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Oh JE, Yu SR, Yoo JY, Shin KA. Relationship Between Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and the Hypertriglyceridemic-Waist Phenotype in Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2024; 17:1727-1738. [PMID: 38645653 PMCID: PMC11032133 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s444084] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024] Open
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Purpose Visceral fat accumulation can negatively affect uric acid metabolism in healthy adults. The hypertriglyceridemic-waist (HTGW) phenotype is a predictor of diabetes and cardiometabolic risk. This study aimed to investigate the association between the HTGW phenotype and asymptomatic hyperuricemia in Korean adults. Patients and Methods The study included 23,240 adults, aged 20-80 years who underwent comprehensive health examinations at a general hospital in Gyeonggi Province, Korea, from January 2020 to December 2022. The HTGW phenotype was defined as the simultaneous presence of elevated serum triglyceride (TG) levels and increased waist circumference (WC). The diagnostic capability of the HTGW phenotype for hyperuricemia and its association with the condition were assessed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and logistic regression analysis. Results The prevalence of hyperuricemia in the HTGW phenotype was 3.44 times higher than that in the normal TG normal waist (NTNW) phenotype. Compared with those in the NTNW group, the hazard ratios for developing hyperuricemia in the HTGW group were 2.887 (2.566-3.249, P <0.001) for men and 7.341 (5.139-10.487, P <0.001) for women, and these values remained significant after adjusting for potential confounders. The stratified analysis revealed that the HTGW phenotype, coupled with diabetes, had the highest probability of developing asymptomatic hyperuricemia (2.55 times). ROC curve analysis revealed that the area under the curve values of the WC*TG index for hyperuricemia diagnosis were 0.702, 0.627, and 0.685 for all participants, men, and women, respectively. Conclusion Among Korean adults, the HTGW phenotype was closely related to hyperuricemia in both men and women and showed a particularly strong association in patients with diabetes. It may be used in combination with an indicator that can complement its accuracy for identifying individuals at high risk of hyperuricemia.
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- Ji-Eun Oh
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Far East University, Eumseong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University, Jecheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Yonsei University MIRAE Campus, Wonju-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Shinsung University, Dangjin, Republic of Korea
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Yu SR, Shin KA. Visceral Adiposity Index and Lipid Accumulation Product as Effective Markers of Different Obesity Phenotypes in Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2023; 16:495-504. [PMID: 36824322 PMCID: PMC9942502 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s397043] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The visceral adiposity index (VAI) and lipid accumulation product (LAP) are useful for assessing visceral obesity. However, these indices were developed for Caucasians, and it is necessary to confirm whether the VAI and LAP are appropriate indicators for identifying obesity phenotypes in Asians. This study investigated whether the VAI and LAP are effective indicators for diagnosing four obesity phenotypes in South Korean adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study enrolled 23,310 adult participants (age ≥20 years) who had undergone a health checkup at a general hospital in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea from January 2017 to December 2020. VAI and LAP were calculated based on the presented mathematical model according to sex. According to the metabolic health status and presence or absence of obesity, the obesity phenotypes were classified into 4 groups: metabolically healthy non-obese (N=14,240, 61.1%), metabolically unhealthy non-obese (N=477, 2.0%), metabolically healthy obese (MHO; N=6796, 29.2%), and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO; N=1797, 7.7%). RESULTS The receiver operating characteristics curve analysis showed VAI best predicted MUO among the four obesity phenotypes, whereas the LAP showed excellent discriminating ability for the MUO group (area under the curve 0.877, 0.849, and 0.921 and 0.923, 0.907, and 0.954 for all participants, men, and women, respectively). The optimal VAI cutoff values for identifying the MUO group were 1.83 in men and 1.58 in women, and the optimal cutoff values for the LAP were 41.45 in men and 23.83 in women, with a higher value for men. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, the VAI and LAP were associated with an increased risk in the MHO and MUO groups among the obesity phenotypes in both sexes. CONCLUSION In South Korean adults, the VAI and LAP are closely related to the MUO phenotype in both sexes and are effective indices for predicting the MUO phenotype.
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- Sung Ryul Yu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University, Jaecheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Shinsung University, Dangjin, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: Kyung-A Shin, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Shinsung University, Daehak-ro 1, Jeongmi-myeon, Dangjin, Chungnam, 31801, Republic of Korea, Tel +82-41-350-1408, Fax +82-41-350-1045, Email
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Wang SP, Liu XM, Shang WF, Song J, Yu SR, Sun SM. [Effect of Gastrodia on rotation induced motion sickness in mice]. Space Med Med Eng (Beijing) 1999; 12:342-5. [PMID: 12022178] [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: 02/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of Gastrodia on motion sickness induced by rotation in mice. METHOD Clockwise and anticlockwise accelerated rotations up to 180 degrees/s for 10 min were used to induce symptoms of motion sickness such as condition taste aversion (CTA), decrease of spontaneous locomotion and impaired ability of space identification in water-maze. RESULT Gastrodia could improve the response of CTA, increase spontaneous locomotion, and enhance the ability of learning and memory in water-maze in mice after the rotation. CONCLUSION Symptoms of motion sickness induced by rotation could be improved by Gastrodia treatment.
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- S P Wang
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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The effects of both crude extracellular products (ECP) and a partially purified protease of Vibrio alginolyticus on the plasma components of kuruma prawn (Penaeus japonicus) and tiger prawn (P. monodon) were studied using crossed immunoelectrophoresis (CIE). A component of the plasma, tentatively identified as coagulogen, apparently disappeared after incubation with the ECP, while the amount of a component tentatively identified as haemocyanin decreased. The coagulogen and an unknown component (component 1) in the penaeid plasma showed an increased migration rate after incubation with a partially purified 33 kDa protease of the bacterium. In contrast, incubation with protease had no detectable effect on the amount of haemocyanin. These events may significantly contribute to the pathogenicity of Vibrio alginolyticus in penaeids.
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- K K Lee
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, China
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An extracellular lethal toxin produced by Vibrio alginolyticus strain Swy originally isolated from diseased kuruma prawn(Penaeus japonicus) was partially purified by Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography with hydrophobic interaction (Phenyl Sepharose Hig hPerformance) chromatography and gel filtration columns. The toxin is an alkaline serine protease, inhibited by phenyl-methylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF),and showed maximal activity at pH 10, having a molecular weight of about 33kDa estimated by SDS-PAGE and gel filtration chromatography. In addition, the toxin was also completely inhibited by FeCl2 but partially inhibited by CaCl2, CuCl2, CoCl2,MnCl2, and ZnCl2, and not inhibited by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), ethylene glycol-bis(beta-amino-ethyl ether)N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA), iodoacetamide, pepstatin A, sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS), and N-tosyl-l-phenyl-alanine chloromethyl ketone (TPCK). Both the crude extracellular products (ECP) and the partially purified toxin are lethal for kuruma prawn at LD50 values of 0.30 and 0.27 microg protein/g body weight, respectively. The addition of PMSF completely inhibited the lethal toxicity of both the ECP and the partially purified toxin, indicating that this serine protease is a lethal factor produced by the bacterium. The 33-kDa protease is, therefore, suggested to be a new toxic protease produced by V. alginolyticus strain Swy.
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- K K Lee
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2, Pei-Ning Road, 20224, Keelung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Outbreaks of mass mortality among cultured tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) with white spotted syndrome (WSS) in the carapace occurred in the summer of 1994 in I-Lan, Taiwan. A swarming strain Val was isolated from hemolymph of the moribund prawns with tryptic soy agar (TSA, supplemented with 1% NaCl, Oxoid) and/or thiosulfate citrate bile salt sucrose (TCBS, Difco) agar. This strain was characterized and identified to be Vibrio alginolyticus. The strain was susceptible to antibiotics such as chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline hydrochloride, nalidixic acid, oxolic acid, and oxytetracycline while resistant to ampicillin, novobiocin, penicillin G, sulfisoxazole, and sulfonamide. The bacteria and their extracellular products (ECP) were lethal to both tiger prawns (P. monodon) and kuruma prawns (P. japonicus) with LD50 values of 1.13 x 10(5), 2.46 x 10(5) CFU/g, and 0.23, 0.63 micrograms protein/g prawn body weight, respectively.
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- K K Lee
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelug, ROC
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Lee KK, Yu SR, Yang TI, Liu PC, Chen FR. Isolation and characterization of Vibrio alginolyticus isolated from diseased kuruma prawn, Penaeus japonicus. Lett Appl Microbiol 1996; 22:111-4. [PMID: 8936369 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1996.tb01121.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 02/03/2023]
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Outbreaks of serious mortality among cultured kuruma prawns (Penaeus japonicus) with white spotted syndrome in the carapace occurred in the summer of 1993 in I-Lan, Taiwan. A swarming bacterium, strain Swy, was isolated from the hepatopancreas of the moribund prawns using tryptic soy agar supplemented with 1% NaCl and/or thiosulphate citrate bile salt sucrose agar. This strain was characterized and identified as Vibrio alginolyticus on the basis of a number of biochemical tests. The Swy strain was virulent to both kuruma prawns (P. japonicus) and tiger prawns (P. monodon) with LD50 values of 4.43 x 10(4) and 1.57 x 10(5) cfu g body weight-1, respectively.
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- K K Lee
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, ROC
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Yu SR, Liu XJ, Wang YH, Liu J. A survey of moniliformin contamination in rice and corn from Keshan disease endemic and non-KSD areas in China. Biomed Environ Sci 1995; 8:330-334. [PMID: 8719174] [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: 05/22/2023]
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Keshan Disease (KSD) is an endemic heart disease and moniliformin (MF) has been suggested as one of the etiological factors. In this paper, thin layer chromatographic (TLC) and high pressure liquid chromatographic (HPLC) methods were used for the determination of MF in the rice and corn samples collected from KSD areas and non-KSD areas. One hundred and twenty-three rice samples were analyzed and showed MF contamination in only 8 samples (KSD areas: 8.4% positive; non-KSD areas: 2.5% positive) ranging from 73.6 to 265.3 ng/g (mean concentration: KSD areas 156.3 ng/g; non-KSD areas 179.5 ng/g). One hundred and four corn samples in KSD areas and non-KSD areas were determinated by HPLC method, 45.2% samples were contaminated with MF (KSD areas: 81.4%; non-KSD areas: 19.7%) ranging from 52.3 to 1116.0 ng/g (mean concentration: KSD areas 488.9 ng/g; non-KSD areas 457.4 ng/g). The results showed that the contamination of MF in grains were significantly different between rice and corn, but not between the grains from the KSD areas and non-KSD areas, then casting doubt on the role of MF as an etiological factor of KS.
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- S R Yu
- Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, China
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Zhang YX, Zhi N, Yu SR, Li QJ, Yu GQ, Zhang X. Protective immunity induced by 67 K outer membrane protein of phase I Coxiella burnetii in mice and guinea pigs. Acta Virol 1994; 38:327-32. [PMID: 7793356] [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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A 67 K outer membrane protein (OMP) isolated from phase I Coxiella burnetii QiYi strain was purified with monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) coupled to CNBr-Sepharose 4B. Chemical analyses of the 67 K protein showed that it contained seventeen kinds of amino acids and no LPS. The immunogenicity and protectivity of the 67 K protein against C. burnetii was evaluated in mice and guinea pigs by in vitro lymphocyte proliferation assay, delayed-type skin test, antibody conversion rate, and immunization and challenge tests. Intraperitoneal injection of the 67 K protein resulted in antibody production against phase I and II whole cell antigens. The anti-67 K antibody conversion rate was found to be 100% in mice and guinea pigs as well. Lymphocytes were responses in vitro to specific antigen. In addition, delayed-type hypersensitivity appeared two weeks after immunization with the 67 K protein. Moreover, 100% of mice and guinea pigs inoculated with the 67 K protein were protected against a challenge with 10(3) ID50 virulent C. burnetii. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that the 67 K OMP elicits in vivo and in vitro both B cell-mediated and T cell-mediated immunity in mice and guinea pigs. Thus the 67 K protein is a candidate for an effective subunit vaccine against Q fever.
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- Y X Zhang
- Department of Microbiology, Third Military Medical College, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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Yan SM, Li LL, Yu SR, Xiao PG. [Effect of tabellae Polygoni cuspidati on blood lipids and rheological property in rats]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 1993; 18:617-9, 640. [PMID: 8003218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- S M Yan
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing
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Ning Z, Yu SR, Quan YG, Xue Z. Molecular characterization of cloned variants of Coxiella burnetii isolated in China. Acta Virol 1992; 36:173-83. [PMID: 1359769] [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: 03/25/2023]
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To study the molecular properties of Coxiella burnetii phase variants we cloned the phase variants of C. burnetii Qiyi (CBQY) strain by the red plaque technique. Three cloned strains, CBQYIC3 (phase I), CBQYIIC7 (phase II) and CBQYIIC5 (semirough-phase) were analysed by SDS-PAGE, immunoblot assay, plasmid isolation and agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA restriction fragments. The results suggest that the unique phase-dependent substance is a lipopolysaccharide and that most protein components of phase I and phase II cells are shared. No significant differences of DNA restriction fragments were found between clonal isolates of phase I and phase II C. burnetii CBQY strains. A plasmid of approximately 56 Kb was isolated from both phase I and phase II variants indicating that phase variation probably could not be attributed to its presence or absence.
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- Z Ning
- Department of Microbiology, Third Millitary Medical College, Chongqing, Sichuan province, Pepople's Republic of China
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Wen BH, Yu SR, Yu GQ, Li QJ, Zhang X. Analysis of proteins and lipopolysaccharides from Chinese isolates of Coxiella burnetii with monoclonal antibodies. Acta Virol 1991; 35:538-44. [PMID: 1687637] [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: 12/28/2022]
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Four Coxiella burnetii isolates in China and two reference strains were compared by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting. The SDS-PAGE profiles of whole cells and LPS of Chinese isolates Qiyi, Xinqiao, and YS-8 were found closely related to Henzerling strain, and different from the Grita strain. In immunoblot assay of LPS and proteinase K-digested whole rickettsiae minor differences were seen in polysaccharide structure among the Chinese isolates by phase I monoclonal antibody. The present results suggest that the strains reported here may be divided into three groups according to the polysaccharide structure: Xinqiao and Henzerling strains (1), YS-8 and Grita (2), and Qiyi (3).
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- B H Wen
- Department of Microbiology, Third Military Medical College, People's Republic of China
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Cheng XX, Yu SR, Yu GQ. Red plaque formation of Coxiella burnetii and reduction assay by monoclonal antibodies. Acta Virol 1989; 33:281-9. [PMID: 2570515] [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: 01/01/2023]
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A red plaque technique for C. burnetii which utilizes primary chicken embryo cells, is described. Red plaques could be consistently detected as early as 6 days, usually 8 days post inoculation (p.i.), reflecting that C. burnetii proliferated within the phagolysosomes of host cells. Incubation with phase II monoclonal antibodies or inactivated immune sera containing phase I and phase II antibodies or phase II antibodies only, markedly reduced phase II C. burnetii red plaques. On the other hand, red plaques from phase I organisms increased several times when phase I cells were mixed with phase I monoclonal antibodies or inactivated immune sera containing phase I and phase II antibodies. By indirect red plaque reduction assay red plaque production by phase II cells could be reduced as well.
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- X X Cheng
- Department of Microbiology, Third Military Medical College, Chongqing Sichuan province, People's Republic of China
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In 1978, dengue was reported in China for the first time in 32 years. Since then, epidemics involving hundreds of thousands of people have occurred in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces and on Hainan Island. These epidemics were caused by all four types of dengue virus. Aedes aegypti was the vector in coastal areas, while Aedes albopictus was the vector in inland regions. During these epidemics, case rates were very high (greater than 50%) in some areas. Case-fatality rates were generally less than 0.1% except during the 1986 outbreak on Hainan Island, when the rate was 0.25%. Hemorrhagic disease occurred in both children and adults. On Hainan Island, hemorrhagic disease was more than three times as common in the 1986 outbreak as in the 1980 outbreak; the 1980 outbreak was caused by dengue virus type 3 and the 1986 outbreak by dengue virus type 2. The weight of the evidence suggests that the reemergence of dengue in China resulted from the introduction of the infection by travelers and refugees from areas of Asia where dengue is endemic.
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- W F Fan
- Department of Microbiology, Third Military Medical College, Chongqing, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Yu SR, Gao NN, Li LL, Wang ZY, Chen Y, Wang WN. [Facilitated performance of learning and memory in rats by 3-n-butyl phthalide]. Zhongguo Yao Li Xue Bao 1988; 9:385-8. [PMID: 3218529] [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: 01/04/2023]
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Yu SR. [Preparation and analysis of trophoblastic tumor chromosomes]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 1987; 67:612-4. [PMID: 3129160] [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: 01/04/2023]
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An antigen-specific conglutinin-binding assay was developed with artificial immune complexes of Coxiella burnetii and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of circulating immune complexes. Sera from guinea pigs infected with C. burnetii were examined by this assay, and the percentages of infected guinea pigs with C. burnetii antigen-specific circulating immune complexes were 71, 93, 74, 65, 49, and 27%, respectively, from the first to sixth week after infection. C. burnetii antigen eluted from circulating immune complexes by acid dissociation was detected by counterimmunoelectrophoresis. The antigen-specific conglutinin binding assay was specific, sensitive, and reproducible for assay of circulating immune complexes.
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- B H Wen
- Department of Microbiology, Third Military Medical College, Chongqing, China
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Fan MY, Walker DH, Yu SR, Liu QH. Epidemiology and ecology of rickettsial diseases in the People's Republic of China. Rev Infect Dis 1987; 9:823-40. [PMID: 3326129] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Since 1949, information on rickettsial diseases in the People's Republic of China has been virtually nonexistent in the West. This is the first comprehensive review of the ecology and epidemiology of Chinese rickettsial diseases to be published outside the People's Republic. At least five rickettsioses exist in China: scrub typhus, murine typhus, epidemic typhus, Q fever, and one or more spotted fever-group (SFG) rickettsioses. Although epidemic typhus has been controlled and scrub typhus has abated in many areas, murine typhus, Q fever, and SFG rickettsiosis are important public health problems. Serologic surveys indicate high prevalences of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, and SFG rickettsiae in some regions; these rickettsiae have been isolated from humans, arthropods, and animals. Doxycycline has emerged as the best treatment for murine typhus, epidemic typhus, and scrub typhus. China offers both opportunities and challenges for the investigation and alleviation of the problems of rickettsial diseases.
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- M Y Fan
- Department of Rickettsiology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing
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Yu SR. [Preliminary study on the identification of Coxiella burnetii isolated in China by pyrolysis gas chromatography]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 1987; 27:186-90. [PMID: 3630146] [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: 01/06/2023]
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Yu SR. [Experimental Q fever glomerulonephritis in guinea pigs]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 1986; 15:106-9. [PMID: 2946441] [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: 01/03/2023]
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Yu SR, You SQ. [The anticonvulsant action of 3-n-butylphthalide (Ag-1) and 3-n-butyl-4, 5-dihydrophthalide (Ag-2)]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 1984; 19:566-70. [PMID: 6536162] [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: 01/20/2023]
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Yu SR, Ma JW. [The expectorant effect of anisodamine (654)]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 1982; 4:258-60. [PMID: 6217917] [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: 01/19/2023]
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