For the last decade, low serum amylase(hypoamylasemia) has been reported in certain common cardiometabolic conditions such as obesity, diabetes(regardless of type), and metabolic syndrome, all of which appear to have ...For the last decade, low serum amylase(hypoamylasemia) has been reported in certain common cardiometabolic conditions such as obesity, diabetes(regardless of type), and metabolic syndrome, all of which appear to have a common etiology of insufficient insulin action due to insulin resistance and/or diminished insulin secretion. Some clinical studies have shown that salivary amylase may be preferentially decreased in obese individuals, whereas others have revealed that pancreatic amylase may be preferentially decreased in diabetic subjects with insulin dependence. Despite this accumulated evidence, the clinical relevance of serum, salivary, and pancreatic amylase and the underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. In recent years, copy number variations(CNVs) in the salivary amylase gene(AMY1), which range more broadly than the pancreatic amylase gene(AMY2A and AMY2B), have been shown to be well correlated with salivary and serum amylase levels. In addition, low CNV of AMY1, indicating low salivary amylase, was associated with insulin resistance, obesity, low taste perception/satiety, and postprandial hyperglycemia through impaired insulin secretion at early cephalic phase. In most populations, insulin-dependent diabetes is less prevalent(minor contribution) compared with insulin-independent diabetes, and obesity is highly prevalent compared with low body weight. Therefore, obesity as a condition that elicits cardiometabolic diseases relating to insulin resistance(major contribution) may be a common determinant for low serum amylase in a general population. In this review, the novel interpretation of low serum, salivary, and pancreas amylase is discussed in terms of major contributions of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.展开更多
There are a lot of,or precisely speaking,a train of patterns in Amy Lowell’s Patterns for it seems to be consisted of disparate patterns but as a matter of fact these seemingly disrelated patterns disclose one patter...There are a lot of,or precisely speaking,a train of patterns in Amy Lowell’s Patterns for it seems to be consisted of disparate patterns but as a matter of fact these seemingly disrelated patterns disclose one pattern together from the points of both feminism and psychology.And this paper is aimed to discover the inherent co-relationship among these different patterns and shed light on the theme of this pome,in other words,the feminism of this pome.展开更多
In The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan explores the issue of cultural identity and shows her thoughtful understanding of the minority's cultural identity. With a series of analysis and elaborations about The Joy Luck Club ...In The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan explores the issue of cultural identity and shows her thoughtful understanding of the minority's cultural identity. With a series of analysis and elaborations about The Joy Luck Club based upon post-colonial theories,the author of this thesis holds that: in Amy Tan's opinion, the ethnic cultural identities should not be fixed, single but negotiable and hybrid. Amy Tan's exploration of the ethnic cultural identity can provide some positive enlightenment for those minorities who are still confused about their cultural identities.展开更多
文摘For the last decade, low serum amylase(hypoamylasemia) has been reported in certain common cardiometabolic conditions such as obesity, diabetes(regardless of type), and metabolic syndrome, all of which appear to have a common etiology of insufficient insulin action due to insulin resistance and/or diminished insulin secretion. Some clinical studies have shown that salivary amylase may be preferentially decreased in obese individuals, whereas others have revealed that pancreatic amylase may be preferentially decreased in diabetic subjects with insulin dependence. Despite this accumulated evidence, the clinical relevance of serum, salivary, and pancreatic amylase and the underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. In recent years, copy number variations(CNVs) in the salivary amylase gene(AMY1), which range more broadly than the pancreatic amylase gene(AMY2A and AMY2B), have been shown to be well correlated with salivary and serum amylase levels. In addition, low CNV of AMY1, indicating low salivary amylase, was associated with insulin resistance, obesity, low taste perception/satiety, and postprandial hyperglycemia through impaired insulin secretion at early cephalic phase. In most populations, insulin-dependent diabetes is less prevalent(minor contribution) compared with insulin-independent diabetes, and obesity is highly prevalent compared with low body weight. Therefore, obesity as a condition that elicits cardiometabolic diseases relating to insulin resistance(major contribution) may be a common determinant for low serum amylase in a general population. In this review, the novel interpretation of low serum, salivary, and pancreas amylase is discussed in terms of major contributions of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
文摘There are a lot of,or precisely speaking,a train of patterns in Amy Lowell’s Patterns for it seems to be consisted of disparate patterns but as a matter of fact these seemingly disrelated patterns disclose one pattern together from the points of both feminism and psychology.And this paper is aimed to discover the inherent co-relationship among these different patterns and shed light on the theme of this pome,in other words,the feminism of this pome.
文摘In The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan explores the issue of cultural identity and shows her thoughtful understanding of the minority's cultural identity. With a series of analysis and elaborations about The Joy Luck Club based upon post-colonial theories,the author of this thesis holds that: in Amy Tan's opinion, the ethnic cultural identities should not be fixed, single but negotiable and hybrid. Amy Tan's exploration of the ethnic cultural identity can provide some positive enlightenment for those minorities who are still confused about their cultural identities.
