Associations of Sex Steroids With Changes in Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound Measurements: A Longitudinal Study in Chinese Male Adolescents.

This 2-year longitudinal study aimed to detect the associations of sex steroids, sex hormone-binding globulin with bone parameters and the changes thereof in Chinese male adolescents. A total of 642 male students aged 12-16 years from a secondary school in Jiangmen, China, were included. Total testosterone (T), total oestradiol (E2), and sex hormone-binding globulin were measured by chemiluminescence immunoassay. The bioavailable T (BioT) and E2 (BioE2) were calculated. The speed of sound, broadband ultrasound attenuation, and stiffness index of the right heel were measured by Sahara Clinical Bone Sonometer at both baseline and 2-year follow-up. The confounding effects of age, height, weight, pubertal stage, physical activity, energy-adjusted dietary calcium intake, and dietary vitamin D intake were adjusted. The baseline value of each bone parameter was also adjusted in the longitudinal analysis. Results showed that total T and BioT were positively associated with bone parameters and changes in them (ß = 0.076-0.115, p < 0.05). A threshold effect of BioT on broadband ultrasound attenuation, stiffness index and their changes were also observed. Positive associations between BioT and bone mass gain were observed only in individuals with BioT levels <240.0 ng/dl (ß = 0.088-0.131, p < 0.05). Moreover, total E2 or BioE2 were found to be inversely associated with speed of sound and its change (ß = -0.109 to -0.077, p < 0.05). This study supported that in Chinese male adolescents, serum T was a positive predictor for bone formation with a threshold effect, and E2 could have influence on the changes in bone architecture during puberty. These findings may improve the understanding of the effects of sex steroids on the acceleration of bone formation in male adolescents and provide useful information for the prediction model establishment of peak bone mass.

Triglyceride to HDL-C ratio and increased arterial stiffness in apparently healthy individuals.

OBJECTIVES: High triglycerides and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol are important cardiovascular risk factors. Triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL-C) has been reported to be useful in predicting cardiovascular disease. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is a valid and reproducible measurement by which to assess arterial stiffness and a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis. However, there is limited evidence about the relationship between them. Therefore, we tested the hypotheses that TG/HDL-C is associated with baPWV in healthy individuals. METHODS: Fasting lipid profiles, baPWV and clinical data were measured in 1498 apparently healthy, medication-free subjects (926 men, 572 women) who participated in a routine health screening from 2011 to 2013. Participants were stratified into quartiles of TG/HDL-C ratio. BaPWV > 1400 cm/s was defined as abnormal baPWV, Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify associations of TG/HDL-C quartiles and baPWV, after adjusting for the presence of conventional cardiovascular risk factors. RESULTS: In both genders, we observed positive relationships between TG/HDL-C quartiles and BMI, systolic BP, diastolic BP, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-C, triglycerides, uric acid, and percentages of high baPWV. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that baPWV abnormality OR value of the highest TG/HDL-C quartiles was 1.91 (95% CI: 1.11-3.30, P < 0.05) and 2.91 (95% CI: 1.02-8.30, P < 0.05) in male and female after adjusting for age, systolic BP, diastolic BP, BMI, fasting plasma glucose, LDL-C, uric acid and estimated glomerular filtration rate when compared with the lowest TG/HDL-C quartiles. CONCLUSION: Increased TG/HDL-C was independently associated with baPWV abnormality in apparently healthy individuals.

(Acetato-κO)bis-(2,2'-bipyridyl-κN,N')copper(II)-ethyl sulfate-methyl sulfate (1/0.5/0.5).

In the title complex, [Cu(C(2)H(3)O(2))(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)](CH(3)CH(2)OSO(3))(0.5)(CH(3)OSO(3))(0.5), the Cu(II) ion is bis-chelated by two 2,2'-bipyridine lignds and coordinated by an O atom of an acetate ligand in a CuN(4)O disorted square-pyramidal environment. In the structure, equal amounts of methyl sulfate and ethyl sulfate anions are disordered on the same crystallographic sites. The crystal structure is stabilized by weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O inter-actions.

Redermination of 9,9'-bianthracene-10,10'(9H,9'H)-dione.

The crystal structure of the title compound, C(28)H(18)O(2), was originally determined by Ehrenberg [(1967 ▶). Acta Cryst. 22, 482-487] using intensity data obtained from Weissenberg photographs. The current determination provides a crystal and mol-ecular structure with a significantly higher precision and presents standard uncertainties on geometric parameters which are not available from the original work. The mol-ecule lies on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis which bis-ects the C-C bond [1.603 (3) Å] which joins the two anthracen-9(10H)-one units.