AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the incidence of type 1 diabetes in all age groups in China during 2010-13.DesignPopulation based, registry study using data from multiple independent ...sources.SettingNational registration system in all 505 hospitals providing diabetes care, and communities of patients with diabetes in 13 areas across China, covering more than 133 million person years at risk, approximately 10% of the whole population.Participants5018 people of all ages with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes and resident in the study areas from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2013.Main outcome measuresIncidence of type 1 diabetes per 100 000 person years by age, sex, and study area. Type 1 diabetes was doctor diagnosed and further validated by onsite follow-up. Completeness of case ascertainment was assessed using the capture mark recapture method.Results5018 cases of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes were ascertained: 1239 participants were aged <15 years, 1799 were aged 15-29 years, and 1980 were aged ≥30 years. The proportion of new onset cases in participants aged ≥20 years was 65.3%. The estimated incidence of type 1 diabetes per 100 000 persons years for all ages in China was 1.01 (95% confidence interval 0.18 to 1.84). Incidence per 100 000 persons years by age group was 1.93 (0.83 to 3.03) for 0-14 years, 1.28 (0.45 to 2.11) for 15-29 years, and 0.69 (0.00 to 1.51) for ≥30 years, with a peak in age group 10-14 years. The incidence in under 15s was positively correlated with latitude (r=0.88, P<0.001), although this association was not observed in age groups 15-29 years or ≥30 years.ConclusionMost cases of new onset type 1 diabetes in China occurred among adults. The incidence of type 1 diabetes in Chinese children was among the lowest reported in the study.
Highlights • Etching or thermocycling could have a wakening effect on IPS e.max® Press glass ceramic, but the resin cement bonding to appropriately etched surface would strengthen the dental ceramic. ...• In the present investigation, no significant differences before and after thermocycling on the flexural strengths were evident. • It is possible that the etching decrease the strength of glass ceramic, but the strength will increase when the etched ceramic was bonded using the resin cement.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common human malignancies in the digestive tract with high mortality. Alantolactone (ATL), as a plant-derived sesquiterpene lactone, has shown a variety of ...pharmacological activities, such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-virus and so on. However, the exact molecular mechanism of ATL in colorectal cancer remains largely unknown. Here, we performed a study to explore the effect and mechanism of ATL on colorectal cancer. The CCK-8 assay, colony formation assay, Wound-healing and Transwell assays were performed to evaluate the cytotoxic effect, antiproliferative effect, anti-migratory and anti-invasive properties of ATL respectively. The xenograft tumor model was established in Balb/c mice to evaluate the anti-tumor effect. The expression levels of proteins involved the MAPK-JNK/c-Jun signaling pathway were measured by Western blot and RT-qPCR both in cells and tumor tissues. The results showed that ATL could inhibit the cells activities of various colon cancer cell lines. Moreover, ATL could induce HCT-116 cells nuclear pyknosis, mitochondrial membrane potential loss, G0/G1 phase arrest, as well as enhance the proportion of apoptosis cells and inhibit colony formation. The migration distance and invasion rate of cells were significantly reduced after treated with ATL. Additionally, in the xenograft model, ATL (50 mg/kg) significantly decreased the tumor tumor volume and weight (
p
< 0.001). For the anti-colon cancer mechanism, the ATL showed the anti-proliferative and pro-apoptosis effect by activating MAPK-JNK/c-Jun signaling pathway. In conclusion, ATL exhibits anti-proliferation and apoptosis-promoting potential in colon cancer via the activation of MAPK-JNK/c-Jun signaling pathway.
•Studying flow boiling heat transfer enhancement under ultrasound in minichannels.•Understanding effects of ultrasonic excitations and ultrasonic parameters.•Exploring mechanism of heat transfer ...enhancement under ultrasound by visualization.•Maximum enhancement ratios of have (1.62 for IU, 1.84 for IOU) are obtained.
Ultrasound is considered to be an effective active heat transfer enhancement method, which is widely used in various fields. But there is no clear understanding of flow boiling heat transfer characteristics in micro/mini-channels under ultrasonic field since the studies related are limited up to now. In this paper, a novel minichannel heat exchanger with two ultrasonic transducers inside the inlet and outlet plenum respectively is designed to experimentally investigate the impacts of ultrasound on flow boiling heat transfer enhancement in a minichannel heat sink. Flow visualization analyses reveal that ultrasound can promote rapid bubble motion, bubble detachment from heating wall surface and thereby new bubble generation, and decrease the length of confined bubble. Furthermore, the flow boiling experiments are initiated employing working fluid R141b at different ultrasonic parameters (e.g., frequency, power, angle of radiation) and heat flux under three types of ultrasound excitations: no ultrasound (NU), single inlet ultrasound (IU), inlet and outlet ultrasound (IOU). The results indicate that ultrasound has obvious augmentation effects on flow boiling heat transfer even though the intensification effects will be limited with the heat flux increases. The higher ultrasonic power, the lower ultrasonic frequency and the higher ultrasonic radiation angle, the better intensification efficiency. The maximum enhancement ratio of have in the saturated boiling section reaches 1.88 at 50 W, 23 kHz and 45° under the experimental conditions. This study will be beneficial for future applications of ultrasound on flow boiling heat transfer in micro/mini-channels.
The effects of additional sodium chloride particles on the structure and quasi-static compressive properties of open cell AZ91 alloy foams were studied using the infiltration method. Optimal ...variables, such as the particle size, preheating temperature, and pressure during formation, were obtained using experiments. Furthermore, the fragility and the resultant fracturing of the particles during foam formation were studied. The experimental results show that the physical characteristics of semi-fragile sodium chloride have a prominent effect on the pore structure formation and the compressive behavior of foamed AZ91. Thus, this work reveals that sodium chloride particles can be stabilized to effectively control the pore structure of foam alloys and produce improvements for use in various engineering applications.
Abstract
Background
Interferon alfa (IFN-α) has been proved effective in treating chronic hepatitis B (CHB), owing to its ability to suppress hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B virus (HBV) ...covalently closed circular DNA. However, the underlying mechanisms are unclear.
Methods
We investigated the antiviral activities of exosomes from responders and nonresponders to pegylated IFN-α (PegIFN-α) as well as the supernatants of IFN-α–treated macrophages derived from THP-1 (the human leukemia monocyte cell line). Then the expression profiles of exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) were analyzed using miRNA sequencing. The luciferase reporter assay was used to locate the binding position of HBV genomic sequence targeted by the identified miRNA.
Results
Exosomes from PegIFN-α–treated patients, particularly responders, as well as the supernatants of IFN-α–treated macrophages exhibited anti-HBV activities, as manifested by the suppression of hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis B e antigen, HBV DNA, and covalently closed circular DNA levels in HBV-related cell lines. PegIFN-α treatment up-regulated exosomal hsa-miR-193a-5p, hsa-miR-25-5p, and hsa-miR-574-5p, which could partially inhibit HBV replication and transcription, and hsa-miR-574-5p reduced pregenomic RNA and polymerase messenger RNA levels by binding to the 2750–2757 position of the HBV genomic sequence.
Conclusions
Exosomes can transfer IFN-α–related miRNAs from macrophages to HBV-infected hepatocytes, and they exhibit antiviral activities against HBV replication and expression.
Exosomes from patients and macrophages exhibited antiviral activity and can transfer interferon alpha-related microRNAs from macrophages to hepatitis B virus infected hepatocytes by binding to pregenomic RNA and polymerase mRNA coding sequence, thereby suppressing hepatitis B virus replication and transcription.
Objective To evaluate the effect of heat treatment on the bonding strength of pure titanium formed by selective laser melting (SLM) and porcelain. Methods Ninety-six pure titanium specimens were ...laser machined to meet ISO 9693 standards. The specimens were divided into a heat treated group (A) and a nonheat treated group (B). According to the porcelain type, the specimens in groups A and B were divided into Super Ti22 (a), Titankeramik (b), and Triceram (c) groups. Then, according to sandblasting pressures of 0.25 MPa (1) and 0.45 MPa (2), they were further divided into Aa1, Aa2, Ab1, Ab2, Ac1, Ac2, Ba1, Ba2, Bb1, Bb2, Bc1, and Bc2 groups. The surface morphology and roughness of the sandblasted specimens were assessed using a laser scanning confocal microscope. After the porcelain was fused, the three-point bending titanium-porcelain bonding strength was tested. A stereomicroscope was used to characterize the titanium-porcelain interfaces and determine the mode of failure. Results The Vickers hardness of grou
We report the detection and decline over time of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies in infants born to women with coronavirus disease. Among 11 infants tested at birth, all ...had detectable IgG and 5 had detectable IgM. IgG titers with positive IgM declined more slowly than those without.
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DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, ODKLJ, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
Abstract
Background
Follow-up study of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors has rarely been reported. We aimed to investigate longitudinal changes in the characteristics of COVID-19 ...survivors after discharge.
Methods
A total of 594 COVID-19 survivors discharged from Tongji Hospital in Wuhan from February 10 to April 30, 2020 were included and followed up until May 17, 2021. Laboratory and radiological findings, pulmonary function tests, electrocardiogram, symptoms and signs were analyzed.
Results
257 (51.2%) patients had at least one symptom at 3 months post-discharge, which decreased to 169 (40.0%) and 138 (28.4%) at 6-month and 12-month visit respectively. During follow-up period, insomnia, chest tightness, and fatigue were the most prevalent symptoms. Most laboratory parameters returned to normal, whereas increased incidence of abnormal liver and renal function and cardiovascular injury was evidenced after discharge. Fibrous stripes (213; 42.4%), pleural thickening and adhesions (188; 37.5%) and enlarged lymph nodes (120; 23.9%) were the most common radiographical findings at 3 months post-discharge. The abnormalities of pulmonary function included obstructive, restrictive, and mixed, which were 5.5%, 4.0%, 0.9% at 6 months post, and 1.9%, 4.7%, 0.2% at 12 months. Electrocardiogram abnormalities occurred in 256 (51.0%) patients at 3 months post-discharge, including arrhythmia, ST-T change and conduction block, which increased to 258 (61.1%) cases at 6-month visit and were maintained at high frequency (242;49.8%) at 12-month visit.
Conclusions
Physiological, laboratory, radiological, or electrocardiogram abnormalities, particularly those related to renal, cardiovascular, and liver functions are common in patients who recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) up to 12 months post-discharge.
This prospective study investigated longitudinal changes in the characteristics of COVID-19 survivors after discharge. Physiological, laboratory, radiological or electrocardiogram abnormalities, particularly those related to renal, cardiovascular, liver functions are common in patients recovered from COVID-19 one year post-discharge.
Pearson's syndrome (PS) is a rare multi-system disorder caused by mitochondrial DNA deletion. Most PS cases in the literature are individual reports, and there is a lack of systematic analysis of ...clinical features and gene mutations in large samples.
To report a case of PS and summarize the clinical features and genetic characteristics of PS by reviewing the literature.
We reported a case of PS in a boy with severe anemia and multi-system disorder. Genetic etiology was identified by mitochondrial DNA sequencing and whole-exon sequencing. Clinical features and gene mutations were summarized by literature review.
The patient had major clinical manifestations with recurrent anemia and multiple organ failure after infection. Mitochondrial DNA sequencing revealed a
heteroplasmic deletion of 3.063 kb (nt 6,224-9,287) with 75% heteroplasmy in peripheral blood. A total of 139 PS cases were retrieved after a literature search. The most common initial symptom was refractory anemia requiring repeated blood transfusion (86.2%), digestive system symptoms (26.9%), and failure to thrive (15.4%). During the course of disease, the observed symptoms were bone marrow failure (100%), metabolic disorders (61.87%) and gastrointestinal symptoms (61.87%), failure to thrive (48.9%), renal disorders (42.45%), and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (39.6%). The mean heteroplasmy of mitochondrial DNA mutation in peripheral blood in deaths (76.29 ± 11.86%,
= 29) was higher than that in survivals (59.92 ± 23.87%,
= 26,
< 0.01). Among the patients with the 4.977 kb deletion, the heteroplasmy in peripheral blood in deaths (79.64 ± 9.71%,
= 11) was higher than that in survivals (56.67 ± 27.65%, n = 9,
< 0.05).
PS can affect multiple systems, and mitochondrial DNA sequencing should be performed early. The heteroplasmy in peripheral blood is related to prognosis.
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