Objective:To investigate the effects of periploca forrestii schltr in the treatment of acute gout arthritis.Methods:60 healthy male SD rats were equally randomly divided into 6 groups:normal control group( NC) ,model group( M group) ,colchicine group (C group),high doses group of periploca forrestii schltr(HD group),middle doses group of periploca forrestii schltr(MD group) and low doses group of periploca forrestii schltr( LD group).Except the normal control group,model of gouty arthritis was induced in other groups by uric acid salt,colchicine(positive control) and different dose of periploca forrestii schltr were given by intragastric ad minis-tration.Swelling dimension of joints were observed at 3,5,7 days after treatment.All rats were killed after 7 days of treatment and ankle joint tissue was taken for pathological examination and the peripheral blood of rats was prepared for detecting the expression of interleukin 1β(IL-1β),IL-6,IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor(TNF-α) using enzyme linked immunosorbent test(ELISA).Results:The ankle joint swelling of periploca forrestii schltr group was significantly lower than that in the model group,and the effect of high doses group was much better than the low doses group after 7 days treatment(P<0.05);compared with model group,the inflammatory cells of each treatment groups were decreased and high doses group did not differ from that of normal control group;the levels of IL-1β,IL-6,IL-8 and TNF-αin periploca forrestii schltr group were dramatically lower than those in the model group in a dose-dependent manner.Conclusion:Periploca forrestii schltr has good therapeutic effect in rats with acute gouty arthritis and shows a dose-dependent response,and the mechanism may relate to the inhibition of inflammatory cytokines expression.

Objective To investigate the immunomodulatory effects of Tetrastigma hypoglaucum Planch in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Methods Sixty SD rats were ramdomly divided into normal control group, model control group,low-,middle-and high-dose Tetrastigma hypoglaucum Planch groups (50,100 and 200 mg.kg-1,respectively),and tripterygium glycosides tablet group. Except for normal control group,rheumatoid arthritis model was established by using bovine typeⅡcollagen in SD rats of the other groups. Organ index,plasma levels of IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-αand anti-CⅡin rat rheumatoid arthritis models were evaluated. Results The kidney index of the low-dose/middle-dose Tetrastigma hypoglaucum Planch groups were significantly different from that of the model control group (P<0.05). Significant difference was also found in the spleen index between the high-dose Tetrastigma hypoglaucum Planch group and the normal control group ( P<0.05) . The plasma levels of IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-αand anti-CⅡantibody were significantly higher in the model control group than in the normal control group. Meanwhile, the plasma IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α levels of the middle-dose/high-dose Tetrastigma hypoglaucum Planch groups were significantly lower than those of the model group ( P<0.01) . The levels of anti-CII antibody were significantly lower in the low-,middle-and high-dose Tetrastigma hypoglaucum Planch groups than in the model control group. Conclusion It is worthwhile to explore and develop Tetrastigma hypoglaucum Planch since it possesses immunomodulatory effects and may be applied in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective To observe the effects of comprehensive treatment of aerobic exercise and medicine on the levels of serum immunoglobulins and cytokines in rats with chronic abacterial prostatitis (CAP).Methods Forty healthy adult male SD rats were randomly divided into the normal control group,CAP model control group,exercise treatment group,medicine treatment group and exercise and medicine comprehensive treatment group,8 cases in each group.The CAP rat model was prepared by the injection of Xiaozhiling,and after 7 d of rat model construction,the exercise treatment group and exercise and medicine comprehensive treat ment group conducted once swimming exercise at fixed time every day,6 d per week for 4 continuous weeks;the medicine treatment group and exercise and medicine comprehensive treatment group were given Qianlieshutong Capsule aqueous solution for gavage treatment every day;the normal control group,model control group and exercise treatment group performed gastric gavage with sterile normal saline.On 14,28 d of the treatment process the rats in each group were sacrificed.The indicators such as serum immunoglobulins and cytokines in rats were detected by using ELISA.Results On 14 d,compared with the normal control group,the levels of serum IgG,IgA,IgM,TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in each experimental group were increased significantly (P＜ 0.05),while which had no statistically significant difference between the exercise treatment group and model control group and between the comprehensive treatment group and medicine treatment group(P＞0.05);on 28 d,the levels of IgG,IgM,TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in the exercise treatment group were significantly lower than those in the model control group(P＜0.05),the levels of IgG,IgA,TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 in the comprehensive treatment group were significantly lower than those in the medicine treatment group (P＜0.05),moreover were close to those in the normal control group(P＞0.05).Conclusion Aerobic exercise can reduce the levels of serum immunoglobulins and cytokines in CAP rats,and the effect is more obviousin CAP rats treated by comprehensive therapy combined with medicine.