-test, analysis of variance and χ2 test were used to compare the differences in knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary blood donation among different groups, and logistic regression model was performed to analyze the influencing factors. 【Results】 A total of 1 075 valid questionnaires were collected from undergraduates of 39 universities in Beijing. The results showed that the proportion of the participants who had good knowledge about voluntary blood donation was 69.21% (744/1 075). No statistically significant difference was noticed on the scores of voluntary blood donation knowledge between males and females (P>0.05). The scores of voluntary blood donation knowledge of medical students were higher than those of other subjects (P<0.05). The scores of voluntary blood donation knowledge of juniors and above were higher than those of lower grades (P<0.05). The rate of undergraduates participating voluntary blood donation in Beijing was 30.98% (333/1 075). A total of 67.26% (723/1 075) of students had donation intention, 9.49% (102/1 075) didn’t and 23.25% (250/1 075) were not sure. No statistically significant differences in blood donation intention were observed among undergraduates by genders and grades (P>0.05). The rate of medical students’ intention to donate blood was higher than that of other subjects (P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 The rate of voluntary blood donation among undergraduates in Beijing was above the middle level compared with other regions in China, but the practice of voluntary blood donation is far away from the intention. Therefore, it’s necessary to improve the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of undergraduates, especially non-medical college students, so as to improve the rate of voluntary blood donation among the undergraduates in Beijing.
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Objective:To investigate the changes of the functional connectivity of hypothalamus and the whole brain anisotropy in patients with dysphagia after stroke using magnetic resonance imaging. Methods:From December, 2018 to December, 2019, 14 patients with dysphagia after stroke and 15 healthy controls matched in age, sex and dominant hemisphere were selected. The functional connections from bilateral hypothalamus were researched with resting-state functional nuclear magnetic resonance, and the correlation between functional connection and scores of Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10) was analyzed. Meanwhile, the whole brain white matter integrity was observed with diffusion tensor imaging, and the fraction anisotropy (FA) was compared. Results:Compared with the controls, the functional connections from left hypothalamus to left precentral gyrus, left postcentral gyrus, left marginal lobe, left parietal lobe and left occipital lobe decreased in the patients; while the functional connections to left thalamus, left midbrain and right occipital lobe increased; the functional connections from right hypothalamus to right precentral gyrus, bilateral marginal lobe, bilateral superior temporal gyrus and right parietal lobe decreased; the functional connection to bilateral parietal lobe and bilateral occipital lobe increased. There was negative correlation of EAT-10 scores to functional connection from left hypothalamus to left precentral gyrus (r = -0.595, P = 0.025) and left postcentral gyrus (r = -0.934, P < 0.001), and positive correlation to functional connections from left hypothalamus to left parietal lobe (r = 0.583, P = 0.028) and from right hypothalamus to left occipital lobe (r = 0.630, P = 0.016). Compared with the controls, FA decreased in bilateral precentral gyrus, bilateral postcentral gyrus, bilateral frontal lobe, bilateral parietal lobe, bilateral occipital lobe, bilateral caudate nucleus, bilateral thalamus, right medulla, right superior temporal gyrus, right pontine and left posterior cerebellar lobe in the patients; while FA increased in bilateral anterior lobe of cerebellum and right cingulate gyrus. Conclusion:The motor and sensory cortices are important for swallowing. Patients with dysphagia after stroke may spend more attention and visual compensation. Impairment of white matter is found in swallowing cortex, subcortical structure and brainstem swallowing center in patients with dysphagia after stroke.
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Aging is one of the most important risk factors for human diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases, and many aging diseases are related to cellular aging. Cells show profound phenotypic changes during aging, which are driven by changes in metabolism, chromatin organizationand transcriptional activity. A significant feature of aging is the secretion of inflammatory mediators, including various cytokines, chemokines, extracellular matrix proteins and growth factors, collectively known as the aging-related secreted phenotype (SASP). By secreting SASP, senescent cells have important effects on many biological processes, such as wound healing, tissue repair, tumor formation, or in vivo reorganization. In addition, the inflammatory response associated with SASP is considered to be the basis of aging-related diseases, and the discovery of new targets to control the response of aging effects is crucial. Recent scientific advances have shown that innate immune responses, particularly those involving the cGAS-STING pathway, trigger SASP. In this article, we review the biological function and regulatory mechanism of SASP through the cGAS-STING signaling pathway in aging diseases.
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Liver fibrosis is one of the main diseases with high morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is the common pathological results of several chronic irritant disease such as viral hepatitis ，alcohol abuse, autoimmune diseases, metabolic diseases and cholestatic liver diseases and will further develop into cirrhosis ，liver failure, portal hypertension and even death. The excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) that leads to disorder of liver structure is the main factor in the development of liver fibrosis. MicroRNAs are a class of 2225 nt endogenous noncoding small RNAs. Sufficient studies have shown that the abnormal expression of microRNAs is closely related to the progression of liver fibrosis. In this review, we summarize the regulatory effects of microRNAs discovered in recent years on the activation ，proliferation apoptosis and senescence of HSCs in liver fibrosisand the underlying mechanisms, putting forward the prospect.
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Objective@#To investigate the influence of subchronic exposure to low-dose subchronic nano-nickel oxide (NNO) on the reproductive function of male rats and embryonic development of the pregnant rats.@*METHODS@#Fifty normal healthy male SD rats weighing 180－220 g were randomly divided into five groups of equal number, negative control, 4 mg/ml micro-nickel oxide (MNO), and 0.16, 0.8 and 4 mg/ml NNO, those of the latter four groups exposed to MNO or NNO by non-contact intratracheal instillation once every 3 days for 60 days, and then all mated with normal adult female rats in the ratio of 1∶2. After the female animals were confirmed to be pregnant, the males were sacrificed and the weights of the body, testis and epididymis obtained, followed by calculation of the visceral coefficients, determination of epididymal sperm concentration and viability and the nickel contents in the blood and semen by atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The female rats were killed on the 20th day of gestation for counting of the implanted fertilized eggs and live, dead and resorbed fetuses.@*RESULTS@#After 60 days of exposure, the rats of the NNO groups showed no statistically significant differences from those of the negative control and MNO groups in the weights of the body, testis and epididymis or visceral coefficients. Compared with the negative control group, the animals of the 0.8 and 4 mg/ml NNO groups exhibited markedly decreased sperm concentration (［9.36 ± 0.98］ vs ［7.49 ± 1.46］ and ［6.30 ± 1.36］ ×10⁶/ml, P < 0.05) and viable sperm (［85.35 ± 9.16］% vs ［68.26 ± 16.63］% and ［65.88 ± 14.68］ %, P < 0.05), increased morphologically abnormal sperm (［8.30 ± 2.47］% vs ［13.99 ± 4.87］% and ［15.38 ± 8.86］ %, P < 0.05), and elevated rate of dead and resorbed fetuses (1.18% vs 6.89% and 7.37%, P < 0.05), blood nickel content (［0.13 ± 0.16］ vs ［0.52 ± 0.34］ and ［0.82 ± 0.44］ mg/L, P < 0.05) and semen nickel content (［0.08 ± 0.13］ vs ［0.35 ± 0.23］ and ［0.63 ± 0.61］ mg/L, P < 0.05). The nickel level in the semen was correlated significantly with that in the blood (r = 0.912, P <0.01), negatively with the rate of viable sperm (r = －0.879, P <0.01) and positively with the percentage of morphologically abnormal sperm (r = －0.898, P <0.01).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Sixty-day exposure to nano-nickel oxide at 0.8 and 4 mg/ml can produce reproductive toxicity in male rats and result in fetal abnormality in the females, while that at 0.16 mg/ml has no significant toxic effect on the reproductive function of the males.
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Five sesquiterpenoids were isolated from 90% ethanol extract of Croton yunnanensis by silica gel,Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography,as well as prep-HPLC methods. Based on MS,1 D and 2 D NMR spectral analyses,the structures of the five compounds were identified as 11-methoxyl alismol(1),6β,7β-epoxy-4α-hydroxyguaian-10-ene(orientalol C,2),multisalactone D(3),arvestonol(4),and 4,5-dihydroblumenol A(5). Compound 1 was a new guaiane-type sesquiterpenoid. Compounds 2-4 were isolated from the Croton genus for the first time,and compound 5 was obtained from this plant for the first time.
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Objective:To investigate the effect of miR-143 on the invasion and migration of B cell lymphoma cells .Methods:The expression of miR-143 in normal bone marrow and lymphoma was detected by qPCR .The expression levels of miR-143 in different cell lines were examined by qPCR .qPCR was used to detect the ability of miR-143 on PAN3.The relationship between miR-143 and PAN3 was detected by double luciferase assay .The effect of miR-143 expression on the migration ability of B cell lymphoma E 6-1 cells was examined by scratch test .The effect of miR-143 expression on the invasion ability of B cell lymphoma E 6-1 cells was exa mined by transwell test.Results:Compared with normal bone marrow ,miR-143 was down-regulated in B-cell lymphoma.Double luciferase assay showed that miR-143 could regulate the expression of PAN 3.Overexpression of miR-143 ,E6-1 cells significantly reduced the ability to attack and migrate.Conclusion:miR-143 can regulate the migration and invasion of B cell lymphoma cells by regulating the expression of PAN3.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between serum homocysteine (Hcy)and N -terminal brain natriuretic peptide (NT -proBNP)and the severity of coronary artery disease in elderly patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods 129 cases of inpatient with concurrent coronary angiography whose age was over 60 years old were selected as the research object.Serum Hcy and NT proBNP level were detected,and parallel coronary angiography were administrated.Angiography was normal in 24 cases (CONTROL group),while 28 cases were stable angina pectoris(SAP group),non ST segment elevation acute coronary artery comprehensive syndrome group (NSTEACS group)had 47 cases,acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction group had 30 cases(AMI group).was used to The severity of coronary artery lesions were assessed by Gensini score and the relationship be-tween serum Hcy and NT proBNP levels and coronary angiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease severity were analyzed.Results AMI group,the mean serum Hcy and NT proBNP levels[(18.13 ±8.26)μmol/L,(450.45 ± 230.45)pg/mL]were significantly higher than those of NSTEACS group [(16.96 ±9.04)μmol/L,(300.96 ± 170.94)pg/mL],SAP group[(14.35 ±5.31)μmol/L,(130.35 ±85.31)pg/mL]and control group[(10.19 ± 3.18)μmol/L,(65.19 ±40.18)pg/mL](t =5.73、3.64;t =5.53、3.23;t =4.96、3.46;P <0.05).In NSTEACS group,average of Hcy and NT proBNP levels were significantly higher than those of SAP group and control group (t =5.06,3.54;t =4.79,3.25;P <0.05).In SAP group,the average of Hcy and NT proBNP levels were higher than those in the control group (t =5.89,4.23;P <0.05).The levels of serum Hcy and NT -proBNP in patients with cor-onary artery stenosis,double vessel disease and single vessel disease were(16.13 ±7.26)mol/L,(7.29 ±14.35)mol/L, (12.67 ±6.48)pg/mL,(210.45 ±416.45)pg/mL and (160.71 ±140.57)pg/mL,the difference was statistically significant (F =140.25,F =13.15;P <0.05,P <0.01).The levels of serum Hcy and NT -proBNP were signifi-cantly correlated with Gensini score (r =0.342,P <0.05;r =0.962,P <0.01).Conclusion Correlation between serum Hcy,NT -proBNP levels in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and the severity of coronary artery disease and stenosis count is positive.Determining the levels of serum Hcy and NT -proBNP in patients with coronary heart disease and the assessment of the severity of the disease has important clinical significance.
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Objective To observe the effects of creatine phosphate sodium on heart function and B -type natriuretic peptide in patients combination with ischemic cardiomyopathy and intractable heart failure .Methods 70 cases of coronary heart disease combined with ischemic cardiomyopathy and intractable heart failure were randomly ( with the random number table ) divided into the control group ( n=33) and the creatine phosphate sodium treatment group (n=37).The control group treated with conventional therapy (digitalis,diuretics,vasodilator,ACEI,et al) ten days;the treatment group with creatine phosphate sodium treatment on the basis of conventional therapy .The symp-tom,sign of the heart failure patients of the two groups before and after treatment were observed .NYHA cardiac func-tional grading were estimated.Echocardiography was used to detect left ventricular end -systolic diameter(LVESD), left ventricular end diastolic diameter ( LVEDD ) and left ventricular ejection fraction ( LVEF ); amino terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) tested by laboratory of the two groups.Drug treatment for 10 days,the chan-ges of the indicators before and after treatment were observed .Results After treatment , compared with the control group[(50.63 ±4.67) mm,(61.30 ±4.58) mm].LVESD,LVEDD of the creatine phosphate sodium treatment [(47.16 ±4.30)mm,(57.92 ±4.30)mm]significantly decreased(t=5.73,4.96,all P<0.01),LVEF[(40.57 ± 4.51)%,(37.63 ±4.53)%]increased significantly(t =5.53,P<0.01).After ten days of treatment levels of NT-proBNP decreased in both two groups [(1 659.±248.18) pg/mL,1 899.3 ±205.45] than before treatment [2 043.46 ±217.04,(2 105.46 ±239.09)pg/mL](t=3.23,3.64,all P<0.05),and the decrease degree of the creatine phosphate sodium treatment group was more obvious than those of the control group (t=4.11,P<0.05). Conclusion Creatine phosphate sodium can improve the cardiac function and left ventricular ejection fraction of ischemic cardiomyopathy and intractable heart failurepatients ,enhance the clinical symptoms of patients .
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Objective: To investigate the down-regulation of phosphoglucose isomerase/autocrine motility factor (PGI/AMF) gene expression by interfering RNA for study on the pharmacological effect of PGI/AMF with ginsenoside Rh2 on leukemia KG1α cells. Methods: The KG1α and the silencing PGI/AMFα KG1α (siPGI-KG1α) cells at logarithmic growth phase were divided into control and drug groups in different dosages. The cells in the control group were normally treated and the cells in the drug groups were incubated with ginsenoside Rh2 in the concentration of 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 μmol/L in 24, 48, and 72 h respectively. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) was used to demonstrate the effect of ginsenside Rh2 on proliferation of KG1α and siPGI-KG1α cells. Trypan blue staining was applied to detecting the effect of human PGI on the proliferation of leukemia KG1α cell. The changes of KG1α by ginsenoside Rh2 on Akt pathway were tested by Antibody Array. The corelation of down-regulating PGI/AMF and Rh2 about mTOR, Raptor, and Rag was detected by Western blotting. Results: Compared with the control group, ginsenoside Rh2 had significant inhibition on the proliferation of KG1α. Down-regulation of PGI/AMF could make KG1α more sensitive to ginsenoside Rh2 and down-regulation of PGI could inhibit the proliferation of KG1α. Antibody Array showed that ginsenoside Rh2 could inhibit the proliferation of KG1α cells through decreasing the expression of P38, mTOR, Akt, AMPKα, PARP, and Bad. Western blotting results indicated that down-regulation of PGI through the synergy of mTOR, Rag, and Raptor with ginsenoside Rh2 could inhibit the proliferation of KG1α cells. Conclusion: Down-regulation of PGI/AMF coordinated with ginsenoside Rh2 could inhibit the proliferation of KG1α cells.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the response of the specific brain functional areas of normal human to acupuncture at the acupoints of different Meridians at the same anatomy level.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twelve healthy young volunteers were enrolled in this research and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans were taken randomly in a block design. During the stimulation phase, an acupuncture needle inserted in right Shenmen (HT7) or Yanglao (SI6) was twirled at an angle of 180 degrees and a frequency of about 1.5 Hz. The collected images were analyzed using SPM2 for exploring the inter-group differences in blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses. RESULTS Increases in BOLD signal (group analysis, corrected, 0.05, K>or=10) were found mainly in the right ostcentral gyrus of the frontal lobe (BA2, BA1, BA43) and left inferior frontal gyrus (BA47) by acupuncture at HT7, and chiefly in the left inferior parietal lobule (BA 40) and right inferior frontal gyrus (BA 45, BA 46) by acupuncture at SI6.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture of HT7 and SI6 elicits different BOLD responses in some related cerebral regions correlative with cognition.</p>