1.Evaluation of the changes in microcirculation of the pulmonary cancers before and after interventional therapy by DSA
Qiaoxi WANG ; Wei ZHU ; Ruo LU
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2001;0(05):-
Objective According to the changes of microcirculation in the pulmonary cancers, the treatment effect was evaluated after the vascular interventional therapy.Methods Angiography of 138 primary pulmonary carcinomas, and the feeding arteries were performed. Areas of mass blush were measured for 81 cases before and after therapy. The tumour blush was considered to be the imaging appearance of the microcirculation of the lung carcinoma. The angiographic images were collected by digital image system (DSA and movie). Results (1) The rate of the tumour blush appearance was 88.8% in this group. (2) The areas of the lung carcinoma blush in 81 cases before and after therapy were (941.4?73.2)mm 2 and (427.9? 93.8 )mm 2( P
2.Effects of Tongmai Yizhi Granules on Vascular Dementia in Rats
Qiaoxi LU ; Weifeng GUO ; Lin LI ; Jinghan FENG
Herald of Medicine 2015;(3):289-293
Objective To study the therapeutic effects and related mechanism of Tongmai Yizhi granules on vascular dementia in rats. Methods Bilateral carotid artery ligation was used to establish rat model of vascular dementia (VD). The rats were randomly divided into 6 groups: sham operated,the model control,piracetam (0. 375 g·kg-1 ·d-1 ) as positive con-trol,low dose (2. 5 g·kg-1 ·d-1 ),middle dose(5. 0 g·kg-1 ·d-1 ),and high dose (10. 0 g·kg-1 ·d-1 ) of Tongmai Yizhi granules. Each group was intragastrically administered with 10 mL·kg-1 of corresponding medications for 31 days after the VD model was established. The sham group was given with 0. 9% NaCl solution. Y-electric maze was used to test the learning and memory function of rats at the second and fourth weeks. On the day 32,hippocampal tissues were collected for pathological analy-sis by microscope. The activities of SOD and content of MDA in serum and tissue homogenate were tested. Results Compared with model control group,each dose of Tongmai Yizhi granules obviously shortened the incubation period of VD rats in electric maze test,and accuracy of learning and memory was improved (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). The activity of SOD was decreased,and the content of MDA was increased after treatment with Tongmai Yizhi granules (P < 0. 01). Hippocampal neuronal cells were disar-ranged,and the number of cone cells was decreased significantly in the model control group. In contrast,the necrosis and degener-ation of hippocampal neurons were alleviated in all Tongmai Yizhi treatment groups. Conclusion Tongmai Yizhi granule can apparently improve learning and memory function of VD rats. It can also improve the activity of SOD and reduce the content of MDA in serum and hippocampus,effectively remove free radicals,and alleviate the injury of hippocampal pyramidal cells.