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Background Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic organic fluorides, which have adverse health effects on brain function, and limited research has been conducted on their effects on depression. Objective To assess potential correlation between serum PFAS and depression. Methods Using the 2015—2016 and 2017—2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) datasets, 2626 subjects with complete relevant information in people ≥20 years old were selected. Logistic regression and restricted cubic splines were used to analyze the association and dose-response relationship between serum PFAS concentration and depression. Subgroup analysis was performed on sex, age, race, education level, marital status, family income to poverty ratio, moderate exercise, body mass index, and drinking status. Results Among the 2626 subjects, there were 666 patients (25.4%) with mild or above depression. After adjusting for race, education level, marital status, body mass index, moderate exercise, drinking history, cotinine, and other types of PFAS, serum perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was positively associated with the risk of depression (OR=1.85, 95%CI: 1.14, 3.02), and showed a nonlinear dose-response relationship (χ2=6.37, Pnonlinear=0.012). Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) was inversely associated with the risk of depression (OR=0.23, 95%CI: 0.14, 0.39), and showed a linear dose-response relationship (Ptrend<0.001, χ2=35.13, Poverall<0.001). After subgroup analysis, it was found that males, 20-39 year-olds and 40-64 year-olds were more sensitive to PFNA exposure (OR=0.15, 95%CI: 0.06, 0.37; OR=0.16, 95%CI: 0.06, 0.40; OR=0.18, 95%CI: 0.08, 0.39). PFOS only showed a statistically significant health effect in people aged 20-39 years (OR=3.00, 95%CI: 1.14, 7.94). In addition, among subgroups of non-Hispanic blacks, cohabitants, current drinkers, high school graduates, and obese patients, exposure to PFAS was significantly associated with the risk of depression. Conclusion PFOS exposure may be associated with increased levels of depression, whereas PFNA exposure may be protective.
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Objective To explore the current situation and influencing factors on Classroom Mobile Phone Dependence Syndrome (CMPDS) among college students,and to provide scientific basis for guiding college students to use mobile phones reasonably and healthily.Methods Stratified cluster sampling method was used.Students from different majors and different grades in Lanzhou University were included as the research objects.Classes were recognized as a unit in receiving basic field investigation in this questionnaire related study.Informed consent principles were followed and process of survey was anonymously carried out.Results The overall rate of CMPDS in college students was 8.7％,including ‘mild rate'as 6.6％ and ‘seriously mild rate'as 2.1％.No significant differences were found on genders or grades.Factors as shopping in the classroom shopping (OR=3.720),being bored on courses (OR=1.740),WiFi coverage (OR=1.787),time of practice in the classrooms (OR=1.514),and the total time of daily mobile phone use (OR=1.513) etc,appeared as risk factors related to CMPDS among the college students.However.shooting courseware (OR=0.579) appeared as a protective factor.Conclusions Rate of CMPDS was high in college students and we suggested to form a joint task force among the college authority,teachers and students to work on the related problems.Hopefully,the serious CMPDS condition will be minimized and both physical and mental health of the college students be improved.
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Objective To explore the current situation and influencing factors on Classroom Mobile Phone Dependence Syndrome (CMPDS) among college students,and to provide scientific basis for guiding college students to use mobile phones reasonably and healthily.Methods Stratified cluster sampling method was used.Students from different majors and different grades in Lanzhou University were included as the research objects.Classes were recognized as a unit in receiving basic field investigation in this questionnaire related study.Informed consent principles were followed and process of survey was anonymously carried out.Results The overall rate of CMPDS in college students was 8.7％,including ‘mild rate'as 6.6％ and ‘seriously mild rate'as 2.1％.No significant differences were found on genders or grades.Factors as shopping in the classroom shopping (OR=3.720),being bored on courses (OR=1.740),WiFi coverage (OR=1.787),time of practice in the classrooms (OR=1.514),and the total time of daily mobile phone use (OR=1.513) etc,appeared as risk factors related to CMPDS among the college students.However.shooting courseware (OR=0.579) appeared as a protective factor.Conclusions Rate of CMPDS was high in college students and we suggested to form a joint task force among the college authority,teachers and students to work on the related problems.Hopefully,the serious CMPDS condition will be minimized and both physical and mental health of the college students be improved.
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Objective:To obtain a high specificity and high affinity anti-human PD-L1 monoclonal antibody which can be used for clinical diagnosis and block PD-L1 and PD-1 binding.Methods:BALB/c mice were immunized with recombinant PD-L1 protein.The positive cell clones stably secreting anti-human PD-L1 monoclonal antibody were obtained by classical hybridoma cell fusion technique.The specificity,affinity,subtype and other characteristics of the antibody were identified by ELISA.Immunofluorescence and indirect immunofluorescence were used to detect the tumor cells.Antibody blocking activity was confirmed by tumor killing test.Results:Two cell strains stably secreting monoclonal antibodies against human PD-LI were screened out.Abl and Ab2 had high titer and affinity.The antibody titers were 1:2.56×106 and 1:3×105,and the affinity was 1.5×109 L/mol and 2.5×10s L/mol respectively.There was no cross reaction between these two antibodies and PD-L2.Immunoblotting,indirect immunofluorescence confirmed that the antibody can be used to the diagnosis.Experiment showed that PD-L1 antibodies can increases tumor-killing activity of CIK cells.Conclusion:Two hybridoma cell lines capable of stably secreting highly specific and high affinity anti-human PD-L1 monoclonal antibody are obtained.They can specifically bind to PD-L1 molecules on tumor cells and can be used to the diagnosis of tumor phenotype and prognosis.Antibody blocking function can be applied to combined CIK cell immunotherapy.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the current status of the disease burden of liver cancer in Jinchang cohort.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>All the liver cancer death data from 2001 to 2013 and medical records of liver cancer cases from 2001 to 2010 in Jinchang cohort were collected for the analyses of the mortality, standardized mortality, potential years of life lost (PYLL) and working PYLL (WPYLL) associated with liver cancer. Spearman correlation and the average growth rate were used to analyze the trends.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 207 liver cancer deaths occurred in Jinchang cohort from 2001 to 2013, accounting for 16.68% of total cancer deaths. There were 259 liver cancer inpatients, accounting for 6.79% of the total cancer cases inpatients, in which 83 died (32.05%). Liver cancer death mainly occurred in males, accounting for 88.89%, and the liver cancer deaths in females accounted for 11.11%. The standardized mortality rate was 42.32/100,000 in males and 15.31/100,000 in females. The growth rate of liver cancer mortality was 5.62% from 2001 to 2013. Liver cancer deaths mainly occurred in age groups 60-69 years (26.57%) and 50-59 years (24.15%). The PYLL was 2906.76 person-years, the average PYLL was 14.04 years. The WPYLL was 1477.00 person-years and the average WPYLL was 7.14 years. The direct economic burden of liver cancer was 6270.78 Yuan per person, 301.75 Yuan per day. The average stay of hospitalization was 21.32 days.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The mortality rate of liver cancer is increasing and the disease burden is still heavy.</p>
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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , China , Epidemiology , Cohort Studies , Cost of Illness , Hospitalization , Economics , Liver Neoplasms , Economics , MortalityABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the current status of lung cancer disease burden in Jinchang cohort.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>In this historical cohort study, the mortality data of the lung cancer from 2001 to 2013 and medical records of the lung cancer cases from 2001 to 2010 in Jinchang cohort were used, analyze mortality, direct economic burden, potential years of life lost (PYLL) and working PYLL (WPYLL) associated with lung cancer.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 434 lung cancer deaths occurred in Jinchang cohort from 2001 to 2013. The crude mortality rate of lung cancer was 78.06 per 100,000 from 2001 to 2013, with the increasing rate of 4.77%. The mortality rate of lung cancer in males and females were about 108.90 per 100,000 and 26.08 per 100,000 with the increasing rate of 4.24% and 6.91%, respectively. During the thirteen years, the PYLL and average PYLL (APYLL) of lung cancer were 3 721.71 person-years and 8.58 years. The APYLL of lung cancer in females (15.94 years) was higher than that in males (7.87 years). The WPYLL and the average WPYLL (AWPYLL) of lung cancer were 1161.00 person-years and 2.68 years, respectively. The AWPYLL of lung cancer was also higher in females than in males. The direct economic burden of lung cancer from 2001 to 2010 in Jinchang cohort was 6309.39 Yuan per case with no increased trend.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Lung cancer is the main health problem in Jinchang cohort, causing heavy disease burden.</p>
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Female , Humans , Male , China , Epidemiology , Cohort Studies , Cost of Illness , Lung Neoplasms , Economics , MortalityABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the clinical effects and the serous estradiol change of patients with menopause syndrome using Xianling Gubao capsules for treatment.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>110 patients with manopause syndrome who were diagnosized by clinic index were recruited for the study. They were divided into two groups randomly. The treatment group were dealed with Xianling Gubao capsules and the control group with placebo of starch capsules for 8 weeks. The menopausal Kupperman index was used to assess change in menopausal symptoms before and after treatment. At the same time, serous estradiol and the thickness of uterine endometrium was evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The Kupperman index were improved apparently in treatment group after treatment (P < 0.01). The serous estradiol level of treatment group was increased apparently after treatment (P < 0.05). However, There were no statistical deference in the thickness of uterine endometrium in the treatment and the control group before and after treatment.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The treatment using Xianling Gubao capsules for patients with menopause syndrome could improve the clinic symptoms, increase the serous estradiol level, but do not increase the risk of endometrial hyperplasia.</p>
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Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Capsules , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Therapeutic Uses , Endometrium , Metabolism , Menopause , Metabolism , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the preventative effect of perioperative intervention to lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) after gynecologic surgery. Methods The 1062 patients, who received gynecologic surgery during 2007 June to 2008 June, were derided into intervention and nonintervention groups randomizely. According to the risk factors of DVT, the patients in intervention group were divided into 4 subgroups: low, mid, high and extremely high rise Each group had its own preventive measures. If patients had spontaneous pain, tenderness and swelling, positivity of Neuhof or Homan syndrome, and extension of one low extremity superficial vein, the low extremity color Doppler ultrasound would be carried out immediately. The ultrasound would also be routinely carried out in the high and extremely high risk groups in intervention group after 2 and 7 days after surgery. A prospective study was carried out investigating incidence of DVT and coagulation function perioperation. The vein blood samples were taken at in a week before surgery and 48 hours post-operation. Results The incidence of DVT of intervention group was 1.10% (6/546), and in nonintervention group, the incidence was 3.29% (17/ 516). There was significant difference between two groups (P<0.05). The incidence of DVT in extremely high risk subgroup was 21.05% (4/19), which was significantly higher than that of low(0), mid(0) and high risk groups[2.13% (2/94), P<0.05]. D-dimer, antithrombin-Ⅲ(AT-Ⅲ) post-operation were all higher than that pre-operation in the two groups, but there was no significant difference (P>0.05). The indexes of coagulation system, such as blood platelet count, prothrombin time (PT), active partial throraboplastin time (APTT), fibrinogen (Fbg), thrombin time (TT), tissue-plasminogen activator (t-PA), plasminogen activator inhibitor(PAI), were not significantly changed perioperation (P>0.05 in all pre-or post-operation indexes). Conclusions Perioperative intervention measurement according to different risk of DVT could cut down the incidence of DVT. DVT preventive intervention is suggested to high and extremely high risk people.
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AIM: To obtain GST fusion protein of hSP17 gene and construct the recombinant plasmid for expression in E. coli. METHODS: Total fragment of hSP17 cDNA gene were amplified by RT-PCR, then subcoloned into pGEX-3b to generate recombinant hSP17/pGEX. Right orientation of insert are identified by restricted enzyme digestion. Transform the correct recombinant plasmid into the E. coli DH5a. The expression of fusion proteins hSP17-GST were induced by adding isopropylthiogalactoside (IPTG). RESULTS and CONCLUSION: The recombinant plasmid hSP17/pGEX-3b could express effectively in E.coli and a high level of fusion protein hsp17-GST with the predicted molecular weight was detected.
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Objective To investigate the effects and outcomes of four procedures for hysterectomy. Method Retrospectively, we analyzed the clinical characteristics of 756 cases who respectively received hysterectomy by total abdominohysterectomy (TAH,260 cases), modified abdominohysterectomy (MAH, 180 cases), transvaginal hysterectomy (TVH, 106 cases), or laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)(210 cases) and compared their effects and outcomes. Results The average operation time of TAH(98 ?23)minutes, MAH(67?18)minutes, TVH (63?19)minutes and LAVH(99?35)minutes. The average operation time of LAVH and TAH groups was significantly longer than that of TVH and MAH groups (P
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Objective To establish and optimize three-cube FRET assay in living cells and analyze subunit assembling of iGluR receptors. Methods Taking HEK293 cells cotransfed with pECFP and pEYFP as negative control, and those transfected with pECFP-YFP as positive control,different calculation methods using fluorescence microscopy were compared. Results These calculation methods were all suitable for FRET measurement in the system. but the measurement results were affected by the ratio of Donor/Acceptor (D/A) in some degree,and different calculation methods have different optimized conditions. FRET measurement using FR value showed subunit specific assembly of iGluR subtypes.Conclusion There are different optimized conditions for these different calculation methods in the three-cube FRET measurement system,and a further evidence is provided for subunit specific assembling of iGluR subtypes from the FRET assay.
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Objective To investigate the developmental profiles on surface expression and colocalization of NMDA receptor and AMPA receptor on dendritic structures in cultured hippocampal neurons of rats. Methods Two vectors expressing green fluorescent protein tagged GluR1 subunit(GFP-GluR1) and FLAG tagged NR2B subunit(FLAG-NR2B) were co-transfected into cultured hippocampal neurons at 5 days in vitro(DIV5).Surface expressed GFP-GluR1 containing AMPA receptor clusters and FLAG-NR2B containing NMDA receptor clusters were then labeled in living neurons by using anti-GFP primary antibody followed by Alex488-conjugated secondary antibody,and anti-FLAG primary antibody followed by Cy3-conjugated secondary antibody.Furthermore,distribution of the surface clusters was observed on the detailed dendritic structures visualized with co-expression of cyan fluorescent protein tagged actin(CFP-Actin). Results The numbers for GluR1 containing AMPA receptor clusters,NR2B containing NMDA receptor clusters,and colocalized receptor clusters per 100*!?m dendrite in DIV7 and DIV14 neurons were 59.2?5.6 and 74.8?3.1(P