The impact of dusk phenomenon on total glucose exposure in Chinese people with type 2 diabetes

This study was aimed at assessing the impact of the dusk phenomenon on the total glucose exposure in Chinese people with type 2 diabetes.A total of 380 type 2 diabetes who received a retrospective continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMs) for 72 hours were enrolled in our study, 32 of them failed in CGMs. The patients were first divided into 2 groups: dusk phenomenon (n = 95) and non dusk phenomenon group (n = 253). The magnitude of the dusk phenomenon (δDusk) was quantified by pre-dinner glucose minus post-lunch 2 hours glucose. A persistent δDusk ≥ 0 or a once only δDusk < 0 can be diagnosed with the dusk phenomenon. The participants were secondarily matched for the post-lunch 2 hours glucose to assess the impact of the dusk phenomenon on the overall glucose exposure. The impact of the dusk phenomenon was assessed on high-performance liquid chromatography assay (HbA1c) and 24-hour mean glucose.There were 95 of 348 (27.3%) participants with the dusk phenomenon in the overall population, and the median of δDusk level was –0.8 (–1.8, 0.2) mmol/L. The median of glucose differences between the 2 paired groups were 0.4 (–0.4, 1.0)% for HbA_1c, 0.9 (0.2, 1.4) mmol/L for 24 hours mean glucose. The correlation analysis showed no relationship between the magnitude of dawn phenomenon and the dusk phenomenon (r = 0.052, P = .472).The incidence of dusk phenomenon is about 27.3% in people with type 2 diabetes. The impacts of dusk phenomenon on HbA1c and 24-hour mean glucose were about 0.4% and 0.9 mmol/L and the dusk phenomenon was not related with the dawn phenomenon.     

STEAP1 Inhibits Breast Cancer Metastasis and Is Associated With Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition Procession

Purpose

Six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate 1 (STEAP1) is a cell surface antigen overexpressed in multiple cancers and is associated with malignancy and disease prognosis. The aims of this study were to evaluate STEAP1 expression in breast cancer and to determine the mechanisms involved.

曝气式微电解处理PCB显影脱膜预处理废水的试验研究

文章对印制电路板显影脱膜废水进行试验研究,提出采用曝气式微电解处理显影脱膜废水酸析后预处理的工艺,通过正交试验和单因素试验相互验证工艺参数,并获得最佳工艺参数:铁炭比1∶1,pH值3.0,反应时间60 min,CODCr的去除率达到60%左右,重金属等指标低于检出限。     

Ultrasound-Based Carotid Plaque Characteristics Help Predict New Cerebral Ischemic Lesions after Endarterectomy

The aim of this study was to identify the ultrasound-based carotid plaque characteristics associated with new cerebral ischemic lesions after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Between January 2013 and December 2018, carotid duplex ultrasound was performed in 1061 patients who underwent CEA. Brain magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was performed pre-operatively and within 30 d after CEA. New cerebral ischemic lesions on DWI were observed in 169 patients. The cutoff value gray-scale median (GSM) used to distinguish DWI-positive from DWI-negative patients was 30.5, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.837. A larger proportion of multiple DWI lesions were observed in the GSM ≤30.5 group (59.5% vs. 41.5%, p = 0.030). Univariate and multivariate analyses identified GSM ≤30.5, ulcerated carotid plaques and pre-operative ischemic symptoms as predictors of post-operative cerebral DWI lesions. Our results indicate that ultrasound-based carotid plaque characteristics help predict new cerebral ischemic lesions after CEA.     

伊贝母异甾体生物碱通过Wnt/β-catenin信号通路调节哮喘大鼠气道炎症和气道重塑机制的研究

目的 探讨伊贝母异甾体生物碱对哮喘大鼠气道炎症、气道重塑及Wnt/β-catenin信号通路的影响。方法 本研究采用吸入卵清蛋白（OVA）致敏和激发的方法建立大鼠哮喘模型，连续给予药物7天；抽取支气管肺泡灌洗液（BALF）进行白细胞分类计数，酶联免疫吸附法（ELISA）检测BALF中白介素4（IL-4）、白介素5（IL-5）和白介素13（IL-13）的水平；取肺组织进行苏木精-伊红（HE）染色，观察药物对哮喘大鼠气道重塑的影响；采用Western blot技术考察异甾体生物碱对Wnt/β-catenin信号通路上Wnt5a、Wnt7b和β-catenin蛋白的调节作用。结果 与模型组比较，异甾体生物碱组大鼠肺泡间质炎性细胞浸润和支气管管腔狭窄均显著改善，支气管壁厚度和平滑肌厚度均明显降低；Western blot结果显示异甾体生物碱对于哮喘大鼠Wnt/β-catenin通路上的Wnt5a、Wnt7b和β-catenin蛋白表达均有显著的调节作用。结论 异甾体生物碱对于哮喘相关的病理变化-炎症和气道重塑均有一定的治疗作用，且该治疗作用与Wnt/β-catenin信号通路有关。     

Clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention for early versus late and very late stent thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - Whether the clinical outcomes of stent thrombosis (ST) are different when stratified by time of occurrence remains unclear. The objective of this study was...