AIM: To study the effects of 9 (4 Ethoxycarboxylyphenoxy) 6,7 dimethoxy 1,2,3,4 tetrahydro acridine (EDT) on learning and memory abilities. METHODS: The step down test and Y maze test were adopted in this study. RESULTS: EDT ( 2.5 , 5, 10 mg?kg -1 , ig? 5 d ) dose dependently improved the impairment of memory acquisition, memory consolidation and memory retrieval induced by scopolamine, NaNO 2 and alcohol in mice. CONCLUSION: EDT can improve learning and mermory ability in mice.

Aim To study the effects of 9-(4-ethoxycarbonylphenoxy)-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro acridine (EDT) on free radical induced injury in primary cultured rat cortical neuron and cerebral ischemia in mice. Methods In primary rat cortical neuron, free radical injury model was established by 10 μmol*L-1 H2O2. The content of malondiadehyde (MDA) and activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in cells were investigated. Chronic cerebral ischemia model was produced by occlusion of one carotid artery and pneumogastric nerve in mice. The step down test was adopted to investigate the effect of EDT on the memory impairment. The cerebra morphology and MDA, NO content and SOD activity in mice cerebra were detected. Results In primary rat cortical culture, 0.01-3 μmol*L-1 EDT concentration-dependently inhibited the formation of MDA and reduction of SOD activity induced by 10 μmol*L-1 H2O2. In chronic cerebral ischemia, EDT 2.5, 5 and 10 mg*kg-1 ig for 5 d greatly improved the memory impairment, reduced NO efflux and MDA content, while increased SOD activity in mice cerebra. Conclusion EDT was found to protect neurons from H2O2-induced neurotoxicity and inhibit chronic cerebral ischemia mediated injury and memory impairment in mice.

s:Cardiomyocyte apoptosis and regeneration are present in overload cardiac hypertrophy. Cardiac myocyte apoptosis might be a critical factor during the transition from compensatory hypertrophy to heart failure. The mechanisms of apoptosis include extrinsic factors and some cellular signal pathways. On the other hand, cardiomyocyte hyperplasia, as well as hypertrophy, contributes to cardiac hypertrophy. Caridomyocyte regeneration is related to cyclin, cyclin dependent kinase (Cdk), Cdk inhibitors (CdkI), bcl-2, p53 and telomere. Cardiaomyocyte regeneration and apoptosis are linked through several factors.

Aim To investigate the effects of EDT on anoxia and ischemic injury in cultured PC12 cells. Methods Cultured PC12 cells were treated with 1 mmol?L -1 Na 2S 2O 4 and 20 mmol?L -1 NaCN in combination with glucose deprivation. The protective effects of EDT on these two models were evaluated by lactate dehydrogenate (LDH) efflux assay and colormetric MTT assay.ResultsEDT, within the range of 10 -8～ 10 -6 mol?L -1, significantly antagonized LDH efflux induced by two models and increased the optical density at 570 nm tested by colorimetric MTT assay in concentration-dependent manner. 10 -6 mol?L -1 EDT might time-dependently inhibit two injuries and reach maximal level at 48 h. Conclusion EDT can protect PC12 cells from anoxia and ischemic injury.

Accompanying with the development of technological level,optical coherence tomography plays a more and more important role in predicting the surgical outcome for idiopathic macular hole.Preoperative morphologic parameters like minimum diameter,base diameter,maximum height,macular hole index,hole form factor,tractional hole index,macular hole closure index,photoreceptor inner-outer segment junction,cone outer segment tips line,central subfield retinal thickness and macular hole inner opening diameter were proved correlated to postoperative visual acuity and anatomical results.It has important application value to know these predictors to judge the surgical outcome and deepen understanding of idiopathic macular hole.

Recently a number of acupuncture clinical trial projects mainly conducted by conventional scientists have generated many negative results. A large meta-analysis of patient-level acupuncture data for the treatment of chronic pain conditions have demonstrated that the effects of verum acupuncture on pain improvement have statistically significant, but small, differences compared with sham-acupuncture procedures and no difference between acupuncture points and non-points. These conclusions have puzzled the acupuncture community and made confusion for acupuncture research and practices. The purpose of this paper was to compare differences between acupuncture clinical practices and the trial studies, which include "acupuncture technical principles", "acupuncture clinical trial design", and "acupuncture practice based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine". These factors contribute to the puzzle between the acupuncture community/practice and acupuncture clinical trials, which can be improved in future studies.
Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Chronic Disease ; Clinical Trials as Topic ; Humans ; Meta-Analysis as Topic ; Pain Management ; methods ; Research Design

AIM:To establish the chromatography fingerprint of the constituents of Melia toosendan Sieb from different areas in order to provide a base for the identification of its quality. METHODS: A gradient separated method was applied. Column:Inertsil ODS-3 C_ 18 ,mobile phase:acetonitrile-water,detection wavelength:270 nm,flow rate:1.0 mL/min,column temperature:25 ℃. RESULTS: To establish the chromatography fingerprint of the constituents of Melia toosendan Sieb., make the technical parameters for its quality controlling,and mark 39 main peaks as its characteristic fingerprint. CONCLUSION: The distribution of constituents of Melia toosendan Sieb differ a little from different areas, but the propotion of the constituents differ greatly, with the Melia toosendan Sieb.from the same area , the distribution and propotion differ a little. This method is reproducible, simple and easy, and can be use to provide a base for the quality control of Melia toosendan Sieb.

Objective To investigate the distribution regularity of TCM science basic syndrome for multilple sclerosis (MS}. Methods Through retrospective analysis for general data of case 223 patients and the information of TCM diagnosis with the method of case analysis and modem mathematical statistic, the syndrome types of the case collected were established. Results General fatigue, weariness and no desire to speak, quadriplegia, megrim, acroanesthesia and so on, which reflect the main symptoms of MS, with occurrence frequency of above 60 percent. Five basic symptoms: Syndrome of haemostasis blocking collaterals (18.0%), dark purple tongue is the most important factor; Syndrome of dampness-heat blocking collaterals (17.2%), yellow greasy furred tongue is the important factor; Syndrome of yin-asthenia and obstruction of collateral (14.8%), rapid and thining pulse is the important factor; Syndrome of endogenous wind of liver and obstruction of collateral due to wind-phlegm (14.1%), physical convulsion is the important factor; Syndrome of asthenia of both qi and blood, and channel qi unfavorable (35.9%), feeble pulse is the important factor. Conclusion The location of MS is channels and collaterals. The characteristic of MS is haemostasis, moist heat, deficiency of yin and wind-sputum, deficiency of qi and blood. General fatigue, weariness and no desire to speak, quadriplegia, megrim, acroanesthesia and so on are the main characteristics of MS.

Objective To observe morphological character of posterior arch of Atlas and lamina of axis,as well as provide anatomical basis to design special guiding device for the operation of upper cervical posterior fixation with Atlas titanium cable so as to make the operation safe and easy.Methods The posterior arch of Atlas and lami- na of axis were observed and measured in 100 adult dry Atlas and axis specimens,then special guiding devices were designed based on the anatomical data.Results (1)The posterior arch of Atlas was thin with a fan-shape section, whose inner plane descended from back to inside and the lamina of axis was stronger and thicker than posterior arch of Atlas,with a vertical inner plane and a ridge near the lower edge.(2)The special guiding device for posterior arch of Atlas should be designed with a bend head as well that for lamina of axis should be designed with a round head. They were used in 61 operations which became safer and easier.Conclusion The operation of upper cervical posteri- or fixation with Atlas titanium cable would be safer with the help of special guiding devices which were designed based on the anatomical character.

Objective To study and establish the HPLC fingerprint standard for the quality analysis and compare effects on the chemical composition of gallnut by ferment of Chinese gall leaven. Methods The fingerprint of Chinese gall leaven was built by Waters Symmmetry ShieldTM RP18 (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) C18 column, and acetonitrile-0.1% trifluoroacetic acid aqueous in gradient as mobile phase, the flow rate was 0.8 mL/min, and the detecting wavelength was set at 280 nm. The chemical fingerprint similarity of 10 batches of Chinese gall leaven was calculated with the Chromap Chromafinger 2005 beta 0.1 standard substance comparison and HPLC-MS were adopted to identify the common peaks. Results The fingerprint chromatography for the 10 batches of Chinese gall leaven included 10 common peaks, with a good separation at each peak. The relative retention time for common peaks of each batch was less than 1.0%, and the similarities among 10 samples were greater than 0.90. Gallic acid (peak 1), (-)-epigallocatechin (EGC, peak 2), methyl gallate (peak 3), ethyl gallate (peak 5), epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG, peak 6), 2,4,6-tri-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose (peak 7), and 2,4,6-tri-O-galloyl-α-D-glucose (peak 9) were identified. The gallnut fermented made the content of gallic acid and 2,4,6-tri-O-galloyl-α-D-glucose increased and the contents of methyl gallate, ethyl gallate, and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate decreased. It was found that (-)-epigallocatechin and 2,4,6-tri-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose had formed in the process for the first time. Conclusion The processing mechanism of Chinese gall leaven is related to gallnut fermentation process change and create new chemical composition and fingerprint can be used to monitor the quality of fermentation processing of Chinese gall leaven.