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Objective: To explore the role of parental reproductive age on the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring. Methods: The participants were derived from physical examination data of students aged 6-18 years in seven provinces in China, and questionnaire survey was used to collect demographic characteristics and lifestyle information of the students and their parents. A total of 41 567 children with complete data were included. According to the restricted cubic spline curve, maternal reproductive age was divided into three categories, 14-23, 24-28, and 29-38 years, and paternal reproductive age was divided into 14-23, 24-30, and 31-42 years. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between parental reproductive age and parental nutritional status and the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring. Results: The mean age of 41 567 children was (10.6±3.2) years, and the mean paternal and maternal age were (27.9±4.4) years and (25.8±4.0) years, respectively. The detection rate of overweight and obesity was 23.4%. After adjusting factors of children diet and behaviors, the OR(95%CI)of offspring overweight and obesity in groups of fathers aged 24-30 years and mothers aged 24-28 years was 1.11 (1.04-1.18) and 1.16 (1.08-1.24), respectively. When none parents were overweight and obese, the difference of obesity risk was not statistically significant. When both parents were overweight and obese, the OR(95%CI)of offspring overweight and obesity in groups of fathers aged 24-30 years and mothers aged 14-28 years old was 1.27 (1.00-1.62) and 1.33 (1.07-1.65) respectively. Conclusion: Parental reproductive age and parental overweight and obesity status may both increase the risk of overweight and obesity in offspring, with a significant interaction effect.
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Adolescent , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Young Adult , Fathers , Mothers , Obesity/epidemiology , Overweight/epidemiology , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the secular trend, ranking change, age- and regional- characteristics of leading infectious diseases among Chinese students population aged 6 to 22 years from 2008 to 2017.@*METHODS@#Data were drawn from the national surveillance from 2008 to 2017, and the participants were students aged from 6 to 22 years who were diagnosed with notifiable infectious diseases. A total of 40 infectious diseases were classified into three groups based on national notifiable infectious diseases classification of A, B and C. The morbidity and mortality rates from infectious diseases were calculated using the numbers of students published by the ministry of education as the denominator. The age- and province-specific infectious diseases with the highest incidence were selected as the leading infectious diseases for analysis.@*RESULTS@#From 2008 to 2017, the incidence rate, the number of cases and the number of deaths of infectious diseases among the boys aged 6-22 years in China were higher than that of the girls, and the overall trend was downward during the study period. The incidence rates in the boys and girls decreased from 2008 to 2015 with decrease of 43.4% and 40.1%, respectively. However, by 2017, the increase rate rebounded with the increases of 47.1% and 53.8%. The rebound trend was mainly caused by the increase of group C of infectious diseases. During the past decade, the top leading three diseases of groups A and B of infectious diseases were viral hepatitis, tuberculosis and dysentery in 2018, respectively, which changed to tuberculosis, scarlet fever and viral hepatitis in 2017. The top leading three infectious diseases in terms of mortality were rabies, tuberculosis, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 2008, which were transformed into HIV/AIDS, rabies, and tuberculosis in 2017. There was no significantly obvious change in the incidence and mortality order of group C of infectious diseases during the decade. In the analysis of age groups and regions, the leading infectious diseases in groups A and B transferred from viral hepatitis to scarlet fever and tuberculosis, while in group C, mumps and infectious diarrhoea almost always dominated the leading infectious diseases. But in recent years, influenza and hand-foot-and-mouth disease increased significantly in the eastern region.@*CONCLUSION@#During the past decade, China has got remarkable achievements in the prevention and control of children infectious disease. However, the change patterns and characteristics of notifiable infectious diseases among children and adolescents show the urgent need for prevention and control of respiratory tract infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases as well as new emerging infectious diseases in China in the future. This study provides important basis for policy making of Chinese national school-based infectious disease prevention and control mechanism.
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Adolescent , Animals , Child , Female , Humans , Male , China/epidemiology , Communicable Diseases/epidemiology , Incidence , Students , TuberculosisABSTRACT
Objective:To observe the effect of early temperature control on the prognosis of brain injury patients after severe carbon monoxide poisoning (COP).Methods:A total of 277 patients hospitalized with severe COP were randomly divided into a fever group ( n=78), a normal temperature group ( n=113) and a mild hypothermia group ( n=86). All were given hyperbaric oxygen therapy and any necessary supportive treatment. The mild hypothermia group were kept in a room at 34 to 35℃. Evaluation was with the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), version II of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE), the Hasegawa dementia scale (HDS) and the mini mental state examination (MMSE). The incidence of delayed encephalopathy (DEACMP) and mortality were compared among the three groups. The bispectral index (BIS) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) levels were correlated with DEACMP. Results:After the treatments, improvement was observed in multiple indexes of all three groups compared with before the treatment. Compared with the fever group, the average GCS of the mild hypothermia group was significantly higher on the 2nd, 4th, 8th and 31st day after the intervention. It was significantly higher than the normal temperature group′s averages on the 4th, 8th and 31st day. The average APACHE scores of the normal temperature and the mild hypothermia groups were significantly lower than the fever group′s average, with that of the mild hypothermia group significantly lower than that of the normal group. The average HDS scores of the normal temperature and mild hypothermia groups were significantly higher than the fever group′s average, with that of the mild hypothermia group significantly higher than that of the normal group. The average MMSE score of the mild hypothermia group was significantly improved after 7 days, one month and three months of treatment. That of the normal group showed significant improvement after one and three months, but the mild hypothermia group′s averages were superior. Compared with the fever group, the average BIS score of the mild hypothermia group was significantly better after one, three and seven days, and one month. This was true for the normal group beyond three days after the intervention. The average NSE concentration of the normal group after 7 days and one month was significantly lower than that of the fever group. For the mild hypothermia group this was true after only 3 days. Compared with the other two groups, the average coma time, incidence of DEACMP and nervous system injury were significantly lower in the hypothermia group. The average GCS, BIS and NSE values were closely related to the occurrence of DEACMP.Conclusions:Early temperature control can significantly reduce the severity of brain injury after COP and reduce the incidence of neurological sequelae. Early dynamic detection of GCS, NSE concentration and BIS is of great significance for predicting the incidence of DEACMP.
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Objective@#To evaluate the predictive performance of anthropometric indices for metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Chinese adolescents with different nutritional status.@*Methods@#We recruited 9,513 adolescents aged 10-18 years from seven provinces in China during September 2014. Anthropometric indices and blood pressure were measured at recruitment, and blood samples were collected for determining fasting plasma glucose and lipid profile. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses were used to assess the predictive performance of anthropometric indices, including body mass index (BMI) percentile, waist circumference percentile, waist-height ratio, and waist-hip ratio.@*Results@#Overall, the four anthropometric indices showed good accuracy for predicting MetS with areas under ROC curves (AUCs) ranging from 0.86 to 0.94; similar AUCs ranging from 0.73 to 0.99 were observed for participants with normal weight. The performance of all four indices was poor in overweight and obese participants, with AUCs ranging from 0.66 to 0.77 and from 0.60 to 0.67, respectively. Waist circumference showed relatively better performance in all the subgroup analyses.@*Conclusions@#We suggest using anthropometric indices with the cutoff values presented here for predicting MetS in the overall and normal-weight adolescent population, but not in the overweight and obese adolescent population where more specific screening tests are required.
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Adolescent , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Asian People , Body Weights and Measures , China , Cross-Sectional Studies , Metabolic Syndrome/diagnosis , Nutritional Status , Randomized Controlled Trials as TopicABSTRACT
Objective :To explore influence of dual-and triple-anticoagulant therapy on hemorrhage events ,laboratory in-dexes and cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) complicated coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods : Clinical data of 100 AF + CHD patients were analyzed .All subjects received PCI and anticoagulant therapy after PCI .Dual-therapy group (n＝ 50) received dual-anticoagulant program and triple-therapy group (n＝50) received triple-anticoagulant program.Levels of blood C reactive protein (CRP) ,fibrinogen (Fg) ,D-dimer (D-D) and platelet count (PLT) before and after treatment ,incidence of hemorrhage events and adverse cardiovascular events during treatment were compared between two groups .Results : Compared with dual-therapy group af-ter 12-month treatment ,there were significant reductions in blood levels of CRP [(16-81 ± 4-49) mg／L vs.(7-86 ± 1-64) mg／L] ,PLT [ (298-47 ± 54-33)×109／L vs.(148-89 ± 23-11)×109／L] ,Fg [ (5-59 ± 1-41) g／L vs.(2-14 ± 0-56) g／L] and D-D [(0-37 ± 0-08) mg／L vs.(0-21 ± 0-06) mg／L] in triple-therapy group ,P＝0-001 all.Incidence rate of ad-verse cardiovascular events in triple-therapy group was significantly lower than that of dual-therapy group (6-00% vs. 22-00%, P＝0-021) ,there was no significant in incidence rate of hemorrhage events between two groups , P＝0-182-Conclusion : Triple-anticoagulant therapy can significantly improve therapeutic effect with high safety in AF + CHD pa-tients after PCI ,which is worth extending .
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Objective :To analyze therapeutic effect of Mongolian medicine Guanxinshutong (MM) capsule on restenosis af—ter stenting in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods : The 108 AMI patients ,who received stenting in our hospital from May 2014 to May 2016 ,were selected.The patients were equally divided into routine treatment group and MM group (received MM capsule based on routine treatment group ) ,therapeutic processes of both groups was one year .Serum levels of endothelin (ET)—1 ,nitric oxide (NO) and C reactive protein (CRP) before and one year after treat—ment ;recurrence rate of angina pectoris ,coronary restenosis rate and incidence rate of adverse cardiac events during one—year follow—up were observed and compared between two groups .Results : Recurrence rates of angina pectoris on six months and one year after treatment were significantly lower than that of three months after treatment (9.25%,5.56%vs.33.33%) in MM group (P＝0.002 ,0.001) ,and significantly lower than those of routine treatment group (25.93%, 22.22%) , P＝0.023 ,0.012. On one year after stenting ,coronary restenosis rate of MM group was significantly lower than that of routine treatment group (9.26% vs.33.33%) , P＝0.002. Compared with before treatment ,on one year af—ter treatment ,there were significant reductions in serum ET—1 and CRP levels ,and significant rise in NO level in two groups , P＜0.01 all ;compared with routine treatment group on one year after treatment ,there were significant reductions in serum levels of ET—1 [(125.09 ± 33.41) ng／L vs.(107.16 ± 34.26) ng／L] and CRP [(18.59 ± 4.63) mg／L vs.(7.23 ± 3.74) mg／L] ,and significant rise in NO level [ (6.81 ± 1.47) μmol／L vs.(11.45 ± 1.35) μmol／L] in MM group , P＜0.01 all.During one—year follow—up ,incidence rate of adverse cardiac events in MM group was significantly lower than that of routine treatment group (9.26% vs.25.93%) , P＝0.023. Conclusion : Mongolian medicine Guanxinshutong cap—sule can significantly prevent restenosis ,reduce recurrence of angina pectoris ,serum ET—1 and CRP levels and incidence of adverse cardiac events ,and improve prognosis in AMI patients after stenting .
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Objective@#To investigate the key factor(s) of hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) promoting B7-H6 gene activation.@*Methods@#The DNA fragments of the B7-H6 promoter were amplified from the human genomic DNA using polymerase chain reaction(PCR). Products of PCR were digested by KpnI and HindⅢ, and inserted into luciferase reporter vector (pGL3-Basic). The correctness of the recombinant plasmid pGL3-B7-H6 was confirmed by sequencing. Human hepatoma cell line HepG2 were co-transfected with pGL3-B7-H6 and the eukaryotic expression vectors (pCMV-HBs、pCMV-HBc and pCMV-HBx), and the relative luciferase activity was detected.The different dose of HBx expression plasmids were transfected into the HepG2 cells, and the expression of B7-H6 protein were determined by Western blot.@*Results@#A period of 2.2 Kb of B7-H6 promoter region were successfully cloned into pGL3-Basic, which was confirmed by DNA sequencing. The relative luciferase activity was significantly higher in the cells transfected with pGL3-B7-H6 than that in the cells transfected with the empty vector pGL3-Basic (5.24±1.25 vs. 1.12±0.31, P=0.005). The relative luciferase activity in HepG2 cells co-transfected with pGL3-B7-H6 and pCMV-HBx was remarkably increased compared with the control group (17.60±3.36 vs. 6.73±1.36, P=0.001). Western blot further demonstrated that HBx protein can significantly enhance B7-H6 protein expression.@*Conclusions@#Hepatitis B Virus X proteins enhanced B7-H6 promoter activity and promoted B7-H6 protein expression.
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Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects of Xingzhi Yinao (XZYN) particles combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy on cognitive impairment and motor dysfunction in patients with delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning (DEACMP). Methods Sixty-seven patients with DEACMP were admitted to the Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University from January 2011 to December 2015, and they were randomly divided into a control group (given conventional treatment such as inhalation of oxygen, cytidine diphosphate cholin and vitamin B, 19 cases), a hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment group (given conventional treatment + hyperbaric oxygen therapy once a day, 24 cases) and a XZYN particles treatment (XZYN group, given conventional treatment, hyperbaric oxygen and XZYN particles, 24 cases), the therapeutic course being 2 months in the three groups. Before and after treatment for 1 and 2 months, the cognitive function and motor function of the patients were evaluated by the use of activity of daily living (ADL) scale, Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) scale, and mini-mental state examination (MMSE) scale; the severity of cerebral white matter injury was assessed by age related white matter changes (ARWMC) scale; and the electromyographic evoked potential was used to detect the amplitude and latency of P300 to assess the severity of cognition impairment and prognosis. Results With the prolongation of therapeutic time, after treatment, the neurological function scores of ADL, MoCA, MMSE and amplitude of P300 were increased, while ARWMC was decreased and the latency of P300 was shortened gradually in the three groups, and the changes of above indexes after treatment for 2 months in XZYN group were more significant than those in either HBO group or control group[ADL score: 70.2±8.3 vs. 60.5±8.1, 23.0±6.1, MoCA score: 26.1±3.1 vs. 22.2±2.7, 18.2±3.6, MMSE score:25.9±4.1 vs. 22.4±3.5, 18.1±4.5, ARWMC score: 7.0±2.1 vs. 8.7±2.2, 15.2±3.3, latency of P300 (ms):332.9±20.4 vs. 352.5±23.6, 381.7±30.3, amplitude of P300 (μV): 6.5±1.6 vs. 5.6±1.3, 4.1±1.5, all P < 0.05]. Conclusion The hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with XZYN particles for treatment of patients with DEACMP can significantly improve their cognitive and motor functions and ameliorate the severity of cerebral white matter injury.
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Objective:To establish the purification process of citral in volatile oil from Fructus Litseae by molecular distillation . Methods:The twice molecular distillation , GC and area normalization method were used for extracting citral , detecting the contents and describing the efficacy of purification , respectively .The mainly factor concerned was temperature .The conditions were as follows:the system pressure was 3000 Pa, the scraper speed was 300 r· min-1 , the feeding rate was 7.5 ml· min-1 and the distillation tem-perature was 45℃for the first time molecular distillation; the system pressure was 5 Pa, the scraper speed was 300 r· min-1 , the feeding rate was 7.5 ml· min-1 and the distillation temperature was 45℃ for the second time molecular distillation .GC was utilized under the following conditions:the sample injection was 1 μl, the column temperature was programmed from 70℃to 250℃, the split ratio was 1:100 and the flow rate of carrier gas was 1.0 ml· min-1 .Results: The content and yield of citral was up to 95.0％ and 87.5％, respectively.Conclusion:The method of twice molecular distillation in combination with GC to purify and detect citral is es -tablished in the work, which can provide reference for the research on the chemical components of Litsea cubeba(Lour.) Pers.and the preparation of citral .
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Objective To explore the neuroprotective effect of targeted regulation Nrf2 gene on rats with brain injury caused by acute severe carbon monoxide ( CO ) poisoning. Methods A total of 180 healthy adult SD rats were divided into 4 groups at random:normal control group( NC group) ,CO poisoning group(CO group),lentivirus group(LV group) and Nrf2 gene therapy group(Nrf2 group),and 45 rats in each group. An acute CO toxic rat model was established by inhalation in a hyperbaric oxygen tank. The lentivirus group was directly injected with lentivirus dilution (4×106 TU/μl) into striatum with a microsy-ringe guided by a stereotactic apparatus,and the Nrf2 gene therapy group was administrated the same dose of recombinant Nrf2 gene lentivirus dilution,while rats in the normal control group and the CO poisoning group were received the same amount of normal saline. Five rats were taken and decapitated at day 1,day 7 and week 2 from each group,respectively. The mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) of neurons in brain tis-sue was detected by JC-1 method,and the expressions of Nrf2 and GCLC proteins were observed by immuno-histochemistry and Western Blot. Results Compared with the NC group (cortex:(75. 3±6. 8);hippocam-pus:(76. 4±7. 1);striatum:(73. 8±7. 3)) at the same time point,the MMPs of neurons in CO group (cor-tex:(34. 5±6. 7);hippocampus:(30. 3±5. 6);striatum:(41. 5±6. 1) and LV group (cortex:(36. 8±6. 2);hippocampus:(30. 8±6. 0);striatum:(42. 7±6. 3)) were significantly decreased,and the difference was sig-nificant(P<0. 05). However,there was no significant difference between the CO poisoning group and the lentivirus group (P>0. 05). A small amount of Nrf2 protein (0. 22±0. 05) and GCLC protein (0. 24±0. 04) were expressed in the brain tissue of normal control rats. The expressions of Nrf2 protein (0. 31±0. 06,0. 31 ±0. 05) and GCLC protein (0. 30±0. 04,0. 31±0. 07) in CO group and LV group were slightly increased (P<0. 05). Similarly,there was no significant difference between the CO poisoning group and the lentivirus group (P>0. 05). The MMPs value of nerve cells in the Nrf2 group (cortex:(53. 3±5. 3);hippocampus:(56. 9±6. 1);striatum:(60. 6±6. 0)) also decreased,but it was significantly higher than that in the CO group and the LV group at the same time point (P<0. 05) . The expression of Nrf2 in brain tissue was signifi-cantly increased (0. 59±0. 05),and there was significant difference between CO group and LV group at the same time point (P<0. 05);GCLC protein increased slightly (0. 37±0. 06),but there was no statistical difference compared with CO poisoning group and lentivirus group (P>0. 05). Conclusion CO poisoning could induce oxidative stress and damage mitochondrial function of nerve cells. The active state of targeted regulation Nrf2 could significantly enhance the antioxidant capacity of rats and positively protect rats against brain injury induced by acute severe CO poisoning.
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Objective To explore the effects of N-butylphthalide on the expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-5 in blood-brain barrier (BBB) in rats with acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Methods A total of 144 adult healthy male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into normal control group, CO poisoning group, and NBP treatment group, with 48 rats in each group. The acute CO poisoning model was reproduced in hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and all model rats were given hyperbaric oxygen therapy once daily. The rats in the normal control group were free to breathe fresh air. The rats in NBP treatment group were administered orally NBP 60 mg/kg twice a day at 2 hours after poisoning until death. The rats in normal control group and CO poisoning group were treated with equal amount of pure olive oil. Four rats were sacrificed from each group at 1, 3, 7, 14 days after model reproducing, respectively. The changes in ultrastructure of BBB were observed under transmission electron microscope. The expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-5 proteins were determined by immunofluorescence staining and Western Blot. The localization of the two target proteins was observed by immunofluorescence double staining. The correlation between the two proteins was analyzed by linear regression. Results The ultrastructure of BBB was normal in normal control group, some ZO-1 and a large number of claudin-5 positive cells were observed. The ultrastructure of BBB was seriously injured, ZO-1 and claudin-5 positive cells in brain tissue were significantly decreased, and the expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-5 proteins in brain tissue at 1 day after poisoning in CO poisoning group were significantly lower than those of normal control group (ZO-1 protein:3.38±0.30 vs. 24.50±5.62, claudin-5 protein: 11.38±0.93 vs. 46.35±6.88, both P < 0.05), and although gradually restored, they were maintained at relatively lower levels until 14 days as compared with those in normal control group (ZO-1 protein: 10.35±0.80 vs. 24.63±3.57, claudin-5 protein: 32.35±3.11 vs. 46.43±7.20, both P < 0.05). NBP treatment could significantly alleviate the ultrastructure injury of BBB induced by acute CO poisoning, the amount of ZO-1 and claudin-5 positive cells in brain tissue were significantly increased, as well as the expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-5 proteins were significantly increased, which were significantly higher than those of CO poisoning group from 1 day and 3 days on, respectively (1-day ZO-1 protein: 7.57±0.69 vs. 3.38±0.30, 3-day claudin-5 protein:20.46±1.42 vs. 11.43±0.86, both P < 0.05), and which showed an increase tendency with time prolongation. The results of immunofluorescence double staining showed that ZO-1 and claudin-5 proteins could not only coexist in the same cell, but also could be expressed separately in different cells. Linear regression analysis showed the positive correlation between the expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-5 proteins in brain tissue of rats with acute CO poisoning (R2= 0.917, P = 0.022). Conclusion NBP could markedly improve the ultrastructure and functional integrity of BBB through up-regulating the expressions of ZO-1 and claudin-5 proteins, and then reduce brain damage caused by CO poisoning.
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Objective To investigate the relationship of galectin 3(Gal-3)and microalbuminuria(MAU) with left ventricular hypertrophy(LVH)in elderly patients with hypertension. Methods 120 patients with LVH were included in the study as LVH group and another patients with non-LVH group as NLVH group with the age, sex ratio and length of stay matched to the LVH group.The conditional Logistic regression was used to analyze the independent risk factors of LVH.Results The single factor analysis showed a positive correlation of LVH with the course of disease,blood pressure control,BMI,NT-proBNP,Gal-3,MAU and education level. By multivariate Logistic regression,course of disease,blood pressure,Gal-3 and MAU were included in the model,with the OR (95% CI)of 1.062(1.001~2.237),1.643(1.527~5.185),2.816(2.231~8.872)and 3.736(3.151~11.391). Conclusion As independent risk factors,the course of disease,control of blood pressure,Gal-3 and MAU are significantly correlated with LVH.
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We sought to identify the differences between adolescents left behind in their home villages/towns (LBA) and non-left behind adolescents (NLB) on subjective well-being and family functioning due to parental migration in south China. We used a stratified cluster sampling method to recruit middle school students in a city experiencing population-emigration in Jiangxi Province in 2010. Participants included adolescents from families with: (1) one migrant parent, (2) both parents who migrated, or (3) non-left behind adolescents (i.e., no migrant parent). To determine predictors of subjective well-being, we used structural equation models. Adolescents left behind by both parents (LBB) were less likely to express life satisfaction (P = 0.038) in terms of their environments (P = 0.011) compared with NLB. A parent or parents who migrated predicts lower subjective well-being of adolescents (P = 0.051) and also lower academic performance. Being apart from their parents may affect family functioning negatively from an adolescent's viewpoint. Given the hundreds of millions of persons in China, many who are parents, migrating for work, there may be mental health challenges in some of the adolescents left behind.
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Adolescent , Female , Humans , Male , Aging , China , Emigration and Immigration , Mental Health , Parent-Child Relations , Parents , Psychology, Adolescent , Rural Population , Socioeconomic Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires , Transients and MigrantsABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of silencing NSD2 gene by RNA interference on the proliferation, apoptosis and the alteration of Akt /mTOR signaling pathway in diffuse large B cell lymphoma OCI-Ly3 cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The shRNA targeting NSD2 gene was transfected into OCI-Ly3 cells by lentivirus infection. The NSD2 mRNA and protein were detected by real time Q-PCR and Western blot, respectively. The cell proliferation was detected by CCK-8 and apoptosis was measured by flow cytometry. The expressions of BCL-2, BAX, caspase-3, Akt, p-Akt, p-mTOR, p-P70S6K, H3K36me2 were detected by Western blot.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After transfecting the OCI-Ly3 cells by NSD2-shRNA for 72 h, the expressions of NSD2 mRNA and protein both were down-regulated(P<0.05), the proliferation rate of cells in NSD2 shRNA group was significantly lower than that in control and Neg shRNA groups (P<0.05); the apoptosis rate of cells in NSD2 shRNA group was significantly higher than that in control and neg-shRNA group (30.37±4.22)% vs 1.36±0.52 % and 2.17±1.43)%(P<0.05); the expressions of BAX and caspase-3 were up-regulated, while the expression of BCL-2 was down-regulated; the H3K36me2 level significantly decreased as compared with control group, no obvious decrease of the total protein level of AKT was found, but the expressions of p-Akt, p-mTOR and p-70S6K were down-regulated.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The silencing NSD2 gene can inhibit the proliferation and induce the apoptosis of OCI-Ly3 cells, their mechanisms may relate with regulating the H3K36me2 level, specifically inhibiting the activivty of AKT/mTOR signal pathway.</p>
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Humans , Apoptosis , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation , Gene Silencing , Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt , RNA, Small Interfering , Repressor Proteins , Signal Transduction , TOR Serine-Threonine KinasesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the epidemic situation of blood pressure (BP) status and its association with nutritional status among Chinese children and adolescents aged 7-18 years old in 2014, and to provide important scientific basis for the control of students' hypertension.@*METHODS@#All the subjects aged 7 to 18 years in both genders were sampled from 2014 Chinese national surveys on students' constitution and health. BP status was evaluated according to Chinese national gender-, age- and height-specific references, including hypertension (HTN), elevated hypertension (elevated HTN), isolated systolic HTN (SHTN), isolated diastolic HTN (DHTN) and mix HTN. Their nutritional status was evaluated using the international obesity task force (IOTF) definition, including thinness (severe thinness and moderate thinness), normal, overweight and obesity (severe obesity and moderate obesity). The Logistics method was used to analyze the association between BP status and nutritional status. The population attributable risk (PAR%) of overweight and obesity for BP status was calculated.@*RESULTS@#The prevalence of HTN and elevated HTN among the Chinese children and adolescents aged 7-18 years in 2014 was 14.9% and 9.2%, respectively. And the prevalence of isolated SHTN, isolated DHTN and mix HTN was 3.1%, 8.8% and 3.0%, respectively. The prevalence estimates for HTN differed the greatest for the boys, those in rural, those with high age, those in the East, and those with high BMI. The highest prevalence of HTN was detected in those with severe obesity with 44.2% and 38.8% in the boys and girls respectively, which was 2.8-fold and 3.7-fold than those with normal groups. The negative association was detected between HTN and thinness, but the positive association with overweight and obesity. The PAR% of HTN due to overweight and obesity was 16.2%, and the expected prevalence of HTN was 12.5% if controlling for overweight and obesity. Higher PAR% of isolated SHTN and mix HTN due to overweight and obesity was detected in the Chinese children and adolescents with proportions of 28.7% and 35.1%.@*CONCLUSION@#The prevalence of HTN among the Chinese children and adolescents aged 7-18 years was still high, whose components mainly focused on isolated DHTN. Overweight and obesity can increase the risk of HTN in children and adolescents significantly, especially for isolated SHTN and mix HTN. Controlling for overweight and obesity can decrease the risk of HTN among Chinese national children and adolescents largely, which can play an important role in preventing the occurrence of chronic disease in adults.
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Adolescent , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Asian People , Blood Pressure , Body Mass Index , Hypertension , Nutritional Status , Obesity , Overweight , Prevalence , Rural Population , StudentsABSTRACT
AIM:To investigate the role of B7 homologue 6 (B7-H6) over-expression in natural killer (NK) cell-mediated hepatocyte apoptosis. METHODS:The full-length fragment of B7-H6 gene was amplified by PCR and sub-cloned into linearized eukaryotic expression vector pIRES2-EGFP to construct recombinant B7-H6 over-expression vector pIRES2-EGFP-B7-H6. The recombinant plasmid was identified by double digestion, PCR and sequencing, and was then transfected into L02 cells. The expression of EGFP was observed by fluorescence microscopy and the transfection efficiency was evaluated by flow cytometry. B7-H6 expression was confirmed by qRT-PCR and Western blot. The L02 cells transfect-ed with pIRES2-EGFP-B7-H6 recombinant plasmid were co-cultured with NK-92 cells at different effector/target ratios,and the cytotoxicity of NK-92 cells was evaluated by CCK-8 assay.RESULTS:The strong green fluorescence in the L02 cells was observed under fluorescence microscope 48 h after transfection. The transfection efficiency reached 92.6%. The ex-pression of B7-H6 at mRNA and protein levels was remarkably increased 48 h after transfection. The cytotoxicity of NK-92 cells against L02 cells transfected with pIRES2-EGFP-B7-H6 plasmid was significantly higher than that of the null vector transfection group (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:The recombinant eukaryotic expression vector pIRES2-EGFP-B7-H6 was constructed successfully. The cytotoxic effect of NK-92 cells against L02 cells can be enhanced by transfecting L02 cells with pIRES2-EGFP-B7-H6 plasmid.
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Objective To investigate the effects of N-butylphthalide (NBP) on cognitive function in acute severe carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning rats and its mechanism. Methods 120 health Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups (n = 40): normal control group (NC group), CO poisoning group (CO group) and NBP treatment group (NBP group). The acute severe CO poisoning model was established in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber by intoxicated with 1 000 ×10-6CO for 40 minutes, followed with 3 000 ×10-6CO for another 20 minutes, and then received hyperbaric oxygen therapy 1.5 hours once a day until sacrificed. Rats in NBP group were administered orally NBP 60 mg/kg for 2 times daily until death. NC group and CO group were treated with equal amount of pure olive oil. Four rats in each group were taken from 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 days after model setup, respectively. The cognitive function score was assessed by Morris water maze test. The changes in ultrastructure of hippocampus were observed under transmission electron microscope. The expressions of calpain 1 and Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase Ⅱ(CaMK Ⅱ) in hippocampus of brain tissue were detected by immunofluorescence staining, and the localization of the two target proteins in neurons was observed by immunofluorescence double staining. Results Compared with NC group, the escape latency at 1 day after poisoning in CO group was significantly prolonged (s: 55.6±3.2 vs. 44.5±3.5, P < 0.05), and the times of the platform crossing was significantly decreased (times: 1.3±0.8 vs. 6.6±1.2, P < 0.05);the ultrastructure of hippocampus was obviously injured; the protein expressions of calpain 1 and CaMK Ⅱ in brain tissue were significantly increased at 1 day after CO poisoning [calpain 1 (A value): 41.24±5.21 vs. 6.44±1.13, CaMK Ⅱ (A value): 56.19±5.04 vs. 9.84±1.53, both P < 0.05], and the protein expression of calpain 1 reached the peak at 3 days (A value: 59.34±6.11), the protein expression of CaMK Ⅱ reached the peak at 1 day (A value:56.19±5.04). Compared with CO group, the cognitive function was significantly improved in NBP group in the late stage of poisoning [7-30 days, escape latency (s): 40.3±1.9 vs. 49.1±3.1 at 7 days, 30.1±2.9 vs. 39.4±3.1 at 30 days;times of the platform crossing (times): 2.8±1.0 vs. 1.0±0.9 at 14 days, 3.2±0.8 vs. 1.0±0.9 at 30 days, all P < 0.05];the degree of injury of hippocampal neuron was relatively slight; the protein expression of calpain 1 in brain tissue was significantly decreased from 3 days after CO poisoning (A value: 39.63±3.03 vs. 59.34±6.11, P < 0.05), and the protein expression of CaMK Ⅱ was significantly decreased from 1 day after CO poisoning (A value: 42.22±3.84 vs. 56.19±5.04, P < 0.05). Immunofluorescence double staining suggested that calpain 1 and CaMK Ⅱ protein could not only coexist in the same cell, but also could be expressed separately in different cells. Linear regression analysis showed that the expression of calpain 1 and CaMK Ⅱ was positively correlated (R 2= 0.852, P = 0.002). Conclusions NBP treatment could maintain ultrastructure integrity of hippocampus, balance the expression levels of calpain 1 and CaMK Ⅱproteins, and significantly improve cognitive impairment induced by CO poisoning, thus play a protective role against hippocampus damage in rats with acute severe CO poisoning.
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Objective To investigate the effect of Xing-Zhi-Yi-Nao (XZYN) particles on the expressions of Nogo and OMgp proteins in brain of rats after acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.Methods A total of 120 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal group,CO poisoning group and XZYN particles treatment group (40 rats in each group).The rats in CO poisoning group and treatment group of acute CO poisoning were established by using an animal chamber,and then received hyperbaric oxygen therapy.Meanwhile,rats in treatment group were further given additional XZYN particles twice a day by gavage.At 1 day,1 week,1 month and 2 months after CO poisoning,the neurobehavioral score of rats was evaluated by a Morris water maze test and a shuttle box test,and the expressions of neurite outgrowth inhibitor (Nogo) and oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein (OMgp) were investigated in rat brain tissue by immunohistochemistry staining and western blotting assay,respectively.Results Compared with those in normal control group((11.6±8.4)s,(41.8±4.4)%,(16.1±2.3)s,and (1.2±0.2)s),the escape latency in CO group was significantly prolonged ((14.1±6.1)s),and the T1/ T total was obviously decreased (23.6±2.4) %,the escape time ((26.3±3.8)s),the active escape latency ((2.3±0.3)s) were notably extended at 1 d (P1 week) in Xing-Zhi-Yi-Nao treatment group (P0.05).Conclusion The expression of Nogo and Omgp proteins may be associated with brain injury and demyelination in rats induced by CO poisoning.XZYN particles can down-regulate the expression of Nogo,and pave a way for the treatment of acute brain damage and delayed encephalopathy after CO poisoning.
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[Objective] To investigate the clinical characteristics and blood transfusion status of patients of liver cirrhosis and analyze its rationality.[Methods] We designed questionnaires to collect the data of patients admitted with liver cirrhosis including clinical features,blood transfusion,smoking,drinking and other living habits.We follow up the patients and analyze the blood transfusion rationality.[Results] Data on 198 patients was collected.34.8％ (69/198) of all patients were transfused at least one blood component.Total blood transfusion was 371 times,of which 52.2％ of the blood transfusion cases (36/69) were transfused with two or more blood during hospitalization.Among the 69 cases of blood transfusion,11 cases were treated with the first blood transfusion for the purpose of treatment and 58 cases for prevention.18 of those cases were infused with red blood cells of 90.5 units.54.55 ％ (60/110) and 60.91％ (67/110) of patients who had a pre-transfusion INR＞1.3 did not receive plasma.2.27％ (2/88) of patients who had a pre-transfusion INR≤1.3 received plasma.29.41％ (5/17)who had a pre-transfusion fib≤1.0 received cryoprecipitate.3.87％(7/181) who had a pre-transfusion fib＞1.0 received cryoprecipitate.[Conclusions] Blood transfusion is common in patients with liver cirrhosis.Empirical and preventive blood transfusion is common also.We should take a more scientific restrictive blood transfusion strategy.
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[Objective]To discuss the space-time background of Five Yun and Six Qi and know the historical background of Five Yun and Six Qi theory and the time and space span.[Methods] Using the method of literature studies to interpret space-time of Yun Qi theory using Nei Jing theory from the time and space background of Six Qi of Si Tian,60 Jia Zi,Sui Li,Four Seasons,Day and Night,Heaven and Earth,Five Orientations and so on.[Results]The theory of Five Yun and Six Qi consists of 60 Jia Zi and explores the movement rule of Five Yun and Six Qi,showing rules between the celestial motion,physioclimate and human life.The theory regards heaven and earth as the space background,exploring the relationship between physioclimate and life,holding that human lives on the Qi of heaven and earth.The operation of heaven and earth creates five orientations to match different weather.Regions vary because of different Qi of heaven and earth.The same region has different Qi of Yin and Yang because of high and low.[Conclusion]The theory of correspondence between man and universe is fully reflected in Time and Space which is the basis of the theory of Yun Qi in Nei Jing.