Association of Resistance Exercise With the Incidence of Hypercholesterolemia in Men

Objective

To examine the associations of resistance exercise, independent of and combined with aerobic exercise, with the risk of development of hypercholesterolemia in men.

Quality of Life and Adaptation in People With Spinal Cord Injury: Response Shift Effects From 1 to 5 Years Postinjury

Objective

To investigate response shift effects in spinal cord injury (SCI) over 5 years postinjury.

Reasons for Distress Among Burn Survivors at 6, 12, and 24 Months Postdischarge: A Burn Injury Model System Investigation

Objective

To identify important sources of distress among burn survivors at discharge and 6, 12, and 24 months postinjury, and to examine if the distress related to these sources changed over time.

儿童肾移植术后激素撤除对生长曲线的影响CSCD

目的探究儿童肾移植术后生长趋势以及激素撤除对于生长曲线的影响。方法回顾性分析2013年5月至2021年3月于郑州大学第一附属医院肾移植科接受肾移植手术的儿童受者临床资料,术后采用他克莫司+霉酚酸+糖皮质激素(glucocorticoid,GC)三联免疫治疗方案,根据术后3个月内是否撤除激素分为撤激素组和未撤激素组,观察两组各时间段内生长发育变化情况,比较两组在撤除激素前后各时间段生长变化速率的差异。结果共214例患儿纳入研究,其中未撤激素组142例,撤激素组72例;两组术前身高年龄别评分(height for age Z-score,HAZ评分)分别为(-1.60±1.48)分和(-1.44±1.38)分,差异无统计学意义(P=0.539);术后1年时两组HAZ评分分别为(-0.95±1.31)分和(-0.51±1.10)分,差异具有统计学意义(P=0.046)。两组术前、术后3个月、术后6个月的HAZ评分差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。两组手术后前3个月、手术后3~6个月HAZ评分的变化速率差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05),而手术后6~12个月的差异具有统计学意义(P=0.016)。结论慢性终末期肾病(end-stage renal disease,ESRD)患儿术前存在不同程度的发育迟缓,接受肾移植后患儿生长缺陷有所弥补,术后不同时间段身高发育速率有所不同,在术后追赶性生长的高峰期到来之前撤除激素对于儿童手术后远期发育有积极的影响。     

Retinal vessel diameter and cardiovascular mortality: pooled data analysis from two older populations.

AIMS: The retinal microvasculature may reflect pre-clinical changes in the cerebral and coronary microcirculations. We assessed whether smaller retinal arterioles and larger venules predicted coronary heart disease (CHD)- and stroke-mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS: We pooled data from the Beaver Dam Eye Study (n = 4926, aged 43-86) and the Blue Mountains Eye Study (n = 3654, aged 49-97). Retinal vessel diameters were measured from digitized retinal photographs. Change point models were used to assess and document the existence of threshold effects. We defined smaller arterioles as diameters within the narrowest quintile and larger venules as diameters within the widest quintile, with other quintiles as the reference. Of 8550 participants, 7494 (88%) with complete data were included, of whom 653 died from CHD and 299 from stroke over 10-12 years follow-up. After multivariable adjustment, each standard deviation (SD) increase in arteriolar diameter, or SD decrease in venular diameter, was not found to be significantly associated with either CHD-mortality or stroke-mortality. However, smaller arterioles [hazard ratio (HR) 1.34, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.11-1.62] and larger venules (HR 1.24, CI 1.02-1.52), predicted increased risk of CHD-mortality. These associations were mainly evident among persons aged 43-69 (smaller arterioles: HR 1.70, CI 1.27-2.28; larger venules: HR 1.41, CI 1.06-1.89). Smaller arterioles (HR 1.64, CI 1.00-2.67) and larger venules (HR 1.53, CI 0.94-2.47) were also associated with an increased risk of stroke-mortality among persons aged 43-69. CONCLUSION: Retinal vessel diameter may predict risk of CHD and stroke deaths in middle-aged persons.     

Low acute hematological toxicity during chemotherapy predicts reduced disease control in advanced Hodgkin’s disease

Chemotherapy-treated patients with advanced Hodgkins disease (HD) differ considerably in acute hematotoxicity. Hematotoxicity may be indicative of pharmacological and metabolic heterogeneity. We hypothesized that low hematotoxicity might correlate with reduced systemic dose and thus reduced disease control. A total of 266 patients with advanced HD treated with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone, doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (COPP-ABVD) were analyzed (HD6 trial of the German Hodgkins Lymphoma Study Group). The reported WHO grade of leukocytopenia was averaged over chemotherapy cycles given and weighted with the reciprocal dose intensity of the corresponding cycle. The low and high toxicity groups were defined in retrospect as having had an averaged WHO grade of leukocytopenia 2.1 and >2.1, respectively. The independent impact of low hematological toxicity on freedom from treatment failure (FFTF) was assessed multivariately adjusting for the international prognostic score for advanced HD. The results were validated in two independent cohorts [181 patients treated with COPP-ABVD (HD9-trial) and 250 patients treated with COPP-ABV-ifosfamide, methotrexate, etoposide, and prednisone (IMEP) (HD6 trial)]. The 5-year FFTF rates were 68% for patients with high toxicity vs 47% for patients with low toxicity [multivariate relative risk (RR) 2.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.4–3.0, p=0.0002]. Patients with low toxicity received significantly higher nominal dose (p=0.02) and dose intensity (p<0.0001). This finding was confirmed in both validation cohorts (multivariate RR 2.1, 95% CI 1.2–3.8, p=0.01 and RR 1.5, 95% CI 1.01–2.26, p=0.04, respectively). Patients with low hematotoxicity have significantly higher failure rates despite higher doses and dose intensity. Hematotoxicity is an independent prognostic factor for treatment outcome. This observation suggests a strategy of individualized dosing adapted to hematotoxicity.The authors listed above wrote this contribution on behalf of the German Hodgkins Lymphoma Study Group     

脾虚大鼠螺杆菌感染模型的实验研究

本实验将ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠以劳倦、饮食失节、寒暑失宜诸因素致脾虚后，感染幽门螺杆菌（ＨＰ）成功。其脾虚表现符合有关统一标准，扫描电镜下鼠胃粘膜可见微绒毛损伤；ＨＰ感染１０天后在培养、尿素酶、ｗ—ｓ银染及涂片检测、免疫酶标ＡＢＣ法阳性率分别为６６．６７％、８０％、７０％、１００％、８０％。以半夏泻心汤治疗后大鼠脾虚症状改善，ＨＰ培养阴性。该模型对ＨＰ感染与胃肠疾病的关系，抗ＨＰ的药效学，脾虚证、扶正祛邪治则等研究，均具较大的意义。