OBJECTIVE: To promote TCM intellectual property protection. METHODS: The problems of TCM intellectual property protection were summarized, and the suggestions for the improvement of TCM intellectual property protection system were put forward according to its current development situation. RESULTS&CONCLUSION: The improvement of law and policy, construction of social circumstances as well as promotion of scientific technology, i.e. modernization of TCM, are four important aspects of TCM intellectual property protection system. Above aspects is significance to the long-term development of ethnic drugs and the parenchymatous improvement of medical care.

BACKGROUND: Dysfunction of vascular endothelium is the initial event of atherosclerosis. Although there are many approaches to evaluate the function of vascular endothelium, few are widely used in clinic. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the brachial and superficial femoral endothelium-dependent dilation, i.e. flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and endothelium-independent dilation, i.e. nitroglycerin-mediated dilation (NMD), of elderly patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), and to investigate the correlation and characteristics between brachial and superficial femoral FMD and NMD.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: Non-randomized concurrent control trial was performed at Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital from October 2000 to May 2002.PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-three PAD patients were selected as PAD group, including 27 male and 6 female, aged (79±6)years, who had more than one focus of plaque and arterial stenosis more than 50% in artery of lower extremity by Doppler ultrasound. Accorded with the standard for Health of China Academy of Geriatrics in 1995, 40 healthy retired cadres undergoing health examination were selected as control, including 29 male and 11 female. In addition, 30 patients with coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease or cardiovascular risk factors (excluding age and sex) were selected as risk factor group.METHODS: Using non-invasive approach, high resolution color Doppler ultrasound diagnosis system was applied to detect the basic caliber of upper and lower extremtity arteries in all participants, then the blood flow of the tested artery was blocked and the vascular caliber was detected again after the blood flow was restored to evaluate the endothelium-dependent dilation. The tested subjects took 0.6 mg nitroglycerin to induce vasodilatation after detecting the basic caliber of upper and lower extremtity arteries, then the difference between the two detections was regarded as the endothelium-independent dilation.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The endothelium-dependent dilation and endothelium-independent dilation of upper and lower extremtity arteries.RESULTS: Both FMD and NMD of the brachial artery and the superficial femoral artery in 33 PAD patients were significantly lower than those of healthy controls and non-PAD patients with cardiovascular risk factors (t=-11.82-10.91, P <0.05). In old PAD patients, the superficial femoral FMD and NMD were significantly lower than brachial FMD (t=3.535,3.315, P < 0.01); There was close relationship between the brachial and superficial femoral FMD (r=0.931 4, P < 0.01), so was the NMD (r=0.919 1, P < 0.01).CONCLUSION: The superficial femoral FMD and NMD may reflect the vasoreactivity of PAD patients more directly and sensitively than those of brachial artery. There is close relationship between brachial and superficial femoral arteries.

Objective To evaluate the efficiency of control measures of the noise from a boiler room. Methods The main noise sourcs of the boiler room for attendant apartment near Wuhu railway station including air-blower and water pump were isolated using sound absorptive materials,a kind of modified PVC as sound isulator.The noise levels of the operation table for boiler workers and rooms of attendant apartment were measured before and after adopting noise control measures,then were evaluated based on GB12348-1990,the Criteria for Evaluation on the Noise of Industrial Enterprises. Results The equivalent sound levels of day and night were 76.1 and 73.5 dB(A) for the operation table for boiler workers,68.4 and 54.6 dB(A) for rooms of attendant apartment before and after noise control. The noise levels of above two monitoring points met the requirement of GB12348-1990 after the noise control. Conclusion The modified PVC sound insulator could effectively screen the noise from the boiler room.

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Objective To observe the clinical and pathological characteristics of choroidal metastatic carcinoma from lung carcinoma. Methods The clinical and pathological data of 6 patients with choroidal metastatic carcinoma from lung carcinima were analysed retrospectively. Results All the 6 patients had severe visual impairment, including 3 with severe ophthalmalgia. Flat neoplasm were seen in the posterior pole of the eyes in all the 6 patients and retinal detachment were found in 5 patients. Fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) examination had been performed on 1 patient and blocked fluorescence and hyperfluorescence were seen in the lesion with pinpoint fluorescein leakage loop around it. CT examination had been performed on 3 patients and the shadow of flat homogenous tumor was seen. MRI examination had been performed on 1 patient and high signal intensities on T1W and low signal intensities on T2W were found. In all the 6 patients with primary lung carcinoma, 5 were diagnosed with adenocarcinoma and 1 with cellule carcinoma through pathological examination, and 5 patients were diagnosed with choroidal metastatic carcinoma from adenocarcinoma and 1 with choroidal metastatic carcinoma from cellule carcinoma through pathological examination. Conclusion Rapid visual acuity decrease, severe ophthalmalgia, flat neoplasm in ocular fundus and secondary retinal detachment are the main clinical characteristics of the choroidal metastatic carcinoma from lung carcinoma. Most histopathological manifestations of the metastatic carcinoma like that of the primary focus, and adenocarninoma is the most common histoclassification.

Objective To induce regeneration of dog's tracheal cartilage by implanting the recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) into the tracheal graft in order to prevent the trachea from collapse. Methods RhBMP-2 with the atelopeptide type-1 collagen carrier was implanted around the cartilage ring of the autograft. New cartilage formed was detected with the histological analysis and immunohistochemical stain after 4 weeks. Six different concentrations of rhBMP-2 with collagen carrier were implanted around the cartilage ring in 6 auto transplantation groups respectively. The area of new cartilage regeneration was calculated in choosing the optimal dosage of rhBMP-2. Auto and allo tracheal transplantation were performed with rhBMP-2 implanted around the cartilage ring, the diameter of the grafts, histological analysis, and the area of the new cartilage regeneration were calculated. Results The addition of rhBMP-2 resulted in significantly greater amount of the new cartilage area (P

Objective To investigate the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α)gene in rat cerebral cortex neurons under hypoxia conditions,and provide more experimental basis for clinical treatment of hypoxic brain disease.Methods The rat cerebral cortical neurons in primary culture and hypoxia model were prepared and identified by immunocytochemistry analysis.The expression of HIF-1α in normal and hypoxic neurons was detected at 4 time points (12 h,24 h,48 h and 72 h) by immunohistochemical analysis.Results The expression of HIF-1α positive cells in normal control (NC) group was less at each time point,and it showed no statistically significant within groups.The weak expression of HIF-1α was found at 12 h in hypoxic group,and the expression augmented along with the time extended,it increased obviously at 24 h,reached the peak at 48 h(IOD＝0.27±0.02,F＝35.703,t＝11.795,P＜0.01),and declined until 72 h,it showed statistical significance between two groups at each time point.Conclusions The expression of HIF-1α is increased after hypoxia.HIF-1α has a protective effect on neurons after hypoxia.

Objective: To investigate the effect of nocturnal hypertension in essential hypertension (EH) patients with early renal dysfunction. Methods: A total of 182 EH patients were enrolled in this study. According to weather the average night blood pressure (BP) > 120/70 mmHg, the patients were divided into 2 groups: Nocturnal hypertension group,n=89 and Control group,n=93. The levels of urine micro albumin (mALB), podocalyxin (PCX) and serum Cyst-C were examined and compared between 2 groups. Results:① For BP: the average systolic and diastolic BP in Nocturnal hypertension group were higher than those in Control group as SBP (138.05 ± 6.33) mmHg vs (102.51 ± 8.76) mmHg, DBP (84.11 ± 6.32) mmHg vs (70.03 ± 4.56) mmHg, P<0.05. ② For renal dysfunction biomarkers: several biomarker levels were higher in Nocturnal hypertension group than those in Control group as mALB (13.60 ± 0.69) mg vs (10.04 ± 0.73) mg, PCX (5.35 ± 1.69) ng/ml vs (2.05 ± 0.88) ng/ml and serum Cyst-C (1.35 ± 0.69) mg/L vs (1.02 ± 0.44) mg/L, allP<0.05.③ For correlation study: In Nocturnal hypertension group, the PCX level was positively correlated to the levels of mALB (r=0.675,P<0.05), Cyst-C (r=0.734,P<0.05), night BP (r=0.830, P<0.05) and the duration EH (r=0.688,P<0.05). Conclusion: EH patients with nocturnal hypertension have more incidences to suffer from renal dysfunction, the examination of mALB, PCX and Cyst-C are beneifciary for the early diagnosis in relevant patients.

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Objective To investigate the incidence and possible reasons of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who stopped taking slow-acting antirheumatic drugs (SAADs).Methods Two hundreds and twenty-four in-or out-patients with RA were prospectively followed up for 4-year,and their demographic and clinical information and reasons of SAADs cessation were recorded.The difference between patients who stuck to SAADs and those who stopped SAADs and the factors that resulting the cessation were analyzed.Results ① Fourty-eight percent of 224 patients with RA ceased taking SAADs during 4-year period.② The main reasons of ceasing SAADs,provided by patients themselves,were side effects of SAADs,ineffectiveness,lack of knowledge about drugs,short of SAADs,concurrent diseases,and intention to pregnancy.③ There was significant difference in low income,poor educational status,number of tender joints,and rheumatoid factor level between the patients who stuck to SAADs and those who did not.Conclusion The high incidence of SAADs cessation in RA patients should rise concern.Both medical and patient factors contribute to the cessation.