Glycated CD59 is a potential biomarker for gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objective: To explore the diagnostic value of glycated CD59 (gCD59) in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods: A total of 707 pregnant women who underwent the first visit in the obstetric outpatient clinic of the Affliated Suqian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from January 2022 to July 2023 were included, and were grouped according to the International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups(IADPSG) diagnostic criteria, and finally 113 cases in the GDM group and 559 cases in the normal glucose tolerance (NGT) group were included, and the concentration of gCD59 was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The baseline data characteristics of the two groups were compared, the risk factors for GDM were explored by multivariate binary logistic analysis, and the diagnostic value of gCD59 in predicting GDM was explored by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.

Correlation of subclinical hypothyroidism with sarcopenia and its components in the Chinese older adults.

Objective: To identify the correlation of thyroid function and subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) with sarcopenia and its components in the older Chinese adults.

Methods: Older adults were recruited and divided into SCH group and non-SCH group. Free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were measured by electrochemiluminescence.

Polyelectrolyte aerogels with regeneration capacity for efficient removal of particulate matters.

Hypothesis: With the rapid development of economy and global industrialization, the problem of air pollution has become a worldwide topic. The efficient filtration of airborne particulate matters (PMs) is critical for human health and environmental sustainability.

Experiments: Herein, self-supporting bio-based polyelectrolyte aerogels were prepared and acted as the advanced filters for efficient removal of PMs.

Plasma Metabolomics Reveals Metabolic Profiling For Diabetic Retinopathy and Disease Progression.

Backgrounds: Diabetic retinopathy (DR), the main retinal vascular complication of DM, is the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness among working-age people worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the difference of plasma metabolic profiles in patients with DR to better understand the mechanism of this disease and disease progression.

Methods: We used ultrahigh-performance liquid Q-Exactive mass spectrometry and multivariate statistical analyses to conduct a comprehensive analysis of plasma metabolites in a population with DR and proliferative DR (PDR).

A homozygous R148W mutation in Semaphorin 7A causes progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.

Semaphorin 7A (SEMA7A) is a membrane-bound protein that involves axon growth and other biological processes. SEMA7A mutations are associated with vertebral fracture and Kallmann syndrome. Here, we report a case with a mutation in SEMA7A that displays familial cholestasis.

Plasma level of miR-93 is associated with higher risk to develop type 2 diabetic retinopathy.

Purpose: MicroRNA-93 (miR-93) usually acts as a promoter of tumor progression in several human carcinomas. It has been found distinctly high in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR). The present study aims to investigate the role of plasma miR-93 in the progression of type 2 diabetic retinopathy (T2DR).

Biotransfer of heavy metals along a soil-plant-insect-chicken food chain: field study.

The accumulation and transfer of Pb, Zn, Cu, and Cd along a soil-plant-insect-chicken food chain at contaminated sites were investigated. The study site nearing the Pb/Zn mine had been contaminated by heavy metals severely. Cadmium and Pb concentrations steadily declined with increasing trophic level (p < 0.

Feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging-guided high intensity focused ultrasound therapy for ablating uterine fibroids in patients with bowel lies anterior to uterus.

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the feasibility of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapeutic ablation of uterine fibroids in patients with bowel lies anterior to uterus.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-one patients with 23 uterine fibroids underwent MR imaging-guided high intensity focused ultrasound treatment, with a mean age of 39.4+/-6.

Field released transgenic papaya effect on soil microbial communities and enzyme activities.

Soil properties, microbial communities and enzyme activities were studied in soil amended with replicase (RP)-transgenic or non-transgenic papaya under field conditions. Compared with non-transgenic papaya, significant differences (P<0.05) were observed in total nitrogen in soils grown with transgenic papaya.

[On excellent education mode of biomedical engineering in USA].

Based on the rankings of the best undergraduate/graduate biomedical engineering programs from the USA News & World Report, we have made a comprehensive analysis on the excellent education mode in USA 2002. It is hoped that the results as reference materials will be useful to our biomedical education at home.