Fasting plasma glucose(FPG) as a screening test for gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) has had a checkered history. During the last three decades, a few initial anecdotal reports have given way to the recent well-cond...Fasting plasma glucose(FPG) as a screening test for gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) has had a checkered history. During the last three decades, a few initial anecdotal reports have given way to the recent well-conducted studies. This review:(1) traces the history;(2) weighs the advantages and disadvantages;(3) addresses the significance in early pregnancy;(4) underscores the benefits after delivery; and(5) emphasizes the cost savings of using the FPG in the screening of GDM. It also highlights the utility of fasting capillary glucose and stresses the value of the FPG in circumventing the cumbersome oral glucose tolerance test. An understanding of all the caveats is crucial to be able to use the FPG for investigating glucose intolerance in pregnancy. Thus, all health professionals can use the patient-friendly FPG to simplify the onerous algorithms available for the screening and diagnosis of GDM-thereby helping each and every pregnant woman.展开更多
AIM:To identify factors associated with prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) after initial therapy.METHODS:A total of 377 HCC patients who were newly treated at Katsushika Medical Center,Japan from January 2000 ...AIM:To identify factors associated with prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) after initial therapy.METHODS:A total of 377 HCC patients who were newly treated at Katsushika Medical Center,Japan from January 2000 to December 2009 and followed up for > 2 years,or died during follow-up,were enrolled.The factors related to survival were first analyzed in 377 patients with HCC tumor stage T1-T4 using multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis.A similar analysis was performed in 282 patients with tumor stage T1-T3.Additionally,factors associated with the period between initial and subsequent therapy were examined in 144 patients who did not show local recurrence.Finally,214 HCC stage T1-T3 patients who died during the observation period were classified into four groups according to their alcohol consumption and postprandial glucose levels,and differences in their causes of death were examined.RESULTS:On multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis,the following were significantly associated with survival:underlying liver disease stage [non-cirrhosis/Child-Pugh A vs B/C,hazard ratio(HR):0.603,95% CI:0.417-0.874,P = 0.0079],HCC stage(T1/T2 vs T3/T4,HR:0.447,95% CI:0.347-0.576,P < 0.0001),and mean postprandial plasma glucose after initial therapy(< 200 vs ≥ 200 mg/dL,HR:0.181,95% CI:0.067-0.488,P = 0.0008).In T1-T3 patients,uninterrupted alcohol consumption after initial therapy(no vs yes,HR:0.641,95% CI:0.469-0.877,P = 0.0055) was significant in addition to underlying liver disease stage(non-cirrhosis/Child-Pugh A vs B/C,HR:0649,95% CI:0.476-0.885,P = 0.0068),HCC stage(T1 vs T2/T3,HR:0.788,95% CI:0.653-0.945,P = 0.0108),and mean postprandial plasma glucose after initial therapy(< 200 mg/dL vs ≥ 200 mg/dL,HR:0.502,95% CI:0.337-0.747,P = 0.0005).In patients without local recurrence,time from initial to subsequent therapy for newly emerging HCC was significantly longer in the "postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL group" than the "postprandial glucose > 200 mg/dL group"(log-rank test,P < 0.05),whereas there was no difference in the period between the "non-alcohol group"(patients who did not drink regularly or those who could reduce their daily consumption to < 20 g) and the "continuation group"(drinkers who continued to drink > 20 g daily).Of 214 T1-T3 patients who died during the observation period,death caused by other than HCC progression was significantly more frequent in "group AL"(patients in the continuation and postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL groups) than "group N"(patients in the non-alcohol and postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL groups)(P = 0.0016).CONCLUSION:This study found that abstinence from habitual alcohol consumption and intensive care for diabetes mellitus were related to improved prognosis in HCC patients.展开更多
The use of non-equilibrium plasmas for the synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts is a field that has not been explored intensively. The main reasons for the recent increase of research activity in this field are relate...The use of non-equilibrium plasmas for the synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts is a field that has not been explored intensively. The main reasons for the recent increase of research activity in this field are related to the advantages that go with the technique of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition （PECVD）. The most principal of these advantages are the possibility to avoid the use of environmentally harmful solvents and the one-step nature of the procedure, making it very time and labor efficient. Non-equilibrium plasma technology, more in particular dielectric barrier discharge （DBD） technology, has been applied in this work for the synthesis of hybrid tin-silicate materials to be used as a heterogeneous catalyst in the isomerization of glucose into fructose. Atomizers, innovative devices which make it possible to inject nanosized precursor liquids into the plasma zone, are used instead of applying vapor phase techniques, where the amount of precursor is limited by the vapor pressure of the liquid. A design of experiments approach has been employed to investigate the effect of the plasma parameters, namely gas flow, frequency and power density, on the catalytic properties of the catalysts within a well-defined parameter field. It has been found that indeed these parameters, together with the molar ratio of Si/Sn, have an important influence on the activity, selectivity, and thus yield of the produced chemicals.展开更多
Objective To observe the changes of plasma glucose level （PGL） in human volunteers after acupuncture. Methods Seventy-seven human volunteers were taken up from the acupuncture clinic. All of them were non-diabetic s...Objective To observe the changes of plasma glucose level （PGL） in human volunteers after acupuncture. Methods Seventy-seven human volunteers were taken up from the acupuncture clinic. All of them were non-diabetic subjects. Electroacupuncture at acupoints Zhongwan （中脘 CV 12） and Guanyuan （关元 CV 4） was given for 20 minutes. Venous blood was collected before acupuncture and 10 minutes after completion of acupuncture. All cases were at four hours abstinence from food before doing acupuncture. Results Plasma glucose level varied 5 mg% or more in 62 cases （80.51%） and only those were considered for computation. PGL increased in cases who had generally plasma glucose level below 90 mg% before acupuncture; and PGL decreased in cases who had plasma glucose 90 mg% or above. In 10 control cases there was no variation of the considerable level of 5 mg% in any case. Conclusion Bi-directional variation of PGL after acupuncture indicates that acupuncture can be used to maintain optimum PGL through endogenous mechanism, suggesting that it is applicable in controlling hyperglycemia in diabetes rnellitus patients.展开更多
BACKGROUND The dynamic characteristics of glucose metabolism and its risk factors in patients living with human immunodeficiency virus(PLWH)who accepted primary treatment with the efavirenz(EFV)plus lamivudine(3TC)plu...BACKGROUND The dynamic characteristics of glucose metabolism and its risk factors in patients living with human immunodeficiency virus(PLWH)who accepted primary treatment with the efavirenz(EFV)plus lamivudine(3TC)plus tenofovir(TDF)(EFV+3TC+TDF)regimen are unclear and warrant investigation.AIM To study the long-term dynamic characteristics of glucose metabolism and its contributing factors in male PLWH who accepted primary treatment with the EFV+3TC+TDF regimen for 156 wk.METHODS This study was designed using a follow-up design.Sixty-one male treatmentnaive PLWH,including 50 cases with normal glucose tolerance and 11 cases with prediabetes,were treated with the EFV+3TC+TDF regimen for 156 wk.The glucose metabolism dynamic characteristics,the main risk factors and the differences among the three CD4+count groups were analyzed.RESULTS In treatment-naive male PLWH,regardless of whether glucose metabolism disorder was present at baseline,who accepted treatment with the EFV+3TC+TDF regimen for 156 wk,a continuous increase in the fasting plasma glucose(FPG)level,the rate of impaired fasting glucose(IFG)and the glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c)level were found.These changes were not due to insulin resistance but rather to significantly reduced isletβcell function,according to the homeostasis model assessment ofβcell function(HOMA-β).Moreover,the lower the baseline CD4+T-cell count was,the higher the FPG level and the lower the HOMA-βvalue.Furthermore,the main risk factors for the FPG levels were the CD3+CD8+cell count and viral load(VL),and the factors contributing to the HOMA-βvalues were the alanine aminotransferase level,VL and CD3+CD8+cell count.CONCLUSION These findings provide guidance to clinicians who are monitoring FPG levels closely and are concerned about IFG and decreased isletβcell function during antiretroviral therapy with the EFV+3TC+TDF regimen for long-term application.展开更多
目的:观察益气化聚方联合硫辛酸对2型糖尿病(T2DM)患者血糖、代谢指标及周围神经病变的影响。方法:选取2020年8月至2022年12月上海中医药大学附属岳阳中西医结合医院收治的T2DM患者120例作为研究对象,采用随机数字表法分为对照组和观察...目的:观察益气化聚方联合硫辛酸对2型糖尿病(T2DM)患者血糖、代谢指标及周围神经病变的影响。方法:选取2020年8月至2022年12月上海中医药大学附属岳阳中西医结合医院收治的T2DM患者120例作为研究对象,采用随机数字表法分为对照组和观察组,每组60例。对照组给予硫辛酸治疗,观察组在对照组基础上加用益气化聚方治疗。比较2组患者在治疗后的临床疗效、血糖变化、代谢相关指标、周围神经病变及治疗期间不良反应发生情况。结果:治疗后,观察组患者治疗总有效率高于对照组,且高低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)水平、总神经运动神经传导速度(MNCV)及感觉神经传导速度(SNCV)评分(正中神经和腓总神经)显著升高,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),空腹血糖(FPG)、餐后2 h血糖(2 h PG)、总胆固醇(TC)、三酰甘油(TG)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)、胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)与对照组比较显著降低(P<0.05)。观察组治疗期间出现血小板功能异常2例、脸色苍白1例,对照组治疗期间出现血小板功能异常2例、脸色苍白2例,2组治疗后不良反应发生情况差异无统计学意义。结论:采用益气化聚方联合硫辛酸治疗T2DM可更明显改善周围神经病变,降低血糖,控制血脂,且安全性良好。展开更多
目的分析糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、空腹血糖(FPG)、餐后2 h血糖(2 h PG)单一及联合检验诊断糖尿病的价值。方法以72例疑似有糖尿病的患者作为临床研究对象,均接受HbA1c、FPG、2 h PG检验,以糖耐量测定为诊断“金标准”。比较HbA1c、FPG、2 ...目的分析糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、空腹血糖(FPG)、餐后2 h血糖(2 h PG)单一及联合检验诊断糖尿病的价值。方法以72例疑似有糖尿病的患者作为临床研究对象,均接受HbA1c、FPG、2 h PG检验,以糖耐量测定为诊断“金标准”。比较HbA1c、FPG、2 h PG单一及联合检验的灵敏度、特异度、准确度。结果72例受检者中有58例患者确诊为糖尿病。联合检验的诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度分别为94.83%、92.86%、94.44%;HbA1c检验的诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度分别为75.86%、28.57%、66.67%;FPG检验的诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度分别为81.03%、35.71%、72.22%;2 h PG检验的诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度分别为77.59%、42.86%、70.83%。联合检验诊断的灵敏度、特异度及准确度均高于其他HbA1c、FPG、2 h PG单一诊断的灵敏度、特异度及准确度,具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论HbA1c、FPG、2 h PG联合检验相较单一检验诊断糖尿病具有较高的临床价值,能够为临床治疗提供有价值的参考依据。展开更多
文摘Fasting plasma glucose(FPG) as a screening test for gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) has had a checkered history. During the last three decades, a few initial anecdotal reports have given way to the recent well-conducted studies. This review:(1) traces the history;(2) weighs the advantages and disadvantages;(3) addresses the significance in early pregnancy;(4) underscores the benefits after delivery; and(5) emphasizes the cost savings of using the FPG in the screening of GDM. It also highlights the utility of fasting capillary glucose and stresses the value of the FPG in circumventing the cumbersome oral glucose tolerance test. An understanding of all the caveats is crucial to be able to use the FPG for investigating glucose intolerance in pregnancy. Thus, all health professionals can use the patient-friendly FPG to simplify the onerous algorithms available for the screening and diagnosis of GDM-thereby helping each and every pregnant woman.
文摘AIM:To identify factors associated with prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) after initial therapy.METHODS:A total of 377 HCC patients who were newly treated at Katsushika Medical Center,Japan from January 2000 to December 2009 and followed up for > 2 years,or died during follow-up,were enrolled.The factors related to survival were first analyzed in 377 patients with HCC tumor stage T1-T4 using multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis.A similar analysis was performed in 282 patients with tumor stage T1-T3.Additionally,factors associated with the period between initial and subsequent therapy were examined in 144 patients who did not show local recurrence.Finally,214 HCC stage T1-T3 patients who died during the observation period were classified into four groups according to their alcohol consumption and postprandial glucose levels,and differences in their causes of death were examined.RESULTS:On multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis,the following were significantly associated with survival:underlying liver disease stage [non-cirrhosis/Child-Pugh A vs B/C,hazard ratio(HR):0.603,95% CI:0.417-0.874,P = 0.0079],HCC stage(T1/T2 vs T3/T4,HR:0.447,95% CI:0.347-0.576,P < 0.0001),and mean postprandial plasma glucose after initial therapy(< 200 vs ≥ 200 mg/dL,HR:0.181,95% CI:0.067-0.488,P = 0.0008).In T1-T3 patients,uninterrupted alcohol consumption after initial therapy(no vs yes,HR:0.641,95% CI:0.469-0.877,P = 0.0055) was significant in addition to underlying liver disease stage(non-cirrhosis/Child-Pugh A vs B/C,HR:0649,95% CI:0.476-0.885,P = 0.0068),HCC stage(T1 vs T2/T3,HR:0.788,95% CI:0.653-0.945,P = 0.0108),and mean postprandial plasma glucose after initial therapy(< 200 mg/dL vs ≥ 200 mg/dL,HR:0.502,95% CI:0.337-0.747,P = 0.0005).In patients without local recurrence,time from initial to subsequent therapy for newly emerging HCC was significantly longer in the "postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL group" than the "postprandial glucose > 200 mg/dL group"(log-rank test,P < 0.05),whereas there was no difference in the period between the "non-alcohol group"(patients who did not drink regularly or those who could reduce their daily consumption to < 20 g) and the "continuation group"(drinkers who continued to drink > 20 g daily).Of 214 T1-T3 patients who died during the observation period,death caused by other than HCC progression was significantly more frequent in "group AL"(patients in the continuation and postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL groups) than "group N"(patients in the non-alcohol and postprandial glucose within 200 mg/dL groups)(P = 0.0016).CONCLUSION:This study found that abstinence from habitual alcohol consumption and intensive care for diabetes mellitus were related to improved prognosis in HCC patients.
基金the PhD scholarship,awarded by VITO,and the funding granted by SBO-IWT,IAP(Belspo)the Methusalem long-term financing of the Flemish government
文摘The use of non-equilibrium plasmas for the synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts is a field that has not been explored intensively. The main reasons for the recent increase of research activity in this field are related to the advantages that go with the technique of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition （PECVD）. The most principal of these advantages are the possibility to avoid the use of environmentally harmful solvents and the one-step nature of the procedure, making it very time and labor efficient. Non-equilibrium plasma technology, more in particular dielectric barrier discharge （DBD） technology, has been applied in this work for the synthesis of hybrid tin-silicate materials to be used as a heterogeneous catalyst in the isomerization of glucose into fructose. Atomizers, innovative devices which make it possible to inject nanosized precursor liquids into the plasma zone, are used instead of applying vapor phase techniques, where the amount of precursor is limited by the vapor pressure of the liquid. A design of experiments approach has been employed to investigate the effect of the plasma parameters, namely gas flow, frequency and power density, on the catalytic properties of the catalysts within a well-defined parameter field. It has been found that indeed these parameters, together with the molar ratio of Si/Sn, have an important influence on the activity, selectivity, and thus yield of the produced chemicals.
文摘Objective To observe the changes of plasma glucose level （PGL） in human volunteers after acupuncture. Methods Seventy-seven human volunteers were taken up from the acupuncture clinic. All of them were non-diabetic subjects. Electroacupuncture at acupoints Zhongwan （中脘 CV 12） and Guanyuan （关元 CV 4） was given for 20 minutes. Venous blood was collected before acupuncture and 10 minutes after completion of acupuncture. All cases were at four hours abstinence from food before doing acupuncture. Results Plasma glucose level varied 5 mg% or more in 62 cases （80.51%） and only those were considered for computation. PGL increased in cases who had generally plasma glucose level below 90 mg% before acupuncture; and PGL decreased in cases who had plasma glucose 90 mg% or above. In 10 control cases there was no variation of the considerable level of 5 mg% in any case. Conclusion Bi-directional variation of PGL after acupuncture indicates that acupuncture can be used to maintain optimum PGL through endogenous mechanism, suggesting that it is applicable in controlling hyperglycemia in diabetes rnellitus patients.
基金Supported by The Twelfth Five-Year Project on Tackling Key Problems of National Science and Technology,No2012ZX10001-003Sichuan Province Health Commission,No. 130430 and No. 17PJ070Chengdu Municipal Health Commission,No. 2019079
文摘BACKGROUND The dynamic characteristics of glucose metabolism and its risk factors in patients living with human immunodeficiency virus(PLWH)who accepted primary treatment with the efavirenz(EFV)plus lamivudine(3TC)plus tenofovir(TDF)(EFV+3TC+TDF)regimen are unclear and warrant investigation.AIM To study the long-term dynamic characteristics of glucose metabolism and its contributing factors in male PLWH who accepted primary treatment with the EFV+3TC+TDF regimen for 156 wk.METHODS This study was designed using a follow-up design.Sixty-one male treatmentnaive PLWH,including 50 cases with normal glucose tolerance and 11 cases with prediabetes,were treated with the EFV+3TC+TDF regimen for 156 wk.The glucose metabolism dynamic characteristics,the main risk factors and the differences among the three CD4+count groups were analyzed.RESULTS In treatment-naive male PLWH,regardless of whether glucose metabolism disorder was present at baseline,who accepted treatment with the EFV+3TC+TDF regimen for 156 wk,a continuous increase in the fasting plasma glucose(FPG)level,the rate of impaired fasting glucose(IFG)and the glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c)level were found.These changes were not due to insulin resistance but rather to significantly reduced isletβcell function,according to the homeostasis model assessment ofβcell function(HOMA-β).Moreover,the lower the baseline CD4+T-cell count was,the higher the FPG level and the lower the HOMA-βvalue.Furthermore,the main risk factors for the FPG levels were the CD3+CD8+cell count and viral load(VL),and the factors contributing to the HOMA-βvalues were the alanine aminotransferase level,VL and CD3+CD8+cell count.CONCLUSION These findings provide guidance to clinicians who are monitoring FPG levels closely and are concerned about IFG and decreased isletβcell function during antiretroviral therapy with the EFV+3TC+TDF regimen for long-term application.
文摘目的:观察益气化聚方联合硫辛酸对2型糖尿病(T2DM)患者血糖、代谢指标及周围神经病变的影响。方法:选取2020年8月至2022年12月上海中医药大学附属岳阳中西医结合医院收治的T2DM患者120例作为研究对象,采用随机数字表法分为对照组和观察组,每组60例。对照组给予硫辛酸治疗,观察组在对照组基础上加用益气化聚方治疗。比较2组患者在治疗后的临床疗效、血糖变化、代谢相关指标、周围神经病变及治疗期间不良反应发生情况。结果:治疗后,观察组患者治疗总有效率高于对照组,且高低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)水平、总神经运动神经传导速度(MNCV)及感觉神经传导速度(SNCV)评分(正中神经和腓总神经)显著升高,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),空腹血糖(FPG)、餐后2 h血糖(2 h PG)、总胆固醇(TC)、三酰甘油(TG)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)、胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)与对照组比较显著降低(P<0.05)。观察组治疗期间出现血小板功能异常2例、脸色苍白1例,对照组治疗期间出现血小板功能异常2例、脸色苍白2例,2组治疗后不良反应发生情况差异无统计学意义。结论:采用益气化聚方联合硫辛酸治疗T2DM可更明显改善周围神经病变,降低血糖,控制血脂,且安全性良好。
文摘目的分析糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、空腹血糖(FPG)、餐后2 h血糖(2 h PG)单一及联合检验诊断糖尿病的价值。方法以72例疑似有糖尿病的患者作为临床研究对象,均接受HbA1c、FPG、2 h PG检验,以糖耐量测定为诊断“金标准”。比较HbA1c、FPG、2 h PG单一及联合检验的灵敏度、特异度、准确度。结果72例受检者中有58例患者确诊为糖尿病。联合检验的诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度分别为94.83%、92.86%、94.44%;HbA1c检验的诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度分别为75.86%、28.57%、66.67%;FPG检验的诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度分别为81.03%、35.71%、72.22%;2 h PG检验的诊断灵敏度、特异度、准确度分别为77.59%、42.86%、70.83%。联合检验诊断的灵敏度、特异度及准确度均高于其他HbA1c、FPG、2 h PG单一诊断的灵敏度、特异度及准确度,具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论HbA1c、FPG、2 h PG联合检验相较单一检验诊断糖尿病具有较高的临床价值,能够为临床治疗提供有价值的参考依据。
