Objective To explore the characteristics of TCM syndromes of acute coronary syndrome(ACS). Methods Clinical data of 127 ACS patients were collected and then a database was established.After that,the distribution of syndrome patterns was analyzed.Results The incidences of the following excess syndrome patterns were in a decreasing sequence:stasis syndrome,phlegm syndrome,cold syndrome and heat syndromes.The incidence of stasis syndrome was 90.5%,which was much higher than other excess syndromes.The incidences of the following deficiency syndrome patterns were in a decreasing sequence:heart-Qi deficiency syndrome,heart-Qi exhaustion syndrome,heart-yin deficiency syndrome,heart-Qi depletion syndrome,heart-kidney deficiency syndrome and heart-blood deficiency syndrome.The incidence of heart-Qi deficiency syndrome was 75.6%,which was much higher than other deficiency syndromes.The incidences of the stasis syndrome and cold syndrome in acute myocardial infarction(AMI)were higher than those in unstable angina(UA),and the incidences of heart-Qi deficiency syndrome and heart-Qi exhaustion syndrome in AMI were higher than those in UA(P

Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus combined with mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome.Methods:Eighty patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus combined with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome were randomly divided into two groups with 40 patients in each group ( n=40). In the course of the treatment, 2 patients in each group dropped out, which means 38 patients in each group were included. All patients were instructed to actively control blood glucose The control group was given Mecobalamin tablets orally, while the treatment group was given electroacupuncture of Daling and Neiguan on the affected side based onthe control group for 6 weeks. The degree of pain was assessed by VAS, and the severity of clinical symptoms was assessed by the symptom scale of Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire (BCTQ). The sensory nerve conduction velocity (SCV), the amplitude of sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) and the distal motor latency (DML) were detected by EMG evoked potential instrument. The clinical efficacy was evaluated and adverse events were recorded. Results:The total effective rate was 81.6% (31/38) in the treatment group and 60.5% (23/38) in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=5.094, P=0.024). After the treatment, the scores of VAS and BCTQ in the treatment group were lower than those of the control group ( t=2.639, 2.790, P=0.010, 0.007); DML (3.62 ± 0.19 ms vs. 4.00 ± 0.17 ms, t=68.891) in the treatment group was lower than that of the control group ( P<0.01), while SCV (47.36 ± 0.18 m/s vs. 42.34 ± 0.14 m/s, t=97.163) and SNAP (14.74 ± 0.18 μV vs. 12.10 ± 0.16 μV, t=51.434) in the treatment group were higher than those of the control group ( P<0.01). During the treatment, no serious adverse events occurred in two groups. Conclusions:Electroacupuncture is safe and effective in the treatment of mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome with type 2 diabetes. It can reduce the degree of pain and improve the symptoms of wrist joint.

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Methotrexate ; administration & dosage ; Middle Aged ; Mutation ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; drug therapy ; genetics

Herbicides ; poisoning ; Humans ; Paraquat ; poisoning ; Poisoning ; therapy

Objective To study clinicopathologic significance of eosinophils in human nasal polyps and the effect of corticosteroids.Methods 90 cases of nasal polyps were divided into two group randomly:corticosteriods group(n=30) with topical application of budesonide(BUD,400?g/d) for 14 days before endoscopic polypectomy,and control group(n=60) without BUD before surgery.All cases were stained with HE.Results Eosinophils showed higer in the group of nasal polyps than in the group of norm al inferior turbinate(P

Objective To investigate the pharmacokinetics of propofol when combined with remifentanil in patients with liver cirrhosis.Methods Ten patients (5 males, 5 females) with liver cirrhosis scheduled for endoscopic esophageal varix ligation (test group) and 10 cases (5 males, 5 females) with normal liver function scheduled for gastroscopy (control group), aged 18-55 yr, weighing 40-75 kg, were studied. The patients were unpremedicated. All the patients received iv injection of propofol 1.5 mg/kg and remifentanil 0.5 μg/kg, and 5 min later propofol 0.5 mg/kg and remifentanil 0.2 μg/kg was given again. Blood samples were taken from radial artery before administration and at 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 80 and 120 min after administration for determination of the plasma propofol concentration using gas chromatography-mass spectrography. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using DAS 2.0 software.Results The pharmacokinetics of propofol was best described by a three-compartment open model. There was no significant difference in the distribution half-life, elimination halflife , terminal half-life, area under the curve and transfer rate constant between the two groups ( P ＞ 0.05) . The apparent volume of distribution of propofol and clearance were significantly increased in test group compared with control group (P ＜0.01) .Conclusion When propofol combined with remifentanil is used in patients with liver cirrhosis, the apparent volume of distribution of propofol and clearance are significantly increased, while no changes in the other pharmacokinetic parameters are found.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Exercise Therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; injuries ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Spinal Diseases ; therapy ; Sprains and Strains ; therapy ; Young Adult

Objective To explore the effects of lycopene on interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression and motor function after spinal cord injury in rats. Methods 36 healthy adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group (A), methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MP) treatment group (B) and lycopene treatment group (C) with 12 rats in each group, and spinal cord injury model at T9 was established with modified Allen's technique (10 g×25 mm). 30 minutes after modeling, group A received no treatment, group B was injected MP 30 mg/ kg, group C was given lycopene 20 mg/kg. They were tested with inclined plate test 1 day, 3 days and 7 days after injury. The expression of IL-6 was examined with immunohistochemistry, then. Results The inclined plate test scores were higher in the group C than in the group A 1 day and 7 days after injury (P<0.05), and in the group B than in the group A 1 day, 3 days and 7 days after injury (P<0.05). The expression of IL-6 was significantly lower in the groups B and C than in the group A 1 day, 3 days, 7 days after injury (P<0.001). Conclusion Lycopene can inhibit the expression of IL-6 in acute spinal cord injury to reduce the inflammation and facilitate the recovery of nerve and motor function.

Objective To observe the transformation features of children with complete atrioventricular block(CAVB), and to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.Methods Seventeen children with primary diagnosis of CAVB were reviewed by retrospective and follow-up study and the clinical characteristics, treatment schemes and prognosis were evaluated.Results Four cases of congenital CAVB lived normally without obvious symptoms in the tracing period from 6 months to 9 years;1 case had the onset of Adams-Stokes syndrome induced by diarrhea;3 cases of the CAVB caused by virus myocarditis turned into sinus rhythm after comprehensive therapy;2 cases persistently presented with the CAVB Complicated with enlarged heart;1 case gave up treatment after deterioration, and one case died.Three cases of temporary CAVB after the open heart operation turned to sinus rhythm in transitory time, while other two cases presented with permanent CAVB and treated with epicardium pacemaker,among whom one had the pacemaker replaced for one time in the 8-year follow-up,and the follow-up of other cases were intermitted.Conclusions The congenital CAVB in the study group with normal QRS interphase and no obvious symptom might not require treatment but follow-up is needed. While infants with heart malformation and wide QRS wave could not endure the low ventricular rhythm are in high risk. Virus myocarditis induced CAVB children tend to present the Adams-Stokes syndrome, and require effective treatments. Partial cases of the CAVB caused by open heart operation may turn to normal sinus rhythm in 2-4 weeks after surgery. cases has persistent CAVB for over 4 weeks, or Adams-Stokes syndrome onset after the surgery demand epicardium pacemaker treatment.

Huge amount of data becomes available from the pharmaceutical manufacturing process with wide application of in- dustrial automatic control technology in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) industry. The industrial big data thus provides golden op- portunities to better understand the manufacturing process and improve the process performance. Therefore it is important to implement data integration and management systems in TCM plants to easily collect, integrate, store, analyze, communicate and visulize the data with high efficiency. It could break the data island and discover useful information and knowledge to improve the manufacturing process performance. The key supporting technologies for TCM manufacturing and industrial big data management were introduced in this paper, with a specific focus on data mining and visualization technologies. Using historic data collected from a manufacturing plant of Shengmai injection of SZYY group, we illustrated the usefulness and discussed future prospects of data mining and visualization technologies.
Cluster Analysis ; Computer Graphics ; Data Mining ; methods ; Manufactured Materials ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Quality Control