Association of NLRP2 gene polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Chinese Han population / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

Objective@#To evaluate the association between NLRP2(NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 2) gene polymorphisms and classical type 1 diabetes mellitus(T1DM) in Chinese Han population.@*Methods@#A case-control study was conducted in 510 classical T1DM patients from the Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology in the Second Xiangya Hospital affiliated to Central South University and 531 healthy controls in this region. The polymorphisms of rs1043673 in NLRP2 gene were analyzed by MassARRAY. Mann-Whitney U test and χ2 test were used to compare the differences between patients and controls. Logistic regression analysis and χ2 test were performed to compare the distributions of the alleles and genotypes between T1DM patients and controls. Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to compare the clinical characteristics of different genotypes in T1D patients.@*Results@#The differences of the allele and genotype distributions in rs1043673 of NLRP2 gene were not significant between patients and controls. The polymorphisms of rs1043673 were associated with fasting C-peptide(P=0.029), postprandial 2-h C-peptide(P=0.017), and titer of GADA(P=0.043) in T1DM patients.@*Conclusion@#The polymorphisms of NLRP2 gene were associated with the characteristics of T1DM patients.

Association of NLRP2 gene polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Chinese Han population / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

Objective:To evaluate the association between NLRP2(NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 2) gene polymorphisms and classical type 1 diabetes mellitus(T1DM) in Chinese Han population.Methods:A case-control study was conducted in 510 classical T1DM patients from the Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology in the Second Xiangya Hospital affiliated to Central South University and 531 healthy controls in this region. The polymorphisms of rs1043673 in NLRP2 gene were analyzed by MassARRAY. Mann- Whitney U test and χ2 test were used to compare the differences between patients and controls. Logistic regression analysis and χ2 test were performed to compare the distributions of the alleles and genotypes between T1DM patients and controls. Kruskal- Wallis H test was used to compare the clinical characteristics of different genotypes in T1D patients. Results:The differences of the allele and genotype distributions in rs1043673 of NLRP2 gene were not significant between patients and controls. The polymorphisms of rs1043673 were associated with fasting C-peptide( P=0.029), postprandial 2-h C-peptide( P=0.017), and titer of GADA( P=0.043) in T1DM patients. Conclusion:The polymorphisms of NLRP2 gene were associated with the characteristics of T1DM patients.

Rules of acupoints combination of ancient acupuncture for Xiaoke based on data mining technology / 中国针灸

The rules of acupoints combination of ancient acupuncture for Xiaoke are mainly explored. By retrieval on ancient literature, the database of acupuncture and moxibustion for Xiaoke is established; based on the database, association analysis between acupoints and symptoms is performed. According to the association analysis in 5 databases of Xiaoke database, Xiaoke database of kidney deficiency, Xiaoke-database of dry mnouth and thirst, Xiaoke database of difficult urination, Xiaoke database of drinking addiction, the results are mainly characterized with symptom differentiation combination, distal-local combination, local combination and front-back combination, which can nourish yin and clear heat. It is believed that establishment of TCM ancient literature database and exploration of data mining technology is a potential research orientation.

A literature review on acupuncture and moxibustion for prevention and treatment of lung cancer in SCI iournals (2003-2013) / 中国针灸

To explore the status of acupuncture and moxibustion for prevention and treatment of lung cancer in current years; literature regarding acupuncture and moxibustion for prevention and treatment of lung cancer between 2003 and 2013 from SCI journals was retrieved and analyzed. As a result, 20 papers were included, which were published in 17 journals including Journal of Clinical Oncology, Chest, Respirology and Lung Cancer, etc. Of them, 3 papers discussed the effects of acupuncture on progressing of lung cancer; 4 articles confirmed that acupuncture could reduce myelosuppression and digestive tract reactions induced by radiotherapy and chemotherapy; 6 papers showed that acupuncture could relieve pain or fatigue of lung cancer; 3 papers indicated that acupuncture could palliate dyspnea in lung cancer patients. It is concluded by domestic and overseas researches that acupuncture and moxibustion are effective and safe for symptoms of lung cancer, which is worthy of further study.