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Objective To investigate the association between carotid atherosclerosis(AS) and serum magnesium(Mg) in hemodialyzed (HD) patients.Methods Clinical index was measured,and intimamedia thickness (IMT) of extracranial common carotid artery and presence of atherosclerotic plaques were determined by high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography.The data were analyzed between plaque positive group and plaque negative group.Results The age,serum phosphate (P),total cholesterol (TCH),low density lipoprotein (LDL),serum C-reactive protein (CRP),serum albumin(Alb),and serum Mg all had significant difference between two groups(t =4.153,2.908,2.301,6.322,5.791,2.341,7.778,P ＜0.01 or P ＜ 0.05).The risk factors of HD patients with AS were serum Mg and CRP(P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions The occurrence of AS was related to low Mg and high CRP in HD patients.
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AIM:To observe the effects of high temperature on voltage - dependence of delayed rectifier K+ channel (Ik) in hypothalamus neurons. METHODS: The date recording from cell - attached patches of patch - clamp technique. RESULTS: With temperature raising, shift of voltage dependence may be mediated at different degree, while higher temperature might weaken and depressed. CONCLUSION: Shift of voltage dependence likely contribut- ed to the body fever and heatstroke.
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AIM: To observe the effect of high temperature on the delayed rectifier K+ channel(I K) in hypothalamus neurons METHODS: The kinetic properties of I K were measured by cell-attached mode of patche-clamp technique RESULTS: The conductance, long-term open constant(? o2 ) and open probability(Po) of I K increased with increase of temperature ( P