Abstract. This study was performed to elucidate the effects of anion in the rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis. Rats were divided four groups: control (group I, n=10), arthritis (group II, n=10), arthritis with non-operation of anion generator (group III, n=10) and arthritis with operation of anion generator (group IV, n=10). Serum IL-6 and TNF-α levels were measured and histological findings of knee joints were observed in all groups. The IL-6 and TNF-α levels in group III and IV were significantly lower than those of group II. The IL-6 and TNF-α levels in group IV were significantly lower than those of group III. The inflammatory and damage degrees on the knee joints were lower in group III and IV than in group II. The degree of joint injury in group IV was less than that of group III. We first revealed that anions made by anion-generator may attenuate inflammatory and damaging effects of the arthritis. However, further study should be performed in human.
Abstract. We investigated impacts of regular exercise on the arterial stiffness, cerebral blood flow, and peripheral nerve test. The body weight, systolic blood pressure, and stiffness degree of arteries was lower, whereas cerebral blood flow velocity was higher in the exercise group than in the control group. These findings indicate that exercise may provide useful impacts on peripheral vessels and cerebral circulation.
Abstract. This study was designed to investigate differences in clinical data between positive-and negative-patients in treadmill test for patients with cardiovascular events. Total leukocyte and neutrophil counts, neutrophils/lymphocytes ratio and mean corpuscular volume were significantly higher, whereas platelet counts were lower in positive group than in negative group. Triglyceride and ALP concentrations were significantly higher in positive group than in negative group. The numbers of patients with abnormal levels of total cholesterol and HDL were higher in positive than in negative group, but is reverse in hyperglycemia. These data suggest that treadmill testpositive group had higher inflammation, myocardial injury, prevalence of angina pectoris and MI.
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