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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effect of vitamin D3 to platelet activation by tumor cell culture medium.@*METHODS@#The peripheral blood platelets of BALB/c mice were isolated. The platelets were activated in 4T1 culture fluid for 24 h. The platelets were divided into 7 groups: control group, activation group, 1 nmol/L vitamin D3 group, 10 nmol/L vitamin D3 group, 50 nmol/L vitamin D3 group, 100 nmol/L vitamin D3 group, and positive drug (0.1 μmol/L eptifibatide) group. CCK-8 assay was used to detect the platelet proliferation at 24, 48 and 72 h. Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD61 and CD62p and receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) at 24, 48 and 72 h. ELISA was used to detect the level of platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) at 24, 48 and 72 h.@*RESULTS@#The CD41@*CONCLUSION@#Vitamin D3 shows antiplatelet effect and can inhibit platelet proliferation and activation.
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Animals , Mice , Blood Platelets , Cell Culture Techniques , Cholecalciferol/pharmacology , Flow Cytometry , Mice, Inbred BALB C , P-Selectin , Platelet ActivationABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the infection of HHV-8 virus in free blood donors in Wuhan.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Whole blood samples were collected from 450 free blood donors in Wuhan, and the genomic DNA extraction and serum collection were performed respectively. And then, the positive rate of HHV-8 was detected by PCR and ELISA, the positive detection rates were compared between them. Finally, HHV-8 ORFK1 gene was cloned by PCR in the positive samples, and the HHV-8 ORFK1 gene th was genetyped through sequencing analysis, homology comparison and phylogenetic tree construction.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>25 and 23 cases of positive samples were detected by PCR and ELISA, their positive rate were 5.56% and 5.11% respectively, and without statistically significant difference using χ test analysis (P > 0.05). Based on the results of ORFK1 gene cloning and sequence analysis in 23 positive samples, 15 samples C subtype of had HHV-8 ORFK1 gene, and 8 cases had A subtype had HHV-8 ORFK1 gene.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>There is a certain percentage of HHV-8 infection in the free blood donors in Wuhan. It is suggested to increase the HHV-8 virus screening for free blood donors, so as to ensure the quality of blood.</p>
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Blood Donors , DNA, Viral , Genotype , Herpesvirus 8, Human , Phylogeny , Polymerase Chain ReactionABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the health life expectancy (HALE) of the residents aged 15 years and above in Zhejiang Province and to evaluate the health level among adults. Methods The study was based the mortality data collected from Zhejiang Chronic Disease Surveillance Information and Management System, and the mortality rates were from the Under-Reporting Survey and the sample data in Zhejiang from the 5th National Health Service Survey in 2013. A Sullivan' s method was used to calculate the HALE. Results The life expectancy and self-evaluated HALE were 63.62 years, 55.80 years, respectively, and the difference was 7.82 years (61.49 years VS 55.13 years in males and 66.10 years VS 56.57 years in females) . The self-evaluated HALE 55.89 years in urban and 55.54 years in rural residents aged 15 years and above. The proportion of self-evaluated HALE in the total life expectancy was 87.70%, and it decreased with age, and the proportion has dropped to 67.31% in ≥65 age group. Life expectancy without chronic morbidity was 46.68 years (46.35 years in males and 47.01 years in females; 44.03 years in urban and 47.15 years in rural areas) among residents aged 15 years and above, and the proportion of self-evaluated HALE without chronic morbidity in the total life expectancy without chronic morbidity was 73.37%. Conclusion In general the proportion of self-evaluated HALE in the total life expectancy was small , and males had a greater proportion than female, and adults in rural areas had a greater proportion than that in urban areas. We should consider NCDS management for the elderly residents and to improve the life quality among the elderly residents.
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Objective To analyze the association between the concentration of ambient inhalable particulate matter (PM10) and population mortality for cerebrovascular diseases and to explore the impact of PM10 on cerebrovascular diseases.Methods Data including meteorological factors,air pollutants (NO2,SO2 and PM10) and cerebrovascular disease mortality in one district of Beijing from 2004 to 2008 were collected and both symmetric bidirectional case-crossover design and conditional logistic regression model were used to analyze the associations among them.Results After adjusting the influence of meteorological factors as daily average temperature and relative humidity,the single pollutant model showed that there was no significant lag effect.In the multipollutant model,the effect of the every 105.43 μg/m3 increase of ambient PM10 had a larger impact on the daily death of the cerebrovascular diseases with statistically significant difference (P＜0.05).The effect of ambient PM10 pollution on daily death of cerebrovascular diseases was significant for females,65 year-olds and in winter season.Conclusion Our data showed that elevated levels of ambient PM10was positively associated with the increase of cerebrovascular disease mortality.The elevated levels of ambient PM10 could lead to thc increase of the daily mortality on cerebrovascular diseases for females,elderly who were 65 or older and in winter seasons.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of Tongjingbao optimal formula and analyze its active components.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Animals were divided into the model group, the Tongjingbao granule group and the Tongjingbao optimal formula group. The mice dysmenorrhea model was induced by oxytocin, and their content of blood calcium and MDA, NO, PGE2 in uterus were determined to assess the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of different components in Tongjingbao optimal formula and their impacts.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>All components of Tongjingbao optimal formula could extend the dysmenorrhea incubation period of mice with dysmenorrhea, reduce their average writhing time, increase the writhing inhibition rate, lessen the content of blood calcium and MDA, PGE2 in uterus, and enhance the content of NO in uterus.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>All components of Tongjingbao optimal formula have the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, and different components show a synergistic effect in treating dysmenorrheal in many links.</p>
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Animals , Female , Humans , Analgesics , Anti-Inflammatory Agents , Chemistry, Pharmaceutical , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Dysmenorrhea , Drug TherapyABSTRACT
Embryo technology, including super-ovulation, embryo transfer and embryo nucleus transfer, was a well-developed technology in 20th century. It has been widely used in animal science and veterinary and boomed livestock industry in China. Chinese livestock producer could gain high grade breeds in short time through embryo technology by the reason that embryo technology could make outstanding gene spread out in herd. With the help of embryo technology, rare animals could have a chance to extend their progeny in fast changing world. In this article, we briefly introduced the process of embryo transfer and application of embryo technology in China.
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Embryo technology, including super-ovulation, embryo transfer and embryo nucleus transfer, was a well-developed technology in 20th century. It has been widely used in animal science and veterinary and boomed livestock industry in China. Chinese livestock producer could gain high grade breeds in short time through embryo technology by the reason that embryo technology could make outstanding gene spread out in herd. With the help of embryo technology, rare animals could have a chance to extend their progeny in fast changing world. In this article, we briefly introduced the process of embryo transfer and application of embryo technology in China.