Comparison of the serum metabolic signatures based on 1H NMR between patients and a rat model of deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) have high morbidity, reduce quality of life, and can cause death. Biomarkers or genetic risk factors have not been identified in patients with DVT. In present study, serum of 61 patients suffering from DVT and a rat DVT model (n?=?10) were assayed by a proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) metabolomics technique combing with ...
Combining the randomized response technique and the network scale-up method to estimate the female sex worker population size: an exploratory study
OBJECTIVES:
Recall bias, barrier effects, transmission error, and response bias affecting the network scale-up method (NSUM) led the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World Health Organization to designate NSUM as a developing method for estimating the size of high-risk populations in 2010. The method has subsequently been adjusted for three of these biases. The present study, therefore, aimed to explore the combination of the randomized response technique (RRT) and NSUM to adjust the last remaining bias....
Persistently Increased Resting Energy Expenditure Predicts Short-Term Mortality in Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
OBJECTIVE:
Hypermetabolism based on measurements of resting energy expenditure (REE) is suggested to be a potential biomarker for predicting the clinical outcomes of some diseases. We aimed to evaluate the potential value of hypermetabolism for predicting the short-term (28-day) mortality of patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF)....
EFFECTIVENESS OF MODIFIED Ishiguro TECHNIQUE WITH STRENGTHENING PRESSURE IN TREATMENT OF BONY MALLET FINGERS
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effectiveness of modified Ishiguro technique with strengthening pressure in the treatment of bony mallet finger by comparing with the traditional Ishiguro technique.
METHODS:
Between May 2013 and May 2015, 31 cases of bony mallet finger were treated with traditional Ishiguro technique in 16 cases (control group) and with modified Ishiguro technique in 15 cases (improved group, the two Kirschner wires were bound, which were used to fix the distal interphalangeal joint and blocking avulsion fracture block in the classical Ishiguro technique, and play a continuous elastic compression). Difference was not significant in gender, age, cause of injury, injury finger, and the time from injury to operation between 2 groups (P > 0.05)....
EFFECT OF PASSIVE MOVEMENT ON EXPRESSION OF miRNA-1 AND DIFFERENTIATION OF MYOBLASTS IN DENERVATION-INDUCED SKELETAL MUSCLE ATROPHY IN RATS
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the expression of miRNA-1 in denervated skeletal muscle at different periods, and to explore effects of passive movement on the expression of miRNA-1 and differentiation of myoblasts in denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy in rats.
METHODS:
Twenty-seven Sprague Dawley rats, weighing (200±10) g, were randomly divided into sham-operated group (group A, n=3), denervated group (group B, n=12), and passive movement group (group C, n=12). After the right sciatic nerve was exposed and dissociated, the sciatic nerve of 1 cm in length was removed in groups B and C; resection was not performed in group A. At 1 day after ...
