The traditional Chinese medicines come from natural and include many kinds of active ingredients.The clinical and experimental studies indicate that some traditional Chinese medicines(including the compound and the monomer)may regulate the lipid on multi-targets in vivo,which has certain value in only research and application.Present clinical researches on traditional Chinese medicines for lipid-regulation are limited in only regulating biochemistry level,small samples,poor repeatability,short of multi-central large-sample random-control experiments and absence of long term follow-up on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events.We should take the advantage of traditional Chinese medicine superiority in lipid-regulating process by scientific researches.

OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard of Welie capsule METHO DS :Fritillary bulb,rhizoma corydalis and magnolia bark in the capsule were ident ified with TLC;the contents of berberine hydrochloride was determined with TLC scanning RESULTS:Fritillary bulb,magnolia bark and rhizoma corydalis could be tested out in TLC chromatogram;berberine hydrochloride appeared good linear re lationship in the range of 0 1～1 0?g,r=0 9 991;and the average recovery w as 97 84%,RSD=2 86%(n=5) CONCLUSION:This method can be used to control the quality of Weile capsule

AIM To observe the effects of melatonin on acute and chronic injuries induced by oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) in co-cultured neuron and glia and to explore the probable mechanisms of melatonin in antagonizing the injuries. METHODS The injury model of cultured neuron and co-cultured neuron and glia was made by administration of sodium dithionite and glucose-deprived Earles solution. In neuron and glia co-culture, two different models, acute injury model at the phase of OGD and chronic injury model after 'reperfusion' were established. The levels of nitric oxide (NO) and the activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were measured by Griess reagent and LDH kits respectively. The content of malondialdehyde (MDA) was determined by TBA method. Cell viability was analyzed using colorimetric MTT assay. RESULTS Melatonin increased the level of NO at the concentration of 10 -6 , 10 -7 mol?L -1 and decreased the level of MDA content elevated by OGD at the concentration of 10 -6 , 10 -7 , 10 -8 mol?L -1 in vitro cultured cortical neurons. In the chronic injury model after 'reperfusion' melatonin (10 -6 , 10 -7 , 10 -8 mol?L -1 ) significantly decreased LDH activity and increased MTT value in neurons and glia co-cultured. But in the acute injury model, melatonin obviously increased LDH activity and decreased MTT value. CONCLUSION Melatonin protection for neuron from injuries induced by oxygen and glucose deprivation may be related to increase in the level of NO and decrease in the content of MDA. Melatonin can antagonize the injury in the chronic injury model after 'reperfusion', but exaggerate the injury in the acute injury model. These may be all related to its antioxidant action. Our results also suggest that melatonin may probably inhibit activation of microglia.

OBJECTIVE:To promote the improvement of the quality of pharmaceutical care.METHODS:Patients’com_ plaints in2003～2004in the pharmacy department of our hospital were analyzed and the related information was considered in the formulation of countermeasures.RESULTS&CONCLUSIONS:Giving consideration of patients'complaints that served as information resources in pharmaceutical management can promote a steady improvement of the quality of pharmaceutical care.

Chronic intermittent hypoxia ( CIH ) caused by ob-structive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome( OSAHS) is an impor-tant factor causing or aggravating many kinds of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Establishing a rational animal model for intermittent hypoxia is an essential method to study the CIH related cardiovascular diseases. Recently, researchers have tended to simulate intermittent hypoxia condition by controlling the oxygen concentration of the environmental air around the ani-mals. In the paper, we summarize and compare the methods of making intermittent hypoxia animal model in recent literature, from aspects of experimental animals, gas control apparatus, gas species and concentration, intermittent hypoxia treatment time, and anoxic cycle mode.

According to the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the pathogenetic factors such as platelet activation, adhesion, congregation and thrombosis fall into the category of blood stasis, while the pathological changes such as tissue necrosis, oxidative stress injury and inflammation, etc, are far beyond the etiological category of blood stasis. The toxin or the combination and transformation of toxin and blood stasis of TCM are involved in the pathogenesis of thrombotic cerebro-cardiovascular diseases. It is significant to recognize and stress the combination and transformation of toxin and stasis in pathogenicity so as to enrich TCM etiology and improve TCM clinical efficacy in the treatment of cerebro-cardiovascular and thrombotic diseases.

BACKGROUND: In tissue engineering, three-dimensional biodegradable scaffolds are generally used as a basic structure for cell anchorage, proliferation. Currently, no perfect scaffold is available. OBJECTIVE: To observe the growth of rabbit bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) cultured in different-intensity three-dimensional fibrin glue in vitro, and to discuss the feasibility of fibrin glue used as a scaffold material of bone tissue engineering. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: The single sample observational study was performed at the China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University and School of Mechanical Engineering of Tianjin University of Technology from September 2007 to January 2008. MATERIALS: Fibrinogen and thrombin were mixed at various proportions, and prepared into different intensity fibrin glue. A month-old male New Zealand white rabbits, weighing 0.25 kg was used in this study. METHODS: Rabbit BMSCs were cultured and serial subcultivation in a CO2 incubator. And then the amplified BMSCs were collected and continue to be cultured in different intensity fibrin glue for 4 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES：Observation of growing BMSCs is performed using the phase contrast microscope. The activity of BMSCs in fibrin glue at different stages was observed using hematoxylin-eosin staining. The ultrastructural changes of BMSCs were observed which had been cultivated in fibrin glue for 4 weeks. RESULTS: After growing in fibrin glue for 4 weeks, BMSCs showed strongly active status in low intensity fibrin glue and growing slowly or dying in high intensity fibrin glue. Under the electron microscope, BMSCs following 4 weeks culture in fibrin glue (proportation of fibrinogen and thrombin was 4:1) were found, with visible cellular organs, and BMSCs had good activities. CONCLUSION: BMSCs can spread and proliferate quickly in low intensity fibrin glue. The optimal proportion of fibrinogen and thrombin is 4: 1.

BACKGROUND: A superior composite scaffold hopes be constructed to resolve adhesion between seed cell and scaffoldmaterial.OBJECTIVE: To construct composite scaffolds with fibrin glue and xenogeneic inorganic bone and to explore the three-dimensional culture of rabbit marrow stromal cells (MSCs).DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: Observational experiment was performed at the Department of Orthopedics of China-Japan Union Hospital and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Mechanical Engineering of Jilin University from November 2007 to March 2008.MATERIALS: Fibrin glue was made by a certain ratio of fibrinogen and thrombin; bovine cancellous bone following defatting and deproteinization was mixed with fibrin glue to establish composite scaffold.METHODS: Rabbit MSCs were cultured in v#ro and transferred, and the MSCs were collected for three-dimensional culture withcombined scaffolds made of xenogeneic inorganic bone and fibrin glue.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The growth and proliferation of MSCs were examined by phase-contrast microscope andtransmission electron microscopy.RESULTS: Phase contrast microscope showed that the MSCs could spread evenly in the combined scaffolds. After cultured 4 weeks, the MSCs formed into densely three-dimensional net. It could be observed under the transmission electron microscopethat there were micro-protrusions in local stromal cells at 4 weeks after culture, and the mitochondrion as well as ribosomes wasobserved in the cytoplasm with rough endoplasmic reticulum.CONCLUSION: The MSCs cultured in the combination of fibrin glue and xenogeneic inorganic bone scaffolds show a betteractivity, and they can proliferate rapidly.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of transrectal ultrasound(TRUS)guided biopsies of the prostate cancer(PCA)with serum prostate specific antigen(PSA)level less than 4 μg/L.Methods Fifty-nine patients suspected PCA were underwent TRUS guided-biopsy.The ultrasonographic features of lesions and prostate gland were observed.The PSA,PSA density(PSAD),F/T(free/total PSA ratio),prostatic volume(PV)were compared between PCA group and non-PCA group,and further analyzed the sensitivity and specificity of PSAD and F/T at different thresholds for PCA diagnosis.Results In 59 patients,16 were proved to be cancer by pathological examination,the positive detection rate was 27%.In these 16 patients,12 had lesions on ultrasound,which locatqed in outer gland.The rich vascularity was observed in PCA more than in benign and precancerous lesion.There were statistical significant differences in PSA,PSAD,F/T,PV between PCA and non-PCA groups.When selecting threshold of PSAD and F/T were 0.09 and 0.20,respectively,there were the highest diagnostic specificity and sensitivity.The diagnostic specificity and sensitivity of PSAD were higher than those of F/T.Conclusions TRUS guided biopsies of the prostate is one of the most efficient methods for detection of PCA with PSA level less than 4μg/L.Combining TRUS features with PSA parameters can further increase positive detection rate of PCA.