Objective To study the level of serum high-sensitive C-reactive protein and HbA1c in diabetes patients with blood stasis syndrome,and to investigate the relationship among them.Methods 58 cases of diabetes patients with blood stasis syndrome and 65 cases without blood stasis syndrome were observed.The level of FPG,hsCRP,HbA1c,24 h UAER,TC,TG,HDL-C and LDL-C were estimated.Results The level of FPG,LDL-C,TG,HbA1c,hsCRP of diabetes with blood stasis syndrome were higher than the control group(P 0.05).In patients with blood stasis syndrome,the hsCRP was positively correlated to HbA1c,24 h UAER,BMI,LDL-C,TC,TG,but the multifactor regression analysis indicated that hsCRP was only correlated to the HbA1c independently.Conclusions The long-term hyperglycemia and inflammatory may be one of the reasons for the formation of blood stasis syndrome of diabetes patients,hsCRP and HbA1c may be new evidences for diagnosis of diabetes patients with blood stasis syndrome.

Objective:To explore the influence of disease severity and effectiveness of antituberculosis treatment on helper T-cells in peripheral blood from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods:Th1 cells and Th2 cells of peripheral blood of 62 pulmonary TB patients and 30 controls were marked by intracellular cytokine(INF-? and IL-4 representative of Th1 and Th2 subsets respectively) and counted by Flow Cytometry.The levels of Th1 and Th2 cell count from patients with different disease severities radiologically before antituberculosis therapy were compared and their correlation with effectiveness of different antituberculosis treatment radiologically was analyzed either.Results:The baseline levels of Th1 cell count and Th2 cell count in pulmonary tuberculosis group before antituberculosis therapy were significantly lower than those in the control group(P0.05,t test).The levels of Th1 cell count in the stable group were still significantly lower than those in the control group(P

Objective Observe the relation of phlegm-dampness constitution and insulin resistance in first-degree non-diabetic relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods Collected first-degree relatives without mabetes of patients with type 2 diabetic patients 87 cases.Among these 87 cases,39 cases were phlegm-dampness constitution and 48 were not.Fasting plasma glucose(FPG)and fasting insulin(FINS)were measured,and insulin resistance index(IR)was calculated.Results There were significant differences between the two groups in FINS and IR(P＜0.05)..Conclusion The IR of the First-degree non-diabetic relatives with phlegm-dampness constitution of patients with type 2 diabetes have greater insulin resistance than the First-degree non-diabetic relatives with non-phlegm-dampness constitution of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Objective To observe the effects of Qingjiefang on insulin resistance and reduction of microalbuminuria in early diabetic nephropathy.Methods A total of 64 patients with early diabetic nephropathy were randomly recruited into a control group and a treatment group.The control group(32 cases)was treated with conventional western medicine,while the treatment group(32 cases)was treated with Qingjiefang based on the control group.The changes of the fasting plasma glucose(FPG),2hBG,glycosylated hemoglobin(HbAlC),fasting Insulin(FINS),24 hours urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER).body mass index(BMI)and insulin resistance(IR)were observed before and after the treatment.Results After the treatment,FINS,IR and UAER were decreased in the treatment group,the comparison with the control group showed significant difference (P<0.05).Conclusion Qingjiefang can effectively improve insulin resistance and prevent early diabetic nephropathy.

Broth microdilution method was hired to measure the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of luteolin against Trueperella pyogenes,Escherichia coli,Salmonella and Streptococcus in order to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of luteolin in vitro.Meanwhile,the bacteria growth curves in medium containing sub-inhibitory concentration of luteolin were measured in this test.The results indicated that Tureperella pyogenes was the most sensitive to luteolin with a MIC of 0.078 g/L than that of these strains;and Salmonella was also sensitive to luteolin (MIC:1.25 g/L).However,The inhibitory effect of luteolin on Escherichia coli and Streptococcus is relatively weak,and shared the same MIC with 2.5 g/L.Luteolin showed inhibitory effects on the growth curves of all the strains in this test at sub-inhibitory concentration,and the inhibitory effects on the growth curves increased with the concentration of luteolin(P＜0.05).

Objective To investigate the differentially expressed genes of urine samples from renal fibrosis model and carry out bioinformatics analysis.Methods Rat renal fibrosis model was constructed with the method of unilateral ureteric obstruction.Urine were collected from the rats with unilateral obstructive nephropathy and sham group, respectively.Total RNA was extracted and sequencing library was established.Differential expression mRNA were analyzed by GO and KEGG pathway.Known pre-miRNA were detected and novel lncRNA family were classified.Results Compared with the sham group urine, 813 up-regulated mRNA/lncRNA and 213 down-regulated mRNA/lncRNA were collected from the urine of renal fibrosis rats.Conclusions There are significant differential expression profile in urine samples between renal fibrosis rat group and the shame group.With high-throughput transcriptome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis, the exciting possibility was raised for better understanding renal pathologies and development of new diagnostic biomarkers.

AIM: To investigate the effects of astragalus injection combined with puerarin injection on endo-plasmic reticulum stress through PERK pathway in diabetic nephropathy mice .METHODS: Male KKAy mice were ran-domly divided into model group ( injected with normal saline ) and treatment group ( injected with astragalus and puerarin ) . The male C57BL/6J mice served as normal group .The mice were sacrificed 4 weeks after treatments for observing morpho-logical changes under electron microscope .The renal tissues were collected to determine the expression of protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase ( PERK ) , eukaryotic initiation factor 2α( eIF2α) and glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) at mRNA and protein levels by real-time PCR and Western blot.RESULTS: Under electron microscope, the renal tubular epithelial cells in model group and treatment group showed the swelling of the nucleus , endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria .The results of real-time PCR and Western blot showed that the expression of PERK , eIF2αand GRP78 at mRNA and protein levels in model group was higher than that in normal group (P<0.05), while that in treatment group was lower than that in model group .CONCLUSION: Astragalus injection combined with puerarin injection reduces the mRNA and protein expression of PERK , eIF2αand GRP78, thus inhibiting the endoplasmic reticulum stress in type 2 dia-betic mice to protect the kidney function .

Objective:To observe the changes of glyeemia, urine protein, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen and glycosylated hemoglobin in diabetic nephropathy rats and treating effects of Xiaokekang. Methods: Streptozotocin (STZ) was abdominally administered and was feeded by high lipid diet to establish diabetic nephropathy model in rats. Animals were divided into three groups: model group, Xiaokekang treatment group and normal group. Changes in glycemia, serum lipids, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen were measured at the 8th, 12th and 16th week after STZ injection. Glycosylated hemoglobin was measured at the 16th weeks after STZ injection. Results: Glycemia, serum lipids, serum creatinine were higher at the 8th, 12th and 16th week compared with normal group. Serum creatinine was higher at the 12th and 16th week, and glycosylated hemoglobin was also highter than that of the normal group. Xiaokekang reduced these changes. Conclusion: Xiaokekang can reduce glycemia, serum lipids and protect renal function.

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Objective To study the safe dose of Ginseng (Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng) through analysis of literature from Tang dynasty (618 AD) to Republic period(1949 AD).Methods The selection strategy for literature and prescriptions was made to acquire the formulae in need.The authoritative prescription-books from Tang Dynasty to Republic period,or representative books of the renowned doctors who was good at using Ginseng in that period were chosen.From the books above mentioned,prescriptions with Ginseng to tranquilize mind were included,in which insomnia and/or dreaminess were recorded as symptoms or clinical applications.Prescriptions without definite dose or only with dose for children were excluded.All herbal names were standardized according to current TCM terms.Then the maximum,minimum,frequency and 80％ confidence interval of dose were studied.The dose range of Ginseng in deferent dosage form was discussed according to above data.Results Fourteen classical TCM books were included,from which 85 formulae were studied.In the form of root slices decoction,the applied daily dose of Ginseng ranged from 3.73 g to 18.65 g,while in the formulae with symptom of dreaminess,the dose ranged from 7.46 g to 11.19g.In the form of root powder decoction,the single dose range was 0.07 g to 5.16 g,while in the formulae with symptom of dreaminess,the dose range was 1.03 g to 4.45 g.In the form of pill or powder,the single dose range was 0.68 g to 6.54 g,and 12％ to 30％ in total dose of the prescription.Conclusion For the root slices decoction,the favorable dose range of Ginseng is between 7 g and 11 g,but not more than 18.00 g per day.For the root power decoction,the favorable dose range is from 1 g to 4.00 g,and the maximum single dose is 5.00 g.For pill or powder form,the maximum dose is 6.00 g,taking 12％ to 30％ in total prescription.