Objective To explore the influencing mechanism of Zhengan Xifeng Decoction on blood pressure and gastrointestinal motility in SHR. Methods After 15 WKY and 90 SHR rats were were randomly divided into normal control group, model group, Benner Pury group, amlodipine group, Zhengan Xifeng Decoction high, middle, and low dose groups. The normal control group and model group were fed with distilled water daily. Rats in treatment group were administered with corresponding drugs daily. Blood pressure, gastric residual and intestinal propulsive ratio of rats was detected after eight-week intervention. Results Compared with the blank control group, systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, and mean arterial pressure were significantly higher than WKY rats of same age (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, and mean arterial pressure of treatment groups were significantly reduced (P<0.05). Compared with the blank control group, gastric residual rate of rats in the model group significantly decreased (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the gastric residual rate in Zhengan Xifeng high dose group increased significantly, and intestinal propulsive ratio significantly increased (P<0.05), without statistical significance in the other treatment groups. Conclusion Zhengan Xifeng Decoction can reduce blood pressure in SHR, and regulate gastrointestinal motility.

Total 1350 subjects were selected by cluster random sampling from Chongwen District and Shijingshan District in Beijing with a populations of 100 000.Chongwen District represented a typical urban district and Shijingshan represtnted a newly extended urban district.Qualified investigators conducted face-to-face survey using the uniform questionnaire and measurement, dealing with the knowledge, attitude and behavior for risk factors of stroke in two districts.The results showed:in Chongwen District, the awareness rates of "the diagnostic criteria of hypertension", "antihypertensive drugs can lower the risk of cardiocerebral vascular disease", and "criteria for obesity" were 71.3%, 87.3% and 22.9% respectively,which were significantly higher than those in Shijingshan District.The awareness rate of "bad temper may increase the risk of cardiocerebral vascular disease" was lower in the Chongwen District.There were no significant differences in attitude between two districts.In Chongwen District the level of three risk factors (smoking and obesity) was significantly lower than Shijingshan, but action of self-examination was also significantly lower.Generally, there was higher level in health knowledge and lower level of risk factors in Chongwen District.The hypertension-related knowledge and behavior was not entirely consistent.It is necessary to transform knowledge into behavioral changes or intervention of risk factors in population with high awareness like Chongwen District.

Objective To study the expression of high mobility group box protein 4 (SOX4) and β-catenin in lung tissues of preterm rats with hyperoxia exposure,and to study its significance.Method One-day-old preterm Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned into 4 groups:95％ hyperoxia group,70％ hyperoxia group,45％ hyperoxia group and air group.After three days,pathological changes of the lung tissues were observed by hematoxylin eosin staining,the mRNA expressions of SOX4 and β-catenin in lung tissues were detected by semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction,and the protein expressions of SOX4 and β-catenin in the lung tissues were measured by western blot.Result The structure of lung tissues in air group was normal.45％ hyperoxia group represented mainly effusion and inflammatory cell infiltration,70％ and 95％ hyperoxia group showed acute lung injury characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration,hyperaemia,hemorrhagic change,disorganization and collapse of alveolar.The expressions of SOX4 mRNA and protein were highly elevated in all hyperoxia groups than that in air group (P ＜ 0.01);Compared with 45％ hyperoxia group,the expressions of SOX4 mRNA and protein were higher in 95％ hyperoxia group (P ＜ 0.01).β-catenin mRNA,total β-catenin protein and nuclear β-catenin protein were also highly elevated in hyperoxia groups compared with air group (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with 45％ hyperoxia group,the expressions of β-catenin mRNA and total β-catenin protein were also highly raised in 70％ hyperoxia group and 95％ hyperoxia group (P ＜ 0.05).The expression of nuclear β-catenin protein was higher in 95％ hyperoxia group than that in 45％ hyperoxia group (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion The mRNA and protein expressions of SOX4 and β-catenin in lung tissues of preterm rats were increased by hyperoxia exposure.This mechanism may take part in hyperoxia-induced preterm rats lung injury.

There is a bidirectional relationship between intestinal flora and bile acids,and the imbalance of intestinal flora-bile acid axis metabolism is closely related to hypertension.Based on classical TCM literature and clinical practice,this article found that"earth deficiency"is the important pathological basis of hypertension,"wood depression"is the initiating factor of hypertension,and"earth deficiency and wood depression"is the key pathogenesis of hypertension.Combined with the research results of modern medicine and molecular biology,it is considered that the imbalance of intestinal flora and abnormal bile acid metabolism are closely related to the"earth deficiency"and"wood depression"of TCM respectively,and the imbalance of intestinal flora-bile acid axis coincides with the"earth deficiency and wood depression"of TCM in the process of hypertension.It is of great theoretical and practical significance to explore the biological connotation of hypertension"earth deficiency and wood depression"from the perspective of intestinal flora-bile acid axis for guiding TCM to prevent and treat hypertension.

Objective:To explore the predictive value of red blood cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) on arteriovenous fistula (AVF) dysfunction in maintenance hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).Methods:One hundred and five ESRD patients who underwent maintenance hemodialysis with autologous AVF in Jiangdu People′s Hospital from March 2021 to March 2023 were selected. The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and platelet (PLT) levels were measured before the start of dialysis, and the RPR was calculated. All patients were followed up for 6 months, and AVF dysfunction was recorded and divided into dysfunction group and non dysfunction group. The levels of RDW, PLT, and RPR before dialysis were compared between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between RDW, PLT, RPR and AVF dysfunction in ESRD maintenance hemodialysis patients. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to obtain the area under the curve (AUC) for RDW analysis the predictive value of PLT and RPR for AVF dysfunction in ESRD maintenance hemodialysis patients.Results:Among the 105 patients, 4 were excluded due to interruption of treatment and transfer to another hospital. Among the 101 patients ultimately enrolled, 19 patients experienced AVF dysfunction (dysfunction group), with an incidence rate of 18.81% (19/101); 80 patients did experience AVF dysfunction (non dysfunction group). C-reactive protein, RDW and RPR in the dysfunction group were higher than those in the non dysfunction group: (7.36 ± 1.92) mg/L vs. (5.90 ± 2.40) mg/L, (17.98 ± 2.40)% vs. (14.96 ± 2.29)%, 0.14 ± 0.03 vs. 0.11 ± 0.02, the proportion of diabetes patients was higher than that in the non dysfunction group, while albumin was lower than that in the non dysfunction group: (33.49 ± 2.78) g/L vs. (35.01 ± 3.02) g/L, with a statistical significant difference ( P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that C-reactive protein, RDW, RPR were all associated with AVF dysfunction in ESRD maintenance hemodialysis patients ( P<0.05). ROC curve was drawn, and the results showed that the AUC of RDW and RPR predicting AVF dysfunction in ESRD maintenance hemodialysis patients was greater than 0.7, and the AUC of RPR was higher, 0.840 (95% CI 0.752 to 0.928), with an optimal cutoff value of 0.125, specificity of 78.90%, and sensitivity of 73.20%. Conclusions:RDW and RPR are both associated with AVF dysfunction in ESRD maintenance hemodialysis patients, and may have certain predictive value for AVF dysfunction.

Objective To investigate the value of anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA)antibody level detected by Luminex testing in predicting clinical prognosis of renal transplantation recipients. Methods A total of 1 105 patients scheduled to undergo renal transplantation (354 successfully undergoing renal transplantation)in the 181st Hospital of People's Liberation Army from June 2013 to November 2015 were selected. The serum samples were collected from 1 923 cases before and after renal transplantation. The positive rate and fluorescent intensity of anti-HLA antibody were detected by Luminex testing before and after renal transplantation. The renal function of recipients was also evaluated after renal transplantation. Results Prior to renal transplantation,51.0%(546/1 071)of serum samples were positive for anti-HLA antibody,including 26.0%(279/1 071)positive for anti-HLAⅠantibody,24.9%(267/1 071)positive for anti-HLAⅡantibody and 11.4% (122/1 071 )positive for both anti-HLA Ⅰ and anti-HLA Ⅱ antibodies. Among 354 patients undergoing renal transplantation,59 (17%)were positive for anti-HLA antibody after renal transplantation,including 25 (4 newly positive after surgery)positive for anti-HLAⅠantibody,15 (1 newly positive after surgery)positive for anti-HLAⅡantibody and 19 (4 newly positive after surgery)positive for both anti-HLA Ⅰ and anti-HLA Ⅱ antibodies. During subsequent follow-up,13 patients positive for anti-HLAⅠantibody,5 positive for anti-HLAⅡantibody and 1 1 positive for both anti-HLA Ⅰ and anti-HLA Ⅱ antibodies developed transplant kidney dysfunction. All patients newly positive for anti-HLA antibody after renal transplantation presented with transplant kidney dysfunction. Conclusions Luminex testing can perform dynamic detection of the positive rate of anti-HLA antibody,which is important in predicting clinical prognosis of recipients after renal transplantation.

In vitro experiments are an indispensable method in the pharmacological research of Chinese materia medica. However， the development of in vitro experiments is hindered by the various sources， complex composition， and unstable physical and chemical properties of Chinese materia medica. Therefore， it has become an urgent problem to develop reasonable methods for in vitro pharmacological research. At present， the commonly used in vitro experimental methods in the pharmacological research of Chinese materia medica include direct administration and indirect administration. Indirect administration methods include drug-containing serum/plasma， drug-containing intestinal absorption solution， and drug-containing liver incubation solution. With the development of computer technology and systems biology， the combination of high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry （HPLC-MS）， omics， network pharmacology， computer/artificial intelligence-assisted drug design and other technologies with in vitro experiments of Chinese materia medica has not only greatly reduced the research cost but also significantly improved the efficiency of pharmacological exploration， effective ingredient screening， and drug discovery. Therefore， the combined methods have been gradually recognized and widely used. This paper reviewed the in vitro experimental methods in pharmacological research of Chinese materia medica and their progress， aiming to provide help for selecting reasonable research methods.

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Zhengan Xifengtang on blood pressure and fecal microflora of spontaneously hypertensive rats （SHRs）. MethodA total of 75 male SHRs aged nine weeks were randomly divided into SHR group， Benazepril group （1.00 mg·kg^-1·d^-1）， high-dose Zhengan Xifengtang group （34.5 g·kg^-1·d^-1）， medium-dose Zhengan Xifengtang group （17.25 g·kg^-1·d^-1）， and low-dose Zhengan Xifengtang group （8.625 g·kg^-1·d^-1）. A total of 15 male Wistar-Kyoto （WKY） rats aged nine weeks were selected as the normal group. The normal group and SHR group were administrated with an equal volume of distilled water for eight weeks. During the administration， the blood pressure of the rats was measured regularly. After the intervention， fresh feces were collected with a sterile frozen storage tube， and 16S amplicon information was collected and analyzed. Plasma， hippocampus， and ileum of rats were collected for ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry（UPLC-MS/MS） detection. ResultZhengan Xifengtang decreased the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure of SHRs. Compared with the SHR group， Zhengan Xifengtang decreased the diversity of fecal microflora of SHRs. At the phylum level， Zhengan Xifengtang increased the relative abundance of SHR Verrucomicrobia and Actinobacteria and decreased the relative abundance of Synergistetes， Tenericutes， and Candidatus Saccharibacteria. Compared with the SHR group， Zhengan Xifengtang increased the relative abundance of Blautia wexlerae， Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans， and Akkermansia muciniphila and decreased the relative abundance of Clostridium lavalense， Intestinimonas butyriciproducens， Acetatifactor muris， Alloprevotella rava， and Oscillibacter valericigenes. Spearman correlation analysis showed that the systolic blood pressure of rats was negatively correlated with the relative abundance of Ethanoligenens， Aerococcus， Butyrivibrio， Olsenella， Bifidobacterium， Clostridium XIVb， Allobaculum， and Fusicatenibacter and positively correlated with the relative abundance of Alloprevotella. Zhengan Xifengtang increased the contents of plasma， hippocampal 5-hydroxy tryptamine（5-HT）， and 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid（5-HIAA） in SHRs and decreased the contents of 5-HT and 5-HIAA in the ileum， and the content of 5-HT in the hippocampus was negatively correlated with that in the ileum. ConclusionZhengan Xifengtang can reduce the blood pressure of SHRs， which may be related to reducing the diversity of SHR microflora， regulating the structure of the microflora， increasing the relative abundance of 5-HT and short-chain fatty acids bacteria， and lowering the relative abundance of pathogenic bacteria related to intestinal inflammation.