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Objective To construct a recombinant adenovirus vector ( Ad-hIL-17F) expressing human interleukin 17F (hIL-17F) and to investigate the effects of expressed hIL-17F on angiogenesis. Methods The hIL-17F fragments was amplified by PCR using pUCm-T/hIL-17F plasmids as templates and then cloned into pAdTrack-CMV transfer vector to form pAdTrack-CMV-hIL-17F.The pAdTrack-CMV-hIL-17F transfer vector was linearized with PmeI digestion and then transformed into competent BJ 5183 with pAdEasy-1 backbone vector for homologous recombination .Then it was linearized with PacI digestion and transfected into human embryonic kidney 293 (QBI-293A) cells to construct Ad-hIL-17F.RT-PCR analysis and indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA) were performed to determine the expressions of hIL-17F.MTT assay was used to detect the inhibitory effects on cell growth of ECV 304 .The expressions of VEGF and Ang-1 in 293 A and ECV304 cells were measured by ELISA .The effects of Ad-hIL-17 F on the expressions of VEGF in 293A cells were analyzed by Real-Time PCR.Results The sequencing result verified that hIL-17F gene fragment was correctly inserted in the vector .The expressions of hIL-17F gene at mRNA and pro-tein levels were confirmed by RT-PCR and IFA.Ad-hIL-17F could significantly inhibit the growth of ECV304 cells and down-regulate the expressions of VEGF and Ang-1 in 293A and ECV304 cells.Conclu-sion Ad-hIL17F expressing hIL-17F was successfully constructed .The expressed hIL-17F could inhibit the angiogenesis through down-regulating the expressions of VEGF and Ang-1.
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Objective To analyze the distribution and evolution of the risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in middle-aging males, and provide the evidence for the prevention and treatment of male patients with CHD. Methods 1639 male people over 45 years old were enrolled in the study. They were divided into non- senile group (45-59 years old) and senile group (60-93 years old).The subjects over 60 years old were further divided into three groups:60-69 years old group, 70-79 years old group, 80-93 years old group. The interrelation between the risk factors of CHD and aging was analyzed. Results The prevalence rates of drinking, smoking, diastolic hypertension and low HDL-C in non-senile group were much higher than those in senile group (x2=28.80,18.35,15.72,17.84,P<0.01). In contrast, the prevalence rates of overweight, systolic hypertension, fasting hyperglycemia,postprandial hyperglycemia in senile group were significantly higher than those in non senile group. The prevalence rates of high triglyceride in non- senile group and senile group were 18.0% and 16.2% respectively(P>0.05). The prevalence rates of high cholesterol in non- senile group and senile group were 36.9% and 31.5% respectively(P>0.05). There was a significant decrease in the prevalence rates of overweight, postprandial hyperglycemia (P<0.05) and drinking,smoking, diastolic hypertension, high triglyeeride (P<0.01) in over 70-year+old males. And the prevalence rates of overweight, postprandial hyperglycemia, high triglyceride of over 80-year-old males were higher than those of over 70-year-old males (x2=10.05,4.16,5.97,P＜0.01). However,the prevalence rates of systolic hypertension of over 80-year-old males were lower than those of over 70-year-old males (X2=21.25,P＜0.01). There was no significant change in other risk factors of CHD at different ages of senile group. Conclusions For non-senile males, the important measures to treat the risk factors of CHD should include stopping smoking, restricting alcohol, eating low fat diet, changing bad life habits, controlling diastolic hypertension and modifying lipid. In contrast, for senile males, more attention should he paid to limiting total energy intake, increasing sports, losing weight, controlling systolic hypertension, hyperglycemia and modifying lipid.
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@#Objective To evaluate the effect of health education on the old male patients with primary hypertension.Methods 120 old male patients with primary hypertension were randomly selected from the whole group and educated with health knowledge related to blood hypertension, and the changes of life style and blood pressure after health education were recorded.Results Most of the patients changed their unhealthy life style. Among these patients, more than 80% were able to have a stable emotion, regular daily life, stop smoking and less drinking, there were 66% cases with a healthy diet. The systolic pressure of the patients declined significantly after health education (P<0.01).Conclusion The health education is an efficient way to control hypertension in the official-service outpatient department.
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@#Objective To investigate the factors related to the depression in the retired old army officers in Beijing, to establish effective nursing intervention on these factors. Methods Various factors related to depression were investigate using questionnaire in 500 retired army officers. Results Among 500 subjects, 23.0% (115/500) were with minor depression, 6.4% (32/500) with moderate depression, while 1.6% with severe depression. Subjects whose wife were still alive had much less incurrence rate of depression than ones remarried or widowed. The less time after retirement and less satisfaction in life were other important factors related to depression. Conclusion Psychological care should be emphasized on widowed, freshly retired, or people feeling less satisfactory in life. Active nursing intervention should be applied to lower the harmful effect of depression on health.
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@#ObjectiveTo investigate the anxiety and its interrelated factors of elderly outpatients. MethodsZung self-rating anxiety scale was used to evaluate 971 elderly outpatients, the scores between different sex, age, degree of education, etc. were compared. ResultsThe scores may become significantly different with the patients' sex, age, degree of education, satisfaction in regards to medical service and recognition of the disease(P<0.05).ConclusionFactors such as sex, age, degree of education, satisfaction of medical service, etc, deeply affect the anxiety in elderly outpatients.
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Objective To explore the prevalence and clinical features of hyperuricemia in elderly people and to analyze the influencing factors of hyperuricemia in elderly people. Methods Serum uric acid (SUA) levels in 1500 elderly people were examined by the uricase-peroxidase enzymatic method .Clinical parameters of hyperuricemia group and normal SUA group were comparatively analyzed. Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of SUA in elderly people. Results In 264 out of 1500 (17.6%) the SUA level were increased. The ratio of male to female in the hyperuricemia group was 256:8. The proportion of the patients with increased SUA levels, mean level of SUA, serum urea nitrogen, serum creatinine and serum triglyceride were all increased with age. As compared with the normal SUA group, the hyperuricemia group were more prone to have adiposis hepatica (P
