OBJECTIVE:To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of Buzhong yiqi wuling decoction combined with western medicine in the treatment of chronic congestive heart failure(CHF). METHODS:120 CHF patients were divided into observation group and control group by random number table method,with 60 cases in each group. Control group received conventional western medicine treatment as rest,low salt diet and diuretics. Observation group was additionally given Buzhong yiqi wuling decoction,one dose a day,at twice,on the basis of control group. Treatment course of 2 groups lasted for 2 weeks. Average TCM symptom score, level of plasma NT-proBNP,6 min walk test(6MWT)distance before and after treatment,clinical efficacy and the occurrence of ADR were compared between 2 groups. RESULTS:Before treatment,there was no statistical significance in average TCM symptom score,level of plasma NT-proBNP and 6MWT distance between 2 groups(P>0.05). After treatment,average TCM symptom score and level of plasma NT-proBNP of 2 groups were decreased significantly,and the observation group was more significant than the control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05);6MWT distance of 2 groups were improved significantly compared to before treatment,and the observation group was significantly longer than the control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). After treatment,total effective rate of observation group(93.33%)was significantly higher than that of control group(83.33%),with sta-tistical significance(P<0.05). No obvious ADR was found in 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS:Buzhong yiqi wuling decoction is an ef-fective prescription to treat CHF,and can relieve clinical symptoms,improve the cardiac function,decrease NT-proBNP level and en-hance the patient exercise tolerance with good safety.

Objective:To explore the regulation of microRNA (miRNA, miR)-7856-5p on the expression of EPH receptor A3 (EPHA3) gene and its effect on the migration and proliferation of colorectal cancer cell line SW480.Methods:Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) was used to detect the expression of miR-7856-5p in colorectal cancer tissues and cell lines. The miR-7856-5p mimic and miR-NC were transfected into colorectal cancer cell line SW480 by lipofection, respectively, and defined as miR-7856-5p group and miR-NC group, respectively. Real-time PCR was used to detect transfection effects. Transwell assay and CCK-8 assay were used to detect cell migration and proliferation after transfection. The bioinformatics software predicts and the dual luciferase reporter gene system validates the target gene of miR-7856-5p. Real-time PCR and Western blot were used to detect the expression of EPHA3 in the transfected cells. The measurement data in accordamce with normal distribution were expressed as mean±standard deviation, t test was used for inter grap comparison, and single factor analysis of variance was used for multi group comparison. Results:The expression of miR-7856-5p in colorectal cancer tissues was significantly lower than that in adjacent tissues ( P<0.01). The expression of miR-7856-5p in colorectal cancer cell lines was significantly lower than that in normal intestinal mucosal epithelial cells ( P<0.05), and lowest in SW480 cells ( P<0.01). The expression of miR-7856-5p in miR-7856-5p group was significantly higher than that in miR-NC group, the difference was statistically significant [(9.49 ± 1.09) vs (1.06 ±0.18), P<0.01]. The number of migrated cells in miR-NC group and miR-7856-5p group were (125.70±14.05) and (42.01±8.98), respectively, and the migration ability of miR-7856-5p group was significantly decreased ( P<0.01). Compared with the miR-NC group, the cell proliferation ability of the miR-7856-5p group was significantly decreased ( P<0.05). Bioinformatics software showed that the target gene for miR-7856-5p was EPHA3. The dual luciferase reporter gene system confirmed that miR-7856-5p can target the EPHA3 gene ( P<0.05). Compared with the miR-NC group, the expression of EPHA3 in the SW480 cells of the miR-7856-5p group was significantly decreased ( P<0.05). Conclusion:miR-7856-5p can inhibit the migration and proliferation of colorectal cancer cell SW480 by regulating the expression of EPHA3.

Objective To observe the regulation of microRNA (miRNA,miR)-758-3p on the expression of murine double microsomal gene 2 (MDM2) and its effect on invasion and proliferation of gastric cancer cell line MGC803.Methods The bioinformatics software was used to predict MDM2 as target gene of miR-758-3p.The wild type MDM2 gene 3'untranslated region luciferase reporter gene vector and miR-758-3p target sequence mutated vector and the corresponding miRNA were transfected into gastric cancer cells MGC803 by lipofectamine.Dual luciferase reporter system detects luciferase activity.The miR-758-3p mimics were transfected into gastric cancer cell MGC803 by lipofectamine.Real-time PCR was used to detect the transfection efficiency.Real-time PCR and Western blot were used to detect miR-MDM2 expression level in cells after transfection.Transwell assay and CCK-8 assay were used to detect cell invasion and proliferation.SPSS 20.0 was used to conduct the statistical analysis.Results Dual luciferase reporter assay confirmed that miR-758-3p could target MDM2 gene(P ＜ 0.05).The expression level of miR-758-3p in MGC803 cells transfected with miR-758-3p mimics was significantly higher than that in miR-NC cells [(6.68 ±0.53) vs (0.84 t0.12),P ＜0.01].Compared with miR-NC group,MDM2 expression was down-regulated in MGC803 cells transfected with miR-758-3p mimics (P ＜ 0.05).The number of invasive cells in miR-NC group and miR-758-3p group were (136.00 ± 16.62) and (79.49 ± 6.42).After knockdown MDM2,the invasiveness of cells was significantly decreased (P ＜ 0.05).The results of CCK-8 showed that the proliferation of MGC803 cells transfected with miR-758-3p group was significantly lower than that of miR-NC group (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion miR-758-3p can reduce the invasion and proliferation of MGC803 cells by targeting MDM2.

Objective: Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) has been used to quantify inflammatory response in the body. The aim of the present study was to explore the possibility of using this method to evaluate the stability of atherosclerotic plaques and the efficacy of atorvastatin in stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques. Methods: Twenty New Zealand male white rabbits were included and divided into the atorvastatin intervention group and the control group, with 10 rabbits in each group. Rabbits in both groups were fed with a high fat diet for 20 weeks, and treated with thoracoabdominal aortic balloon-pulling to establish atherosclerosis model at the end of the 2nd week. Rabbits in atorvastatin intervention group was given atorvastatin intragastrically once a day. At the 8th week, thoracoabdominal aortic ultrasound was used to detect plaques in all rabbits. Blood was drawn at the 3rd and the 20th week, respectively, to measure blood lipids, high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9). At the end of experiment, survival animals were scanned by ¹⁸F-FDG PET-CT, and the average and maximum standard uptake values (SUVmean, SUVmax) of aortic segments were measured. Thereafter, the animals were sacrificed and aortic specimens of rabbits were taken and examined by immunohistochemistry. The pathological indexes were measured and compared. Results: At the end of experiment, the total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), hs-CRP [ (4.58±0.51) ng/ml vs.(5.87±0.66) ng/ml, P<0.01], MMP-9[ (43.93±2.16) ng/ml vs. (50.77±2.32) ng/ml, P<0.01], SUVmean (0.59±0.15 vs. 0.68±0.20, P<0.05) , SUVmax (0.68±0.20 vs. 0.81±0.27, P<0.05) , plaque area [ (0.36±0.24) mm² vs. (0.50±0.34) mm², P<0.05) ] and density of macrophage[ (4.34±1.54) % vs. (5.65±1.89) %, P<0.01] in the atorvastatin intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group. In contrast, fiber cap thickness of the plaque[ (4.12±0.66) μm vs. (2.96±0.37) μm, P<0.01] in the atorvastatin intervention group was higher than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant. The arterial plaque areas were positively correlated with SUVmean (r=0.27, P<0.05) and SUVmax (r=0.43, P<0.01) . Fiber cap thickness was negatively correlated with SUVmean (r=-0.38, P<0.05) and SUVmax (r=-0.47, P<0.01) . The density of macrophage were positively correlated with SUVmean (r=0.52, P<0.01) and SUVmax (r=0.51, P<0.01) . Conclusion ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT can be used to evaluate the efficacy of atorvastatin by the stability of atherosclerotic plaques.