Risk Factors of Enternal Nutrition Intolerance in Septic Patients: A Case-control Study.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the incidence of enteral nutrition intolerance (ENI) in patients with sepsis and explore potential risk factors.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted in patients with sepsis who were receiving enteral nutrition (EN) at a tertiary hospital in China. The included patients were divided into the ENI group and the non-ENI group.

Ixeris sonchifolia: a review of its traditional uses, chemical constituents, pharmacology and modern applications.

Ixeris sonchifolia (IS), principally its dried form, is widely used as traditional and folk medicines in some Asian countries, especially China. In this review, we summarized its traditional uses, chemical constituents, quality control measures, pharmacological activities, therapeutic evaluation, toxicity evaluation and clinical applications. 130 chemical constituents isolated from IS have been reported, including flavones, sesquiterpenes, triterpenes, phenylpropanoids, organic acids and others.

Influences of local habitat, tributary position, and dam characteristics on fish assemblages within impoundments of low-head dams in the tributaries of the Qingyi River, China.

Low-head dam impoundments modify local habitat and alter fish assemblages; however, to our knowledge, the pattern of how fish assemblages in the impoundments relate to local habitat, tributary position, and dam characteristics is still unclear. We used data collected in 62 impoundments created by low-head dams in headwater streams of the Qingyi River, China, to examine relationships between fish assemblages and local habitat, tributary position, and dam characteristics. We also assessed the relative importance of the three groups of factors in determining fish species richness and composition.

Increased expressions of TLR2 and TLR4 on peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Background: Toll-like receptors 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 are involved in the microglia-mediated inflammatory response, Aβ plaque formation and Aβ clearance in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Our previous studies have shown that variants in the TLR2 and TLR4 genes are associated with the risk of AD. Therefore, we hypothesize that there may be significant changes in TLR2 and TLR4 expressions on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with AD when compared to healthy control subjects.

Toll-like receptor 2 -196 to -174 del polymorphism influences the susceptibility of Han Chinese people to Alzheimer's disease.

Background: Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) represents a reasonable functional and positional candidate gene for Alzheimer's disease (AD) as it is located under the linkage region of AD on chromosome 4q, and functionally is involved in the microglia-mediated inflammatory response and amyloid-β clearance. The -196 to -174 del polymorphism affects the TLR2 gene and alters its promoter activity.

Methods: We recruited 800 unrelated Northern Han Chinese individuals comprising 400 late-onset AD (LOAD) patients and 400 healthy controls matched for gender and age.

Genetic association of TLR4/11367 polymorphism with late-onset Alzheimer's disease in a Han Chinese population.

The amyloid beta-protein (A-β) deposits in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are closely associated with innate immune responses that were assumed to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of AD. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is thought to contribute to Aβ clearance. Studies have reported the presence and functional significance of the TLR4/11367 polymorphism in a Han Chinese population.

Association between late-onset Alzheimer's disease and microsatellite polymorphisms in intron II of the human toll-like receptor 2 gene.

The amyloid beta protein (Aβ) deposits in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are closely associated with innate immune responses that were assumed to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of AD. Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is thought to contribute to Aβ clearance. Studies have reported the presence and functional implications of guanine-thymine (GT) repeat microsatellite polymorphisms in intron II of the human TLR2 gene.

[Regulation of heat shock protein 27/activating transcription factor-5 complex and its implication in podocyte apoptosis induced by high glucose].

Objective: To investigate the regulation of heat shock protein (HSP)27/activating transcription factor (ATF)-5 complex in podocytes induced by high glucose and relevant mechanisms.

Methods: Mice kidney podocytes were cultured in culture fluid with D-glucose at normal concentration (5.5 mol/L) (Group NG) or with D-glucose at high concentration (30 mmol/L) (Group HG) cells of these 2 groups were collected at different time points after glucose stimulation to detect the cell apoptosis by Hoechst 33342 staining and fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry.