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OBJECTIVE:To optimize the ethanol precipitation condition for Shaoshi hujing capsules.METHODS:The content of Paeoniflorin in ethanol precipitated solution was determined by HPLC.Effects of three factors-relative density of water decoction before decoction,concentration of ethanol and time of reaction on the content of paeoniflorin in the ethanol precipitation were investigated by orthogonal design.RESULTS:The relative density of water decoction before decoction had a significant impact on ethanol precipitation(P

Objective:To study the curative effect of hydrotalcite combined with omeprazole in the treatment of gastric ulcer with gastric bleeding. Methods:Seventy-six patients with gastric ulcer and bleeding in the stomach were selected and randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-two patients in the control group were treated with omeprazole alone while 44 patients in the observation group were treated with hydrotalcite combined with omeprazole. The therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups. Results:The total effective rate in the observation group was 100% while that was 87. 5% in the control group,and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P<0. 05). The comprehensive score of symptoms of the patients in the observation group was(4. 2 ± 1. 2)while that was(6. 2 ± 1. 4)in the control group,and the difference was significant(P<0. 01). The abdominal pain,abdominal distention and belching remission time in the observation group were slightly shorter than those in the control group(P<0. 05)and the time of hematemesis and hemafecia remission was significantly shorter than that in the control group(P<0. 05). After the 3-month treatment,the re-bleeding rate in the observation group was 6. 82%,which was slightly better than that in the control group,and the difference had no statistical significance(P<0. 05). The incidence of adverse reactions in the observation group was 9. 09% while that was 6. 25% in the control group,and there was no significant difference between the two groups(P>0. 05). Conclusion:Hydro-talcite combined with omeprazole in the treatment of gastric ulcer with gastric bleeding is effective and safe.

Objective To evaluate the value of the combination of troponin and copeptin in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction(AMI) by a meta-analysis.Methods The studies about the application of the combination of troponin and copeptin in the early diagnosis of AMI were searched from Pubmed,CNKI,Wan Fang and VIP databases during their inception and May 2016,and were analyzed by the Meta-DiSc 1.4 software.Results A total of 19 relevant studies were enrolled,including 11 176 patients.95％ CI was calculated with the random effect model.The sensitivity,specificity,positive likelihood ratio,negative likelihood ratio,diagnostic odds ratio(DOR) and the area under curve(AUCROC) of troponin alone and the combination of troponin and copeptin in the early diagnosis of AMI were 77％ (75％-79％) and 92％ (91％-93％),0.85 (0.85-0.86) and 0.60 (0.59-0.61),5.78 (4.01-8.32) and 2.25 (1.98-2.55),0.22(0.18-0.28) and 0.12 (0.09-0.17),32.21 (23.72-43.75) and 20.23 (14.33-28.55),and 0.911 8 and 0.788 8,respectively.Conclusion The combined detection of troponin and copeptin has high sensitivity,which may reduce the rate of missed diagnosis of AMI.However,the detection of troponin alone has high specificity and diagnostic accuracy.

The method of preparation of a Milk Substitute, formula 5410, and its nutritive value on rats have been reported in previous communications. Further tests of its nutritive effect were made by feeding a group of 100 infants including 4 premature and 10 undernourished. Another group of 43 infants fed with human breast milk or cow's milk were observed during the same period as controls. Among the infants of the two groups there were 6 pairs of twins; one of each pair was fed with the Milk Substitute and the other with human or cow's milk. Great majority of the infants were cared by their own mothers whose cooperation had been secured, while the rest of the infants (10%) were kept in our nursery.The Milk Substitute feeding was started with infants between half and six months of age, with an average age of three months. Observations were continued until they all reached one year old. Fish liver oil and ascorbic acid were supplied to infants of both the experimental and the control groups. Vegetable soup and fruit juice were given to the infants before five months of age. Then various kinds of other foods, including rice porridge, wheat flour nudols, bread, crackers, mashed meat and vegetable and egg yolk were individually supplemented furnishing not more than 1/3 of the total caloric intake, (at the age of one year), as the family income permitted.The appetite of the experimental infants was normal. There was no digestive disturbances and abnormal frequency and appearance of the stool. The average daily caloric intake was similar to those recorded in the literature.The body weight and height of the babies in the experimental group fell well within the normal range. The average initial body weight and height of the infants in the experimental group were somewhat lower than those of the control; however, the height reached .that of the control at the age of 7 months, and the weight at about 11 months. The red blood cell counts and the hemoglobin value of the blood were normal.Values of blood alkaline phosphatase activity higher than 15 Bodansky units were shown in 20 babies of the experimental group (27%) and 8 babies of the control group (23%) at the beginning of the observation; only 4 babies in the experimental group were found abnormal high blood alkaline phosphatase value at the end. At the beginning, 3 cases of rickets and 3 cases of suspected rickets were indicated by the radiograph of the wrist bones of the babies in the experimental group, and only one suspected ricket in the control group were observed; and they all became normal at the end of the experiment. Besides, there were no other signs of any nutritional deficiency among all the infants.

Objective To investigate the effects of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on renal cell apoptosis in rats with diabetic nephropathy(DN). Methods Totally 55 male Wistar rats were intraperitoneally injected with streptozotocin (STZ) to develop DN model.46 successfully established DN rat models were randomly divided into 4 groups:PGE1 group received PGE1 intravenously at dose of 10 μg · kg-1 · d-1 for 10 d (n=12),angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors(ACEI) group given ACEI orally at dose of 10 mg kg-1·d-1 for 8 W(n=12),PGE1+ACEI group given both PGE1 and ACEI (n=11),DN control group(n=11) and normal control group(n=10) given saline only.All rats were killed after 8 weeks and blood samples or kidney tissue were collected.Blood urea nitrogen (BUN),serum creatine(Scr),albuminuria of 24 h were detected.Renal pathological morphology and apoptosis of renal cells were observed by HE staining and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end-labeling (TUNEL) test. Results At 8 week after treatment,the 24-hour urinary albumin levels were decreased significantly in the following order:DN control group＞ PGE1 group ＞ ACEI group ＞PGE1+ ACEI group＞ control group[(374.6±54.1)μg,(570.0±72.5)μg,(253.1±28.9)μg vs.(1123.4±106.2)μg,P＜0.01 or P＜0.05].BUN[(9.3±2.6)mmol/L,(11.0±3.5)mmol/L,(8.4±2.2)mmol/Lvs.(15.1±4.0)mmol/L]and Scr [(74.5±19.2) umol/L,(83.5± 15.8)μmol/L,(64.6±17.3) μmol/L vs.(117.7±33.0)μmol/L]levels after treatment were also reduced in PGE1,ACEI and PGE1 + ACEI groups as compared with DN control group (P＜0.01or P＜ 0.05). Pathological manifestations of all treatment groups showed better results than DN group,and PGE1 + ACEI group was the best.There was no obvious apoptosis in glomerular area with on significant differences between groups.While apoptosis of renal tubules was observed in DN rats. Conclusions Renal tubule but not glomerular cell apoptosis may play some role in Prostaglandin E1 reduciug albuminuria.

Objective To investigate correlations between nursing students’discrimination on psychopaths and exposure to them.Method One hundred and twenty-one nursing students were involved in the investigation by a general information questionnaire,a discrimination against mental patients scale(DAMPS)and an exposure to mental patients scale(FLS).Results The total mean score on discrimination,scores on isolation dimension and scores on capability were all significantly lower than the norms(all P<0.01).Negative correlation was observed between nursing students’discrimination against patients and exposure to patients(r=-0.31,P<0.05). Conclusion Measures should be taken to encourage nurses to understand patients so as to alleviate their discrimination.

Objective:To investigate the effects of clinically achievable dose of lovastatin on prostate cancer PC3 cells.Methods:PC3 prostate cancer cells were treated with dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO),or lovastain only,or lovastatin with mevalonic acid for 24,48 and 72 hours respectively.MTT assay was used to detect the cell viability.By means of [3H] thymidine incorporation tests,the effects of lovastatin on cell proliferation were analyzed.Western blot was used to detect activated casepase3,caspase7,and cleaved PARP(cPARP),the important molecules on the apoptosis pathway.Results:Cell proliferation of PC3 was significantly inhibited by 39.29%[(63.69%?3.69%) vs(102.98%?6.84%),P=0.000] after 48 h treatment with lovastatin at its clinically achievable dose of 2 ?mol/L.After 72 hours the cell proliferation was inhibited by 44.24% [(52.79%?9.88%) vs(97.03%?0.87%),P=0.048].The cell number was also markedly decreased(4.86?105 ? 0.10?105) vs(9.66?105?0.10?105),P=0.000] after 72 h treatment at this low concentration of 2 ?mol/L.The viability of PC3 cells was significantly decreased 50.12%(56.52%?6.40%) vs(106.64%?5.27%),P=0.000] and 60.05%(41.99%?11.64%) vs(102.94%?8.49%),P=0.000] after 48 h and 72 h treatment,respectively.In addition,2 ?mol/L lovastatin induced activation of casepase7 and led the death substrate PARP to cleavage.Conclusion:Clinically achievable dose of lovastatin inhibits prostate cancer PC3 cell proliferation and induces PC3 cell apoptosis.

Objective To observe the impact of Angong Niuhuang Wan(安宫牛黄丸) on orexin-A,neuropeptide Y(NPY) and Leptin in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS).Methods Total 50 mild and moderate cases of OSAHS which were definitely diagnosed by the results of polysomnogram′s monitoring were selected and randomly divided into treatment group and control group(each n=25).The treatment group took one pill of Angong Niuhuang Wan everyday before sleep for 30 days,while the control group received no treatment.Then the levels of orexin-A,NPY and Leptin were tested by radio-immune assay and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) to compare the changes of 3 indexes before and after the treatment and compare the result differences between the two groups.Results Compared with the control group,after treatment,apnea hypopnea index(AHI) and arousal index of treatment group were obviously decreased((16.33?3.57) times/h vs.(22.23?9.98) times/h,(103.58?32.90) times/s vs.(127.89?42.78) times/s),the average pulse oximetric saturation(MSpO2) and the lowest pulse oximetric saturation(LSpO2) were significantly increased(0.950?0.032 vs.0.934?0.048,0.830?0.041 vs.0.826?0.127,P0.05).The correlative analyses indicated that the levels of orexinA,Leptin and NPY in the patients of OSAHS had positive correlations with AHI(r1=0.445,r2=0.480,r3=0.454) and awareness index(r1=0.613,r2=0.510,r3=0.479,P

Objective To study chemical ingredients and angiogenesis effects for different compatibility proportions ofDanggui Buxue Decoction.Methods For chemical components, HPLC was performed to study the ingredients (Ferulic Acid, Calycosin-7-glusosido, Calycosin, Formononetin) inDanggui Buxue Decoction. For angiogenesis effects, transgenosis zebrafish model was incubated with different proportions ofDanggui Buxue Decoction.Results With the raise of Astragali Radix content, the synthetic scores of four ingredients in different compatibility proportions increased. When the Astragali Radix content to Angelicae Sinensis Radix content was 8 to 2 and 5 to 1, the scores were the highest. For zebrafish vascular injury model, vessel recoveries in top three were 5:1, 6:1 and 2:1 (Astragali Radix: Angelicae Sinensis Radix).Conclusion From comprehensive analysis of chemical composition and angiogenesis, the best compatibility ratio of Astragali Radix to Angelicae Sinensis Radix is 5:1.