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Introduction: Although the racial disparity in breast cancer mortality is widely discussed there are no studies that analyze this phenomenon at the city level. Methods: We used national death files, abstracting those cases for which the cause was malignant neoplasm of the breast (ICD-10 = C50) for the numerators and American Community Survey data for the denominators. The 25 largest cities in the US were the units of analysis. Non-Hispanic Black:non-Hispanic White rate ratios (RRs) were calculated, along with their confidence intervals, as measures of the racial disparity. Seven ecological (city-level) variables were examined as possible correlates. Results: Almost all the NHB rates were greater than almost all the NHW rates. All but 3 of the RRs (range 0.78–2.09; median = 1.44) were >1, 13 of them significantly so. None of the RRs < 1 were significant. From among the 7 potential correlates, only median household income (r = ?0.43, p = 0.037) and a measure of segregation (r = 0.42, r = 0.039) were significantly related to the RR. Conclusion: This is the first study that we have been able to locate which examines city-level racial disparities in breast cancer mortality. The results are of concern for several cities and for the field in general. A strategy for reducing this disparity in Chicago is in place and may serve as a model for other cities wanting to initiate a similar process. Clearly it is time to take action.  相似文献   

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Introduction: Several studies have shown differences in survival trends between ethnic groups across adults with cancer in the UK. It is unclear whether these differences exist exclusively in the older adult population or whether they begin to emerge in children and young adults. Methods: Subjects (n = 3534) diagnosed with cancer under 30 years of age in Yorkshire between 1990 and 2005 were analysed. Differences in survival rates for diagnostic subgroups were estimated by ethnic group (south Asian or not) using Kaplan–Meier estimation and Cox regression. Results: When compared to non-south Asians (all other ethnic groups excluding south Asians) a significant increased risk of death was seen for south Asians with leukaemia (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.75; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.11–2.76) and lymphoma (HR = 2.05; 95% CI = 1.09–3.87), whereas south Asians with solid tumours other than central nervous system tumours had a significantly reduced risk of death(HR = 0.50; 95% CI = 0.28–0.89). This was independent of socioeconomic deprivation. Conclusion: We found evidence of poorer survival outcomes for south Asians compared to non-south Asian children and young adults with leukaemia and lymphoma, but better outcomes for south Asian children and young adults with other solid tumours. This needs to be explained, and carefully addressed in the on-going development of cancer services.  相似文献   

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The integrated application of resistant crop varieties with biological control agents (BCAs) such as the Fusarium oxysporum [f.sp. strigae] strain “Foxy-2” has shown to be effective in fighting off the weed Striga hermonthica which is parasitic to several cereals cultivated in Sub-Saharan Africa (Schaub et al., 2006; Venne et al., 2009). “Foxy-2” proliferates in the rhizosphere and has been mainly studied for its virulence and mode of action. Contrary, no understanding is available regarding its interactions with key rhizosphere microorganisms steering relevant nutrient cycles in soils including nitrogen (N). In this study, we tested the hypothesis that “Foxy-2” displaces indigenous prokaryotic, N cycling communities in the maize rhizosphere due to competition for organic resources. Consequently, we evaluated if the application of an N-rich organic residue (i.e., Tithonia diversifolia with C/N ratio = 13, lignin content = 8.9%, polyphenol content = 1.7%) compensates these presumed competition effects. In a rhizobox experiment, quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to follow the response of rhizosphere ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) as well as total bacteria and archaea following “Foxy-2” inoculation in two physico-chemically contrasting soils (sandy Ferric Alisol versus clayey Humic Nitisol). Soils were treated with or without “Foxy-2”, S. hermonthica seeds, and T. diversifolia residues. Contrary to our expectations, we observed a distinct soil texture dependent, promoting effect of “Foxy-2” on rhizosphere prokaryotes. Abundance of AOA and total prokaryotic communities increased in response to “Foxy-2” in the sandy soil, while AOB remained unaffected. This effect on AOA was accelerated when T. diversifolia residues were incorporated. Further, in the clayey soil, AOA abundance was promoted when exposed to S. hermonthica infestation of maize. This suggested their capability to adapt to this biotic stress situation. It was concluded that “Foxy-2” did not pose a negative effect on targeted indigenous microorganisms, but the underlying mechanisms for the observed promoting effect of AOA abundance by “Foxy-2” inoculation are yet to be understood.  相似文献   

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Liu J F  Hong W  Pan D M  Li J Q  Wu C Z 《农业工程》2009,29(4):232-236
Studies on disclosing characteristics and endangered mechanisms of Castanopsis kawakamii population ecology have already become an urgent task of protecting C. kawakamii population. The establishment of the standard life table is one of an important work study on C. kawakamii population ecology, and determining individual ages of the plant is necessary for studying age structures and population dynamics of C. kawakamii. There are three main methods of determining individual age of forest population: (1) by annual ring of tree, (2) by individual growth phase, and (3) by DBH and height of tree. However, the three methods have their shortcomings, such as low precision, worse serviceability, high difficulty for operation and so on. In this paper, a new method for determining plant individual ages more accurately is presented on the basis of the method aboUt “annual ring–time series”. Based on the stem analysis, the multidimensional time series model of diameter growth at breast height in C. kawakamii population was established by Utilizing the analYtical method of multidimensional time series: Yt = 1.325034Yt-1 ? 0.4711007Yt-2 ? 284.5648Ut + 569.4783Ut?1 ? 284.8745Ut?2, where Yt, Yt-1, Yt-2 represent diameter growth in C. kawakamii population at t, t ? 10 and t ? 20 years respectively, and Ut, Ut?1, Ut?2 represent individual age in C. kawakamii population at t, t ? 10 and t ? 20 years respectively, the model coefficient correlation is 0.9994. Based on this model CAR(2), the total increment of individual DBH in C. kawakamii population are simulated and regressively verified at different ages. The mean simulating precision of this model was 98.84%, the maximum relative error was 2.56%, bUt the next was 2.47% and the minimum relative error was 0.07%, showing that this model was suitable for estimating breast-height diameter of C. kawakamii plant. Using the multidimensional time series model, diameter growth of C. kawakamii population for longer time series was estimated in order to gain data for establishing the relationship model of individual age, diameter growth and to increase its precision in determining individual age is by tree ring analysis. A combination method of determining individual age of C. kawakamii population by integrating annual ring data with its diameter using multidimensional time series model, which can improve precision of individual ages in C. kawakami, was produced: A = 9.966671944 + 1.146011591D + 0.041059628D2 ? 0.000211907D3, where A and D represent individual age and diameter at breast height respectively in C. kawakamii population, the model coefficient correlation is 0.9998. The combination model, which shows that the regression relationship is significant and the model can exactly predict the individual age of population, is a valuable tool for determining individual ages in endangered plants.  相似文献   

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Previous studies have shown an association between oxidative stress and various diseases in humans including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease. To what extents this damage is determined by genetic and environmental factors is unknown. In a classical twin study with 198 elderly twins we examined the contributions of genetic versus environmental factors to nucleic acid oxidation and lipid peroxidation. Urinary excretion of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG), 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine (8-oxoGuo), and dinor,dihydro F2-isoprostane metabolites (F2-IsoP-M) was measured using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. The environmental influence on nucleic acid oxidation and lipid peroxidation was predominant, leaving only little influence from genetic factors, as evidenced by no differences in intraclass correlations between monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins, neither for 8-oxodG (rMZ = 0.55, rDZ = 0.47; P = 0.43), F2-IsoP-M (rMZ = 0.33, rDZ = 0.22; P = 0.42), nor 8-oxoGuo (rMZ = 0.45, rDZ = 0.58; P = 0.21). Accordingly, heritability estimates for the three markers of oxidative damage were low (h2 = 0.17–0.22). The three urinary markers of oxidative stress were closely correlated (r = 0.60–0.84). In conclusion, we demonstrated in a large population of elderly Danish twins that “whole-body” oxidative damage to nucleic acids and lipids is predominantly determined by potentially modifiable nongenetic factors.  相似文献   

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While endogenous nitric oxide (NO) may be relevant to the beneficial hemodynamic effects produced by sildenafil during acute pulmonary embolism (APE), huge amounts of inducible NO synthase (iNOS)-derived NO may contribute to lung injury. We hypothesized that iNOS inhibition with S-methylisothiourea could attenuate APE-induced increases in oxidative stress and pulmonary hypertension and, therefore, could improve the beneficial hemodynamic and antioxidant effects produced by sildenafil during APE. Hemodynamic evaluations were performed in non-embolized dogs treated with saline (n = 4), S-methylisothiourea (0.01 mg/kg followed by 0.5 mg/kg/h, n = 4), sildenafil (0.3 mg/kg, n = 4), or S-methylisothiourea followed by sildenafil (n = 4), and in dogs that received the same drugs and were embolized with silicon microspheres (n = 8 for each group). Plasma nitrite/nitrate (NOx) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) concentrations were determined by Griess and a fluorometric assay, respectively. APE increased mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI) by 25 ± 1.7 mm Hg and by 941 ± 34 dyn s cm?5 m?2, respectively. S-methylisothiourea neither attenuated APE-induced pulmonary hypertension, nor enhanced the beneficial hemodynamic effects produced by sildenafil after APE (>50% reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance). While sildenafil produced no change in plasma NOx concentrations, S-methylisothiourea alone or combined with sildenafil blunted APE-induced increases in NOx concentrations. Both drugs, either alone or combined, produced antioxidant effects. In conclusion, although iNOS-derived NO may play a key role in APE-induced oxidative stress, our results suggest that the iNOS inhibitor S-methylisothiourea neither attenuates APE-induced pulmonary hypertension, nor enhances the beneficial hemodynamic effects produced by sildenafil.  相似文献   

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PurposeThis study was to assess the clinical relevance of the blood granulocytes to lymphocytes (G/L) ratio as an early marker of surgical stress in patients with colorectal cancer.MethodsThirty-three patients with colorectal cancer were prospectively to undergo laparoscopic-assisted (n = 12) or open (n = 21) surgical resection. Granulocyte and lymphocyte counts were used to calculate the G/L ratios in blood samples from all patients before the operation and post-operatively on days 1, 3 and 7. Additionally, serum inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and macrophage (M)-CSF were assayed as markers of surgical stress.ResultsSeven of 33 patients developed unexpected complications. Serum IL-6 (P < 0.0001), G-CSF (P = 0.0257), and M-CSF (P < 0.0001) were higher on day 1 vs before the operation. Similarly, the G/L ratios were higher on days 1–3 vs before the operation (P < 0.0001) and then gradually decreased together with the surgical stress levels. The G/L ratios and the numbers of granulocytes and lymphocytes in the blood showed no correlation with serum IL-1β or TNF-α. In contrast, the G/L ratios and the numbers of granulocytes in the blood showed significant correlation with IL-6 (Rs = 0.710, P < 0.0001, Rs = 0.653, P < 0.0001, respectively), with G-CSF (Rs = 0.626, P < 0.0001, Rs = 0.578, P < 0.0001), with M-CSF (Rs = 0.470, P < 0.0001, Rs = 0.372, P < 0.0001). However, the number of lymphocytes showed inverse correlation with IL-6 (Rs = ?0.493, P < 0.0001), G-CSF (Rs = ?0.440, P < 0.0001) and M-SCF (Rs = ?0.443, P < 0.0001).ConclusionThe G/L ratio appears to be a simple and clinically relevant parameter for the assessment of perioperative stress in patients undergoing colorectal surgery.  相似文献   

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Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently afflicts patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass and independently predicts death. Both hemoglobinemia and myoglobinemia are independent predictors of postoperative AKI. Release of free hemeproteins into the circulation is known to cause oxidative injury to the kidneys. This study tested the hypothesis that postoperative AKI is associated with both enhanced intraoperative hemeprotein release and increased lipid peroxidation assessed by measuring F2-isoprostanes and isofurans. In a case–control study nested within an ongoing randomized trial of perioperative statin treatment and AKI, we compared levels of F2-isoprostanes and isofurans with plasma levels of free hemoglobin and myoglobin in 10 cardiac surgery AKI patients to those of 10 risk-matched controls. Peak plasma free hemoglobin concentrations were significantly higher in AKI subjects (289.0 ± 37.8 versus 104.4 ± 36.5 mg/dl, P = 0.01), whereas plasma myoglobin concentrations were similar between groups. The change in plasma F2-isoprostane and isofuran levels (repeated-measures ANOVA, P = 0.02 and P = 0.001, respectively) as well as the change in urine isofuran levels (P = 0.04) was significantly greater in AKI subjects. In addition, change in peak plasma isofuran levels correlated not only with peak free plasma hemoglobin concentrations (r2 = 0.39, P = 0.001) but also with peak change in serum creatinine (r2 = 0.20, P = 0.01). Postoperative AKI is associated with both enhanced intraoperative hemeprotein release and enhanced lipid peroxidation. The correlations among hemoglobinemia, lipid peroxidation, and AKI indicate a potential role for hemeprotein-induced oxidative damage in the pathogenesis of postoperative AKI.  相似文献   

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Carbon fiber microelectrodes and carbon fiber composite minielectrodes (CFM/CFCM) have been generally used for measurements of nitric oxide (NO) concentration in chemical and biological systems. The response time of a CFM/CFCM is usually from milliseconds to seconds depending on the electrode size, the thickness of coating layers on the electrode, and NO diffusion coefficients of the coating layers. As a result, the time course of recoded current changes (It curves) by the CFM/CFCM may be different from the actual time course of NO concentration changes (ct curves) if the half-life of NO decay is close to or shorter than the response time of the electrode used. This adds complexity to the process for determining rate constants of NO decay kinetics from the recorded current curves (It curves). By computer simulations based on a mathematical model, an approximation method was developed for determining rate constants of NO decay from the recorded current curves. This method was first tested and valuated using a commercial CFCM in several simple reaction systems with known rate constants. The response time of the CFCM was measured as 4.7 ± 0.7 s (n = 5). The determined rate constants of NO volatilization and NO autoxidation in our measurement system at 37 °C are (1.9 ± 0.1) × 10?3 s?1 (n = 4) and (2.0 ± 0.3) × 103 M?1 s?1 (n = 7), which are close to the reported rate constants. The method was then applied to determine the rate of NO decay in blood samples from control and smoking exposed mice. It was observed that the NO decay rate in the smoking group is >20% higher than that in control group, and the increased NO decay rate in the smoking group was reversed by 10 μM diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPI), an inhibitor of flavin enzymes such as leukocyte NADPH oxidase.  相似文献   

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Guo P  Li K 《Cancer epidemiology》2012,36(2):99-105
Background: Esophageal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignant tumors in China. The aim of this study was to provide the representative and comprehensive informations about the long-term mortality trends of this disease in China between 1987 and 2009, using joinpoint regression and generalized additive models (GAMs). Methods: Age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR), overall and truncated (35–64 years), were calculated using the direct calculation method, and joinpoint regression was performed to obtain the estimated annual percentage changes (EAPC). GAMs were fitted to study the effects of age, period and birth cohort on mortality trends. Results: ASMR exhibited an overall remarked decline for rural females (EAPC = ?2.3 95%CI: ?3.3, ?1.2), urban males (EAPC = ?1.8 95%CI: ?2.6, ?1.0) and urban females (EAPC = ?3.7 95%CI: ?4.9, ?2.4), but a small drop observed was not statistically significant for rural males (EAPC = ?0.9 95%CI: ?2.0, 0.3). The declines in ASMR were more noticeable for urban residents in recent years. Among all the residents, age effect showed an progressively increasing trend, whereas cohort effect declined steadily after the year corresponding to the maximum risk value. Period effect seemed to remain substantially unchanged throughout the years. Conclusions: Although variations in mortality rates were observed according to sex and area, the overall decreasing trends in esophageal cancer mortality were found in most Chinese people, aside from rural males. The findings could correspond to the changes in age- and cohort-related factors in the population. Further study is required to understand these potential factors.  相似文献   

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Kim DH  Jeong YS  Chon J  Yoo SD  Kim HS  Kang SW  Chung JH  Kim KT  Yun DH 《Cytokine》2011,55(3):343-346
ObjectivesRecently, a number of evidences have been reported concerning the genetic factor involved in the development of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). The purpose of this study was to investigate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the interleukin 15 receptor, alpha (IL15RA) gene as a risk factor in Korean patients with OPLL.DesignTo investigate the genetic association, two coding SNPs (rs2296139, Thr73Thr; rs2228059, Asn182Thr) in IL15RA were genotyped in 166 OPLL patients and 230 control subjects. SNPStats, SNPAnalyzer, and Helixtree programs were used for association analysis.ResultsIn the present study, we found the association between a missense SNP (rs2228059) and the risk of OPLL in codominant (p = 0.0028, OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.17–2.14), dominant (p = 0.0071, OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.17–2.82), and recessive models (p = 0.036, OR = 1.79, 95% CI = 1.04–3.09). The frequency of rs2228059 allele was significantly associated with the susceptibility of OPLL (p = 0.0043, OR = 1.52, 95% CI = 1.14–2.02). After Bonferroni correction, the missense SNP (rs2228059, Asn182Thr) still had significant correlations (p = 0.0056 in codominant model; p = 0.0142 in dominant model; p = 0.0086 in allele analysis). Haplotype variation in IL15RA was associated with OPLL (global haplotype test, p = 0.025).ConclusionsThese results suggest that IL15RA polymorphism may be associated with the susceptibility of OPLL in Korean population.  相似文献   

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We investigated the suitability of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for providing quantitative binding information from direct screening of a chemical library on protein tyrosine phosphatase 1b (PTP1B). The experimental design was established from simulations to detect binding with KD < 10?4 M. The 1120 compounds (cpds) were injected sequentially at concentrations [C(cpd)] of 0.5 or 10 μM over various target surfaces. An optimized evaluation procedure was applied. More than 90% of cpds showed no detectable signal in four screens. The 30 highest responders at C(cpd) = 10 μM, of which 25 were selected in at least one of three screens at C(cpd) = 0.5 μM, contained 22 promiscuous binders and 8 potential PTP1B-specific binders with KD  10?5 M. Inhibition of PTP1B activity was assayed and confirmed for 6 of these, including sanguinarine, a known PTP1B inhibitor. C(cpd) dependence studies fully confirmed screening conclusions. The quantitative consistency of SPR data led us to propose a structure–activity relationship (SAR) model for developing selective PTP1B inhibitors based on the ranking of 10 arylbutylpiperidine analogs.  相似文献   

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The abdominal muscle activity has been shown to be variable in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) when respiratory demand increases and their recruitment pattern may change the mechanics, as well as the work and cost of breathing. The scientific evidence in subjects “at risk” for the development of COPD may be important to understand the natural history of this disease. This study aims to evaluate the effect of inspiratory and expiratory loads on the abdominal muscle activity during breathing in subjects “at risk” for the development of COPD and healthy. Thirty-one volunteers, divided in “At Risk” for COPD (n = 17; 47.71 ± 5.11 years) and Healthy (n = 14; 48.21 ± 6.87 years) groups, breathed at the same rhythm without load and with 10% of the maximal inspiratory or expiratory pressures, in standing. Surface electromyography was performed to assess the activation intensity of rectus abdominis (RA), external oblique and transversus abdominis/internal oblique (TrA/IO) muscles, during inspiration and expiration. During inspiration, in “At Risk” for COPD group, RA muscle activation was higher with loaded expiration (p = 0.016); however, in Healthy group it was observed a higher activation of external oblique and TrA/IO muscles (p < 0.050). During expiration, while in “At Risk” for COPD group, RA muscle activation was higher with loaded inspiration (p = 0.009), in Healthy group TrA/IO muscle showed a higher activation (p = 0.025). Subjects “at risk” for the development of COPD seemed to have a specific recruitment of the superficial layer of ventrolateral abdominal wall for the mechanics of breathing.  相似文献   

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IntroductionLow serum zinc concentrations are associated with adverse outcomes. To explain this phenomenon we aimed to investigate whether low zinc levels are related to immune activation, renal function and coronary artery disease (CAD).MethodsSerum concentrations of zinc and the immune activation markers neopterin and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured in 2048 patients derived from the LUdwigshafen RIsk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) study, a cohort study among patients referred for coronary angiography.ResultsZinc concentrations did not differ between patients with CAD (mean ± SD: 13.3 ± 2.4 μmol/L) and controls (13.3 ± 2.2 μmol/L; Welch's t test: p = n.s.) but CAD patients had higher neopterin (8.6 ± 7.4 nmol/L) and CRP (9.7 ± 19.6 mg/L) concentrations compared to controls (neopterin: 7.5 ± 4.8 nmol/L, p = 0.0005; CRP: 5.5 ± 10.0 mg/L, p < 0.0001). There was an inverse correlation between serum zinc concentrations and neopterin (Spearman's rank correlation: rs = ?0.222) and CRP (rs = ?0.166; both p < 0.0001) concentrations.ConclusionsOur results indicate increased inflammatory processes in patients with low zinc levels. Further studies should clarify whether inflammation related processes such as renal wasting contribute to zinc deficiency and underlie the adverse health consequences of low serum zinc levels.  相似文献   

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It is assumed that small herbivores produce negligible amounts of methane, but it is unclear whether this is a physiological peculiarity or simply a scaling effect. A respiratory chamber experiment was conducted with six rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus, 1.57 ± 0.31 kg body mass) and six guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus, 0.79 ± 0.07 kg) offered grass hay ad libitum. Daily dry matter (DM) intake and DM digestibility were 50 ± 6 g kg? 0.75 d? 1 and 55 ± 6% in rabbits and 59 ± 11 g kg? 0.75 d? 1 and 61 ± 3% in guinea pigs, respectively. Methane production was similar for both species (0.20 ± 0.10 L d? 1 and 0.22 ± 0.08 L d? 1) and represented 0.69 ± 0.32 and 1.03 ± 0.29% of gross energy intake in rabbits and guinea pigs, respectively. In relation to body mass (BM) guinea pigs produced significantly more methane. The data on methane per unit of BM obtained in this study and from the literature on the methane output of elephant, wallabies and hyraxes all lay close to a regression line derived from roughage-fed horses, showing an increase in methane output with BM. The regression, including all data, was nearly identical to that based on the horse data only (methane production in horses [L d? 1] = 0.18 BM [kg]0.97 (95%CI 0.92–1.02)) and indicates linear scaling. Because feed intake typically scales to BM0.75, linear scaling of methane output translates into increasing energetic losses at increasing BM. Accordingly, the data collection indicates that an increasing proportion of ingested gross energy is lost because relative methane production increases with BM. Different from ruminants, such losses (1%–2% of gross energy) appear too small in non-ruminant herbivores to represent a physiologic constraint on body size. Nevertheless, this relationship may represent a physiological disadvantage with increasing herbivore body size.  相似文献   

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Song F  Qureshi AA  Zhang J  Zhan J  Amos CI  Lee JE  Wei Q  Han J 《DNA Repair》2012,11(3):304-309
ObjectiveDNA repair pathway genes play an important role in maintaining genomic integrity and protecting against cancer development. This study aimed to identify novel SNPs in the DNA repair-related genes associated with melanoma risk from a genome-wide association study (GWAS).MethodsA total of 8422 SNPs from the 165 DNA repair-related genes were extracted from a GWAS of melanoma risk, including 494 cases and 5628 controls from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS). We further replicated the top SNPs in a GWAS of melanoma risk from the MD Anderson Cancer Center (1804 cases and 1026 controls).ResultsA total of 3 SNPs with P value <0.001 were selected for in silico replication. One SNP was replicated: rs3902093 [A] in EXO1 promoter region (Pdiscovery = 6.6 × 10?4, Preplication = 0.039, Pjoint = 2.5 × 10?4; ORjoint = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.71, 0.90). This SNP was associated with the expression of the EXO1; carriers of the A allele showed lower expression (P = 0.002).ConclusionOur study found that a promoter region SNP in the editing and processing nucleases gene EXO1 was associated with decreased expression of EXO1 and decreased melanoma risk. Further studies are warranted to validate this association and to investigate the potential mechanisms.  相似文献   

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Background and aimsThe inflammatory process is related to oxidative stress and inflammation was proven to be a strong determinant of the aging process and to ultimately lead to death. The aim of the present study was to assess if, in a population of older adults, the effect of antioxidant genes GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotypes on mortality may differ depending on levels of inflammation.MethodsData are from 353 older persons aged ?80 years enrolled in the ilSIRENTE study. Study population was divided into two groups computed based on the median value of serum IL-6 (low IL-6, n = 177 and high IL-6, n = 176). All participants were followed up for 48 months.ResultsMean age of study participants was 85.8 years (Standard Deviation 4.8), 235 (66.6%) were women. Overall 48/177 participant (27.1%) in the low IL-6 group died during the study period, compared with 97/176 (55.1%) in the high IL-6 group (p < 0.001). After adjusting for potential confounders, GSTM1 wildtype had no effect on mortality in the low IL-6 group (RR = 1.07; 95% CI 0.46–2.47), but it was associated with a significant lower mortality rate in the high IL-6 level (RR = 0.33; 95% CI 0.15–0.69). Testing the interaction between IL-6 and GSTM1 genotype, we found a significant result (p = 0.02). No significant effect of GSTT1 genotype on mortality was shown in participants with low and high IL-6 level.ConclusionGSTM1 wildtype is associated with reduced mortality among older adults with high levels of inflammation, but not among those with low levels of inflammation.  相似文献   

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Wang D  Zhou J  Wang T  Li X  Li S  Chen S  Ma G  Li J  Zhang X 《Cancer epidemiology》2012,36(3):e171-e176
Background: Although polymorphisms in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) gene MSH2 have been associated with risks of many cancers, little is known about their etiology role in gastric cancer (GC) and the potential interacting role with lifestyle factors known to damage DNA. Methods: A population-based study was conducted in 3 counties (Jintan, Taixing and Huaian) of Jiangsu Province, the high-risk areas of GC in China. We investigated the association of polymorphisms IVS12?6T>C and IVS10+12G>A in MSH2 gene with the risk of GC and the potential gene–lifestyle interaction. Results: The risk of GC was found to be associated with the IVS12?6C allele (CC vs TT, OR = 2.34, 95% CI: 1.17–4.71) and IVS10+12A allele (GA or AA vs GG, OR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.14–2.21; and GA vs GG, OR = 1.51, 95% CI: 1.04–2.17). Stratified analysis indicated that an increased risk of GC also was observed in: suspected familial subjects carrying the IVS12?6T>C (OR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.27–2.66) or IVS10+12G>A (OR = 2.57, 95% CI: 1.53–4.10); or younger subjects carrying the IVS12?6T>C (OR = 2.15, 95% CI: 1.24–3.91) or IVS10+12G>A (OR = 2.23, 95% CI: 1.20–4.33); or male subjects carrying the IVS10+12G>A (OR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.10–2.54). Furthermore, the combined IVS12?6CC and IVS10+12AA genotypes also significantly increased the risk of GC (OR = 2.12, 95% CI: 1.22–3.66). Statistically significant interactions were observed between: IVS10+12G>A and drinking, high pickled food or fried food intake (OR = 2.32; 95% CI: 1.43–3.78, OR = 2.55; 95% CI: 1.48–4.21 and OR = 2.88; 95% CI: 1.70–4.94, respectively); and IVS12?6T>C and high pickled food intake or fried food intake (OR = 2.65; 95% CI: 1.62–4.47 and OR = 2.48; 95% CI: 1.42–4.13, respectively). Conclusion: The IVS10+12G>A and IVS12?6T>C polymorphisms in MSH2 gene appear to be associated with risk of GC in this Chinese population. Risk for GC, stratified by related genotypes, was further modified by drinking, high pickled food or fried food intake. Larger prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.  相似文献   

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