To develop a detection method for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of bronchial asthma (BA) susceptibility genes (, and ) based on fluorescence PCR melting curves. Peripheral blood samples from 33 patients with BA were collected. DNA was extracted, and positive plasmids were constructed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare, life-threatening disease resulting from excessive activation and non-malignant proliferation of macrophages and T lymphocytes. Whether it can be caused by cholecystitis has not yet been reported in the world.
Case Report: A 4-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with cholecystitis.
We evaluated the efficacy and safety of stir-fried white pepper in the treatment of infant and children diarrhea. This was a randomized trial conducted in the pediatric emergency department of the hospital affiliated to Jining Medical College. One hundred seventy four patients were selected from outpatients from 2011 to 2012.
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August 2013
Aim: The roles of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and myocyte enhancer factor 2 isoforms (MEF2A, D) as mediators of the effects of ethanol on glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) expression are unclear. We studied the effects of ethanol in adipocytes in vivo and in vitro.
Methods: Thirty-six male Wistar rats were divided into three groups and given ethanol in a single daily dose of 0, 0.