AIM: To establish the quality standard of Huoxuejiangu Capsules (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Radix Astragali seu Hedysari, Rhizoma Corydalis, Fructus Psoraleae, etc.). METHODS: Radix Astragali, Rhizoma Corydalis, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Fructus Psoraleae were identified by TLC. The content of tanshinone Ⅱ A was determined by HPLC. RESULTS: Radix Astragali, Rhizoma Corydalis, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Fructus Psoraleae could be dtected by TLC. Tanshinone Ⅱ A showed a good linear relationship at the range of 0.106～2.12?g, r =0.9996. The average recovery was 98.6%, and RSD was 1.48%. CONCLUSION: The method established is simple, feasible and reproducible. This study provided a method for quality control of Huoxuejiangu Capsules.

Objective To investigate the characteristics of P3a and P3b which are the subcomponents of P300 event-related potential in patients with vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) ,and to investigate the relations between P3a,P3b and the changes of cognitive function and cerebral blood flow. Methods Thirty patients with VCI and twenty two normal subjects were tested for P3a and P3b cognitive function ischemic focus and cerebral blood flow and then analyzed for correlation. Results (1) The latency of P3a ((446 ± 71) ms, (429 ± 67) ms, (446±61)ms,(428±66)ms)and P3b((496 ±73)ms,(478 ±75)ms,(498 ±77)ms,(483 ±77)ms) was significantly prolonged in patients with VCI compared with that in normal subjects in all recorded regions(P<0.01) . The amplitude of P3a in patients with VCI ((3.3 ±2.6)μV,(3.3 ± 1.8)μV) was significantly lower than that in normal subjects in Fz and Pz (P<0.01) ,and the amplitude of P3b in patients with VCI((4.5 ±2.5)μV,(6.4 ± 3.8)μV,(5.3 ±3.8)μV,(5. 3 ±3.0)μV) was significantly lower than that in normal subjects in all recorded regions (P < 0.01 or P<0.05) . (2) The latency of P3a and P3b in patients with VCI was negatively related to the scores of sub items of attention and MMSE total scores (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), the amplitude of P3a was positively related to the scores of MMSE total scores(P<0.05) ,the amplitude of P3b was positively related to the scores of attention and MMSE total scores(P<0.05). (3) The latency of P3a in patients with VCI was positively related to frontal lobe(P<0.05) ,and the latency of P3b was positively related to parietal lobe(P<0.05). (4) The latency of P3a in patients with VCI was positively related to RILMCA,RILACA and RIRACA(P<0.05 orP<0.01) ,the latency of P3b was positively related to RILMCA,RIRMCA and RIRACA(P<0.05 orP<0.01) ,and the amplitude of P3a was positively related to RILACA(P<0.01). Conclusion P3a and P3b are good objective indexes for testing the descent of cognitive function in patients with VCI,which can provide reference basis for the clinical diagnosis.

Child, Preschool ; Fibroma ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms ; pathology

Objective To investigate the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) after intragastric administration of icariin to senescence-accelerated mice (P8 strain).Methods A total of 20 healthy male senescence accelerated mouse P8 (SAMP8) mice aged 6 months and 10 senescence accelerated mouse/resistance (SAM-R) mice with the same age were divided into model,blank,and icariin groups.Mice in the icariin group were intragastrically administered icariin in a 0.5％ sodium carboxymethyl cellulose suspension (0.01 ml/g).Mice in the model control and normal control groups were intragastrically administered 1 ml of double distilled water.Intragastric administration was done once a day in each group,for eight consecutive weeks.Spatial learning and memory abilities were detected by Morris water maze test,Expression of BDNF in mouse brain tissue was determined by immunohistochemistry and Western blot assay.Results At 8 weeks after intragastric administration of icariin to senescence-accelerated mice (P8 strain),Morris water maze results showed that escape latency was shortened (P ＜ 0.05),and the number of platform crossings was increased (P ＜ 0.05).Immunohistochemical staining and Western blot assay showed significantly increased levels of BDNF (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions These results suggest that icariin upregulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor and improves learning and memory functions in hippocampus of the senescence-accelerated mouse.

Objective To provide suggestions for the safety management of printing inks and the establishment of food safety standard for food contact materials.Methods The laws,regulations and directives related to printing inks from different countries were collected and the differences among different management models were analyzed and compared.Results The safety management models of European Union,Switzerland,Germany,US and Japan were generalized and their experiences in the management measures of printing inks were summarized.Conclusion Safety standard of printing inks for food contact materials should be established on the basis of industry status and the various safety risks of different inks.Management experiences of other countries should be considered and the participation of industry associations should be encouraged.

Acupuncture Points ; Adult ; Aged ; Anorexia ; therapy ; Child ; Constipation ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Inflammation ; therapy ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Pruritus ; therapy

Antiviral Agents ; therapeutic use ; Hepatitis C ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy ; virology

Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14 ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18 ; Dendritic Cells, Follicular ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Lymphoma, Follicular ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; metabolism ; Translocation, Genetic

Objective To investigate the genetic association of complement factor B (CFB)gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility and prognosis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN).Methods Four hundreds and sixty-three Northern Han Chinese patients with IgAN and two hundreds and ninty-six geographically and ethnic matched healthy volunteers were recruited.Peripheral blood was collected from recruited individuals for DNA extracting.After amplified by plymerase chain reaction (PCR),genotyping of the four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CFB gene,which were rs4151667,rs12614,rs641153 and rs117314762,were performed by sequencing.Differences of allele and genotype frequencies were analyzed between IgAN patients and healthy controls.Moreover,the association between these SNPs and disease clinical manifestation,pathological features and long term renal outcome in IgAN patients were further analyzed.Results The G allele and GG genotype frequencies of rs117314762 in CFB gene were significantly higher in IgAN patients than that in healthy controls.No difference in allele and genotype frequencies of rs4151667,rs12614,rs641153 between IgAN patients and healthy controls was observed.Furthermore,no association was found between these SNPs in CFB gene and clinical manifestation,pathological features and long term renal outcome of IgAN.Conclusion Association between rs117314762 in CFB gene and IgAN susceptibility suggests that there may be functional variants in CFB gene or its linked genetic region,which needs further exploration.

Objective:To determine levels of insulin and glucose of maternal serum (MS),umbilical venous serum (UVS) and umbilical artery serum (UAS) in normal term pregnancy and intrauterine growth retardation(IUGR).Methods:One hundred and seven cases of normal gestational weeks on induction of labors and spontaneous deliveries and 32 cases of pregnancies complicated with IUGR.Levels of insulin were measured with sensitive radioimmunoassay and levels of glucose were measured by the glucose oxidase-peroxidase method.Results:Level of insulin of maternal serum was not significantly different before 28 gastational weeks and peaked on 28 th gastational week,then it decreased with gestational weeks and peaked again at last term.Levels of insulin increased in UVS and UAS.Levels of glucose in MS,umbilical venous serum and umbilical artery serum were not significantly different.Level of insulin and glucose of MS in IUGR had no change,but it was significantly different in IUGR of UVS and UAS (P<0.01).Conclusion:Our study suggested a decrease of insulin and glucose in UVS and UAS with IUGR.