Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; instrumentation ; methods ; Adult ; Blepharoptosis ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Needles

AIM:To determine terpenelactonesines content in Yinxing Tongzhi Dripping Pills(ginkgoflavone,ginkgolide).METHODS:HPIC with evaporative light scattering detector(ELSD) was established to determine terpenelactones content in Yinxing Tongzhi Dripping Pills..The analysis was carried out on Angilent Hypersil ODS(5 ?m,4 mm?250 mm) column.The mobile phase consisted of THF-MeOH-H_2O(10:20:70).The operating conditions of the ELSD were a nebulizer nitrogen,flow-rate of 2.51 L/min and an evaporator tube temperature of 103(?C).RESULTS:No interference was found in the terpenelactones peak position.The method was simple,with a good linear relationship.The relative standard deviation of reproducibility about BB、GA、GB、GC was 1.33%,(1.79%,)1.92%,1.58% respectively and the average recoveries were 97.0%,96.5%,96.3%,97.6%,respectively.CONCLUSION:The method can be used for quality control.

Objective In order to provide scientific evidence for revealing the pathophysiological changes, levels of the humoral and cellular immunity and cytokines in elderly patients with bacterial pneumonia were determined. Methods The changes of immunological markers including IgA, IgG, IgM,C3, C4,T cell subpopulation (CD3 +, CD4 +, CD8 +) and CD4 +/CD8 +, IL 2, IL 6, IL 8, TNF ? were examined for the elderly bacterial pneumonia group(BPG), the aged control group(ACG) and the young control group(YCG). Results The level of CD3 +〔(53 90?7 10)% vs (62 67?6 08)%〕, CD4 +〔(33 85?4 69)% vs (3 57?3 40)%〕, IL 2〔(4 09?0 69) ?g/L vs (6 72?0 52) ?g/L〕 and IL 8〔(0 28?0 07) ?g/L vs (0 39?0 09) ?g/L〕 in ACG were significantly lower than those in YCG. The levels of IgA, IgG, IgM, C3, CD8 +, IL 8〔(0 33?0 08) ?g/L vs (0 28?0 07) ?g/L〕, and TNF ?〔(1 25?0 23) ?g/L vs (1 10?0 20) ?g/L〕in BPG were significantly higher than those in ACG; and in BPG the levels of IgG, IgM, C3, IL 8 and TNF ? were significantly higher than those in YCG. However, the levels of CD3 +, CD4 + and the ratio CD4 +/CD8 +in BPG were markedly lower than those in YCG;the IL 2(2 730?0 612 ?g/L) was much lower than that of ACG〔(6 72?0 52) ?g/L〕 and YCG〔(4 09?0 69) ?g/L〕, respectively. Conclusions The occurrence and the progress of bacterial pneumonia in the elderly are related to the immunological functioning including the excessive humoral immunity, the super activation of complement system, the dysequilibrium of T cellular immunoloregulation network and the super excretion of inflammatory cytokines.

Objective To study the change of maternal serum human chorionic gonadotropin(MShCG) in preterm labor and the relationship between hCG and placental pathological changes. Metheds The preterm labor patients were chosen as the research subjects, the normal late-pregnancy women with the same gestational age were chosen as controls. MShCG level were measured by radioimmunoassy (RIA), placental tissue of preterm labor women was examined histologically. hCG in placental tissue was examined by semiquantiative immunohistochemistry. Results MShCG in preterm labor was significantly higher than that of control P

Objective To study the effect of salmon calcitonin and physical therapy on lumbar spinal ste- nosis.Methods Eighty cases of lumbar spinal stenosis were divided into treatment and control groups.Physical therapy alone was given to the control group,but salmon calcitonin was injected intramuscularly in addition to phys- ical therapy for the patients in the treatment group.Visual analogue scale,range of motion (ROM),pain-free walking distance,tendon reflexes and functional independence measures (FIM) were observed to assess the re- sults.Results The VAS,ROM and walking distance of the treatment group improved more than those of the con- trol group,but the groups' tendon reflexes and FIM were similar.Conclusions Salmon caleitonin can reduce the symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis,and it has special effects in relieving pain.

Adolescent ; Child ; Female ; Ghrelin ; blood ; Glucose ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Male ; Obesity ; blood ; Time Factors

AIM: To investigate the potential role of 14-3-3 tau in trophoblast cells on invasiveness. METHODS: 14-3-3 tau expression was detected in first-trimester villi, deciduas and human trophoblastic cell line (BeWo) by immunohistochemistry. Small interference RNA (siRNA) targeting 14-3-3 tau was transfected into BeWo cells. The effects of down-regulated 14-3-3 tau on invasion of human trophoblasts cell line BeWo were examined by matrigel invasion assay, and the transcription, translation of E-cadherin and snail were estimated by RT-PCR or Western blotting. U0126 was used to detect the extracellular-signal related kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) function on down-regulation of 14-3-3 tau induced cell invasion. RESULTS: 14-3-3 tau was detected in the invasive trophoblastic cells in the first trimester villi and that invaded to the deciduas. BeWo cells also expressed 14-3-3 tau. Down-regulation of 14-3-3 tau increased the invasive cell-number of BeWo, as well as the expression of snail, and inhibited E-cadherin. U0126 inhibited the enhanced invasiveness in these cells induced by the down-regulation of 14-3-3 tau. CONCLUSION: 14-3-3 tau may regulate the invasiveness of human trophoblastic cells through ERK1/2 signaling pathway.

Objective To study the effect of Busui Jiannao Prescription on ethology, GSH content and GSH-PX activity in brain of PD model rats. Methods Forty-five the aging pure C57BL rats were divided into a negative injury group, a model group, and a Chinese medicine group. PD animal model were established by injection with MPTP and were treated with Busui Jiannao Prescription by intragastric administration. Score changes of PD model rats in the test of pole-climbing and suspending were observed. GSH content and GSH-PX activity were further measured. Results After treating with Busui Jiannao Prescription, the test scores in pole-climbing and suspending were improved, GSH content and GSH-PX activity in substantia nigra were increased. Conclusion Busui Jiannao Prescription can regulate the behavior coordination and repair the damage of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of PD model rats.

Objective To detect the mechanism of serum uric acid (UA) in different types of coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods 88 patients were divided into three groups：the control group，stable angina (SA) group and acute coronary syndrom (ACS) group.The levels of UA，alpha-granule membrane protein 140 (GMP-140)，von Willebrand factor(vWF)，plasminogen activator inhabitor typed (PAI-1)，Thromboxane B_2 (TXB_2) and C-reacting protein(CRP) were measured.Results ①UA and CRP in ACS group were higher than that in SA group and control group [(392.1±68.57) μmol/L and (42.2±39.4) mg/L vs (370.50±58.80) μmol/L and (18.9±17.1) mg/L vs (286.00±65.31) μmol/L and (2.5±0.7) mg/L，P＜0.05)].For UA，there was no difference between ACS and SA group(P＞0.05)；CRP was higher in ACS group than in SA group (P＜0.05).②vWF and TXB_2 were higher in ACS[(1.65±0.48)%，(19.73±18.66)ng/L]and SA group[(1.35±0.49)%，(11.18±10.71) ng/L]than in control group[(1.07±0.26)%，(6.46±5.41) ng/L，P＜0.05]，and those were higher in ACS group than in SA group (P＜0.05).③GMP-140 and PAI-1 were higher in ACS [(13.04±0.99) μg/L and (65.65±14.76) μg/L]and SA group[(12.55±0.74) μg/L and (62.69±12.24) μg/L]than in control group [(12.32±0.29) μg/L，(50.78±13.88) μg/L，P＜0.05].There were no differences between ACS and SA group (P＞0.05).④Comparing hyperuricemia group and non-hyperuricemia group in CHD patients：the CRP(71.3±18.9) mg/L，vWF(1.08±0.52) %，GMP-140(13.57±1.11) μg/L，TXB_2 (57.26±47.84)ng/L，PAI-1 (72.12±9.23) μg/L in ACS group possessing hyperuricemia were higher than non-hyperuricemia group [CRP (20.7±17.9) mg/L，vWF (0.84±0.54) %，GMP-140 (13.23±1.07) μg/L，TXB_2 (26.70 + 23.83) ng/L，PAI-1 (61.30±12.07) μg/L](t=7.394，0.008，0.227，7.605，0.421，P＜0.05)；CRP(31.1±18.9)mg/L and TXB2 (21.54±3.90) ng/L in SA group possessing hyperuricemia group were higher than non-hyperuricemia group[(10.9±10.1)mg/L and (5.02±4.93) ng/L，t=0.494，8.669，P＜0.05].Logistic stepwise regression analysis indicated that the related factors with ACS were UA(OR=1.046)，CRP(OR=7.615)，PAI-1(OR=1.301)，PT(OR=0.300)and TG(OR=2.243) (P＜0.05).Conclusions UA is an important risk factor in CHD patients.UA can induce different types of CHD by damaging blood vessel endothelium function，activating platelet，changing coagulation and causing inflammatory.

Objective To investigate the feasibility of achieving consistent image quality with dose reduction technology in lumber spine MSCT examination with Z-axis automatic tube current modulation (ATCM). Methods Forty-eight patients diagnosed as lumber intervertebral disc protrution scanned twice by MSCT before and after interventional operations with the same coverage from third lumbar vertebra to first sacral vertebra. The first scan (FM) was with fixed tube current of 320 mAs. The follow-up scan was with ATCM with noise index (NI) of 12.0 HU. At the levels of L3-4, L4-5 and 15-S1, image quality, image noise and radiation dose were measured and analyzed. Image quality and radiation dose were compared by paired t-test and the image noise was compared by ANOVA test. Results The dosage of the ATCM had a 31.3% reduction compared with FM, the average DLP was(187.9±66.4)mGy·cm and(273.4±45.4) mGy·cm respectively, where t = 8.205, P < 0.05. The average noise and their deviations for the FM group were (9.8±2.4) HU,(9.9±2.4) HU, and (11.5±3.2) HU at level of L3-4, L4-5, 15-S1, respectively. With ATCM, the average noise was(12.0±0.8) HU, (11.7±0.6) HU, and (11.7±1.4) HU, respectively. There was statistical difference between the two groups (F = 23.31, P < 0.05). The image quality scores for the FM group were (4.7±0.3), (4.5±0.2), (4.5±0.2) and showed no statistical difference to ATCM group (4.6±0.3), (4.5±0.2), (4.5±0.2) at level of L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1, respectively, where t = 1.000, P > 0.050 Conclusion ATCM technique with the noise index setting at 12.0 HU can achieved a 31.3% dose reduction while keep the consistent image quality for lumbar spine MSCT study.