Unclear clinical orientation in practice has become one of the common problems with the effective application of famous and excellent Chinese herbal drugs, consequently restricting their development. The authors suggest that there are three aspects to be considered in dealing with this problem. Clinical evaluation and orientation of the famous and excellent Chinese herbal drugs is an important task, and it is also a requirement for the internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine. Literature evaluation-pharmacology research-clinical expertise analysis method will establish a theoretical basis and method for post-marketing development of famous and excellent Chinese patent drugs.

Formulas, which are applied to the space magnetic induction of circular permanent magnet, are deduced from BiotSavart-Laplaces law in electromagnetics. The calculating methods of the formulas are set up with numerical integral and computer program. The space quantity distribution of magnetic induction of a circular permanent magnet is obtained through an objective example. These provide theory basis for the magnet application in the field of magnetic biology effect.

Objective To investigate the affect of body positions on biochemical indexes. Methods By autogenous contrast and cross matched survey, 107 volunteers divided into 3 season patches of winter, spring and summer, blood samples were drawn from the same part in both standing and lying positions。From19 persons, blood samples were collected respectively after standing and sitting for 15 min, lying for 15 min and 30 min and then sitting for another 15 min。 The blood samples were analyzed for 32 biochemical indexes on analyzer。Results 25 biochemical indexes in sitting position were significantly different from those in lying position (P0。05)。Conclusions Changing body position can result in obvious physiological variation of 28 biochemical indexes, particularly of those related to protein. Such result may lead to abnormality in some marginal values. It suggests body position should not be neglected in analyzing laboratory data.

OBJECTIVE: To research the mechanism of the tongue inspection in traditional Chinese medicine and to study the special relationship between temperature distribution of the tongue and the tongue color. METHODS: The temperature field of human and pig's tongue was measured by infrared thermal vision system and thermal-couple probe. The blood perfusion rates in the human tongue and the pig's tongue were obtained with laser Doppler rheometer and CBI-8000 physiology research system. The temperature field of the profile of tongue was computed by numerical method. RESULTS: The quantitative curve of the temperature distribution on the surface of tongue and the relationship between temperature and blood perfusion rate were obtained. And the temperature in the profile of tongue was obtained by finite element method. CONCLUSION: The research involves that the different tongue color can reflect different tongue temperature and blood perfusion rate. This proved that it is acceptable to apply the bio-heat transfer theory to the tongue inspection research. The results provided a new method to research the tongue inspection in traditional Chinese medicine.

Objective To investigate expressions of CDev6 and p-ERK1/2 in AML patients and its clinical significance.Methods Expressions of CD44v6 and p-ERK1/2 on bone marrow blasts in 152 AML patients and 22 normal controls were determined by flow cytometry.Meanwhile,the effects of CD44v6 expression(CD+44v6 and CD-44v6) on relapse rate and survival time were analyzed by following up of 129 AML patients.Results Double positive expressions of CD44v6 and p-ERK1/2 were observed in 4.5%(1/22) of the normal bone marrow blasts while single positive expression of CD44v6 and p-ERK1/2 was observed in 36.2%(55/162) and 64.5%(97/162) of AML patients,respectively.The MFI of p-ERK1/2 expression on blast cells in AML patients was [14(7 -58)],which was higher than that in normal controls [8(6 - 10),U =4.2,P＜0.01].Furthermore,MFI of p-ERK1/2 expression on blast cells in CD+44v6 AML patients was [28(15-61)] ,which was significantly higher than that in CD-44v6 AML patients [18(6- 37),U =6.7,P＜0.01].A strong correlation was obtained between CD44v6 and p-ERK1/2 expression(rs = 0.7,P＜ 0.01).Among 129 patients followed up for 4 to 65 months,the data also revealed that the relapse rate of CD-44v6 AML patients was 32.1%(26/81) ,which was much lower than that in CD44v6 AML patients [81.3%(39/48),x2 = 29.13,P＜ 0.01).And the overall survival in CD44v6 AML patients was(28.5 ± 1.8)months,which was significantly worse than that of CD44v6 AML patients [(51.2±2.0) months,x2 =48.2,P＜ 0.01).Conclusion CD44v6 expression was associated with a poor survival in AML patients,and CD44v6 might promote the expansion of leukemic blast cells by up-regulating p-ERK1/2.

Objective To investigate the relationship between CD158j expression and phosphorylated ERK (p-ERK) in CD4+ CD28null T cells in cerebral infarction (CI) patients- with carotid atherosclerosis and its effects on carotid atherosclerotic plaque stability. Methods Percentage of peripheral CD4+ CD28null and the expression of CD158j and perform on CD4+ CD28null cells was analyzed with flow cytometry in 106 CI patients with carotid atherosclerosis, 33 CI patients with normal carotid arteries and in 50 normal controls, respectively; p-ERK expression was assayed with flow cytometry in 36 CI patients with unstable plaque, and serum IFN-γ was detected with ELISA. The intima-media thickness (IMT) of bilateral carotid arteries in all subjects was confirmed by the colour Doppler ultrasonograph imagingResults Percentage of the CD4+ CD28null T cells, expression of CD158j and perform on CD4+ CD28null T cells and the serum IFN-γ levels was dramatically higher in CI patients than that in normal controls, respectively (all P <0.01), which was decreased in an order of CI patients with patients with unstable plaque, stable plaque, carotid artery IMT and with normal carotid artery. A strong positive correlation was observed between the CD158j expression and degree of p-ERK in CI patients with unstable plaque (P < 0. 01). Conclusion CD4+ CD28null T cells were significantly increased in CI patients with carotid atherosclerosis. CD158j might up-regulate p-ERK expression and induce the proliferation of the CD4+ CD28nullT cells; consequently, higher cytokine production such as IFN-γ produced by CD4+ CD28null T cells may cause the formation of unstable plaque.

Objective To investigate the characteristics of immunophenotyping and clinical significance of MRD analysis in MM patients. Methods Multi-parameter flow cytometry was applied to analyze the immunophenotyping of malignant plasma cells from 172 MM patients, and normal plasma cells from 16 healthy individuals. MRD was analyzed in 32 MM patients with remission. Meanwhile, the effects of MRD status on the disease relapse and patient disease free survival ( DFS ) time was evaluated by following up patients. Results The immunophenotyping of normal plasma cells were CD38, CD138, CD19 and CD45 positive, while the predominant phenotype of MM cells were CD+38( 100.0% ), CD+138( 100.0% ), CD-19 ( 167/172, 97. 1% ), CD+56( 152/172, 88.4% ) and CD-45( 166/172, 96. 5% ). The characteristic markers for MM cells were CD+38, CD-138, CD-19, CD-45 and CD+56. MRD analysis revealed that, among 32 MM patients with remission, 14 patients were MRD negative and 18 patients were MRD positive. During follow-up of 2 to 16 months, the relapse rate in MRD negative patients was significantly lower ( 4/14, 28.6% ) than that of MRD positive patients ( 13/18, 72. 2% ;χ2 =6. 03, P ＜0. 05 ). Furthermore, the DFS time was significantly longer in MRD negative patients[ 16. 23( 10. 37-21.62 )months ] than that of the MRD positive patients [ 10. 07( 3. 79-16. 20 )months,χ2 =7. 53,P ＜0. 05 ]. Conclusions CD+38, CD+138, CD-19, CD-45 and CD+56 are the characteristic markers of MM cells compared to those of the normal plasma cells. MRD analysis is a valuable prognostic factor for MM patients.

Objective&Methods The mutagenicity of natural Borneol and synthetic Borneol was studied by using Ames test.Results Natural Borneol and Synthetic Borneol in the dose range of 0.4～250.0 ?g/plate had no effect in reducing the reversion frequencies of Salmonella Typhimurium histidine auxotrophic mutant(TA97,TA98,TA100,TA102)whether if metabolic activation system(S9mix)existed or not.Moreover,the backward mutant colony had normal background.Conclusion Natural Borneol and Synthetic Borneol do not possess evident mutagenicity under experimental condition.

Objective To synthesize podo-and epipodo-podophyllotoxin labeled with 11C and investigate their biodistribution in mice bearing EMT6 tumor by microPET.Methods 11 C-podo-or epipodopodophyllotoxin was synthesized by 11 C-CH3-Triflate mixed with 4'-methyl-demethmyl-podophyllotoxin (podo-and epipodo-) and purified using HPLC.The radiochemical purity (RCP) was analyzed by HPLC.Thirty mice bearing EMT6 tumor were divided into 2 groups and injected with 3.7 MBq 11C-podo-or epipodo-podophyllotoxin.The biodistribution of 11C-podo-or epipodo-podophyllotoxin was evaluated with microPET.The ID％/g was calculated.Paired t test was used to analyze the data.Results The yields of 11C-podo-and epipodo-podophyllotoxin were both ＞90％.The RCP was ＞99％.The biodistribution of 11C-podo-and epipodo-podophyllotoxin was similar with slow blood clearance and high uptake in abdomen.The tumor uptake of 11C-epipodophyllotoxin and 11C-podophyllotoxin at 30 min was (3.63±0.98) ％ID/g and (3.16±0.27) ％ID/g,respectively.The uptake ratio of tumor to blood and to muscle was 0.68 vs 0.62 and 1.52 vs 1.22,respectively.There was no significant difference between the tumor uptake of the two agents (t=0.47,P＞0.05).The result of microPET imaging was consistent with that of mice experiment.Conclusion 11C-podophyllotoxin has limited clinical value for tumor imaging.

Objective To investigate the immunological characteristics and clinical significance of reactive plasmacytosis in patients with severe fever with throbocytopenia syndrome (SFTS).Methods Bunyavirus-infected patients who were diagnosed with SFTS were collected from March 2015 to October 2015 in Taizhou Hospital.Morphology analysis of bone marrow and peripheral blood (PB) smear, as well as flow cytometry analysis of plasma cell immune phenotype from peripheral blood were conducted.Serum immunoglobulin levels and helper T hymphocytes (Th)1/Th2 cytokine expressions were detected.Mann-Whitney U test was used.Results PB plasma cells from all of the SFTS patients increased in varying degrees, and the phenotype of the plasma cells was CD19+CD38++CD45+CD138+, which indicated normal mature plasma cells.The ratio of PB plasma cells was >0.030 in 10/16 patients, and >0.300 in 2/16 patients.The ratios of PB plasma cells in the patients with severe and critical groups were significantly higher than that in the mild group (0.052 vs 0.016, P<0.05).Monocytoid histiocytes and hemophagocytes were observed in the BM morphology of 9 patients.Three of them were diagnosed as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).The ratio of plasma cells was more than 0.030 in the bone marrow of 8 patients.The serum levels of interlewkin (IL)-6, IL-10 and interferon (IFN)-γ in acute phase were significantly elevated with the median level of 49.75 ng/L, 26.98 ng/L (reference value 2.6 to 4.9 ng/L) and 17.57 ng/L, respectively.While the levels of IL-2, IL-4 and twmor necrosis fautor(TNF)-α were not significantly changed.The serum IL-6 and IL-10 levels in the patients with severe and critical groups were both significantly higher than those in the mild group (IL-6: 132.36 vs 22.81 ng/L;IL-10: 75.28 vs 6.33 ng/L, both P<0.05), but the difference of IFN-γ level was not significant (P>0.05).The serum IgG, IgA and IgM levels did not increase in acute stage, with the median of 11.6 g/L, 2.56 g/L and 1.60 g/L (reference value 0.46 to 3.04 g/L), respectively.Conclusion The patients with SFTS show excessive humoral and cellular immunity, and the severity of disease is positively correlated with the ratio of peripheral plasma cells and the levels of cytokines IL-6 and IL-10.