The Correlation and Risk Factors between Carotid Intima-Media Thickening and Alcoholic Liver Disease Coupled with Helicobacter pylori Infection.

The aim of this study was to explore the associations and differences in influencing factors between alcoholic liver disease (ALD) coupled with Helicobacter pylori infection and atherosclerosis and to determine whether there is a "double hit phenomenon" in atherosclerosis patients with ALD and H. pylori infections. Included cases (n = 160) were categorized into 4 groups: 41 cases of ALD coupled with H.

Involvement of microRNA-718, a new regulator of EGR3, in regulation of malignant phenotype of HCC cells.

Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still one of the most common death-related malignancies worldwide. Because the way onset and progression are hidden most, HCC diagnoses are made at an advanced stage, when they are unsuitable for surgical resection. MicroRNAs are a class of small non-coding RNAs, participating in many aspects of cancers.

Association between circulating inflammatory molecules and alcoholic liver disease in men.

The association between alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and the inflammatory response remains controversial. The aim of this study was to explore this association between ALD and inflammation. We enrolled 214 male participants, who were divided into three age-matched groups: ALD (n = 135), chronic alcohol ingestion without ALD (non-ALD; n = 42), and control (n = 37).

Causes of Thickening of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients With Alcoholic Liver Disease: A Prospective Observational Study.

Several studies have reported the relationship between alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). Few studies, however, have investigated the causes of CIMT thickening in patients with ALD. The authors explored the causes of CIMT thickening in patients with ALD.

Changes in tumor necrosis factor-α, heat shock protein 70, malondialdehyde, and superoxide dismutase in patients with different severities of alcoholic fatty liver disease: a prospective observational study.

The relationships among inflammation, oxidative balance, and the severity of alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD) remain unknown. The aim of this study is to explore the relationships among tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and the severity of AFLD.From January 2012 to December 2013, 162 participants were enrolled in this study and divided into 4 groups: 44 cases of mild AFLD (group A), 55 cases of moderate-to-severe AFLD (group B), 44 cases of alcohol consumption without AFLD (group C), and 20 cases of no alcohol consumption without AFLD (group D).

Establishing a new animal model for hepadnaviral infection: susceptibility of Chinese Marmota-species to woodchuck hepatitis virus infection.

Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) is a major medical problem in China. The lack of a suitable infection model in China is recognized as an obstacle for research on HBV in China. Chinese Marmota-species is phylogenetically closely related to Marmota monax, thus, it might be suitable to serve as an animal model for HBV infection.

[Study on experiment of fluorescence spectra detection of organic pesticides in soil].

The fluorescence characteristics of carbamate pesticide, namely carbaryl, was studied based on the basic theory that organic molecules can emit fluorescence as they are excited by rays. Consequently, a fluorescence spectrograph was applied to conduct fluorescence spectrum experiments with standard solution of carbaryl and the hydrolyzed carbaryl, the fluorescence spectra were obtained under the condition of different concentration, and the relation between their fluorescence intensity and concentration was also analyzed. On the basis of this, using the soil as a medium, the fluorescence characteristics of carbaryl and the hydrolyzed carbaryl in the soil were researched as well.

3,9-Dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-phenanthro[1,2-b]furan-4,5-dione.

The title compound, C(18)H(14)O(3), consists of a four-ring system which contains three six-membered rings forming a phenanthrene-dione system and a five-membered 1,2-dihydro-methyl-furan ring. A three-dimensional supra-molecular framework is formed via non-classical inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

[Study on the detection of organic pesticides by fluorescence spectra].

In the present paper the basic theory that organic molecules can emit fluorescence as they are excited by ultraviolet rays is described, the molecular structures of a few common pesticides, such as carbamate, benzoylurea and fungicide, are analyzed, and the mechanism of fluorescence generation is also ascertained. Consequently, the theoretic basis for further detection of pesticides by means of fluorescence methods is provided. Moreover a steady-state fluorescence spectrograph was applied to conduct fluorescence spectrum experiments with standard solutions of these pesticides, the fluorescence spectra were obtained, and their fluorescence characteristics were also analyzed.

[Cloning and characterization of genes differentially expressed in human dental pulp cells and gingival fibroblasts].

Objective: To study the biological properties of human dental pulp cells (HDPC) by cloning and analysis of genes differentially expressed in HDPC in comparison with human gingival fibroblasts (HGF).

Methods: HDPC and HGF were cultured and identified by immunocytochemistry. HPDC and HGF subtractive cDNA library was established by PCR-based modified subtractive hybridization, genes differentially expressed by HPDC were cloned, sequenced and compared to find homogeneous sequence in GenBank by BLAST.

[Study on fluorescence analysis for carbamate pesticides].

In the present paper the basic theory that an organic substance can emit fluorescence as it is excited by ultraviolet rays is described and the relationships between the molecular structures of organic substances and fluorescence generation are studied. According to this theory, the molecular structures of a few common carbamate pesticides such as carbaryl, carbofuran and propoxur etc.are analyzed, their fluorescence characteristics are shown, and the mechanism of fluorescence generation of carbamate pesticides is ascertained.

[Study on extraction process of zhanjin ruji].

Objective: To select the optimum extraction process of Zhanjin Ruji.

Method: To observe influence of extraction time upon the extraction rate of volatile oil, the orthogonal test was adopted to observe the extraction process by alcohol from the extraction rate and content of the total saponins in Radix Notoginseng.

Result: The three kinds of herbs including Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Resina Olibani and Myrrha were extracted with water for 3 hours, 95% of volatile oil can be distilled.