Effect of primary percutaneous coronary intervention on serum collagen biomarkers following acute myocardial infarction.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on serum collagen biomarkers following acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods And Results: Thirty-eight patients were enrolled into a primary PCI (n = 16) and a control (n = 22) group. The PCI group received successful PCI within 6 h of MI, whereas the control group received no PCI or thrombolytic therapy.

A comparative analysis of double inversion recovery TFE and TSE sequences on carotid artery wall imaging.

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of double inversion recovery (DIR) turbo field echo (TFE) and turbo spin echo (TSE) sequences and explore the value of double inversion recovery TFE sequence on carotid artery wall imaging.

Patients And Methods: 56 patients (32 males and 24 females, aged 31-76 years with a mean age of 53 years) were performed with DIR TFE and DIR TSE T1 weighted imaging (T1WI) sequences on carotid artery bifurcations. Image quality acquired by different techniques were evaluated and scored by two physicians.

WITHDRAWN: Effect of phytoestrogen isoflavone on MPP(+)-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells.

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Treatment with nesiritide, a recombinant B-type natriuretic Peptide, reduces vascular remodeling following balloon-induced endothelial injuries in rabbits.

Re-stenosis or remodeling of coronary and peripheral arteries remains a major complication following balloon-angioplasty or stenting. This study was designed to investigate the effect of nesiritide, a recombinant B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), on vascular remodeling following balloon-induced endothelial injuries. Twenty-eight male New Zealand rabbits were divided into nesiritide-treated (0.

Mild hypothermia therapy reduces blood glucose and lactate and improves neurologic outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the association between blood glucose or lactate and the outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to evaluate the effect of mild hypothermia therapy on glucose and lactate levels.

Methods: Eighty-one patients with TBI were randomly divided into normothermia (n = 41) and mild hypothermia (n = 40) group. Body temperature of hypothermia group was maintained at 32.

Impact of acute pulmonary embolism on plasma and tissue hepatocyte growth factor: an experimental study.

This study was designed to investigate the impact of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) on plasma and tissue hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). PE was established in 16 New Zealand white rabbits by intravenous injection of autologous blood clots. Another 16 sham-operated rabbits were used as control.

Combined use of D-dimer and P-selectin for the diagnosis of splenic or portal vein thrombosis following splenectomy.

To investigate the predictive value of combined use of D-dimer and P-selectin for splenic or portal vein thrombosis (SPVT) after splenectomy. A prospective study was carried out in 82 patients who had undergone splenectomy for portal hypertension secondary to hepatic cirrhosis. Plasma levels D-dimer and P-selectin were measured before and after the surgery.

Relationship between plasma cortisol levels and stress ulcer following acute and severe head injury.

Objective: This study was designed to investigate the relationship between plasma cortisol levels and stress ulcer following acute severe head injury.

Patients And Methods: The plasma cortisol levels were prospectively measured by radioimmunoassay in 68 patients following acute head injury. The diagnosis of stress ulcer was based on clinical evidence and was confirmed by endoscopic examination.

Effect of haishengsu as an adjunct therapy for patients with advanced renal cell cancer: a randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Haishengsu, an extract from Tegillarca L. granosa, on the effects and side-effects of immunotherapy in patients with advanced renal cell cancer.

Methods: Fifty-five (55) patients with renal cell cancer were randomly divided into a Haishengsu group (n = 27, 2.

Effect of captopril on pulmonary artery pressure following corrective surgery for tetralogy of fallot.

Background: This study was designed to investigate the effect of captopril on systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) and circulating endothelin-1 (ET-1) following surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF).

Methods And Results: Seventy-six consecutive patients were divided into captopril and control groups following successful repair of TOF. The captopril group was treated with oral captopril (0.

A comparison of sleeping problems in school-age children between rural and urban communities in China.

Aim: To investigate differences in sleeping behaviours in school-age children between urban and rural Chinese communities.

Methods: Children aged between 6 and 12 years old were selected from rural (n= 472) and urban communities (n= 576). Children's sleep habits questionnaire was completed by the parents to assess sleep patterns and sleep problems of the children.

Effect of Haishengsu on transplanted K562 and drug-resistant K562/ADM tumors: an experimental study.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of Haishengsu (HSS) on transplanted K562 and drug-resistant K562/ADM tumors.

Methods: Mice were inoculated subcutaneously with K562 and K562/ADM cells, respectively. Tumour-bearing animals were divided into HSS, adriamycin, combination therapy (adriamycin plus HSS) and placebo groups.

Cyclosporine diminishes multidrug resistance in K562/ADM cells and improves complete remission in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

This study was designed to investigate the effects of cyclosporine A (CsA) on a multidrug resistance cultured cell line, and its effect on complete remission in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A multidrug resistant K562/ADM cell line and drug-sensitive K562 cell line was used. The intracellular concentration of daunorubicin and the accumulation of Rhodamine 123 (Rh123) in the K562/ADM and K562 cells were evaluated.

Does estrogen receptor gene polymorphism play a role in Parkinson's disease?

This study was designed to investigate the frequency of estrogen receptor (ER) gene polymorphism in Chinese patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) were used to detect the ER gene polymorphisms in 158 PD patients and 146 healthy controls. In the PD and control groups, "x" accounted for 83.