Objective To investigate the clinical therapeutic effect of abdominal acupuncture on rheumatoid arthritis.Methods Sixty patients with rheumatoid arthritis were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 30 cases. The treatment group received abdominal acupuncture and the control group, conventional acupuncture. Pre-/post-treatment changes in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), rheumatoid factor (RF) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were observed after three courses of treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.Results There were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences in ESR, RF and CRP in the two groups (P<0.01). There were statistically significant post-treatment differences in ESR, RF and CRP between the treatment and control groups (P<0.01). The total efficacy rate was 86.7% in the treatment group and 56.7% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Abdominal acupuncture is an effective way to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

[Objective]To investigate the morphological changes of the roof of the subacromial bursa and the extent of involvement of the subacromial bursa after rotator cuff tear.[Method]For the experimental group,the roof of the subacromial bursa was obtained from patients with rotator cuff tear both at the tear site and 2.5 to 3.0 cm distal to the tear site during surgery of rotator cuff repair.For the control group,the roof of the subacromial bursa was obtained during surgery of recurrent shoulder dislocation or humeral shaft fracture at the exposure site.The specimens were processed for histological staining,immunohistochemical analysis and for transmission electron microscopy.The number of cells were quantitated by counting cells with blue-stained nucleus in the subacromial bursa using a computer image analysis system.[Result]The number of cells increased significantly in the roof of the subacromial bursa obtained from both sites,the tear site and the distal site,in the patients with rotator cuff tear,compared with the normal bursa(P

0.05),and Salter pelvic osteotomy could significantly decrease the acetabular anteversion(P

Objective:To study the protective effect of electroacupuncture on stem cell proliferation and differentiation in dentate gyrus (DG) in aged rats with focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury. Methods:We duplicated focal cerebral ischemia model with MCAO,with ischemia 3h,I/R1,3,7,14,21d points. The effect of electroacupuncture on the nervous dysfunction score,the water content of cerebral constitution and the stem cell proliferation and differentiation in dentate gyrus were observed,and the non-acupoint group was as control. Results:The nervous dysfunction score (all the time points),the water content of cerebral tissue (I/R1,3,7d),BrdU positive cells (all the time points),BrdU/NeuN positive cells (all the time points),BrdU/GFAP positive cells (I/R7,14,21d),in model group were higher than those of the sham-operated group (P

Objective] To summarize the academic thinking and clinical experience of febrile disease of Shao school inherited by Professor Shen Yuanliang. [Methods]This article discusses the formation and development of febrile disease of Shao school, presents Professor Shen Yuanliang's contribution to inheriting the academic thinking of febrile disease of Shao school, and his clinical experiences and prescriptions. The article also illustrates and analyses a medical record. [Results]Professor Shen Yuanliang inherits the academic thinking and clinical experience of febrile disease of Shao school. He pays attention to the inspection and abdomen examination, eliminating the pathogenic factor to treat exogenous diseases, and regulating spleen and stomach to treat endogenous diseases. He prefers using herbs with the feature of light, regulating and tonifying formula, and focuses on the care after the recuperation. The case mentioned is perfectly recovered after medication. [Conclusion]Professor Shen Yuanliang has the distinguished characteristics in therapy and the rich experience, and the clinical efficacy is obvious.

Objective To investigate the influence of different diluents(physiologic saline, dis-tilled water and human inactivated serum) on measurement of 15 items of biochemical parameters.Methods Fifteen items of biochemical parameters [alanine transaminase(ALT), aspartic transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase( ALP), gamma glutamyl transpeptidase ( GGT), creatine kinase ( CK),lactate dehydrogenase(LD), hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase(HBDH), total bilirubin(TBIL), direct bilirubin(DBIL), total bile acid(TBA), ereatinine(Cr), uric acid(UA), eholesterol(CHO), glucose (GLU), and blood urea nitrogen(BUN)] were chosen. For each parameter, 45 serum samples with different eoncentrations of the parameter were collected. After diluted with different diluents(physio-logic saline, distilled water or human inactivated serum), the serum samples were detected by applying the fully automated biochemical analyzer. The mean value was calculated and statistical analysis was performed. Results There were some differences of detection results when the specimens were diluted with different diluents. ALT, AST, GGT, DBIL, and HBDH serum samples could be diluted by 10 times with physiologic saline, distilled water or human inactivated serums ALP and TBA serum sam-ples could only be diluted with inactivated serum, otherwise its result would be lower; GLU, TBIL samples could be diluted with distilled water and inactivated serums for BUN, CR, UA, CK, LDH,and CHO samples, physiologic saline or human inactivated serum might be optimal; if distilled water was chosen, the results of other parameters tented to decline except UA. It was BUN was improper to dilute the BUN samples with distilled water. In addition, there was no significant difference between the items diluted by 5 times and 10 times with physiologic saline. All the 15 items could be diluted with inactivated serum. Conclusion The inactivated serum should be the first choice of diluents to e-nure the accurate results of biochemical parameters. If the prepared inactivated serum is absent, we may choose other diluents according to the above-mentioned results.

Objective To investigate the effects and related mechanism of iNO on erythrocyte deformability in septic acute lung injury(ALI).Methods Thirty anesthetized and mechanically ventilated young piglets(3-4weeks old)were allocated to 4 groups:(1)normal(group C,n=6):intraperitoneal injection of normal saline(NS).(2)normal+iNO(group CNO,n=4):NS followed by mechanical ventilation for 4 h,and then treated with iNO at 10 parts per million in volume(ppm).(3)model(group M,n=10):i.p.Escherichia coli at 5 × 109 cfu/ml,5 ml,and(4)NO(group MNO,n=10):i.p.Eschefichia coli at 5×109 cfu/ml lollowed by iNO-at 10 parts per million after ALI.Blood viscosity,malondialdehyde(MDA)in erythrocyte,Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase and Na+-K+-ATPase of erythrocyte membrane were measured at basdine,establishment of ALI,12 and 24 h during the treatment.Results For normal age-matched piglets,there was little change of whole blood viscosity at high shear rate(110 s-1),which is a measure of erythrocyte deformability,so was the level of MDA in erythroeyte and the activity of erythroeyte membrane Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase,Na+-K+-ATPase when iNO was provided for 12 or 24 h.At the time ALI was established,whole blood viscosity at high shear rate and MDA levels in erythroeyte increased significantly compared to the baseline level(P＜0.05),while the activity of erythrocyte membrane Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase and Na+-K+-ATPase decreased significantly(P＜0.01,vsbaseline).Exposure of iNO for 12 h resulted in decreased whole blood viscosity at high shear rate and MDA levels in erythroeyte(P＜0.05,vs group C),and higher activity of erythrocyte membrane Ca2+-Mg2+-AT-Pase and Na+-K+-ATPase.When iNO was administered for 24 h,there was little difference of whole blood viscosity,activity of erythrocyte membrane Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase,Na+-K+-ATPase and MDA levels in erythroeyte between the C and NO groups.Conclusion In the piglets with septic ALI,there was deterioration of erythrocyte deformability.Inhaled NO for 12 h may alter the deterioration,however,this effect is transient.

Objective:To discover some high hydrophilic profiles of the human C5a anaphylatoxin based on relationship between the structure and function of the protein and the protein molecular design principles.Methods:The peptides were synthesized by 431A automatic peptide synthesizer,purified by PHLC and confirmed by caplilliary electrophoresis.Results:The N terminus No.9 30 profile of the C5aR(P22) could interacte with anti C5aR McAb(S5/1,from Serotic Co.),as determined by ELISA.Furthermore,it could be inhibited OD490 values remarkably by 10.0 ?g/L rhC5a(P

OBJECTIVE:To observe the clinical efficacy of Tanreqing injection in the treatment of children's viral pneumonia.METHODS:A total of sixty children with viral pneumonia were randomly divided into 2 groups:the treatment group(n=30)were treated with Tanreqing injection(20mL)plus Glucose(250mL)qd for 7d while the control group(n=30)with Cibavirin(10～15mg?kg-1)plus Glucose(250mL)bid for 7d.The primary outcome measures were clinical efficacy and adverse drug effects(ADRs).RESULTS:The effective rate was 100% in the treatment group as compared with 80% in the control group,showing significant differences between the two groups(P

Objective To analyze the effect of Yaotongning capsule in the treatment of lumbar osteoarthritis patients.Methods From March 2013 to March 2015 in our hospital, 80 cases of lumbar osteoarthritis patients according to the digital table method were divided into two groups: the control group and the experimental group.The patients of the control group were given Bitongning, and the patients of the experimental group were given Yaotongning capsule, and the therapeutic effect, serum indexes and Japanese Orthopaedic Association ( JOA ) of two groups were compared. Results The curative effect of the experimental group was higher than control group(95.00%vs.67.50%) , the JOA score of the experimental group was higher than control group [(27.46 ±1.07)points vs.(21.06 ±1.89)points] (P<0.05).After treatment, the MMP-3(65.28 ±4.37) ng/L and IL-1β(12.43 ±1.01) ng/L of the experimental group were significantly lower than MMP-3(79.56 ±5.36) ng/L, IL-1β(16.44 ±1.03) ng/L of the control group, and the difference was significant (P<0.05).Conclusion The lumbar osteoarthritis patients with Yaotongning capsule has obvious effect, and the function of lumbar intervertebral joint improves obviously, and the serum index is normal, safe and reliable.