Supplementation of ATCC14917 mitigates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in high-fat-diet-fed rats.

Atherosclerosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have been increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. Many clinical studies have underlined the link between NAFLD and atherosclerosis. Our previous experiments have discovered that (L.

Smart films of carbohydrate-based/sunflower wax/purple Chinese cabbage anthocyanins: A biomarker of chicken freshness.

Innovative pH-colorimetric sensor film was fabricated from agar and methylcellulose matrix (AM) with various concentrations of sunflower wax (SFW) (6%, 9%, 12%, and 15% w/w) combined with purple Chinese cabbage (CPC) anthocyanins for tracking chicken breast freshness. A bio-composition film AM/CPC with (hydrophobic) SFW exhibited significant color variations in acidic pH level of (2-6) and a slight shift in alkaline pH levels ranging from (7-12), as well as marked color change due to ammonia vapor. Microstructure analyses revealed that SFW was fixed effectively into the AM-CPC matrices.

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Hyperlipidemia in China.

Background: We explored the prevalence of and risk factors for type 2 diabetes in the adult population of Shanghai (China) with and without dyslipidemia.

Material And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey including 14 385 adults (aged 16 to 88 years) in Shanghai using a stratified, multistage cluster sampling approach.

Results: Type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidemia were found in 1456 (10.

Circulating sex hormones and breast cancer risk factors in postmenopausal women: reanalysis of 13 studies.

Background: Breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women is positively associated with circulating concentrations of oestrogens and androgens, but the determinants of these hormones are not well understood.

Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of breast cancer risk factors and circulating hormone concentrations in more than 6000 postmenopausal women controls in 13 prospective studies.

Results: Concentrations of all hormones were lower in older than younger women, with the largest difference for dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS), whereas sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) was higher in the older women.

Dyslipidemia in Shanghai, China.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for dyslipidemia in Shanghai.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 14,385 subjects (6150 men) with mean age of 49.5 (14.

[The expression and clinical significance of Wnt-1 induced secreted protein-1 in breast carcinoma].

Objective: To investigate the expression of Wnt-1 induced secreted protein-1 (WISP-1) between breast cancer and paired normal breast tissues and to explore the significance of WISP-1 in breast cancer tumorigenesis.

Methods: The mRNA and protein expressions of WISP-1 in human breast cancer were measured by Quantitative Real-Time RT-PCR and immunohistochemical staining and further analyzed the relationship between WISP-1 expression and clinic pathologic characters.

Results: WISP-1 expression in breast cancer was higher than that in normal breast tissue (P = 0.

Alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome among Shanghai adults: a randomized multistage stratified cluster sampling investigation.

Aim: To examine the relations of alcohol consumption to the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Shanghai adults.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of data from the randomized multistage stratified cluster sampling of Shanghai adults, who were evaluated for alcohol consumption and each component of metabolic syndrome, using the adapted U.S.

Investigating factors associate to nurses' attitudes towards perinatal bereavement care.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' attitudes towards perinatal bereavement care and to identify factors associate with such attitudes.

Background: Caring for and supporting parents whose infant has died is extremely demanding, difficult and stressful. It is likely that the attitude of nursing staff can influence recovery from a pregnancy loss and nurses with positive attitude to bereavement care can help bereaved parents to cope during their grieving period.

Multiplexing G protein-coupled receptors in microarrays: a radioligand-binding assay.

Multiplexing of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in microarrays promises to increase the efficiency, reduce the costs, and improve the quality of high-throughput assays. However, this technology is still nascent and has not yet achieved the status of "high throughput" or laid claim to handling a large set of receptors. In addition, the technology has been demonstrated only when using fluorescent ligands to detect binding, limiting its application to a subset of GPCRs.

Fatty liver and the metabolic syndrome among Shanghai adults.

Background And Aim: To explore the relationship between fatty liver and the metabolic syndrome in the adults of Shanghai and evaluate the value of fatty liver as a marker for risk factor clustering.

Methods: Questionnaires, physical examinations, laboratory tests (blood lipid and glucose) and real-time liver ultrasonographies were performed in Shanghai adults and analyzed using randomized, multistage, stratified cluster sampling. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATPIII) criteria with the exception of abdominal obesity (waist circumference > 90 cm in men and > 80 cm in women); fatty liver was diagnosed in accordance with the presence of an ultrasonographic pattern consistent with 'bright' liver (brightness and posterior attenuation of liver).

[Photoluminescence of tetragonal ZrO2 nanoparticles synthesized by severral methods].

Five methods for the preparation of stabilized ZrO2 nano-powders have been used. They are hydro-thermal method, alcohol-thermal method, sol-gel method, microwave-irradiation, and sonochemical method. XRD (X-ray diffraction) and PLspectra (Photoluminescence spectra) have been utilized to characterize these samples.

Prevalence of and risk factors for fatty liver in a general population of Shanghai, China.

Background/aims: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of fatty liver (FL) among Shanghai adults.

Methods: A cross-sectional ultrasonographic survey with randomized multistage stratified cluster sampling was used.

Results: The study included 3175 subjects (1218 men) with a mean age of 52 years.

Gene expression profiling in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity shows abnormalities in several signaling pathways.

Objectives/hypothesis: To examine gene expression profiles in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (oral SCC) compared with histologically matched normal tissue.

Study Design: Fresh-frozen tissue was prospectively obtained from individuals undergoing surgical resections for oral SCC.

Methods: RNA was extracted from seven sets of oral SCC and matched normal tissue.

Estrogen receptor 1 polymorphisms and risk of cognitive impairment in older women.

Background: Several genes associated with sporadic Alzheimer's disease have been identified; however, approximately 50% of genetic factors remain unidentified. We investigated whether estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) polymorphisms are associated with risk of developing cognitive impairment in older women.

Methods: A total of 2625 women > or = 65 years of age completed a modified Mini-Mental Status Exam (mMMSE) at baseline and at 6-8 years of follow-up.