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Duan B, Li Y, Ren C. [The development of a multifunction shear flow field generating device]. ZHONGGUO YI LIAO QI XIE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION 1997; 21:198-200. [PMID: 11189253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A new shear flow field generating device has been developed. It can be widely used in the basic research of hemorheology, clinical test and measurement. It has rich functions and can make dynamic measurement of hemorheology parameters. There are three work ways of shear rate: setting by hand, automatically setting and simulating pulsative state. It can provide different variable flow fields. The shear rate can be set in the range from 0.1 to 1000 s-1.
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Ren C, Zhu P. 30 cases of intractable renal edema treated by removing blood stasis and promoting diuresis. J TRADIT CHIN MED 1997; 17:99-102. [PMID: 10437175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Zeng N, Meng X, Zhang Y, Lai X, Zheng J, Chen L, Ren C. [Antioxidative effect of constituents of herba Epimedii (ESPS)]. ZHONGGUO ZHONG YAO ZA ZHI = ZHONGGUO ZHONGYAO ZAZHI = CHINA JOURNAL OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA 1997; 22:46-8, 63. [PMID: 10683914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Herba Epimedii is a traditional Yang invigorating Chinese herb widely used in clinic. The experimental results have shown that ESPS obviously increases superoxide dismutase(SOD) activity of red cells and liver in aged mice and rats, and increases glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px) activity of red cells in aged mice. On the other hand, ESPS obviously helps to reduce the content of serum and liver lipoperoxide(LPO) in aged mice and rats, as well as the content of lipofuscin(LF) in cardiac muscle of aged mice. The results suggest that being helpful in increasing SOD and GSH-Px activities and inhibiting the formation of LPO and LF, ESPS may be a good antiageing agent.
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Zeng R, Ren C, Li C. [Experimental study on bone formation in a denser coral used for repairing cortical defects in dogs]. ZHONGHUA KOU QIANG YI XUE ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA KOUQIANG YIXUE ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY 1997; 32:16-8. [PMID: 10677937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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The present study was designed to investigate a coral skeleton, Favites, which was originated from the reef builders in Hainan island, as a bone substitute. The coral Favites, like porites, is composed of anagonite (CaCO3), but contains less volume of porosity, higher strength and denser construction than Porites. After implanted into cortical bone defects in mandibles and femurs of dogs, skeleton fragment of coral Favites demonstrated good biocompatibility and biodegradability. A resorption of the implant and a simultaneous apposition of new bone was observed. Coral Favites was totally replaced by newly formed bone after a period of time from 6-8 months. Compared to Porites, Favites has a lower rate of resorption and therefore the defects of host bone are repaired completely without any lost of bone volume. The results showed that coral Favites may be used as a bone substitute for the segmental defects of mandibles.
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Ding SY, Ren C, Yi HJ, Zeng ZY, Yao XX, Fu YX, Cai CB. Anisotropy of flux dynamics for YBa2Cu3O7. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1996; 54:16211-16215. [PMID: 9985699 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.54.16211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Meng X, Zeng N, Zhang Y, Lai X, Ren C, Cheng L. [Effect of active constituents of Herba Epimedii on hypothalamic monoamine neurotransmitters and other brain functions in aging rats]. ZHONGGUO ZHONG YAO ZA ZHI = ZHONGGUO ZHONGYAO ZAZHI = CHINA JOURNAL OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA 1996; 21:683-5 inside back cover. [PMID: 9812700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The active constituents of Herba Epimedii can raise the hypothalamic monoamine neurotransmitters levels in aging male rats and improve the learning and memory in aging rats and mice. It can also inhibit the activities of AchE both in brain tissues and whole blood in mice.
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Ren C, Ding SY, Zheng ZY, Qin MJ, Yao XX, Fu YX, Cai CB. Dependence of the flux-creep time scale on sample size for melt-textured YBa2Cu3O7 by ac-susceptibility measurements. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1996; 53:11348-11351. [PMID: 9982749 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.53.11348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Ding SY, Li J, Shao HM, Lin JW, Ren C, Yao XX. Nonlinear effective barriers for flux diffusion and critical current density of HgBa2Ca2Cu3Ox based upon ac susceptibility measurement. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1996; 53:900-904. [PMID: 9983048 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.53.900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Ren C, Tarjan PP, Popović DB. A novel electric design for electromagnetic stimulation--the Slinky coil. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1995; 42:918-25. [PMID: 7558066 DOI: 10.1109/10.412658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A novel coil design for inductive electromagnetic stimulation of neural cells has been simulated and experimentally tested. This coil improves the focal effect of a magnetic stimulator, and it reduces its inductance, hence the efficiency of the system is improved. The basic structure of the device is derived from the popular "Slinky" toy. The actual device is formed by winding different numbers of loops forming a helical coil on a half torus. The loops are bunched at the axis of the torus. The coil, due to its geometry, generates a unique distribution of eddy currents in nearby tissues which is favorable compared to a solenoid type stimulator. This renders the Slinky coil more selective than conventional coils used for magnetic stimulation. The distribution of eddy currents was analyzed using Matlab, following Faraday's Law of Induction. Improved focality permits the current through the coil to be reduced for the same effect. In addition, the reduced inductance of the Slinky coil decreases the power requirement; thus, the improved efficiency of the system may allow the generation of bursts of pulses, and expand the utilization of the system to possible functional activation of certain neuro-muscular structures when peripheral nerves are stimulated.
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Thompson TC, Park SH, Timme TL, Ren C, Eastham JA, Donehower LA, Bradley A, Kadmon D, Yang G. Loss of p53 function leads to metastasis in ras+myc-initiated mouse prostate cancer. Oncogene 1995; 10:869-79. [PMID: 7534899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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To study the interactions between dominantly acting oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes we used p53 'knockout' mouse urogenital sinus tissue for retroviral transduction of ras and myc in the mouse prostate reconstitution (MPR) model system. Epithelial hyperplasia was observed in all wild-type p53 MPRs with one small focal cancer and no evidence of metastasis. Prostatic cancer was found in 100% of the heterozygous and homozygous p53 mutant MPRs with metastatic deposits in 95% of the mice. The pattern of metastasis was remarkably similar to that in human prostate cancer with gross metastatic deposits in the lung, lymph nodes, bone and liver of many animals. Progression of carcinomas in the ras+myc-initiated heterozygous p53 mutant MPRs was invariably associated with either complete loss, partial deletion or loss of expression of the wild-type p53 allele. Southern blotting analysis of proviral-cellular DNA junction fragments in primary carcinomas and cell lines derived from metastatic deposits revealed that metastases do not necessarily seed out from the most abundant clone in the primary carcinoma.
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Shen E, Dun SL, Ren C, Bennett-Clarke C, Dun NJ. Hypotension preferentially induces c-fos immunoreactivity in supraoptic vasopressin neurons. Brain Res 1992; 593:136-9. [PMID: 1458316 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(92)91275-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Immunoreactivity to Fos protein (Fos-IR) was detected in rat hypothalamic neurons within 1 h of onset of hemorrhage by withdrawing 4-5 ml of blood, which lowered the arterial blood pressure to 50-70 mm Hg. About 70% of vasopressin (AVP)-containing neurons in the supraoptic nucleus (SON) and 20% in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) expressed Fos-IR. In contrast, 5% of oxytocin (OXY)-containing neurons in the SON and < 1% in PVN were Fos-IR. Intravenous infusion of the vasodilating agent, nitroprusside, which lowered the blood pressure to levels comparable to that attained by hemorrhage, induced Fos-IR in greater than 65% of AVP-containing neurons in the SON, while relatively few AVP neurons in the PVN were Fos positive. These results suggest that hemorrhage or hypotension preferentially induces c-fos expression in supraoptic AVP-containing neurons.
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Ren C, Li XZ. Analytical solution of the Fokker-Planck equation for ions in a magnetic well with neutral-beam pumping. PHYSICAL REVIEW. A, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, AND OPTICAL PHYSICS 1992; 46:3558-3561. [PMID: 9908530 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.46.3558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Dun NJ, Wu SY, Shen E, Miyazaki T, Dun SL, Ren C. Synaptic mechanisms in sympathetic preganglionic neurons. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 1992; 70 Suppl:S86-91. [PMID: 1295689 DOI: 10.1139/y92-248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Intracellular recordings from sympathetic preganglionic neurons (SPNs) in adult cat and neonatal rat spinal cord slices reveal four types of synaptic potentials, namely, excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs), inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs), and slow EPSPs in both preparations, and a slow IPSP in cat SPNs. Pharmacological studies show that glutamate or a related excitatory amino acid and glycine are the probable mediators of EPSPs and IPSPs. There may be heterogenous mediators of slow EPSPs; substance P, serotonin, norepinephrine, and epinephrine are all probable mediators of slow EPSPs in subpopulations of SPNs. In the case of slow IPSPs, norepinephrine appears to be the likely transmitter. Finally, stimulation of ventral roots elicits a synaptic potential that appears to be caused by glutamate released from afferent fibers in the ventral roots. Our results indicate that a multitude of synaptic mechanisms exist in the rat SPNs by means of which inputs arising from sensory and supraspinal neurons are processed in a timely and orderly manner, thus ensuring highly organized but differentiated outputs to multiple peripheral target cells.
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Shen E, Dun SL, Ren C, Dun NJ. Hypovolemia induces Fos-like immunoreactivity in neurons of the rat supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei. JOURNAL OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 1992; 37:227-30. [PMID: 1588000 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(92)90045-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Immunoreactivities to Fos proteins were detected in numerous neurons in the supraoptic, paraventricular and accessory neurosecretory nuclei 1 h following withdrawal of 4-5 cc of blood from the rat femoral arteries. Few or no positive cells were observed in the same nuclei in sham-operated or control animals. It is concluded that hypovolemia induces c-fos expression in hypothalamic neurons known to be associated with blood volume/pressure regulation.
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Yu S, Li S, Yao Y, Ren C, Zhao Y, Kang T. [Research on the processing of Angelica based on the analysis of water soluble constituents]. ZHONGGUO ZHONG YAO ZA ZHI = ZHONGGUO ZHONGYAO ZAZHI = CHINA JOURNAL OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA 1991; 16:148-9, 190. [PMID: 1883496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In this paper, a comparative study on the contents of water-soluble and alcohol-soluble tannin and ferulic acid in Angelica and its processed products is reported. The result shows that different processing methods have significant effects on the above constituents, thus administering to the interpretation of the theory of Angelica processing.
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Watson WH, Kashyap RP, Marchand AP, Ren C. Structures of two novel heptacyclic compounds: a cage ketone and a cage enone. Acta Crystallogr C 1990. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108270189011017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Fernandez-Checa JC, Ren C, Aw TY, Ookhtens M, Kaplowitz N. Effect of membrane potential and cellular ATP on glutathione efflux from isolated rat hepatocytes. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1988; 255:G403-8. [PMID: 3177640 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1988.255.4.g403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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total glutathione (GSH) efflux was studied in isolated rat hepatocyte suspensions at repleted GSH content (45-55 nmol/10(6) cells). The increase in concentrations of medium K+ in place of Na+ caused a parallel fall in membrane potential and total GSH efflux. Ouabain (1 mM) and replacement of Na+ with choline caused a gradual fall in membrane potential and GSH efflux. Hyperpolarization of hepatocytes with lipophilic anions, thiocyanate, and nitrate was associated with significantly increased efflux. Total GSH efflux was inhibited by increasing concentrations of fructose, antimycin A, and carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone, and there was a direct relationship between the rate of efflux and cellular ATP. Changes in total GSH efflux were paralleled by changes in GSH determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. Vanadate markedly inhibited efflux but caused only a modest decrease in cellular ATP. Fructose, antimycin A, and vanadate did not affect membrane potential or cell volume under the conditions at which efflux was inhibited. These results suggest independent requirements for both membrane potential and ATP in the transport of GSH.
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Aw TY, Ookhtens M, Ren C, Kaplowitz N. Kinetics of glutathione efflux from isolated rat hepatocytes. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1986; 250:G236-43. [PMID: 3953803 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1986.250.2.g236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The characteristics and kinetics of glutathione (GSH) efflux were examined in homogeneous suspensions of freshly isolated rat hepatocytes. GSH efflux was measured as its linear accumulation in the suspension medium. Appearance of GSH extracellularly was reflected in a quantitative loss in cellular GSH. However, the total GSH remained essentially unchanged, indicating minimal net synthesis of GSH under these experimental conditions. GSH efflux was sensitive to temperature, with a calculated Q10 value of 2.3. A wide range of cellular GSH concentration ranging from near complete and moderate depletion to severalfold the control values was achieved by treatment of animals or cells with various GSH depletors or inducers. At physiological (fed) and elevated (3-methylcholanthrene- and CoCl2-induced) cellular GSH, the rate of GSH efflux was near maximum. The rate fell dramatically to 50% maximum at a GSH concentration equaling 35 nmol/10(6) cells. A 48-h fast resulted in a 40% loss of cellular GSH, with a corresponding decrease in efflux rates. Addition of GSH to the incubation medium had no effect on efflux rates. The relationship of GSH efflux to cellular GSH concentration was characterized by apparent sigmoidal saturation kinetics. The data were fitted well by the Hill model with the following kinetic parameters: Vmax = 0.25 nmol X 10(6) cells-1 X min-1, Km = 3.5 mM, and n = 3. These results correspond very closely to our previous findings in the perfused liver.
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Spiegel D, Cutcomb S, Ren C, Pribram K. Hypnotic hallucination alters evoked potentials. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 1985. [PMID: 4031221 DOI: 10.1037//0021-843x.94.3.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Spiegel D, Cutcomb S, Ren C, Pribram K. Hypnotic hallucination alters evoked potentials. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 1985; 94:249-55. [PMID: 4031221 DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.94.3.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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