Information is key to the process of diagnosis, so it is necessary to understand how information amount may influence human performance. The current study investigated this issue through an experiment where participants diagnosed an accident in a simulated nuclear power plant. The amount of accessible information and the times of making judgments were manipulated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To assess the retinal vasculature alterations in indirect traumatic optic neuropathy (ITON) patients following craniofacial trauma by optic coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
Methods: Patients diagnosed of monocular ITON were recruited from August 2016 to May 2020. OCTA was performed using the AngioVue OCT-A system for two cube scans centered at the optic nerve head and fovea.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer-associated mortality worldwide. Ginsenoside Rh1 (Rh1) is a traditional medicine monomer with antitumor activity; however, the effects of Rh1 in CRC remain to be determined. In the present study, SW620 cells were treated with different concentrations of Rh1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide and still lack of effective therapy so far. Petasin, a natural product found in plants of the genus Petasites, has been reported to possess anticancer activity. The present study aimed to investigate the anticolon cancer activity of petasin both in vitro and in vivo.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
September 2015
Objective: To determine the effect of serum uric acid on renal function of patients with abnormal glucose metabolism.
Methods: A total of 1 495 people who took physical examinations in West China Hospital of Sichuan University in May 2014 were recruited in this study. Serum nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (SCr), triglycerides (TG), cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) and uric acid (SUA) of the participants were detected by an automatic biochemical analyzer.