[Objective] To observe the preventive and therapeutic effect of Anxin Granules in the treatment of hyperlipidemia [Methods] Thirty - two New Zealand male rabbits were randomized into 4 groups. Groups A, B, C and D were given with common forage, high fat forage, high fat forage with Zhibituo Tablets, high fat forage with Anxin Granules respectively. After 10 weeks of treatment, serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol ( LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and malondialdehyde ( MDA) and activity of superoxide dismustase (SOD) were detected. [ Results ] Anxin Granules decreased the serum levels of TC, TG, LDL-C and MDA. [Conclusion] Anxin Granules has a good effect in preventing and treating hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis by regulating blood lipid metabolism.

Objective To investigate the effect of Tianma Gouteng Decoction and Captopril on blood pressure and its mechanism in the senile patients with essential hypertension(EH) in the pattern of ascendant liver yang.Methods Eighty cases with EH were ran- domly divided into two groups,with 40 cases in each group.Treatment group was given Tianma Gouteng Decoction and Captopril and the control group was given only Captopril.The treatment was lasted for 4 weeks.Observed were the changes in blood pressure and serum hs-CRP,TNF-?and IL-6.Results There was significant difference in blood pressure change and improvement of clinical symptoms after treatment between the two groups.The level of serum hs-CRP,TNF-?and IL-6 decreased significantly in the treat- ment group.Conclusion Tianma Gouteng Decoction and captopril can decrease blood pressure and serum hs-CRP,TNF-?and IL-6, and the effect was superior to captopril simply.

Objective To establish the relationship of serum TNF-? and IL-6 contents with myocardial cell apoptosis in the chronic heart failure (CHF)rats,and to explore the therapeutic mechanism of Anxin Granules (AXG)in treating CHF.Methods Fifty female SD rats were randomly divided into five groups:normal control group (A),model group (B),captopril group(C),low-dosage AXG group (D)and high-dosage AXG group (E).CHF models were established by intraperitoneal injection of small-dose of adriamycin,once per week for continuous 6 weeks.Meanwhile,group C was given captopril injection (6.25mgkg-1d-1),and groups D and E received gastric gavage of low-dosage AXG (0.8 gkg-1d-1)and high-dosage AXG (1.6gkg-1d-1)respectively.After 6 weeks of modeling,serum levels of TNF-? and IL-6 of different groups were tested by ELISA,the apoptosis of myocardial cells was tested by TUNEL,and then the apoptosis index(AI)was counted.Results Serum levels of TNF-? and IL-6 were increased in the model group (P

Objective:To probe into relation between homocysteinemia and TCM syndrome types in the patient of coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods:60 cases of CHD were divided into following 3 syndromes:Qi-deficiency and blood stasis,stagnation of phlegm in heart vessels,deficiency of both Qi and Yin.Plasma hemotypic cysteine(Hcy)level in the patient of CHD and the normal person were detected with high pressure liquid chromatagraphy and fluorescent detector,and Hcy level of the various syndrome types was compared.Results:Hcy level in the patient of CHD was higher than that in the normal person(P

OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of Anxin Granules on dyslipidemia in rabbits caused by high fat plus high cholesterol diet. METHODS: Thirty-two healthy New Zealand male white rabbits were randomly divided into 4 groups: normal control group, untreated group, Zhibituo Tablet-treated group and Anxin Granule-treated group. Rabbits in the normal control group were fed with regular chow, while rabbits in the other three groups were fed with high fat plus high cholesterol diet. Zhibituo Tablets and Anxin Granules were administered to the rabbits in Zhibituo Tablet-treated group and Anxin Granule-treated group at a daily oral dose respectively. At the end of the 10th week, the levels of serum total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein A(1) (ApoA1) and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) were tested in each group, and the ultrastructures of the aorta were also observed by an electron microscope. RESULTS: Anxin Granules could reduce the levels of TC, TG, LDL-C and ApoB. The results observed by electron microscope showed that, as compared with the untreated group and the Zhibituo Tablet-treated group, the atherosclerosis of aorta in the Anxin Granule-treated group was lighter. And it was found that there were few lipid droplet vacuoles in cytoplasm of the endothelial cells, and various cell organs and elastic membrane were existed, but no lipid droplet vacuoles in cytoplasm of the medial smooth muscle cells. CONCLUSION: Anxin Granules can regulate the metabolism of blood lipid and inhibit the formation of atherosclerosis caused by hyperlipidemia in rabbits.

By means of comparative analysis and literature review,the paper identified differences of private non-profit hospitals at home and abroad in terms of their historical background,fund-raising,tax-free qualification,and governance structure.On such basis,an analysis was made on the development paths of such hospitals in China,for theoretical references and decision support for their development.

0.05). The incidence of cardiovascular event in both groups was significantly different (P

[Objective] To observe the effect of Anxin Granules (mainly composed of Radix Ginseng, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Pericarpium Trichosanthis, Hinido, Poria, etc.) in improving the symptoms of angina pectoris (AP) and acute inflammatory reaction in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients with AP. [Methods] Eighty senile CHD patients with AP of blood-stasis type were allocated to groups A and B with random number table. Group A was treated with Anxin Granules 3.5 g, tid combined with routine drug treatment and group B with routine drug treatment only. Four weeks constituted one treatment course. The changes of symptoms, electrocardiogram (EGG) and serum hypersensitive C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) level were observed before and after treatment. [Results] In relieving symptoms and decreasing Hs-CRP level, group A was better than group B ( P 0.05) . Serum Hs-CRP level decreased in groups A and B after treatment as compared with that before treatment (P

Objective To investigate the association of red cell distribution width (RDW) with prognosis in patients with sepsis. Methods Patients with sepsis admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of the First Hospital of Soochow University from January 2011 to December 2016 were enrolled. All clinical data were collected for participants, which mainly included basic data, main underlying disease, site of infection, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ ) score, blood routine test, biochemical test, blood gas analysis, coagulation index, procalcitonin (PCT), hospitalization days, and 28-day and 90-day mortality. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether the RDW levels were higher than the time of admission or not. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was performed to analyze 28-day and 90-day cumulative survival rates in two groups. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was done to find the independent risk factors of death in patients with sepsis. Results 196 septic patients were eligible to participate into this study. 150 patients (53.57%) had higher RDW levels than those at the time of admission. Compared to negative or static change of RDW group, positive change of RDW group had higher APACHE Ⅱ score (20.42±6.29 vs. 16.17±6.37), more percentage of chronic kidney insufficiency (35.24% vs. 19.78%), bloodstream infection (32.38% vs. 15.38%), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT: 32.38% vs. 16.48%), higher level of C-reactive protein [CRP (mg/L): 14.71±3.52 vs. 11.15±7.94], and higher serum creatinine [SCr (μmol/L): 128.0 (74.0, 263.5) vs. 90.0 (57.0, 145.5)], PCT [μg/L: 3.45 (2.39, 6.64) vs. 2.35 (0.56, 3.54)], and lactic acid [Lac (mmol/L): 3.40±1.72 vs. 2.70±1.61]; and had lower levels of hematocrit (Hct: 0.357±0.128 vs. 0.437±0.143), hemoglobin [Hb (g/L):103.60±22.63 vs. 115.67±28.49], platelets [PLT (×109/L): 133.37±87.29 vs. 191.43±87.65], albumin [Alb (g/L):28.15±5.72 vs. 35.51±5.91], total cholesterol [TC (mmol/L): 2.43±1.12 vs. 3.05±1.55], estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR (mL·min-1·1.73 m-2): 82.02±63.90 vs. 125.46±83.47], and oxygenation index [PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg, 1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa): 229.69±60.61 vs. 264.21±74.78]; and longer time of hospitalization [days: 17.0 (12.0, 21.7) vs. 11.0 (7.0, 18.0)], higher 28-day and 90-day mortality (57.14% vs. 36.26%, 62.86% vs. 47.25%) with statistically significant differences (all P < 0.05). It was shown by Kaplan-Meier survival curve that the 28-day and 90-day cumulative survival rate in positive change of RDW group was significantly lower than that of negative or static change of RDW group (χ 12 = 8.462, χ22 = 6.411, both P < 0.05). It was shown by multivariate Cox regression that high APACHE Ⅱ score [odds ratio (OR) = 1.049, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.010-1.090, P = 0.013] and positive change of RDW (OR = 0.517, 95%CI = 0.280-0.953, P = 0.034) were the risk factors of death in patients with sepsis. Conclusions The change of RDW values during hospitalization was related to the poor outcomes in patients with sepsis. The increase of RDW predicts the progress of sepsis and bad prognosis. Serial surveillance of RDW values could provide useful information for long-term prognosis in sepsis.