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Obesity is a recognized risk factor for stroke. However, many studies have shown that compared with normal weight and underweight patients, obese or overweight patients with ischemic stroke have lower risk of death and better functional outcome, suggesting that there is an obesity paradox in patients with ischemic stroke. In contrast, the obesity paradox was not observed in patients receiving reperfusion therapy, including intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular therapy. Therefore, whether there is obesity paradox in ischemic stroke is still controversial. Further high-quality evidence is needed to clarify the correlation between body weight and the outcome of ischemic stroke.
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Objective To produce a plastic ampoule with an opening that fits syringe adapters to allow solutions to be drawn up without needles (to avoid needle stick and sharps injuries) and to test the effectiveness of the new design in terms of residual fluid volume and risk of microorganism contamination. Methods Evaluation study based on laboratory research was adopted. For the experimental group, 30 ampoules based on the new design were produced by 3D printing. The ampoules were sterilized and filled with 2 ml sterile water. The sterile water was drawn up without the use of needles, and the wastage fluid (i.e., 2 ml minus the quantity drawn up) was calculated. A 1 ml aliquot of sterile water from each ampoule was dropped onto a nutrient agar plate, and the number of colony-forming units was assessed after 48 h. For each ampoule, the experiment was performed twice. Sixty 2 ml glass-packaged sterile water injections constituted the control group. The fluid was drawn up with a needle, and the superfluous fluid and number of colony-forming units were assessed, as in the experimental group. Results The mean wastage fluid was 0.06 ml, 95% CI was 0.05-0.07 ml in the experimental group and the superfluous fluid was 0.06 ml, 95% CI was 0.06-0.07 ml in the control group, there was no significant difference between the two groups (Z=-1.194, P=0.233). The number of colony-forming units was 8 in the experimental group and 4 in the control group, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P=0.224). Conclusions The newly designed plastic ampoule opening could help health workers to avoid needle stick and sharps injuries when drawing up solution. The wastage fluid and microorganism contamination levels met the required standards, indicating that the new design is suitable for clinical application.
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Aims To study single dose toxicity of poly-phenols effective parts from Punica granatum,to eval-uate their safety,and thus to provide a theoretical basis for drug development and clinical use.To observe their protective effect on ethanol-induced gastric ulcer in rats.Methods 50 healthy Kunming mice were ran-domly divided into five groups and given different doses of polyphenols’effective parts from Punica granatum via intragastric administration.Toxicity and death in each group of mice were observed and recorded after administration for 14 d.The median lethal dose was calculated by Bliss method.70 rats were randomly di-vided into normal group,model group(constant volume of normal saline),sanjiuweitai particles(1 850 mg· kg-1 )group,colloidal bismuth subcitrate (33 mg · kg-1 )group and polyphenols effective parts from Puni-ca granatum low-dose,medium-dose,high-dose(430, 852,1 704 mg·kg-1 )groups.On the 9th day of 10 days’gavage,all except the normal group were fed ethanol (1.5 mL/only)to induce gastric mucosal inju-ry in rats with acute gastric ulcer.Gastric ulcer index, the rate of ulcer inhibition were calculated for each group.The morphological changes of gastric mucosa were observed.The gastric mucosa levels of PGE2 , NO,SOD and MDA were determined.Results The LD50 and 95%confidence limit of the polyphenols’ef-fective parts from Punica granatum were 8 520.9 mg· kg-1 and 7 291.2 ~9 914.4 mg·kg-1,respectively. Pathology showed that the organs receiving dose of 16 000 mg · kg-1 had different degrees of damage . Compared with the model group,the extract from Puni-ca granatum significantly repaired the gastric mucosa, and significantly increased the gastric mucosa levels of NO and reduced MDA content,and improved SOD content and the levels of PGE2 .Conclousion The dose of 5 063 mg · kg-1 of polyphenols effective part from Punica granatum showed no death.The dose of 16 000 mg · kg-1 of polyphenols effective parts from Punica granatum could cause varying degrees of dam-age in heart,liver,lung,kidney or the death of mice. The LD50 and 95% confidence limit of the polyphenols effective parts from Punica granatum were 8 520.9 mg ·kg-1 and 7 291.2 ~9 914.4 mg·kg-1,respective-ly.The extract from Punica granatum plays a protective role against gastric mucosa damage induced by absolute ethanol,and the mechanism may be related to promo-ting ulcer epithelial cells synthesis,enhancing mucosal regeneration function,regulating NO content and en-hancing antioxidant capacity.
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Objective To investigate the retinoic acid incubation effect on proliferation of U251 cell line and effect on MAPK signal pathway. Methods ATRA solution of different concentration on the U25 1 glioma cells were incubated,the influence of ATRA on the proliferation of U25 1 cells were detected,and the proteins of MKPs and MAPK signaling pathways were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot.Using Graph Prism 5 software for quantitative analysis of experimental results.Results Compared with control group,ATRA could effectively inhibit the proliferation of U25 1 glioma cells, in a concentration dependent manner.QRT-PCR results showed that,different concentrations of ATRA after incubation for 48 hours,the expression of MKPs mRNA changed,but the changes of MKP-5 and expression of 67LR was different,explained the main differences between the two methods of the MAPK signaling pathway was the regulation of MKP-5.Western blot results showed that the ATRA,after 48 hours of incubation,the protein MAPK pathway had changed in phosphorylation, which showed that ATRA protein in the MAPK signaling pathway through control of the degree of phosphorylation on U25 1 cell line regulation.Conclusion Retinoic acid and retinoic acid receptor play its physiological effects and regulate human glioma cell line U25 1 proliferation through different combination.Retinoic acid could not only reduce the expression of phosphorylated ERK1/2 to inhibit tumor proliferation,but also regulate three kinds of protein phosphorylation,therefore its mechanism will be more complex,at the same time that the MAPK signaling pathway plays a crucial role in tumor proliferation process.
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The Volatile Oils from panax Quinquefolius grown in Li-jiang county, Yunnan, China were analysed by GC/MS/DS and standard mass-spectrogram atlas. 26 Kinds of compounds were identified and their relative contents were determined.The Volatile oils from Li-jiang panax Quinquefolius are proved to be significantly different in composition and content from those panax quinquefoliuses imported form abroad or grown in other regions in China.
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The volatile oils from Panax Japonicus C. A. Meyer var major (Burk) Wu et Feng grown in Teng-chong County were analyzed by GC/MS/DS. 27 kinds of components were identified and their relative contents were determined. Among them 10 molecules of sesquiterpene and 1 of sesquiterpenol appeared.
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The volatile oils from the crude drug of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen (San-Qi) being on the market were analyzed by Ge/Ms/Ds and standard mass-spectrogram atlas. 34 kinds of components were identified and their relative contents were determined. Among them 13 molecules of sesquiterpene and 2 of sesquiterpenol appeared.