Heavy metals (HMs) pollution in agricultural soil-rice systems has attracted worldwide attention as it directly threatens regional ecological security and human health. To understand the heavy metal pollution of agriculture soil and rice in the high geological background areas, a total of 200 paddy soil and rice samples were collected in southeast Chongqing. The concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in paddy soil and rice were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Atherosclerosis (AS) is a common pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Puerarin (Pue) is a Chinese herbal remedy used to prevent and treat AS. Here, this research investigated the effect of Pue on AS progression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPuerarin (Pue) has significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This work was designed to clarify and investigate the potential mechanisms of Pue in atherosclerosis (AS) progression. In vivo, acrolein (Acr) was inhaled through drinking water to construct AS model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To observe roproductive hormone levels in varicocele patients during a cycle (6 years) of Wu Yun Liu Qi, and explore whether the cycle had effect on the roproductive hormone levels. Methods: Data of roproductive hormone levels in varicocele patients from 2015 to 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. FSH、LH、T、PRL、E2 levels and T/E2 ratio were compared among the six years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPoly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) have gained widespread attention in recent years due to their excellent properties similar to both ionic liquids and polymers. However, their further applications are limited because abundant and flexible ions easily block nanopores in the PIL catalysts, thus blocking the active sites and ultimately leading to decreased catalytic activity. This work reports the synthesis of a PIL/graphene composite catalyst (iPOP-ZnTPy@GNFs) based on an surface preparation strategy, which effectively controlled the particle size and dispersion state of ionic liquids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the effects of bilateral microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy (BMSV) in patients with asthenozoospermia or oligozoospermia.
Methods: Totally 147 patients with male infertility received BMSV from January 2018 to May 2019, of whom 109 had complete data recorded. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data, including the total sperm count per ejeculate, sperm concentration and sperm motility before and after surgery, and the rate of natural conception achieved during the follow-up.
The Soil Environmental Quality Risk Control Standard for Soil Contamination of Agricultural Land (GB 15618-2018) provides the risk screening value of soil environmental quality in China; however, because of differences in soil composition, and physical and chemical properties in different regions, this value has limitations for certain regions. Based on the limits of pollutants in crops given in the National Food Safety Standards Limits of Pollutants for Foods (GB 2762-2017), and using Cd in the soil of the main farming areas in southeastern Chongqing as an example, the content of the elemental biological effective state was determined for the suggested screening value. This method can provide a reference and method for improving the heavy metal and healthy element thresholds of soils with high or low bioavailability, and that are rich in Se content, among other factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a necessary cause of cervical cancer and is also closely related to penile cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, and anal cancer in males. However, few studies are reported on male HPV. This study aimed to investigate HPV infection of the external genitalia in men whose female partners have cervical HPV infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhonghua Nan Ke Xue
October 2016
Objective: To investigate the relationship between the abnormal sperm DNA methylation level and early spontaneous abortion.
Methods: We randomly selected 98 males who met the inclusion criteria and whose wives suffered from unexplained abortion or embryo abortion, and included another 46 normal healthy men present for pre-pregnancy check-up as controls. We examined the semen quality and sperm morphology, obtained the sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) by modified sperm chromatin dispersion, and measured the sperm DNA methylation level using the methylated DNA quantification kit and the colorimetric method.
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue
February 2015
Objective: To investigate the semen quality and its influencing factors in preconception males in Nanjing area so as to provide some evidence for working out effective intervention measures.
Methods: Totally 687 men receiving preconceptional physical examination were enrolled in this study. A questionnaire survey was conducted among the subjects along with an analysis of their semen quality.
Objectives: To investigate an unusual outbreak of tetrodotoxin poisoning in Leizhou, southeast China, a case series analysis was conducted to identify the source of illness.
Methods: A total of 22 individuals experienced symptoms of poisoning, including tongue numbness, dizziness, nausea and limb numbness and weakness. Two toxic species, Amoya caninus and Yongeichthys nebulosus, were morphologically identified from the batches of gobies consumed by the patients.
Objective: To study the chemical constituents of Gastrodia elata.
Methods: The compounds were isolated by silica gel column chromatography and recrystallization and their structures were elucidated by spectral analysis.
Results: The structures of 14 compounds were identified as: p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (1), p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2), 3, 4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (3), 4, 4'-dihydroxy, dibenzyl ether (4), 4-hydroxymethyl benzyl-4'-hydroxy-3'-(4"-hydroxy benzl) benzyl ether (5), 4-ethoxybenzyl alcohol (6), anisic alcohol (7), bis(3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl) methane (8), 4, 4'-dihydroxydiphenyl methane (9), 2, 4-bis(4'-hydroxy-benzyl)-phenol (10), 4-( methoxymenthyl) benzene-1, 2-diol (11), p-methylphenyl-1 -O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (12), N6-(4'-hydroxybenzl) -adenosine (13) and beta-sitosterol (14).
Gliomas, the most malignant form of brain tumors, contain a small subpopulation of glioma stem cells (GSCs) that are implicated in therapeutic resistance and tumor recurrence. Topoisomerase I inhibitors, shikonin and topotecan, play a crucial role in anti-cancer therapies. After isolated and identified the GSCs from glioma cells successfully, U251, U87, GSCs-U251 and GSCs-U87 cells were administrated with various concentrations of shikonin or topotecan at different time points to seek for the optimal administration concentration and time point.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the clinical effect of microsurgical varicocelectomy in the treatment of varicocele.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 94 varicocele patients treated by microsurgical varicocelectomy, of whom 36 complained of testicular pain or dragging and distending discomfort, and 58 infertility or oligoasthenospermia. Microsurgical varicocelectomy was performed through inguinal or subinguinal approach.
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol
October 2007
Advanced glycation end products' (AGEs) engagement of a cell-surface receptor for AGEs (RAGE) has been causally implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular complications via induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and subsequent alteration of many gene expressions, including RAGE itself. Grapeseed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE), which is a naturally occurring polyphenolic compound, has been reported to possess potent radical-scavenging and antioxidant properties and to display significant cardiovascular protective action. In this study, we investigated whether GSPE could inhibit AGE-induced RAGE expression through interference with ROS generation in human umbilical-vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough evidence has shown that grape seed proanthocyanidin extracts (GSPE) can selectively inhibit cell adhesion molecule expression induced by advanced glycation end products (AGEs), the underlying molecular mechanism has not been extensively characterized. To study the antiinflammation mechanism of GSPE, we investigated the effect of GSPE on Von Willebrand factor (vWF) content and the expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) induced by AGEs and the effect of GSPE on peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) and receptor for AGEs (RAGE) expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). HUVEC were preincubated with or without GSPE of different concentrations (10 mg/L, 50 mg/L, and 100 mg/L) for 4 hours before being treated with 200 mg/L AGEs or unmodified bovine serum albumin (BSA) for 24 hours.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe interaction of advanced glycation end products (AGE) with their cell surface receptors for AGEs (RAGE) has been causally implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular complications and has been shown to stimulate cell adhesion molecule expression in endothelial cells via induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Alternatively, grape seed proanthocyanidin extracts (GSPE), which are naturally occurring polyphenolic compounds, have been reported to possess potent radical scavenging and antioxidant properties and to display significant cardiovascular protective action. In this study, we investigated whether GSPE could inhibit AGE-induced cell adhesion molecule expression through interference with ROS generations in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
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