OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the contents determination of microelements in Chrysanthemum indicum from different production fields. METHODS:Graphite furnace atomic absorption (GFAAS) was used to determine the contents of Pb,Cd and As;HGAAS was used to determination the content of Hg;and FAAS was used to determine the contents of Cu,Fe, Mn,Ca,Mg and Zn. RESULTS:The linear range was 0-50 μg/L for Pb(r=0.999 9),0-10 μg/L for Cd(r=0.999 2),0-50 μg/L for As(r=0.999 0),0-20 μg/L for Hg(r=0.999 5),0-5 μg/L for Cu(r=0.999 3),0-15 μg/L for Fe(r=0.999 8),0-2 μg/L for Mn (r=0.999 9),0-50 μg/L for Ca(r=1.000 0),0-20 μg/L for Mg(r=0.999 9)and 0-2 μg/L for Zn(r=0.999 8);RSDs of precision, stability and reroducibility tests were lower than 3%;recoveries were 94.25%~97.43%(RSD=1.07%)、94.97%~99.46%(RSD=1.68%)、96.25%~99.46%(RSD=1.09%,n=6)、96.61%~99.91%(RSD=1.26%,n=6)、94.11%~98.41%(RSD=1.68%,n=6)、93.11%~99.59%(RSD=2.73%,n=6)、93.11%~99.48%(RSD=2.63%,n=6)、93.01%~99.85%(RSD=2.49%,n=6)、95.13%~99.75%(RSD=1.58%,n=6)、94.08%~97.37%(RSD=1.18%,n=6),respectively. CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,stable and reproducible,and can be used for the contents determination of microelements in C. indicum from different pro-duction fields.

Objective To investigate the clinical curative effect of“Qing Dynasty Palace manipulation” in combination with plaster immobilization and foot bath with traditional Chinese medicine for acute soft tissue sprain of the ankle.Method A total of 90 patients with acute soft tissue sprain of the ankle from emergency department of WangJing Hospital, CACMS were recruited from July 2013 to April 2014 and randomly divided into two groups with 45 patients in each. The patients in the treatment group were treated with the court manipulation, plaster and Chinese herbs washing, and those in the control group were only treated with cast immobilization. The clinical curative effect was evaluated using Baird-Jackson score system(excellent: 96-100; good: 91-95; fair: 81-90; poor: 0-80).Result At the second, third week after treatment, the excellent/good rates in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group(at week 2: 73.3%vs. 44.4%;χ2=11.468,P<0.01; at week 3: 86.7%vs.60.0%;χ2=6.875,P<0.05). At week 2 and 3, Baird-Jackson scores in the treatment group(87.41±14.12, 93.16±9.51)and in the control group(76.32±11.41, 82.54±9.22)were significantly higher than those before treatment(treatment group: 72.11±12.61; control group: 71.67±13.12, allP<0.05); at week 3, Baird-Jackson score in the treatment group were significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion“Qing Dynasty Palace manipulation” in combination with plaster immobilization and foot bath with traditional Chinese medicine can increase Baird-Jackson score and aid recovery of the ankle function in patients with acute soft tissue sprain of the ankle.

Objective To develop the state-owned enterprise worker's stressor scale and assess its reliability and validity.Methods Combined qualitative and quantitive methods,the state-owned enterprise worker's stressor scale was developed based deep interviews.Data were collected from 6400 state-owned enterprise workers in China.The initial sample was split randomly into two samples (n 1 =2835 ; n 2 =2834).The first data were used to set for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and the second data were used for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).3 subscales (anxiety,depression and somatization) of symptom checklist 90(SCL-90) were used for testing criterion validity.Results The state-owned enterprise worker's stressor scale got 4 factors and 15 items,including job stressor,relationship stressor,development stressor and family stressor.The Cronbach α coefficients of the full scale and its four factors were 0.66 ～ 0.86.The results of CFA showed RMSEA =0.066,NFI =0.97,NNFI =0.97,CFI =0.97,IFI =0.97,GFI =0.95.In addition,stressor and its four factors had significant positive correlations with anxiety,depression and somatization (r =0.29-0.43,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion The stateowned enterprise worker's stressor scale meets psychometric criteria and is an effective tool.

Objective:To explore the antipyretic effect on rabbit fever induced by endotoxin and the anti-inflammatory effect on the increase of mouse abdominal cavity capillary permeability caused by 0. 6% glacial acetic acid of Bazhong gardenia. Methods:The rab-bit fever model was made by ear margin vein injection of endotoxin in physiological saline solution, and the mouse inflammation model of abdominal cavity capillary permeability increase was established by 0. 6% glacial acetic acid solution. The animals were respectively intragastrically administrated with gardenia water-soluble effective parts and 70% alcohol-soluble effective parts. The rabbit body tem-perature and mouse celiac fluid absorbance values were detected. The effects of gardenia from different habitats were studied and com-pared. Results:The antipyretic effect of water-soluble effective parts from Bazhong gardenia extract was better than that of gardenia ex-tract from Jiangxi, Hubei and Jiangjin (P<0. 01), and that of alcohol-soluble effective parts from Bazhong gardenia extract was better than that of gardenia extract from Jiangjin and Jiangxi (P<0. 05 or 0. 01). Although compared with that of Hubei gardenia, the anti-pyretic effect of alcohol-soluble effective parts from Bazhong gardenia extract was weaker than that of gardenia extract from Hubei, the difference was not significant (P>0. 05). Bazhong gardenia could inhibit the increase of abdominal blood capillary permeability in mouse inflammation model, and the effect was better than the other gardenia, however without significant difference (P>0. 05). Con-clusion:Bazhong gardenia shows better antipyretic effect compared with that from other habitats.

AIM: To observe the change of boiling point in the concentration of medical herb's extract liquor. METHODS: Extract liquors of typical herb. such as Radix salviae Miltiorrhizae, Flos chrysanthemi indici, Folium isatidis and Radix Astragli, were concentrated in the normal pressure, its boiling-points and mol concentrations were recorded and its curve was depicted. RESULTS: At the same concentration, the boiling points of different kinds of Chinese medicinal material is different. CONCLUSION: In the concentration process of distillation the change of solvent and solute should be taken into account.

Objective To investigate the association between postprandial triglyceride and the severity of coronary artery disease in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS). Methods AlI of 91 patients with MS were recruited for this study. Thirty-one patients with normal fasting and postprandial triglyceride was in MS1 group, 29 patients with normal fasting triglyceride and postprandial hypertrigtyceridemia was in MS2 group, and 31 patients with fasting hypertriglyeeridemia was in MS3 group. Blood triglyceride at the time of postprandial 4 hours was measured and the quantity of coronary artery branch disease was determined by coronary angiography. The relationship between them was analyzed. Result There was significant positive correlation between the quantity of coronary artery branch disease and the level of blood triglyceride at the time of postprandial 4 hours (r = 0.42, P < 0.01 ). Conclusions It is important to detect the level of blood triglyceride at the time of postprandial 4 hours. Prompt intervention maybe decrease the incidence and mortality rate of cardiovascular disease in patients with MS.

Objective To study the angiogenesis in serous ovarian neoplasms. Methods Immunohistochemical method was used to examine microvessei density (MVD) and the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in 76 cases of serous ovarian neoplasm. The relationship between MVD and VEGF were investigated. Results MVD in the tissues of cystadenoma, bordline cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma were 7.8±2.4, 17.5±3.3 and 27.6±7.5; VEGF expressions were (16.1±3.9)%, (36.7±14.2)%, (52.3±22.8)%; the differences were significant respectively. Of cystadenocarcinoma grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3, MVD were 18.3+3.4, 24.2±3.1, and 32.3±6.4, VEGF expressions were (30.9±16.2)%, (48.0±18.4) % and (62.1±21.3) %, the differences were significant respectively. Of FIGO stage Ⅲ～Ⅳ and stage Ⅰ～Ⅱ, MVD were 28.9±4.7 and 22.0±4.7, VEGF expressions were (55.1±22.9) % and (40.18±18.0) %, the differences were significant respectively. There was significant positive correlation between VEGF expression and MVD. Conclusion Angiogenesis is very important in the development of serous ovarian neoplasms.

OBJECTIVE To explore the pathogenesis of pelvic and peritoneal abscesses and their clinical(management).METHODS Clinical data of 109 patients with pelvic and peritoneal abscesses between 1999 and 2005 were retrospectively(evaluated).The connection of their pathogenesis,antibiotics choice,and treatment types with(prognoses) was analyzed.RESULTS Pus from all patients was collected and sent to do germ culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing.Seventy five cases were with positive germ culture.The most germs were Escherichia coli and meropenem and amikacin were considered effective.Four cases were relapsed after surgery from 90 cases.(Pelvic) abscess drainage was performed through vagina under B type ultrasound guiding in 9 cases.Conservative treatment was given in 10 cases and no patient died.CONCLUSIONS Pelvic and peritoneal abscesses should be treated early with antibiotic according susceptibility testing to make a choice.And surgery or sufficient abscess drainage can(improve) their prognosis.

[ ABSTRACT] AIM: To study the autophagy of prostate cancer PC-3 cells induced by CD147 in vitro.ME-THODS:Themethod of amino acid starvation to induce autophagy was used.The expression of CD147 was detected by Western blotting.To study the functional effects of CD147 on autophagy in prostate cancer PC-3 cells, the down-regulation of CD147 expression was induced by the technique of RNAi.The conversion of autophagic marker protein LC3-I to LC3-II was determined by Western blotting.The cell death after starvation-induced autophagy was analyzed by trypan blue exclu-sion assay.RESULTS:The CD147 expression gradually increased in starvation-induced autophagy.The down-regulation of CD147 significantly increased the expression of autophagy-related protein LC3-II compared with control group.Mean-while, the cell death rates increased from (19.3 ±3.1)%and (22.3 ±3.5)%in control groups to (38.4 ±3.1)%in si-lencing the expression of CD147 in the PC-3 cells (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:CD147 inhibits starvation-induced auto-phgy and autophagy death in the prostate cancer PC-3 cells.

This study was aimed to evaluate the effects ofYao-Tong-Ning Capsule (YTNC) whole formula, dissembled YTNC formulas, and their active fractions on cell proliferation, immunity, anti-inflammation and osteocytes repair. According to the formulating principle of YTNC and combinatorial chemistry concepts, six samples were prepared by combining different active fractions. Half-maximal effective concentrations (EC50) or half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) were applied to evaluate the effects of samples on promoting the secretion of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in macrophage (Ana-1) cells, on inhibiting the production of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced PGE2 in Ana-1 cells, on promoting the cell proliferation induced by IL-1β and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) synthesis, on influencing synoviocytes proliferation induced by IL-1β, and on promoting the secretion of IL-6, respectively. The interactions among the active fractions in these samples were investigated by comparing the additive EC50 (or IC50) values with their experimental EC50 (or IC50). The results showed that pharmacological activities of the six samples were different in the same cell model. Some pharmacological activities of a few dissembled YTNC formulas were superior or significantly superior to the YTNC whole formula. However, the YTNC whole formula was good at promoting cell immunity, anti-inflammation and osteocytes repair. The YTNC’s vehicle Chinese rice wine played an important role on strengthening the activity of YTNC. It was concluded that the synergistic effects between active fractions in YTNC were the material foundation that YTNC had comprehensive efficacy of strengthening immunity, anti-inflammation and promoting osteocytes repair.