Objective To determine the content of astragaloside Ⅳin Qi Zao Granules.Methods Equipped with the evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD), a RP-HPLC method was established. The chromatographic column was C18 and the column temperature was at 30 ℃.The drift tube temperature was at 40 ℃and the evaporative gas was nitrogen with pressure of 3.5 bar.The mobile phase was acetonitrile-water(30∶70) and the flow rate was 1mL/min. Results This method showed a good linear relationship in the range of 2.51～50.2 ?g astragaloside Ⅳ. The average recovery was 98.13 %with RSD being 1.28 %. Conclusion The method is sensitive and accurate and can be used for the quality control of Qi Zao Granules.

Adult ; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Electrosurgery ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; surgery

Background & Objective: Early life stresses, such as social isolation, have lasting effects on the development of emotion and behavior, in which vasopressin plays important roles. This study aimed to assess the possible association of central release of vasopressin with social isolation. Methods: The social isolation model was performed in male mice who endured 6-week social isolation after weaning. Vasopressin expression in the paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus (PVN) was measured with immunohistochemistry. Released vasopressin from PVN was measured with radioimmunoassay. Results: Vasopressin immunoreactive cells number decreased in the PVN, medial parvocellular division in social isolation-reared mice, compared to the group-reared counterparts. Social isolation decreased short social exposure-induced vasopressin release from PVN. Isolation-reared mice exhibited anxiogenic profile and difficulty in social recognition. Conclusions: This study provides new evidence for the important role of vasopressin in the development of emotional and social behaviors.

Objective To verify the effectiveness of electrical impedance tomography (EIT) with multi-layer electrodes in gastric emptying measurement by simulation experiments using EIT with three-layer electrodes.Methods Firstly,EIT system with three-layer electrodes and gastric emptying measurement simulation equipment was designed and constructed to simulate gastric emptying process and obtain EIT reconstruction images.Secondly,the region where the electrical characteristic of gastric changes was selected as region of interest.Finally,the relative impedance change rate in region of interest for every image obtained from all three layers was consecutively recorded,then the gastric emptying curve was formed and gastric emptying time was calculated.Results There are obvious differences among the sharp of impedance change curves of interested region for three layers,and the gastric emptying time and process of each layer is also different from one another.It is suggested that the passing path and emptying manner of food in gastric emptying process reflected by EIT images varied from layer to layer.Therefore,the necessity and feasibility of using EIT with three-layer electrodes in gastric emptying measurement study is verified.Conclusions EIT with three-layer electrodes can provide more abundant information of gastric motility function associated with gastric emptying pathology and physiology state.It is likely to be a noninvasive,convenient and effective imaging method for the detection and evaluation research on gastric emptying and gastric motility.

Probing into the methods and techniques of physician-patient communication is important to clinic medicine and medical education. Physician- patient shared decision is one of important aspects of physician-patient communication, 80 patients with hematologic malignancies were reviewed for classification of models of medical decision making, and the methods and techniques of physician-patient shared decision were also discussed .

Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists ; Atrial Fibrillation ; physiopathology ; Heart Atria ; cytology ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Membrane Potentials ; Receptors, Angiotensin ; agonists

Objective To evaluate the effects of pulsed ultrasound at different intensities on the healing of standardized contusions in an animal model. Methods Forty-eight 3-month-old, male Sprague-Dawley rats were given experimental contusions of the right gastrocnemius muscle before being divided into four groups randomly ( n =12 in each group): (1) a muscle injury control group (muscle injury without treatment); (2) a muscle injury and pulsed ultrasound (0.25 W/cm2 ) group; (3) a muscle injury and pulsed ultrasound ( 0.5W/cm2 ) group; and (4)a muscle injury and pulsed ultrasound ( 0.75 W/cm2 ) group. Pulsed ultrasound treatment ( frequency 3 mega Hz)was started 24 hours post injury and delivered 5 min daily for 14 days on the injured right hindlimb. At days 4, 7 and 14 after injury, muscle samples were analyzed through hematoxylin-eosin staining and immunohistochemistry for the detection of muscle satellite cells and desmin. Results The average optical density (IOD) of desmin-positive mononucleated cells had increased significantly at days 4, 7 and 14 post injury in the treatment groups compared to the control group, but with no statistically significant difference among the 3 ultrasound treatment groups. Conclusions The pulsed ultrasound treatment played a beneficial role in skeletal muscle regeneration after contusion. There was no significant dose-dependent effect over the intensity range of 0.25-0.75 W/cm2.

Objective To observe the effects of Taizhian treatment on macrophages expression in the plaque of aotic intima and blood lipid levels in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Methods Sixteen male New Zealand rabbits were given 1%high-cholesterol diet. After 8 weeks,these macrophages expression in aotic intima was detected by immunohistochemistry. Results Compared with normal rabbits,Taizhian treatment decreased the expression of macrophages in aortic intima by 25%and reduced serum levels of low density lipoprotein-cholesterol by 21%in hypercholesterolemic rabbits(both P<0.05). Conclusions Taizhian may significantly decrease blood lipid level and reduce atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic rabbits.

Objective To explore the therapeutic efficacy of posterior internal fixation and anterior debride-ment with autogenous bone grafts at one stage on tuberculosis of thoracic or lumbar spine . Methods 16 cases of thoracic or lumbar spinal tuberculosis patients were treated with combined anterior (radical debridement and bone autograft) and posterior (instrumentation) surgeries in one stage between September 2003 and September 2007. The degree of the kyphosis (Cobb angle) was measured and the interbody fusion was observed preoperatively and postop-eratively. The ASIA grading system was used to assess the neurological status. Results All patients were followed up for 10 months to 36 months,on average of 12 months. All patients showed sucessful interbedy fusion,but Cobb angle was not progressed. No recurrence or wound infection was found. 6 cases all got nerve function recovery. Conclusion Thoracic or lumbar tuberculosis treated with this surgical technique can achieve stable internal fixation and a high satisfactory rate with restoring the spinal stability, arresting the disease early, providing early fusion, correcting the ky-pbosis particularly.