Objective To study the mechanism of herbal medicines with the actions of tonifying Qi,calming wind and eliminating phlegm in treating epilepsy. Methods Rat models of chronic epilepsy were induced by penicillin. Changes of electrocorticogram (ECOG) and the contents of cerebral gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate (GLU) in rats were observed. Results Radix Astragali increased the content of GABA and the effect was stronger with Borneol Syntheticum added but had less effect in decreasing GLU. Both Bombyx Batryticatus and Arisaema cum Bile could decrease GLU content and Arisaema cum Bile in particular. The effect of Radix Astragali was stronger in decrease of ECOG frequency but weaker than that in modifying the amplitude of ECOG,while Bombyx Batryticatus and Arisaema cum Bile were in the contrary. The effect of Radix Astragali in improving ECOG did not differ from that with Borneolm Syntheticum added. Conclusion Qi-tonifying,wind-calming and phlegm-eliminating herbal medicines are effective in treating epilepsy and their mechanism may be related to the regulation of electrocorticogram and the content of cerebral GABA and GLU.

Objective To identify the volatile chemical components of cassia mimosoides. Method The volatile components were distilled with steam distillation,and then their compounds were confirmed by GC-MS. Results Fifteen peaks were detected by GC-MS,and 14 components of them were identified. The identified compounds occupied 98.97% of the volatile oil. The main component is 6,10,14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone (43.86%),then is phytol (36.54%).Conclusion 6,10,14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone can be used for the identification of this plant.

Objective To investigate the type of gene mutation and its distribution in patients with thalassemia in Chongqing ,in order to guide prenatal and postnatal care .Methods PCR and membrane hybridization technology for α-thalassemia andβ-thalasse-mia gene detection .Results From September 2012 to September 2013 ,349 thalassemia patients were detected ,including 125 α-thalassemia patients and 211β-thalassemia patients .Based on genotypes ,gene deletions were the most common type of gene muta-tion of α-thalassemia patients .Southeast Asia deletion - -SEA/αα(accounted for 73 .60 % ) and the right deletion -3 .7/αα(ac-counted for 19 .20% ) were the major types of gene deletion .Forβ-thalassemia patinets ,the hot spots of mutation were CD17(A→T) ,CD41-42(-TCTT) and IVS-Ⅱ-654(C→ T) ,which accounted for 29 .38% ,28 .91% and 27 .49% respectively .α-thalassemia combined with β-thalassemia mutations were detected in 13 patients .Conclusion Studing the gene mutation types of thalassemia and its distribution provides valuable information for genetic counseling and clinical therapy in Chongqing .

Objective To observe the inhibitory effect of ethanol extract of Cassia mimosoides Linn. (EE-CML) on dimethylnitrosamine-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats and to explore its therapeutic mechanism. Methods Sixty male SD rats were equally divided into 6 groups: normal group, model group, high-, middle-and low-dose EE-CML groups (at the doses of 12.6 g/kg, 4. 2 g/kg, and 1.4 g/kg respectively) and colchicine (0. 2 mg/kg). Intervention treatment with EE-CML by gastric gavage was carried out in the rats with hepatic fibrosis which was induced by dimethylnitresamine simulta-neously and their effects were compared with the group treated with colchicine. The model group and the normal group were giv-en the same volume of saline once a day. Four weeks after treatment, hepatic function, levels of serum hyaluronic acid (HA), serum laminin (LN), serum aminoterminal propeptide of type Ⅲ procollagen (PCⅢ), hepatic hydroxyproline (Hyp), and histopathological changes in rats were assayed and examined. Results Compared with those in the model group, in the differences of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level in three EE-CML groups and serum aspartate aminotrans-ferase (AST) level in high dose EE-CML group were statistically significant (P < 0. 05) ; hepatic Hyp level and serum HA, LN and PCⅢNP contents in EE-CML groups were significantly lower than those in the model group (P < 0. 05). Hepatic fi-brosis of rats in EE-CML groups alleviated significantly, and the differences compared with that in the model group were sta-tistically significant (P < 0. 05). Conclusion Ethanol extract of Cassia mimosoides shows significant inhibitory effect on the dimethylnitrosamine-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats, and the inhibitory mechanism may be related to the protection on hepatic cells and the inhibition on collagen fiber synthesis.

Objective To observe the inhibitory effect of ethanol extract of Cassia mimosoides Linn. (EE-CML) on dimethylnitrosamine-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats and to explore its therapeutic mechanism. Methods Sixty male SD rats were equally divided into 6 groups: normal group, model group, high-, middle-and low-dose EE-CML groups (at the doses of 12.6 g/kg, 4.2 g/kg, and 1.4 g/kg respectively) and colchicine (0.2 mg/kg). Intervention treatment with EE-CML by gastric gavage was carried out in the rats with hepatic fibrosis which was induced by dimethylnitrosamine simultaneously and their effects were compared with the group treated with colchicine. The model group and the normal group were given the same volume of saline once a day. Four weeks after treatment, hepatic function, levels of serum hyaluronic acid (HA), serum laminin (LN), serum aminoterminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PCIII), hepatic hydroxyproline (Hyp), and histopathological changes in rats were assayed and examined. Results Compared with those in the model group, in the differences of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level in three EE-CML groups and serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level in high dose EE-CML group were statistically significant (P