OBJECTIVETo explore the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on the expression of Ghrelin and mRNA expression of its receptor in functional dyspepsia (FD) rats.

METHODSTotally 80 rats were divided into the normal group, the model group, the drug therapy group, and the EA group according to random digit table, 20 in each group. FD model was duplicated by clipping tail modeling. Drug containing cisapride [2 mL/100 g, 0.09 g/(kg x d)] was administered to rats in the drug therapy group from the 3rd day after successful modeling, once per day. EA at Zusanli (ST36) (0.3-0.5 cun) and Taichong (LR3) (0.1-0.2 cun) was performed in the EA group. The twirling of needle was performed to the subsidence of needle, and then the needle was connected to HANS-200A Acupoint Nerve Stimulating Device using disperse-dense wave at 2 Hz, 2 mA, 30 min each time, once per day. Six days consisted of one therapeutic course, two courses in total with an interval of one day. The intestinal propulsive rate of ink was observed. Ghrelin protein expression in gastric tissue was detected by Western blot. mRNA expression of growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) in stomach, hypothalamus, and hippocampus was detected using Real-time PCR respectively.

RESULTSCompared with the normal group, the intestinal propulsive rate of ink, Ghrelin protein expression in gastric tissue, mRNA expression of GHS-R in stomach, hypothalamus, and hippocampus decreased in the model group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). Compared with the model group, the intestinal propulsive rate of ink, Ghrelin protein expression in gastric tissue, mRNA expression of GHS-R in stomach, hypothalamus, and hippocampus increased in the EA group (P < 0.01); mRNA expression of GHS-R in stomach, hypothalamus, and hippocampus increased in the drug therapy group (P < 0.01). Compared with the drug therapy group, Ghrelin protein expression in gastric tissue, mRNA expression of GHS-R in hypothalamus increased in the EA group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONEA could regulate Ghrelin content and GHS-R mRNA expression of FD rat hypothalamus, hippocampus, and gastric tissue, and promote the intestinal propulsive rate of ink.

Acupuncture Points ; Animals ; Dyspepsia ; metabolism ; therapy ; Electroacupuncture ; Ghrelin ; metabolism ; Hippocampus ; metabolism ; Hypothalamus ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Receptors, Ghrelin ; metabolism ; Stomach ; metabolism

Objective: To study the protective effect of Eucommia ulmoides polysaccharide (EUP) on liver-fibrosis rats and investigate its mechanism. Methods: Models of liver-fibrosis rats induced by carbon tetrachlotide (CCl 4) were established by sc injection of pure CCl4 (5 mL/kg) and then peanut oil with 40% CCl4 (3 mL/kg) to the back of rats for eight weeks. After the models were ig administrated by EUP for eight weeks, the indexes of the liver and spleen in liver-fibrosis rats were calculated; ALT and AST activities and contents of TP and ALB in serum were examined; Meanwhile, the ratio between ALB and GLOB (AJG) was computed; The four levels of HA, LN, PCIII, and IV-C in serum of liver-fibrosis rats were determined. SOD activities and Hyp, MDA, and GSH-Px levels in liver tissue were examined; The expression of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) in liver was observed. Results: EUP could obviously be against the index increasing of the liver and spleen (P<0.01) in liver-fibrosis rats induced by CCl4; remarkably inhibit the increasing of ALT and AST activities in serum (P<0.01); decrease the content of HA, LN, PCIII, IV-C, and GLOB in serum (P<0.01); increase the content of TP and ALB, and ratio of A/G in serum (P<0.01); decrease the MDA amd Hyp levels in liver tissue (P<0.01); and improve SOD activities and GSH-Px levels in liver tissue (P<0.01); and decrease the expression of TGF-β1 as well. The best effect of EUP was observed in the high-dose group and inhibition of EUP on fibrosis was in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion: EUP has the remarkable protective effects on liver-fibrosis rats.

Objective To study the application of intensive reduction of blood pressure to the treatment of acute cerebral hemorrhage in elderly patients. Method From January 2006 to December 2007, 40 elderly patients with acute cerebral hemorrhage were enrolled in a randomized and controlled study. Patients were randomly divided into intensive blood pressure reduction group and control group in equal number ( n = 20). The antihyper-tensive agent was used intravenously to reduce the systolic blood pressure to the level lower than 140 mmHg within 1 hour after treatment in patients of intensive blood pressure reduction group, and then the blood pressures was maintained for 7 days.The blood pressure of patients in control group was reduced to that just under 180 mmHg. The size of the haematoma was measured before and 3 days after treatment. The Stroke Scale set by the American National Institutes of Health (NHISS) was assessed before and 7 days and 28 days after treatment,separately. The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) was used to assess the patients 90 days after treatment. The outcomes were statistically analyzed with SPSS version 16.0 software. Measurement data were analyzed with t -test while numeration data were analyzed with chi-square test. Results Before and 3 days after treatment, there was significant difference in size hematoma between two groups (P < 0.05) . Between before and 7 days after treatment, there was significant difference in NHISS scale in intensive blood pressure reduction group (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in control group (P > 0.05). Before and 28 days after treatment, there was significant difference in variance of NHISS scale between two groups ( P < 0.05) . Nineth days after treatment, there was significant difference in mild disability and severe disability between two groups ( P < 0.05) . Conclusions Intensive reduction of blood pressure is valid for the treatment of elderly patients with acute cerebral hemorrhage.

Objective To study the effects of Batroxobin( BX) on the intimal proliferation of graft veins. Methods In this study 25 dogs were selected and evenly divided into experimental group, control group and sham operation group. In experiment and control group, a segment of auto- femoral vein were grafted into femoral artery by clean microsurgery technique. In experimental group, BX was given at the dosage of 0. 1 BU/kg, dayly?2 preoperatively, and once a day for consecutive 6 days postoperatively. Plasma NO, ET was determined in the three groups. Computer image analysis system was applied to calculate the thickness of neointima and media in the vein grafts, immunohistochemistry was used to identify PCNA and C-myc. Result The experimental group had a higher level of NO and lower level of ET compared with control group and sham operation group(P 0. 05 ). The PCNA expression in experimental group was statistically different from that of the control group(P

Objective To study the evaluation between the X-ray findings and ultrasound(US) manifestations of upper digestiveobstruction in infancy.Methods X-ray and US manifestations of 20 cases of infant with upper digestive obstruction proved by operationwere analysed respectively.Results In 20 cases,12 patients had pyloric stenosis,3 duodenal stresia,3 midgut malformation,2 hiatalhernia.Pyloric stenosis was diagnosed by X-ray in 11 cases,by US in 9,misdiagnosed by US in 1 case.Duodenal stresia was observed by X-ray and US in 2 cases separately,not observed by X-ray and US in 1 case separately.Midgut malformation was demonstrated by X-ray and US in 1 case separately,not demonstrated in 2 cases separately.Hiatal hernia was found by X-ray in 2 cases,misdiagnosed by US in 2 cases.Conclusion The two methods can't substitute with each other but complement.X-ray is better than US in the diagnosis of pyloric stenosis and hiatal hernia.US is better than X-ray in the diagnosis of midgut malformation.

Objective: To investigate the changes of gallbadder motive function in diabetics. Method: The size of gnllbadder,recovering rate,echo and half-empty time after fat food were compared and statistically analyzed between 22 healthy individuals and 20 diabetics with ultrssonograph. Results:The gallbadder recovering rate was similar between the healthy individuals and diabetics (P>0.05), but the rate of cholecystitis (30%) and choletethiasis (35%) of diabetics were higher than those in healthy individuals, the gallbadder half-empty time after fat food was obviously slower in diabetics (46.1+12.9 min)than those healthy individuals (27+4.4 mmin). Conclusions: The diabetics had obvious gallbadder motive funciion obstruction and higher rates of chronic cholecystitis and choletethiasis with ultrasonograph observations.

Objective: To study the characteristics of QT interval dynamicity in patients with heart failure (HF) and provide reference for predicting risk of sudden death in HF patients. Methods: A total of 80 inpatients with chronic HF from our department of cardiology were selected as HF group, and another 50 healthy volunteers were enrolled as healthy control group. All subjects received 24h ambulatory electrocardiography (ECG), surface ECG and echocardiography examination. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), QT dispersion (QTd), index for heart rate variability-- standard deviation of normal to normal RR intervals calculated over the 24 h period (SDNN) and slope of QT/RR correlated linear were measured. Results: Compared with healthy control group, there were significant increase in LVESV [(34.0±8.3) ml vs. (90.4±15.4) ml], LVEDV [(86.0±32.2) ml vs. (150.3±30.4) ml], QTd [（35.6±8.5）ms vs.（46.6±10.4）ms], slopes of QTe /RR [(0.136±0.021) vs. (0.175±0.023)] and QTp/RR [(0.130±0.026) vs. (0.158± 0.033)], and significant decrease in LVEF [(60.6±8.4) % vs. (38.5±8.8) %], and SDNN [（140.3±53.3）ms vs.（100.4±40.3）ms] in HF group, P<0.01 all.. Conclusions: Instability of ventricular repolarization in patients with heart failure makes their QT/RR slope significantly higher than that of normal subjects.

Objective:To study the effect of bronchoscope lavage on the inflammatory mediators and pulmonary function of patients with refractory pneumonia.Methods:100 cases of patients with refractory pneumonia who were treated in our hospital from January 2010 to December 2015 were selected and randomly divided into two groups,the control group was treated with routine clinical treatment,and the observation group was treated with bronchoscope lavage.The curative effect and the changes of inflammatory mediators and pulmonary function of the two groups after treatment were compared.Results:After treatment,the effective rate of observation group was 90.00％(45/50),which was significantly higher than that of the control group (76.00％,38/50) (P＜0.05);the levels of endotoxin,IL-6,TNF-2 and LPO in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of both groups were significantly decreased (P＜0.05),which were decreased more significantly in the observation group (P＜0.05),the pulmonary function of both groups were significantly improved(P＜0.05),which improved more significantly in the observation group(P＜0.05).Conclusions:Bronchoscope lavage had good therapeutic effect on the patients with refractory pneumonia,it could effectively reduce the level of inflammatory mediators and improve the lung function.

AIM To study the effect of bioactive compounds from entomogenous fungi (BCEF0083) on sleep-wakefulness cycle and behaviour in chronic unpredictable stress model of depression in rats. METHODS The effect of BCEF0083 on sleep-wakefulness cycle and behaviour was examined in the chronic unpredictable stress model of depression in rats. Stereotaxic and polysomnography were used to record the sleep-wakefulness cycle. The behaviour of rats was tested in the open field. RESULTS BCEF0083 increased ambulation and rearing score of chronic unpredictable stressed rats in the open field. BCEF0083 attenuated REMS percent and latency in chronic stressed rats obviously. CONCLUSION BCEF0083 can ameliate sleep-wakefulness cycle and behaviour in chronic unpredictable stress model of depression in rats.

AIM: To study the effect of bioactive compounds from Entomogenous fungi (BCEF0083), on AVP content of hypothalamus, pituitary and expression of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) mRNA of hippocampus in chronic unpredictable stress model of depression in rats. METHODS: The depression animal model was induced by chronic unpredictable stress. The effect of BCEF0083 on AVP content in hypothalamus and pituitary was tested by radioimmunoassay. RT-PCR was used to test the expression of GR mRNA in hippocampus. RESULTS: BCEF0083 decreased the AVP content of hypothalamus and pituitary in chronic unpredictable stressed rats, and increased the expression of GR mRNA of hippocampus in chronic stressed rats. CONCLUSION: BCEF0083 exhibits antidepressant effect by attenuating the stimulated function of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis in chronic unpredictable stress model of depression in rats.