Religion and Spirituality among American Indian,South Asian,Black, Hispanic/Latina,and White Women in the Study on Stress,Spirituality, and Health

Social scientists have increasingly recognized the lack of diversity in survey research on American religion, resulting in a dearth of data on religion and spirituality (R/S) in understudied racial and ethnic groups. At the same time, epidemiological studies have increasingly diversified their racial and ethnic representation, but have collected few R/S measures to date. With a particular focus on American Indian and South Asian women (in addition to Blacks, Hispanic/Latinas, and white women), this study introduces a new effort among religion and epidemiology researchers, the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health. This multicohort study provides some of the first estimates of R/S beliefs and practices among American Indians and U.S. South Asians, and offers new insight into salient beliefs and practices of diverse racial/ethnic and religious communities.     

诱导性一氧化氮合酶在动脉硬化中的作用

动脉硬化是心脑血管疾病的基础,严重危害人类健康的脑血栓,脑出血以及冠心病的发生都和动脉硬化有着密切的联系。近年来随着对动脉硬化发生机制的研究,诱导性一氧化氮合酶越来越受到关注,其和动脉硬化发生的关系已不容忽视。本文就诱导性一氧化氮合酶和动脉硬化的关系作简要介绍。     

血管平滑肌细胞——祸首还是福星

长期以来血管平滑肌细胞（ＶＳＭＣ）增殖被认为是动脉粥样硬化（ＡＳ）发生的绝对必要条件和介入性治疗后血管再狭窄（ＲＳ）的主要原因。许多搞ＲＳ的策略始终盯住抑制ＶＳＭＣ这一环节。然而这些方法在临床试验中很少邮到或基本没有益处。近来的临床和实验研究提示抑制ＶＳＭＣ可以导和脆弱的ＡＳ斑块不稳定而发生裂缝,破裂、血栓形成,引起心肌 死等急性冠状动脉症候群,因为ＶＳＭＣ合成释放的胶原等可以增加斑块的生物力学强