Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Blood Pressure: Evidence from a Large Chinese Multiple Follow-Up Study.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association of ambient PM exposure with blood pressure (BP) at the population level in China.

Methods: A total of 14,080 participants who had at least two valid blood pressure records were selected from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey during 2011-2015. Their long-term PM exposure was assessed at the geographical level, on the basis of a regular 0.

Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress alleviates secondary injury after traumatic brain injury.

Apoptosis after traumatic brain injury has been shown to be a major factor influencing prognosis and outcome. Endoplasmic reticulum stress may be involved in mitochondrial mediated neuronal apoptosis. Therefore, endoplasmic reticulum stress has become an important mechanism of secondary injury after traumatic brain injury.

Protective effects of ginsenoside Rb1 on septic rats and its mechanism.

This study aims to observe the protective effects of ginsenoside Rb1 on liver and lung in rats with septic shock and reveal its mechanism. Rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham, cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), and CLP with ginsenoside Rb1. Then, the survival rate, arterial blood pressure, TLR4 mRNA, and TNF-α levels were determined.

[Effects of adrenergic beta-1 antagonists on hemodynamics of severe septic patients].

Objective: To explore the effects of adrenergic beta-1 antagonists on hemodynamics of severe septic patients.

Methods: A total of 16 severe septic patients underwent mechanical ventilation from June 2012 to December 2012 at Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. There were 14 males and 2 females with a mean age of (58 ± 6) years (range: 48 - 67 years).