OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic effects of the conventional therapy plus Melitracen and Flupentixol in the treatment of functional dyspepsia(FD).METHODS: 320 FD cases were divided into gastrointestinal dyskinesis type(Type A,n=120 cases),ulceration type(Type B,n=100 cases),and nonspecific type(Type C,n=100 cases) based on their clinical symptoms.Patients of different clinical types were randomly assigned to receive conventional therapy alone or in combination with Melitracen and Flupentixol for 4 weeks.The curative effects were observed using gastrointestinal symptom rating scale(GSRS) and the total effective rate were computed.RESULTS: After treatment,the GSRS score of 3 different clinical types of FD in the combination therapy group versus the conventional therapy alone were 1.53?1.68 vs.3.10?1.78,2.02?1.63 vs.3.48?1.80 and 3.46?2.95 vs.5.18?3.21 respectively(P

Objective: To investigate the association between inflammatory cytokines and ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in rats, and the effects of simvastain on inflammatory cytokines and ventricular remodeling after AMI thereof. Methods: After AMI was produced in female SD rats, the animals were divided into control group,simvastain group and sham-operated group. After transthoracic echocardiography, TNF-α, IL-6 and P Ⅲ NP of the serum and cardiac muscle were measured by radioimmunology technology. The comparative heart weight and infarct sizes were calculated.Results: Compared with the control group, the LVDd and LVDs decreased significantly (P ＜ 0.05), LVEF,LVFS and posterior wall thicking increased significantly (P ＜ 0.05) in simvastain group. The values of TNF-α, IL-6 and P Ⅲ NP increased significantly in simvastain and control group compared with those of sham-operated group(P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01 ). The values ot TNF-α, IL-6 and pⅢ NP decreased significantly in simvastain group compared with those of the control group (P ＜ 0.05). The comparative heart weight and infarct size decreased significantly in simvastain group compared with those of the control group (P ＜ 0.05). Conclusion: Simvastain can ameliorate the ventricular remodeling and improve cardiac performance after AMI by restraining the overexpression of inflammatory cytokines.

Sarcopenia is a degenerative syndrome mainly characterized by the atrophy of skeletal muscle,along with the decrease of muscle strength and function.Chronic kidney disease,especially in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis,can accelerate muscle consumption and increase the incidence rate of sarcopenia.Several factors were correlated with sarcopenia occurrence in chronic kidney disease,including inflammation,malnutrition,increased angiotensin Ⅱ,abnormal insulinsignaling pathway,abnormalities in myogenic regulatory factors,decreased hypogonadism,increased myostatins,mitochondrial disorders,decreased physical activity,etc.This paper has reviewed the research progress on the pathogenesis of sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease.