Objective To study the anti-inflammation mechanism of Jinzhuyalong Ershiwuwei coral capsule on cervical spondylosis by investigating Jinzhuyalong Ershiwuwei coral capsule on PLA2 in degenerated cervical intervertebral discs.Methods 60SD rats (SPF) were divided into a control group (15),a medicine model control group (15),a medicine modle 1 group (15),and a medicine model 2 group (15) by random lottery; Medicine model 1,2 groups were given Jinzhuyalong Ershiwuwei coral capsule powder 0.33 × 5 g/kg 0.66×5 g/kg,and added 1 ml distilled water dilution lavage,l/d,90 d,The unbalance of power cervical spondylosis animal models were chosen and C4～5 neck intervertebral discs were taken after 90 days.Millipore colorimetry methods were used to measure PLA2 activity in C4～5 cervical intervertebral discs.Results The PLA2 activity of the cervical intervertebral disc (12.37 ± 4.21) IU/mg · min-1 in the model group was significantly higher than the control group(2.56± 1.19)IU/mg· min-1 (P＜0.05).The cervical intervertebral disc PLA2 activity of medicine model group 1 (8.56± 2.13)IU/mg · min-1 and medicine model group 2 (5.58 ±2.39)IU/mg· min-1 was lower than the model control group(12.37±4.21)IU/mg· min-1,with significant differences (both P＜0.01).Conclusion Jinzhuyalong Ershiwuwei coral capsule could down regulate PLA2 activity in degenerated cervical intervertebral discs,and also decrease the production of some inflammaroty mediators.

The effective quality control in clinical practices is an effective guarantee for the authenticity and scientificity of the findings. The post-marketing reevaluation for traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) focuses on the efficacy, adverse reaction, combined medication and effective dose of drugs in the market by expanded clinical trials, and requires a larger sample size and a wider range of patients. Therefore, this increases the difficulty of quality control in clinical practices. With the experience in quality control in clinical practices for the post-marketing reevaluation for Kangbingdu oral for cold, researchers in this study reviewed the study purpose, project, scheme design and clinical practice process from an overall point of view, analyzed the study characteristics of the post-marketing reevaluation for TCMs and the quality control risks, designed the quality control contents with quality impacting factors, defined key review contents and summarized the precautions in clinical practices, with the aim to improve the efficiency of quality control of clinical practices. This study can provide reference to clinical units and quality control-related personnel in the post-marketing reevaluation for TCMs.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; adverse effects ; economics ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Product Surveillance, Postmarketing ; methods ; Quality Control ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; drug therapy

Objective To establish the early warning model based on the control chart method for hand,foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Wuchang District and to determine the optimum alarming threshold to provide the data support for HFMD monitoring work.Methods The data of HFMD in Wuchang District during 2009-2014 were collected from the National Infectious Diseases Notification System for constructing the data base.The mobile percentile method was adopted to establish the early alarming model,which was evaluated by the screening test.The sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value and negative predictive value were calculated.Then the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn and the optimum alarming threshold was found out.Results The early alarming threshold of HFMD in Wuchang District was P90,its sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 75.00％,93.88％,50.00％ and 97.87％,respectively.Conclusion Determining the early warning threshold should be optimized according to onset characteristics combining with the local epidemic situation,which pays attention to regional specificity and increases the monitoring ability of infectious diseases.

ObjectiveTo explore the character of cognitive potential P300 in major depressive disorder ( MDD ) patients between with and without family history and compare the cognitive function between them.MethodsSixty-seven MDD patients with family history and sixty-seven MDD patients without family history were assigned to research group,sixty-seven healthy volunteers were assigned to control group,and ERP P300 detections were conducted in all subjects.Results①To compare with control group ( ( 189.33 ± 51.13 ) ms) and MDD without family history group( ( 193.55 ± 40.01 )ms),the N2 latency was prolonged more significantly in MDD with family history group ( ( 208.40 ± 33.05 ) ms ) (P ＜ 0.05 ).②Compared with control group ( ( 3.38 ± 5.52 ) μV ),the N2 amplitude was decreased more significantly in MDD without ( ( 2.47 ± 1.87 ) μV ) and with family history ( ( 2.36 ± 2.10) μV ),(P ＜ 0.05 ).ConclusionThere is an obvious cognitive function damaged in the MDD patients with and without family history and the MDD patients with family history are more serious.

Objective To explore the clinical significance of Slug expression in papillary thyroid carci-noma(PTC). Methods Employed Ventana immunohistochemistry assay to determine the expression of Slug in 107 cases of PTC and para-tumorous normal tissue. The relationship with Slug expression in PTC and clinico-pathology data were also analyzed. Results Expression of Slug in PTC (65.4%, 70/107)and para-tumorous nor-mal tissue (14.0%,15/107)were statistically different (P < 0.001). Overexpression of Slug in PTC was signifi-cantly associated with capsular invasion and lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). Conclusion Overexpression of Slug in PTC is associated with capsular invasion and lymph node metastasis , these may suggest some clinical significance of Slug expression in PTC in predicting lymph node metastasis and prognosis.

AIM:To observe the structural basis of ocular motility abnormalities in patients with congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles type Ⅰ ( CFEOM Ⅰ) due to missense mutations in the developmental kinesin KIF21A using high - resolution magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI) .
METHODS: Totally 11 affected individuals reported KIF21A mutations were correlated with MRI studies demonstrating extraocular muscles ( EOMs ) size, location, contractility, and innervation. EOMs and the motor nerve in the orbits were imaged with T1 weighted in a triplanar scan using a dual-phased coils with 2. 0mm thick. Motor nerves were imaged at the brainstem using head coils and 3D-FIESTA with 0. 6-mm thick.
RESULTS: Patients with CFEOM Ⅰ exhibited different degrees of hypoplasia of oculomotor nerve, the abducens nerve and the trochlear nerve were also affected, of which 8 cases of orbital section could see the signal of abnormal nerve dominated by oculomotor nerve to lateral rectus. The both sides of six EOMS in all patients exhibited variable atrophy and abnormal bright internal signal on T1 imaging, particularly severe for the superior rectus and levator muscles.
CONCLUSION: High - resolution MRI can directly demonstrate pathology of motor nerves,affected EOMs, and ‘Pulley' hypoplasia caused by CFEOM Ⅰ due to mutations in KIF21A,and these findings suggest that the neuronal hypoplasia is the etiological factor of CFEOM.

OBJECTIVEThere is little knowledge on whether there is clustering of inflammatory biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), soluble intracellular adhesion molecule1-1 (sICAM-1), and angiotensin II (Ang II), in individuals with hypertension in the Mongolian population. In the present study, we investigated this relationship in a Mongolian population in China.

METHODSA total of 2589 adult Mongolians, aged 20 years and older, were recruited as study participants. Data on demographics, lifestyle, family history of hypertension, blood pressure, and blood chemistry were collected, and inflammatory biomarkers were measured in all participants.

RESULTSThe proportion of subjects with increased levels of two or three biomarkers was significantly higher in those with hypertension (21.0% and 6.0%, respectively) than in those with prehypertension (12.7% and 0.5%, respectively) or normotension (8.1% and 0.2%, respectively). The multivariate adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) of hypertension associated with increased levels of one, two or three biomarkers were 0.94 (0.72-1.22), 1.42 (0.93-2.16), and 11.08 (1.45-84.80), respectively, compared with subjects with no increase in any biomarker.

CONCLUSIONHypertension was associated with a cluster of inflammatory biomarkers in the Mongolian population.

Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Angiotensin II ; genetics ; metabolism ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; C-Reactive Protein ; genetics ; metabolism ; China ; Female ; Genetic Markers ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Humans ; Hypertension ; genetics ; Inflammation ; genetics ; metabolism ; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BYHWD), a representative formula of qi benefiting blood activating method on aorta Rho associated coiled-coil forming protein serine/threonine kinase (Rhokinase, ROCK) and nuclear transcription factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65 mRNA expressions and levels of blood lipids in atherosclerosis (AS) model rats.

METHODSThe AS rat model was prepared by vitamin D3 and high fat diet. Totally 60 rats were randomly divided into 6 groups, i.e., the normal control group, the model group, the low dose BYHWD group (10 g/kg), the high dose BYHWD group (20 g/kg), the Simvastatin control group (0.6 mg/kg), and the BYHWD prevention group (10 g/kg), 10 in each group. After successful modeling all medication was intervened for 28 days. Expression levels oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) were detected by ELISA. Levels of TG, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C were determined by enzyme method. Pathological changes of aortic tissue were observed under light microscope. mRNA expressions of Rho kinase and NF-κB p65 in aorta were detected by real time (RT) PCR.

RESULTSHigh fat diet and peritoneal injection of vitamin D3 could induce AS rat model. Typical atheromatous plaque formed in aorta of AS model rats. Compared with the normal control group, levels of TC, TG, LDL-C, and ox-LDL significantly increased in the model group, but the HDL-C level decreased (P < 0.01). Compared with the model group, levels of TC, TG, LDL-C, and ox-LDL all decreased, but HDL-C increased in low and high dose BYHWD groups, the Simvastatin control group, and the BYHWD prevention group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). Compared with the low dose BYHWD group, above-mentioned indices were more obviously lowered in the high dose BYHWD group, the Simvastatin control group, and the BYHWD prevention group (P < 0.05). Compared with the normal control group, mRNA expression levels of Rho kinase and NF-κB p65 significantly increased in the model group (P < 0.01). Compared with the model group, mRNA expressions of Rho kinase and NF-κB p65 obviously decreased in low and high dose BYHWD groups, the Simvastatin control group, and the BYHWD prevention group (P < 0.01). Compared with the low dose BYHWD group, the two indicators were more obviously lowered in the high dose BYHWD group, the Simvastatin control group, and the BYHWD prevention group (P < 0.05). But there was no statistical difference in blood lipids levels, mRNA expression levels of Rho kinase or NF-κB p65 among the high dose BYHWD group, the Simvastatin control group, and the BYHWD prevention group (P >0. 05).

CONCLUSIONSBYHWD could down-regulate mRNA expression levels of Rho kinase and NF-κB p65, lower levels of blood lipids, and fight against AS. Suppressing Rho kinase pathway might be one of its mechanisms.

Animals ; Aorta ; Atherosclerosis ; genetics ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Gene Expression ; drug effects ; Lipids ; Lipoproteins, LDL ; NF-kappa B ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Rats ; Simvastatin ; Transcription Factor RelA ; metabolism ; rho-Associated Kinases ; metabolism

Objective To explore the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by using magnetic resonance iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation-quantitative FAT/R2 * imaging (IDEAL-IQ) technique.Methods Totally 36 patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver were divided into acupuncture group (25 cases) and control group (11cases).The patients were performed liver magnetic resonance IDEAL-IQ and the liver fatty component value (F value) was measured before and after the treatment,at the same time clinical indicators of liver function and blood lipid were measured.The Spearman correlation analysis was used to compare the consistency of F value and blood lipid in all patients.The t test was used to compare the differences of liver F values,liver function,blood lipids and other clinical indicators of two groups before and after the treatment.Results There were significantly positive correlation between the fat component and triglyceride (TG),total cholesterol (TC) level (r =0.836,0.852,P ＜ 0.05),and significant negative correlation between the fat component and high density lipoprotein (HDL) level in the fatty liver group (r =-0.735,P ＜0.05),The liver F values,alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) contents and TG,HDL,low density lipoprotein (LDL) and TC contents of the acupuncture group after treatment were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Comparison of each index in the acupuncture group after treatment with the control group,the differences were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Acupuncture is an effective approach to treat nonalcoholic fatty liver disease,as it can improve liver function and down-regulate lipid level.Magnetic resonance IDEAL-IQ technique can quantitatively detect its therapeutic efficacy.

Animals ; Dendrobium ; chemistry ; Fatigue ; drug therapy ; Mice ; Plant Extracts ; pharmacology