Longitudinal association of urbanization and risk of myocardial infarction in China: an analysis from the China Health and Nutrition Survey.

Background: The association between urbanization and myocardial infarction in China was not fully understood. We aim to evaluate the association between urbanization level and the risk of myocardial infarction.

Methods: Participants' data from China Health and Nutrition Survey were analyzed.

Bergenin has neuroprotective effects in mice with ischemic stroke through antioxidative stress and anti-inflammation via regulating Sirt1/FOXO3a/NF-κB signaling.

Objective: Bergenin (BGN) is a C-glycoside of 4-O-methylgallic acid with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and tissue-repairing abilities. Here, we probed the roles and mechanisms of BGN in ischemic stroke-mediated cerebral injury.

Methods: The middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was established in mice, which were injected intraperitoneally with varying concentrations of BGN (10, 20, and 40 mg/kg).

Physiological Study on Association between Nicotinamide N-Methyltransferase Gene Polymorphisms and Hyperlipidemia.

Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) catalyzes the methylation of nicotinamide. Our previous works indicate that NNMT is involved in the body mass index and energy metabolism, and recently the association between a SNP (rs694539) of and a variety of cardiovascular diseases was reported. At present, more than 200 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been identified in the databases of the human genome projects; however, the association between rs694539 variation and hyperlipidemia has not been reported yet, and whether there are any SNPs in significantly associated with hyperlipidemia is still unclear.

Associations of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase gene single nucleotide polymorphisms with sport performance and relative maximal oxygen uptake.

To observe the associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) gene and sport performance and to analyse genotype associations of the associated SNPs with sport performance and relative maximal oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]). Participants were selected from 685 Chinese Han male college students. The completion times of a 1000-m run and a 50-m run were used to reflect sport performance, respectively.