Carvedilol is a novel β-receptor blocker with vasodilative and potent antioxidative effects. It may inhibit the activation of transduction factors induced by oxygen radicals, block the gene expression in cardiac remodeling, and decrease cardiomyocyte apoptosis. It is reported that carvedilol may reduce the in vivo oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) and auto-antibody titre of antioxidant and increase the antioxidative capacity of LDL. Carvedilol and its metabolite BM-910228 may inhibit the inotropic response induced by oxygen radicals. Carvedilol may provide cardiac protection in acute myocardial ischemia and improve cardiac function, reduce the mortality rate of heart failure.

Inflammatory bowel disease( IBD),comprising Crohn’s disease( CD)and ulcerative colitis( UC),is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disease and its etiology has not yet been clarified. Studies showed that intestinal microbiota disorder is closely associated with the development and progression of IBD. Currently,fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)is considered as a special organ transplantation and used in treatment of IBD,Clostridium difficile infection, irritable bowel syndrome,metabolic syndrome,etc. This article reviewed the relationship between FMT and IBD.

Objective To understand the perception of health status in people with prehypertension. Methods Using the phenomenological method, 15 people with prehypertension were interviewed; the interview results were analyzed deeply. Results Five themes were extracted about health status:obscured perception about prehypertension and hypertension;absence of noticeable symptoms;necessity to change life-style, but lack of effective health self-management; many factors hindering effective health self-management; desire for professional help. Conclusions Perception of health status in people with prehypertension indicated deficiencies in health self-management. What they need were accessible professional support and intervention program that pay attention to people′s health belief and behavioral motivation.

Warfarin is widely used as one of the coumarins anticoagulation drugs in the clinical.Every physician has been disturbed by its narrow therapic index and bleeding complications.It is a difficult thing for the doctor to use it rationally.However,recently,with the rapid development of molecule biology,some research find that gene polymorphism of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics cause the individual variability in drug response.In this review,we focus on the latest development in pharmacogenomics of warfarin at home and abroad in order to give some suggestions for the individual use of warfarin.

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus auricular point sticking in treating hemifacial spasm. Methods Fifty-six patients with hemifacial spasm were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 28 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture plus auricular point sticking, while the control group was by ordinary acupuncture, and the clinical efficacies were compared. Results The total effective rate was 89.3%in the treatment group versus 67.7% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions Acupuncture plus auricular point sticking is an effective method in treating hemifacial spasm.

Objective To build a regression equation which can indicate the relationship between pH value of Chinese youth' arterial blood and geographical factors in China.Methods We collected pH value of young and geographical factors in China,and studied the relationship between them.Results We worked out a regression equation which could indicate the relationship between the pH value of Chinese youth' arterial blood and the geographical indicators.Conclusion If knowing the geographical indicators of each area in China,we can estimate the pH reference value of young people's arterial blood by using the equation.

Objective To study the expressions of CA19-9 and CA125 and their clinicopathologic significances in gallbladder adenocarcinoma, pericancerous tissues and chronic cholecystitis. Methods EnVisionTM immunohistochemistry was used for assaying the expressive levels of CA19-9 and CA125 in the routinely paraffin-embedded sections of specimens from gallbladder adenocarcinoma (n=108), pericancerous tissues (n=46), and chronic cholecystitis (n=35). Results The positive rates of CA19-9 and CA125 were significantly higher in gallbladder adenocarcinoma (49.1%, 51.9%) than those in pericancerous tissues (26.1%, 15.2%) and chronic cholecystitis (14.3%, 5.7%), respectively (P

Objective To explore the elimination effect of radix Pulsatillae extracts on R plasmid of pseudomonas aeruginosa.Methods R plasmids of pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated from the sputum of elderly patients suffering from respiratory infection,and the elimination test of radix Pulsatillae extracts on these plasmids was performed in vitro and in vivo.Results Being treated with the extracts for 24,48 and 72 h in vitro,the elimination rate of R plasmids was 0,1.8 %and 3.4 %respectively,while in SDS(sodium dode canesulphonate)control group the elimination rate was 0,0.8 %and 1.6 %respectively.Being treated with the extracts for 24,48 and 72 h in vivo,the elimination rate was 0,2 %and 12.8 %respectively,and 0 in the control group.Conclusions Both in vitro and in vivo,radix Pulsatillae extracts have an elimination effect on R plasmid of pseudomonas aeruginosa,and the effect in vivo is stronger than that in vitro.

Objective To evaluate the efficiency of inhaling penehyelidine hydyoehloride(PHC)in reducing pulmonary arterial pressure and improving lung funetion in patients with acute exaeerbation of ehronie obstruetive pulmonary disease(AECOPD).Methods Sixty patients with AECOPD were randomly divided into the control group(30 patients) and the treatment group(30 patients).The patients in treatment group inhaled PHC,and patients in control group inhaled diprophylline.The pulmonary arterial pressure was measured before and after inhalation.The peak expiratory flow(PEF) and forced expiratory volume in one second(FEV1)was measured at different time points before and after inhalation. Arterial blood gas and,symptoms were also observed.Results The pulmonary arterial pressure in treatment group was reduced by 20% and reduced by 5% in the control group.FEV1 and PEF were improved after inhalation,the average increase of FEV1 was 350 ml(P＜0.01),and PEF was improved by 37 L/min(P＜0.05).Arterial blood gas analysis was improved,and PaO_2 increased by 18 mmHg(P＜0.01).The respiratory rate and the symptoms of cough and sputum were also improved.Conclusion PHC improved the lung function of patients with AECOPD by reducing the pulmonary arterial pressure.

Objective To evaluate medium-term results in critical limb ischemia (CLI) patients undergoing endovascularly revascularization based on concepts of angiosomes.Methods Clinical data were reviewed on 612 CLI patients who had isolated below-the-knee (BTK)lesions and were treated by endovascular technology from June 2006 to May 2012.Following the angiosome model of perfusion,286 patients (357 limbs)were treated by directly revascularizing the feeding artery.326 patients (455 limbs)were treated by revascularizing non-feeding artery to improve perfusion to ulcer indirectly.Primary endpoints included ulce-healing rate as of 3 months,amputation-free survival( AFS),freedom from major amputation (FFMA) and recurrence rate of CLI.Results During follow-up(mean,24 ± 18 months),ulce-healing rate during 3 months of direct treatment group was obviously higher than that of indirect group (82.4％ vs.66.4％,X2 =26.16,P ＜0.05).The fourth year AFS was 48％ ±5％ vs.37％ ±6％,t =3.44,P ＜0.05,and the fourth year FFMA was 73％ ±4％ vs.58％ ±3％,t =4.61,P ＜0.05.In recurrence rate of CLI,there wasn't significant difference between direct group and indirect group(42％ ±5％ vs.45％ ±6％,t =- 0.64,P ＞ 0.05 ).Conclusions Following the angiosome model of perfusion,direct revascularizing the feeding artery of CLI patients can obviously improve ulcer-healing rate during 3 months,medium-term AFS and FFMA.