Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of XIE’s Wen Du Qu Mai (Warming the Governor Vessel to expel smog) needling method plus heat-sensitive moxibustion in treating chronic simple rhinitis due to yang deficiency. Method Eighty patients with chronic simple rhinitis due to yang deficiency were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 40 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture plus heat-sensitive moxibustion, while the control group was by medication. The symptom and sign score was observed before and after 1-week treatment, and the clinical efficacy was compared. Result The total effective rate was 85.0%in the treatment group versus 55.0% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The symptom and sign scores were changed significantly after treatment in both groups (P<0.01,P<0.05). After treatment, the symptom and sign score in the treatment group was significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion XIE’s Wen Du Qu Mai needling method is effective in treating chronic simple rhinitis due to yang deficiency.

Objective To summarize the diagnosis and treatment of 33 cases of Leriche syndrome. Methods A retrospective review of the clinical data of 33 cases of Leriche syndrome was done. Results Claudication and impotence occurred in 79.9% and 70.4% of the cases. Color Doppler ultrasonography, especially combining with CTA or MRA, was helpful for the diagnosis. Aortic angiography or DSA was necessary for the determination of the clinical patterns and selecting the therapeutic methods. Surgical patterns selestion should be considering the patients' general status and conditions of the affected vessels. Surgical treatment was performed on 25 cases, including12 aortoiliac artery bypasses , 6 aortobifemoral artery bypasses , 4 axillo bifemoral artery bypasses, 2 embolectomies by Fogarty tube only and 1 aortal interposition with artificial vessel plus renal artery plasty. Aorta iliac artery bypasses get the best results with 1 year patency rate(100%) in all cases, and 5 year patency rate of 75.0%, which was significantly superior to those axillo bifemoral artery bypass grafts with 5 year patency rate of 37.5%. All the other 8 patients without operation died within 5 months. Conclusions Early diagnosis and comprehensive therapy should be adopted to improve the long term patency rates of grafts transplantation in Leriche syndrome.

0.05) . The CREB-1 protein expression in cortex and hippocampus was significantly up-regulated while that in nucleus accumbens was significantly down-regulated in chronic morphine dependence and abstinence group (groupⅢandⅣ) as compared with control group. The CREB-1 protein expression in nucleus accumbens in groupⅣwas significantly lower than that in groupⅢ. Conclusion Acute morphine dependence and abstinence do not significantly affect CREB-1 protein expression in the brain. The changes in CREB-1 protein expression are different in different brain regions in chronic morphine dependence and abstinence rats.

Objective To ascertain the optimum condition for extracting Rhizoma polygoni cuspidati and Radix angelicae sinensis with alcohol. Method With extract yield and the amount of polydatin as index,the primary factors of affecting the extraction were optimized. Result The optimum extraction condition was as follows:taking 60% alcohol as solvent,the meterials were refluxed and extracted two times with 10 and 8 times volume of alcohol for 1.5 h and 1.0 h,respectively. Conclusion The optimum extraction process provides an experimental basis for industrial production.

Objective To investigate the changes in CREB_1 proteins in five brain regions of rats with morphine addiction and withdrawal with the technique of immunohistochemistry. Methods Thirty six adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups (n=6 for each), i.e. acute morphine dependent group, acute abstinence group, acute control group, chronic morphine dependent group, chronic abstinence group and chronic control group. Animals in dependent groups and abstinence groups were administered with morphine by intraperitoneal injection till morphine dependent models were established. The rats in abstinence groups withdrawal syndromes were induced with naloxone 5mg/kg for 30min. The rats in control groups were injected with saline. All rats were sacrificed by decapitation. The coronal sections of discrete brain regions (hypothalamus, nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, locus coeruleus, hippocampus) were obtained. The relative concentrations of CREB_1 protein were determined with immunohistochemistry. Results In acute morphine dependent and abstinence groups, CREB_1 protein decreased significantly compared with the acute control group in locus coeruleus (P0.05). Conclusion The morphine-induced CREB_1 protein changes may reflect differential G protein-cAMP-CREB signal transduction pathways in morphine dependent and abstinence rats.

Objective The molecular basis for opiate tolerance and dependence remains poorly understood despite extensive investigation in several preparations, including the hippocampus. Recent studies have implicated that the hippocampus played a central role in opiate tolerance, dependence and withdrawal. The current study is to explore the change in guanine nucleotide binding protein-inhabitant (Gi_2) protein in primary cultured hippocampal neurons with morphine treament. Methods The hippocampus was harvested from newborn Sprague-Dawley rats. Primary hippocampal neuronal cultures of 7 days in vitro were used and divided randomly into six groups (n=6), i.e. morphine treatment 4h group (M4), 8h group (M8), 16h group (M16), 24h group (M24), 48h group (M48) and control group (C). All morphine treatment groups were treated with morphine (10?mol/L). C group was treated with saline. The G protein levels were determined with immunofluorscence and laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM) imaging techniques. Results Gi_2 protein levels in M16, M24 and M48 groups decreased significantly compared with that in C group (P0.05). Among M16, M24 and M48 groups, Gi_2 protein level was lowest in the M48 group. Conclusion The results indicated that Gi_2 protein levels decreased significantly in primary cultured hippocampal neurons with morphine treatment, which might be a potential molecular mechanism of opioid tolerance and dependence.

Objective To investigate the changes in inhibitory guanine nucleotide binding protein Gi_2 in five brain regions of morphine addicted rats: ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and locus caeruleus. Methods 36 adult male SD rats were randomly divided into six groups (n=6): acute morphine dependent group, acute abstinence group, acute control group, chronic morphine dependent group, chronic abstinent group and chronic control group. Morphine dependent models were reproduced. Withdrawal syndrome was induced with naloxone 5mg/kg for 30min in rats of abstinence group. All rats were sacrificed by decapitation. Frozen sections of coronal plane of respective brain regions (ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, locus coeruleus, hippocampus) were prepared. The relative concentrations of Gi_2 protein were determined with immunohistochemical methods. Results Gi_2 proteins in acute morphine dependent group and acute abstinence group were significantly decreased compared with that of acute control group in nucleus accumbens (P

Objective To investigate the expression of extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) and p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) in autogenous vein grafts during vascular remodeling.Methods An autogenous vein graft model was established by transplanting the right jugular vein to infrarenal abdominal aorta in 80 Wistar rats. Vein graft samples were harvested 6 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks and 8 weeks after surgery. Gene expression of ERK and p38 MAPK was measured by reverse transcription PCR. Western blot was used to detect the expression of protein products and phosphorylation protein products of ERK and p38 MAPK. Apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) was determined by TUNEL. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA) of VSMCs also was studied.Results The expression of ERK 1 mRNA and p38 MAPK mRNA increased considerably after surgery. ERK 1 mRNA reached the peak on the 7th day 〔(33.2?14.2)%, P

Objective To study the effect of antisense RNA retroviral vector of mTOR on the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMC).Methods The conservative region of mTOR gene was inserted into pLXIN reversedly,then the vector was packaged in PT67 cells by transfection with lipofectamine and(transfected) to VSMC.The efficiency of antisense inhibition was verified,and the changes of p70S6k and(4E-BP1) were also determined at the same time.The proliferation activity was determined by flowcytometry and MTT.Results After the vector was successfully transfected to the cells.pLXIN-A-mTOR vector could(efficiently) decrease mRNA and protein expression of mTOR and p70S6k of the cell,while the expression of 4E-BP1 increased significantly.The cell cycle and proliferation activity of VSMC was also stunned in phase G_1.Conclusions The mTOR antisense retroviral vector,pLXIN-A-mTOR,has been constructed(successfully),which can significantly inhibit the proliferation of VSMC.

Objective:To study the effect of ischemic postconditioning(I-postC)on the lung injury following ischemia-reperfusion(I/R)of skeletal muscle in the hind limbs of rats.Methods:The rat model of hind limbs I/R injury was established by subrenal abdominal aorta cross-clamping for 4 hours.Forty-eight rats were divided into 3 groups:I/R group,IPC and I-postC group.Each group received 4 hours of ischemia and then 12 or 24 hours of reperfusion respectively.The tissue morphology,wet-to-dry weight(W/D)ratio,malondialdehyde(MDA)and myeloperoxidase(MPO) of lung tissue were compared.The expression of ICAM-1 mRNA in lung was also studied by RT-PCR or in situ hybridization.The protein product was detected by Western blot.Results:In IPC and I-postC groups,all parameters decreased significantly compared with I/R ischemia group(P