Objective To evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of combination therapy with amlodipine and terazosin in middle aged and old male patients with essential hypertension.Methods Randomized,prospective,parallel study was carried out in middle aged and old male patients with essential hypertension in Anqing community between August 2005 and February 2006.Antihypertensive efficacy and safety of the combination therapy were evaluated in 508 patient who completed the study.Results After 4 weeks treatment,the average reduction of SBP were 4.0?15.0,17.5?15.8 and 20.0?15.9 mm Hg in Terazosin group,amlodipine group and combination group,respectively(P

Female ; Humans ; Hyperthyroidism ; drug therapy ; etiology ; Infant, Newborn ; Male

Objective To elucidate the relationship between Child-Pugh grading and the degree of hep- atic cirrhosis.Method Six patients each with hepatic cirrhosis in Child-Pugh grade A and B were selected.The livers were observed with gross examinations during operation,and the liver specimens were observed with gross ex- aminations and also checked with light and electron microscopies.Results With naked eyes,it was quite difficult to find differences in size,shape and between different Child-Pugh grades.With hght microscopy,hepatic fibrosis of Ⅰ-Ⅱ degrees was commomly seen in Child-Pugh grade A and necrosis of hepatic cells was slight,while fibrosis of Ⅲ-Ⅴ degrees was usually found in grade B and necrosis was severe.With electron microscopy the collagen fib- rils in Disse's spaces were white cloud-like in grade A,while they were band-like in grade B.Of swelling and de- generation of organellae of hepatic and Kupffer cells,they were worse in grade B than in grade A.Conclusion The parameters in Child-Pugh grading are not complex,but they can be used to evaluate the degree of lesions. There is a positive relationship between them.

Objective:The drug resistance of E.coli to fluoroquinolones is getting stronger in the recent years.This study aimed at the drug resistance of E.coli induced by fluoroquinolones in vitro,so as to provide a guidance for the rational use of antibiotics and effective control of nosocomial infections.Methods: Drug resistance was induced in vitro by a multi-step method in 10 strains of E.coli from clinical isolates with Ciprofloxacin,Levofloxacin and Gatifloxacin.The minimal inhibition concentration(MIC) of the E.coli was determined by the agar dilution method before and after the induction.Results: After in vitro induction,the E.coli acquired a high resistance(MIC ≥ 128 ?g/ml).And one drug could induce different degrees of resistance to the other two.Conclusion: The MIC of the E.coli induced by fluoroquinolones in vitro was increased by 8 to 8 205 folds compared with that before induction,which demonstrated a gradually developed resistance of E.coli strains to fluoroquinolones.

OBJECTIVE:To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of Qingkailing injection combined with naloxone in the ad-juvant treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with pulmonary encephalopathy. METHODS:80 COPD pa-tients with pulmonary encephalopathy were randomly divided into control group and observation group. Control group was treated with conventional treatment,including bi-level noninvasive positive pressure ventilation,conventional oxygen inhalation,anti-infec-tion,resolving sputum and relieving asthma,etc;based on the treatment of control group,observation group was additionally treat-ed with Qingkailing injection 40-60 ml by intravenous infusion,30-40 drops/min,qd+Naloxone hydrochloride injection 0.8 mg by intravenous infusion,and then Naloxone hydrochloride injection 2 mg by microinfusion pump for continuous 24 h. After 3 d,the clinic data was observed,including clinical efficacy,and pO2,pCO2,pH,CO,CI,GCS coma score before and after treatment,av-erage hospitalization time,endotracheal intubation rate and incidence of adverse reactions. RESULTS:The total effective rate in ob-servation group was significantly higher than control group,average hospitalization time and incidence of adverse reactions were significantly lower than control group(P<0.05). After treatment,pO2,pH and GCS scores in 2 groups were significantly higher than before,observation group was higher than control group,pCO2 was significantly lower than before,observation group was lower than control group(P<0.05). There were no significant differences in the CO and CI before and after treatment and endotra-cheal intubation rate between 2 groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Based on the conventional treatment,Qingkailing injection combined with naloxone has good efficacy and safety in the adjuvant treatment of COPD with pulmonary encephalopathy.

Acute Lung Injury ; etiology ; surgery ; Burns, Inhalation ; surgery ; Humans ; Lung Transplantation ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Respiratory Aspiration ; complications ; Sulfuric Acids ; poisoning

Accidents, Occupational ; Adult ; Ammonia ; poisoning ; Bronchiolitis Obliterans ; etiology ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Transplantation

The effects of astragalus polysaccharide (APS) on type 1 diabetes mellitus were investigated. The mRNA expressions of Th1/Th2 cytokines of pancrease and ultrastructure of islet were studied.Ultrastructure of islets was well protected in APS group;the mRNA expressions of Th1 cytokines were downregulated and those of Th2 cytokines were upregulated in APS group.APS may correct the imbalance of Th1/Th2 cytokines.

Objective To investigate the effects of astragalus polysaccharides(APS)on the metabolism of collagen in hamsters with diabetes mellitus(DM) and explore the possible mechanism of APS on diabetic cardiomyopathy. Methods The levels of insulin,C-peptide,myocardial enzymes,glycosylated serum protein(GSP),plasma and myocardial angiotensin(AngⅡ) were tested in APS group(n=15) and DM control group(n=15).Immunohistochemistry was used to measure the expression levels of typeⅠand typeⅢ collagen,activities of matrix metalloproteinases(MMPs) were examined by using zymography,and TNF-? and TGF-? mRNA were detected by RT-PCR. Results Compared with DM control group,levels of GSP,myocardial enzymes and myocardial AngⅡ were much lower in APS group(P0.05).The level of expression of collagen Ⅰ,the ratio of collagen Ⅰ/collagen Ⅲ,and the activity of pro-MMP-2 and MMP-2 in APS group were significantly lower than those in the DM group(P

Objective To investigate contents of serum free fatty acid(FFA)in old patients with metabolic syndrome(MS)and to analyze its correlation with the components of MS.Methods Among 1 372 over 60-year-old people undergoing physical examination,169 patients with MS and 89 healthy subjects were selected as MS group and control group.The blood pressure,height,weight,waist circumference,and hip circumference were measured.Levels of fasting blood glucose,insulin,blood lipid,and serum FFA were measured.Waist-hip ratio(WHR),body mass index(BMI),and insulin resistance index(HOMA-IR)were calculated.Results The levels of waist circumference,WHR,BMI,fasting blood glucose and insulin,HOMA-IR,blood lipid,and serum FFA in MS group were significantly higher than those in control group.The levels of HDL-C were lower in MS group(P