Traditional and complementary medicine system in Malaysia is composed of traditional Malay medicine (TMM),traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),traditional Indian medicine(TIM),homeopathy and other complementary medicine.Traditional and Complementary Medicine Division is the official body responsible for T/CM administration.Malaysia concentrates on 4 main areas of traditional and complementary medicine i.e.product,practices,training and research.The government of Malaysia is devoted to facilitate the integration of Traditional and Complementary Medicine into the Malaysian Healthcare system in recent years.

Objective To study the effect of elemene on transcription factor ELK1 and its target gene in human cervix cancer Hela cell. Methods The cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assay. The luciferase activity of transcription factor ELK1 was determined by the Dual-Luciferase Reporter Assay System. The protein expression of phosphorated ELK1 and its target gene c-fos were determined by Western Blot. Results Elemene can remarkably inhibited the growth of Hela cell and its IC50 was 80.6 ?g/mL. The luciferase activity of transcription factor ELK1 in Hela cells treated with elemene was inhibited. The protein expression of phosphorated ELK1 and its target gene c-fos in Hela cells treated with elemene were down-regulated. Conclusion Elemene can inhibit human cervix cancer Hela cell proliferation,which may be related with suppression of c-fos gene through inhibiting expression of phosphorated ELK1.

Objective To study the effect of 3,4-oxo-isopropylidene-shikimic acid (ISA) on transcription factor STAT1, STAT3 and NF-?B in human cervix cancer Hela cell. Methods The cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assay. The luciferase activity of transcription factor STAT1, STAT3 and NF-?B was determined by the Dual-Luciferase Reporter Assay System. Results ISA can not inhibited the growth of Hela cell. The luciferase activity of transcription factor NF-?B in Hela cells treated with ISA was inhibited, while the luciferase activities of transcription factor STAT1 and STAT3 were not inhibited. Conclusion ISA can inhibit inflammation, which may be related with suppression of NF-?B transcriptional activity.

Objective To investigate the clinical curative effects of duloxetine combined with thioctic acid on diabetic painful peripheral neuropathy. Methods Sixty-two patients with diabetic painful peripheral neuropathy were divided into three groups by random digits table: group A(22 patients, duloxetine combined with thioctic acid group), group B (20 patients,duloxetine group) and group C (20 patients,thioctic acid group). The other treatments were same. All patients were treated for six weeks. The pain remission level and nerve conductive velocity were compared among three groups. Results The pain level in three groups was significantly alleviated after treatment (P ＜ 0.01 ). The general effective rate was 86.4%(19/22),70.0% (14/20) and 50.0% (10/20) in group A,group B and group C,respectively (P ＜ 0.05). Visual analogue scales (VAS) in group A was significantly lower than that in group B and group C from the second week after treatment (P ＜ 0.05 ). Nerve conductive velocity was improved in both group A and group C after treatment (P＜0.01),but there was no significant difference between two groups (P＞0.05). In group B,compared with that before treatment,nerve conductive velocity had no significantly improved after treatment (P＞ 0.05). Conclusion Duloxetine combined with thioctic acid can enhance the clinical curative effects on diabetic painful peripheral neuropathy.

Objective To investigate the immune effect and the security after inoculating rabies vaccine in children. Methods To investigate and to detect the antibody level by the way of ELISA among the 337 children wounded by animals and vaccined the rabies vaccine. Results The positive rate of the antibody is 99.7%, the ad-verse effect is moderate. Conclusion Domestic adjuvant-free aqueous rabies vaccine, domestic freeze dried rabies vaccine and peregrinus freeze dried rabies vaccine all have satisfactory immunogenicity and little adverse effect.

AIM: To study the effect of selectin on lung injury in rabbits with diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA). METHODS: 12 male New Zealand rabbits were divided into experimental group (DK groups, intravenous injection of streptozocin and alloxan monohydroate, n =6) and normal control group (received same dose of saline, n =6). After 72 hours, all the animals were killed and blood and lung tissue were collected. Blood gases, expressions of selectin-P and selectin-L were detected. RESULTS: The expression of selectin in DK group were higher than that in NS group. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that selectin expression may play an important role in lung injury during diabetic ketoacidosis.

Objective To detect the physico-chemical properties , cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity of dressings containing Ag +.Methods The morphology of this dressing was shown by the scanning electron microscope ( SEM ) .The cytotoxicity was detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT) method.Using the shake flask test method , the antibacterial effect of dressings was studied .Result There was no significant difference in the water vapor transmission rate between the dressings (P>0.05).Compared with the alginate calcium dressing ,silver ion dressings had a stronger swelling rate .A higher ion concentration would lead to a much larger swelling rate and slower degradation . A lower cytotoxicity was exhibited among the dressings .The silver ion dressing had stronger bacteriostasis to Gram-positive ( G+) and Gram-negative ( G-) bacteria than the alginate calcium dressing .Conclusion The experiment has proved that the silver ion dressing has stronger antibacterial activity and lower cytotoxicity , and it is more effective for wound surface healing, with a shortened treatment course .

Objective An epidemiological study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of female breast disease and risk factors in Tongzhou District of Beijing,providing objective data to prophylaxis of the disease in this area.Methods A questionnaire survey was done in 1 575 females aged 18-60 years in Tongzhou district of Beijing by a cluster random sampling method.Clinical breast examination,near- infrared scanning,colour ultrasound,X-ray and other adjunctive examinations were performed in these subjects for diagnosis of the disease.The subjects were divided into breast disease group and normal control group.And then a case-control study was conducted for risk factor analysis of female breast disease.Results Breast disease was found in 303 of 1 575 females,most in 30-50 years,the incidence being 19.2％.Breast hyperplasia was found in 270 females,breast fibroma in 5,other benign breast disease in 25,and breast cancer in 3,Breast disease was found related to education level,menopause time,history of breast hyperplasia and annoyance.Conclusions Female breast disease is related to age,education and menopause.History of breast hyperplasia and negative emotion are risk factora of the disease.Attention should be paid to breast health care and healthy life style,decreasing incidence of the disease.

Objective To evaluate the effect of proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) with autogenous bone grafting for salvage of failed internal fixation of intertrochanteric hip fracture.Methods Between January 2007 and June 2012,21 cases of intertrochanteric fractures who had failed internal fixation initially were treated with revision open reduction and PFNA internal fixation and autogenous bone grafting.There were 9 men and 12 women with the mean age of 54 years (range,27-76 years).In the initially failed internal fixation,dynamic hip screw (DHS) was used in 7 cases,locking proximal femoral plate (LPFP) in 8 cases,Gamma nail in 2 cases,proximal femoral nail (PFN) in 2 cases and home-made reconstruction nail in 2 cases.Results Mean operation time was 150 minutes (range,100-240 minutes) and mean blood loss was 800 ml (range,400-2,000 ml).There were no serious complications during operation.Mean follow-up was 26 months (range,6-66 months).Bone healing was achieved at mean 4 months (range,3-8 months) in all cases.Harris hip score was (42.1 ±3.2) points (range,36-48 points) before operation and (87.2 ± 3.8) points (range,62-94 points) at the final follow-up,with significant improvement in hip function (P ＜ 0.05).At the final follow-up,no avascular necrosis of the femoral head or hip degeneration occurred and mean neck-shaft angle was 130° (range,110°-142°).Conclusions Once the fracture patients with strong ability of action,massive proximal femoral residuals,and non-serious hip injury,revision PFNA internal fixation with autogenous bone grafting is effective.Complete preoperative evaluation and attention to specific technical details may improve success rate and reduce complications.

Objective To evaluate the differences of the lower extremity atherosclerosis between patients with and without type 2 diabetes using dual-source CT angiography.Methods Dual-source CT angiography of lower extremity was performed in 87 patients with (n=30)or without (n= 57 )diabetes.Extent of luminal stenosis,and the type,distribution and range of the plaques were compared.Results 342 plaques in 540 segments (63.3%)in diabetic patients,and 500 plaques in 1 026 segments (48.7%)in non-diabetic ones were detected respectively.Compared with non-diabetic patients,the diabetic ones had a higher overall incidence of plaques (P <0.05).Calcified plaques were the most common in both kinds of patients,and the incidence of mixed plaques was high-er in diabetic patients than that in non-diabetic ones (35.6 % vs.28.4%,P <0.05).Light to moderate stenosis occurred in most diabetic patients,and fewer occlusion was found compared with non-diabetic ones (9.1% vs.1 7.0%,P <0.05).The most common sites of the plaques in diabetic patients were located at distal small arteries below the knee.However,those were located at proximal arteries above the knee for non-diabetic ones.The involvement of atherosclerosis in diabetic patients was more diffused,and the de-gree of Ⅳ (75%-100%)was higher than that in non-diabetic ones (P <0.05).Conclusion Atherosclerosis in lower extremity on dual-source CT angiography is very common in diabetic patients with multi-segmental,diffused,non-obstructive involvement of dis-tal small arteries below the knee.