OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of Bushen huoxue cupailuan decoction on clinical effects and related index-es of infertility induced by polycystic ovary syndrome. METHODS:A total of 120 cases of polycystic ovary syndrome of kidney de-ficiency and blood stasis selected from our hospital were divided into observation group and control group according to random num-ber table,with 60 cases in each group. From the 5th day of menstruation,control group was given Clomiphene citrate capsules 50 mg,qd;observation group was given 200 mL of Bushen huoxue cupailuan decoction,morning and night. Atreatment course lasted for 3 menstrnal cycle,both groups were treated for 1-2 courses. The number of follicles,endometrial thickness,ovarian volume and serum hormone levels (INS,LH,FSH,PRL,T,E2) were observed in 2 groups before and after treatment. The pregnancy rate were compared between 2 groups after treatment. RESULTS:Before treatment,there was no statistical significance in the num-ber of follicles,endometrial thickness,ovarian volume or serum hormone levels between 2 groups(P>0.05). After treatment,the number of follicles,endometrial thickness and ovarian volume in 2 groups were all increased;the improvement of observation group was better than control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). After treatment,the levels of FSH and E2 in 2 groups were increased significantly;the level of serum hormone in observation group was significantly better than control group,with sta-tistical significance(P<0.05). The pregnancy rate of observation group was 63.33%,which was significantly higher than 46.67%of control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Bushen huoxue cupailuan decoction can effectively im-prove serum hormone lever,ovary condition and pregnancy rate in the infertility patients induced by polycystic ovary syndrome.

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is an important means to clinical microbiology. At present, there are no standard AST methods for aquatic pathogens comparing with human and veterinary pathogens. We reviewed the recent research progress on establishing these methods and discussed the key factors in AST of aquatic pathogens. Furthermore the defect of AST of aquatic pathogens in China was profiled and prospect for further research was put forward.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the economical efficiency of 3 therapeutic plans for acute upper respiratory tract infec-tion caused by group A β-hemolytic streptococcal (GAS). METHODS:In retrospective study,71 GAS positive patients with acute upper respiratory tract infection in our hospital during Mar. 2014-Mar. 2016 were selected and divided into group A(16 cases),B(30 cases),C(25 cases)according to medication method. Group A,B,C were given intramuscular injection of ben-zathine benzylpenicillin(1200000 U),oral administration of penicillin V potassium(0.5 g,q8 h,10 d)or oral administration of amoxicillin sulbactam(0.5 g,bid,10 d),respectively. Clinical efficacy and bacterial clearance were observed,and econom-ics of 3 therapeutic plans were evaluated. RESULTS:The cure rates of 3 groups were 87.50%,90.00%,and 92.00%;bacterial clearance rates were 88.24%,87.87%,and 92.59%,respectively;there was no statistical significance(P>0.05). Cost-minimi-zation analysis was adopted for pharmacoeconomic evaluation. The costs of 3 groups were 237.79,279.49,400.40 yuan,respec-tively. The cure rate and bacterial clearance rate of therapeutic plan C were the highest,but its cost also was the highest. The re-sults of sensitivity analysis were consistent with the results of cost-minimization analysis. CONCLUSIONS:The intramuscular in-jection of benzathine benzylpenicillin can be served as first choice therapeutic plan for recurrent upper respiratory tract infection caused by GAS and patients with rhenmatic fever risk. The patients who are reluctant to be treated with penicillin but guarantee medication time can take penicillin V potassium orally. The patients with poor efficacy of common penicillin can take amoxicillin sulbactam pivoxil.

Objective To explore effects of comfort nursing on anxiety, depression and comfort of surgical patients.Methods Comfort nursing was done to 128 surgical patients, including physical comfort, psychological comfort and social comfort and self-designed questionnaire was made to investigate the comfort of patients during operation. When the patients were hospitalized and after operation, patients’physical states were evaluated with self-rating depression scale(SDS)and self-rating anxiety scale(SAS).Results The score of patients’comfort was (6.5±0.2)and the SDS and SAS were lower than that of patients when hospitalized with statistical difference(P<0.05).Conclusion Comfort nursing can reduce anxiety, depression and increase comfort of surgical patients.

Objective To study the clinical value of detection of peripheral blood natural killer(NK) cells subsets in patients with malignant hematological diseases.Methods A total of 100 patients with malignant blood disease were enrolled from March 2014 to April 2016 as the observation group,including 50 cases in acute stage and 50 cases in mild stage.At the same time,100 health subjects were enrolled as the control group.The number of NK cells in peripheral blood and the changes of subgroups were compared.Results The number of NK cells in the different groups were compared,the absolute numbers and relative numbers of NK cells in the acute phase of leukemia and lymphoma were much lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).While the absolute number and relative number of NK cells in mild stage of leukemia and lymphoma were higher than that in acute phase(P<0.05).After treatment,the absolute number and relative number of NK cells in patients with leukemia and lymphoma were higher than before treatment(P<0.05).Before treatment,levels of CD56bright and CD56dim in patients with leukemia and lymphoma were statistically different with those of control group(P<0.05).After treatment,CD56bright and CD56dim levels were significantly improved in both groups(P<0.05).Conclusion The number of peripheral blood NK cells in patients with hematological malignancies could be reduced,and the cells function might be compromised.Detection of NK cell subsets could be with guiding significance in the treatment of malignant hematologic disease.

Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Sanqi), the underground part of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen (Araliaceae) is commonly used in Chinese medicine for treatment of haemorrhage, haemostasis, swelling, etc. The aerial part including leaves, flowers and fruits are also applied for similar functions. Triterpenoid saponins are considered to be responsible for the biological activities of Sanqi. Up to date, more than 100 saponins have been isolated from theroots, rhizomes, leaves, flowers and fruits of P. notoginseng. The reported saponins can be classified into protopanaxadiol (PPD), protopanaxatriol (PPT), C17 side-chain varied and other types, according to the skeletons of the aglycons. The present review summarizes the saponins isolated from P. notoginseng and their distribution in different medicinal organs, as well as the pharmacological actions on cardiovascular system.
Animals ; Cardiovascular System ; drug effects ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Molecular Structure ; Panax notoginseng ; chemistry ; Plant Roots ; chemistry ; Saponins ; chemistry ; pharmacology

Purpose To evaluate the role of 18F-FDG PET/CT tumor metabolic imaging in the detection of lung cancer lesions,using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves analysis and investigate the diagnostic value of TNR and TLR in lung lesions.Materials and Methods A total of 82 patients who were confirmed with lung space-occupying lesionsby 18F-FDG PET/CT tumor metabolic imaging were retrospectively analyzed.Based on the pathological gold standard,evaluate the diagnostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT tumor metabolic imaging in lung space-occupying lesions by t-test and ROC curve.Results There was a significant difference of TNR and TLR between benign and malignant lesion (P＜0.01).The AUC on ROC curve of TLR ratio was 0.943 in the lung lesions while the TNR was 0.927.The sensitivity,specificity and the accuracy were 86.36％,62.50％ and 81.71％,respectively with the TNR cutoff of 6.87.The sensitivity,specificity and the accuracy were 90.91％,68.75％ and 86.58％,respectively with the TLR cutoff of 2.86.Conclusion 18F-FDG PET/CT tumor metabolic imaging is useful for differentiating lung space-occupying lesions.But for cases of atypical 18F-FDG uptake,it is suggested to combine with clinical information.

Child ; Embolization, Therapeutic ; adverse effects ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Platelet Count ; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic ; blood ; therapy ; Splenic Artery

AIM:To investigate the mechanism of apoptosis during the process of adult rat mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)differentiating into neuron-like cells in vitro.METHODS:The MSCs were isolated primarily from adult rats bone marrow by density gradient and then expanded in medium as undifferentiated cells for 3-5 generations.The MSCs were divided into three groups at random.The control group was induced with ?-mercaptoethanol(?-ME).Meanwhile,the U0126 group was given ?-ME and U0126(10 ?mol/L)added at the beginning of induction.The PMA groups were treated with ?-ME and different concentrations of PMA since pre-induction.The effects of U0126 and PMA on the activity of neuron-like cells were observed by MTT.The effects of U0126 and PMA on the expression of neuron specific marker nestin and expression of apoptosis-related protein caspase,Bcl-2,Bax in neuron-like cells were detected by using immunocytochemistry method.TUNEL technique was used to detect apoptosis index.RESULTS:Compared to control group,neuron viability,nestin and Bcl-2 increased and neuron apoptosis decreased in U0126 group(P

Objective To investigate the clinical significance of NKp44+NK cells in the peripheral blood and synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.Methods The proportions of NKp44+NK cells in the PB of 20 active and 15 remission patients with RA and 20 healthy individuals were detected using flow cytometry.The proportions of NKp44+NK cells in the SF of 10 active patients were detected.Multiple nonparametric test was used to compared the difference of NKp44+NK cells proportions.Clinical data including DAS28,anti-CCP antibody and RF were collected.The relationship between NKp44+NK cells and clinical data was analyzed by Spearman correlation analysis.Results The proportions of NKp44+NK cells in PB of active and remission patients and healthy individuals were (1.480±4.750)%,(0.540±0.590)%,(0.000±0.000)%respectively.The proportion of NKp44+NK cells in PB of active patients was significantly higher than that of remission patients and healthy individuals (x2=46.708,P=0.000).The proportion of NKp44+NK cells in the SF of ten active RA patients was significantly higher than matched PB.There was positive correlation between NKp44+NK cells proportion in PB and SF of active patients and DAS 28 and anti-CCP antibody level.There was no correlation between NKp44+NK cells proportion in PB,SF and RF.Conclusion There is a marked increase in the proportion of NKp44+NK cells in PB and SF of RA patients.Moreover,NKp44+NK cells are positively correlated with DAS28 and anti-CCP antibody,suggesting that NKp44+NK cells may be correlated with disease activity and severity.