Expression of E-cadherin and vimentin in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

The aim of the study is to determine the levels of E-cadherin, vimentin expression in tumor tissues from patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), and the relationship between the expression of E-cadherin, vimentin and epithelial-mesenchymal transition, in order to explore its values for predicting the invasion and metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma, short survival of patients in many types of cancer. E-cadherin and vimentin expression of 10 benign and 42 OSCC tumor tissues was examined by immunohistochemical staining. E-cadherin is positively expressed in normal oral mucosa epithelium, but vimentin expression is not found in normal oral mucosa epithelia; the E-cadherin and vimentin were expressed in 26 of 42 (61.

Association between serum uric acid levels and obesity among university students (China).

Objective: To evaluate the association between serum uric acid and obesity among university students who participated in routine health screening in 2013.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 3529 subjects were analyzed. Obesity categories were classified by BMI levels references in China.

Efficacies of immunotherapy with polypeptide vaccine from ProDer f 1 in asthmatic mice.

Allergic asthma is associated with the major house dust mite group 1 allergens Der p 1 and Der f 1, which belongs to the papin-like protease family and is the most potent of indoor allergens and allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT), is seen as effective intervention for the entity. The current study was designed to verify the SIT efficacies of the enzymatic hydrolysates (papain and trypsin) in mice with asthma. We initially developed the asthmatic mouse models with ProDer f 1, and respectively applied recombinant ProDer f 1 protein and the two kinds of enzymatic hydrolysates for SIT.

The relationship between obesity and forced vital capacity among university students.

Objective: We sought to explore the relationship between vital capacity and obesity among university students in China.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed to collect the routine health screening data for university students in 2013. The height, weight and force vital capacity of students were measured, and BMI was calculated with height and weight, so as to estimate the relationship between force vital capacity and obesity.

Blood lipid profile and glucose of university students (China).

Objective: The main objective of this study was to estimate the blood glucose and blood lipid profile of students in a university in China.

Methods: This descriptive study was based on the health screening data for university students in 2013. The blood glucose (GLU), lipid profiles (total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG, and high density lipoprotein (HDL-C)) was measured by using Hitachi model 747 automatic analyzer.

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among secondary school children aged 14 to 18 years (china).

Background: Prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents has been increasing during recent decades. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of obesity in 14-18 years old Anhui Secondary school children, and provide more comprehensive guidelines for intervention programs.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 4788 children in secondary school, and date from the routine health survey was analyzed.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis can be predicted by Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit locus.

It is unknown whether MIRU-VNTR (Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable Number of Tandem Repeat) is associated with drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The purpose of this study was to explore the ability of 24 MIRU loci to predict the drug resistance of Isoniazid (INH), Rifampicin (RFP), Streptomycin (SM), Ethambutol (EMB) and Pyrazinamide (PZA). We collected the drug resistance and MIRU loci information of 109 strains of M.

Spinal pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma companied with periventricular tumor.

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a low grade tumor that occurs in supratentorial area of children and young adult. In the previous reports, PXA of spinal cord or multicentre was extremely rare. A 60-year-old patient of spinal PXA and periventricular tumor presented with waist pain and weakness of double legs for one month.

Enhanced expression of long noncoding RNA CARLo-5 is associated with the development of gastric cancer.

The identification of cancer-associated long non-coding RNAs and the investigation of their molecular and biological functions are vital for understanding the molecular biology and progression of cancer. The CARLo-5, a newly identified long non-coding RNA, was found to be upregulated in colon cancer. However, little is known about its role in gastric cancer.

Comparative study of InterTAN and Dynamic Hip Screw in treatment of femoral intertrochanteric injury and wound.

The aim of this study is to compare the effects and complications of InterTAN nail versus Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) in treatment of femoral intertrochanteric fractures. Between January 2006 and December 2013, a total of 75 patients with femoral intertrochanteric fractures were retrospectively reviewed. There were 16 cases of type A1, 51 cases of type A2, and 8 cases of type A3.

TLR4 +896A>G (Asp299Gly) polymorphism is not associated with asthma: a update meta-analysis.

Some research reported that polymorphisms in the toll-Like receptor 4 may have influence on asthma risk. Here, we sought to estimate the effects of Toll-Like Receptor 4 (Asp299Gly) genes on asthma risk. Databases including PubMed and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases were searched to find relevant studies.

Prevalence and risk factors of anxiety status among students aged 13-26 years.

Previous study revealed that 8%-12% adolescents suffered from various types of anxiety disorders, and which had interfered with adolescent daily life function and affected adolescent social function. The aim of this study was to evaluate anxiety status and its related factors among students aged 13-26 years from Wuhu, China. This was a cross-sectional observational study.

The role of social support on occupational stress among hospital nurses.

Stress is a nonspecific reaction to everything the body needs. Although occupational stress exists in every occupation, it is seen with more frequency and intensity amongst those occupations related to human health. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between occupational stress and social support (SS) among hospital nurses.

Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescence: a case report and review of literature.

Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescence (MICE) is a rare and distinctive benign lesion often found during cardiac valve replacement. To date, 43 cases have been reported in the English literature. This lesion is important because of the potential for confusion with primary or metastatic malignancy.

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school children aged 5 to 14 years in Wannan area, China.

Background: Overweight and obesity are epidemic worldwide. The purpose of this research is to estimate whether the prevalence of obesity among primary school children is high, and to identify its potential determinants to optimize the methods of prevention to combat further increases in childhood overweight.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed to collect the routine health screening data for primary school children in Wannan area, China.

Lycopene ameliorates renal function in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes.

Aim: To study the effect of lycopene on ameliorating renal function of diabetic nephropathy.

Methods: Sixty male SD rats were divided into four groups: normal untreated (NC-U), normal treatment (NC-L), diabetes untreated (DM-U) and diabetes treatment (DM-L). DM was prepared by a single injection of STZ (70 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) dissolved in 0.

The relationship between dental caries and obesity among primary school children aged 5 to 14 years.

Background: Previous study revealed that the link between dental caries and obesity has been controversial. The purpose of this research is to investigate the association between dental caries and obesity among primary school children in Wannan area, China.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed to collect the routine health screening data for primary school children aged 5-14 years in Wannan area,China, Overweight and obesity status were determined using the International Obesity Task Force standard (IOTF) BMI cut-off points.

Generation of a chimeric dust mite hypoallergen using DNA shuffling for application in allergen-specific immunotherapy.

Specific immunotherapy (SIT) is the only treatment that provides long lasting relief of allergy symptoms. Unfortunately, SIT-based traditional remedies carry the risk of producing local and/or systemic side effects. To improve the safety and efficacy of SIT, it has been proposed that SIT must utilize allergens that are hypoallergenic but hyperimmunogenic.

Zinc dependent endopeptidases of matrix metalloproteinases-9 expressions is associated with tumor metastases of oral squamous cell carcinoma in Chinese population: a meta-analysis.

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is an important member of zinc dependent endopeptidases family and is considered to be involved in the invasion and metastasis of cancer cells. Many studies were published to assess the prognostic role of MMP-9 expression in patients with oral squamous cell Carcinoma, but the findings from those studies were inconsistent in Chinese population. We searched eligible studies in Pubmed, Embase, and Web of Science databases.

Acaroid mite allergens from the filters of air-conditioning system in China.

Accumulation of acaroid mites in the filters of air-conditioners is harmful to human health. It is important to clarify the allergen components of mites from the filters of local air-conditioning system. The present study was to detect the allergen types in the filters of air-conditioners and assesse their allergenicity by asthmatic models.

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among a university faculty and staffs from 2004 to 2010 in Wuhu, China.

Background: Overweight and obesity are epidemic worldwide. Our present study was to examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a university faculty and staffs using two references [Working Group on Obesity references in China (2004) and World Health Organization (WHO) criteria 2000 ].

Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among university faculty and staffs in China.

Prevalence of obesity among secondary school students from 2009 to 2014 in China: a meta-analysis.

Background: In recent years, obesity was a major public health problem in many countries. It was estimated that 8% of their children are obese. However, little is known about the overall prevalence of obesity among secondary students in China, the aim of this study was to evaluate the overall obesity prevalence of student from Chinese secondary school.

Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in university students from the region of Anhui (China).

Background: Overweight and obesity are epidemic worldwide. Our previous study found that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in primary students is high.

Objective: we sought to estimate whether the prevalence of overweight and obesity among university students is still high in China.

[The efferent pathway of the septal nuclei on participation in acupuncture analgesia].

The efferent projections of septal nuclei from the brain areas relating to pain in the rat were studied with WGA-HRP and HRP methods. The results are obtained as follows: The septal areas project widely to some brain areas relating to pain, for instance, locus coeruleus, raphe nuclei, periaqueductal gray, thalamus, hypothalamus, habenular, amygdaloid complex, cingulate cortex and hippocampus ets, but the projections of medial septal nucleus, lateral septal nucleus and diagonal band nucleus are different. It is possible that these fiber projections are one of the morphological basis of septal nuclei for regulating pain.