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Recent studies have shown that metabolic syndrome (MetS), e.g., obesity, diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and drinking coexist in a considerable number of individuals, suggesting the overlap of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and NAFLD promotes the development and progression of fatty liver disease and aggravates the adverse outcome of fatty liver disease in a synergistic and interactive way. The evolution of the disease spectrum of fatty liver disease challenges the exclusive diagnosis system which divides fatty liver disease into ALD and NAFLD. This article summarizes the research advances in recent years and introduce the latest international consensus on the renaming of NAFLD, aiming to pay attention to the influence of drinking and MetS on NAFLD, put forward our insights into the diagnosis of fatty liver disease, and thus provide a new basis for reexamination the diagnosis and individualized treatment of fatty liver disease.
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Objective To investigate the differences of leptin (LEP) between Mongol and Han population with metabolic syndrome (MS) and its related factors.Methods According to the diagnostic criterion of MS,291 people with MS were selected as subjects,of which,146 were Han nationality(A group) and 145 were Mongol(B group).Radioimmunoassay kit was used to measure the serum leptin level.At the same time,the indices including weight,height,blood pressure,blood glucose,blood lipid,Serum uric acid (sUA),insulin (Fins),body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) were measured.Results The following indices in B group including fasting plasma glucose (FPG),Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),leptin,blood insulin,insulin resistance index were (6.2 ± 1.5) mmol/L,(3.1 ± 0.8) mmol/L,(4.3 ± 2.0) μg/L,(22.4-± 16.0) mU/L and (6.5 ± 0.5) respectively,significantly differed from that of A group ((6.7 ±1.7) mmol/L,(2.7 ±0.7) mmol/L,(3.4 ± 1.5) μg/L,(18.8 ±14.0) mU/L,(4.7 ±3.6)respectively;t =2.04,2.84,3.47,2.18,4.82 ;P ＜ 0.01 or P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in terms of age((46.9 ±9.8) vs.(46.3 ± 8.4)),systolic blood pressure (SBP) ((146.8 ± 17.0) mm Hg vs.(149.1 ±19.2) mm Hg),diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ((90.5 ± 11.6) mm Hg vs.(92.5 ± 13.1) mm Hg),BMI ((27.4 ± 2.9) kg/m2 vs.(27.9 ± 3.2) kg/m2),total cholesterol (TC) ((5.5 ± 1.0) mmol/L vs.(5.5 ±0.9) mmol/L),triacylglycerol (TG) ((2.3 ± 1.4) mmol/L vs.(2.3 ± 1.4) mmol/L),high density lipid cholesterol (HDL-C) ((1.3 ±0.3) mmol/L vs.(1.2 ±0.4) mmol/L),and sUA (((320.7 ±93.6)μmol/L) vs.(308.7 ±86.9) μmol/L) between the patients with metabolic syndrome in Mongol population and in Han population(t =0.47,0.90,1.15,1.15,0,0,1.00,0.94 respectively,P ＞ 0.05).The increase of leptin level in the patients with metabolic syndrome in B group was associated with blood glucose,blood insulin and insulin resistance index (r =0.108,0.146,0.183 ; P ＜ 0.05).BMI,blood insulin and insulin resistance index may be the factors due to the higher of serum leptin levels.Conclusion The serum leptin of patients with metabolic syndrome in Mongol population are correlated with blood glucose,blood insulin and insulin resistance index,which plays an important role in the development of metabolic syndrome.
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Objective To explore the differences of resistin level between Mongol and Han population in patients with metabolic syndrome and to analyze its related factors.Methods According to the diagnostic criterion of metabolic syndrome,30 patients with metabolic syndrome in Mongol population (group 1) and 28 patients with metabolic syndrome in Han population(group 2) were randomly selected from health examination population.Radioimmunoassay kit was used to examine the serum resistin level in patients with metabolic syndrome.At the same time,their weight,height,blood pressure,blood glucose,blood lipid [high density lipoprotein (HDL),low density lipoprotein (LDL),total cholesterol (TC),glycerin three greases (TG)],blood uric acid (UA),leptin,insulin were measured,and body mass index(BMI) and insulin resistance index(HOMA-IR) were counted and compared.Results There were significant differences in systolic pressure,leptin,resistin,blood insulin and HOMA-IR between the two groups(all P ＜ 0.05).There were no significant differences in age,diastolic pressure,BMI,HDL,LDL,TG,TC,UA and blood glucose between the two groups(all P ＞0.05).The increase of resistin level in group 1 was associated with UA,systolic pressure and HOMA-IR(r =0.357,0.427,0.582,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The serum resistin level of patients with metabolic syndrome in Mongol population is correlated with UA,systolic pressure and insulin resistance index,and maybe play an important role in the development of metabolic syndrome.
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Objective To compare the difference and rationalities between Harmm and Zhou' s formulae for expected acid-base compensation in acid-base imbalance. Methods 745 cases of arterial blood gas analysis results of acid-base disorder were evaluated respectively by Hamm and Zhou' s formulae, and the concordance was judged. Results For metabolic acidosis ( 108 cases), the concordance rate was 70. 4% between Hamm and Zhou's( Kappa value =0. 41 ,P ＜0. 01 ) ;for metabolic alkalosis ( 132 cases) ,the concordance rate was 59. 1% ( Kappa value =0. 18 ,P ＜0. 05) ;for acute respiratory acidosis(81 cases) ,the concordance rate was 65.43% ( Kappa value = 0. 31, P ＜ 0. 01 ) ;for acute respiratory alkalosis ( 168 cases), the concordance rate was 54. 8% ( Kappa value = 0. 24%, P ＜ 0. 01 ); for chronic respiratory acidosis ( 119 cases ), the concordance rate was 67.2% ( Kappa value = 0. 41, P ＜ 0. 01 ) ;for chronic respiratory alkalosis( 137 cases), the concordance rate was 66. 6% ( Kappa value = 0. 43, P ＜ 0. 01 ). Conclusion The difference between Hamm and Zhou' s formulae for expected acid-base compensation in acid-base imbalance was obvious. The Zhou' s expected max compensation coefficient were slightly higher than the primary adopted compensation coefficient.
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One alkaline protease from Actinomucor elegans AS3.2778 was purified protein. The enzyme was purified using ammonium sulfate precipitation, ion exchange chromatography, hydrophobic chromatography and size exclusion chromatography method, and its properties were also investigated. The molecular weight of this enzyme is 32 kDa with SDS-PAGE method, optimum temperature is 60℃, optimum pH is 8.5 to 10.5, it is stable in the pH range of 6.0 to 9.0 at < 40℃ temperature, and being completely inhibited by the serine protease inhibitor, PMSF, indicated that it belongs to the serine protease family. Specificity test indicated this protease has extensive selectivity to peptide bones, especially to peptide bones composed of Leucine residue.