John Chichang Li

Journal Article Veterinary journal · January 2007 This study investigated nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expression in the endothelium of pulmonary arterioles of broilers during the development of pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS). PHS was triggered by exposing broilers to sub-thermoneutral (cool) temper ... Cite

Recovery of pyruvic acid from biotransformation solutions.

Journal Article Applied microbiology and biotechnology · April 2006 The aim of this investigation was to separate pyruvic acid of biotransformation solutions from lactic acid through complex extraction. For this purpose, complex extraction was investigated from model solutions. Tri-n-octanylamine (TOA) was used as the extr ... Cite

Antagonistic effects of methanolic extract of Polygala telephioides on morphine responses in mice.

Journal Article Journal of ethnopharmacology · March 2006 The present study was undertaken to investigate the antagonistic effects of the methanolic extract of Polygala telephioides (PT) on morphine responses in mice. Single administration of PT tended to antagonize the morphine-induced analgesia in a hot-plate t ... Cite

L-Arginine inhibiting pulmonary vascular remodelling is associated with promotion of apoptosis in pulmonary arterioles smooth muscle cells in broilers.

Journal Article Research in veterinary science · December 2005 OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary vascular remodelling is one of the important pathological bases of broiler pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS). Nitric oxide (NO) has been found to inhibit proliferation and to induce apoptosis in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells ... Cite

Activation of PKCalpha and pulmonary vascular remodelling in broilers.

Journal Article Research in veterinary science · October 2005 OBJECTIVE: The present study was conducted to examine the presence of protein kinase Calpha (PKCalpha) in the pulmonary arterioles of broilers during the development of pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary vascular remodelling. METHOD: One hundred and sixt ... Cite

Differential expression of osteoblast-specific factor 2 and polymeric immunoglobulin receptor genes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Journal Article Head & neck · October 2005 BACKGROUND: The molecular mechanisms leading to development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) are not well understood. To delineate the features of NPC, we tried to identify unique expression of cellular genes in the tumor biopsy specimens. METHODS AND RES ... Cite

[PCR products with heterozygous mutations containing two types of heteroduplexes]

Journal Article Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · September 2005 OBJECTIVE: To confirm that PCR products with heterozygous mutations contain not only wide-type and mutant homoduplexes, but also two types of heteroduplexes. METHODS: An insertion-deletion mutation in the exon 1 of KRT9 gene (497delAinsGGCT), which caused ... Cite

The Lyapunov exponent of the EEG after administration of topiramate.

Journal Article Clinical EEG and neuroscience : official journal of the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society (ENCS) · July 2005 The objective of our study was to investigate the effect of topiramate (TPM) on the Lyapunov exponent of EEG by means of quantitative pharmacoelectroencephalography (QPEEG) and nonlinear analysis methods. One dose of TPM was administrated to epileptics and ... Cite

Effects of sibutramine in overweight, poorly controlled Chinese female type 2 diabetic patients: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Journal Article International journal of clinical practice · July 2005 To assess the efficacy of sibutramine 15 mg once daily as weight reduction in overweight and obese (body mass index > 25 kg/m2) Chinese female type 2 diabetic patients and to evaluate the influence of weight loss on diabetic control, a randomised, double-b ... Cite

[Study on genetic instability of NM23H1 gene in Chinese with the epithelial ovarian tumor]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · June 2005 The aim of this study was to examine microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of locus D17S396 on chromosome 17 and their influence on the expression of nm23H1 in the epithelial ovarian tumors, which may provide experimental basis ... Cite

Mechanisms for HIV Tat upregulation of IL-10 and other cytokine expression: kinase signaling and PKR-mediated immune response.

Journal Article FEBS letters · June 2005 HIV Tat has been known to have multiple regulatory roles including replication of HIV and modulation of cellular kinases. We investigated whether signaling kinase PKR plays a critical role in mediating Tat-induced cytokine dysregulation. We showed Tat indu ... Cite

[The influence of Survivin in drug resistance of breast cancer cell]

Journal Article Zhonghua bing li xue za zhi Chinese journal of pathology · June 2005 Cite

Effects of early feed restriction and cold temperature on lipid peroxidation, pulmonary vascular remodelling and ascites morbidity in broilers under normal and cold temperature.

Journal Article British poultry science · June 2005 Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of early feed restriction on lipid peroxidation, pulmonary vascular remodelling and ascites incidence in broilers under normal and low ambient temperature. In experiment 1, the restricted birds were fe ... Cite

[Correlation between the expression of VEGF-C mRNA, VEGFR-3, CD31 and tumor metastases in Chinese with prostate cancer]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · June 2005 The expressions of VEGF-C mRNA, VEGFR-3 and CD31 were studied in order to investigate the correlation between them and neoangiogenesis, hyperplasia of micro-lymphatics and tumor metastases. 34 cases of prostate cancer tissue and 12 cases of adjacent nontum ... Cite

The effect of combination therapy with propylthiouracil and cholestyramine in the treatment of Graves' hyperthyroidism.

Journal Article Clinical endocrinology · May 2005 OBJECTIVE: The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of combination therapy with propylthiouracil (PTU) and cholestyramine in the treatment of Graves' hyperthyroidism. BACKGROUND: Thyroxine (T4) is metabolized mainly in the liver by conjugation to glucuronid ... Cite

[Genetic instability on chromosome 17q21 in gastric cancer of Chinese patients]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · April 2005 To investigate microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of locus D17S396, D17S579 and D17S855, and their effect on the expression of nm23H1 and BRCA1 of gastric cancer, which would provide experimental basis for clinical treatment ... Cite

An insertion-deletion mutation in keratin 9 in three Chinese families with epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma.

Journal Article The British journal of dermatology · April 2005 Cite

[Study of huchang qingfei pellets on immune function in rats infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae]

Journal Article Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica · March 2005 OBJECTIVE: To study the effects and mechanism of Huchang Qingfei pellets on immune function in rats infected with mycoplasma pneumoniae. METHOD: A rat model of mycoplasmal pneumonia (MP) was developed in repeated intranasal infectious routes and then the h ... Cite

Hepatoprotective activity of the constituents in Swertia pseudochinensis.

Journal Article Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin · March 2005 A new xanthone derivative was isolated together with other 13 known constituents from a Chinese natural medicine, Swertia pseudochinensis HARA. Their structures were determined based on the spectral and chemical evidences. Furthermore, respective hexane, e ... Cite

[Effects of nitric oxide on peritoneal lymphatic stomata and lymph drainage via NO-cGMP-Ca(2+) pathway.]

Journal Article Sheng li xue bao : [Acta physiologica Sinica] · February 2005 To study the cell signal transduction mechanism of nitric oxide (NO) on the peritoneal lymphatic stomata and lymph drainage in the rat, cGMP content were measured by a commercially available radioimmunoassay kit, and the [Ca(2+)](i) were observed by a conf ... Cite

[Evaluation of the efficacy of ligustrazine collaborated with magnesium sulfate in the treatment of pregnancy-induced hypertension in rats]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · February 2005 The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of treatment of pregnancy--induced hypertension (PIH) in rats by Ligustrazine collaborated with magnesium sulfate. PIH rat models were induced with Nomega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) infusing at ... Cite

MRC CLASICC trial.

Journal Article Lancet · 2005 Cite

Evaluation of severe transplant renal artery stenosis with Doppler sonography.

Journal Article Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2005 PURPOSE: To evaluate and determine Doppler criteria for predicting a severe transplant renal artery stenosis (80%-99% diameter reduction) and to compare the Doppler findings in patients with end-to-end and end-to-side anastomosis. METHODS: We performed Dop ... Cite

Correlations between white blood cell count and metabolic syndrome in middle-age Taiwanese.

Journal Article Endocrine research · 2005 Metabolic syndrome was first proposed in 1988 and has been recognized as a powerful predictor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. At the same time, white blood cell count (WBCC) was proposed to have significant correlation with metabolic syndrome (MS) ... Cite

Small-bowel intestinal obstruction caused by an unusual internal hernia.

Journal Article Asian journal of surgery / Asian Surgical Association · January 2005 We report a rare case of transomental small-bowel herniation in a 91-year-old lady who presented with central abdominal pain and mild distension. Urgent abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a segment of dilated ileum with features suggestive of strang ... Cite

[Investigation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter region of mannan-binding lectin gene in Bais, Uars and Lahus ethnics from China]

Journal Article Xi bao yu fen zi mian yi xue za zhi = Chinese journal of cellular and molecular immunology · January 2005 AIM: To investigate the single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNP) in the promoter region of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) gene in Bais, Uars and Lahus ethnics. METHODS: 71, 73 and 94 blood samples were obtained from Bais, Uars and Lahus subjects, respectively fro ... Cite

Polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformational polymorphism analysis of rearranged during transfection proto-oncogene in Chinese familial Hirschsprung's disease.

Journal Article World journal of gastroenterology : WJG · January 2005 AIM: To investigate the relationship between mutations of rearranged during transfection (RET) proto-oncogene and Chinese patients with Hirschsprung's disease (HD), and to elucidate the genetic mechanism of familial HD patient at the molecular level. METHO ... Cite

Degradation of crude oil by indigenous microorganisms supplemented with nutrients.

Journal Article Journal of environmental sciences (China) · 2005 Different kinds of mineral nutrients(NO3-N, NH4-N and PO4-P) were applied in the simulated oil-polluted seawater for enhancing oil biodegradation in the N/P ratio 10:1 and 20:1. Although indigenous microorganisms have the ability to degrade oil, adding nut ... Cite

Percutaneous cholecystostomy for the treatment of acute cholecystitis in the critically ill and elderly.

Journal Article Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi / Hong Kong Academy of Medicine · December 2004 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and outcomes of percutaneous cholecystostomy as an alternative treatment option for elderly and critically ill patients who have acute cholecystitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The medical records of patients who und ... Cite

Lignan derivatives and a norditerpene from the seeds of Vitex negundo.

Journal Article Journal of natural products · December 2004 A new phenyldihydronaphthalene-type lignan, vitedoin A (1), a new phenylnaphthalene-type lignan alkaloid, vitedoamine A (2), and a new trinorlabdane-type diterpene, vitedoin B (3), were isolated from the seeds of Vitex negundo along with five known lignan ... Cite

[One successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a case with breath-cardia arrest for 85 minutes.]

Journal Article Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue · November 2004 Cite

[Experimental research on the apoptosis of Hep-A cells induced by hyperthermia combined with ISDN]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · October 2004 To investigate the apoptosis of Hep-A cells induced by hyperthermia combined with Nitric Oxide donor (Isosorbide dinitrate, ISDN) and its mechanism. The inhibitory effect on the growth of Hep-A cells was measured by MTT assay. Apoptosis of Hep-A cells was ... Cite

Lymphatic metastasis and nm23H1 genetic instability in Chinese colon cancer patients.

Journal Article World journal of gastroenterology : WJG · October 2004 AIM: To investigate the pathogenic mechanism of colon cancer at the molecular level and to elucidate the relationship between intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and nm23H(1) genes and Chinese patients with colon cancer. METHODS: DNA was extracted f ... Cite

Observation of a threshold enhancement in the plambda invariant-mass spectrum.

Journal Article Physical review letters · September 2004 An enhancement near the m(p)+M(Lambda) mass threshold is observed in the combined pLambda and pLambda invariant-mass spectrum from J/psi-->pK(-)Lambda;+c.c. decays. It can be fit with an S-wave Breit-Wigner resonance with a mass m=2075+/-12(stat)+/-5(syst) ... Cite

[Relationship between expression of vimentin, type IV collagen and fibronectin in human placenta and pregnancy induced hypertension]

Journal Article Zhonghua fu chan ke za zhi · September 2004 OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the possible relationship between pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome (PIH) and expression of vimentin, type IV collagen and fibronectin in human placenta. METHODS: Nineteen pregnant women (PIH group) and 15 normal pregnant wome ... Cite

Polypoid lesions of the gallbladder.

Journal Article American journal of surgery · August 2004 BACKGROUND: Polypoid lesions of the gallbladder encompass a wide variety of pathology. Although most of these lesions are benign, some early carcinomas of the gallbladder do present as polypoid lesions. Problems remain in selecting patients with polypoid l ... Cite

Primary hypothalamic lymphoma with panhypopituitarism presenting as stiff-man syndrome.

Journal Article The American journal of the medical sciences · August 2004 We report an unusual case of primary hypothalamic lymphoma with hypopituitarism presenting as Stiff-man syndrome (SMS). A 64-year-old man was hospitalized due to a 3-week history of general weakness, anorexia, vomiting, weight loss, and muscle pain and spa ... Cite

Effect of extracts of trichosanthes root tubers on HepA-H cells and HeLa cells.

Journal Article World journal of gastroenterology : WJG · July 2004 AIM: To investigate the cytotoxic activity of extracts of trichosanthes root tubers (EOT) on HepA-H cells and HeLa cells compared with trichosanthin (TCS), and to explore the possible mechanism of growth inhibitory effect of EOT on HeLa cells. METHODS: Tum ... Cite

Sodium chloride-induced acute and chronic pulmonary hypertension syndrome in broiler chickens.

Journal Article Poultry science · May 2004 Two hundred forty 1-d-old Arbor Acres commercial broiler chicks were divided into control and experimental (T1 and T2) groups that, between 8 and 42 d of age, were provided drinking water containing 0, 600, or 1,200 mg/L sodium from sodium chloride, respec ... Cite

[Study on the apoptosis of HL-60 human promyeloid leukaemia cells induced by SFPS]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · April 2004 The inhibition effects of Sargassum fusiforme Polysaccharides (SFPS) on proliferation of human HL-60 promyeloid leukemia cells were measured by MTT assay. SFPS-induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells was observed by electron microscopy, flow cytometry and DNA ele ... Cite

[Clinical observation on effect of yangxue qingnao granule in treating patients with cerebral arteriosclerosis]

Journal Article Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he za zhi Zhongguo Zhongxiyi jiehe zazhi = Chinese journal of integrated traditional and Western medicine / Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he xue hui, Zhongguo Zhong yi yan jiu yuan zhu ban · March 2004 OBJECTIVE: To observe the efficacy of Yangxue Qingnao granule (YXQN) in treating cerebral arteriosclerosis and to explore its mechanisms. METHODS: One hundred and sixty-seven patients with arteriosclerosis were randomly divided into the treated group treat ... Cite

Ultrastructural study of pleural lymphatic drainage unit and effect of nitric oxide on the drainage capacity of pleural lymphatic stomata in the rat.

Journal Article Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft · February 2004 The objective of this study was twofold: first to investigate the ultrastructure of the lymphatic drainage unit on the costal pleura of rats by electron microscopy, and secondly to examine the effect of nitric oxide on the pleural lymphatic stomata and flu ... Cite

Observation of the decay psi(2S)-->K0SK0L.

Journal Article Physical review letters · February 2004 The decay psi(2S)-->K(0)(S)K(0)(L) is observed using psi(2S) data collected with the Beijing Spectrometer at the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider; the branching fraction is determined to be B(psi(2S)-->K(0)(S)K(0)(L))=(5.24+/-0.47+/-0.48)x10(-5). Compare ... Cite

[Advances in studies of biological clock gene]

Journal Article Yi chuan = Hereditas / Zhongguo yi chuan xue hui bian ji · January 2004 The circadian clock genes, which generate and control the running of the circadian rhythms, exist in organisms ranging from prokaryotes to mammals. The oscillator genes and its coding proteins compose the feedback loops of circadian system. The kind, numbe ... Cite

Genomic shotgun array: a procedure linking large-scale DNA sequencing with regional transcript mapping.

Journal Article Nucleic acids research · 2004 To facilitate transcript mapping and to investigate alterations in genomic structure and gene expression in a defined genomic target, we developed a novel microarray-based method to detect transcriptional activity of the human chromosome 4q22-24 region. Lo ... Cite

[Lymphatic metastasis and VEGF-C expression in ovarian epithelial tumors]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · December 2003 The aim of the present study was to explore the role of vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) in the process of angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis in epithelial ovarian tumors. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemical sta ... Cite

Comparative genome analysis of Vibrio vulnificus, a marine pathogen.

Journal Article Genome research · December 2003 The halophile Vibrio vulnificus is an etiologic agent of human mortality from seafood-borne infections. We applied whole-genome sequencing and comparative analysis to investigate the evolution of this pathogen. The genome of biotype 1 strain, V. vulnificus ... Cite

[Preliminary study on effects of Trichosanthes kirilowi root on hela cells]

Journal Article Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he za zhi Zhongguo Zhongxiyi jiehe zazhi = Chinese journal of integrated traditional and Western medicine / Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he xue hui, Zhongguo Zhong yi yan jiu yuan zhu ban · November 2003 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the cytotoxic effect of extracts of Trichosanthes kirilowi (TK) root on Hela cells in vitro and its probable anti-tumor mechanism. METHODS: The cytotoxic effect in vitro on the growth of Hela cells was evaluated by microculture te ... Cite

[Studies on formulations of Panax notoginsenosides for intranasal administration]

Journal Article Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica · November 2003 AIM: To develop high bioavailability preparations without irritation for Panax notoginsenosides. METHODS: The effects of some additives such as microcrystalline cellulose, beta-cyclodextrin and hydroxypropyl cellulose on drug in the preparations were exami ... Cite

Ultrastructure and three-dimensional study of the lymphatic stomata in the costal pleura of the rabbit.

Journal Article Microscopy research and technique · October 2003 The aim of this report was to investigate the ultrastructure and three-dimensional organization of the pleural lymphatic stomata in the adult rabbit costal pleura by electron microscopy. A computer image processing system attached to the scanning electron ... Cite

[Genetic instability of gene nm23H1 in colon cancer of Chinese patient]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · October 2003 Techniques such as DNA extraction from paraffin-embedded tissues, polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP), ordinary silver stain, Envision immunohistochemistry and Leica-Qwin computer imaging techniques were used to stu ... Cite

Unusual presentations of hepatic clonorchiasis.

Journal Article Gastrointestinal endoscopy · October 2003 Cite

[Radiofrequency thermal ablation combined with arterial embolization for primary liver cancer]

Journal Article Di 1 jun yi da xue xue bao = Academic journal of the first medical college of PLA · October 2003 OBJECTIVE: To explore the short-term effect of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) combined with arterial embolization in treating patients with primary liver cancer. METHODS: Thirty patients with primary liver cancer received the combined treatment and the pre- ... Cite

[Co-detection of P21, P53 and HSP70 and their possible role in diagnosis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-related lung cancer]

Journal Article Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases · October 2003 OBJECTIVE: To explore the biomarkers of early diagnosis in patients with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-related lung cancer for the application to detection of occupational lung cancer or related lung cancer. METHODS: Western dot blotting was used ... Cite

[The study of pollutant's effects on macrophages and its significance in biological monitoring]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · October 2003 This study aimed to investigate the effects of environmental pollutant sulfite and inorganic mercury on the peritoneal macrophages (PM phi) of mice and further explore the significance of macrophage as a biomarker in biological monitoring. PM phi were take ... Cite

Influences of a light-dark profile and the pineal gland on the hypnotic activity of melatonin in mice and rats.

Journal Article The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology · September 2003 We have investigated the influences of the light-dark cycle and the pineal gland on the hypnotic activity of melatonin in rats and mice. The results showed that melatonin significantly shortened time to sleep onset and wakefulness time, increased slow wave ... Cite

[The mutation character of the RET proto-oncogene in Chinese patients with Hirschsprung's disease]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · August 2003 To clarify the pathogenesis of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) on molecular level and to reveal the relationship between the RET proto-oncogene and Chinese patients with HD, the mutations of the RET proto-oncogene were studied in 50 Chinese patients with HD an ... Cite

[Expression and clinical significance of VEGF-C mRNA and CD 31 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · August 2003 To investigate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) mRNA and CD 31 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and its promotion of lymphatic metastasis. The expression of VEGF-C mRNA was examined in 43 ESCC by in situ hybridiza ... Cite

[A study of mechanical ventilation pattern in different recovery stages of muscle relaxant after general anesthesia]

Journal Article Zhongguo wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue = Chinese critical care medicine = Zhongguo weizhongbing jijiuyixue. · July 2003 OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV), synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV), and biphasic intermittent positive airway pressure (BiPAP) on the recovery time of automatic breathing in patien ... Cite

Observation of a near-threshold enhancement in the pp mass spectrum from radiative J/psi-->gammapp decays.

Journal Article Physical review letters · July 2003 We observe a narrow enhancement near 2m(p) in the invariant mass spectrum of pp pairs from radiative J/psi-->gammapp decays. No similar structure is seen in J/psi-->pi(0)pp decays. The results are based on an analysis of a 58 x 10(6) event sample of J/psi ... Cite

[Studies on somatostatin mRNA expression in frontal cortex of diabetic rats model]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · June 2003 To study the changes of somatostatin (SST) in frontal cortex of the brain of quick streptozotocin-induced diabetes rats. We established the quick-diabetic rats model by injecting streptozotocin intraperitoneally with 60 mg/kg and compared the changes of SS ... Cite

Gastric and duodenal ischemia.

Journal Article Gastrointestinal endoscopy · June 2003 Cite

The role of microsatellite instability in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.

Journal Article Gynecologic oncology · June 2003 OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to define the role of microsatellite instability (MSI) in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cervix. We also tested the validity of using markers recommended for MSI study ... Cite

Quantitative EEG effects of topiramate.

Journal Article Clinical EEG (electroencephalography) · April 2003 OBJECTIVE: The study is to invesigate the effect of topiramate (TPM) on EEG by means of quantitative pharmacoelectroencephalography (QPEEG). METHODS: One dose of TPM was administrated to epileptics and healthy adults. The EEG samples were obtained prior to ... Cite

[Establishment and biological characteristics of two murine hepatocarcinoma substrains with different lymphatic metastatic ability]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · April 2003 The aim of the experiment is to establish two murine hepatocarcinoma (HepA cell line) substrains with different lymphatic metastatic ability and compare their biological characteristics. Two murine hepatocarcinoma substrains, HepA-H and HepA-L, were establ ... Cite

[Create the mouse model of severe acute pancreatitis induced by caerulein plus lipopolysaccharide and study on its pathogenesis]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · April 2003 To set up a nontraumatic and convenient mouse model of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Caerulein(Cn) was injected the mice intraperitonealy with lipopolysaccharide(LPS). Serum amylase and pancreas weight were measured in experiment. The pathological chang ... Cite

[Effect of atropine on the inhibition of melatonin to the unit discharges evoked in the posterior group of thalamic nuclei in cats]

Journal Article Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica · March 2003 AIM: To study the effect of atropine, muscarinic cholinergic antagonist, on the central analgesic action of melatonin (MT) and to explore the mechanism of MT analgesia. METHODS: As an indicator of visceral pain, the unit discharges of the neurons in the po ... Cite

A mouse model of severe acute pancreatitis induced with caerulein and lipopolysaccharide.

Journal Article World journal of gastroenterology : WJG · March 2003 AIM: To establish a non-traumatic, easy to induce and reproducible mouse model of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) induced with caerulein and lipopolyasccharide (LPS). METHODS: Thirty-two healthy mature NIH female mice were selected and divided at random in ... Cite

[Changes of tissue factor and tissue factor pathway inhibitor in neonatal jaundice due to infection]

Journal Article Zhonghua er ke za zhi. Chinese journal of pediatrics · February 2003 OBJECTIVE: Tissue factor (TF) is an important factor in extrinsic coagulation. Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) is a negative regulator of coagulation mediated by TF. Studies on TF and TFPI focus mainly on adult objects, seldom have been done on newb ... Cite

[The influence of pregnancy and hormone on the lymphatic stomata in guinea pig's ovary bursa]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · February 2003 In order to study the influence of pregnancy and hormone on the lymphatic stomata of guinea pig's ovary bursa, the lymphatic stomata of ovary bursa were observed during pregnancy and by using exogenous hormone, including serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) combined ... Cite

Mutation of RET gene in Chinese patients with Hirschsprung's disease.

Journal Article World journal of gastroenterology : WJG · December 2002 AIM: To investigate the pathogenic mechanism of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) at the molecular level and to elucidate the relationship between RET oncogene and Chinese patients with HD. METHODS: Exon 13 of RET oncogene from 20 unrelated HD patients was analy ... Cite

Multiple motor unit recordings of laryngeal muscles: the technique of vector laryngeal electromyography.

Journal Article The Laryngoscope · December 2002 OBJECTIVES: To display time-series firing rate and recruitment data for multiple, simultaneously active motoneurons activating human laryngeal muscles. These data provide specific information about how laryngeal muscle force is being controlled by the cent ... Cite

Hypnotic activity of melatonin: involvement of semicarbazide hydrochloride, blocker of synthetic enzyme for GABA.

Journal Article Acta pharmacologica Sinica · September 2002 AIM: To assess the effect of semicarbazide hydrochloride (SCZ), the blocker of synthetic enzyme for GABA, on the hypnotic activity of melatonin. METHODS: Righting reflex method in mice and electroencephalography (EEG) in rats were used to determine effects ... Cite

[Effects of nitric oxide on pleural lymphatic stomata and lymphatic drainage in the rat]

Journal Article Sheng li xue bao [Acta physiologica Sinica]. · August 2002 To investigate the effects of nitric oxide (NO) on the pleural lymphatic stomata and lymph absorption from the pleural cavity, the NOS (nitric oxide synthase) inhibitor N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine-methyl-ester (L-NAME) and the NO donor isosorbide dinitrate ( ... Cite

[A mouse model of severe acute pancreatitis induced by caerulein plus lipopolysaccharide]

Journal Article Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae · August 2002 OBJECTIVE: To set up a convenient nontraumatic mouse model of severe acute pancreatitis(SAP). METHODS: Mice received intraperitoneal injections with caerulein and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Serum amylase and pancreatic moisture content were measured during ... Cite

A BK(Ca) to K(v) switch during spermatogenesis in the rat seminiferous tubules.

Journal Article Biology of reproduction · July 2002 Spermatogenesis is a complex cellular event during which the diploid germ cells differentiate and divide by mitosis and meiosis at specific time points along the spermatogenic cycle to generate the haploid spermatozoa. For this complex event to go in an or ... Cite

Prevalence of human papillomavirus in cervical cancer: a multicenter study in China.

Journal Article International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer · July 2002 A large-scale epidemiologic survey on the prevalence of different types of human papillomavirus (HPV) in cervical cancer in China is indicated because of the implications for the development of diagnostic probes and vaccines against cervical cancer. A tota ... Cite

[Bcl-2 expression in enteric neurons of Hirschsprung's disease and its significance]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao = Journal of experimental biology. · June 2002 The bcl-2 protein, which widely expressed in the developing central and peripheral nervous systems, has the functional role of blocking apoptosis. The purpose of this study was to map bcl-2 expression in the human enteric nervous system and investigate the ... Cite

[A study of human enteric nervous system development in the middle stage of embryogenesis]

Journal Article Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban · June 2002 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the development of the enteric nervous system(ENS) in the middle stage(the 4th approximate, equals 6th months) of human embryogenesis. METHODS: A histologic evaluation of the clonic enteric nervous system was done using NADPHd his ... Cite

Regulating effect of Chinese herbal medicine on the peritoneal lymphatic stomata in enhancing ascites absorption of experimental hepatofibrotic mice.

Journal Article World journal of gastroenterology : WJG · April 2002 AIM: To observe the regulatory effect of Chinese herbal medicine on peritoneal lymphatic stomata and its significance in treating ascites in liver fibrosis model mice. METHODS: Two Chinese herbal composite prescriptions were used separately to treat the ca ... Cite

Measurements of the cross section for e(+)e(-) --> hadrons at center-of-mass energies from 2 to 5 GeV.

Journal Article Physical review letters · March 2002 We report values of R = sigma(e(+)e(-)-->hadrons)/sigma(e(+)e(-)-->mu(+)mu(-)) for 85 center-of-mass energies between 2 and 5 GeV measured with the upgraded Beijing Spectrometer at the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider. ... Cite

[The intervention effects of Angelica sinensis, Salvia miltiorrhiza and ligustrazine on peritoneal macrophages during peritoneal dialysis]

Journal Article Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he za zhi Zhongguo Zhongxiyi jiehe zazhi = Chinese journal of integrated traditional and Western medicine / Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he xue hui, Zhongguo Zhong yi yan jiu yuan zhu ban · March 2002 OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of Angelica sinensis, Salvia miltiorrhiza and Ligustrazine on function of peritoneal macrophages during peritoneal dialysis. METHODS: Peritoneal macrophages of mice were cultured in culture medium (control), peritoneal dialys ... Cite

Study on the mechanism of regulation on the peritoneal lymphatic stomata with Chinese herbal medicine.

Journal Article World journal of gastroenterology : WJG · February 2002 AIM: To study the mechanism of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), the prescription consists of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Radix Codonopsitis Pilosulae, Rhizoma Atractylodis Alba and Rhizoma Alismatis, Leonurus Heterophyllus Sweet,etc on the regulation of the ... Cite

[Influence of peritoneal dialysate on nitric oxide production and viability of macrophage]

Journal Article Zhejiang Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban · February 2002 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of commercial peritoneal dialysate (CDS) on function of macrophage. METHODS: Cultured peritoneal macrophages were divided into two experimental groups and their controls.(1) Macrophages were cultured in conditioned c ... Cite

Inelastic incoherent neutron scattering studies of water interacting with biological macromolecules.

Journal Article Journal of the American Chemical Society · January 2002 The interaction between water and biological macromolecules in living organisms is of fundamental importance in a range of processes. We have studied water-DNA and water-proteolipid membrane systems over a range of hydration states using inelastic incohere ... Cite

Diagnostic criteria for locating acquired arteriovenous fistulas with color Doppler sonography.

Journal Article Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2002 PURPOSE: The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate and determine criteria for locating acquired arteriovenous fistulas using color Doppler sonography. METHODS: We performed color Doppler sonography on 12 consecutive patients with acquired arter ... Cite

Peritonitis and pancreatic abscess in a CAPD patient.

Journal Article Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis · 2002 Cite

[The presence of the lymphatic stomata in ovarian bursa of guinea pig and the ultrastructure of ovarian bursa]

Journal Article Shi yan sheng wu xue bao · December 2001 In order to explore its structure and speciality of species, the ovary bursa of guinea pig was studied by using dissecting microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. In this paper, the lymphatic stomata on both internal and external layer of the ovary bu ... Cite

Diagnosis of extrarenal arteriovenous fistula by color Doppler flow imaging.

Journal Article Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · October 2001 Cite

Transtympanic steroids for treatment of sudden hearing loss.

Journal Article Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · September 2001 OBJECTIVES: To determine whether transtympanic steroid administration may be an effective treatment for sudden onset sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) in patients for whom systemic steroid treatment has failed or who were not candidates for systemic stero ... Cite

[Study of Chinese herbal medicine in treating ascites and their mechanism in regulating lymphatic stomata]

Journal Article Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he za zhi Zhongguo Zhongxiyi jiehe zazhi = Chinese journal of integrated traditional and Western medicine / Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he xue hui, Zhongguo Zhong yi yan jiu yuan zhu ban · September 2001 OBJECTIVE: To study the therapeutic effect of Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) in treating ascites to elucidate its mechanism in regulating the lymphatic stomata and promoting the absorption of ascites from the peritoneal cavity. METHODS: Using scanning elec ... Cite

Expression of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in rat spermatids: implication for the site of action of antispermatogenic agents.

Journal Article Molecular human reproduction · August 2001 To establish whether cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is functionally expressed in the testis, we subjected spermatogenic cells from rat testes to analysis of CFTR mRNA, protein and channel activity. CFTR mRNA was detected in the ... Cite

[Application of tissue engineering in medicine]

Journal Article Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae · April 2001 Tissue engineering is a new field, which is based on engineering and life biology. It studies the structure of creatures and shows a wide prospect of treating the functional obstacle of tissues' and organs' wane. Lots of success has been achieved during th ... Cite

The development of colon innervation in trisomy 16 mice and Hirschsprung's disease.

Journal Article World journal of gastroenterology : WJG · February 2001 AIM: To study the colon innervation of trisomy 16 mouse, an animal model for Down's syndrome, and the expression of protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5) in the stenosed segment of colon in Hirschsprung's disease (HD). METHODS: Trisomy 16 mouse breeding;cytog ... Cite

The inter-Sertoli tight junction permeability barrier is regulated by the interplay of protein phosphatases and kinases: an in vitro study.

Journal Article Journal of andrology · 2001 The timely opening and closing of inter-Sertoli cell tight junctions in the rat testis are essential cellular events in the completion of spermatogenesis. They permit the passage of preleptotene and leptotene spermatocytes to cross the blood-testis barrier ... Cite

Clinical and prognostic significance of human papillomavirus in a Chinese population of cervical cancers.

Journal Article Gynecologic and obstetric investigation · 2001 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical and prognostic significance of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a Chinese population of cervical cancers. METHODS: We studied 121 cervical cancer tissue samples from patients treated at our hospital. Identification and t ... Cite

Regulation of Sertoli cell myotubularin (rMTM) expression by germ cells in vitro.

Journal Article Journal of andrology · 2001 Recent studies have shown that rat myotubularin (rMTM), the homolog of human myotubularin, which is a putative protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP), is expressed by Sertoli cells in the rat testis. In addition, a significant increase in its steady-state mRNA ... Cite

Immunohistochemical study on gastroenteric nervous system in trisomy 16 mice:an animal model of Down syndrome.

Journal Article World J Gastroenterol · December 2000 AIM:To study the development of gastroenteric nervous system in trisomy 16 mouse embryos.The gastroenteric nervous system in trisomy 16 mice and their normal littermates, serving as controls from embryonic days 13 to 18 (ED13-18) was identified by using pr ... Cite

Rat testicular myotubularin, a protein tyrosine phosphatase expressed by Sertoli and germ cells, is a potential marker for studying cell-cell interactions in the rat testis.

Journal Article Journal of cellular physiology · December 2000 The full-length cDNA encoding the entire open reading frame (ORF) of rat myotubularin (rMTM) was isolated from a rat testis expression library by PCR. Among the three approximately 2.9-kb cDNAs that were sequenced, one clone was different from the other tw ... Cite

[Repairing of inguinal scar contracture deformity in children with transpositional fasciocutaneous flap]

Journal Article Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · November 2000 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the repairing method of inguinal scar contracture deformity in children with transpositional fasciocutaneous flap of anterior-medial side of thigh. METHODS: From August 1989 to August 1999, 33 cases with inguinal scar contracture ... Cite

High levels of fetal erythroblasts and fetal extracellular DNA in the peripheral blood of a pregnant woman with idiopathic polyhydramnios: case report.

Journal Article Prenatal diagnosis · October 2000 Abnormal amniotic fluid volume can be associated with increased maternal risk as well as perinatal morbidity and mortality. Polyhydramnios is often indicative of fetal, placental or maternal problems. In a large proportion of patients the aetiology of the ... Cite

Benzophenone C-glucosides from Polygala telephioides.

Journal Article Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin · September 2000 Three novel benzophenone C-glucosides, 3'-C-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-2',4',6',3-tetrahydroxy-4-methoxybenzophen one, 3'-C-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-2',4',6'-trihydroxy-3,4-dimethoxybenzophen one and 4'-C-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-2',3',5',6',3-pentahydroxybenzophenon ... Cite

Three oligosaccharide esters, telephioses A-C, from Polygala telephioides.

Journal Article Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin · August 2000 Three new oligosaccharide esters named telephioses A-C, were isolated from Polygala telephioides WILLD. and their structures were characterized by spectroscopic data. ... Cite

[Levels of plasma TF and TFPI activities in patients with acute leukemia]

Journal Article Hunan yi ke da xue xue bao = Hunan yike daxue xuebao = Bulletin of Hunan Medical University · August 2000 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the changes of plasma tissue factor(TF) and tissue factor pathway inhibitor(TFPI) activities in the patients with acute leukemia. METHODS: TF and TFPI activities were measured by using chromogenic assays. RESULTS: Plasma TF activi ... Cite

[Effects of Buyang huanwu decoction on the release of vWF and the expression of tissue factor induced by tumor necrosis factor alpha in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells]

Journal Article Hunan yi ke da xue xue bao = Hunan yike daxue xuebao = Bulletin of Hunan Medical University · April 2000 OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of Buyang huanwu decoction (BHD) on the release of von Willebrand factor(vWF) and the expression of tissue factor(TF) activity induced by tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells (B ... Cite

Cost-effective management of benign positional vertigo using canalith repositioning.

Journal Article Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · March 2000 OBJECTIVE: The misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment of benign positional vertigo have resulted in significant costs to the medical system. In the current medical-economic climate, there is an increased emphasis on cost control. Recent studies have show ... Cite

["Bu-yang huanwu tang" inhibited the pathogentic process of atherosclerosis induced by cholesterol-rich diet in rabbits]

Journal Article Hunan yi ke da xue xue bao = Hunan yike daxue xuebao = Bulletin of Hunan Medical University · February 2000 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: "Bu-yang huanwu tang", a decoction of Chinese herbs widely used in the treatment for cardio- and cerebro-vascular diseases, has been demonstrated to be able to inhibit platelet adhesion and aggregation, to lower blood lipids, to r ... Cite

Sertoli cell prostaglandin D2 synthetase is a multifunctional molecule: its expression and regulation.

Journal Article Endocrinology · February 2000 PGD2 synthetase (PGD-S; PGH2 D-isomerase; EC 5.3.99.2) is a bifunctional protein first identified in the mammalian brain. It acts as a PGD2-producing enzyme and a retinoid transporter. PGD-S is present in the testis, where its protein and messenger RNA lev ... Cite

[A study of transgenic IFV cattle integrated with human serum albumin gene]

Journal Article Yi chuan xue bao = Acta genetica Sinica · 2000 The mammary gland expression vector (pcDNA 3.1-GCALBm) containing the full-length sequence of human serum albumin (hALB) cDNA and intron 1 as well as the goat beta-casien gene promoter and 5' up-stream regulatory sequence was constructed. The vector was mi ... Cite

[Laboratory diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis]

Journal Article Zhongguo ji sheng chong xue yu ji sheng chong bing za zhi = Chinese journal of parasitology & parasitic diseases · 2000 OBJECTIVE: To find a rapid method for diagnosing Acanthamoeba keratitis and identifying Acanthamoeba. METHODS: 10% potassium hydroxide (KOH) wet-mount preparations, Acanthamoeba culture, inverted phase contrast microscopy, and pathological examination usin ... Cite

[Expression of tissue factor of astrocytes and its signal transductional pathways]

Journal Article Sheng li xue bao : [Acta physiologica Sinica] · June 1999 The aim of this study was to observe the expression of tissue factor (TF) of astrocytes in basic culture medium and under the condition stimulated by thrombin and to explore the relevant signal transduction pathways. The results showed that 4-bromo calcium ... Cite

Optimal proliferation of a hematopoietic progenitor cell line requires either costimulation with stem cell factor or increase of receptor expression that can be replaced by overexpression of Bcl-2.

Journal Article Blood · April 1999 In vitro proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells requires costimulation by multiple regulatory factors whereas expansion of lineage-committed progenitor cells generated by stem cells usually requires only a single factor. The distinct requirement of fact ... Cite

Quantification of prostaglandin D synthetase in cerebrospinal fluid: a potential marker for brain tumor.

Journal Article Biochemistry and molecular biology international · November 1998 Prostaglandin D synthetase (PGD-S; prostaglandin-H2 D-isomerase, EC 5,3,99,2), a 30 kDa glycoprotein also known as beta-trace protein that catalyzes the formation of prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) from PGH2, was purified to apparent homogeneity from human cerebro ... Cite

mcl-1 is an immediate-early gene activated by the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) signaling pathway and is one component of the GM-CSF viability response.

Journal Article Molecular and cellular biology · August 1998 mcl-1, a bcl-2 family member, was originally identified as an early gene induced during differentiation of ML-1 myeloid leukemia cells. In the present study, we demonstrate that Mcl-1 is tightly regulated by the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating fa ... Cite

[Roles of intercellar Ca2+ and protein kinase C played in tissue factor pathway inhibitor and tissue factor expression in human umbilic vein endothelial cells]

Journal Article Sheng li xue bao : [Acta physiologica Sinica] · December 1997 The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the roles that protein kinase C (PKC) and calcium played in the tissue factor (TF) synthesis and tissue factor pathway inhibitory (TFPI) release in human umbilic vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). A23187 was u ... Cite

Rabbit sex hormone binding globulin: primary structure, tissue expression, and structure/function analyses by expression in Escherichia coli.

Journal Article The Journal of endocrinology · June 1997 Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) is a homodimeric plasma protein found in mammals that binds sex steroids with high affinity and regulates their bioavailability. The protein is identical in structure and properties to the androgen binding protein (ABP) ... Cite

[Melatonin and aging]

Journal Article Sheng li ke xue jin zhan [Progress in physiology] · January 1997 Cite

Influences of light-dark shifting on the immune system, tumor growth and life span of rats, mice and fruit flies as well as on the counteraction of melatonin.

Journal Article Biological signals · 1997 Animal models were designed to study the changes in immune function, oncogenicity and life span of rats, mice and fruit flies following light-dark (LD) shift manipulations. Alternating the photoperiod of LD 14:10 and DL 10:14 every 3 days in rats disrupted ... Cite

CP-225,917 and CP-263,114, novel Ras farnesylation inhibitors from an unidentified fungus. I. Taxonomy, fermentation, isolation, and biochemical properties.

Journal Article The Journal of antibiotics · January 1997 During the course of our screening for squalene synthase inhibitors and Ras farnesylation inhibitors, a novel fungal culture was discovered to produce two structurally unique compounds, CP-225,917 and CP-263,114, as well as zaragozic acid A (squalestatin I ... Cite

Stature and seat position as factors affecting fractionated response time in motor vehicle drivers.

Journal Article Applied ergonomics · December 1996 Motor vehicle accident fatalities are a cause for concern internationally; all drivers need to selectively attend to environmental changes, and to react swiftly and appropriately. The focus of the present paper was to investigate the effect of stature and ... Cite

Modified retrosigmoid approach: use for selected acoustic tumor removal.

Journal Article The American journal of otology · September 1995 The authors have used a modified retrosigmoid (suboccipital) approach for removal of acoustic tumors in selected patients who have good preoperative hearing and whose tumor does not reach the brain stem or extend to the lateral third of the internal audito ... Cite

One-dimensional V-Scope analysis of habituation to simulated cross-country skiing.

Journal Article Ergonomics · July 1995 Responses to simulated cross-country skiing were measured using the V-Scope, a new telemetric ultrasound motion monitor. Ten young male adults performed a total of 45 minutes of distributed practice on a Nordic-Track ski simulator. Over a period of three 1 ... Cite

Mastoid oscillation: a critical factor for success in canalith repositioning procedure.

Journal Article Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · June 1995 The canalith repositioning procedure has recently gained controversial recognition as a treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Some authors contend that the canalith repositioning maneuver is no more effective than no treatment at all. Unfortu ... Cite

Effects of melatonin on hypothalamic gamma-aminobutyric acid, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, beta-endorphin and serotonin levels in male mice.

Journal Article Biological signals · 1995 Effects of melatonin on hypothalamic neurotransmitters in male mice were studied. Exogenous melatonin administered intraperitoneally significantly increased (p ... Cite

[Ultrasonographic study on primary hyperparathyroidism: evaluation of B-mode and color Doppler ultrasonography in localization]

Journal Article Zhonghua yi xue za zhi · October 1994 Seventy six patients with primary hyperparathyroidism were studied systematically by B-mode ultrasonography (BUS) and color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI). The sensitivity to the patients was 72%, specificity 92%, accuracy 87%, positive predictive value 69%, ... Cite

Myocardial protection of cold crystalloid and warm blood cardioplegia. A comparative study.

Journal Article Chinese medical journal · July 1994 Twenty patients undergoing open-heart valvular operations were divided randomly into two groups. Intermittent perfusion of cold crystalloid (St. Thomas Hospital solution) with hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in the hypothermic group and continuous ... Cite

Small-angle neutron-scattering studies of the fractal-like network formed during desorption and adsorption of water in porous materials.

Journal Article Phys Rev B Condens Matter · March 1994 Cite

[A report of 29 cases of silicosis complicated with mediastinal emphysema]

Journal Article Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · February 1994 The experience to treat SCME in the past twenty-three years was reported. The method of upper mediastinotomy for saving the patients was introduced. The authors suggested control of the pulmonary infection and appropriate treatment of pneumothorax are impo ... Cite

The V-scope ultrasonic motion monitor: ergonomics applications in occupational manual materials handling and clinical exercise therapy.

Journal Article Applied ergonomics · February 1994 In this paper application is made of a three-dimensional telemetric ultrasound motion analysis technology originally designed for experimentation in the physics laboratory. When applied to human motion analysis in ergonomics, sports science and orthopaedic ... Cite

Reclassification of aggressive adenomatous mastoid neoplasms as endolymphatic sac tumors.

Journal Article The Laryngoscope · December 1993 The emerging concept that aggressive adenomatous tumors of the temporal bone arise from the endolymphatic sac and constitute a distinct clinicopathologic entity merits wider recognition. These tumors share a common clinical pattern and exhibit consistent i ... Cite

[Detecting respiratory syncytial virus in respiratory epithelial cells in adult patients by electron microscopy and immune electron microscopy]

Journal Article Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · October 1993 In order to evaluate the value of electron microscopy (EM) in diagnosing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in adults, the exfoliated cells from nasopharynx of 97 RSV positive patients were examined by EM and the gold labelling technique for immun ... Cite

Endolymphatic sac tumors: radiologic appearance.

Journal Article Radiology · October 1993 PURPOSE: To evaluate the radiologic appearance of endolymphatic sac tumors (ELSTs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four patients with ELST underwent computed tomography (CT), and two of the four also underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Their radiologic stud ... Cite

Small-angle neutron-scattering studies of the transition between water and ice in a restricted geometry.

Journal Article Phys Rev B Condens Matter · September 1993 Cite

The concept of transtympanic injection of fibrin caulk.

Journal Article Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery · August 1993 Cerebrospinal fluid otorhinorrhea after basilar skull trauma poses a difficult management problem. When conservative techniques fail, more aggressive neurosurgical and otologic procedures are required to control cerebrospinal fluid leakage. We assessed a l ... Cite

Repair of DNA damage induced by oxygen radicals in human non-proliferating and proliferating lymphocytes.

Journal Article Mutation research · August 1992 Repair of DNA lesions induced by oxygen radicals, generated by xanthine/xanthine oxidase (X/XO), was studied in human peripheral blood lymphocytes and in PHA-stimulated proliferating lymphocytes from 4 healthy subjects. The lesions included DNA-strand brea ... Cite

Atrial natriuretic factor: lack of effect on ATPase activity of human erythrocyte membranes.

Journal Article Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society · 1992 Cite

Study on the ultrastructure of the peritoneal stomata in humans.

Journal Article Acta anatomica · 1991 In 16 human specimens the topography and organization of stomata and mesothelial cells of the diaphragmatic, pelvic wall and anterior abdominal wall peritoneum were studied by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and the image pro ... Cite

Urinary urea nitrogen: too insensitive for calculating nitrogen balance studies in surgical clinical nutrition.

Journal Article JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 1991 Urinary urea nitrogen (UUN) has been used as an estimate of total urinary nitrogen (TUN) when calculating nitrogen output for nitrogen balance (NB) studies. UUN is assumed to constitute 80 to 90% of the total nitrogen output; when estimating TUN from UUN, ... Cite

Lack of effect of thyroid hormones on the Ca pump ATPase of red blood cell membrane.

Journal Article Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society · 1991 Cite

Palliative radiotherapy of cerebral metastasis from lung cancer.

Journal Article Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi · April 1990 Cerebral metastasis is a common manifestation of lung cancer. Presenting signs and symptoms are often grave, and consequently often result in patients being debilitated for the rest of their lives. Radiotherapy has been used to treat a majority of these ca ... Cite

Inhibition of human cancer cell growth by periodate-oxidized 3-aminopyridine adenine dinucleotide phosphate.

Journal Article The International journal of biochemistry · 1990 1. Periodate-oxidized 3-aminopyridine-adenine dinucleotide phosphate inhibited the proliferation of oral epithelium cancer and breast cancer cell lines. 2. The fast growing less differentiated embryonic kidney cell was more affected by the reagent then the ... Cite

Effects of ouabain on ATPase activities in human erythrocyte membranes.

Journal Article Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society · 1990 Cite

DNA fragmentation in permeabilized cells and nuclei. The role of (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-dependent endodeoxyribonuclease.

Journal Article The Biochemical journal · July 1989 Permeabilized mammalian cells and isolated nuclei were used to study various aspects of DNA replication and repair. The present paper describes a progressive fragmentation of parental DNA in human lymphoblastoid cells that were permeabilized with L-alpha-l ... Cite

Mycologic investigation on Rhizomys pruinous senex in Guangxi as natural carrier with Penicillium marneffei.

Journal Article Chinese medical journal · June 1989 To study the natural carrier of P. marneffei experiments were done in 16 Rhizomys pruinous senex, a species of bamboo rats trapped in various districts of Guangxi. The results of mycological cultivation demonstrated that the natural positive carrier rate o ... Cite

Molecular-dynamics studies of crystal defects and melting.

Journal Article Phys Rev B Condens Matter · May 1989 Cite

Immunoturbidimetry of prealbumin (transthyretin) in a microcentrifugal analyzer.

Journal Article Clinical chemistry · January 1989 Cite

Small-angle neutron scattering study of adsorbed water in porous Vycor glass: Supercooling phase transition and interfacial structure.

Journal Article Phys Rev B Condens Matter · January 1989 Cite

[Renal lesions in essential hypertension at various stages]

Journal Article Zhonghua xin xue guan bing za zhi [Chinese journal of cardiovascular diseases] · October 1988 Cite

Dynamic amaurosis fugax secondary to compression of vertebral artery.

Journal Article Annals of ophthalmology · June 1988 Transient unilateral loss of vision can be a manifestation of ipsilateral carotid disease; whereas transient visual impairment affecting both eyes simultaneously suggests vertebral basilar-artery insufficiency. We present such a case where the symptoms wer ... Cite

[Synthesis of qinghaosu analogues via ozonization]

Journal Article Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica · June 1988 Cite

High malic enzyme activity in tumor cells and its cross-reaction with anti-pigeon liver malic enzyme serum.

Journal Article Molecular and cellular biochemistry · February 1988 Rabbit antibodies against pigeon liver malic enzyme (EC 1.1.1.40) were prepared. The antiserum gave single precipitation line with crude pigeon liver extract. Cross reaction was observed with partially purified malic enzyme or crude extract from chicken li ... Cite

[Circadian changes in the pharmacological effects of red ginseng saponins in mice]

Journal Article Zhongguo yao li xue bao = Acta pharmacologica Sinica · January 1988 Cite

DNA fragmentation in permeabilized cells.

Journal Article The Biochemical journal · November 1987 Cite

Progressive formation of DNA lesions in cultured Ehrlich ascites tumor cells treated with hydroxyurea.

Journal Article Cancer research · June 1987 We have previously demonstrated an accumulation of strand breaks in mature DNA of cultured Ehrlich ascites tumor cells treated with methotrexate. We postulated that the strand breaks arose from unrepaired spontaneous DNA lesions. The present study describe ... Cite

Overcoming retention time shifts as a source of error in HPLC analysis.

Journal Article Journal of chromatographic science · April 1987 When used for physiologic fluid analysis, shifts in retention times, even at constant flow rates, can cause integrators to function inadequately as tools for peak identification and thus result in concentration errors. A system capable of data collection, ... Cite

[Cytoprotection of prostaglandin E1 on lung parenchymal cells]

Journal Article Sheng li xue bao : [Acta physiologica Sinica] · August 1986 Cite

Deficient repair of DNA lesions in Alzheimer's disease fibroblasts.

Journal Article Biochemical and biophysical research communications · June 1985 DNA strand breaks, resulting from treatment with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, were repaired more slowly in four strains of familial Alzheimer's disease fibroblasts than in five strains of fibroblasts from age-matched normals. These results were no ... Cite

[An electron microscopic study of the process of bladder-regeneration]

Journal Article Zhonghua bing li xue za zhi Chinese journal of pathology · June 1985 Cite

[Early secondary thoracotomy in the treatment of intrathoracic esophagogastrostomy leakage]

Journal Article Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery] · February 1985 Cite

Accumulation of DNA strand breaks and methotrexate cytotoxicity.

Journal Article Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · September 1984 There was a progressive formation of strand breaks in mature DNA of Ehrlich ascites tumor cells that were treated with methotrexate. Cells were labeled with [14C]thymidine before incubation with methotrexate, and DNA strand breaks were measured by alkaline ... Cite