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OBJECTIVE To compare anti-ischemic stroke （IS） effect of different extraction parts from Gastrodia elata， and to provide reference for screening the anti-IS effective parts of G. elata. METHODS G. elata was extracted and separated by ethanol reflux extraction and ethyl acetate extraction. The rat model of diffuse cerebral thrombosis was induced by internal carotid artery injection of arachidonic acid （AA）； the anti-IS effect of G. elata powder， ethanol extract of G. elata， residue of ethanol extract of G. elata， ethyl acetate extract of G. elata， residue of ethyl acetate extract of G. elata， gastrodin and aspirin （positive control drug） were investigated with the content of Evans blue （EB） in the ischemic brain tissue as index. RESULTS Compared with model group， aspirin， ethanol extract of G. elata and ethyl acetate extract of G. elata could significantly decrease the content of EB in the ischemic brain tissue of model rats （P＜0.05）. G. elata powder had the tendency to reduce the content of EB in the ischemic brain tissue of model rats， without statistical significance （P＞0.05）. The residue of ethanol extract of G. elata， residue of ethyl acetate extract of G. elata and gastrodin had little effect on the content of EB in the ischemic brain tissue of model rats. CONCLUSIONS Both ethanol extract of G. elata and ethyl acetate extract of G. elata have anti-IS effects， which are stronger than that of G. elata powder.
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Objective:To explore the relationship between end-dialysis over-weight (edOW) in initial stage of hemodialysis and long-term prognosis in maintenance hemodialysis patients.Methods:The data of initial uremia patients receiving hemodialysis in the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University from January 1, 2008 to April 30, 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The end point of follow-up was death or until April 30, 2018. The general data including age, gender, body mass index, primary disease, complications and laboratory indicators of the patients and the related parameters of dialysis from four to twelve months were collected. Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze survival rate. Cox multivariate regression was used to analyze the relationship between edOW and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.Results:A total of 469 patients (300 males, 64.0%) were enrolled, with age of (56.9±17.1)years old. During the follow-up period of (4.1±2.4) years (1.0-10.3 years), 102 patients died. The main cause of death was cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, accounting for 44.1% (45/102). The value of edOW was (0.28±0.02) kg. The patients were divided into edOW<0.28 kg group ( n=292) and edOW≥0.28 kg group ( n=177) according to the mean value of edOW. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the long-term survival rate in edOW<0.28 kg group was higher than that in edOW≥0.28 kg group (Log-rank χ2=4.134, P=0.043), and the CVD mortality in edOW≥0.28 kg group was significantly higher than that in edOW<0.28 kg group (Log-rank χ2=11.136, P=0.001). Cox multivariate regression analysis showed that high edOW was an independent influencing factor for all-cause death and CVD death in hemodialysis patients ( HR=1.541, 95% CI 1.057-2.249, P=0.025; HR=1.930, 95% CI 1.198-3.107, P=0.007). Conclusion:High edOW in early phase is an independent influencing factor of all-cause and CVD death in hemodialysis patients.
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Objective:To retrospectively analyze the early mortality and related risk factors in adult patients with maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).Methods:Adult MHD patients from 2008 to 2018 were enrolled and divided into training data group and validation data group. In training data group, multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of early death within 120 days after hemodialysis and establish a prediction model. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was applied to evaluate the prediction ability of the model.Results:A total of 4 885 patients were included. The cumulative mortality within 120 days was 20.97/100 person years, and that within 365 days was 12.25/100 person years. A total of 3 603 patients in the training data group were analyzed. The following risk factors were correlated with early mortality (all P<0.05), including age at start of dialysis over 60 years old ( OR=1.792), non-chronic glomerulonephritis ( OR=2.214), cardio-cerebrovascular disease ( OR=2.695), plasma albumin less than 35 g/L ( OR=1.358), platelet count less than 120×10 9/L ( OR=2.194), serum creatinine less than 600 μmol/L ( OR=1.652), blood urea nitrogen over 30 mmol/L ( OR=1.887), blood phosphorus less than 1.13 mmol/L ( OR=1.783), pulse pressure over 55 mmHg(1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) ( OR=1.656), low density lipoprotein less than 1.5 mmol/L ( OR=1.873), and blood calcium over 2.5 mmol/L ( OR=1.876). Risk prediction model was established. The other 1 282 cases in the validation data group were verified. The area under ROC curve was 0.810, with sensitivity 85.7%, and specificity 62.5%. Conclusion:The mortality rate of adult MHD patients within 120 days after dialysis is high. The established prediction model can effectively predict the risk of early death.
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Objective@#To explore the epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of abdominal obesity among primary and middle school students in Hangzhou, and to provide evidence for abdominal obesity prevention.@*Methods@#A total of 27 967 students from 711 classes 23 primary and middle schools in 4 districts and 5 counties in Hangzhou were investigated. The 90th percentile (P90) of waist circumference of the same ethnicity, age and gender was used as the diagnostic value for abdominal obesity. Chi-square test was used to identify the deference among groups. Multilevel analysis was applied on the influencing factors of abdominal obesity.@*Results@#The rate of abdominal obesity among primary and middle school students in Hangzhou was 17.69%, with urban (20.98%) higher than rural (15.61%), boys’ (20.40%) higher than girls’ (14.92%), highest in primary school students (20.83%) and lowest in high school students (15.30%). The effects of school and class on abdominal obesity among primary and middle school students were significant (P<0.01).@*@#The rate of abdominal obesity among primary and middle school students in Hangzhou was higher than national average level. In addition to the individual factors, management on healthy food and nutrition should be a high priority on every class and every school.
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Objective To explore the effect of total parathyroidectomy (PTX) with forearm autograft on the anemia and cardiac function in uremic patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT).Methods The clinical data of 130 uremic patients who received PTX with forearm autograft in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University from October 2010 to December 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.The changes of anemia and echocardiogram before and after operation were compared.According to the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) before operation,the patients were divided into LVH group and non-LVH group.Echocardiographic indexes before and one year after operation of the two groups were compared.Results (1) Three months and one year after operation,hemoglobin and hematocrit increased while erythropoietin average usage decreased significantly (P＜0.01).(2) Compared with preoperative period,the dry weight was significantly increased one year after operation,and the cardiac function indexes including left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVDd),interventricular septum end diastolic thickness (IVSd),left ventricular posterior wall end diastolic thickness (LVPWd),interventricular septum systolic thickness (IVSs),left ventricular systolic diameter (LVDs),left ventricular myocardial mass (LVM),and left ventricular myocardial mass index (LVMI) decreased significantly (P ＜ 0.05).(3) In the non-LVH group,only IVSs decreased one year after operation (P ＜ 0.05).In the LVH group,LVDs,LVDd,LVPWd,LVM,LVMI and IVSs were decreased significantly one year after operation than those in preoperative period (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions PTX with forearm autograft is an effective treatment for uremic patients with SHPT significantly improving anemia and left ventricular structure and function,especially for patients with ventricular hypertrophy in preoperative.
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To analyze the test results of five serum markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among university freshmen from 2007 to 2012.Among a total of 10 827 freshmen,there were 5 021 freshmen from 2007 to 2009 with all five serum markers.The overall ratio of HBsAg positive was 4.5％,4.8％,4.8％ and 4.0％ for each year.And it had no statistically significant difference.The overall ratio of single-HBsAb positive was 34.8％,37.4％,29.0％ and 37.9％ for each year and the figure of 2008 was lower than those of 2007 and 2009 (P ＜ 0.01).The overall ratio of five markers all negative were 58.3％,55.4％,63.9％ and 55.8％ for each year and the figure of 2008 was higher than those of 2007 and 2009 (P ＜ 0.01).And 34.5％ of HBsAg positive freshmen were HBsAg(+),HBeAg (+),HBcAb (+) and 44.2％ HBsAg(+),HBeAb(+),HBcAb(+).The prevalence ratio of HBsAg for males was higher than that for females (5.1％ vs.3.2％,P ＜0.01).Among 5 806 freshmen tested during 2010-2012,522(9.0％) had a serum level of alanine transaminase (ALT) ＞ 40 U/L,including HBsAg positive (n =12),single anti-HBs positive (n =213) and five negatives (n =288).Approximate 50％ university freshmen have no anti-HBs indicating a low level of immunity.And the students should acquire the knowledge of hepatitis B,improve the ratio of vaccination,strengthen the monitoring and prevent its spread through concerted measures.