Objective To study the clinical effect of the treatment for knee osteoarthritis by dissolving the phlegm-stasis.Methods The 100 cases of knee osteoarthritis were randomized into the treatment group and control group with 50 in each.The former was treated by oral administration of Chinese herbal medicine while the latter by oral administration of Votalin and vitamin C.One week as one course,two courses in succession.The comparative analysis on symptom score and therapeutic effect of two groups before and after treatment was carried out.Results After treatment,the symptom scores of both groups were significantly lowered(P

Objective: To explore the tongue epithelial cell apoptosis quantitatively to analysis tongue demonstration change mechanism of perimenopausal syndrome by Chaihu Shugan Decoction. Methods: Patients with perimenopausal syndrome 60 cases, divided into kidney yin deficiency (30 cases), deficiency of both kidney yin and yang (30 cases), 30 healthy cases in normal group. The treatment course lasted for 2 months. The flow cytometry was used to detect the tongue epithelial cell apoptosis. Results: The tongue epithelial cell apoptosis rate of perimenopausal syndrome patients was higher than that in the normal group (P

Objective To study the association between serum testosterone level and insulin resistance (IR) in elderly male hypertensive patients.Methods One hundred and seven elderly male hypertensive patients were divided into IR group (n=44) and IR-free group (n=63).Their total TST level was measured,their FAI and TSI were assayed.The patients were further divided into TST≥14 nmol/L group (n=72) and TST＜14 nmol/L group (n=35).The association between serum testosterone level and IR in elderly male hypertensive patients was analyzed.Results The serum TST level,FAI and TSI were significantly lower in IR group than in IR-free group (12.02±2.66 nmol/L vs 15.98±3.98 nmol/L;20.16％±2.75％ vs 28.53％±4.74％;2.26±0.49 nmol/U vs 3.21±0.55 nmol/U,27.67％±5.49％ vs 25.98％±4.98％;2.95±0.39 nmol/U vs 2.78±0.64 nmol/U,P＜0.05).The FAI and TSI were significantly higher in hypertention grade 1 patients than in hypertension grade 3 patients (P＜0.05).The IR was significantly lower while the serum TST level,FAI and TSI were significantly higher in TST≥14 nmol/L group than in TST＜14 nmol/L group (33.3％ vs 57.1％,P=0.019;18.43±3.41 nmol/L vs 12.15±2.23 nmol/L,P=0.002;32.49％±5.67％ vs 24.57％±6.94％,P=0.036;3.53±0.87 nmol/U vs 2.55±0.62 nmol/U,P=0.016).TST,FAI and TSI were negatively associated with HOMA-IR (r=-0.406,r=-0.469,r=-0.429,P=0.000).Conclusion Low serum TST level is a risk factor for IRin elderly male hypertensive patients.

To investigate the mutation site of pathogenic gene in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and to analyze the relationship between the genotype and clinical phenotype. Methods: Targeted exon capture sequencing was conducted in a HCM proband for 30 coding exons related HCM gene by all exon amplification and high-throughput sequencing. Furthermore, Sanger sequencing was performed in other family member and in 200 healthy volunteers for verification. The familial investigation included in clinical presentation, physical examination, electrocardiogram and echocardiography. Results: There were 3/6 blood relatives carrying cardiac myosin-binding protein gene MyBPC3 G772A heterozygous mutation, the mutation site was at 258 amino acid of MyBPC3 as glutamic acid (Glu) was substitute to lysine (Lys), such mutation was not found in rest of family member and not in healthy volunteers. The onset of proband and her daughter was rather late, they had palpitation and chest tightness; echocardiography showed interventricular septum basal segment thickening (16-18) mm. Proband was complicating paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia, malignant arrhythmia and heart failure, the maximum pressure gradient of left ventricular outflow was 56 mmHg, which with the high risk for sudden death. Conclusion: Comprehensive gene test has been helpful for clinical stratification, early diagnosis and treatment. MYBPC3 site mutation c.G772A might be the pathogenic mutation in that specific HCM family.