1.Experimental Study of Effect of Kidney-Invigorating & Blood-Activating Herbs on Endometriosis
Hongqin SHEN ; Bo HONG ; Wei ZHANG ; Yihai ZOU ; Huiyun GUAN ; Longxing WEI
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1999;0(02):-
[Objective] To study the influence on humoral immunity and ectopic endometrium by infusion of Bushen Tiaojing Decoction (BTD) with the Huoxue Sanjie Suppository (HSS) in anus. [Methods] One hundred and thirty SD rats were allocated to ten groups: normal control (A), model (B), normal dose of HSS (C), normal dose of BTD with HSS (D), 3 doses of BTD (E), 3 doses of BTD with HSS (F), 5 doses of BTD (G), 5 doses of HSS (H), 5 doses of BTD with HSS (I), and Danazol (J) groups. The endometriosis (EM) rats were modeled by endometrium implantation in all groups except those in Group A. Four weeks after the treatment, the contents of immunoglobulin (IgG、IgM、IgA), C_3, C_4 and ALT were tested, and histomorphomological analysis of the thymus, ovary, uterus, EM implants, liver and kidney were performed. [Results] Four weeks after EM implantation, the ectopic endometria were growing well, IgG and C_3 increased, but IgM decreased, and the uterus and ovary significantly enlarged. With the treatment of BTD and HSS or Danazol, the ectopic endometria were atrophied. In Groups F and G, IgG decreased; in Groups H and I, C_3 decreased, and uterus and ovary shrunk in Group I. Danazol can help to prolong the sexual cycle, while BTD and HSS can not. In all the medication groups, no obvious difference was found in ALT of the rats. [Conclusion] Oral administration of BTD with HSS can cause endometrial atrophy and improve humoral immunity in model rats.
2.Negative result of susceptibility vessel sign in predicting large artery atherosclerosis acute middle cerebral artery occlusion
Guoyong REN ; Bo SUN ; Longxing ZHANG ; Wei CHANG ; Xuemei WU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2020;19(8):775-779
Objective:To investigate the predictive value of negative result of susceptibility vessel sign (SVS) in etiology types of large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke.Methods:Sixty-three LVO stroke patients admitted to our hospital from December 2015 to October 2019 were chosen in our study. The clinical data of 63 patients with negative SVS and positive SVS were compared to clarify the independent factors influencing the SVS negative/positive results. The SVS negative rate in large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) patients and non-LAA patients were compared, and the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of SVS in predicting LAA acute middle cerebral artery occlusion were evaluated.Results:Of the 63 patients, 32 (50.8%) had negative SVS, and 31 had positive SVS; as compared with the positive SVS group, the negative SVS group had significantly higher incidence of hyperlipidemia, lower baseline NIHSS scores, and lower incidence of atrial fibrillation ( P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that hyperlipidemia and baseline NIHSS scores were independent factors influencing SVS in patients with LVO stoke. Among the 41 LAA patients, 25 had negative SVS, with a negative rate of 61.0%; among the 22 non-LAA patients, 7 had negative SVS, with a negative rate of 31.8%; significant difference in negative rate was noted between the two groups ( χ2=4.870, P=0.027). The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy of negative SVS in predicting LAA stroke was 60.98% ( 95%CI: 44.50%-75.80%), 68.18% ( 95%CI:45.13%-86.14%), 78.12%, 48.39% and 63.49%, respectively. Conclusion:Negative result of susceptibility vessel sign has a high predictive value in acute middle cerebral artery occlusion.