AIM: To probe into the influence of liver functions in traditional Chinese medicine on physiology and pathology of heart so as to provide theoretic guides for treatment of coronary heart disease by focusing on liver functiosn. METHODS: Several liver functions are considered, such as to maintain the normal circulation of qi and blood, regulate emotional factors and promote digestion and absorption, to probe into the regulation of liver in the heart and pathological mechanism of liver in failure to maintain free flow of qi on occurrence of coronary heart disease. RESULTS: Liver is the important factor to regulate cardiac function. Failure of liver to maintain free flow of qi is the startup prerequisite of coronary heart disease. CONCLUSION: The research on mechanism of coronary heart disease in Chinese medicine should emphasize on liver functions. To focus on liver theory is the essential approach in treatment of coronary heart disease in Chinese medicine.

Objective To observe the effects of berberine ( BBR) combined with ethinylestradiol cyproterone acetate in the treatment of obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome ( PCOS) and the influence on vascular endo-thelial function.Methods 50 patients with PCOS were randomly divided into two groups.The observation group was given ethinylestradiol cyproterone acetate 1 piece of qn, BBR 300 mg tid.The control group was given placebo to replace BBR,the other treatment was the same as the observation group.The patients were treated for three menstrual cycles.The two groups were regulated the way of life.Before and after treatment,the body mass index (BMI),waist hip ratio (WHR),follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH),luteinizing hormone (LH),testosterone (T),fasting blood glucose ( FPG ) , fat cholesterol ( TC ) , triglycerides ( TG ) , insulin resistance index ( HOMA -IR ) , select E (E-selection),von willebrand factor (vWF) were tested.Results After treatment,these indicators of fat,sugar, insulin resistance,lipid metabolism disorders of sex hormone,vascular endothelial function in the observation group were more improved than the control group [(23.01 ±1.37),(0.81 ±0.03),(7.85 ±0.98),(4.12 ±0.55), (1.87 ±0.23),(2.56 ±0.67),(7.80 ±2.14),(1.46 ±0.78),(37.13 ±9.02),(142.15 ±43.26)vs (23.57 ± 1.40),(0.86 ±0.04),(87.22 ±11.38),(4.88 ±0.58),(2.25 ±0.24),(4.55 ±0.97),(9.96 ±3.20),(1.67 ±0.80), (24.36 ±7.48),(116.27 ±33.56)],there were statistically significant differences(t=3.85,3.92,4.28,4.32, 4.43,9.14,9.06,6.37,11.35,14.58,all P<0.05).Conclusion BBR combined with ethinylestradiol cyproterone acetate in the treatment of PCOS is not only effectively improved many pathophysiological changes,such as IR,high androgen levels,also protected vascular endothelial function,thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Objective To evaluate the immune function and the degree of bone marrow suppression of ubenimex tablets on the treatment of patients with triple-negative breast cancer underwent chemotherapy.Methods108 cases in Jiaxing hospital of traditional Chinese medicine were randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group, 54 cases in each group.The two group were all treated with AC-T chemotherapy (pirarubicin+ cyclophosphamide + docetaxel).At this basis, the experimental group were given ubenimex.Flow cytometry was used to detect the changes of T lymphocyte subsets, natural killer cell (NK cell) immune function and peripheral blood cell parameters in the two groups before and after the treatment and 6 months after the treatment.ResultsCompared to the control group, the T lymphocyte subsets and NK cell changes in the experimental group before and after chemotherapy were significantly smaller (P<0.05).The T lymphocyte subsets and NK cells in the experimental group were more accurate than those in the control group (P<0.05).The peripheral blood cells in the experimental group were significantly smaller than those in the control group (P<0.05).Compared with the control group, the whole blood cells increased significantly in the experimental group 6 months after chemotherapy(P<0.05).ConclusionIt can help to reduce the effect of chemotherapeutic drugs on the immune function and bone marrow suppression which ubenimex tablets was used on the treatment patients with triple-negative breast cancer c.Patients can be successfully complete the chemotherapy process, and the long-term and short-term adverse reactions were less, prognosis is good, clinical promotion value is significant.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of intention to smoke and current smoking and identify its influencing factors among middle school students in Ningbo City, so as to provide insights into the development and implementation of tobacco control among adolescents. Methods: The epidemiological data of tobacco use among adolescents in Ningbo City in 2021 were collected, including demographics, tobacco use, parents' and close friends' smoking status, secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco advertisement exposure. The intention to smoke, current smoking, secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco advertisement exposure were descriptively analyzed among middle school students, and the factors affecting intention to smoke, current smoking were identified using a multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results: Totally 1 591 questionnaires were allocated to middle school students, and 1 574 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 98.93%. The respondents included 787 junior high school students, 535 high school students and 252 vocational high school students, and the prevalence was intention to smoke and current smoking was 6.73% and 1.78% among the respondents, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified boys (OR=2.398, 95%CI: 1.466-3.922), high school students (OR=2.051, 95%CI: 1.212-3.470), vocational high school students (OR=2.011, 95%CI: 1.108-3.650), more than 100 yuan disposable pocket money per week (OR=2.534, 95%CI: 1.301-4.935) and close friends' smoking (OR=4.310, 95% CI: 2.755-6.757) as risk factors of intention to smoke, and boys (OR=12.420, 95%CI: 1.645-93.753), close friends' smoking (OR=11.628, 95%CI: 4.348-31.250) and parents' smoking (OR=2.667, 95%CI: 1.029-6.897) as risk factors of current smoking among middle school students. The prevalence of secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco advertisement exposure was 76.43% and 51.65%, and television/video/cinema was the most likely route of tobacco advertisement exposure (42.06%). Conclusions The prevalence of intention to smoke and current smoking is low among middle school students in Ningbo City; however, the proportions of exposure to secondhand smoke and tobacco advertisement are relatively high. Tobacco control interventions are recommended to be intensified targeting high-risk populations, such as vocational high school students.

Objective: To investigate the e-cigarette use and its influencing factors among middle school students in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, so as to provide insights into e-cigarette control among adolescents. Methods: Students of junior high schools, high schools and vocational high schools in Ningbo City were sampled using a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method from September to October 2021. Students' general information, cigarette and e-cigarette use and e-cigarette advertising exposure were collected using 2021 China Youth Tobacco Survey Questionnaire, and proportions of e-cigarette current use and attempt to use were analyzed. Factors affecting the attempt to use e-cigarettes were identified using a multivariable logistic regression model. Results: Totally 1 591 questionnaires were allocated, and 1 574 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective rate of 98.93%. The respondents included 863 males (54.83%) and 711 females (45.17%); 787 junior high school students (50.00%), 535 high school students (33.99%) and 252 vocational high school students (16.01%). The proportion of current e-cigarette use was 1.91% and the proportion of attempt to use e-cigarettes was 6.61%. Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified males (OR=2.544, 95%CI: 1.438-4.501), living in rural areas (OR=2.084, 95%CI: 1.195-3.634), having close friends who were smokers (OR=4.828, 95%CI: 2.936-7.940), witnessing teachers smoking at school (OR=2.766, 95%CI: 1.642-4.659), e-cigarette advertising exposure (OR=2.155, 95%CI: 1.315-3.532), current cigarette use (OR=9.365, 95%CI: 2.610-33.603) and attempt to use cigarettes (OR=7.519, 95%CI: 4.115-13.737) as promoting factors for the attempt to use e-cigarette. Conclusions There are e-cigarette use behaviors among middle school students in Ningbo City. Having teachers or close friends who were smokers, cigarette use behaviors and e-cigarette advertising exposure may increase the risk of attempt to use e-cigarettes among middle school students.

A high throughput screening method based on QuEChERS purification and stable isotope dilution-liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry was developed for the simultaneous rapid determination of 86 kinds of glucocorticoids (GCs) in cosmetics.The analytes were extracted by acetonitrile, and then the extracts were purified using an improved QuEChERS method.The chromatographic separation was performed on a novel multiple chromatographic retention mechanisms column of Poroshell 120 PFP (100 mm × 2.1 mm, 2.7 μm) with gradient elution using 0.2% (V/V) acetic acid and acetonitrile as mobile phase.The accurate mass database of parent ions and mass spectra library of fragment ions of 86 GCs were established under positive ionization mode with electrospray ionization source.Based on the method described above, the qualitative identifications of the 86 GCs were accomplished without the contrast of standard substances.The results demonstrated that the linear range of this method was from 2 μg/L to 200 μg/L with good correlation coefficients of R2>0.99.The average recoveries of the 86 GCs ranged from 66.2% to 112.8%, and the relative standard deviation (RSDs) was 4.6%-13.9% at three different spiked levels.The limit of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) were 0.006-0.015 mg/kg and 0.02-0.05 mg/kg, respectively.The method is simple, efficient, reliable and accurate, and is suitable for high throughput screening of 86 GCs added illegally in cosmetics.

Objective: To investigate the attitude and behaviors towards tobacco control among civil servants in smoke-free governments of Ningbo City, so as to provide insights into the construction of smoke-free governments. Methods: Ten governments were randomly sampled from city-level and county/district-level smoke-free governments in Ningbo City using a stratified random sampling method, and 10 civil servants were sampled from each government using a convenient sampling method. Participants' demographics, attitude and behaviors towards tobacco control and second-hand smoke exposure were collected using a self-designed questionnaire and descriptively analyzed. Results: A total of 1 100 civil servants were recruited, including 466 men (42.36%) and had a mean age of (39.02±9.38) years. There were 1 005 participants favoring “civil servants should refuse smoking firstly” (91.36%), 1 058 participants favoring “governments should build a smoke-free environment firstly” (96.18%), 1 075 participants favoring “smoking should be completely banned in any indoor public places” (97.73%), 913 participants thinking that smoking should be completely banned in any indoor public places (83.00%) and 813 participants thinking that tobacco control regulations are implemented satisfactorily in their workplaces (73.91%). The overall prevalence of current smoking was 11.91% among participants, and the prevalence of current smoking was 28.11% among male participants. Among all current smokers, 84 attempted to quit smoking (64.12%), and 89 had willingness or plans to quit smoking (67.94%). The proportion of second-hand smoke exposure in workplaces was 40.97% among non-smokers in the past one week. Conclusions The civil servants in Ningbo City has correct awareness of smoke-free governments, active attitudes towards tobacco control and low prevalence of smoking. However, smoke-free regulations remain to be improved and long-term tobacco control mechanisms remain to be created in governments in Ningbo City

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of smoking among adults in Ningbo City from 2018 to 2021, so as to provide the scientific evidence for improving the tobacco control policy and evaluating the effectiveness of the tobacco control policy. Methods: The permanent residents at ages of 15 to 69 years were recruited from 10 counties ( districts ) in Ningbo City using the stratified multistage random sampling method from 2018 to 2021, and subjects' demographic features, smoking and secondhand smoke exposure were collected using the National Questionnaire for Surveillance on Healthy Literacy and Tobacco Epidemic in Chinese Residents. All data were standardized to the Sixth National Population Census in 2010. The prevalence of smoking, smoking cessation and exposure to secondhand smoke and the trends for the prevalence were estimated among adults in Ningbo City from 2018 to 2021. Results: A total of 6 581, 6 340, 6 380 and 6 400 valid questionnaires were recovered from 2018 to 2021, and the effective recovery rates were 99.20%, 97.46%, 97.76% and 98.02%, respectively. The respondents had male to female ratios of 1∶1.05, 1∶1.07, 1∶1.05 and 1∶1.14, and had urban-rural population ratios of 1∶0.75, 1∶0.62, 1∶0.60 and 1∶0.78 from 2018 to 2021, respectively. The prevalence of current smoking was 21.99%, 21.42%, 22.07% and 20.30%, and the standardized prevalence was 22.03%, 20.12%, 21.33% and 19.38% from 2018 to 2021, respectively, appearing no significant changing trend ( χ2trend=3.751, P=0.053 ). The prevalence of current smoking was significantly higher among rural residents than among urban residents, and higher in men than in women ( all P<0.05 ). The prevalence of smoking cessation was 24.44%, 27.11%, 26.97% and 29.59%, and the standardized prevalence was 21.96%, 26.90%, 24.92% and 28.38% from 2018 to 2021, appearing a tendency towards a rise ( χ2rend=11.193, P=0.001 ). The prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke was 52.40%, 50.18%, 48.99% and 44.58%, and the standardized prevalence was 54.08%, 51.45%, 49.95% and 46.76% from 2018 to 2021, showing a tendency towards a decline ( χ2rend=62.094, P<0.001 ) . Conclusions The prevalence of current smoking was approximately 20% among adults in Ningbo City from 2018 to 2021, with a tendency towards a decline in the prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke and a tendency towards a rise in the prevalence of smoking cessation. Rural male residents are key targets for tobacco control.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of diabetes among individuals at high risk of diabetes in Baoshan District, Shanghai Municipality, so as to provide insights into community-based diabetes management. Methods: Permanent residents at ages of 35 years and older were sampled from Baoshan District using a multistage stratified cluster sampling method, and residents at a high risk of diabetes were screened using the Form for Risk Assessment of Diabetes among Community Residents in Shanghai Municipality. Participants' demographics, disease history and history of medication were collected using questionnaire surveys, and height, body weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, and blood pressure were measured. Diabetes was screened using fasting blood glucose and glucose tolerance test. The factors affecting the development of diabetes were identified among high-risk residents for diabetes using a multivariable logistic regression model. Results: A total of 3 107 residents at a high risk for diabetes were enrolled, including 1 165 men (37.50%) and 1 942 women (62.50%) with a mean age of (63.58±9.77) years. The prevalence of diabetes was 21.69% among the study subjects, and multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that men (OR=1.689, 95%CI: 1.357-2.104), age (40 years-, OR=4.833, 95%CI: 1.036-22.553; 50 years-, OR=2.627, 95%CI: 1.432-4.819; 60 years-, OR=1.551, 95%CI: 1.119-2.150; 70 years and older, OR=1.579, 95%CI: 1.232-2.025); high school/technical secondary school (OR=2.677, 95%CI: 1.636-4.380), overweight/obesity (OR=1.891, 95%CI: 1.447-2.472), hypertension (OR=1.306, 95%CI: 1.049-1.626), dyslipidemia (OR=1.428, 95%CI: 1.114-1.831), history of impaired glucose regulation (OR=15.161, 95%CI: 11.827-19.434) and family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (OR=2.092, 95%CI: 1.619-2.704) caused an increased risk of diabetes among residents at a high risk diabetes. Conclusions The prevalence of diabetes was 21.69% among high-risk populations of diabetes in Baoshan District. Gender, age, educational level, overweight/obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, history of impaired glucose regulation and family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus are factors affecting the development of diabetes among high-risk populations.

The purpose of this study was to observe whether human peripheral dervied monouncleas cells (hMNCs) could participate in the regeneration process of the ischemic hearts in the way of differentiating into cardiomyocytes, vascular endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells. hMNCs were transplanted into the bodies of the mice with myocardial infarction through the tail vein injection. Hearts were harvested 2-12 weeks after injection then sliced up into frozen sections of 5 micron thickness. Double immunofluorescence staining was used to test the differentiation of the grafted cells into cardiomyocytes, smooth muscle cells and vascular endothelial cells which revealed that cells expressing both HLA and TNT, HLA and alpha-SMA, HLA and vWF existed in the hearts of the mice. According to the study, it is probable that hMNCs could participate in the regeneration process of the infarcted hearts in the way of differentiation.
Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; physiology ; Humans ; Leukocytes, Mononuclear ; transplantation ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; Myocardial Infarction ; pathology ; therapy ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; cytology ; Transplantation, Heterologous