In order to evaluate the pollution characterization of PM (particles with aerodynamic diameters less than or equal to 2.5 μm) and secondary aerosol formation under the different photochemical activity levels, CO was used as a tracer for primary aerosol, and hourly maximum of O (O) was used as an index for photochemical activity. Results showed that under the different photochemical activity levels of L, M, LH and H, the mass concentration of PM were 29.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Atherosclerosis is a common cardiovascular disease with high morbidity and mortality. It is reported to be related to oscillatory shear stress (OSS)-induced endothelial dysfunction and excessive production of inflammatory factors. Azilsartan, a specific antagonist of the angiotensin II receptor, has been approved for the management of hypertensive subjects with diabetes mellitus type II (DMII).
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December 2019
Objective: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is currently a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study aimed to screen critical genes and miRNAs involved in ACS.
Materials And Methods: Microarray data (access number GSE19339) was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database.
Cell Physiol Biochem
February 2017
Background/aims: Hypertension is a major cause of stroke, and diabetes can increase incidence of this disease. We determined the role played by central angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] pathway in modulating spontaneously hypertension with diabetic hyperglycemia.
Methods: Western Blot analysis and ELISA were used to determine the protein expression of Ang-(1-7) and its signal pathway Mas-R-nNOS in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and control animals.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. It is reported that body mass index (BMI) is risk factor for CVD. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have recently provided rapid insights into genetics of CVD and its risk factors.
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August 2014
The objective of the study was to investigate the in vitro antioxidation activity of lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP). Ultraviolet spectrophotometry was adopted to determine the capability of LBP to clear superoxide anions, hydroxyl radicals, DPPH free radicals and ABTS free radicals. The result showed that the law for LBP to clear superoxide anions, hydroxyl radicals and DPPH free radicals was that the clearance rate increased gradually with the increase of the concentration, and when the concentration reached a certain value, the clearance rate leveled off, while the IC50 for clearing ABTS free radicals was 47.
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