Objective To investigate the morbidity of ocular fundus diseases in Tibetan above 40 in Maqin county, Qinghai Province. Methods A total of 2511 Tibetan above 40 in Maqin county, Qinghai Province were seelected by cluster sampling method. The sampling survey of ocular fundus diseases was performed on the individuals with indirect ophthalmoscope, and the results were compared with the domestic existing epidemiological data. Results Two hundred and thirty five (9.35%) cases were found to have abnormal ocular fundus, and the blindness rate due to the abnormal ocular fundus was 20.5% (80/391 eyes) which was lower than the blindness rate due to cataract (52.5%). Low vision and blindness led by ocular fundus diseases were found in 155 eyes (65.96%)，including 74(47.74%) with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and 23 (9.79%) with retinoangiopathy. Conclusions The morbidity of ocular fundus disorder is higher in high plateau than that in backland; AMD and retinoangiopathy are the main diseases leading to blindness. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2006, 22: 321-323)
ObjectiveTo observe the effects of Rhodiola on the rat retinal tissue morphology and the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α at simulated hypoxia at different altitudes. Methods Forty-eight adult female Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into the Rhodiola Intervention group (intervention group) and the control group, each group had 24 rats. The intervention group rats were treated with intraperitoneal injection of 10 ml/kg of large plants Rhodiola solution, and the control group rats were injected with same volume of saline. One hour after the injection, six rats were randomly selected from both of the two groups and reared in the plateau environment simulation laboratory modules with the oxygen partial pressure of 17.4, 14.6, 11.3 and 7.4 kPa, which simulated the altitudes of 1500, 3000, 5000 and 8000 meters indoor respectively. Six hours later the rat eyeballs were harvested for paraffin sections and analyzed by hematoxylin and eosin staining, and immunohistochemical staining to observe the expression of HIF-1α and p53. ResultsIn the control group, the rat retinal layers were edema and loose, the retinal thickness increased, the retinal structure was disorganized, the ganglion cells were swollen and degenerated, and some can observe the karyopyknosis, karyolysis and the reduced cells number. As the altitude increased, the pathological changes of retinal became more obvious. In the intervention group, the characteristics of rat retinal morphology were same with the control group, while the degree of morphology changes was lighter than the control group. HIF-1α and p53 expressed mainly in the ganglion cell layer and inner nuclear layer of rat retina in the control group. As altitude increased, the expression of HIF-1α and p53 were increased too, which was positive correlated (r=0.9846, P < 0.05). Compared with the control group, the rat retinal expression of HIF-1α increased, while expression of p53 decreased in the intervention group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). ConclusionRhodiola can reduce the retinal tissue pathology damage caused by high altitude hypoxia, and its mechanism may be related to the increasing expression of HIF-1α and reducing expression of p53.
ObjectiveTo study the distribution of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP), type Ⅰ collagen cross-linked C-telopeptide (CTX) and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-5b in plateau area builders, and analyze the influencing factors under plateau environment. MethodsBetween April and May, 2014, using random stratified cluster sampling, we included in our study 650 blood samples from the power grid construction people in Batang County of Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province and Mangkang County of Tibet Autonomous Region with an altitude ranging from 2 600 to 4 450 meters, averaging (3 586.50±610.85) meters. We collected their fasting blood and detected their TRAP-5b, CTX and BALP by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. By using SPSS 13.0, we analyzed the relationship between TRAP-5b, CTX, BALP and the influencing factors such as age, working intensity, residence time in the plateau area and altitude of the plateau. In the end, we tried to find out the main influencing factors of bone metabolic markers in the plateau environment.ResultsThe levels of CTX, BALP and TRAP-5b were the highest before the age of 20, and the average levels of them were respectively (1.04±0.38) ng/mL, (52.09±14.62) μg/L, and (4.22±1.38) U/L. With the increase of age, the levels of CTX, TRAP-5b and BALP showed a downward trend, but CTX and BALP reached the lowest level in the age group of 40 to 49 years old, and the average levels of CTX and BALP were (0.44±0.26) ng/mL and (24.77±9.89) μg/L, respectively. Then they gradually increased after the age of 50. TRAP-5b reached the lowest level in the age group of 30 to 39 years old, and the average level of TRAP-5b was (2.59±0.95) U/L. Then it gradually increased after the age of 40. The activity of CTX and BALP increased obviously with the increase of altitude. With the increase of labor intensity, BALP, TRAP-5b and CTX all increased. However, no matter what labor intensity, the bone formation marker BALP first increased and then decreased with the plateau residence time, while the bone absorption marker TRAP-5b increased after the first reduction.ConclusionsBone metabolic markers are different in different age groups. Altitude, working intensity and plateau working time have significant effects on bone metabolism markers.
ObjectiveTo analyze the types and characteristics of common paroxysmal diseases in order to improve the diagnosis of onset types and to analyze the related factors of epileptic seizures in Tibetan population.Methods510 patients with paroxysmal diseases were enrolled in the Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region from June 2013 to December 2018 and the video electroencephalogram (VEEG) data were analyzed.ResultsAmong the 510 patients, there were 35 types of paroxysmal diseases, 335 cases (65.69%) of seizures and 86 cases (16.86%) of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). There were significant differences in the incidence of seizures between male and female patients (P<0.05), the incidence of seizures were different at different altitude and the concentration of hemoglobin (P<0.05), the course of seizures was always more than 2 years (P<0.05), and the frequency and age of seizures were higher, but there were no significant difference, and epileptic patients in Tibet were more likely to be young adults (34.51%).ConclusionsThere are many kinds of paroxysmal diseases in Tibetan population, and epileptic seizures are the main type. There was a qualitative relationship between the incidence of epilepsy and altitude. The incidence of epilepsy didn’t increase along with the increase of hemoglobin, and the course of seizures was mostly more than 2 years.