The Qinling-Daba Mountain area, an essential ecological conservation zone in China, occupies a pivotal position in the pursuit of carbon neutrality. Using diverse data sources, including temperature, precipitation, solar radiation, and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, we refined the CASA model by replacing model indicators. This enhanced model simulated the net primary productivity of vegetation in the Qinling-Daba Mountain area from 2001 to 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao
April 2019
Objective To investigate the changes of serum melatonin(MLT)and glutathione(GSH)levels in patients with Parkinson's disease(PD)and explore their relationships with disease severity,cognitive dysfunction,and sleep disorders. Methods Totally 50 PD patients treated in our center from September 2017 to February 2018 were enrolled as the PD group,and 50 healthy controls matched with age and sex as the control group.The improved Hoehn and Yahr scale was used to assess the severity of PD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFYing Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao
December 2018
Understanding landscape pattern change and its response to anthropogenic disturbance is of great significance for ecosystem conservation and management. Based on high-precision land use data from 1980 to 2015, we studied the spatial and temporal changes of landscape patterns in the Qinling Mountains and its response to anthropogenic disturbance by using the landscape pattern vulnerability index and human disturbance degree constructed by the landscape pattern index and the surface coverage classification system. The results showed that the degree of landscape fragmentation gradually increased in the Qinling Mountains.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe used the correlation analysis of Larix chinensis tree-ring width chronologies, meteorological data as well as regional NDVI data to reconstruct the NDVI sequence variation of the north and south aspects of Taibai Mountain Nature Reserve in the recent 172 years. The results showed that the NDVI variation of Taibai Mountain Nature Reserve was consistent with plant growth dyna-mics. Hydrothermal condition in growing season was the dominant factor controlling NDVI changes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple Sclerosis (MS), is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system that leads to chronic demyelination with axonal damage and neuronal loss. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising therapeutic approach for MS. In the current study, we investigated the effects of MSCs derived from the human umbilical cord (UCMSC) transfected by sphingosine kinase 1 (SPK1) gene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci
April 2016
This study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of early application of citicoline in the treatment of patients with acute stroke by meta-analysis. Randomized controlled trials published until May 2015 were electronically searched in MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, WHO International Clinical Trial Registration Platform, Clinical Trial.gov, and China Biology Medicine disc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aims to explore the protection effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on PC12 cells apoptosis mediated by transient axonal glycoprotein 1 (TAG1).
Methods: PC12 cells were divided into control group, Aβ25-35 group and BMSCs + Aβ25-35 group. The effects of BMSCs on PC12 cells treated by Aβ25-35 were detected using MTT, Hoechst 33258 and Annexin V-FITC/PI staining methods.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
June 2011
Objective: This study was to examine the relation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and renal insufficiency in cardiovascular patients with high risk.
Methods: PAD, defined as an ankle brachial index (ABI) ≤ 0.9 in either leg and renal insufficiency, defined as an estimated creatinine clearance (CRCL) < 60 ml×min(-1)×1.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
April 2007