TA allele of rs2070673 in the CYP2E1 gene is associated with lobular inflammation and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in patients with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Background And Aim: Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) plays a role in lipid metabolism, and by increasing hepatic oxidative stress and inflammation, the upregulation of CYP2E1 is involved in development of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). We aimed to explore the relationship between CYP2E1-333A>T (rs2070673) and the histological severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Methods: We studied 438 patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD.

Complete plastid genome of (Orchidaceae, Aeridinae) and phylogenetic analysis.

The complete plastid genome of was determined and analyzed in this work. The plastome was 146,897 bp in length with 83,366 bp of the large single-copy (LSC) region, 11,957 bp of the small single-copy (SSC) region, and 25,787 bp of the invert repeats (IR) regions. The genome contained 127 genes, 74 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes.

Protective Effects and Mechanisms of Shenhua Tablet () on Toll-Like Receptors in Rat Model of Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.

Objectives: To investigate the protective effects and potential mechanisms of Shenhua Tablet (, SHT) on the toll-like receptors (TLRs)-mediated signaling pathways in a rat model of kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI).

Methods: Sixty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: sham surgery, model control, astragaloside (150 mg•kg•d), low- and high-dose SHT (1.5 and 3.

Protective effect of salidroside on contrast-induced nephropathy in comparison with N-acetylcysteine and its underlying mechanism.

Objective: To study the prevention effect of salidroside on contrast-induced-nephropathy (CIN) and its underlying mechanism.

Methods: A total of 24 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups with 6 in each group. Rats were firstly administrated with normal saline (control and model groups), N-acetylcysteine (NAC, NAC group) and salidroside (salidroside group) for 7 days before model establishment in each group, respectively.

A network pharmacology approach to understanding the mechanisms of action of traditional medicine: Bushenhuoxue formula for treatment of chronic kidney disease.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has unique therapeutic effects for complex chronic diseases. However, for the lack of an effective systematic approach, the research progress on the effective substances and pharmacological mechanism of action has been very slow. In this paper, by incorporating network biology, bioinformatics and chemoinformatics methods, an integrated approach was proposed to systematically investigate and explain the pharmacological mechanism of action and effective substances of TCM.

Effects of compound Shenhua tablet on renal tubular Na+-K+-ATPase in rats with acute ischemic reperfusion injury.

Objective: To observe the effect of Compound Shenhua Tablet (, SHT) on the sodium-potassium- exchanging adenosinetriphosphatase (Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase) in the renal tubular epithelial cells of rats with acute ischemic reperfusion and to investigate the mechanisms underlying the effects of SHT on renal ischemic reperfusion injury (RIRI).

Methods: Fifty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into the sham surgery group, model group, astragaloside group [150 mg/(kg·d)], SHT low-dose group [1.5 g/(kg·d)] and SHT high-dose group [3.

Effects of Fufang Shenhua Tablet on the expression of toll-like receptors during acute kidney injury induced by ischemia-reperfusion in rats.

Objective: To investigate the impact of a traditional Chinese medicinal compound known as Fufang Shenhua Tablet (SHP) on the expression of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) during renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI)-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) in rats.

Methods: A total of 28 Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: (1) pseudo-operation control group, (2) ischemia-reperfusion model group, (3) Astragaloside group, (4) high-dose SHP group, and (5) low-dose SHP group. There were four rats in the pseudo-operation group and six rats in each of the other groups.

Meta-analysis of combined therapy for adult hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis.

Aim: To investigate the efficacy and safety of combined antiviral and immunosuppressant therapy in adult hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis (HBV-GN) patients.

Methods: A computerized literature search was carried out in the PubMed database, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Chinese BioMedical Literature on disc, Chinese Medical Current Contents, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang and VIP (Chinese Technological Journal of Database) to collect articles between June 1980 and December 2010 on therapy with immunosuppressants, e.g.

catena-Poly[[diaqua-bis-[2-(4-tolyl-sulfanyl)acetato-κO]manganese(II)]-μ-4,4'-bipyridine-κN:N'].

In the polymeric title complex, [Mn(C(9)H(9)O(2)S)(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(H(2)O)(2)](n), the Mn(2+) cation and the 4,4'-bipyridine ligand lie on a twofold rotation axis. The cation has an MnN(2)O(4) octa-hedral environment, being coordinated by the O atoms of two water mol-ecules and two monodentate (4-tolyl-sulfan-yl)acetate anions, and by two N atoms of two 4,4'-bipyridine ligands. The latter bridge adjacent cations into linear chains parallel to [010].

[The application of external fixator for complex tissue defect in the forearm].

Objective: To discuss the curative effect of the external fixator for complex tissue defect in the forearm.

Methods: From May, 2005 through December, 2008, the external fixators were used in 17 patients to treat the complex tissue defect in the forearm caused by trauma. There were 11 male and 6 female, with a mean age of 25.

Deficiency of pRb family proteins and p53 in invasive urothelial tumorigenesis.

Defects in pRb tumor suppressor pathway occur in approximately 50% of the deadly muscle-invasive urothelial carcinomas in humans and urothelial carcinoma is the most prevalent epithelial cancer in long-term survivors of hereditary retinoblastomas caused by loss-of-function RB1 mutations. Here, we show that conditional inactivation of both RB1 alleles in mouse urothelium failed to accelerate urothelial proliferation. Instead, it profoundly activated the p53 pathway, leading to extensive apoptosis, and selectively induced pRb family member p107.

[Transplantation of large anterior latissimus dorsi muscular flap combination with musculus rectus abdominis flap].

Objective: To study the value and surgical techniques of transplantation of large anterior latissimus dorsi muscular flap combination with musculus rectus abdominis flap.

Methods: Three cases (2 male and 1 female) with skin defect and bone exposed were reviewed from May 2005 to January 2007. Two patients suffered from trauma, and 1 suffered from tumor resection.

catena-Poly[[diaqua-[(4-tolyl-sulfan-yl)acetato-κO]cadmium(II)]-μ-4,4'-bipyridine-κN:N'].

The title complex, [Cd(C(9)H(9)O(2)S)(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(H(2)O)(2)](n), has a linear chain structure. The central Cd(II) ion is in a slightly disorted octa-hedral environment, coordinated by two aqua ligands, two (4-tolyl-sulfan-yl)acetate ligands and two bridging 4,4'-bipyridine ligands. The Cd(II) ion lies on a twofold rotation axis.

[Endothelial dysfunction and target organ damage in hypertensive patients complicating with or without metabolic syndrome].

Objective: To investigate the impacts of metabolic syndrome (MS) on endothelial function and target organ damage in hypertensive patients.

Methods: Patients with essential hypertension (EH) were divided into two groups: hypertension and metabolic syndrome (EH + MS, n = 61), hypertension without metabolic syndrome (EH + nonMS, n = 95) and 31 healthy subjects served as normal control (NC). The change of brachial artery vascular diameter, blood flow volume and vascular resistance after reactive hyperemia were measured by color Doppler ultrasonography.

[Vascularized pedicle iliac crest for the repair of bone and soft tissue defect of lower extremity].

Objective: To study the role of transplantation of the vascularized pedicle iliac crest for the repair of bone and soft tissue defect of lower extremity.

Methods: The vascularized pedicle iliac crest was designed for the repair of bone and soft tissue defect of lower extremity according to anatomic feature of leg and foot. Skin graft was used for coverage of the iliac flap.