The association of cortisol, testosterone, and cortisol/testosterone ratio with stroke: A cross-sectional study.

Aims: We aimed to investigate the association between serum cortisol, testosterone, and cortisol/testosterone (C/T) ratio and stroke.

Materials And Methods: A total of 6157 subjects were included in this study. The serum levels of cortisol and testosterone were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method.

Molecular cloning, sequence, and expression patterns of DNA damage induced transcript 3 (DDIT3) gene in female yaks ().

Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) plays an important role in regulating the reproductive process of female mammals, mainly involved in follicular atresia and corpus luteum regression. DNA damage induced transcript 3 (DDIT3) is a marker gene of ERS. The objectives of the present study were to clone and analyze the sequence and tissue expression characteristics of DDIT3 gene in female yaks.

Comparison of the sequences and expression levels of genes related to follicular development and atresia between prolific and nonprolific goat breeds.

This study investigated the variations of the nucleotide sequences and ovarian expression levels of genes related to follicular development and atresia in prolific Jintang black goats and nonprolific Tibetan goats. Eight genes, FSHB, LHB, FSHR, LHCGR, ESR2, B4GANT2, BCL2 and BAX, were examined using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and quantitative real-time PCR. The results showed that the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the LHB and BAX genes were not different, but there was one base change in the FSHR genes between the two breeds.

Identification and comparative analysis of the ovarian microRNAs of prolific and non-prolific goats during the follicular phase using high-throughput sequencing.

The kidding rate is one of the most important economic traits for goat production, but the genetic mechanism that is associated with ovulation rate is poorly understood. Recently, increasing evidence has suggested that microRNAs (miRNAs) influence ovarian biological processes. The present study provides the first comparison of the ovarian miRNAs of prolific Jintang black goats (JTGs) and non-prolific Tibetan goats (TBGs) during the follicular phase using RNA-Seq technology.

Comparative messenger RNA expression of FSHβ, LHβ, FSHR, LHR, and ERβ in high and low prolific goat breeds.

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) have a central role in follicle growth and maturation, but no clear differences between breeds with different ovulation rates have been found. Therefore, this study investigated mRNA expression of FSHβ, LHβ, FSH receptor (FSHR), LH receptor (LHR), and estrogen receptor-β (ERβ) genes in prolific Lezhi black (LB) goats and nonprolific Tibetan (TB) goats by real-time PCR. Follicles and pituitaries were recovered from goats at 12-24 h after onset of estrus.

[Clinical observation of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with tibial-remnant preserving technique using hamstring autograft].

Objective: To observe the outcome of ACL reconstruction with tibial-remnant preserving technique using hamstring autograft.

Methods: From January 2007 to June 2009,18 patients, including 11 male and 7 female with an average age of 28.2 years (from 18 to 42 years), received ACL reconstruction in Kunshan traditional Chinese medicine hospital, Jiangsu province.

[Expansive pedicle screws fixation combined with Wright artificial bone implantation for treatment of thoracolumbar burst fracture of the elderly patients].

Objective: To observe the effects of expansive pedicle screws fixation combined Wright artificial bone implantation in treating thoracolumbar burst fracture of the elderly.

Methods: From March 2007 to July 2009, 12 patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures were treated with surgery in the study. There were 7 males and 5 females, with an average age of 62.

Induction of estrus in suckled female yaks (Bos grunniens) and synchronization of ovulation in the non-sucklers for timed artificial insemination using progesterone treatments and Co-Synch regimens.

The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the induction of estrus and fertility in yak cows treated with Co-Synch regimens or progesterone (P(4)). In Experiment 1, postpartum suckled yaks were assigned to three treatments: (1) A (n=28), insertion of an intravaginal device containing P(4) (CIDR) on Day 0, PGF(2alpha) (i.m.