Objective To investigate the efficacy of percutaneous laser disc decompression(PLDD)combined with injection of collagenase through a target location for treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion.Methods Ninety patients with lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion scheduled for discolysis,aged 31-52 yr,weighing 58-70 kg,were randomly divided into 3 groups: PLDD group(group P,n = 29),collagenase injection group(group C,n = 31),PLDD combined with injection of collagenase through a target location group(group PC,n = 30).The puncture was performed under the guidance of CT.Group P was treated using PLDD.Group C was treated with collagenase injection.Group PC was treated with injection of collagenase after PLDD was completed.The therapeutic effect was assessed before operation and on day 7,30,60 and 90 after operation using M-JOA score.Results M-JOA grade was significantly higher at the each time point after operation in group P and PC,and on day 30,60 and 90 after operation in group C than that before operation(P ＜ 0.05).M-JOA grade was significantly lower on day 30 after operation in group P,while higher on day 30,60 and 90 after operation in group C and PC than that on day 7 after operation(P ＜ 0.05).M-JOA grade was significantly lower at the each time point after operation in group P and C than in group PC.Conclusion The therapeutic effect of PLDD combined with collagenase injection through a target location is stable for treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation and better than that of PLDD or collagenase injection alone.

Objective: Zhiyu presciption is composed of Whitmania pigra (Whitman) and Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc. etc. It treats mainly for diabetic peripheral neuritis. To study the pharmacologic effects of Zhiyu prescription in this paper. Methods:The analgesic effect of Zhiyu presciption was examined through writhe method in mice, and the functions of Zhiyu prescription on extrinsic thrombosia and platelet aggregation in normal rats were observed. The model of alloxan induced diabetes in mice was established, the effect of Zhiyu prescription on blood glucose level was detected. The functions of nervus electrophysiology were examined on the model rats of diabetic peripheral neuritis induced by streptozotocin. Results: Zhiyu prescription could decrease the numbers of writhes of mice caused by acetic acid, reduce the blood glucose level in alloxan induced diabetic mice, improve the nervus conduction velocity of motor nerve.Conclusion: Zhiyu prescription is effective in clinical treatment of diabetic peripheral neuritis.

Objective:To investigate the stability of Liuwei Qiangu cataplasms. Methods:The active ingredient( naringin) in the samples was determined by HPLC. Meanwhile, the other indices including character, identification, ointment content, adhesion, mi-crobial limit and so on were detected as well. Results:The results of the accelerated test and long term test showed that Liuwei Qiangu cataplasms were stable. No significant change in each index was found before and after the tests. Conclusion: Liuwei Qiangu cata-plasms are stable at room temperature. The designs of preparation process and package are rational to keep the stability of the prepara-tion.

Objective To understand the abnormal status of alanine aminotransferase (ALT),fasting blood glucose (GLU),to-tal cholesterol (TC)and triglyceride (TG)in urban and rural residents,to provide the basis for making the effective prevention measures,health education and health promotion to community work more targeted and effective.Methods The data of physical ex-amination results of 4 042 residents were analyzed retrospectively,the levels and abnormal rates of ALT,TG,TC,GLU were com-pared between different gender and age.Results Among 4 042 residents,the abnormal rate of male was significant higher than that of female,but the abnormal rates of TG,TC of female were significant higher than those of male(P <0.05).The highest rates of ALT,TG,TC,GLU in male were in 20-<40 years old,40-<60 years old,60-<80 years old,≥80 years old.The highest rates of ALT,TG,TC,GLU in female were in 0-<20 years old,60 -<80 years old,≥ 80 years old,≥80years old.Conclusion The health status of urban and rural residents is not optimistic,the community intervention,health guidance should be strengthened to prevent and control the occurrence and development of diseases and improve the health level of urban and rural residents.

In present paper, research achievements of post-harvest handling concerning decorticating, boiling, sul-fur-fumigation, drying and sterilizing as well as quality control of Radix Paeoniae Alba were reviewed. Major prob-lems in the post-harvest handling and quality evaluation of Radix Paeoniae Alba were discussed. Strategies for im-provement in post-harvest handling and quality control were proposed, so that the safety and quality consistency can be assured in the medicinal application of Radix Paeoniae Alba.

This study was aimed to explore the relationship between atrophic lung disease and modern medicine diseases through the study of experiences of modern famous doctors of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the treatment of atrophic lung disease. Literatures which met the inclusion criteria were retrieved from the existing Lung Disease Database of Modern Famous Doctors of Chinese Medicineand Lung Disease Database of Journals for the establishment ofLiterature Research Database of Experience of Modern Famous Doctors of Chinese Medicine in Treating Atrophic Lung Disease. The SPSS 19.0 software was used in the statistical analysis. The results showed that atrophic lung disease can be interstitial lung disease, atelectasis, pneumonia, primary bronchogenic carcinoma, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis and pneumothorax in modern medicine. Among them, interstitial lung disease was the most common one. It was concluded that atrophic lung disease can be the outcome of many types of lung diseases. The relationship between atrophic lung disease and modern medicine diseases should require further studies by experts to confirm.

Objective To assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the neuropsychiatric inventory (CNPI). Methods The CNPI was administered to 219 caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Each caregiver was retested 4 weeks after initial testing. Results The Cronbach a coefficient of the total symptom scale was 0.69. The Cronbach α coefficient of the total caregiver distress subscale was 0.72. The Cronbach α coefficient of the entire inventory was 0. 82. The test-retest coefficients ranged from 0.66 to 0.98 (P < 0.01). Principal axis factoring analysis of the symptom subscale yielded a five-factor solution which contributed to 67.0% of the cumulative variance. Factor 1, which included aberrant motor behavior, hallucinations, delusion and irritability had the most significant contribution to the cumulative variance. Principal axis factoring analysis of the caregiver distress subscale also yielded a five-factor solution which contributed to 70.2% of the cumulative variance. Factor 1, which included depression, delusion, sleep/night behavior, aberrant motor behavior, and irritability had the most significant contribution to the cumulative variance. Conclusion This Chinese version of NPI is a reliable and valid tool for measuring neuropsychiatric disturbances in patients with AD.

Objective:To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection and its genotyping in children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), as well as macrolide resistance and gene mutation genotyping, in order to provide evidence for the prevention and treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) in children.Methods:MP positive cases in 620 hospitalized children at Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Sanshui District, Foshan City with CAP were detected.P1-RFLP genotyping was performed for the MP positive cases.The distribution of the MP positive, type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ in different years and different genders, ages as well as seasons were analyzed.The mutations of macrolide resistance genes in MP were detected.The differences of A2063G and A2064G mutations of the drug-resistant mutant gene in each year, gender, age and season were analyzed.Results:Among 620 children with CAP, 198 were MP positive, and the infection rate was 31.94%.There was little difference among the years.The infection rate was higher in female than that in male.The infection rate gradually increased with the increase of age, and the highest infection rates were found in pre-school age and school age.The infection rates in summer and autumn were significantly higher than those in spring and winter.Among 198 children, P1-RFLP classification showed that 157 (79.29%) cases were P1-Ⅰ and 41 (20.71%) cases were P1-Ⅱ.There was no significant difference in the distribution of type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ in each year, gender, age as well as season.A total of 143 cases were tested for mutation of macrolide resistance gene, in 125 of them, MP gene mutation resulted in drug resistance, and the overall drug resistance rate was 87.41%.MP gene mutation led to drug resistance in 125 children, 66 (52.80%) cases had A2063G mutation and 53 (42.40%) cases had A2064G mutation.There was no significant difference between two types in each year, gender, age and season.Conclusion:MP infection rate of CAP among children in our hospital is 31.94%, and is more common in femal, and the infection rates are highest in pre-school age and school age, with summer and autumn as the season of high incidence.The P1-RFLP typing showes no significant differences among the years, genders, ages and seasons.The drug resistance gene mutation among children is high.Time, gender, age and season does not affect drug resistance gene mutation.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between fat distribution and the composite indices of femoral neck strength in obese postmenopausal women.Methods:A total of 293 postmenopausal women with non-low body weight were selected, laboratory tests, body composition analyzer test and double-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan were performed. Based on the body mass index(BMI), they were divided into three groups, the normal BMI group(18.5 kg/m 2≤BMI<24.0 kg/m 2, n=91), the overweight group(24.0 kg/m 2≤BMI<28.0 kg/m 2, n=115), and the obese group(BMI≥28.0 kg/m 2, n=87). The measurement results were analyzed. Results:In the obese group, bone mineral density(BMD) of all sites was higher than that in the normal BMI group and overweight group( P<0.005), compression strength index(CSI), bending strength index(BSI), and impact strength index(ISI) were significantly lower than those in the normal BMI group( P<0.001, P=0.008, P=0.001). In the obese group, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, total fat mass, appendicular fat mass, and trunk fat mass were risk factors for CSI, BSI and ISI independent of age, fasting blood glucose, and BMI( P<0.05). Visceral fat grade and Chinese visceral adiposity fat index were the risk factors for CSI, BSI, and ISI( P<0.05). Conclusion:The composite indices of femoral neck strength decreased in obese postmenopausal women, and both subcutaneous fat and visceral fat were negatively associated with the composite indices of femoral neck strength.