Objective To observe the effect ofQizhi Weitong Granules combined with rabeprazole on gastroesophageal dynamics and inflammatory factors in reflux esophagitis (RE) and explore its clinical significance.Methods Nighty-six RE patients from Changping Chinese Medicine Hospital were selected in this study,which randomly divided into control group (n =48) and observation group (n =48).The control group was given rabeprazole 10 mg/time (2 times/d) for 4 weeks.The observation group was given rabeprazole 10 mg/time (2 times/d) and Qizhi Weitong Granule 5 g/time (3 times/d) for 4 weeks.The gastrin and motilin expression was detected by radioimmunity analysis.The IL-17 and IL-23 was detected by ELISA analysis.The rate of clinic effects and adverse reaction was compared.Results There was no significant difference ofgastrin and motilin between the two groups before treatment.After treatment,gastrin and motilin was increased in the two groups (P ＜ 0.05,0.01).However,gastrin and motilin was higher in observation group than that in control group after treatment (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference ofIL-17 and IL-23 between two groups before treatment.After treatment,IL-17 and IL-23 was decreased in the two groups (P ＜ 0.05,0.01).However,IL-17 and IL-23 was lower in observation group than that in control group after treatment (P ＜ 0.05).The rate of clinic effects was 93.8％ in observation group,which was better than 81.3％ in control group (P ＜ 0.05).The rate of adverse reaction was 10.4％ in control group and 8.3％ in observation group.There was no significant difference between two groups.Conclusion Qizhi Weitong Granules combined with rabeprazole can improve gastroesophageal dynamics and inhibit inflammatory response in RE patients,with significantly clinical effect and safety.

OBJECTIVETo study the adscription of plasma effective constituents of rat after oral administration of Gegen Qinlian decoction.

METHODThis study was performed by using HPLC-UV to identify the chemical constituents of rat plasma samples obtained after oral administration of the whole and individual herbs of Gegen Qinlian decoction. A reversed phase Globalsil C18 column (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm) was used. The mobile phase was composed of 20 mmol x L(-1) ammonium acetate (adjusted to pH 4. 5 by acetate acid) and acetonitrile with gradient elution. The flow rate was 1.0 mL x min(-1) and the column maintained at room temperature. The detection wavelength was set at 270 nm.

RESULTThe chromatographic analysis of the rat plasma obtained after oral administration of Gegen Qinlian decoction showed 31 compounds, fifteen of which were the original constituents contained in Gegen Qinlian decoction, thirteen of which were metabolites, while the other three only existed after oral administration of the Decoction. By comparison of the retention times of the unknown peaks with that of standard compounds and, by spiking method with the standard compounds, five peaks were identified as puerarin, baicalin, berberine, jatrorrhizine and palmatine.

CONCLUSIONThis HPLC-UV method is simple and reliable in the analysis of the UV absorbing chemical constituents of rat plasma. The compounds absorbed into blood and its metabolites are the possible effective constituents of Gegen Qinlian decoction because they interact directly within the body. The results obtained in this investigation may provide useful information in the further understanding of the action mechanism of the individual and whole herbs in Gegen Qinlian decoction.

Administration, Oral ; Animals ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; pharmacokinetics ; Male ; Rats ; Reproducibility of Results

Objective To evaluate the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) in diagnosis of placental increta.Methods Twenty seven suspected patients with placental increta were examined with CEUS after routine ultrasound examination.SonoVue was injected intravenously as bolus and a real time CEUS was performed.The characteristics of contrast perfusion was analysised.Results Among the three antepartum CEUS cases,two had a clear boundary between the placenta and uterine wall,there was no residual placenta after induced labor;one had a blur boundary between the local placenta and uterine wail,and the local placenta adherenced to the uterine wall tightly when cesarean section was performed after induction failure.Comparison between CEUS and uterine curettage in 20 cases,5 cases had a dear boundary between residual disease in uterine cavity and uterine wall.The boundary between residual disease in uterine cavity and uterine wall disappeared in other 15 cases.Four cases performed total and subtotal hysterectomy,the uterine myometrium of placenta affixing part were very thin (3 - 5 mm),and the boundary between the placenta and uterine wall disappeared,and placental increta was proved by intraoperative and pathology.Conclusions When the boundary between residual placenta and uterine wall disappeared and/or the local uterine wall became thin,placental increta was suggested intensively.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) in the diagnosis of postnatal placenta increta. Methods Twenty-six patients with postnatal placenta increta were examined by gray-scale and color Doppler ultrasound and CEUS. Then microvascular perfusion and enhanced features of lesions, myometrium and serous layer were observed. Arriving time (AT), time to peak intensity (TTP) and the lasting time of enhancement (LTE) were recorded. AT,TTP and LTE of enhanced lesions were compared with those of normal myometrium. Results Serous layer, lesions and adjcent myometrium,normal myometrium enhanced in turn. There was no obvious boundary between the lesions enhanced and adjcent myometrium. AT and TTP of the lesions enhanced were both less than those of normal myometrium ( P ＜0. 05). LTE of the part of lesions enhanced was more than that of normal myometrium ( P ＜0.05).Part of lesions never enhanced during the whole process. The serous layer of uterine was smooth and uninterrupted in 24 patients. These 24 patients all recovered after conservative treatment. The local serous layer adjcent lesions was not smooth, but no contrast agent leakage occurred in another 2 patients, and uterine lobectomy were performed in emergency because of massive hemorrhage during conservative treatment. Conclusions Microvascular perfusion and enhanced features of lesions,myometrium and serous layer could be showed clearly through CEUS.

Objective To explore the feasibility of endothelial function of dorsal artery of foot in patients with type 2 diabetes(T2DM) by high frequency ultrasound combined with warm bath test.MethodsThirty-five patients with T2DM and thirty normal people were collected,all subjects were examined by high frequency ultrasound.Diameter of brachial artery in baseline and after reactive hyperaemia were detected;Diameter of dorsal artery of foot in baseline and after the foot immersed in 40℃ warm water for 5 minutes were acquired.Flow mediated dilatation of dorsalis pedis artery(FMDDPA) and flow mediated dilatation of brachial artery(FMDBA) were calculated and compared.Multiple stepwise regression analysis was used to examine the correlation between FMDDPA and hemoglobin A1c(HbAlc). Results The FMDDPA and FMDBA were decreased in patients with T2DM (P<0.01).The FMDDPA and FMDBA were correlated significantly(r=0.864,P<0.01).In stepwise regression analysis,HbA1c is the most affecting factor for FMDDPA (R2=0.321,P<0.01).Conclusions Ultrasound combined with warm bath test can be used to detect the change of endothelial function of dorsal artery of foot in patients with T2DM,which have a certain clinical application value in endothelial function of terminal limb artery.

To study the protective effect of Danshen Tongluo capsule on rat hearts in the myocardial infarction (MI) model. After being fed with high fat diets for one month, the SD rats were randomly divided into the sham group and the model group according to the left ventricular ejection fraction (EF). The MI model group was duplicated by ligating coronary artery and then divided into five groups: the model group, the positive control group (model + captopril), the small dose group (model + Danshen Tongluo), the medium dose group (model + Danshen Tongluo) and the high dose group (model + Danshen Tongluo). Four weeks later, changes in myocardium ultra-structure were observed by hemodynamics, cardiac ultrasound and electron microscope. The results showed: (1) All doses of Danshen Tongluo capsule could significantly reduce the left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP) (P <0.01), increase the maximum internal pressure of the left ventricle (+ dp/dtmax), and lower the drop rate of left ventricular pressure (- dp/dtmax), with statistical significances in medium and high dose groups; (2) The B ultrasound results showed increase in EF and left ventricular shortening fraction (FS) in all dose groups of Danshen Tongluo capsule; (3) The medium dose group showed significant decrease in myocardial infarction index (P <0.01) and injured and fractured myofilament and sarcomere of ischemic myocardium in myocardial ultra-structure; All of Danshen Tongluo capsule-treated groups revealed reduction in myocardial injury and myocardial infraction area. The study preliminarily proves that Danshen Tongluo capsule can improve hemodynamic function, and has a protective effect on myocardial ischemia.
Animals ; Capsules ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Hemodynamics ; drug effects ; Male ; Myocardial Infarction ; drug therapy ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; ultrastructure ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Ventricular Function, Left ; drug effects

Objective:To investigate the effects of Shanxian granule on proliferation of Lewis lung cancer cells and anti-tumor immunity and immune microenvironment of Lewis lung cancer-bearing mice in order to explore the molecular mechanism of anti-tumor of Shanxian Granule and improve the anti-tumor immunity of the body, and provide further theoretical basis for its clinical application. Methods:Lewis lung cancer cells was transplanted to axillary skin to establish mouse tumor model. The mice divided into blank group,model group,chemotherapy group and Shanxian granule group. The tumor tissue of Lewis lung cancer tumor bearing mice was weighed and the tumor inhibition rate was calculated. Immunohistochemical method was used to detect the expression of CD and CD8 in spleen tissue. The effect of lymphocytes on the proliferation of Lewis lung cancer cells was detected by CCK-8 method. The level of IFN-γ,TNF-βand IL-10 in peripheral blood were detected by ELISA. Results:①The tumor inhibition rate of Lewis lung cancer was 45. 99% in Shanxian Granule group,which was significantly higher than that of chemotherapy group (P<0. 05).②The lymphocytes of mouse can inhibit the proliferation of Lewis lung cancer cells and have a positive correlation with lymphocyte concentration and duration of action. Moreover,CD4+ T cells,CD4+/CD8+ratio and lymphocyte inhibition rate of Lewis lung cancer cells in model group and chem-otherapy group were significantly lower than those in blank group (P<0. 05). Shanxian granule group was significantly higher than the model group and chemotherapy group ( P<0. 05 ) . However, there was no significant difference between Shanxian granule group and blank group(P>0. 05).③The levels of IFN-γand TNF-βin peripheral blood of model group and chemotherapy group were significantly lower than those in blank group,while IL-10 was significantly higher than that in blank group (P<0. 05). The levels of IFN-γand TNF-βin peripheral blood of mice in Shanxian granule group were significantly higher than those in model group and chemotherapy group, while IL-10 was significantly lower than that in model group and chemotherapy group (P<0. 05). There was no significant difference in IFN-γ,TNF-β and IL-10 in peripheral blood of mice between Shanxian granule group and blank group. Conclusion:Shanxian granule can significantly inhibit the growth of tumor tissue of Lewis lung cancer tumor bearing mice,increase the spleen index of mice,enhance the activity of T lymphocytes,upregulate IFN-γ and TNF-β in peripheral blood and decrease IL-I. These suggested that the anti-tumor effect of Shanxian granule may be achieved by regulating the content of CD4+ T lymphocyte,the ration of CD4+/CD8+ and Th1/Th2 ratio,in order to restore the immune steady function of tumor patients,improve the immune system and enhance the immune surveillance function.

Astragalus polysaccharide(APS), one of the main active components of Astragali Radix, plays an anti-tumor effect by regulating the inflammatory microenvironment of tumors. Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles with a diameter ranging from 50 to 200 nm and carry several biological components from parental cells such as nucleic acids and proteins. When combined with recipient cells, they play an important role in intercellular communication and immune response. In this study, exosomes released from H460 cells at the inflammatory state or with APS addition activated by Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4) were extracted by ultracentrifugation and characterized by Western blot, transmission electron microscopy, and nanoparticle tracking analysis. The exosomal proteins derived from H460 cells in the three groups were further analyzed by label-free proteomics, and 897, 800, and 911 proteins were identified in the three groups(Con, LPS, and APS groups), 88% of which belonged to the ExoCarta exosome protein database. Difference statistical analysis showed that the expression of 111 proteins was changed in the LPS group and the APS group(P<0.05). The biological information analysis of the differential proteins was carried out. The molecular functions, biological processes, and signaling pathways related to the differential proteins mainly involved viral processes, protein binding, and bacterial invasion of proteasome and epithelial cells. Key differential proteins mainly included plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, laminin α5, laminin α1, and CD44, indicating that tumor cells underwent systemic changes in different states and were reflected in exosomes in the inflammatory microenvironment. The analysis results also suggested that APS might affect the inflammatory microenvironment through the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway or the regulation of the extracellular matrix. This study is conducive to a better understanding of the mechanism of tumor development in the inflammatory state and the exploration of the anti-inflammatory effect of APS at the exosome level.
Humans ; Exosomes/metabolism* ; Proteomics ; Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism* ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Astragalus Plant/chemistry* ; Lung Neoplasms/metabolism* ; Polysaccharides/metabolism* ; Tumor Microenvironment

OBJECTIVETo probe the function of interleukin-17 (IL-17) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients of accumulated dampness-heat obstruction in joints syndrome (ADOJS) by detecting levels of IL-17 in serum and the synovial fluid and analyzing its correlation with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C reactive protein (CRP).

METHODSFrom January 2011 to January 2013, recruited were 90 RA inpatients of ADOJS at Department of Integrative Medical Rheumatism, General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region, of which 28 patients had knee joint effusion. Besides, 30 healthy volunteers who received physical examination at our hospital were recruited as the normal control group, and 30 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) who had knee joint effusion were recruited as the synovial fluid control group. The expression levels of IL-17 in serum and the synovial fluid were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and contents of ESR and CRP were detected in RA patients. Then correlation analyses were performed between levels of IL-17 and contents of ESR and CRP.

RESULTSCompared with the normal serum control group, the expression levels of IL-17 in serum of RA patients significantly increased (P < 0.05). Compared with the serum of RA patients and the synovial fluid of OA patients, the expression levels of IL-17 in the synovial fluid of RA patients significantly increased (P < 0.05). The expression levels of IL-17 in serum of RA patients were not correlated with ESR or CRP (r = 0.092, -0.082; P > 0.05), and the expressional levels of IL-17 in the synovial fluid of RA patients were not correlated with ESR or CRP (r = 0.113, -0.034; P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSIL-17 was the main effector cytokine of Th17 cells. The expressional levels of IL-17 significantly increased in serum and the synovial fluid of RA patients of ADOJS, but with no correlation to ESR or CRP. It indicated that IL-17 participated in the occurrence and development of RA. Concrete mechanisms needed to be further proved in larger samples.

Aged ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; blood ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Blood Sedimentation ; C-Reactive Protein ; metabolism ; Case-Control Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Interleukin-17 ; blood ; metabolism ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Middle Aged ; Synovial Fluid ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo explore the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment on the neuronal apoptosis at an earlier stage and the expressions of Cytochrome C (Cyt C), Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma-2 family) and Bax (Bcl-2 associated X protein) in rat brain tissues after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

METHODSForty adult rats were divided into two groups, i.e., Group A (the rats with untreated TBI) and Group B (rats with HBO treatment after TBI). Sections of brain tissues of these two groups were then detected at 3, 6, 12, 24, 72 hours after TBI by immunohistochemistry and electronmicroscope, respectively.

RESULTSHBO treatment could up-regulate the expression of Bcl-2 within 72 hours, reduce the release of Cyt C from mitochondria, attenuate the formation of dimeric Bax and alleviate the mitochondrial edema within 24 hours after TBI.

CONCLUSIONSHBO treatment can alleviate neuronal apoptosis after TBI by reducing the release of Cyt C and the dimers of Bax and up-regulating the expression of Bcl-2.

Analysis of Variance ; Animals ; Apoptosis ; physiology ; Brain Injuries ; pathology ; therapy ; Cytochromes c ; biosynthesis ; Disease Models, Animal ; Hyperbaric Oxygenation ; Immunohistochemistry ; Male ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; biosynthesis ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein ; biosynthesis