Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupoint sticking with Chinese herbs for edema due to chronic cardiac failure.
Methods: One hundred and seventy patients in conformity with the diagnostic criteria of edema due to chronic cardiac failure were randomly divided into two groups, 85 cases in each group. The observation group was treated by oral administration of diuretics plus acupoint sticking with Chinese herbs. The control group was treated just by oral administration of diuretics same as the observation group. The therapeutic effects were evaluated after continuous intervention for 14 d.
Results: The total effective rate was 90.6% in the observation group, remarkably higher than 67.1% in the control group. The difference of overall therapeutic effect between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.01).
Conclusion: The therapeutic effect of acupoint sticking with Chinese herbs plus oral administration of diuretics is better than simple oral administration of diuretics in treatment of edema due to chronic cardiac failure.

The blood brain barrier(BBB) is a barrier system between the blood and brain tissue,which can maintain relatively stable of internal environment in the central nervous system (CNS).Cerebral hypoxiaischemia and other conditions can lead to the change of the permeability of BBB.This paper reviews the latest research for the structural basis and function of BBB,and for the scope,time and mechanism of the change of BBB structure and function during hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.This theory in the regulation of BBB may play an important role in the treatment of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and underlying diseases of CNS.

Cocaine-and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART), an endogenous neuropeptide, is widely distributed in human organs and tissues, such as brain, gastrointestinal tract and pancreas. It has a variety of important physiological functions, including eating and obesity, stress, mental anxiety, drug addition, and endocrine regulation. Previous studies have suggested that CART is widely distributed in the central nervous system, and it involves in the regulation of a variety of physiological processes and has some central protective effects. It is a potential neuroprotective agent. This article reviews the recent progress in research on the neuroprotective effect of CART on stroke and neurodegenerative disease and its mechanisms, as well as its therapeutic effect in central nervous system diseases.

Objective To investigate the protective role of losartan,an angiotensin Ⅱ receptor(AT1 type)blocker,in the mechanical ventilation-induced lung injury(VILI).Methods Forty Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 300-350 g were randomly divided into the following four experimental groups(10 rats in each group):control group(group A),normal tidal volume venti-lation group(group B),large tidal volume mechanical ventilation group(group C),large tidal volume mechanical ventilation plus Losartan pretreatment group(group D).The pulmonary tissues were removed for pathological examination and detection of NF-κB activity,and the lung lavage fluid was collected for analysis of white blood cell count,total protein concentration and the level of MIP-2,after the rats were sacrificed.Results The pathology of lung tissues was normal in groups A and B.There was obvi-ous inflammatory damage in lung tissues in group C.The pathological inj uries of lung tissue were significantly reduced in group D compared with group C.The NF-κB activity and the level of p65 were significantly higher in group C than in groups A and B (P<0.01);they were significantly reduced in group D compared with group C(P<0.05).Total protein concentration,the MIP-2 level and the white blood cell count were significantly higher in group C than in groups A and B(P<0.01).They were significantly reduced in group D compared with group C(P<0.05 or 0.01).Conclusion Losartan,a selective inhibitor of sub-type AT1 receptors for angiotensin Ⅱ,can relieve VILI by inhibiting the activity of NF-κB.

Objective To study the influences of endogenous testosterone on vascular endothelial cell function and structure in rabbits of balloon injury. Methods Twenty male rabbits were randomly divided into two groups: castrated group and control group.The former group animals were castrated and the later group animals received sham operation. All animals were performed with deendothelializing balloon injury in the right iliac artery. Nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) were measured at different intervals during the experiment. After 2 weaks of endothelial denudation all animals were killed, and endothelin structure and morphological changes were observed with electron microscope and HE staining. Results There weren′t siginificant differences of plasma NO and ET-1 levels between the two groups, but plasma NO and ET-1 levels of the castrated group 2 weaks after endothelial denudation recovered to the levels before castration, while they didn′t in the control group. The extent of reendothelialization and intimal area of the harvested segments were similar between the two groups. Conclusion The decrease of endogenous testosterone level did not affect endothelial cell structure, but tended to protect function of injured endothelium.

Objective:To investigate the clinical application and adverse events of vinpocetine injection. Methods:The application of vinpocetine injection in the patients in neurology department during December 2013 and December 2014 in a hospital was statistically analyzed. The adverse reactions of the injection reported in the professional literatures and relevant documents were also retrieved and statistically analyzed. Results:The infusion concentration of vinpocetine injection for 363 patients was more than 0. 06 mg·ml -1 ,and 3 cases of adverse reactions appeared with the main symptoms of rash and drug fever. Among 28 published literatures,19 articles were with the infusion concentration of vinpocetine injection above 0. 06 mg·ml-1 and 8 articles reported adverse reactions in varying degrees. Conclusion:Clinicians should pay attention to the instructions in the clinical course of medication in order to improve the safe and rational use of drugs.

OBJECTIVE: To establish headspace capillary gas chromatography for the content determination of 3 kinds of residual organic solvent (furanidine,methanol and ethanol) in betamethasone sodium phosphate raw material.METHODS: The sample was dissolved in water and n-propanol was used as internal standard.The residual solvent in betamethasone sodium phosphate was separated on HP-INNOWAX (PEG) capillary column with column temperature set at 60 ℃.The injector temperature and FID detector temperature were controlled at 180 ℃ and 250 ℃,respectively.The carried gas was nitrogen at flow rate of 1.0 mL?min-1.The splitting-ratio was 10 ∶ 1.The containers of head-space injector were in equilibrium at 80 ℃ for 30 min.Injection time was 1 min.RESULTS: With this chromatographic condition,those solvents could be separated completely.The linear range were 0.014 4～0.071 8 mg?mL-1 for furanidine,0.060～0.300 mg?mL-1 for methanol and 0.099 3～0.497 mg?mL-1 for ethanol.The average recovery were 103.7% (RSD=0.53%,n=6),95.8% (RSD=0.30%,n=6) and 95.0% (RSD=0.48%,n=6) respectively.The minimum quantitation limit were 0.057 3 ?g?mL-1,0.486 ?g?mL-1,0.145 ?g?mL-1,respectively.3 kinds of residual organic solvents were all in line with the standard stated in Chinese Pharmacopeia.CONCLUSION: The established method is simple,sensitive and accurate for the content determination of residual solvents in betamethasone sodium phosphate raw material.

Objective To investigate the effect of propofol on ketamine-induced cognitive dysfunction and neuronal apoptosis in hippocampus in aged rats. Methods Thirty-two male SD rats aged 18-24 months weighing 380-470 g were randomly divided into 4 groups ( n = 8 each) :control group (group C);propofol group (group P);ketamine group (group K) and propofol + ketamine group (group PK). Propofol 30 mg·kg-1·h-1 or/and ketamine 40 mg· kg-1·h-1 were infused for 2 h once a day for 7 consecutive days. After the last day of drug administration cognitive function was assessed using Morris water maze (escape latency and the number of animals' swimming across the platform). The animals were sncrificed after water naze test and their hippocampi were removed for determination of neuronal apoptosis (by TUNEL) and caspase-3 expression (by immuno-histochemistry) in hippocampal CA1 region. Results There was no significant difference in escape latency and the number of the animals,swimming across the platform, the neuronal apoptotic rate (the number of apoptotic neurons/the number of total neurons) and caspase-3 expression between group C and P. In group K and PK the escape latency was prolonged,the number of animals' swimming across the platform was decreased, neuronal apoptotic rate increased and the caspase-3 expression up-regulated as compared with group C. The ketamine-induced changes were significantly attenuated by coadministration of propofol in group PK. Conclusion Coadministration of propofol can ameliorate ketamine-induced cognitive dysfunction and hippocampal neuronal apoptosis.

Objective To observe the expression of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway in substantia nigra in rats with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods A total of 96 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham group, model group, PI3K inhibitor LY294002 group and mTOR inhibitor rapamycin group. Each group was divided into 4 days and 8 days subgroups after the model. PD model was established by injecting rotenone subcutaneously. The expres-sion of PI3K, p-Akt and p-mTOR in substantia nigra was detected with immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. Results Compared with the sham group, the expression of PI3K, p-Akt and p-mTOR increased in the model group (P<0.05), and was more in 8 days subgroup than in 4 days subgroup (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the expression of p-Akt and p-mTOR reduced in the LY294002 group (P<0.05), while the expression of PI3K varied little (P>0.05);the expression of p-mTOR decreased in the rapamycin group (P<0.05), while the expression of PI3K and p-Akt varied little (P>0.05). Conclusion PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway is over activated in substantia nig-ra in rats with Parkinson's disease, which may play an important role in occurrence and development of the disease.

Objective: To explore influence of exercise on cardiac autonomic nerve function in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and its clinical significance. Methods: A total of 53 patients with coronary heart disease undergoing CABG were randomly divided into routine treatment group (n=25) and rehabilitation group (n=28, received exercise training based on routine treatment). Changes of autonomic nerve function before, second and eighth week after CABG were analyzed in two groups using time domain indexes of heart rate variability (HRV) by ambulatory electrocardiography, including standard deviation of normal to normal RR intervals calculated over the 24 h period (SDNN), standard deviation of normal to normal RR intervals in all 5 min segments of the entire recording (SDANN), root-mean square of differences between successive normal to normal intervals (rMSSD) and adjacent normal RR interval difference > 50ms stroke accounted for a percentage of 24h total RR interval (PNN50). Results: Compared with before CABG, there were significant decrease in SDNN, SDANN, RMSSD and PNN50 in both groups two weeks after CABG (P<0.05~0.01); eight weeks after CABG, above indexes recovered to levels before CABG in routine treatment group[SDNN （113.6±29.4）vs.（116.7±24.7）, SDANN（112.2±32.1）vs.（113.6±28.6）, rMSSD（21.9±8.2） vs.（23.2±7.1）, and PNN50 （7.5±4.2）vs.（8.2±3.7）] , P>0.05 all; Compared with before CABG, there were significant improvements in SDNN [(114.7±25.2) ms vs. (132.6±30.6) ms], SDANN [(111.6±23.5) ms vs. (129.2±30.8) ms], rMSSD [(24.2±8.7) ms vs. (29.9±7.5) ms] and PNN50 [(7.8±2.2) ms vs. (9.5±2.3) ms], and there were significant improvement than those of routine treatment group [SDNN （132.6±30.6）vs.（113.6±29.4）, SDANN（129.2±30.8）vs.（112.2±32.1）, rMSSD（29.9±7.5）vs.（21.9±8.2）and PNN50 （9.5±2.3）vs.（7.5±4.2）] eight weeks after CABG in rehabilitation group, P<0.05 all. Conclusion: All HRV indexes significantly decrease on two weeks after CABG in both groups, suggesting that CABG can damage cardiac autonomic nerve system. These indexes of rehabilitation group were more improvement than those of routine treatment group, suggesting exercise training can more significantly improve cardiac autonomic nerve function after CABG.