Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Blood Urea Nitrogen ; Creatinine ; blood ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Kidney ; physiopathology ; Kidney Function Tests ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Renal Dialysis ; Uremia ; physiopathology ; therapy

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of sequential method of nourishing yin and tonifying yang on serum sex hormone levels in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and to explore its possible mechanisms.

METHODSPCOS rat models were established by injecting dehydroepiandrosteron (DHEA) subcutaneously. A total of 70 21-day female SD rats were randomly divided into seven groups, ten in each group: the normal control, the model control, the yin nourishing, the yang tonifying, the sequential method, the Westem medicine, and the combined medication. Rats in all groups were treated by gastrogavage for twelve successive days. Serum testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) were detected by chemoluminescence method. Serum androstenedione (A), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), insulin (INS), and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) were detected by radioimmunoassay (RIA).

RESULTSSerum levels of A, T, and E2 were significantly higher in the model control group than in the normal control group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). Serum levels of A and T were obviously lower in the sequential group than in the model control group with significant difference (P < 0.01). The serum E2 level was obviously lower in the sequential group than in the model control group (P < 0.05). Serum levels of INS and IGF-I were significantly higher in the model control group than in the normal control group (P < 0.05). Serum levels of INS and IGF-I were significantly lower in the sequential group than in the model control group (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONSThe sequential method of nourishing yin and tonifying yang can lower serum levels of A, T, E2, INS, and IGF-I, and reverse its endocrine disturbance in PCOS rats. One of its mechanisms in decreasing serum levels of A, T, E2 might be possibly through lowering serum levels of INS and IGF-I.

Animals ; Female ; Gonadal Steroid Hormones ; blood ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ; blood ; therapy ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

ObjectiveTo discuss the clinical characteristics and therapeutic strategy of acute epidural hematoma(EDH) with mixed density on CT.MethodsThe clinical data of 45 patients with acute EDH with mixed density on the first CT after trauma were analyzed retrospectively.Acute EDH form trauma with mixed density on CT images were compared with those which had homogenesis density on CT images at the same time.ResultsThe opportunity of increasing size of hematoma and the mortality was significantly higher in mixed density hematoma( 82.1％,16.2％ )than that of homogenesis density( 17.7％,2.3％ ) ( all P ＜ 0.01 ).ConclusionEDH with mixed density was a hyperacute EDH.The operation for acute EDH from trauma with mixed density on CT image should be prompt.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of metastatic hepatic carcino-ma .Methods 42 patients with metastatic hepatic carcinoma (metastases≤3 ,maximum tumor diameter≤5 cm)were treated with Co60 stereotactic radiotherapy alone .The prescription isodose of PTV was 3 .5-4 .5 Gy ,total 10 times ,the median survival time ,lo-cal control ,complication and RILD(radiation-induced liver disease) of the patients were assessed .Results The median survival date was 7 .9 months ,2 cases were complete remission ,the local control rates was 69% ,27 cases were partial remission ,and there was no serious adverse side effect ,such as severe radiation-induced hepatic injury .Conclusion The stereotactic radiotherqpy was a good choice for inoperable metastatic hepatic carcinoma .

Acute Disease ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Mesenteric Ischemia ; etiology ; surgery ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Complications ; surgery ; Protein S Deficiency ; complications ; Remission Induction

Objective To study the inhibitory effect of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on expression of TGF-? in pulmonary fibroblasts (WI26 cells) and its application value.Methods Pulmonary fibroblasts were divided into control group,MMF group,TGF-? group,and MMF+TGF-? group,after routine culture.Expression of TGF-?-induced COL1A1 was detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).Expression of COL1 proteins was detected by Western blot analysis and chloramphenicol acetyl transferase assay,respectively.Difference in contractility of collagen fibers and migration of cells was observed in collagen matrix contraction test and cell scratch test.Results The expression level of COL1A1 mRNA was higher in MMF group than in control group 24 and 48 h after treatment with MMF (77.0%?2.9% vs 38.0%?3.7%),and was lower in MMF group than in control group 24 and 48 h after treatment with TGF-? and MMF+ TGF-? (134.0%?3.1% vs 189.0%?2.4%,and 95.0%?2.7% vs 71.0%?3.3%,P

OBJECTIVE: To explore the correlations between symptom-based principal factors of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the effect of traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine on RA after factor analysis of RA symptoms. METHODS: Four hundred and thirteen RA patients from 9 clinical centers were included in the clinical trial. They were randomly divided into Western medicine (WM) treated group with 204 cases and traditional Chinese medicine (CM) treated group with 209 cases. A complete physical examination and 18 common clinical manifestations were recorded before the randomization and after the treatment. The WM therapy included voltaren extended action tablet, methotrexate and sulfasalazine. The CM therapy included glucosidorum Tripterygll totorum tablet and Yishen Juanbi Tablet. The American College of Rheumatology 20 (ACR20) was used for efficacy evaluation. All data were analyzed on SAS 8.2 statistical package. Eighteen symptoms in the RA patients were analyzed by factor analysis and the relationships between the factors and effects were analyzed with Chi-Square test. RESULTS: Four principal factors were obtained from the analysis results of the 18 symptoms. The factors could represent the symptoms related to joints, cold-syndrome, deficiency syndrome and heat-syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), respectively. The effect of WM therapy was better than CM therapy. After 12 weeks of treatment, the effect of CM on patients without deficiency-syndrome was better than the patients with deficiency-syndrome. After 24 weeks of treatment, WM therapy showed better effect on patients with cold syndrome than patients without cold syndrome. CONCLUSION: The results based on the factor analysis of RA symptoms are similar to the results of syndrome differentiation of TCM, and the factor-related different categories of symptoms are associated with the curative effect, thus further research on the symptoms is necessary.

A novel simple,sensitive fluorescence immunosensing method based on aptamer-plasmid complex amplification was developed. This method utilized the specific recognition between antibody and antigen as well as aptamer-plasmid complex and the intercalation of fluorescence dye SYBR Green Ⅰ in the groove of duplex plasmid DNA in detection of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor BB (PDGF-BB). The immunoassay was performed in the microtiter wells in which rabbit anti PDGF-BB antibody was immobilized. The PDGF BB analyte was captured by the primary antibody and then sandwiched by the aptamer-plasmid DNA complex. The introduction of fluorescence dye SYBR Green Ⅰ allows for the detection of the sandwiched immunocomplex of antibody/anigen/aptamer-plasmid complex. Under the optimized conditions of salt concentration,ratio of aptamer to PUC19,and SYBR Green Ⅰ concentration,the proposed method offers a linear detection range from 0.2 μg/L to 200 μg/L with a detection limit of 0.1μg/L.

AIM To establish an HPLC-ELSD method for the simultaneous content determination of gastrodin,parishin A,parishin B,ginsenosides Rg1,Re,Rf,Rb1 and Rd in Tiantai No.1 Tablets (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma,Gastrodiae Rhizoma,Cistanches Herba,etc.).METHODS The analysis of methanol extract of this drug was performed on a 45 ℃C thermostatic Alltima C1scolumn (4.6 mm × 250 mm,5 μm),with the mobile phase comprising of acetonitrie-0.1％ phosphoric acid flowing at 1.0 mL/min in a gradient elution manner.RESULTS Eight constituents showed good linear relationships within their own ranges (r ＞ 0.999 0),whose average recoveries were 96.94％-97.93％ with the RSDs of 1.06％-2.48％.CONCLUSION This simple,accurate and reliable method can be used for the quality control of Tiantai No.1 Tablets.

Background: Angioleiomyoma of the nasal cavity is an extremely rare benign neoplasm. It usually occurs in the lower extremities. Up to date, only few cases of angioleiomyoma have been reported. First case of angioleiomyoma of nasal cavity was reported in 1966. We report a rare case of angioleiomyoma arising from the right maxillary sinus. Case Report: A 43-year-old lady presented with recurrent epistaxis and right nasal obstruction for two months duration. Clinical examination revealed a huge right nasal mass obstructing the right nasal cavity. The tumour was excised completely via endoscopic endonasal surgical approach. Histopathological examination confirmed the tumour is sinonasal angioleiomyoma. Postoperatively, she recovered well without any recurrence after a year of followup. Conclusion: This tumour has an excellent prognosis and recurrence is extremely rare if excised completely.
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