Objective To study the effects of Tongxin Plaster on serum macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), homocysteine (HCY), and granules membrane protein-140 (GMP-140) of patients with angina pectoris of coronary heart disease. Methods Eighty CHD patients were randomly divided into two groups. Forty-one cases in treatment group were given acupoint application of Tongxin Plaster on acupoint Tanzhong (CV 17) and Xinshu (BL 15) 12 hours a day. Thirty-nine cases in control group were given orally Shexiangbaoxin Pill, 2 pills twice a day. The treatment course of the two groups was 3 weeks. The serum levels of M-CSF, HCY and GMP-140 were detected respectively. Results After treatment, the levels of M-CSF, HCY, GMP-140 in both groups were all decreased significantly (P 0.05). Conclusion Tongxin Plaster has good effects on antagonizing inflammatory response of coronary artery, inhibiting activation of platelets and degrading the level of homocysteine, which may be one of the mechanisms for Tongxin Plaster in treating CHD.

Objective To observe the influences on NO, NOS, ET of the Therapy of Tonifying the Kidney in patients with angina pectoris. Methods 50 patients with angina pectoris were treated by Chinese medicine of tonifying the kindey and the NO, NOS, ET, symptoms, ECG (ischemic ST-T changes), holter ECG, blood viscosity and blood fat were recorded. Results Obvious rise of NO, NOS and drop of ET. The improving of NO(?mol/L) from 46.42?7.94 to 70.16?12.94, NOS(u/mL) from 1.62?0.22 to 2.36?0.30, ET(pg/mL) from 64.46?15.12 to 41.42?8.76, the total efficacy of Chinese medicine of tomifying the kidney to improving of angina pectoris amounted to 92%, to improving of ECG amounted to 68%, the improving time (minutes) of holter ECG from 104.70?12.25 to 24.26?3.41. The rise of NO, NOS, the drop of ET and the therapeutic efficacy of Chinese medicine of tonifying the kidney are better than isosorbidi mononitratis with significant difference (P

Objective To observe the effect of the therapy of tonifying the kidney on plasma NO and ET in dog with myocardial ischemia. Methods 20 dogs of myocarclial ischemia were divided into the model group control group, isosorbide mononitrate group and the therapy of tonifying the kidney group by random. The NO and ET of serum were measured before and after treatment. Results The level of NO was higher and the level of ET was lower than that of the isosorbide mononitrate group. There was significant difference between the control group and the therapy of tonifying the kidney group (P

【Objective】 To investigate the synergistic action of therapy of strengthening Qi,warming yang,activating blood to promote diuresis on routine western medicine for congestive heart failure(CHF) and to observe its effect on neuroendocrine factors.【Methods】Seventy CHF patients with cardiac function of grade Ⅱ～Ⅳ which were classified into Qi deficiency and blood stasis complicated with fluid retention,were randomized into groups A(n=42) and B(n=28).Group B received routine treatment with digoxin,diuretics,angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and ? receptor antagonists.Group A additionally received oral use of decoction of herbal medicines of Radix Astragali,Herba Epimedii,Herba Leonuri,Rhizoma Alismatis,etc.,which has the actions of strengthening Qi,warming yang,activating blood to promote diuresis.Four weeks constituted one treatment course.The therapeutic effect as well as the changes of cardiac function and neuroendocrine factors before and after treatment was observed.【Results】In group A,24 were markedly effective,16 effective,2 ineffective and the total effective rate was 95.24%;in group B,19 were markedly effective,4 effective,5 ineffective and the total effective rate was 82.14%.The therapeutic effect in group A was superior to group B(P

AIM:To observe the effect ofTongmai Liquid on endothelin(ET),interlenkin-18(IL-18),macrophage colony stimulating factor(M-CSF)in patients with coronary heart disease(CHD).METHODS:Eighty patients with coronary heart disease accompanied by heart and spleen qi deficiency and qi stagnanty+phlegm stasis and were randomly assigned into test group and control groups.Forty patients in test group were treated with Tongmai Liquid,30 mL,thrice per day,Forty patients in control group were treated with Shexiang Baoxin Pills,2 pills every time,thrice per day.The therapeutic course for both groups was 30 days.The blood-serum ET,IL-18 and M-CSF had been tested before and after the treatment.RESULTS:The levels of blood-serum ET,IL-18 and MCSF in the two groups decreased significantly after treatment(P＜0.05).There's significant difference in two groups'blood-serum of ET(P＜0.05),There're no significant diffference in two groups'blood-serum level IL-18 and of M-CSF(P＞0.05).CONCLUSION:Tongmai Liquid may decrease blood-serum level of ET,IL-18 and M-CSF in patients with coronary heart disease without side effect.

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