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Chinese Medical Ethics ; (6): 293-297, 2023.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-1005547

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In pediatric nursing, the conflict between the principle of beneficial and non-maleficence is a major challenge for nurses. To systematically understand the current situation of the conflict in the nursing practice of pediatric nurses at home and abroad, this paper reviewed four clinical situations where conflict occurs frequently: end-of-life decision-making of critically ill children, physical restraint, the child abuse case report, and new pediatric clinical therapies, and analyzed the factors influencing the conflict of pediatric nurses in China, so as to provide reference for pediatric nurses to cope with the conflict between the principle of beneficial and non-maleficence.

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Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica ; (12): 2512-2521, 2023.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-999114

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To investigate the crucial role of particle size in the biological effects of nanoparticles, a series of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) were prepared with particle size gradients (50, 100, 150, 200 nm) with the traditional Stober method and adjusting the type and ratio of the silica source. The correlation between toxicity and size-caused biological effects were then further examined both in vitro and in vivo. The results indicated that the prepared MSNs had a uniform size, good dispersal, and ordered mesoporous structure. Hemolytic toxicity was found to be independent of particle size. At the cellular level, MSNs with smaller particle sizes were more readily internalized by cells, which initiated to more intense oxidative stress, therefor inducing higher cytotoxicity, and apoptosis rate. In vivo studies demonstrated that MSNs primarily accumulated in the liver and kidneys of mice. Pharmacokinetic analysis revealed that larger MSNs were eliminated more efficiently by the urinary system than smaller MSNs. The mice's body weight monitoring, blood tests, and pathological sections of major organs indicated good biocompatibility for MSNs of different sizes. Animal welfare and the animal experimental protocols were strictly consistent with related ethics regulations of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University. Overall, this study prepared MSNs with a particle size gradient to investigate the correlation between toxicity and particle size using macrophages and endothelial cells. The study also examined the biosafety of MSNs with different particle sizes in vivo and in vitro, which could help to improve the safety design strategy of MSNs for drug delivery systems.

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ; (12): 328-332, 2023.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-971081

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Biogenetics plays an important role in the pathogenesis of depressive disorder in adolescents. Various genetic polymorphism studies have updated the understanding of adolescent depressive disorder. However, due to the influence of gene-environment interaction and age of puberty, the influence of gene polymorphisms on adolescent depressive disorder is complicated to clarify. Investigating and clarifying the relationship between gene polymorphisms and adolescent depressive disorder will promote the research on the pathogenesis of this disorder and provide a reference for the prevention and treatment of this disorder. This article reviews the genetic polymorphisms related to adolescent depressive disorder.


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Humans , Adolescent , Depressive Disorder, Major/genetics , Polymorphism, Genetic , Gene-Environment Interaction , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Genetic Predisposition to Disease
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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ; (12): 653-657, 2023.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-982008

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Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is becoming increasingly common in adolescents and seriously affects their physical and mental health, and it is also a major risk factor for suicide among adolescents. NSSI has now become a public health issue of general concern; however, the identification of cognitive dysfunction in NSSI is still based on neuropsychological cognitive assessment and subjective questionnaire assessment, with a lack of objective evaluation indicators. As a method for studying the cognitive neural mechanism of NSSI, electroencephalography is a reliable tool for finding objective biomarkers of NSSI. This article reviews the recent research on electrophysiology associated with cognitive dysfunction in adolescents with NSSI.


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Humans , Adolescent , Self-Injurious Behavior , Cognitive Dysfunction , Electroencephalography , Neuropsychological Tests , Risk Factors
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Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing ; (36): 2796-2801, 2022.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-990116

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The moral distress of nurses is an important ethical issue in nursing practice, especially in pediatric nursing, which is unique and specialized. It can lead to burnout and compassion fatigue, resulting in lower job engagement and job satisfaction, and higher turnover rates. In order to provide a comprehensive and timely understanding of the current state of moral distress of pediatric nurses and their influencing factors, this article reviews the current state of domestic and international research on the moral distress of pediatric nurses and the influencing factors. It showed that overseas research on the moral distress of pediatric nurses is more in-depth, while there was less research in China at present, and the research and attention on the moral distress of pediatric nurses in China was insufficient. The influencing factors mainly include three aspects: personal factors, organizational factors and external environment. The review provided a theoretical basis for implementing targeted interventions to prevent and mitigate moral distress among pediatric nurses and calls for nursing researchers, nursing educators, nursing managers and individuals in China to pay more attention to moral distress.

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Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal ; (24): 1475-1480, 2019.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-857905

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of natural and synthetic borneol on the transdermal absorption of emodin. METHODS: The supplying and receiving solutions containing emodin were selected from the abdominal skin of mice in vitro, and the samples were analyzed by HPLC. The cumulative permeability, permeability rate and permeability enhancement factor were used as the evaluation indexes of the permeability enhancement effect. RESULTS: The saline containing 1% Tween 80-80% ethanol and 60% ethanol could increase the solubility of emodin to 648 μg•mL -1 and obtain conditions of leaking trough. The penetration rate of emodin was 648 μg•mL - 1 > 569 μg•mL -1 > 457 μg•mL -1 in the range of concentration. The penetration enhancement effect of synthetic borneol was 2% > 4% > 1% > blank control group > 3% and 5%, and the steady-state permeation rates of 2% natural borneol (15.90 μg•cm- 2•h - 1 ) were higher than those of 2% synthetic borneol(12.44 μg•cm-2•h-1). CONCLUSION: Natural borneol and synthetic borneol can promote the transdermal penetration of emodin, which is limited by their concentration. This provides an experimental basis for the selection of emodin transdermal enhancers.

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Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology ; (12): 1690-1695, 2017.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-660634

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AIM:To investigate the expression and localization of autophagy related protein microtublule associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) at various stages of follicular development and atresia in the mice.METHODS:On 0,1,2,3,4 and 5 day after intraperitoneal injection of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG),expression and positioning situation of autophagy related protein LC3 and apoptosis related protein cleaved caspase-3 were examined by the method of immunohistochemical staining.The protein levels of cleaved caspase-3 and LC3 were determined by Western blot in cultured mouse granulosa cells after incubation under serum-free conditions in the absence or presence of FSH.LC3 subcellular localization in granulosa cells were studied by the method of immunofluorescence.RESULTS:The LC3 protein expressed in granulosa cells during all developmental stages mainly.Granulosa cells of atretic follicles that showed intense staining of cleaved caspase-3 and LC3.The protein levels of cleaved caspase-3 and LC3-Ⅱ in the granulosa cells significantly decreased at 1 d and 2 d after intraperitoneal injection of PMSG (P < 0.05).The protein levels of cleaved caspase3 and LC3-Ⅱ in the granulosa cells increased in turn on 3,4 and 5 day after intraperitoneal injection of PMSG.The positive correlation between LC3-Ⅱ and cleaved caspase-3 protein levels was observed (r2 =0.8299,P < 0.05).The LC3-Ⅱ protein expressed with punctuate structures in granulosa cell cytoplasm cultured under serum-free conditions in the presence of FSH.CONCLUSION:LC3 is expressed in the follicular granulosa cells with cell specificity and regional specificity.Autophagy is induced mainly in granulosa cells during folliculogenesis and shows positive correlation with apoptosis.Ovarian granulosa cell autophagy and apoptosis are gonadotropic hormone dependent.

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Journal of Preventive Medicine ; (12): 566-569, 2017.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-792628

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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of health education approach on the awareness of the diabetes knowledge among diabetic patients and to explore its influencing factors. Methods A total of 130 patients with diabetes mellitus who were hospitalized from 2015 to 2016 were enrolled in this study. Using self-control method, we compared the awareness rates of the diabetes knowledge at pre -hospital admission with pre-discharge from the hospital after the health education, and a logistic model was used to analyze related factors which might influence the awareness of the diabetes knowledge. Results Through health education, awareness rate of overall diabetes knowledge among patients increased from 18.90% to 75.59%. All the awareness rates of diabetes knowledge points increased significantly (all P<0.001) . After health education, the awareness rates of the knowledge on diabetes diagnosis basis and harmfulness of diabetes were still at the lowest level, accounting for 58.27% and 61.42% respectively, while the awareness rates of other diabetic knowledge were higher than 70%. Multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that the OR value of improvement of overall awareness rate among diabetes patients younger than 50 years old was 0.040, compared to patients older than 50 years. The OR values among diabetes patients with less than 10 years, 10-19 years disease course were only 0.003 and 0.012, compared with patients with more than 20 years disease course. Conclusion Health education can effectively improve the awareness rates of diabetes knowledge in general. However, the intervention effectiveness was unsatisfactory among elder people or patients with short disease course.

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Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology ; (12): 1690-1695, 2017.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-662736

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AIM:To investigate the expression and localization of autophagy related protein microtublule associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) at various stages of follicular development and atresia in the mice.METHODS:On 0,1,2,3,4 and 5 day after intraperitoneal injection of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG),expression and positioning situation of autophagy related protein LC3 and apoptosis related protein cleaved caspase-3 were examined by the method of immunohistochemical staining.The protein levels of cleaved caspase-3 and LC3 were determined by Western blot in cultured mouse granulosa cells after incubation under serum-free conditions in the absence or presence of FSH.LC3 subcellular localization in granulosa cells were studied by the method of immunofluorescence.RESULTS:The LC3 protein expressed in granulosa cells during all developmental stages mainly.Granulosa cells of atretic follicles that showed intense staining of cleaved caspase-3 and LC3.The protein levels of cleaved caspase-3 and LC3-Ⅱ in the granulosa cells significantly decreased at 1 d and 2 d after intraperitoneal injection of PMSG (P < 0.05).The protein levels of cleaved caspase3 and LC3-Ⅱ in the granulosa cells increased in turn on 3,4 and 5 day after intraperitoneal injection of PMSG.The positive correlation between LC3-Ⅱ and cleaved caspase-3 protein levels was observed (r2 =0.8299,P < 0.05).The LC3-Ⅱ protein expressed with punctuate structures in granulosa cell cytoplasm cultured under serum-free conditions in the presence of FSH.CONCLUSION:LC3 is expressed in the follicular granulosa cells with cell specificity and regional specificity.Autophagy is induced mainly in granulosa cells during folliculogenesis and shows positive correlation with apoptosis.Ovarian granulosa cell autophagy and apoptosis are gonadotropic hormone dependent.

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Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences ; (6): 298-304, 2014.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-251704

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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of atorvastatin on exercise tolerance in patients with diastolic dysfunction and exercise-induced hypertension.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled prospective study was performed. Sixty patients with diastolic dysfunction (mitral flow velocity E/A <1) and exercise-induced hypertension (SBP>200 mm Hg) treated with atorvastatin (20 mg q.d) or placebo for 1 year. Cardiopulmonary exercise test and exercise blood pressure measurement were performed. Plasma B-natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentration at rest and at peak exercise, plasma high sensitive-C reaction protein (hs-CRP) and endothelin (ET) concentration were determined at baseline and after treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment by atorvastatin, the resting SBP, pulse pressure, the peak exercise SBP and BNP were significantly decreased; and the exercise time, metabolic equivalent, maximal oxygen uptake and anaerobic threshold were increased. All of these parameters had significant differences with baseline levels (P<0.05) and the rest pulse pressure, the peak exercise SBP and BNP, and the exercise time had significant differences compared with placebo treatment (P<0.05). Plasma concentrations of hs-CRP and ET were markedly reduced by atorvastatin treatment compared with baseline and placebo (P<0.05). No difference in above parameters was found before and after placebo treatment (P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>In patients with diastolic dysfunction at rest and exercise-induced hypertension, atorvastatin can effectively reduce plasma hs-CRP and ET level, lower blood pressure and peak exercise SBP, decrease peak exercise plasma BNP concentration, and ultimately improve exercise tolerance.</p>


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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Atorvastatin , C-Reactive Protein , Metabolism , Double-Blind Method , Endothelins , Blood , Exercise Tolerance , Heart Failure , Drug Therapy , Heptanoic Acids , Pharmacology , Hypertension , Drug Therapy , Natriuretic Peptide, Brain , Blood , Prospective Studies , Pyrroles , Pharmacology
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Journal of Experimental Hematology ; (6): 624-627, 2012.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-263336

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This study was purposed to investigate the correlation of absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) in peripheral blood of de novo multiple myeloma (MM) patients with clinical characteristics, therapeutic efficacy and prognosis. The clinical data of 34 de novo patients with MM in our hospital from January 2002 to August 2011 were analysed retrospectively. According to ALC, patients were divided into ALC < 1.3×10(9)/L (n = 15) group and ALC ≥ 1.3×10(9)/L (n = 19) group. The correlation of incipient ALC levels of de novo MM patients with clinical data such as sex, age, type of MM, bone destruction, clinical staging and grouping, levels of LDH, β(2)-MG, creatinine and albumin, as well as therapeutic efficacy was analysed. The results showed that ALC was (0.4 - 2.9)×10(9)/L (median ALC was 1.3×10(9)/L) in untreated patients. The effective rate of therapy was 20% in ALC < 1.3×10(9)/L group while it was 57.9% in ALC ≥ 1.3×10(9)/L group. There was statistical difference in effective rate between two groups (χ(2) = 4.9696, P < 0.05). Compared with the ALC ≥ 1.3×10(9)/L group, the percentage of the CD4 and CD4/CD8 ratio were reduced and the percentage of the CD8 increased (P < 0.05). But no significant differences were found in sex, age, type of MM, bone destruction, clinical staging and grouping, levels of LDH, β(2)-MG, creatinine and albumin in those patients (P > 0.05). It is concluded that ALC in de novo patients with MM may be used as the important indication for analysing therapy effect and prognosis.


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Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Lymphocyte Count , Multiple Myeloma , Blood , Diagnosis , Pathology , Prognosis , Retrospective Studies , T-Lymphocyte Subsets
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Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma ; (12): 228-229, 2012.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-472190

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Objective To study the efficiency of the first time platelet transfusion in patients with blood diseases.Methods Investigate the effect of platelet transfusion in 87 patients with blood diseases.All the patients were transfused 10U platelet (platelet≥2.5×1011 ).Observe CCI after platelet transfusion and analyse the influence factors to the efficiency of the first time platelet transfusion such as the kind of diseases,splenomegaly,fever,age and sex.Results After platelet transfusion,66 patients (75.9 %) were effective.The efficancy rates were 80.0 %,78.1%,65.2 %,82.3 % in AA,ITP,AL,MDS (x2=2.88,P>0.05).In 31 patients with a fever and infaction the efficancy rate was 58.1%,but it was 85.7% in 56 patients without a fever and infaction (x2=8.3308,P<0.01).The efficancy rate in 59 patients with non-splenomegaly was 86.4 %.It was higher than that in 28 patients with splenomegaly which was 53.6%(x2=11.2033,P<0.01).The efficancy rate was 76.0% in male patients and it was 75.7 % in female patients (x2=- 0.0012,P>0.05).The efficancy rate was 74.5 % in young group (<60 years old)and 77.8 % in old group (≥60 years old)(x2=0.1231,P>0.05).Conclusion Fever and splenomegaly are the influence factors to the efficiency of the first time platelet transfusion.

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Chinese Journal of Surgery ; (12): 1247-1251, 2010.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-360690

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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish a simple, rapid and economical method in detecting mutations of oncogene K-ras and to investigate its mutations in colorectal cancer tissues and its relationship with clinicopathologic characteristics of colorectal carcinoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty colorectal cancer tissues were tested for K-ras mutations at codon 12 and codon 13 using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by direct sequencing and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) followed by sequence analysis. The other 113 colorectal cancer tissues were tested for K-ras mutations at codon 12 and codon 13 using PCR-RFLP followed by sequence analysis only. The mutation results were analyzed with the corresponding clinical pathological data.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among 40 colorectal cancer cases, none of K-ras mutations at codon 12 and codon 13 was detected by PCR followed by direct sequencing. However, K-ras mutations were found in 11 cases (11/40, 27.5%) by PCR-RFLP followed by sequence analysis, including 8 cases at codon 12 and 3 cases at codon 13 respectively. Among 153 colorectal cancer cases, point mutations were detected by PCR-RFLP followed by sequence analysis in 58 cases (37.9%). Point mutations at codon 12 were found in 46 cases and 12 cases at codon 13. Mutations with the highest frequency were G→A transitions (25/58, 43.1%) at codon 12. No significant correlation was observed between mutations of K-ras and gender, invasive depth, tumor differentiation, number of invaded lymph nodes, distant metastasis and clinical stage (P > 0.05). Mutation of oncogene K-ras at codon 12 and codon 13 was closely related with age and tumor location (P < 0.05). The incidence of K-ras mutation was significantly higher in younger patients and in patients with ascending colon cancer.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>PCR-RFLP followed by sequence analysis is a rapid, simple, sensitive and low-cost method. It is a suitable technology for detecting hot-spot mutations in the K-ras oncogene. Mutation of oncogene K-ras at codon 12 and codon 13 is a common molecular event in colorectal carcinogenesis, which might be related with age and tumor location.</p>


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Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Colorectal Neoplasms , Genetics , Pathology , Genes, ras , Genetics , Mutation , Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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Chinese Journal of Oncology ; (12): 713-715, 2010.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-293519

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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate and evaluate the clinical therapeutic effect of low-dose interleukin-11 treatment of thrombocytopenia in patients with malignant hematologic diseases after chemotherapy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>70 patients with hematologic malignancies including acute leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma were randomly divided into treatment group (35 cases) and control group (35 cases) and were treated with chemotherapy. Cases in the treatment group received subcutaneous injection of interleukin-11 (50 µg × kg(-1) × d(-1)) until platelet counting recovered ≥ 50 × 10(9)/L, while cases in the control group were not administrated with interleukin-11.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The mean time of platelet recovery in the treatment group was 9.6 days, significantly shorter than that (14.0 days) in the control group (P < 0.05). The minimum platelet counting in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group (16.2 × 10(9)/L vs. 11.6 × 10(9)/L, P < 0.05). The mean times of platelet infusion after chemotherapy in the treatment group and control group were 2.88 and 2.98, respectively (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Administration of interleukin-11 in thrombocytopenic patients with hematologic malignancies after chemotherapy may not only remarkably enhance platelet counts and shorten the recovery time of thrombocytopenia, but also has only mild side effects.</p>


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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols , Therapeutic Uses , Interleukin-11 , Therapeutic Uses , Leukemia , Drug Therapy , Lymphoma , Drug Therapy , Multiple Myeloma , Drug Therapy , Platelet Count , Thrombocytopenia , Therapeutics
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Chinese Journal of Cardiology ; (12): 718-721, 2008.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-355905

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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in patients with essential hypertension (EH) complicating with or without left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Graded maximal exercise test on the bicycle ergometer with respiratory gas analysis were performed in 30 gender and age matched normotensive controls, 40 EH patients without LVH and 30 EH patients with LVH (LVMI>125 g/m2 in males and > 120 g/m2 in females). Metabolic equivalents (METs), oxygen uptake (VO2), oxygen uptake to body mass ratio (VO2/kg) and oxygen uptake to heart beat ratio (VO2/HR) at time of reaching anaerobic threshold (AT) and at maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) were measured and compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>METs and VO2/kg were significantly reduced in EH patients with or without LVH compared with controls [at AT, METs: 3.57 +/- 0.8 and 4.34 +/- 1.47 vs. 5.21 +/- 1.45; VO2/kg: 12.38 +/- 2.85 and 14.42 +/- 4.33 vs. 18.48 +/- 4.52, all P < 0.01; at VO2max, METs: 4.94 +/- 1.24 and 5.90 +/- 1.51 vs. 6.96 +/- 1.85; VO(2)/kg: (17.20 +/- 4.34) mlxmin(-1)xkg(-1) and (20.41 +/- 4.59) mlxmin(-1)xkg(-1) vs. (24.04 +/- 5.21) mlxmin(-1)xkg(-1), all P < 0.01]. METs and VO2/kg at both time points were also significantly reduced in EH patients with LVH compared EH patients without LVH (all P < 0.05). The lower VO2/kg in hypertensive patients was significantly correlated to higher LVMI (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Cardiopulmonary exercise capacity was reduced in hypertensive patients, especially in hypertensive patients with LVH.</p>


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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Case-Control Studies , Exercise Test , Exercise Tolerance , Heart , Hypertension , Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular , Lung , Respiratory Function Tests
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Asian Journal of Andrology ; (6): 393-403, 2006.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-253815

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<p><b>AIM</b>To investigate the stepwise development and germ cell gene expression in allografted neonatal mouse testes and the differentiation of immature human testicular cells in xenografted human testes.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Immunodeficient nude mice were used as hosts for allografting of neonatal mouse testes and xenografting of human fetal testicular tissues. Stepwise development and stage-specific gene expression of germ cells in allografts were systematically evaluated and parallel compared with those in intact mice by periodically monitoring the graft status with measurement of graft weight, histological analysis and determination of five stage-specific genes. Human testicular tissues from 20 and 26 weeks fetuses were used for the xenografting study. Histological analysis of xenografts was performed 116 and 135 d after the grafting procedure.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the allografting study, progressive increase in tissue volume and weight as well as in tubule diameter in grafts was observed; the appearance time of various germ cells in seminiferous tubules, including spermatogonia, spermatocytes, round and elongate spermatids and sperm, was comparable with that in intact donors; the initiation of gene transcription in grafts showed a similar trend as in normal mice. Graft weight ceased to increase after 7-8 weeks and degradation of grafts was observed after 5 weeks with progressive damage to seminiferous epithelium. In the xenografting study using immature human testicular tissues, graft survival and development was indicated by increasing graft weight, Sertoli cells differentiation into advanced stage, germ cells migration and location to the basal lamina and formation of a niche-like structure.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The developmental course and gene expression pattern of germ cells in allografts were similar to those in intact mice. The best time point for retrieval of mouse sperm from grafts was 5-7 weeks after grafting procedure. An accelerated development of immature human testicular cells could be achieved by ectopic xenografting of human testes.</p>


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Animals , Humans , Male , Mice , Animals, Newborn , Base Sequence , DNA Primers , Gene Expression Profiling , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Testis , Metabolism
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Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics ; (6): 684-686, 2005.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-279968

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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the feasibility of using free fetal DNA in maternal plasma for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Maternal DNA extracted from plasma samples of 10 pregnant women at early pregnancy, medium pregnancy and late pregnancy and their husband's DNA isolated from whole blood samples were used to detect genotype by multiplex fluorescent PCR at nine different polymorphic short tandem repeat(STR) loci.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Fetus-specific alleles were found in maternal plasma samples studied. By the application of these polymorphic short repeat sequences, every pregnant women/husband pair was informative in at least three of nine loci. Paternally inherited fetal alleles were detected in 23 of 30 plasma samples. They are 6/10 cases in early pregnancy, 8/10 cases in middle pregnancy and 9/10 cases in late pregnancy respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Fluorescent multiplex PCR can be used for amplification of male and female fetal STRs in maternal plasma to obtain genetic information, which may have implication for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of certain hereditary diseases independent of the fetal sex.</p>


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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Pregnancy , DNA , Blood , Genetics , Fetus , Metabolism , Genotype , Microsatellite Repeats , Genetics , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Methods , Time Factors
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Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences ; (6): 33-36, 2002.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-289328

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OBJECTIVE: To probe into the role of liposomal prostaglandin E(1) (Lipo-PGE(1)) on reperfusion injury in a rabbit ischemia-reperfusion model. METHODS: Twenty-four open-chest rebbits were randomized to receive a 10 min intravenous infusion of either liposome diluent, free PGE(1), or Lipo-PGE(1) after 60 min of left anterior desending (LAD) ligation just before reperfusion. Serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK), malodialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) were detected; infarct size and region at risk were measured. RESULTS: Infarct size as a ratio of weight of infarcted tissue to weight at risk (MI/RISK) was significantly reduced with Lipo-PGE(1) (32.20+/-4.70)% compared with PGE(1) (42.09+/-6.93)% or placebo (44.57+/-5.46)% infusion (P<0.01). The values of serum CPK, MDA during reperfusion in treatment of Lipo-PGE(1) group were significantly reduced than in treatment of PGE(1) group or control group (P<0.05), and the values of serum SOD were significantly increased (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Lipo-PGE(1) can effectively decrease the serum CPK and MDA contents, elevate the SOD activity, and attenuate myocardial reperfusion injury.

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