Associations between air pollution exposure and birth defects: a time series analysis.

Air pollution is a serious environmental problem in China. Birth defects are particularly vulnerable to outdoor air pollution. Our study was to evaluate the association between short-term exposure to air pollutants and the risk of birth defects.

Associations between weekly air pollution exposure and congenital heart disease.

Background: The topic of congenital heart diseases (CHDs) has attracted more and more attentions. Accumulating evidence suggests that exposure to air pollutants during pregnancy is associated with CHDs, yet the results are inconsistent and study about weekly exposure is few. Our study evaluated the association between weekly air pollution and CHDs in Hefei, China.

Cubic Mesoporous Silica Material as a Highly Efficient Solid Phase Extraction Sorbent for Bisphenol A, Tert-Nonylphenol from Water.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including bisphenol A (BPA), tert-nonylphenol (t-NP) in aqueous solutions, were extracted by cubic mesoporous silica material (MCM-48) and determined by high performance liquid chromatography--fluorometric detection simultaneously. The effect of eluent solvent and its volume, the pH of sample solution and the sample volume on the extraction recovery of MCM-48 composite for EDCs was investigated by the batch techniques. Comparative studies showed that MCM-48 was superior to C18 for the extraction of the more polar analyte bisphenol A and and at least as effective as C18 for the extraction of tert-nonylphenol.

Selenium deficiency inhibits the conversion of thyroidal thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3) in chicken thyroids.

Selenium (Se) influences the metabolism of thyroid hormones in mammals. However, the role of Se deficiency in the regulation of thyroid hormones in chickens is not well known. In the present study, we examined the levels of thyroidal triiodothyronine (T3), thyroidal thyroxine (T4), free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine (FT4), and thyroid-stimulating hormone in the serum and the mRNA expression levels of 25 selenoproteins in chicken thyroids.

Association of NQO1 rs1800566 polymorphism and the risk of colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis.

Introduction: NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) rs1800566 polymorphism is found to have a lower enzymatic activity, which may result in increased incidence of several kinds of carcinomas including colorectal cancer. Results from published studies on the association of NQO1 rs1800566 genetic polymorphism with the risk of colorectal cancer are inconsistent. We performed a meta-analysis to summarize the possible association.

The association of cystathionine β synthase (CBS) T833C polymorphism and the risk of stroke: a meta-analysis.

As results from published studies on the association of Cystathionine β Synthase (CBS) T833C genetic polymorphism with the risk of stroke are inconsistent, we performed a meta-analysis to summarize the possible association. Eligible studies published were searched for in PubMed, Elsevier Science Direct, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), and the Chinese database, Wanfang. Crude odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were assessed for the association using fixed- or random-effect model.

Flow injection chemiluminescence immunoassay for 17beta-estradiol using an immunoaffinity column.

A new flow injection chemiluminescent immunoassay was developed for the detection of 17beta-estradiol (E2). The method uses p-iodophenol (PIP) as enhancer and is based on a solid-phase immunoassay format in which an E(2)-OVA immobilized immunoaffinity column inserted in the flow system is used to trap unbound horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-labeled anti-E2 antibody after an off-line incubation of E2 with HRP-labeled anti-E2 antibody. The trapped enzyme conjugate was detected by injecting substrates to produce an enhanced chemiluminescence (CL) response.