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Objective To evaluate the effect of moderate activities at moderate high altitude on acute mountain sickness (AMS) incidence .Methods Ninety-one healthy sea level residents traveled from sea level (345 m) to high altitude city (3200 m) ,by train within 48-hour .They walked 5 kilometers after 2-night stayed ,Lake Louis Score (LLS) Questionnaires ,blood pressure(BP) and oxygen saturation (SpO2 ) was administered before and after walking .Results Seven subjects were excluded because of incomplete data .The incidence of AMS before and after exercise was 20 .24% (n=17/84) and 11 .90% (n=10/84) respectively(P>0 .05) .Af-ter a 5 kilometer walking ,the heart rate increased from (73 .83 ± 9 .96)bpm to(84 .31 ± 12 .55)bpm (P<0 .05) ,Systolic BP and SpO2 level decreased from(128 .86 ± 13 .93)mm Hg to (124 .48 ± 13 .13)mm Hg ,(92 .80 ± 2 .25)% to (89 .94 ± 2 .45)% (P<0 .05) .Headache symptom improved after walking (P<0 .05) .Smoking was negative correlate with LLS score before and after ex-ercise(P<0 .05) .There is no relation between SpO2 and LLS scores .Conclusion Walking five kilometers at 3200 m improve head-ache symptom and tend to decrease AMS .
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Objective To explore the expression of lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 ( LOX-1) in a rat model after balloon arterial injury and investigate the effect of cilostazol on the mRNA and protein expressions of LOX-1. Methods Twenty-four male SPF SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n =8 for each group) ,sham operation group,balloon arterial injury group and cilostazol treatment group. For the rats from balloon arterial injury group and cilostazol treatment group,the left common carotid artery were in- juried by a balloon catheter. The expression of LOX-1 mRNA and protein in neointimal hyperplasia after balloon arterial injury were examined by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry respectively. The contents of MDA in blood serum was examined by TBA. Results LOX-1 mRNA and protein were expressed in the neointimal hyperplasia after balloon arterial injury but not in the sham-operation group. The expression level of LOX-1 was significantly lower in the cilostazol treatment group than that in the model group ( P