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Xu XQ, Zhang JW, Chen RM, Luo JS, Chen SK, Zheng RX, Wu D, Zhu M, Wang CL, Liang Y, Yao H, Wei HY, Su Z, Maimaiti M, Du HW, Luo FH, Li P, Si ST, Wu W, Huang K, Dong GP, Yu YX, Fu JF. [Relationship between body mass index and sexual development in Chinese children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:311-316. [PMID: 35385936 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210906-00754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and sexual development in Chinese children. Methods: A nationwide multicenter and population-based large cross-sectional study was conducted in 13 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China from January 2017 to December 2018. Data on sex, age, height, weight were collected, BMI was calculated and sexual characteristics were analyzed. The subjects were divided into four groups based on age, including ages 3-<6 years, 6-<10 years, 10-<15 years and 15-<18 years. Multiple Logistic regression models were used for evaluating the associations of BMI with sexual development in children. Dichotomous Logistic regression was used to compare the differences in the distribution of early and non-early puberty among normal weight, overweight and obese groups. Curves were drawn to analyze the relationship between the percentage of early puberty and BMI distribution in girls and boys at different Tanner stages. Results: A total of 208 179 healthy children (96 471 girls and 111 708 boys) were enrolled in this study. The OR values of B2, B3 and B4+ in overweight girls were 1.72 (95%CI: 1.56-1.89), 3.19 (95%CI: 2.86-3.57), 7.14 (95%CI: 6.33-8.05) and in obese girls were 2.05 (95%CI: 1.88-2.24), 4.98 (95%CI: 4.49-5.53), 11.21 (95%CI: 9.98-12.59), respectively; while the OR values of G2, G3, G4+ in overweight boys were 1.27 (95%CI: 1.17-1.38), 1.52 (95%CI: 1.36-1.70), 1.88 (95%CI: 1.66-2.14) and in obese boys were 1.27 (95%CI: 1.17-1.37), 1.59 (95%CI: 1.43-1.78), and 1.93 (95%CI: 1.70-2.18) (compared with normal weight Tanner 1 group,all P<0.01). Analysis in different age groups found that OR values of obese girls at B2 stage and boys at G2 stage were 2.02 (95%CI: 1.06-3.86) and 2.32 (95%CI:1.05-5.12) in preschool children aged 3-<6 years, respectively (both P<0.05). And in the age group of 6-10 years, overweight girls had a 5.45-fold risk and obese girls had a 12.54-fold risk of B3 stage compared to girls with normal BMI. Compared with normal weight children, the risk of early puberty was 2.67 times higher in overweight girls, 3.63 times higher in obese girls, and 1.22 times higher in overweight boys, 1.35 times higher in obese boys (all P<0.01). Among the children at each Tanner stages, the percentage of early puberty increased with the increase of BMI, from 5.7% (80/1 397), 16.1% (48/299), 13.8% (27/195) to 25.7% (198/769), 65.1% (209/321), 65.4% (157/240) in girls aged 8-<9, 10-<11 and 11-<12 years, and 6.6% (34/513), 18.7% (51/273), 21.6% (57/264) to 13.3% (96/722), 46.4% (140/302), 47.5% (105/221) in boys aged 9-<10, 12-<13 and 13-<14 years, respectively. Conclusions: BMI is positively correlated with sexual development in both Chinese boys and girls, and the correlation is stronger in girls. Obesity is a risk factor for precocious puberty in preschool children aged 3-<6 years, and 6-<10 years of age is a high risk period for early development in obese girls.
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- X Q Xu
- Department of Endocrinology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shaoxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Genetic Diseases, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530003, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Genetic Diseases, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530003, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 350002, China
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- Department of Endocrinology Genetics and Metabolism, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Genetic Metabolism and Endocrinology, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Genetics, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen 518028, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumchi 830054, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai 200062, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China
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He RX, Dong H, Zhang HW, Zhang Y, Kang LL, Li H, Shen M, Mo R, Song JQ, Liu YP, Chen ZH, Liu Y, Jin Y, Li MQ, Zheng H, Li DX, Qin J, Zhang HF, Huang M, Zheng RX, Liang DS, Tian YP, Yao HX, Yang YL. [Clinical and genetic studies on 76 patients with hydrocephalus caused by methylmalonic acidemia combined with homocysteinuria]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:459-465. [PMID: 34102818 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210311-00204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the clinical features, genetic characteristics, treatment and follow-up results of patients with hydrocephalus caused by methylmalonic acidemia combined with homocysteinuria, and to discuss the optimal strategies for assessing and treating such patients. Methods: From January 1998 to December 2020, 76 patients with hydrocephalus due to methylmalonic acidemia combined with homocysteinuria in the Department of Pediatrics in 11 hospitals including Peking University First Hospital were diagnosed by biochemical, genetic analysis and brain imaging examination. The patients were divided into operation-group and non-operation-group according to whether they underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The clinical features, laboratory examinations, genotype, and follow-up data were retrospectively analyzed. Data were compared between the two groups using rank sum test, and categorical data were compared using χ2 test. Results: Among the 76 patients (51 male, 25 female), 5 were detected by newborn screening, while 71 were diagnosed after clinical onset, 68 cases (96%) had early-onset, 3 cases (4%) had late-onset. The most common clinical manifestations of 74 cases with complete data were psychomotor retardation in 74 cases (100%), visual impairment in 74 cases (100%), epilepsy in 44 cases (59%), anemia in 31 cases (42%), hypotonia or hypertonia in 21 cases (28%), feeding difficulties in 19 cases (26%) and disturbance of consciousness in 17 cases (23%). Genetic analysis was performed in 76 cases, all of whom had MMACHC gene variations, including 30 homozygous variations of MMACHC c.609G>A. The most common variations were c.609G>A (94, 62.7%), followed by c.658_660del (18, 12.0%), c.567dupT (9, 6.0%) and c.217C>T (8, 5.3%). Therapy including cobalamin intramuscular injection, L-carnitine and betaine were initiated immediately after diagnosis. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt operation was performed in 41 cases (operation group), and 31 patients improved after metabolic intervention (non-operation group). There was no significant difference in the age of onset, the age of diagnosis, the blood total homocysteine, methionine, and urinary methylmalonic acid concentration between the two groups (all P>0.05). The symptoms of psychomotor development, epilepsy, and visual impairments improved gradually after a long-term follow-up in the operation group. Conclusions: Hydrocephalus is a severe complication of methylmalonic acidemia combined with homocysteinuria. The most common clinical manifestations are psychomotor retardation, visual impairment, and epilepsy. It usually occurs in early-onset patients. Early diagnosis and etiological treatment are very important. Hydrocephalus may improve after metabolic intervention in some patients. For patients with severe ventricular dilatation, prompt surgical intervention can improve the prognosis.
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- R X He
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Translational Medicine Laboratory, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Department of Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hebei Medical University Second Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Similan Clinic, Beijing 100703, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 430074, China
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- Translational Medicine Laboratory, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Zheng RX, Shen SN. [Identification of xingren ancient name of "he" and "ren"]. Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi 2020; 50:317-320. [PMID: 33287502 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112155-20190924-00087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ancient medical books have the names of drugs such as "xinghe" (, apricot pit), but there is only the name "xingren" (, almond) in modern medical books. On the basis of checking Chinese dictionary, exegetical books and ancient literature, it is believed that the ancients could clearly distinguish the difference between "he" (, pit) and "ren" (, nut) in actual use, and realized that the pit and the nut are different parts. This article takes almonds as the center to explore the similarities and differences of concepts and essences between the "he" (, pit) and "ren" (, nut) in ancient prescriptions. By investigating the usage of ancient medical literature, it can be seen that the actual medicinal part of the medicine "xinghe" (, apricot pit) means still almonds. And due to the imperfect market of ancient medicinal materials, there is no perfect medicinal materials processing industry, and it is necessary for doctors to remove part of the non-medicinal parts after obtaining the medicinal materials. Therefore, in ancient times, the "xinghe" (, apricot pit) and "xingren" (, almond) are actually different names for the same medicinal part.
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- R X Zheng
- Institute of Literature in Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Institute of Literature in Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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Yang YJ, Wang Z, Zheng RX, Li Y, Wang L, Liu YM, Wang X, Su R, Dai QH, Liu C. DNA microarray analysis of dendritic cells infected by enterovirus 71. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2020; 34:577-583. [PMID: 32549552 DOI: 10.23812/19-409-l-52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Y J Yang
- Graduate School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Viral immunology Laboratory, Tianjin Second People's Hospital and Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin, China
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- Viral immunology Laboratory, Tianjin Second People's Hospital and Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin, China
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- Viral immunology Laboratory, Tianjin Second People's Hospital and Tianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin, China
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Wei Y, Liu GL, Yang JY, Zheng RX, Jiang LH, Li YP, Gao FF. Association between metabolic syndrome and vascular endothelium dysfunction in children and adolescents. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:8671-8. [PMID: 25366757 DOI: 10.4238/2014.october.27.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We aimed at investigating the association between metabolic syndrome (MS) and vascular endothelial cell dysfunction (ECD) in children and adolescents. Sixty children (30 obese children and 30 children with MS) were included in this retrospective analysis. Thirty healthy subjects were randomly selected as the control group. A series of indices/biomarkers known to be related to MS/ECD were determined using ELISA. Correlations between the variables measured were analyzed. Compared with the control group, PAI-1, vWF, VE-cad, TM, and VEGF were significantly increased in the MS group (P < 0.05). Adolescents in the obese group had significantly increased levels of serum PAI-1, VE-cad, TM, and VEGF as compared with the control group (P < 0.05). Further, vWF in the obese and control groups did not differ significantly (P = 0.556). Our results suggest that ECD is correlated with MS in children and adolescents. Pathophysiological changes of the vascular endothelium may exist in obese children who have yet to develope MS. PAI-1, vWF, VE-cad, TM, and VEGF could be used as biomarkers for predicting ECD. ECD that develops in patients with MS may be associated with obesity, elevated blood lipid, elevated blood glucose, and higher blood pressure.
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- Y Wei
- Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Zheng RX, Fang SM, Li ZM, Zhang XM. [Prevention of arrhythmia in rats by puhuang]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 1993; 18:108-10, 127. [PMID: 8323694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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I.P. injection (5g crude drug/kg) of water extract of Puhuang (Typha orientalis) to S.D. rats can prevent ventricular fibrillation and sudden death caused by isoproterenol and also arrhythmia induced by the infusion of BaCl2. Water extract of Puhuang can clearly increase the survival rate and also raise the dosage of BaCl2 infusion necessary to cause the death of animals.
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- R X Zheng
- Chinese Medicinal Material Research Centre, Chinese University of Hongkong
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Zheng RX. [Application of the law of synthetical judgment of fuzzy mathematics in clinical curative effect analysis]. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi 1989; 9:302-3. [PMID: 2766427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Zheng RX. [Diagnosis and treatment of abdominal pain of spinal origin (author's transl)]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1981; 19:463-6. [PMID: 7338090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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