Control of hypertension is essential for stroke prevention. For most patients, the monotherapy often fails to lower blood pressure to normal levels, while the combination therapy can increase the effect of lowering blood pressure, however, not all the antihypertensive drugs have good efficacy. The early data analysis of the Chinese Hypertension Intervention Efficacy Study and the subgroup analysis of the KYOTO HEART study have showed that dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker amlodipine and angiotensin receptor blocker valsartan are both the most effective antihypertensive drugs in the prevention of stroke.

Objective To establish a HPLC method for determination of theobromine in Compound Theophylline and Ephedrine Tablet. Method HPLC method was adopted on Kromasil C18 column (250 mm? 4.6 mm, 5 ?m), and temperature was set at 45 ℃. The mobile phase consisted of 0.05 mol/L KH2PO4- Methanol-Triethanolamine (77∶23∶0.2), with flow rate of 0.8 mL/min. The UV detection wavelength was set at 215 nm. Results The calibration curves of theobromine was linear in the range of 0.3 094～0.722 ?g (r=0.999 96), ant the average recovery was 100.49% (n=9) with RSD=1.1%. Conclusion This method is simple, rapid, sensitive and accurate, and can be used for determination of theobromine in Compound Theophylline and Ephedrine Tablet.

Jiujing Tu (Illustration of Moxibustion), excavated from Mo Kao Grotto at Dunhuang, is one of the earliest existing monographs on moxibustion. The medical masters from different schools have focused on this book because it is different from the existing ancient medical works and have not been collected in the medical works of different dynasties. In this study, the literature of Jiujing Tu on five acupoints (Dachangshu, Pangguangshu, Daxiaochangshu, Nieshu and Cigong) relevant with intestinal disorders is collected. It is intended to discuss and analyze the acupoint location, main intestinal disorder, moxibustion characters, recognition on the literature of different dynasties and modern clinical applications. It is believed that the thought of strong moxibustion in the treatment of intestinal disorders advocated in Jiujing Tu has profound impact on the medical development in later generations. It deserves us to have a further digging, collection and promotion of this thought in the modern time.
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The peripheral nerves supplying the acupuncture points of the facial regionwere sectioned from 63 rats and their central terminations were traced by the loss ofthe acid phosphatase(ACP)activity in the substantia gelatinosa(SG)with themodified Gomori's method.1)The supraorbital nerve was cut,the loss of the ACP was confined to thelateral aspect of the substantia gelatinosa in spinal segments C_1.2)The infraorbi-tal nerve was transected,the ACP activity was absent from the central and lateralsectors of the SG in the medulla oblongata.3)The mental nerve was divided,theACP activity was absent from the most medial sector of SG in the medulla oblon-gata and C_1.4)The auriculotemporal nerve was severed,the activity of the enzymewas absent mainly in the inner medial sector of SG in the C_1 and C_2.5)Thefacial nerve was divided,the area deprived of enzyme activity is mainly found inthe central medial sector of SG in C_2.6)The vagal nerve was divided,a medialsector or central sector of SG in the C_1 and C_2 segment is devoid of ACP.7)Thegreat auricular nerve and the cutaneous cervical nerve were severed,the ACP activitywas absent in SG of the upper four cervical cords.The above results show that the primary sensory nerve of the peripheral nerveswhich supply the facial acupuncture points terminate in the SG of the subnucleuscaudalis of the trigeminal nerves and the dorsal horn and the primary sensory nervefibre of these nerves mostly terminate in C_1 and C_2 segment.

Objective To optimize the extracting conditions of polysaccharide from Imperata Cylindrica and establish a suitable method for its content determination. Methods Based on the qualitative yield of polysaccharide extraction, a orthogonal test was employed to evaluate the effect of four factors including extracting temperature, extracting time, the extraction times and the ratio of material to liquid. The phenol-dense sulphuric acid method was applied for the content determination of polysaccharide. Results The times of extraction and the extracting temperature influenced the content of polysaccharides mostly, while the duration of extraction and the amount of water showed little influence. Conclusions The optimum extraction condition was refluxing and extracting for 3 times at 85 ℃ for 3 hours, and with 15 folds of water for every time. The contents of polysaccharide in Imperata Cylindrica collected from two different places were above 0.15%.

Objective To introduce the structure and operating principle of a laser optometer for dark focus(DF). Methods Infrared and vernier means were used in the examination of dark focus. The stability, relationship between dark focus and refractive error were studied. Results The laser optometer was proved to be a reliable instrument with fine stability and good repeatability. Conclusion The laser optometer for dark focus can be used for further study relating to the aviation vision.

Objective To study the effects of diabetes mellitus(DM)on fas receptor-induced cardiomyocytes apoptosis and inflammatory response in patients with acute myocardial infarction(AMI).Methods 70 patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction were divided into two groups:without(n=36)and with diabetes mellitus(n=34).Strepavidin-biotin ELISA was used to examine the serum levels of sFas,sFasL,TNF-? and IL-6.Results As the concentrations of sFas and sFasL immediately after primary PCI were higher in patients of AMI with DM than without DM(4.18?0.86 vs 3.30?0.82 ng/ml,6.15?1.56 vs 4.34?1.37 ng/ml,respectively,P

The substantia gelatinosa of subnucleus caudalis of the trigeminal nerve of the rat shows an intense extralysosomal acid phosphatase activity which disappears after the removal of it's skin of the facial regions.Different regions of the facial skin of 69 rats were excised and the projections of the cutaneous nerves were traced by studying the extralysosomal acid phosphatase activity with the modified Gomori's methods.A somatotopical localization was found within the substantia gelationosa. It agreed with what has been found in earlier studies where other techniques have been used. The findings showed that the fibers of the cutaneous areas along the dorsoventral axis of the body were found in a reverse order in the receptive fields in the substantia gelatinosa. The vertex and fore-head lay in the ventral, while skin of the mandibular areas in the dorsal region, and the skin of the facial areas lay successively from ventral to dorsal in following order: vertex and forehead eye region, dorsal vibrissae, ventral vibrissae-upper lip and finally lower lip-mandibulare region, in the receptive fields of the substantia gelatinosa.The cutaneous facial regions were disproportionately represented in substantia gelatinosa, for example, the field receiving projections from the vibrissae areas or fields were as large as 4mm~2 in the most medial portion of the ventral vibrissae-upperlip which are disproportionately large while the fields receiving projections from the forehead and mandibular cutaneous regions were disproportionately small. The provides a possible explanation for the specific function of analgesia of the acupuncture point Renzhong.

The segmental and regional projections of the sciatic, tibial and common peroneal nerves to the substantia gelatinosa of spinal cord in rats were studied with the acid phosphatase method. Experiments were carried on 42 rats. Under chloral hydrate anesthesia, sciatic, tibial and common peroneal nerves were severed respecively. Then, after a survival time of 5～12 days, the lumbosacral segments of the spinal cord were removed and sectioned. The frozen sections were incubated with the modified Gomori's method.The projections of the sciatic and tibial nerves to the substantia gelatinosa (SG)were found in L_2～S_1, while these of the common peroneal nerve in L_(2～6).The projections of the sciatic nerve were found in the most medial, the intermediate and the most lateral parts of SG in the segments L_(2～3), and in entire SG in the segments L_4～S_1.The projections of the tibial nerve were shown in the most medial and the intermediate parts of SG in the segments L_(2～5), and in the medial parts of SG at L_6～S_1.The projections of the common peroneal nerve were found in the intermediate parts of SG in all segments L_(2～6).The above study has provided anatomical data for probing into the mechanism of somatosplanchnic interrelations and the principle governing acupuncture anesthesia.