Objective To develop a HPLC quantitatively test method of glycyrrhizin, liquiritin and isoliquritigenin simultaneously for licorice. Methods The 67% methanol extracts of licorice powder were analyzed by reverse-phase HPLC on an ODS column, using a gradient elution with a mixture of 1% H3PO4 and acetonitrile. The eluate was monitored by UV absorption at 248, 276, 360 and 370 nm. Results The linear equation of glycyrrhizin was Y =1?106X +16 220, r 2=1. The linear equation of liquiritin was Y= 2?106X+49 444, r 2=0.999 5. The linear equation of isoliquritigenin was Y =1?107X +4.466 7, r 2=1. The recovery rate of glycyrrhizin, liquiritin and isoliquritigenin was 98.01%, 102.63% and 98.18% respectively. Conclusion The method is accurate, stable amd reliable, and can be used to determine the three main chemical contents simultaneously.

Objective To evaluate the effect of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) combined with methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MPSS),compared to MPSS alone,in the treatment of neurological function of patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI).Methods Twenty-one patients presenting in hospital within less than 8 hours after acute SCI were randomly divided into two groups,the control group (10 cases) and the intervention group (11 cases).The control group was treated by MPSS combined with placebo,while the intervention group received MPSS with rhEPO.Both groups received MPSS 30 mg/kg within the first hour,and if the patient was admitted within 4 hours,MPSS would be applied in the treatment with 5.4 mg/kg per hour in the subsequent 23 hours and till 47 hours if the patient was admitted within 4-8 hours after injury.The intervention group received 500 U/kg rhEPO on admission and another 500 U/kg in the next 24 hours,compared with the control group where placebo was used.The evaluation on neurologic function recovery was made on admission,24 h,72 h,one week,2 months and 6 months later,and statistical analysis was performed.Results The change in ASIA score: in the control group,the increase was seen from admission to 6 months after injury in terms of exercise,algesia and tactile sensation ((31.2±6.6) points vs.(57.8±9.8) points,(41.4±9.5) points vs.(64.3±10.6) points, (39.2±6.8) points vs,(61.5±11.3) points),the increase also took place in the intervention group ((29.5±7.2) points vs.(77.4±10.3) points,(39.7±7.2) points vs.(82.3±12.1) points,(37.4±6.2) points vs.(78.6±12.4) points).As time went on,the increase range in the intervention group became larger,compared with the control group.The difference between the two groups in ASLA score was statistically significant (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in red blood cell count and hemoglobin content of routine blood test between the two groups (P>0.05).Conclusion The application of MPSS combined with rhEPO within 8 hours after acute spinal injury may be more effective than MPSS with placebo in the neurologic dysfunction recovery.

Objective To analyze the haemorheological related index changes in Han population in plain who returned from plat-eau about 45 d .Methods Venous blood of Han popuktion whe returned from plateau about 45 d and who stay in plain was collected for haemorheological related index detection .Results In males of Han population who returned to plains from plateau had a re-markable rising in HCT ,erythrocyte rigidity index and the whole blood viscosity of low shear rate (P<0 .05) .In females ,all indica-tors were higher than Han population stay in plain ,but not statistically different (P>0 .05) .Conclusion In males ,the plateau re-turned to plains Han population after returned to plain about 45 d ,most indexes of blood rheology can recover to the level of the people who stay in plain .In females ,all indexes of blood rheology can recover to the level of people who stay in plain .

102 cases of Tourette's syndrome were divided into three types of the liver and kidney yin deficiency, phlegm and damp blockage and spleen and stomach deficiency.Acupuncture, auricular-plaster therapy, cupping therapy and herbal medicine were combined to treat this syndrome. As a result, 30 cases were satisfactorily effective, 61 cases were improved and 11 cases were ineffective with a total effective rate of 98.2% and no side effects were noticed during treatment.

Objective To investigate the accuracy of the new trauma scoring method:Glasgow coma score (GCS),age and systolic pressure score (GAP),in diagnosing patients' traumatic condition and predicting fatality rate in department of emergency.Methods The chnical data of 27 706 traumatic patients in department of emergency were collected.The observation was categorized into three kinds:death within 24 h after reaching department of emergency (24 h death);death from 24 h after reaching department of emergency to 7 d (death after 24 h);survival.On the basis of the trauma mechanism,GCS,age and systolic pressure score (MGAP),the GAP method was used for judging traumatic condition and predicting fatality rate of traumatic patients in department of emergency.The accuracy of GAP in predicting fatality rate was compared with revised trauma score (RTS),trauma and injury severity score (TRISS) and MGAP.The C-statistics method was used to calculate the accuracy in predicted the fatality rate.Results The C values (0.936 and 0.961) of GAP in predicting fatality rate after 24 h and in 24 h were higher than RTS (0.917 and 0.958) and MGAP (0.920 and 0.950),but slightly lower than TRISS (0.950 and 0.970).The traumatic condition in GAP was defined in this way:severity 3-10 scores,moderation 11-18 scores,and slightness 19-24 scores.Conclusions The GAP is simple,practical and accurate in diagnosing patients' traumatic condition and predicting their fatality rate.It is helpful in physicians' decision of a proper treatment plan.

Objective To analyse appearances of contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) of breast local adenosis,and to explore the value of CEUS in the diagnosis of the local adenosis of breast.Methods The data of conventional ultrasound and CEUS of local adenosis of breast in 110 cases confirmed by operation and pathology were analysed.The enhancement patterns,border of the lesion,time-intensity curve were evaluated respectively.Results Totally 151 lesions were detected by conventional ultrasound in 110 cases,61 lesions were diagnosed by conventional ultrasound for adenopathy or adenosis tumor,the diagnosis coincidence rate was 40.4％ (61/151).By CEUS,106 lesions were diagnosed as adenopathy or adenosis tumor,the diagnosis coincidence rate was 70.2 ％ (106/151),higher than that of conventional ultrasound.The features of CEUS include:In contrast perfusion time to peak,103 lesions inhomogeneously enhanced in whole or in part (68.2 ％).The enhancement degree of 121 lesions (80.1 ％) were moderate enhancement or slightly high enhancement,a few lesions (11.9％,18/151) showed significantly enhanced,and very few lesions (7.9 ％,12/151) for low enhancement.In contrast perfusion peak,107 (70.9 ％) lesions had less clear boundary,no envelope,and had a certain continuity with the surrounding background breast tissue,in which 5 lesions were showed significantly increased in size by CEUS comparison with conventional ultrasound,and the boundary of 4 lesions was shaped like the burr,no regularity after enhancing.The boundary of 29.1％ (44/151) of the lesion was clear.In the lesions with moderate enhancement or slightly high enhancement,the time-intensity curve mainly displayed same washin and same wash out (60/151,39.7 ％) and fast washin and fast wash-out (65/151,43.0％).Conclusions CEUS image of focal breast adenosis has certain characteristics.CEUS can provide more evidences in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of breast adenosis,which can help to improve diagnostic confidence.

Objective To determine the level of peripheral blood CD34 positive (CD34+) cells in patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI),and to explore its clinical significance.Methods The level of peripheral blood CD34+ cells was determined by flow cytometry within 72 hours of onset of patients with acute cerebral infarction (infarct group,n=45),cerebrovascular risk factors in patients without cerebral infarction (high risk group,n=27) and healthy subjects (control group,n=20).The neural function defect score,infarction lesion volume and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) were determined in patients with infarction group.Results The percentages of peripheral blood CD34 cells in infarction group (0.034 ±0.012)％ and the high risk group of patients (0.047±0.009)％ were lower than that of control group(0.063±0.009)％,and were lower in infarction group than in high-risk groups (all P＜0.05).The percentages of peripheral blood CD34+cells were significantly decreased compared with control group (P＜0.05) in infarction patients with mild [(0.047±0.009)％],moderate [(0.036±0.009)％],severe [(0.022±0.007)％] infarction nervous function defect score.Wherein,the percentages were lower in severe group than in the moderate group,moderate group was lower than in mild group (all P＜0.05).The percentages of peripheral blood CD34 cells in infarction patients with small,moderate,large infaret lesion volume were lower than in control group (P＜0.05),wherein,were lower in large group than in moderate group,lower in moderate group than in treatment group (all P＜0.05).Infarction patients were confirmed with carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) by carotid ultrasound.The extent of lesion were divided into carotid artery intimal thickening group [(0.043±0.010)％],carotid artery plaque group [(0.036±0.010)％],and carotid artery stenosis group [(0.023±0.009)％].The levels of peripheral blood CD34+ cells in three groups of patients were decreased compared with control group.The levels were lower in carotid artery stenosis group than in carotid artery plaque group,lower in carotid artery plaque group than in carotid artery intimal thickening group (all P＜0.05).Conclusions The level of peripheral blood CD34+ cells in acute cerebral ischemia is reduced,it can become a sensitive and early indicator of cerebral ischemia,and its level is related to neurologic impairment,infarction size and the degree of carotid artery atherosclerosis.

Objective To investigate the serum concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its soluble receptor 1 (sFlt-1) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its correlation with clinic and pathologic parameters.Methods serum levels of VEGF and sFlt-1 in a group of 60 patients with SLE and 30 healthy controls were assessed by ELISA.Results The VEGF and sFlt-1 serum levels were higher in active SLE group than the control group (P＜0.01).The VEGF/sFlt-1 ratio in the control group was lower than that in the active SLE group.inactive SLE group and LN group (P＜0.01).Particularly the ratio increased in WHO class Ⅴ LN group compared to WHO classⅡ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ LN group (P＜0.05).The semm level of sFlt-1 was correlated to proteinuria (rs=0.6244,P＜0.01) and ESR (rs=0.4235,P＜0.01) and the serum levels of VEGF and sFlt-1 were correlated to the systemic lupus erythematosus disease activation index (SLEDAI) (rs=0.5046,P＜0.01 and rs=0.5152,P＜0.01,respectively).The serum level of VEGF was correlated with renal tissue activation index (RAI) (rs=0.3386.P＜0.05) and the serum levels of VEGF and sFlt-1 were not correlated to blood pressure,serum creatine,blood ureanitmgen,C3,C4,C-reative protein.The muhi-factors stepwise regression analysis indicated that serum VEGF was positively correlated with SLEDAI (R2=0.1 75,P＜0.05),serum sFlt-1 was positively correlated with ESR and proteinurine (R2=0.497,P＜0.05).Conclusion Serum VEGF and sFlt-1 are elevated in patients with active SLE and they can reflect the activity of the disease.The overcxpression of serum VEGF might be correlated to the proliferated glomerulonephritis and the overexpression of sFlt-1 contribhtes to proteinurla.The imbalance between these two factors may act an important role in SLE pathogenesis.

Objective To observe the change of peripheral blood CD34+ cell level in patients with acute cerebral infarction, and explore its relationships with cerebrovascular risk factors,neurological function and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT). Methods The 45 patients with acute cerebral infarction (onset within 72 h) (infarction group) and 27 patients with cerebr ovascular risk factors but without cerebral infarction (high-risk group) were chosen for the study. The cerebrovascular disease risk factors including history of alcohol abuse, smoking, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, abnormal levels of serum triglycerides, total cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were recorded in all subjects. The peripheral blood CD34+ cell levels were measured by flow cytometry.The correlations of peripheral blood CD34+ cell level with cerebrovascular disease risk factors were analyzed. The neurological function and carotid artery IMT were recorded in infarction group, and the correlations of peripheral blood CD34+ cell level with neurological function and carotid artery IMT were analyzed. Results (1) The peripheral blood CD34+ cell level was significantly negatively correlated with coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and LDL-C level (r =- 0. 749,-0. 717, - 0. 688, - 0. 764, all P＜0. 01) ; (2) Multiple linear regression analysis showed that peripheral blood CD34+ cell level was an independent relative factor of acute cerebral infarction (P＜0.05); (3) The peripheral blood CD34+ cell level was lower in infarction group than in high-risk group, and was significantly negatively correlated with neurological deficit score (r=-0. 721, P＜0.01) and carotid artery IMT (r= -0. 695, P＜0. 01). Conclusions Peripheral blood CD34+ cell level could be an independent relative factor of acute cerebral infarction; The peripheral blood CD34+ cell level is significantly negatively correlated with neurological function and carotid artery IMT in patients with acute cerebral infarction; And it can be used as cytological marker which reflect early vascular endothelial function in patients with ischemic stroke.

Objective To study the changes of cardiac structure,heart function and pulmonary arterial pressure of the Han Chinese back to the plain after living long time on Tibetan Plateau. Methods Randomly choose 67 cases out of the Han people who have moved to the Tibetan Plateau many years , and been examined to make sure they have no disease caused by other factors. Examine their cardiac structure, heart function, pulmonary arterial pressure and valve flow velocity in Tibetan Plateau and about 60 days later back in plains respectively. Then make statistical analysis of high altitude cardiopulmonary adaptation and de-adaptation reaction according to the differences. Results Only were the values of pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) from the group back to plains lower than those from the group migrated to plateau (P = 0.045; P = 0.041). Other indicators of cardiac structure, heart function, pulmonary arterial pressure and valve flow velocity did not change significantly between the group back to plains and the group migrated to plateau (P > 0.05). Conclusions To Han people who returned to plains about 60 days later after long time staying on plateau , only the values of PASP and TR significantly reduce , which have not recovered to normal levels. This may be correlated with the ageing factor and long time migrating.