"Phlegm retention" is one name,in fact has two different diseases of sputum and water retention.By investigating ancient documents,the connotation of phlegm was mixed with sputum in a definite period,so to clear up the content and development of phlegm and sputum is very meaningful to the disease.It makes its origin discussion from four points:name,causa morbi,mechanism and treatment.

Objective] In order to guide the treatment based on syndrome differentiation and to provide theory and thinking method for further research , the article researched the experience in treating phlegm syndrome of Pro.Wu Weikang,a prominent physician of Longjiang medical school,and discussed the four treatments of phlegm syndrome. [ Methods] The article researched experience in treatment of phlegm syndrome mainly from four aspects: ①searching for the primary cause of disease in treatment; ②harmonizing method with warm medicine; ③treat qi before phlegm; ④synchronic treating phlegm and blood stasis. [Results] Pro.Wu Weikang maintained that strange and chronic diseases are accompanied with phlegm. Thus he advocated that searching for the primary cause of disease in treatment,the treatment with mild medicine,the priority over qi treatment and the simultaneous treatment of both phlegm and stasis. These principles are widely used in clinic and highly effective. [Conclusion]The experience in prescription component of the treatment of phlegm syndrome not only has a high scientific content ,but also has significant guidance of clinical practice.

[Objective] In order to guide the clinical syndrome differentiation and treatment, and provide the basis for further research on the ideological system of Wu Weikang, a famous professor of Longjiang medical school, the article studied Wu Weikang's experiences in the treatment of nephropathy and discussed the three basic prescriptions of him for treatment of kidney diseases. [Methods] The article discussed experiences in the treatment of nephropathy and academic thought on the basic of the three prescriptions of Wu Weikang such as eight-ingredients detoxification decoction ,yinqiao dihuang decoction and jiawei shenqi decoction. [Results] According to the common pathogenesis and kidney disease clinical symptoms, Professor Wu Weikang often chooses eight-ingredients detoxification decoction,yinqiao dihuang decoction and Jiawei Shenqi decoction as the basic prescriptions applied to the treatment of the dampness-heat of bladder syndrome, kidney deficiency and dampness-heat of bladder syndrome, and edema syndrome due to kidney yang deficiency, and the curative effect is remarkable. [Conclusion] Eight-ingredients detoxification decoction ,yinqiao dihuang decoction and Jiawei Shenqi decoction are the three prescriptions commonly used to treat the nephropathy by professor Wu Weikang in clinic. These prescriptions are widely used in clinic and highly effective. Practical experiences of these prescriptions will be elaborated here, so as to extract their essences to guide clinical practice.

The information organization mode of Chinese medicine is a key factor of meeting informational or analytical demands on Chinese medicine. This paper summarized the research status on information organization mode of Chinese medicine by using the basic principle of multidimensional data model, designing basic dimensions of Chinese medicine and its concept hierarchies. Finally, with an example of information query, this paper designed the multidimensional data model of Chinese medicine based on the star pattern and a multidimensional query system of Chinese medicine information. Based on the multidimensional data model, the information organization mode of Chinese medicine can provide powerful supports for the multi-angle and multi-level query using of Chinese medicine information.

[Objective]To summarize the clinical experience of Professor JIANG Deyou in the treatment of gallbladder and stomach disharmony.[Methods]This paper analyzes the identification and treatment ideas of Professor JIANG in the treatment of a series of symptoms of gallbladder and stomach disharmony,expounds understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of the disease,and attaches clinical medical cases to verify the treatment.[Results]Gallbladder and stomach disharmony often produces cholestogastric syndrome,mental disorders,insomnia and series of diseases.Professor JIANG emphasizes discriminating the mechanism of disease in clinical diagnosis.In view of the pathological mechanism of gallbladder and stomach disharmony of the three diseases,Futu Decoction with choleretic drugs were used to treat cholestogastric syndrome,Gaoxing Decoction to treat mental disorders,and first Gaoxing Decoction then Futu Decoction to treat insomnia.In both cases,although the patients had symptoms of gallbladder and stomach disharmony such as gastritis,cholecystitis,and fatty liver,as well as emotional problems such as mental disorders and insomnia,this treatment achieved significant results.[Conclusion]Professor JIANG has unique insights in the etiology and pathogenesis of gallbladder and stomach disharmony,and the treatment method has achieved significant clinical efficacy,which is worth learning and imitating.

In order to investigate the effects of electric pulses on cancer cells, we carried out the experiments with exposing HepG2 and L02 to electric pulses (1 kV/cm, l00 micros, 1 Hz) for different lengths of time (8 s, 15 s, 30 s, 60 s). Annexin V-FITC Kit and Flow cytometry were used to study the apoptosis of treated cells. The results showed that the electric pulses of 1 kV/cm, l00 micros, 1 Hz for 8 s could not induce tumor cells apoptosis. Apoptosis was observed when tumor cells were stimulated for 15 s and longer, and the apoptosis percentage increased with the increase of stimulation time. Furthermore, tumor cells were more sensitive than normal cells in response to electrical pulses. Rhodamine 123 and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope (LSCM) were used to make a real-time study of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (Deltapsim) when the tumor cells were exposed to electric pulses for 60 s. No significant change of Deltapsim was observed within 30 s stimulation. After that, the Deltapsim increased sharply and declined later, suggesting that the mitochondrial pathway may be one of the apoptosis mechanism induced by electric pulses.
Apoptosis ; radiation effects ; Electromagnetic Fields ; Hep G2 Cells ; Humans ; Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial ; physiology ; radiation effects ; Time Factors

PURPOSE: Although the effect of lysosome-associated protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B) on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of breast cancer (BC) cells has already been studied, its specific role in BC progression is still elusive. Here, we evaluated the effect of different levels of LAPTM4B expression on the proliferation, invasion, adhesion, and tumor formation abilities of BC cells in vitro, as well as on breast tumor progression in vivo. METHODS: We investigated the influence of LAPTM4B expression on MCF-7 cell proliferation, invasion, adhesion, and tube formation abilities in vitro through its overexpression or knockdown and on breast tumor progression in vivo. RESULTS: Cell growth curves and colony formation assays showed that LAPTM4B promoted the proliferation of breast tumor cells. Cell cycle analysis results revealed that LAPTM4B promoted the entry of cells from the G1 into the S phase. Transwell invasion and cell extracellular matrix adhesion assays showed that LAPTM4B overexpression increased the invasion and adhesion capabilities of MCF-7 cells. More branches were observed in MCF-7 cells overexpressing LAPTM4B under an electron microscope. In comparison with LAPTM4B overexpression, LAPTM4B knockdown decreased the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A and significantly inhibited the vasculogenic tube formation ability of tumors. These results were also verified with western blot analysis. CONCLUSION: LAPTM4B promoted the proliferation of MCF-7 cells through the downregulation of p21 (WAF1/CIP1) and caspase-3, and induced cell invasion, adhesion, and angiogenesis through the upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha, matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), and MMP9 expression. This specific role deems LAPTM4B as a potential therapeutic target for BC treatment.
Blotting, Western ; Breast Neoplasms ; Breast ; Caspase 3 ; Cell Cycle ; Disease Progression ; Down-Regulation ; Extracellular Matrix ; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 ; In Vitro Techniques ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 ; MCF-7 Cells ; S Phase ; Up-Regulation ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A