Atrial Fibrillation ; surgery ; Catheter Ablation ; methods ; Humans ; Pulmonary Veins ; surgery

Behavior Therapy ; Coronary Disease ; prevention & control ; Humans ; Smoking Cessation

Catheter Ablation ; Humans ; Hypertension ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Kidney ; innervation ; Sympathetic Nervous System ; physiopathology

Adolescent ; Calculi ; Humans ; Male ; Nose Diseases ; Turbinates

Cardiology ; Humans ; Myocardial Ischemia ; Physicians ; Stroke

Forty-five patients with burn area exceeding 30% TBSA were studied prospectively. Among these 45 patients, 13 developed multiple organ failure (MSOF). Blood superoxide, dismutase (SOD) activity and plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were sequentially determined to assess the role of excessive release of oxygen radicals and lipid peroxidase injury in the mechanism of pathogenesis of postburn MSOF. The results showed that the anti-oxidation capacity of the body was markedly depressed and lipid peroxidase injury markedly increased after a severe burn injury. These changes were not only related to hypovolemic shock after the injury, but also the severity of the burn injury and infection.

Objective To explore the best time point for the ipsilateral hepatocellular apoptosis and the contralateraI hepatic hypertrophy after selective portal vein embolization(SPVE)in rabbit.Methods In a randomized study design,forty rabbits were divided into 5 groups with 8 rabbits per-group,including one as the control and the other 4 were treated with SPVE during open surgery.The rabbits were killed postoperatively,in 3,7,14,21 days respectively after the embolization.The hepatic lobes volume,the ipsilateral hepatocellular necrosis rates and apoptosis index,and liver functions were determined as well. Results In the treatment groups,the average amount of the right liver volumes decreased from 46.4 cm~3 preoperatively to 46.0,44.4,42.0,39.7 cm~3 in groups of 3,7,14,21 days postoperatively;meanwhile,the left liver volumes increased from 54.0 cm~3 preoperatively to 54.5,56.3,61.7,63.9 cm~3 respectively during 3, 7,14,21 days after the procedures.The rates of future remaining live volumes(FRLV)increased from 53.8% preoperatively to 54.2%,55.9%,59.0%,61.0% at 3,7,14,21 days postoperatively.The apoptosis indexes of hepatocells from group A to E were 8.1%,12.2%,19.4%,20.1%,14.2% respectively.Conclusions SPVE leads to atrophy of the ipsilateral hepatic lobe and hypertrophy of contralateral lobe,indicating that hepatocytes undergone apoptosis,rather than necrosis.The time point is 7 to 14 days.

OBJECTIVETo explore the relationship between blood stasis (BS) syndrome and coronary lesion in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).

METHODSSyndrome types of 500 patients collected from multiple centers whose diagnosis of CHD confirmed by coronary angiography were differentiated. And the relationship between BS syndrome, its subtypes, and coronary lesion (affected branches, degree of constriction) were analyzed.

RESULTSThe affected branches of coronary artery in patients of BS syndrome was 2.28 +/- 0.28, while that in the non-BS syndrome patients was 2.07 +/- 0.86, showing significant difference between them (P < 0.05); as compared to patients of non-BS syndrome, the coronary lesions in patients of BS syndrome were mostly multi-vascular, and of more severe degree (P < 0.05). In patients of various BS syndrome subtypes, the average number of affected coronary branches in patients of yang-deficiency subtype was 2.58 +/- 0.65, which was significantly more than the number in patients of other BS syndrome subtypes. The constriction degree of coronary lesions in patients of yang-deficiency BS syndrome subtype were mostly severe or moderate, and single branch lesion was rarely seen, as compared with those in patients of phlegm-stasis obstruction subtype, the difference was significant (P < 0.05). The corresponding correlative analysis showed that close correlation was found between yang-deficiency subtype of BS syndrome and severe coronary constriction with the correlation distance of 0.1899.

CONCLUSIONRelationship between BS syndrome and coronary lesion (its number of branches and degree of constriction) truly exists to a certain extent.

Adult ; Aged ; Coronary Angiography ; Coronary Disease ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Coronary Thrombosis ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

To optimize indices of molecular identification for authentication of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma and Panacis Quinquefolii Radix, four indices, including sequence similarity, specific positions, genetic distance and phylogenetic tree, were compared based on trnL-trnF sequences. Total DNA was extracted from Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma and Panacis Quinquefolii Radix, and trL-trnF sequences were amplified and sequenced. Sequence similarity was calculated by BLAST analysis. Specific positions were compared by DNAman software. Genetic distance and phylogenetic tree were analyzed by Mega software. The results showed that the inter-specific and intra-specific similarity of P. ginseng and P. quinquefolius respectively was 100% and 99. 6%. There were four specific positions at G153A, T463A, C732G and T818C. The inter-specific genetic distance (0) of trL-trnF sequences was lower than intra-specific genetic distance (0. 004). P. ginseng can be distinguished from P. quinquefolius based on the phylogenetic tree. It is concluded that Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma and Panacis Quinquefolii Radix can be authenticated by identification indices of sequence similarity, specific positions, genetic distance and phylogenetic tree. Index of specific positions based on trnL-trnF sequences is the most efficient index to authenticate Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma and Panacis Quinquefolii Radix.
Chloroplasts ; genetics ; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic ; methods ; Panax ; classification ; genetics ; Phylogeny ; Plant Proteins ; genetics ; Rhizome ; classification ; genetics

OBJECTIVETo study the effect of red peony root (RPR) on serum proteome in rat suffering from noxious heat with blood stasis Syndrome (NH-BS).

METHODSThe differences of serum proteome among rats in four groups, treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), RPR, LPS + RPR and saline respectively, were analyzed by bi-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) assay. LPS was administered by intravenous injection and RPR by oral intake.

RESULTS(1) Serum of rats with LPS induced NH-BS showed significant changes in volume of serum protein (xPr) in 13 points on 2DE collagen, the volume of xPr 16 and 19 were significantly lower, volume of xPr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 23 were significantly higher respectively, as compared with those in the normal control group. (2) After being treated with RPR, the increased volume of xPr 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9 significantly decreased, and the decreased xPr 16 significantly increased, with xPr 2, 3 restored to normal level but the xPr16 still lower and xPr 1, 4, 9 higher than those in the normal group. RPR showed interaction with LPS on xPr 1, 3, 9, and 16. (3) For xPr 19, the interaction of RPR with LPS might be synergistic. (4) In the group treated with RPR, volumes of xPr 13 and 14 were significantly higher and those of 15, 17 were significantly lower than those in the normal group respectively, but the similar changes didn't found in the LPS group.

CONCLUSIONThe molecular basis of therapeutic effect of RPR on NH-BS might be through the regulation of xPr 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 and 16.

Animals ; Blood Proteins ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Endotoxemia ; blood ; chemically induced ; drug therapy ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Paeonia ; Phytotherapy ; Proteome ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley