OBJECTIVE:To establish a RP-HPLC method for simultaneous determination of 4 flavonoids in Herba Euphorbiae Humifusae.METHODS:The samples were separated on Hypersil BDS C18 column(150 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m)with CH3OH-0.3%H3PO4 as mobile phase(gradient elution)at a flow rate of 1.0 mL?min-1.The column temperature was maintained at 30 ℃ and the detective wavelength was set at 360 nm.RESULTS:The linear ranges of 4 flavonoids including rutin,quercetin,luteolin and kaempferol were 0.127 2～2.034 4 ?g(r=0.999 9),0.089 1～1.425 6 ?g(r=0.999 8),0.076 6～1.226 4 ?g(r=0.999 7),0.113 0～1.808 0 ?g(r=0.999 8)respectively,and their average recoveries were 97.6%,99.4%,98.1% and 101.9%,respectively with RSD at 0.94%,0.73%,0.99% and 1.34%,respectively(all n=9).CONCLUSION:This method was proved to be simple,accurate,reproducible and applicable for the quality control of Herba Euphorbiae Humifusae.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the general patterns and characteristics of the adverse drug reactions(ADR) induced by interferon and to provide guidance for its rational use in the clinic.METHODS:A total of 64 ADR cases induced by interferon reported in the domestic medical journals during the period 2000～2006 were collected and analyzed statistically. RESULTS:The ADR induced by interferon was more often seen in patients aged 30～39 years old(35.94%),with male showing higher proportion than female(68.75% vs. 31.25%).ADR more often occurred after multiple dosing and were characteriz-ed predominantly by allergic reactions of immune system in which multiple organs or systems may be involved.CONCLUSION:Interferon should be used rationally based on indications of medication and be closely monitored to prevent and reduce the occurrence of ADR.

Objective To investigate the changes of cardiac structure and function in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), analyze the related risk factors of heart failure, and improve the awareness of the effect of diabetes on the heart. Methods Randomly selected 170 cases of T2DM patients As the object of study, 170 cases of non diabetic patients as con-trol group, according to whether complicated with heart failure were divided into heart failure patients and non heart failure patients.Comparison of each group left ventricular posterior wall thickness, left ventricular end diastolic diameter, left ven-tricular end systolic diameter, left ventricular ejection fraction, E/A ratio Differences, analysis of the related risk factors of heart failure by logistic regressive.Results T2DM group left ventricular posterior wall thickness, left ventricular end diastolic diameter and left ventricular end systolic diameter increased , Left ventricular ejection fraction decreased, E/A ratio de-creased, were statistically significant difference compared with the control group (p <0.05).These differences are mainly come from non heart failure patients.Logistic regression showed that factors in patients with diabetes duration, HbA1c, com-pliance and complications of hypertension, coronary heart disease, is a risk factor for heart failure complicated with T2DM (all p<0.01).These may be the risk factor for diabetic patients with heart failure.Conclusion Diabetes can cause cardiac remodeling, systolic and diastolic dysfunction maybe some T2DM patients.They did not show symptoms of heart failure in the clinical, but their Cardiac structure and function are abnormal.We should pay attention to the cardiac function examination and early evaluation, prevention of risk factors, to avoid the occurrence of heart failure.

Objective To investigate the effect of mild hypothermia on the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and glucose transporter-1 (GLUT-1) in a rat model of chronic cerebral ischemia-reperfusion.Methods Thirty-six female SD rats weighing 170-210 g were randomly divided into 3 groups (n = 12 each):sham operation group (group S), normal body temperature group (group NT ) and mild hypothermia group (group MH). Arterio-venous fistula was established by end-to-end anastomosis between the right common carotid artery and right external jugular vein for 6 weeks followed by reperfusion. In group MH, mild hypothermia was induced at the initiation of reperfusion and the rectal temperature was reduced to 31.5-32.5 ℃. In group S and NT, the rectal temperature was maintained at 37-38 ℃. Six rats in each group were sacrificed at 3 and 48 h of reperfusion. The brains were immediately removed for determination of the expression of HIF-1α, GLUT-1, HIF-1α mRNA and GLUT-1 mRNA and microscopic examination. Results Compared with group S, the expression of HIF-1α and HIF-1α mRNA at 3 and 48 h of reperfusion and GLUT-1 mRNA at 3 h of reperfusion was up-regulated, while the expression of GLUT-1 and GLUT-1 mRNA at 48 h of reperfusion was down-regulated in group NT (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group NT, the expression of HIF-1α and HIF-1α mRNA at 48 h of reperfusion and HIF-1α mRNA and GLUT-1 mRNA at 3 h of reperfusion was down-regulated, while the expression of GLUT-1 and GLUT-1 mRNA at 48 h of reperfusion was up-regulated in group MH (P ＜ 0.05).Microscopic examination showed that the injury to the ultrastructure of blood-brain barrier was significantly attenuated in group MH compared with group NT. Conclusion Mild hypothermia can attenuate chronic ischemia-reperfusion injury by down-regulating the expression of HIF-1α and up-regulating the expression of GLUT-1.

Migraine is one of the common and frequently encountered diseases. The study proves that 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor, plays an important role in the occurrence of migraine. Rat striatum was used for preparation of the cell membrane stationary phase (CMSP) in our experiments. The cell membrane chromatography (CMC)-offline-HPLC system was applied to specifically recognize the components from the drug pair of Chuanxiong Rhizoma and Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, which interact with the receptors on CMSP. The dissociation equilibrium constant (KD) was measured in a rat striatum/CMC system, performed by continuously pumping sumatriptan, a 5-HT1D agonist, ranging from 2.42 x 10(-8) to 4.84 x 10(-7) mol · L(-1) through a CMC column, and the capacity factors (k') were recorded. The KD value obtained from the model was (4.59 ± 0.33) x 10(-6) mol · L(-1) for imperatorin, and the rat model of migraine induced by nitroglycerin was applied to validate the pharmacological effects of the drug pair. The results indicated that the CMC method could be a quick and efficient way for characterizing the drug-receptor interactions in vitro.
Angelica ; chemistry ; Animals ; Cell Membrane ; chemistry ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Male ; Migraine Disorders ; drug therapy ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1D ; chemistry ; Serotonin Receptor Agonists ; analysis

Objective To study the role of risk factors associated with hemodynamics in patients with intracranial artery stenosis.Methods Eighteen patients with local stenosis of middle cerebral artery were recruited in this study retrospectively.According to patients′clinical symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging findings, they were divided into the symptomatic group (n=13) and the asymptomatic group (n=5).Wall shear stress ( WSS) , oscillatory shear index ( OSI) , velocity and pressure of the stenotic artery wall were compared between the two groups after reconstructing 3-dimentional model of hemodynamics.Then related risk factors of hemodynamics were analyzed in symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis.Results There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the parameters such as age, sex, degree of artery stenosis, mean arterial pressure and some medical histories of hypertension and diabetes.The results showed obvious changes of hemodynamics in local artery stenosis.The WSS(78.69(68.15,117.65) Pa vs 39.34(22.76,60.54) Pa,U=4,P=0.003), pressure of the stenotic artery wall (1 815.14(1 242.44,4 398.84) Pa vs 735.55(361.17,1 528.78) Pa,U =7,P=0.010)and velocity of the local stenosis(3.87(2.58, 4.52) m/s vs 2.31(1.38,3.12) m/s,U=12,P=0.046) in the symptomatic group were much higher than those in the asymptomatic group; however, there were no significant differences between the two groups in OSI.Conclusions Hemodynamic features do exist in local intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis.The WSS, wall pressure and velocity of the local stenosis may be vital risk factors associated with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis.

Objective:To establish a detection method for ethanol in HuaiShi province Ye. Methods:Ethanol in HuaiShi Ye was determined by GC with a DB-ALC1 capillary column(30 m × 0. 53 mm,3. 0 μm), an FID detector and nitrogen as the carrier gas. The injector temperature was 200℃, the detector temperature was 250℃ and the column temperature was 80℃. The flow rate of N2 was 5 ml·min-1 . Tertbutyl alcohol was used as the internal standard, and 1. 0μl sample was injected by a headspace injector. Results:The solvents were completely separated, and the calibration curve of ethanol had good linear relationship within the range of 3. 177 0-15. 885 0 mg(r=0. 999 6), and the recovery was 98. 7%. The intra-day precision of different concentrations was less than 2. 5%. Conclusion:The method is sensitive, rapid, accurate and reliable, and can be used for the determination of ethanol in HuaiShi Ye.

Objective To investigate the prognostic factors of low-and undifferentiated gastric cancer with negative metastasis of lymph nodes.Methods The clinicopathological data of 270 patients with low-and undifferentiated gastric cancer and negative metastasis of lymph nodes who were admitted to the Tianjin Cancer Hospital from January 2002 to December 2007 were retrospectively analyzed.All the patients received radical gastrectomy.One hundred and sixty-one patients had the number of lymph nodes dissected under 15,53 patients had 15-20 lymph nodes dissected,33 had 21-30 lymph nodes dissected and 23 patients with the number of lymph nodes dissected more than 30.Patients were followed up via out-patient examination,phone call and mail till October 2013.The prognosis analysis was done by COX step-wise regression.The survival curve was drawn by KaplanMeier method,and the survival was analyzed using the Log-rank test.Results All the patients were followed up for a median time of 63 months (range,2-103 months).The median survival time was 63 months (range,2-103 months),and the 1-,3-,5-year overall survival rates were 93.0％,69.5％ and 58.5％,respectively.The median survival time of the 161 patients with the number of lymph nodes dissected under 15 was 58 months (range,2-103 months),and the 1-,3-,5-year survival rates were 91.4％,59.3％ and 48.8％,respectively.The median survival time of the 53 patients with the number of lymph nodes dissected between 15 and 20 was 68 months (range,4-95 months),and the 1-,3-,5-year survival rates were 94.3％,84.9％ and 71.7％,respectively.The median survival time of the 33 patients with the number of lymph nodes dissected between 21 and 30 was 68 months (range,34-94 months),and the 1-,3-,5-year survival rates were 100.0％,97.0％ and 87.9％,respectively.The median survival time of the 23 patients with the number of lymph nodes dissected more than 30 was 60 months (range,2-84 months),and the 1-,3-,5-year survival rates were 87.5％,62.5％ and 54.2％,respectively.There was significant difference in the prognosis between the 4 groups (x2 =25.077,P ＜ 0.05).There was significant difference in the prognosis between patients who had 21-30 lymph nodes resected and those had 15-20 lymph nodes resected (x2=3.924,P ＜0.05).Significant difference was also observed in the prognosis between patients who had 15-20 lymph nodes resected and those had more than 30 lymph nodes resected (x2=4.454,P ＜ 0.05),while no significant difference was observed in the prognosis between patients who had lymph nodes resected more than 30 and those had lymph nodes resected less than 15 (x2=0.450,P ＞0.05).The results of univariate analysis showed that gender,age,location and diameter of the tumor,serosal invasion,Borrmann classification,range of gastric resection and the number of lymph nodes dissected were factors influencing the prognosis of patients with low-and undifferentiated gastric cancer and with negative metastasis of lymph nodes (x2 =4.143,12.607,23.665,11.549,26.350,8.059,5.222,25.077,P ＜0.05).The results of multivariate analysis showed that the tumor diameter longer than 5 cm and serosal invasion were the independent factors influencing the prognosis of patients with low-and undifferentiated gastric cancer and with negative metastasis of lymph nodes (HR =1.842,3.084,95％ confidence interval:1.286-2.638,1.956-4.861,P ＜ 0.05).Lymph nodes dissected for 21-30 was the protective factor of prognosis (HR =1.533,95％ confidence interval:1.229-2.248,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Lymph nodes dissected for 21-30 during radical gastrectomy may improve the long-term survival of patients.The tumor diameter longer than 5 cm,serosal invasion and the number of lymph nodes dissected (less than 15,15-20 and more than 30) were the independent factors influencing the prognosis of patients with low-and undifferentiated gastric cancer and with negative metastasis of lymph nodes.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the correlation between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes ("deficiency of qi and yin" and "deficiency of liver yin and kidney yin") and A267G in 5'-untranslated region within exonal of megsin gene, and to search the substantial genetic basis for micro-differentiation of TCM syndromes in primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). METHODS: A total of 120 IgAN cases meeting the diagnostic criteria were enrolled. The sequence of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of A267G in 5'-untranslated region within exonal of megsin gene was tested. The correlation between SNP and TCM syndromes was observed. RESULTS: There were 83 cases carrying GG genotype, 34 cases carrying GA genotype and 3 cases carrying AA genotype in 120 cases of primary IgAN. There was a high proportion of "deficiency of liver yin and kidney yin" in IgAN cases with AA and GA genotypes, and a high proportion of "deficiency of qi and yin" in IgAN cases with GG genotype (P<0.01). Odds ratio in TCM syndrome distribution between GG genotype and GA plus AA genotype was 9.800, and 95% confidence interval was 3.969-24.199. The discrepancy also resided in IgAN patients with different genders and ages. CONCLUSION: A267G in 5'-untranslated region within exonal of the megsin gene may be one of the substantial genetic basis for differentiating "deficiency of liver yin and kidney yin" syndrome and "deficiency of qi and yin" syndrome in primary IgAN.

Objective To investigate the survival rate of patients with chronic severe hepatitis B (CSH) after lamivudine treatment. Method A matched retrospective cohort study using data on patients derived from a prospectively collected chronic severe hepatitis B database was conducted. The database included patients who received or did not receive lamivudine treatment from October, 1999 to December, 2003. The match was conducted according with 3 variables: sex, age and duration of disease. The match ratio was 1∶1. Cases were patients who received lamivudine treatment (n=103).Controls were patients who did not receive lamivudine treatment (n=103). All the patients were followed up and their median survival time and survival rate were compared and evaluated. Results The median survival time in lamivudine treatment group and control group were 85 and 35 d respectively. The survival rate for 3 years in treatment group and control group were 42.7% and 23.4% respectively. There was significance difference in survival rate between the 2 groups (P