Background: Although pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a fatal disease, specific drugs have been used to treat PAH. These drugs predominantly target these three pathobiological pathways: Endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA), nitric oxide (NO), and prostanoids pathways. In this review, we aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of oral targeted treatments for PAH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To examine the incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in children aged 0-3 years in the rural areas of Chongqing, and to determine the suitable "screening-diagnosis-follow-up" system and screening indicators for CHD in these areas.
Methods: Children aged 0-3 years from rural areas of the Fuling Disctrict of Chongqing were selected by cluster sampling. Using the "screening-diagnosis-evaluation system" employed at the levels of village/town, district/county, and province/city, the children were screened for seven indicators, i.
The MDR1 gene encoding P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an ATP-dependent drug efflux transporter and is related to drug resistance of yolk sac tumors. Drug resistence may be an important factor for the low efficiency of chemotherapy in the treatment of testicular tumors. P-gp, encoded by the MDR1 gene, is an ATP-binding cassette transporter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the cognitive functions and neuropsychiatric symptoms of Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) versus Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Methods: Patients fulfilling the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4(th) edition (DSM-IV) dementia diagnosis criteria were recruited into this case-control study. AD patients were diagnosed with the criteria of National Institute of Neurologic and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) while PDD was based upon the standards of Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Task Force.