Objective To explore the Chinese massage therapy for the treatment of infantile anorexia of spleen and stomach type clinical curative effect.Methods 2 to 6 years old anorexia children treated from September 2010 to September 2012 for general treatment and health care in our hospital were randomly recruited into a Qi deficiency of both spleen and stomach group and a Yin deficiency of both spleen and stomach group with 25 cases in each group.Both groups were treated with chiropractic therapy.On this basis,Qi deficiency of both spleen and stomach group was applied point-massage on Weishu,Pishu,and Zusanli; Yin deficiency of both spleen and stomach group was applied point-massage on Weishu,Ganshu,and Shenshu.Results ① The comparison of disease and syndromes:the total effective rate was 92％ (23/25)and 88％ (22/25) in Qi deficiency of both spleen and stomach group and Yin deficiency of both spleen and stomach group separately,showing no significant difference (x2=0.886,P＞0.05); the total symptoms improving rate was 92％(23/25) and 76％(19/25)in Qi deficiency of both spleen and stomach group and Yin deficiency of both spleen and stomach group separately,the difference showing statistically significant (x2=0.625,P＜0.05).② Symptom score comparison before and after treatment:The main symptoms score and accompanied symptoms score before and after the treatment were [(18.32±2.42) ％,(4.12±0.17) points] and [(16.80±3.77) ％,(5.30 ±0.41) points] in the Qi deficiency group and [(18.18±2.10),(4.45±0.30) points] and [(19.66 ± 3.62)％,(6.01 ± 1.02) points] in the Yin deficiency group.Both groups showed obvious improvements in the main and accompanied symptom scores after the treatment (P＜0.01),but no significant difference between the two groups (P＞0.05).Conclusion The treatment of anorexia due to deficiency of both spleen and stomch with chiropractic and point-massage was effective.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors γ (PPARγ) on insulin receptor substrate-4 (IRS-4) gene expression in the brain.

METHODSPrimarily cultured cortical neurons from E17-18 Sprague Dawley rats, after 1 week of plating, were exposed to 10 µmol/L PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone for 0, 1, 4 or 24 h. Adult C57BL/6J mice or conditional brain PPARγ knock-out mice (B-PPARγ-KO, BKO) received an intraperitoneal injection of rosiglitazone in 10% DMSO at 12 mg/kg or injection of the same volume of saline containing 10% DMSO. The effect of rosiglitazone on the survival of the neurons was examined by MTT assay. The expression of IRS-4 mRNA was analyzed by real-time quantitative PCR.

RESULTSThe survival of the cortical neurons showed no significant difference between the agonist groups and the control group. The expression of IRS-4 mRNA was significantly up-regulated in the cortical tissues and neurons of the agonist groups compared with the control groups (P<0.05), but in BKO mice without treatment, IRS-4 mRNA expression was significantly down-regulated (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONPPARγ can enhance the expression of IRS-4 mRNA in the brain.

Animals ; Cell Survival ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Cerebral Cortex ; cytology ; metabolism ; Female ; Gene Transfer Techniques ; Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Neurons ; cytology ; metabolism ; PPAR gamma ; agonists ; genetics ; metabolism ; Pregnancy ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Thiazolidinediones ; pharmacology ; Up-Regulation

OBJECTIVETo explore the experimental basis of the "water metabolism theory" in traditional Chinese medicine by observing the changes of aquaporin-1 in the lung, spleen and kidney.

METHODSRat models of Kidney Yang Deficiency induced by gavage with 2% adenine suspension for 4 weeks were treated with cistanches decoction for 6 weeks. Urinary 17-hydroxy cortisol, urine creatinine, urine osmolality value content, and aquaporin-1 mRNA and protein expressions in the lung, spleen and kidney tissues were detected after the treatment.

RESULTSTreatment with adenine induced Kidney Yang Deficiency in rats by causing a reduction in urinary 17-hydroxy cortisol, urine creatinine and urine osmolality. Aquaporin-1 mRNA expression in the spleen and kidney were down-regulated after adenine treatment. Compared with the rat models, intervention with cistanche significantly increased aquaporin-1 mRNA expression in the lung and kidney tissues. Adenine resulted in increased aquaporin-1 protein expression in the lung, spleen and kidney of the rats, while cistanche intervention lowered its expression in lung and kidney tissues.

CONCLUSIONThe lung, spleen, kidneys are involved in water metabolism, and aquaporin-1 is one of its molecular basis. Cistanche can increase aquaporin-1 expressions, which is also regulated by other factors.

Adenine ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Aquaporin 1 ; metabolism ; Cistanche ; chemistry ; Kidney ; metabolism ; Lung ; metabolism ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Spleen ; metabolism ; Yang Deficiency ; metabolism