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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupoint application in treating senile hypertension of yin deficiency and yang excess type.Methods Sixty-six old patients with hypertension of yin deficiency and yang excess type were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 33 cases each. The control group took nifedipine controlled release tablets and the treatment group received acupoint application in addition. The quality of life score was recorded in the two groups before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.Results The total efficacy rate in reducing blood pressure was 90.0% in the treatment group and 84.8% in the control group; there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The total efficacy rate in improving the symptoms was 90.9% in the treatment group and 69.7% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). There was a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the quality of life score in the two groups (P<0.05). There was a statistically significant post-treatment difference in the quality of life score between the treatment and control groups (P<0.05).Conclusions Acupoint application is an effective way to treat senile hypertension of yin deficiency and yang excess type. It can improve the quality of life in the patients.

Sepsis in premature is a major cause of morbidity and mortality.The definition of neonatal sepsis is complicated by the frequent presence of noninfectious conditions that resemble those of sepsis,especially in very low-birth-weight preterm infants.Although growth of an organism from a sterile site is the gold standard for definitive diagnosis,the positive rate is low.Therefore,assessment of history,risk factors,sepsis screening scores in combination with diagnostic tests are used to identify neonates who are more likely to be infected.Methods studied to prevent infection include improved hand hygiene,early feedings,immune globulin administration,prophylactic antimicrobial administration.It improves prognosis for early diagnosis and antibiotic administration.

Objective:To construct an expression plasmid of siRNA against gene hIAP-2 and to assess its effect on breast cancer cell line MCF-7.Methods: A hIAP-2 siRNA plasmid was constructed with mU6pro vector containing U6 promotor and its RNAi effect on MCF-7 cells was detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.The effects of the plasmid on MCF-7 proliferation were analyzed by MTT assay,on the cell cycle by flow cytometry,and on the cell morphology by Hoechst staining.The activity of caspase-3 was determined with its substrate Ac-DEVD-pNA and the expression of some related proteins was detected by Western blot.Results: The hIAP-2 siRNA plasmid knocked down hIAP-2 expression in MCF-7 cells specifically and obviously,inhibited tumor cell proliferation and arrested the MCF-7 cells at G_(1) phase.After hIAP-2 gene was silenced,MCF-7 cells became multinuclear and had macronucleus;procaspase-3 was activated and its expression was increased.The protein levels of I?B?(p37) and p21~(waf1) increased,of NF-?B(p65) decreased and Cyt C remained unchanged.Conclusion: hIAP-2 in MCF-7 cells plays a crucial role in cell proliferation and cell cycle progression.Mitotic cell death might be the main way of the cell death;G_(1) arrest after DNA damage might be associated with the p21~(waf1) increase.

Objective:To investigate the effect of vitamin E supplementation on oxidative stress in patients with MHD(maintenance hemodialysis).Methods:58 patients with MHD and 20 healthy volunteers were involved in this study.The patients were administered 400mg/d of vitamin E for 6 weeks.The plasma levels of oxidative parameters including vitamin E(VitE),malondialdehyde(MDA),advanced oxidation protein product(AOPP),superoxide dismutase(SOD),activity of glutathione peroxidase(GSH-PX) were measured at the initial and the end of VitE supplementation respectively.Results:Plasma levels of AOPP and MDA(187.27?54.9?mol/L vs99.05?26.2?mol/L,7.74?2.17nmol/ml vs3.06?1.70nmol/ml)were significantly higher in patients with MHD compared with healthy controls(P

Objective:To explore protective mechanism of buflomedil Hydrochloride on the neuron of damaged Sciatic nerve in rats. Methods:SD rats were divided into normal, model,buflomedil hydrochloride group in random. Preconditioned for 14 days,the sciatic nerve lesion models were performed, the Bcl-2 and Bax positive cells were counted by immmunohistochemistry at the end of 6h,12h,24h,48h,72h,96h,7days respectively. Results:(1) At the end of 12h after the model perfomed,The expressions of Bcl-2 in buflomedil hydrochloride group increased obvionsly than the normal and model groups,peaked at 24~48h,and at the end of 7days,the expressions of Bcl-2 in buflomedil hydrochloride group increased obviously compared with model group.(2)The expressions of Bax in buflomedil hydrochloride groug were lower than the normal and model groups in the same periods,and that was the lowest at the end of 7 days,It was different significantly than that of model group(P

Objective:To study the effects of PLCepsilon siRNA transfection on invasive power of human bladder cancer cell lines T24,and to bring a new method of gene therapy for bladder cancer.Methods:An eukaryotic expression vector containing PLCepsilon siRNA was transfected into T24 and positive cell clones were selected and amplified.Expression of PLCepsilon mRNA was detected by RT-PCR.invasive power of T24 were measured before and after transfection by the membrane invasion culture system(Transwell chamber)and gelatin enzymography(including 72 ku typeIV collagenase and 92 ku typeIVcolagenase analyzed).Results:the result of RT-PCR display that the T24 transfected with pll-PLCepsilon and p12-PLCepsilon vectors had lower expressing of PLCepsilon mRNA than the control groups T24 transfected with HK-A and T24 without transfection.In the membrane invasion culture system the invasion number of T24 transfected with p12-PLCepsilon(26.8?5.8)and the number of T24 transfected with pll-PLCepsilon(25.8?6.2)are both lower than the the control groups T24 transfected with HK-A(33.8?5.7)and T24 without transfection(34.8?6.9)(P

OBJECTIVE:To study the determination method of the percutaneous rate of Kechuan xuewei patch and its in vitro drug release profile.METHODS:The content of ephedrine hydrochloride(an index composition)in percutaneous reception fluid and release fluid were determined by HPLC,and the percutaneous penetration rate and the in vitro drug release rate were computed.RESULT:Ephedrine permeated at a constant rate of 6.467 9 ?g?cm-2?h-1/2 and the in vitro drug release rate was 21.382 ?g?cm-2?h-1/2,fitting Higuchi equation.CONCLUSION:Kechuan xuewei patch can be prepared as controlled release matrix system of skin permeation rate-limited type.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an aerosol inhalation of Sodium Houttuyfonate injection in accessory treatment of pneumonia.METHODS:Biomedical databases,including Medline,EMbase,The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials,CBM-disk and CNKI were searched.Randomized controlled trials(RCTs) and quasi-RCTs that compare aerosol inhalation of Sodium Houttuyfonate injection with placebo or other aerosol inhalation regimens were collected.A critical quality assessment and Meta-analysis were performed for included studies.RESULTS:Six RCTs were included and all of them were carried out in China.None of the trials described the method of randomization,allocation concealment,blind,and follow-up.With Junci scales,6 trials scored C degree.Compared with the control group,aerosol inhalation of Sodium Houttuyfonate injection showed significantly higher total improvement rate.We didn't find any RCTs describing the safety of Sodium Houttuyfonate injection aerosol inhalation.CONCLUSION:Because of the low quality of RCTs on Sodium Houttuyfonate injection aerosol inhalation for pneumonia and the lack of RCTs describing the safety of Sodium Houttuyfonate injection aerosol inhalation,no reliable conclusion can be drawn from our Meta-analysis about its efficacy and safety.Well-designed RCTs are urgently needed to evaluate the value and safety of aerosol inhalation of Sodium Houttuyfonate injection in treating pneumonia.

This article investigates the awareness and various concerns of the policy which released by the government of rural cooperative medical care and health insurance policies for farmers and migrant workers.Moreover,a number of recommendations are put forward to eliminate these concerns,and guarantee the proper implementation of government's care policy.