Achievement of ABC goals and thrir association with serum creatinine and urea nitrogen among community middle aged and elderly diabetics / 上海预防医学

Objective To investigate the achievement of HbAlc ( A) ,blood pressure ( B) ,and LDL-C ( C) control goals of diabetes and explore their association with indices of renal function among diabetics in community. Methods A total of 388 diabetes patients aged 45 years and older were enrolled who received physical examination in a community.In addition to blood pressure (BP),were measured fasting blood glucose,glycated hemoglobin ( HbAlc) ,serum lipid,creatinine,and urea nitrogen. Results In this investigation only 1.8%of diabetes patients achieved ABC goals.And 34.0% achieved none of the three and 45.9%reached only one of the three.In the 388 diabetes patients,54.6%had HbAlc<7%,25.0%LDL-C <2.6 mmol/L,and 8.2% BP<130/80 mmHg.The levels of serum creatinine and urea nitrogen were elevated with age and not found to have association with the achievement of ABC goals. Conclusion Poor achievement of ABC goals was among diabetics in community.The effective control of blood pressure and LDL contributes to improvement of comprehensive control levels for diabetics.

Anti-fatigue effects of polysaccharides extracted from Portulaca oleracea L. in mice.

Portulaca oleracea L. has been used as a food and medicinal plant for thousands of years in China. Polysaccharides extracted from P. oleracea L. (POP) are its main bioactive compound and have multiple pharmacological activities. However, anti-fatigue effects of POP have not yet been tested. This study was designed to investigate the anti-fatigue effects of POP in mice using the rotarod and forced swimming tests. The mice were randomly divided into four groups, namely normal control group, low-dose POP supplementation group, medium-dose POP supplementation group and high-dose POP supplementation group. The normal control group received distilled water and the supplementation groups received different doses of POP (75, 150 and 300 mg/kg, respectively). The POP or distilled water was administered orally and daily for 30 day. After 30 days, the rotarod and forced swimming tests were performed and then several biochemical parameters related to fatigue were determined. The data showed that POP prolonged the riding times and exhaustive swimming times of mice, decreasing blood lactic acid and serum urea nitrogen levels, as well as increasing the liver and muscle glycogen contents. These results indicated that POP had the anti-fatigue effects.

Effect of maple syrup on fatigue resistance in mice / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

Objective To investigate the effect of maple syrup on fatigue resistance in mice. Methods Totally forty Kunming mice were divided randomly into normal control group, low-dose maple syrup group (1.25g/kg), medium-dose maple syrup group (2.50g/kg), and high-dose maple syrup group (5.00g/kg). Mice were continuously given water and maple syrup through mouth for 30 days. Various groups swam for 10min. The contents of blood lactic acid were measured at swimming 0min, 10min and resting 30min. The contents of hemoglobin, blood lactic acid, serum urea nitrogen, muscle glycogen, and liver glycogen of various group mice were detected after resting 30min. Results The content of serum urea nitrogen of three maple syrup groups was less than that in normal control group (P

Significance of Low Serum Urea Nitrogen Concentrations / 영남의대학술지

The prevalence of low serum urea nitrogen concentrations (<6 mg/dL) in our patient population was 3.8% (452 per 11,911 determinations), representing 372 individual cases. Of these, 323 of the patients' charts were located, reviewed, and classified into disease groups. Malignant tumor was found in 25.1% of the 323 patients, the remaining patients without malignant tumor had various clinical conditions; pregnancy (19.5%), infectious diseases (12.1%), trauma (10.2%), cerebrovascular accident (6.2%), hepatopathy (5.3%), and miscellaneous conditions (21.6%). The prevalence in female and young aged patients under 5 years was considered due to the lower reference range in these groups than in that of female adult groups, and moreover pregnancy in another superimposing factor in the former group. In regards to the causes of this condition, our study corresponded well to the textbook cited etiology of the low serum nitrogen concentration, although malnutrition and hepatopathy were inverted in their incidental order. We postulated, through the present study, that the low serum urea nitrogen concentration is not pathognomonic findings to suggest specific disease or conditions, but rather to reflect patient's general conditions such as hydration, nutrition, or administration of certain drugs.