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BACKGROUND:Conflicting data have been reported regarding the expression of retinol-binding protein 4 in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of dietary interventionversus metformin treatment on expression of retinol-binding protein 4 in rats with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. METHODS: Fifty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized to six groups, including two normal control groups (rats were kiled after 8 and 16 weeks of normal diet), two HFD groups (rats were kiled after 8 and 16 weeks of high-fat diet), one dietary intervention group (rats were kiled after 8 weeks of high-fat diet and 8 weeks of normal diet) and one metformin treatment group (rats were kiled after 8 weeks of high-fat diet and 8 weeks of high-fat diet and metformin treatment). The levels of retinol-binding protein 4 in serum and biochemical indexes were detected through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression of retinol-binding protein 4 mRNA in liver tissues was measuredvia western blot analysis, immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease models were successfuly established by high-fat diet. Liver tissues of high-fat diet fed rats showed progressing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease histology, from non-alcoholic fatty liver to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Dietary intervention increased retinol-binding protein 4 expression in liver tissue as wel as improving liver enzyme, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance, and aleviated impaired liver histology. Metformin treatment only aleviated hepatic steatosis caused by high-fat diet. The results indicated that retinol-binding protein 4 expression might play a role in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Metformin treatment can aleviate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease histology,dietary intervention should be the fundamental treatment.
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Objective To study the safety and feasibility of auto-transfusion of blood drained from patients own abdomen in patients with blunt trauma of spleen as conservative treatment.Methods From January 1,2008 to December 31,2010,94 patients were diagnosed to be blunt trauma of spleen.After careful assessment and series lab tests,44 patients were eligible to be non-operative treated.They were randomly (random number) into two groups in equal number (n =22).The patients of auto-transfusion group were transfused the blood drained from patients own abdomen,and the control group was transfused red blood cells from donors.The comparison of demographics,ISS (injury severity scores),AAST (American Association for the Surgery of Trauma) and lab findings between two groups before and after transfusion with t test and chi-square test.Then paired-samples t test was used to analyze the hemodynamics,blood components and blood clotting indexes of two groups before and after blood transfusion.Meanwhile t test was done as well to compare the differences in the above variables between two groups after transfusion.SPSS 10.0 version was used to analyze the collected data.Results There were no significant differences in demographics and physical condition between two groups.After blood transfusion,the hemodynamics and anemia of two groups were significantly improved,and there were no differences in the changes of the above variables between two groups.Conclusions Blood drained from patient own abdomen can be auto-transfused in patients with blunt trauma of spleen treated non-operatively as safe and efficient as transfusion of blood from donors.This study proves the autologous transfusionto to be an easy,feasible and economic measures in urgent situation as expected.