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Zhang YN, Wang S, Deng YZ, Huang XB, Li KC, Chen W, Ruan D, Xia WG, Wang SL, Zheng CT. The application of reduced dietary crude protein levels supplemented with additional amino acids in laying ducks. Poult Sci 2021; 100:100983. [PMID: 33610902 PMCID: PMC7905471 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.01.006] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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This study was aimed at studying use of reduced dietary crude protein (CP) level supplemented with additional amino acids in laying ducks. A total of 720 Jingjiang ducks (50 wk) were randomly assigned to 5 treatments and fed 5 basal diets with CP levels at 17.5, 16.5, 15.5, 14.5, or 13.5%, with additional amino acids added to each diet for 12 wk. Each treatment had 6 replicates of 24 ducks each. Dietary CP levels affected (P < 0.05) egg production and mass of laying ducks, and there was a linear and quadratic decrease with decreasing CP levels (P < 0.05). Dietary CP levels did not affect egg weight and feed conversion ratio (FCR), but egg weight decreased linearly (P < 0.05); FCR increased linearly and quadratically (P < 0.05) with decreasing CP levels. There were no significant differences in egg quality among the different CP levels (P > 0.05). Ovarian weight, total and mean weight of preovulatory follicles, and total weight of small yellow follicles (SYF) were decreased by dietary CP levels (linear, P < 0.01 and quadratic, P < 0.05). The oviductal weight decreased linearly (P < 0.05), and the number of SYF decreased linearly and quadratically with decreasing CP levels (P < 0.05). The serum estradiol content decreased linearly with dietary CP levels (P < 0.05). The serum contents of luteinizing hormone, prolactin, and progesterone decreased (P < 0.05), linearly and quadratically (both P < 0.01) with decreasing CP levels. The serum contents of creatinine (CRE), triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity were affected (P < 0.05) by different dietary CP levels. The total protein content increased linearly (P < 0.05), TC content increased quadratically (P < 0.05), and contents of albumin, CRE, TG, and phosphorus, and activities of aspartate aminotransferase and ALT increased linearly and quadratically (both P < 0.05) with decreasing CP levels. Overall, reduced dietary CP levels with addition of amino acids affected the laying performance, the development of reproductive organs and ovarian follicles, serum hormones, and biochemical indices of laying ducks. Dietary CP levels can be reduced to 14.5% with additional amino acid supplementation for 12 wk in laying ducks without negative effect on laying performance and egg quality.
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- Y N Zhang
- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, 510640 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, 510640 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, 510640 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, 510640 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, 510640 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, 510640 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, 510640 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, 510640 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, 510640 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (South China) of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
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Deng YZ, Tang SF, Zeng HY, Wu ZY, Tung DK. Experiments on Temperature Changes of Microbolometer under Blackbody Radiation and Predictions Using Thermal Modeling by COMSOL Multiphysics Simulator. Sensors (Basel) 2018; 18:E2593. [PMID: 30096759 PMCID: PMC6111408 DOI: 10.3390/s18082593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In this study, we study a heat transfer model, with the surface of the microbolometer device receiving radiation from blackbody constructed using a COMSOL Multiphysics simulator. We have proposed three kinds of L-type 2-leg and 4-leg with the pixel pitch of 35 μm based on vanadium oxide absorbent membrane sandwiched with top passivated and bottom Si₃N₄ supporting films, respectively. Under the blackbody radiation, the surface temperature changes and distributions of these samples are simulated and analyzed in detail. The trend of change of the temperature dependent resistance of the four kinds of bolometer devices using the proposed heat transfer model is consistent with the actual results of the change of resistance of 4 samples irradiated with 325 K blackbody located in the front distance of 5 cm. In this paper, ΔT indicates the averaged differences of the top temperature on the suspended membrane and the lowest temperature on the post of legs of the microbolometers. It is shown that ΔT ≈ 17 mK is larger in nominal 2-leg microbolometer device than that of 4-leg one and of 2-leg with 2 μm × 2 μm central square hole and two 7.5 μm × 2 μm slits in suspended films. Additionally, only ΔT ≈ 5 mK with 4-leg microbolometer device under the same radiated energy of 325 K blackbody results from the larger total thermal conductance.
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- Yu-Zhen Deng
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University, Taoyuan 33000, Taiwan.
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- Materials & Electro-Optics Research Division, National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 32599, Taiwan.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University, Taoyuan 33000, Taiwan.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University, Taoyuan 33000, Taiwan.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University, Taoyuan 33000, Taiwan.
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Deng YZ, Xu LG, Chen L, Zhou D, Liu Y. Effectiveness of acupuncture in the management of cervical spondylosis: a meta-analysis. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:1017-1022. [PMID: 29254308] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cervical spondylosis is the most common type of spinal pathology which is more common in middle-aged or senile populations with a high potential to affect physical and mental health. This study evaluates the effectiveness of acupuncture in the management of cervical spondylosis. After a detailed literature search in electronic databases, the required data were acquired from selected research articles and meta-analyses were performed to obtain the percent cure, failure and total effectiveness rates under random effects model. Meta-regression was performed to identify the factors affecting the efficacy. Twenty-seven studies were selected for data acquisition (2,853 patients; average age 46.2±9.5; 51.7±12.5% males). Acupuncture alone had 33.41% (25.50, 41.24) cure rate but in combination with other therapies it rose to 53.36% (41.9, 64.8). Similarly, total effectiveness rate was 87.01% (83.40, 90.62) with acupuncture alone and 93.62% (89.85, 97.38) with acupuncture in combination with other therapies. Age was inversely associated with the percent cure rate and the number of combination therapies with acupuncture was positively associated with the cure rate. In conclusion, acupuncture therapy alone can provide cure and total effectiveness rates of 33% and 87%, respectively, but acupuncture with additional therapies can improve the cure and total effectiveness rates to 53% and 94%, respectively. Age inversely affects efficacy and the number of additional therapies improves the efficacy.
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- Y Z Deng
- Department of Acupuncture, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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Deng YZ, Li LB, Xu LG, Zhou D, Wei LJ, Liu Y. Acupuncture in endocrine disorders: a critical appraisal. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2016; 30:1035-1040. [PMID: 28078850] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Acupuncture is an integral part of ancient Chinese medical practice. The technique has been used extensively in pain relief and is being tried for many other chronic conditions. Industrial development and affluence lead to the increase in the prevalence of many endocrine disorders such as diabetes, obesity, and polycystic ovarian disease. The rising prevalence of the endocrine morbidity is observed in both the developing and developed nations. The management of these disorders involves major lifestyle modification coupled with a long-term drug intake. In such situations, patients often look at alternative therapeutic options existing in complementary and alternative medicine. The globalization of the world medical practice has led to the spread of acupuncture beyond China to other parts of the world. Acupuncture has been tried extensively in the management of various endocrine disorders with inconsistent results. In this review, we highlight the principles of acupuncture and its role in the management of various endocrine disorders.
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- Y Z Deng
- Department of Acupuncture, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Radiology, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, The affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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Deng YZ, Reeves MJ, Jacobs BS, Birbeck GL, Kothari RU, Hickenbottom SL, Mullard AJ, Wehner S, Maddox K, Majid A. IV tissue plasminogen activator use in acute stroke: experience from a statewide registry. Neurology 2006; 66:306-12. [PMID: 16476927 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000196478.77152.fc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the use of IV recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) in a statewide hospital-based stroke registry and to identify factors associated with its use among eligible patients. METHODS A modified stratified sampling scheme was used to obtain a representative sample of 16 hospitals. Prospective case ascertainment and data collection were used to identify all acute stroke admissions over a 6-month period. Subjects eligible for IV rt-PA were defined as those who arrived within 3 hours of onset, who had no evidence of hemorrhage on initial brain image, and who had no physician-documented reasons for non-treatment with IV rt-PA. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with IV rt-PA use. RESULTS Of 2,566 stroke admissions, 330 (12.9%) met the eligibility criteria for rt-PA treatment, and of these 43 (13%) received IV rt-PA treatment. Among 2,236 admissions excluded from consideration, 21% had evidence of hemorrhage on initial imaging, 35% had unknown stroke onset times, 38% had an onset to arrival time >3 hours, and 6% had physician documented contraindications. Among eligible patients, being male, use of emergency medical services, and rapid presentation were associated with increased IV rt-PA use. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with IV rt-PA was underutilized in this hospital-based stroke registry. The primary reason for nontreatment was delayed presentation. Reducing prehospital and in-hospital response times would help increase IV rt-PA use, as would greater emergency medical services use. Improving the documentation of onset times would help clarify the underlying causes of delayed presentation.
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- Y Z Deng
- Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Wang CB, Feng YM, Zong YQ, Deng YZ, Feng ZC. Rapid isolation of large amount of plasma VLDL and LDL by a two step ultracentrifugation. J Tongji Med Univ 1995; 15:198-200. [PMID: 8731922 DOI: 10.1007/bf02887943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A rapid method to obtain large amount of VLDL and LDL by ultracentrifugation is described. The mixture of VLDL and LDL was isolated and concentrated from plasma by an ultracentrifugation at 265 000 g for 2 h. VLDL and LDL were separated and purified by a further ultracentrifugation at 265 000 g for 3 h. This method combines the advantages of both sequential flotation ultracentrifugation and density gradient ultracentrifugation. It can process a large volume of plasma in a short time. The purity of isolated VLDL and LDL was confirmed by the lipoprotein electrophoresis on agarose gel and PAGE and by the apolipoprotein electrophoresis on SDS-PAGE. This rapid economical method is of great value in practical application.
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- C B Wang
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
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Liu F, Liu FH, Zhuo RX, Peng Y, Deng YZ, Zeng Y. Development of a polymer-enzyme immunoassay method and its application. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 1995; 21:257-64. [PMID: 7794531] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Both poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-antibody (PINP-Ab)-labelled enzyme adhered quickly and tightly to cellulose acetate/nitrate membrane either below (less efficiently) or above (more efficiently) the lower critical solution temperature, and the retention of PINP-Ab on the membrane increased over 30-fold when compared with the unconjugated Ab. These characteristics were used to develop a novel polymer-enzyme-linked immunoassay method: homogeneous antigen-antibody immune-complexation reaction and a heterogeneous separation process. By using a simple horseradish-peroxidase-labelled antibody as a probe, we applied this method to the detection of human serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). This immunoassay system can detect as little as 1 ng/ml of HBsAg. The advantages of this method are: (a) fast homogeneous immune complexation; (b) a rapid heterogeneous separation process; (c) high sensitivity; and (d) low non-specific background.
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- F Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, People's Republic of China
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Xiao KY, Liu ZH, Qu S, He SS, Deng YZ. Use of fluorescent substrate 4-MUP in the detection of biotin-labeled DNA probes. J Tongji Med Univ 1993; 13:206-8. [PMID: 8151738 DOI: 10.1007/bf02888010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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To improve the sensitivity of detecting biotin-labeled DNA Probes, a new fluorescent substrate of alkaline phosphatase, 4-methylum belliferylphosphate (4-mup) was studied instead of conventional BCIP-NBT. The result of dot-blot hybridization demonstrates that this new substrate can be used for the colorimetric detection of biotin-labeled probes after hybridization to immobilized nucleic acids. The sensitivity is about one order of magnitude higher than that of BCIP-NBT system, and the time required for color development is very short, only about five min. It is suggested that the Bio-SA-Bio-AP-4-MUP colorimetric detection system can be widely used in gene diagnosis.
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- K Y Xiao
- Department of Biochemistry, Tongji Medical University
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Han YX, Hu NF, Bai XJ, Li MY, Lai SY, Wei WH, Deng YZ, Wang X. Effect of acute trauma on the levels of intracellular cAMP, cGMP and DNA: Studies on endocrinology and metabolism. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992; 12:154-9. [PMID: 1360546 DOI: 10.1007/bf02887816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this experiment, we used morgrel dogs to study the effect of trauma on the neuro-endocrine and metabolic organs and the effects of hormones on metabolism by determining the levels of intracellular cAMP, cGMP and DNA. From the changes in intracellular nucleotides, we learned that many neuro-endocrine organs and the main metabolic organs are characteristic of predominance in alpha-adrenoreceptor after trauma, thereby leading to high blood sugar.
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- Y X Han
- Department of Surgical Emergency, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan
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Deng YZ, Feng ZC, Wang HX, Jiang WG, Zhong YQ, Wang CF. Relationship of VLDL receptor and LPL in metabolism of VLDL by macrophage. J Tongji Med Univ 1991; 11:39-44. [PMID: 1875451 DOI: 10.1007/bf02893186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Macrophages were incubated with 125I-VLDL for 5 h in presence or absence of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) inhibitor, benzene boronic acid (BBA). Both the uptake and degradation of 125I-VLDL by macrophages were saturable, and the uptake and degradation curves were virtually identical. When macrophages were incubated with 125I-VLDL for 10 h in presence of BBA, the uptake and degradation of 125I-VLDL were still saturable. However, in absence of BBA, the uptake and degradation were no longer saturable. The results suggest that with macrophages incubated with VLDL for a shorter period, VLDL was taken up predominantly via receptor pathway, with a longer period of incubation, LPL played a striking role in uptake of VLDL.
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- Y Z Deng
- Department of Biochemistry, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
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