Iodine Nutrition, Thyroid-stimulating Hormone, and Related Factors of Postpartum Women from three Different Areas in China: A Cross-sectional Survey.

Objective: Studies on the relationship between iodine, vitamin A (VA), and vitamin D (VD) and thyroid function are limited. This study aimed to analyze iodine and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) status and their possible relationships with VA, VD, and other factors in postpartum women.

Methods: A total of 1,311 mothers (896 lactating and 415 non-lactating) from Hebei, Zhejiang, and Guangxi provinces were included in this study.

Chronic Toxicity of Genetically Modified Maize with Gene and Its Effect on Serum Metabolites in Rats.

Genetic engineering has inserted the crystallin (Cry) gene of into the genes of maize to cultivate a variety of transgenic insect-resistant maizes. At present, genetically modified maize with gene (maize CM8101) was in the stage of safety verification. In this study, a 1-year chronic toxicity test was carried out to evaluate the safety of maize CM8101.

Estimation of Iron Physiological Requirement in Chinese Children using Single Stable Isotope Tracer Technique.

Objective: This study is to obtain precise data on iron physiological requirements in Chinese children using single stable isotope tracer technique.

Methods: Thirty boys (10.6 ± 0.

A Two-eRNA-Based Signature Can Impact the Immune Status and Predict the Prognosis and Drug Sensitivity of Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) are intergenic long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) participating in the development of malignant cancers via targeting cancer-associated genes and immune checkpoints. Immune infiltration of the tumor microenvironment was positively associated with overall survival (OS) in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). In this study, we aimed to explore the clinical significance of PCBP1-AS1 in LUAD and developed a novel prognostic signature based on two eRNAs.

Evaluation of Serum Zinc Status of Pregnant Women in the China Adult Chronic Disease and Nutrition Surveillance (CACDNS) 2015.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate serum zinc status of pregnant women in the China Adult Chronic Disease and Nutrition Surveillance (CACDNS) in 2015-2016. A total of 7147 apparently healthy pregnant women were randomly selected in 302 national monitoring sites. Information on age, race, residence region, education, pregnancy, and family income per annum was collected, and the concentration of serum zinc was determined.

Efficacy and safety of submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection for gastric submucosal tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection (STER) can be an effective treatment for submucosal tumors (SMTs) in the esophagus and cardia. However, STER may be more difficult to perform in the stomach than in the esophagus due to special anatomical and physiological features. The feasibility of STER to remove gastric STMs has not been systematically investigated.

Clinical outcomes of endoscopic submucosal tunnel dissection compared with conventional endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is the standard treatment for superficial esophageal cancer. However, it has limitations in case of large superficial esophageal squamous cell neoplasms (SESCNs), in which submucosal injection cannot attain satisfactory lifting effects. Thus, endoscopic submucosal tunnel dissection (ESTD) was introduced as a new treatment for SESCNs presenting satisfying results.

Modulation of hepatic lipidome by rhodioloside in high-fat diet fed apolipoprotein E knockout mice.

Background: Rhodioloside is a glucoside of tyrosol isolated from Rhodiola rosea. However, its regulating effect on hepatic dyslipidemia of atherogenic mice has rarely been studied.

Purpose: The specific aims of current study included to clarify lipidomic perturbation in liver tissues of apolipoprotein E deficient (apoE) mice fed with high-fat diet, and to examine the effects of rhodioloside against atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia.

The Synergistic Effect of Serine with Selenocompounds on the Expression of SelP and GPx in HepG2 Cells.

We explored the synergistic effect of serine combined with several selenocompounds or used alone on the expression of selenoprotein P (SelP) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in this study. We first compared the SelP and GPx expression difference between HepG2 and Hela cells treated with serine and finally chose HepG2 as experimental cell. In the serine-used-alone experiment, three kinds of selenium nutritional models (low-, adequate-, and high-selenium) were established and serine was 10 times gradient diluted (0.