1.Survey of hyperuricemia and its association with the risks of cardiovascular disorders in elder people of Changchun City
Chengwei SONG ; Yiwu DU ; Ying LIU ; Ying LU ; Kan GAO ; Binbin LIANG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2015;19(4):266-269
Objective To survey the prevalence of Hyperuricemia (HUA) in elder population of Changchun city,and to detect the correlation between cardiovascular risk factors and the HUA.Methods 900 residents older than 55 years were selected randomly for this questionnaire survey.Physical and laboratory examinations were performed.Results The HUA prevalence rate elder people in Xixin District of Changchun was 16.0%(144/900),while the rates were 13.7%(50/365),15.2%(47/309) and 20.8%(47/226) (P<0.05) in the elder group (55-65 years),the aged group (66-75 years),and the advanced aged group (older than 76 years) respectively;there was no statistical significant difference in the prevalences between male and female (x2=0.023 5,P>0.05).The HUA prevalence rate was significantly different between people who had different level of blood pressure,cholesterol,hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP),body mass index (BMI),waisthip ratio (WHR).The level of uric acid (UA),total cholesterol (TC) and hs-CRP was significantly different in people with high uric acid when compared with those of normal patients (P<0.05).There was positive correlation between UA level and TC,triglyceride (TG) level (r=0.364,P<0.05;r=0.479,P<0.05).Conclusion The HUA prevalence rate increases significantly as people getting older.There is positive correlation between the increase of uric acid level and the major cardiovascular risk factor.People with hypertension,hyperlipidemia,overweight and obese have high risk for HUA,so change life style and dietary habits may prevent or reduce the occurrence of HUA.
2.Identification of Main Related Substances in Baicalein
Qiao ZHANG ; Baolai CHEN ; Xue XIE ; Yiwu ZHAO ; Juan SHEN ; Zhenzhong WANG ; Yang LYU ; Guanhua DU ; Wei XIAO
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(7):1569-1573
This study was aimed to identify the main related substance in baicalein in order to provide basic study data for the safety, efficacy and quality control of the medicine. The analysis was carried out on activated carbon and silica gel column. The compound structure was identified by spectral analysis, which included UV, IR, NMR and MS. The results showed that the related substance was identified as oroxylin A. It was concluded that the determina-tion provided scientific data for studying the impurities of baicalein and improving its quality.