Objective To observe the effect of intravenous low intensity laser radiation (ILLLI) combined with traditional Chinese medicine on TXB2, 6-Keto-PGF1? and Ang II of the rabbits of experimental diabetic stroke. Method 35 successfully modeled rabbits, after alloxian injection for diabetes and photochemical radiation for stroke, were randomized into four treatment group-control group (B), ILIB group (C), a group with compound treatment of ILIB and TCH (D), TCM treatment group (E), and 7 unmodeled rabbits were made as the normal group (A). TXB2, 6-Keto-PGF1? and Ang II level were observed and compared. Result Compared with group B, group C and E can significantly rectify the disorderly TXB2, 6-Keto-PGF1? and Ang II, Group D was better than C and E. Conclusion ILLLI combined with TCM can effectively rectify the TXB2, 6-Keto-PGF1? and Ang II level, reduce nervous injury, cure diabetes cerebral infarction.

The diagnostic evidence on clinical diseases and theoretic basis of moving cupping therapy were ex- plored in the paper. By the observation of the local reaction, such as skin appearance and color, the affected location, duration of sickness and nature of disease were judged. Different moving cupping methods were selected for different disorders. It was discovered that the property of syndromes should be recognized by the palpation on skin and muscle in the moving cupping therapy so that the pathogenesis and treating principle could be carefully determined. The moving cupping therapy is the important component of body surface therapy. Skin reaction observation and syndrome differentiation is the essential guidance of the moving cupping therapy.
Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Humans ; Meridians ; Skin ; anatomy & histology ; blood supply

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of light therapy combined with fluoxetine on winter attack depression.Methods68 patients of winter attack depression were divided randomly into the treatment group and control group with 34 cases in each group. Patients of the treatment group were treated by bright white light combined with fluoxetine (20 mg/d), but cases of the control group were treated only with fluoxetine. Therapeutic effects of two groups were evaluated with BDI, HAMD, and SCL-90 scales and traditional evaluation.ResultsPatients of the treatment group had a better effect than that of the control group (P<0.05).ConclusionLight therapy combined with fluoxetine has a good short and long term effect on winter attack depression, and can prevent from recurrence.

Objective To investigate the association between the genetic polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and ulcerative colitis (UC) of Han ethnic population in Zhejiang, China. Methods Two hundred and seventy-four consecutive patients with UC and 726 healthy controls (HC) were studied. The genetic polymorphisms of MTHFR (C677T and A1298C) were genotyped using PCR-RELP methods. Results The frequencies of variant allele and genotype in MTHFR A1298Cgene were higher in UC patients than in the HC (35.77% vs 29. 96%, P =0. 013; 52. 19% vs 44. 90%,P=0.039; respectively). However, there were no significant discrepancies of the allele and genotype frequencies in the MTHFR C677T gene between the UC patients and the HC (P ＞ 0. 05 ). In addition, the MTHFR 677Tr homozygote, T allele and 677CT/1298AC compound genotype were more prevalent in patients with extensive colitis than in those with distal colitis (37. 66% vs 14. 72% ,P = 0. 0002; 49. 35% vs 32.99% ,P =0. 0004; 29. 87% vs 15.23% ,P =0. 006; respectively). Furthermore,the variant allele in the MTHFR A1298C gene (C) in severe UC patients was significantly lower than in mild and moderate UC patients (18.97% vs 33. 88% ,P =0. 022). Conclusion The genetic polymorphisms of MTHFR C677T and A1298C are obviously associated with Han ethnic population with UC in Zhejiang province.

Adolescent ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration ; diagnosis

A UPLC method has been developed in the current investigation for simultaneous determination of nine chemical markers of Bletilla striata, 4-hydroxymethylphenyl beta-D-glucoside, blestroside, dactylorhin A, militarine, dihydrophenanthrene 5, gymnoside V, dihydrophenanthrene 1, benzylphenanthrene 3 and gymnosides IX. Separation was performed at 45 degrees C on an ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column (2.1 mm x 150 mm, 1.7 microm) with a gradient solvent system of acetonitrile-water as the mobile phase. The flow rate was 0.3 mL x min(-1), the detection wavelength was 280 nm. The results showed that the nine chemical markers could be well resolved and that in the selected linear range, all calibration curves of the nine chemical markers showed good linearity (r > or = 0.999 3). The recoveries (n = 6) were in the range of 98.15% - 102.2% and RSDs were between 2.1% - 3.6%. The data suggested that the developed UPLC-UV method had good reproducibility, robustness, and accuracy, which was suitable for the quality control of Bletilla striata. Applications of the method showed that the nine chemical markers had higher contents in the wild B. striata than in the cultivated ones.
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; Magnoliopsida ; chemistry ; Rhizome ; chemistry

To investigate the feasibility to produce crocetin in tobacco plants.The coding region of zeaxanthin cleavage dioxygenase (CSzCD) gene from Crocus sativus L. was inserted into the downstream of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter of a binary vector pBI121, and integrated into the genome of Nicotiana tabacum L. Twenty-one transgenic lines were identified by genomic southern blotting analysis. Western blotting and HPLC analysis of the leaf extracts of transgenic tobacco showed that crocetin was produced in CSzCD gene-transformed plants, while no crocetin was found in the untransformed tobacco.

The clinical characteristics of painless aortic dissection were investigated in order to improve the awareness of diagnosis and treatment of atypical aortic dissection. The 482 cases of aortic dissection were divided into painless group and pain group, and the data of the two groups were retrospectively analyzed. The major clinical symptom was pain in 447 cases (92.74%), while 35 patients (7.26%) had no typical pain. The gender, age, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, smoking and drinking history had no statistically significant differences between the two groups (P>0.05). The proportion of Stanford type A in painless group was significantly higher than that in pain group (48.57% vs. 21.03%, P=0.006). The incidence of unconsciousness in the painless group was significantly higher than that in the pain group (14.29% vs. 3.58%, P=0.011). The incidence of hypotension in painless group was significantly higher than that in pain group for 4.26 folds (P=0.01). Computed tomography angiography (CTA) examination revealed that the incidence of aortic arch involved in the painless group was significantly higher than that in the pain group (19.23% vs. 5.52%, P=0.019). It was concluded that the incidence of painless aortic dissection was higher in Stanford A type patients, commonly seen in the patients complicated with hypotension and unconsciousness. CTA examination revealed higher incidence of aortic arch involvement.

ObjectiveTo explore the possibility and significance that psychotic patients treated in open wards in general hospital,a new managing model for psychosis cases.Methods1 200 psychotic cases were treated in the open ward,that was a new managing model for psychotic patients.ResultsNew managing model had following advantages: a. free for patients to communicate with outsides and keep their secret and human rights; b. having better effective,shorter housing days,and more economy compared with controlled cases.ConclusionSetting up open managing psychosis wards in general hospital can help treatment of psychotic patients,and it is the tendency of modern mental health.

Conjugal plasmid pGH112 has been developed based on the replicons of Streptomyces coelicolor plasmid SCP2 and E. coli ColE. The plasmid contains ampicilin resistance gene(amp) for selection in E. coli and thiostrepton resistance gene (tsr) for selection in Streptomycetes, and a 0.76 kb oriT fragment of (IncP) RK2. Conjugal transfer of pGH112 was performed from E. coli to S. coelicolor A3(2), S. avermitilis, S. lividans TK54, S. toxytricini NNRL15443, S. venezuelae ISP5230 and Sacc. erythraea by conjugation, results show that the plasmid was able to transfer efficenctly from E. coli to Streptomycetes, was stably inherited in the recipients. pGH113 was constructed from pGH112 by combining the constitutive ermE promoter with green fluorescent protein gene(gfp).
Ampicillin Resistance ; genetics ; Conjugation, Genetic ; Escherichia coli ; genetics ; Green Fluorescent Proteins ; genetics ; Plasmids ; Streptomycetaceae ; genetics ; Thiostrepton ; pharmacology