Objective To investigate the technical feasibility and clinical significance of non-vascular contrast-enhanced ultrasound(NVCEUS) in screening pyelogenie cyst out of simple renal cysts so as to avoid damage to the urinary tract from absolute ethanol while undergoing percutaneous aspiration and ethanol sclerotherapy(PAEST). Methods Following an inclusion criteria 23 patients with renal cysts were selected to receive NVCEUS scanning by means of administrating SonoVue contrast agents through puncture needle into their renal cyst lumen prior to the injection of absolute ethanol for sclerosing treatment. By the demonstration of hyperechoic contrast agents leaving from intra cyst into renal collecting system,a pyelogenic cyst was defined. The patients with this kind of cyst was not allowed for further ethanol sclerotherapy. Results NVCEUS made 3 patients with pyelogenic cyst resembling simple ones free from ethanol selerotherapy,and 4 patients suspicious of pyelogenic cyst due to weird cyst configuration remain in the list of simple cyst for further selerotherapy. Conclusions NVCEUS of renal cyst is highly capable of differentiating pyelogenie cyst from simple cyst and highly valuable in increasing the safety for the procedure of PAEST.

In order to ef fectively control the quality ofSophora lfos carbonisatus (flower and flower buds), this study established quality control methods and standard of the decoction pieces. Referring to the related methods in appendix of Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2010 Edition), the moisture, total ash, acid insoluble ash, alcohol extracts ofSophora lfos carbonisatus were measured, respectively, with rutin, quercetin as control substance. The eluents for rutin and quercetin are ethyl acetate - formic acid - water (8: 1:1) and chloroform - methanol - water (6.5:1:1), respectively and all TLC plates were observed at 365 nm. Total flavonoids are measured by visible - UV - spectrophotometric, and rutin and quercetin were determined by HPLC. The chromatographic conditions for rutin are: Kromasil C18 as the stationary phase, methanol -1% acetic acid (32:68) as mobile phase, flow rate: 0.8 mL·min-1, detection wavelength 257 nm,the column temperature 35℃; for quercetin: Kromasil C18 as the stationary phase, methanol -0.4% acetic acid (44:56) as the mobile phase, flow rate: 0.8 mL·min-1, detection wavelength 257 nm, the column temperature 40℃.The contents of moisture, total ash, acid insoluble ash, should not exceed 6%, 16%, 8.0% in flower and not exceed 6.0%,9.0%, 1.5% in buds, respectively. Under the conditions of TLC, in flower and flower buds, 2 reference substances can be separated well with others. Extract, total flavonoids, rutin, quercetin were no lower than 40.0%, 5.0%, 2.5%,0. 2% in flower and no lower than 45.0%, 10.0%, 5.0%, 0.9% in buds, respectively. The established standards can improve the levels of quality control, provide experimental data for safety and efficacy of clinical application of Sophora flos carbonisatus, and also offer supporting data for the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2015 Edition.

Objective:To establish an HPLC method for the determination gensenoside Rg1 , Rb1 and notogensenoside R1 in Sanqi Jiegu pills and to investigate the stability of saponins in the granulation process. Methods:The separation was performes on a COSMO-SIL 5 C18 MS-II(250 mm × 4. 6 mm,5μm)column with gradient elution using water and acetonitrile as the mobile phase, the flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1 , the detection wavelength was 203nm, the column temperature was 30℃, and the injection volume was 10 μl. The content change of triterpene saponins in Sanqi Jiegu pills prepared by the granulation process at different drying temperature was al-so investigated. Results:The linearity of notogenoside R1 , gensenoside Rg1 and gensenoside Rb1 was good within the range of 0. 211 8-2.648 0 μg·ml-1(r=0.999 7),0.566 1-7.076 0 μg·ml-1(r=0.999 7) and 0.317 2-3.964 5μg·ml-1(r=0.999 7) with the average recovery of 98. 2%(RSD=0. 82%,n=6), 98. 1%(RSD=0. 72%,n=6) and 98. 1%(RSD=0. 59%,n=6),respectively. The content of saponins in Saqi Jiegu pills was decreased obviously with the increase of the drying temperature. Conclusion:The meth-od is simple, quick and reliable, and can be applied in the quality control of Sanqi Jiegu pills. It is recommended that the drying tem-perature in the granulation process should be controlled below 60℃.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of color Doppler flow imaging(CDFI) in the diagnosis and clinical follow-up of retinopathy of prematurity(ROP).Methods From March 2008 to February 2009,98 eyes of 49 premature infants(gestational age≤37 weeks,or birth weight≤2 000 g) underwent ROP screening by RetCam digital retinal camera and indirect ophthalmoscopy in the fourth to sixth postnatal week.At the same time,they were also examined by 8-14 MHz CDFI.Results Determined by RetCam digital retinal camera and indirect ophthalmoscopy,ROP was found in 41 eyes,including 8 eyes at stage Ⅰ,19 eyes at stage Ⅱ,6 eyes at stage Ⅲ,8 eyes at scarring stage and no eye at stage Ⅳ andⅤ.Compared with ophthalmologic examination,the specificity of CDFI for ROP diagnosis was 85.5%,and the sensitivity was 76.7%.Detected by CDFI,typical changes were not found in the infants with ROP at stage Ⅰ.In the infants with ROP at stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ,abundant blood flow signals were found in the central retinal artery(CRA).Increased amounts of the small vessels and irregular circuitousness were also observed.There was no obvious change in the systolic velocity(VS) of CRA.The diastolic velocity(Vd) was decreased and the resistance index(RI) was increased.A strong zonal echo protruded into the vitreum.Small blood flow signals which came from CRA by tracing toward their distal end were found in the same position using CDFI.Conclusions Detected by CDFI,the sonographic features of infants with ROP at stage Ⅰ are not typical,but those of infants with ROP at stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ are specific.CDFI is valuable in clinical ROP screening of high risk group.

Objective: To develop an HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of 3 anthraquinones components in Knoxia valerianoides.Methods: The separation was performed on a Waters Xbridge C18column(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm), the mobile phase A was 0.05% phosphoric acid, and acetonitrile served as the mobile phase B, and the analysis was with gradient elution;the flow rate was 1.0 ml·min-1;the detection wavelength was 280 nm;the column temperature was 30℃.Results: The linearity of lucidin, 3-hydroxymorindone and knoxiadin was 0.147-29.400 μg·ml-1 (r=0.999 6), 0.126-25.200μg·ml-1 (r=0.999 9) and 0.135-27.000μg·ml-1 (r=0.999 5), and the average recovery was 98.50%(RSD=1.20%), 98.72%(RSD=0.73%) and 101.10%(RSD=1.12%)(n=6), respectively.Conclusion: The developed method for the simultaneous determination of 3 components can be used to control the quality of Yunnan Knoxia valerianoides.

events were associated with promestriene use. Conclusion The premestriene capsule was safe and effective in the treatment of postmenopausal atrophic vaginitis.

BACKGROUND:The therapeutic effects of donkey-hide glue reinforcing bone oral solution on osteoporosis have been determined, but the exact effective mechanism is to be approached. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of donkey-hide glue reinforcing bone oral solution (DGRBOS) medicated serum on osteoprotegerin (OPG)and its ligand(OPGL)mRNAexpression of osteoblast in fetal rats and explore the molecular mechanism of treating osteoporosis with DGRBOS. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial. MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out from June 2003 to October 2004 in Bone Metabolic Laboratory of Department of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Technology and Science. Totally 30 3-month-oldWistar rats (15 males and 15 females) were randomly divided into 3 groups, I.e. DGRBOS group, estrogen group and control group, with 10 rats in every group. 12 clean newborn SD rats were selected to isolate and cul ture osteoblast. METHODS: ①After intragastric administration for 7 days, medicated serum was prepared respectively from the three groups. ②Skull osteoblast isolated from newborn SD rats was made into single cell suspension, then after digestion and passage, the subcultured osteoblast cell was made into cell suspension. The cultured osteoblasts were divided into 5 groups and given equal volumes of drug liquor. The DGRBOS group was given DGRBOS-medicated serum at the concentration of 100, 500 and 1 000 g/L which was diluted by nutrient solution; the estrogen group was given tibolone-medicated serum of 100 and 1 000 g/L; the control group was givenonly culture fluid. Meanwhile every group was given calf serum (100 g/L) for further culture. ③The osteoblast proliferation was measured by antigenic MTT colorimetric analysis and 3H-TdR penetration method. The in tra-cellular BGP contents were evaluated by radioimmunity .The mRNA expression of OPG and RANKL in osteoblast was analyzed by Rt-PCR. ④ One-way analysis of variance was applied to compare data among groups. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: mRNA expression of OPG and PAN KL in osteoblasts from fetal rats after intervention by medicated serum ofDGRBOS or Livial. RESULTS: ①The osteoblast proliferation measured by antigenic MTT colorimetric analysis and 3H-TdR penetration method showed that the proliferation in the DGRBOS group and tibolone group was enhanced moresignificantly than that in the control group (P ＜ 0.05-0.01), and reached maximal effect at the concentration of 500 g/L (P ＜ 0.01), but when the concentration was over 500 g/L, the effect tended to saturate. The medicated serum with all concentrations from DGRBOS and estrogen groups could increase the contents of BGP in osteoblasts (P ＜ 0.05). ②The mRNA expression of OPG reached the peak when the DGRBOS medicated serum was 1 000 g/L, and was obviously higher than that at the concentration of 100 and 500 g/L (P ＜ 0.05). The expression in DGRBOS group at the concentration of 1 000 g/L and in the estrogen group at the concentration of 100 and 1 000 g/L was apparently higher than that of the control group (P ＜ 0.01). ③The mRNAexpression of RANKL was the highest in DGR BOS group with 1 000 g/L concentration, and was markedly lower than that of the concentration of 100 and 500 g/L (P ＜ 0.05). The expression in DGRBOS group at the concentration of 1 000 g/L and in the estrogen group at the concentration of 100 and 1 000 g/L was noticeably lower than that in the control group (P ＜ 0.01).CONCLUSION: ①The DGRBOS could remarkably enhance osteoblast proliferation in dose-dependent and a dose-saturable manner, and the effect was close to that of tibolone. ②Partial mechanism of DGRBOS in treating osteoporosis might be promoting osteoblast proliferation and regulating OPG/RANKL expression.

Aim To investigate the effects of Rehmannia glutinosa oligosaccharides(ROS)on the damage induced by glutamate in hippocampal neurons.Methods The neurons isolated from hippocampus in new born SD rats were cultured for 7~9 days,which were specifically stained with NSE and then randomly divided into four groups:(Ⅰ)Normal cultures(control);(Ⅱ)ROS control cultures;(Ⅲ)Glutamate-exposed control cultures;(Ⅳ)Glutamate-exposed cultures pretreated with ROS.The neurons morphology was observed under inverted microscope;cell viability was assayed by MTT staining;LDH release was detected with chromatometry and flow cytometric analysis for identification and quantification of cell apoptosis.Results Compared with normal group,after exposure of glutamate for 24 h,the viability of neurons was decreased,LDH release and cell apoptosis were increased(P

Objective To explore the predictive capability of different methods for difficult la-ryngoscopy and analyze its optimal cutoff value.Methods Three hundred consecutive patients (aged 18-65 years,weighing 42-88 kg,ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ)scheduled to undergo general anesthe-sia and surgery were invited to participate.Difficult airway assessments were performed by thyromen-tal height (TMH),thyromental distance (TMD),sternomental distance (SMD),modified Mallam-pati test (MMT)and ratio of height and TMD (RHTMD)before anesthetic induction.Cormack-Le-hane (C-L)grade of laryngoscopy view was assessed after induction.Sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value (PPV),negative predictive value (NPV)and accuracy of these tests were calculated. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC)curve of TMH was performed to determine the optimal cutoff value of TMH.Results There were 22 patients diagnosed as difficult airway.Sensitivity,specificity, PPV,NPV and accuracy of TMH were higher than those of TMD,SMD and MMT tests.Sensitivity of RHTMD was lower than that of TMH test,and specificity,PPV,NPV and accuracy of RHTMD were similar to that of TMH.The optimal cutoff value of TMH was 4.9 cm through ROC curve. Conclusion The optimal cutoff value of TMH detecting difficult laryngoscopy was 4.9 cm.Similar to RHTMD,TMH appears to be more effective for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy than TMD, SMD and MMT.

Objective To analyze the consistency of two rapid antigen assays for the diagnosis of influenza A and B. We evaluated the clinical usefulness of silver amplification immunochromatography influenza virus detection kit.Methods Nasopharyngeal swab samples were collected from patients who were suspected of influenza at Huashan Hospital between January and February 2015. Two samples were collected from the same one patient. The samples were tested simultaneously by using IMMUNO AG Cartridge Flu AB kit (AG1) and commercial immunochromatographic assay kit, Clearview exact influenza A&B (CV). PCR method was used as reference.Results A total of 91 samples were tested, of which 7 were positive for influenza A and 53 positive for influenza B by AG1 system; 7 positive for influenza A and 50 positive for influenza B by CV system; and 8 positive for influenza A and 60 positive for influenza B by PCR. The sensitivity and specificity of the AG1 system were 87.5 % and 100 % for influenza A, and 88.3 % and 100 % for influenza B; while the CV system showed sensitivity and specficity of 87.5 % and 100 % for influenza A, 83.3 % and 100 % for influenza B. The AG1 system was 100 % consistent with the CV system in the positive rate of influenza A, and 94.3 % consistent with the CV system in the positive rate of influenza B.Conclusions The AG1 system is well consistent with the conventional immunochromatography-based diagnostic tests in diagnosis of influenza. The AG1 system is useful in earlier diagnosis of influenza due to fewer human error in result interpretation.