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Objective To observe the effect of rosuvastatin on the expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) of renal tissue in patients with the early-stage diabetic nephropathy.Methods Sixty patients with early-stage diabetic nephropathy were divided into two groups by random digits table:rosuvastatin group and regular group.The patients were given 10 mg/d rosuvastatin besides the conventional treatment in rosuvastatin group.The levels of blood glucose,blood fat,renal function,high sensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP),urine albumin excretion rate(UAER) and the expression of VCAM-1 were observed.Results Compared with those before treatment,the levels of total cholesterol (TC),low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),trtglyeride (TG) showed no decrease after treatment [(5.83 ± 1.02),(3.48 ±0.60),(7.12 ±0.99) mmol/L] in regular group (P ＞0.05),but significantly decreased in rosuvastatin group [ (4.51 ± 0.95 ),( 3.18 ± 0.47),(7.02 ± 0.87 ) mmol/L ] (P ＜ 0.01 ).The levels of UAER and hs-CRP were significantly decreased in regular group and rosuvastatin group after treatment [ (78.3 ±31.7),(53.8 ± 24.9) μ g/min,and (2.15 ± 0.48),( 1.59 ± 0.55) mg/L] (P＜ 0.01 ),then rosuvastatin groupwas more conspicuous than regular group (P ＜ 0.05 ).The expression of VCAM-1 was less in rosuvastatin group than that in regular group.Conclusion Rosuvastatin can down-regulate the expression of VCAM-1 of kidney tissues in patients with the early-stage diabetic nephropathy and these indicate that rosuvastatin can reduce urine protein by inhibiting the inflammatory process.
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[Objective]To test and prove the mushroom shaped surface prosthesis of femoral head not only can be a weight-bearing device,but also could reduce stress-shelter and achieve long-term stability.[Method]A simplified three-dimensional model of femoral head was made.And the biomechanics of femoral head were compared by finite element analysis in two states:with and without the replacement.[Result]It showed that the maximum of strees in famoral head was less than 40Mpa,consequently the replacement had sufficient strength to meet its basic function.Furthermore,the prosthesis bear the force both at up part and down.Therefore it reduced stress-shelter.[Conclusion]This prosthesis can achieve immediate and long-term stability.And it provides new ideas for designing the femoral head resurfacing prosthesis.
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Objective To address the medical problems, in treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head, on loosening and subsidence of the prosthesis of femoral head. A set of Mushroom Shaped Surface Prosthesis of Femoral Head was designed. Methods Based on biomechanical of the femoral head and the principle of transferring the force through femoral head while reducing stress-sheltered, nickel-titanium alloy and other new medical alloy materials were used to develop a prosthesis, which not only can be a weight-bearing device, but also promotes bone-growth. Results The prosthesis is novel, compact and little-volume, and the manipulation of surgery is convenient and secure. Conclusion The design of this prosthesis can provide new ways or ideas for designing the femoral head replacement prosthesis to solve problems on loosening and subsidence.
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Haloacetic acids are the main disinfection by-products in chlorinated drinking water,which are known or suspected to carcinogenic. Many countries have promulgated haloacetic acids as the routine monitoring item for drinking water safety. In order to better control the formation of haloacetic acids in chlorinated drinking water,many techniques and analysis methods were exploited. This review summarized the development of techniques and analysis methods and the comparative analysis was conducted in technique cost,method detection limit,sensitivity,resistance to disturb and sample pretreatment. The electrospray mass spectrometry is the best choice,but the instrument and operation cost is much higher,so the standard method based on the gas chromatography will still be the popular method for drinking water quality analysis.
