The cupping spot is considered as one kind of skin change due to cupping treatment. With literature regarding cupping spot, the influencing factors and value of cupping spot in clinical diagnosis and treatment were analyzed, which could make a further exploration on the action mechanism of cupping treatment. The literature showed that the formation of cupping spot was related with cupping temperature, pressure, cup-retaining time, cupping area, individual difference and health condition, etc; cupping spot had the ability to assist diagnosis, prevent disease, cure disease and evaluate clinical efficacy. Previous studies on cupping spot have already made some progress, and played a positive significance on finding cupping rule and studying its mechanism. However, the research for this area is still in the primary stage, which needed deeper study to reveal scientific connotations of cupping spot.
Acupuncture Therapy ; instrumentation ; Humans ; Skin ; anatomy & histology ; blood supply

Objective To study the impacts of the Three Gorges dam and change of water level on the survival of the local rodents, and to provide scientific basis to control the outbreak of rodent-borne diseases.Methods Four villages located around the Three Gorges dam were selected in the study. The mouse populations by using Elton night trapping method was monitored. Metallic spring traps were set for two consecutive nights. The mouse density and identified the mouse species was calculated. The mouse species indoor and outdoor, as well as the mouse density indoor and outdoor were compared. The impacts of water level in the dam and cleaning work on local mouse density were also analyzed. Results A total of 678 mice were caught in this study, 517 were caught indoor and 161 outdoor. Indoor dominant species was flavipectus; accounting for 36.49%(189/517), while outdoor was apodemus, reaching 56.88% (91/161). For mouse species, there was a significant difference between indoor and outdoor(x2 = 678.00, P ＜ 0.01 ). The average mouse density was 8.44%(678/8036) in trap nights. Indoor mouse density reached 14.44%(517/3581 ), which was significantly higher than that of outdoor(3.61%, 161/4455 ).For mouse density, there was a significant difference between indoor and outdoor(x2 = 301.04, P ＜ 0.01 ). When the water level was up to 156 m, mouse density reached 10%(513/5132), which was higher than that of before (5.68%, 165/2904). There was a significant difference in mouse density before and after reserving water (x2 = 44.68, P ＜ 0.01 ). With the change of water level, upstream mouse density formed a high platform from May 2007 to May 2008, followed by 12.25%(80/653), 13.16%(90/684), 12.95%(90/695), and decreased to 8.38%(28/334) after cleaning of the dam. Conclusions The Three Gorges dam and change of water level actually alter the survival environment of the local mouse, and affect local mouse density and mouse species. These may lead to local outbreak or epidemic of rodent-borne diseases.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the frequency of aborted AMI and clinical characteristics of the patients received prompt fibrinolytic therapy.

METHODS1120 patients with AMI were divided into two groups, true AMI group and aborted AMI group. Aborted AMI was defined as maximal creatine kinase-MB < or = 2 x upper limit of normal coupled with the presence of resolution of chest pain and 50% of ST-segment deviation within 2 hours after onset of therapy. We compared some characteristic of two groups such as the fibrinolytic time after symptom onset and the frequency of aborted AMI.

RESULTSThe reopening ratio of infarct was 80.5%. 7.1% of the patients escaped myocardial necrosis. Aborted AMI was highest frequency within the first hour (22.0%) than other time groups (P < 0.01); There were no significant differences in the frequency of Aborted AMI in UK group, SK group and rt-PA group (7.0%, 6.7%, 7.1%, P > 0.05); The rate of Killip III/IV, major arrhythmias, angina pectoris and mortality at 30 day in aborted AMI patients compared with those who had true AMI was 3.9% versus 17.1%, 18.0% versus 30.0%, 1.3% versus 8.0%, 0 versus 6.0%, respectively (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONPrompt fibrinolytic therapy improved the likelihood of aborted AMI and clinical outcomes. The frequency of aborted AMI has no relationship with fibrinolytic drug, but closely related to the starting time of treatment from symptom onset.

Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myocardial Infarction ; drug therapy ; prevention & control ; Prognosis ; Thrombolytic Therapy

OBJECTIVE: To identify potential mutations of the CLS gene in a Chinese pedigree affected with Coffin-Lowry syndrome. METHODS: Whole exome sequencing was applied to detect potential mutation in the proband, and the result was verified by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS: The proband was found to carry a c.966_967delAA (p.Arg323Thr fs*11) deletional mutation in the RPS6KA3 gene. The same mutation was also found in his mother. CONCLUSION The c.966_967delAA (p.Arg323Thr fs*11) deletional mutation of the RPS6KA3 gene probably underlies the disorder in this pedigree.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; China ; Coffin-Lowry Syndrome ; genetics ; Humans ; Mutation ; Pedigree ; Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa ; genetics ; Sequence Deletion

Objective::To observe the effect of modified Tongqiao Huoxuetang combined with stent thrombectomy in treating acute cerebrovascular occlusion. Method::A total of 120 cases were randomly divided into control group and observation group, with 60 cases in each group. The control group received stent thrombectomy, while the observation group received modified Tongqiao Huoxuetang combined with stent thrombectomy. The clinical symptoms [health neural function defect scale stroke scale scores(NIHSS), activities of daily living(ADL), mini mental state examination(MMSE)], hemodynamic indexes [high-shear reduction viscosity(HSRV), medium-shear reduction viscosity(MSRV), low-shear reduction viscosity(LSRV), whole blood plasma viscosity(WBV)], vascular endothelial functions [serum nitric oxide synthase(NOS), endothelin-1(ET-1), vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)] were observed. The clinical efficacy and the incidence of adverse reactions were compared between two groups. The blood routine, urine routine, heart, liver and kidney function, incidence of cerebral hemorrhage in two groups were observed during the treatment. Result::There were 4 cases were shed in control group and 2 cases in observation group during the study period. The total effective rate in observation group was 94.8%(55/58), which was higher than 83.9% of the control group(47/56)(P<0.05). The NIHSS in observation group was lower than that in control group(P<0.05), whereas ADL and MMSE were higher than those in control group(P<0.05). The hemorheological indexes in observation group were lower than those in control group(P<0.05), NOS and VEGF in observation group were higher than those in control group(P<0.05), and ET-1 score was lower than that in control group(P<0.05). During the study period, the incidence of cerebral hemorrhage was 7.14%(4/56) in control group and 8.6%(5/58) in observation group, with no significant difference. Conclusion::Modified Tongqiao Huoxuetang combined with stent thrombectomy could significantly improve the clinical symptoms, hemorheology and vascular endothelial function of patients with acute cerebrovascular occlusion, and so is worthy of clinical promotion and application.