Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of fire dragon pot comprehensive therapy in patients with knee paralysis due to liver and kidney deficiency following total knee arthroplasty(TKA).Methods A total of 114 patients undergoing unilateral TKA were randomly assigned to two groups using a random number table.The control group(n=57)received standard enhanced recovery after surgery(ERAS)nursing care,while the intervention group(n=57)received high-frequency general massage(HGM)therapy in addition to the standard ERAS protocol.Outcomes including visual analogue scale(VAS)scores,Hamilton Anxiety Scale(HAMA)scores,Hospital for Special Surgery(HSS)knee scores,and serum levels of inflammatory markers[C-reactive protein(CRP),neutrophil count(NE),and lymphocyte count(LY)]were compared between the two groups.Results Compared with the control group,the intervention group exhibited significantly lower VAS scores at 3 days postoperatively and at discharge,reduced HAMA scores from the preoperative period through 3 days after surgery,improved HSS scores[specifically in pain,function,range of motion,stability,and total score]at 2 weeks postoperatively,and more pronounced improvements in inflammatory markers,including lower levels of CRP and NE and higher LY levels(all P<0.05).Conclusion The comprehensive moxibustion therapy using Huolongjar effectively alleviates postoperative pain following TKA,enhances joint function,reduces anxiety levels,and mitigates inflammatory responses.This intervention is safe,simple to administer,and holds promise for clinical application and wider dissemination.

Objective To optimize the process conditions and analyze the components of alkaloids from Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim（Z. bungeanum）using macroporous resin. Methods Combining single factor tests and orthogonal tests, the content of hydroxy-α-sanshool（HAS）and hydroxy-β-sanshool（HBS）were considered as indexes to determine the best process parameters. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometry（UPLC-Q-TOF-MS^E）was used to identify the structures of alkaloids. Results The optimal conditions were Mitsubishi HP-20 macroporous resin, the loading solution concentration was 0.2 g crude drug/ml, the ratio of crude drug to resin volume was 1 g∶2.5 ml, the diameter/height ratio of resin column was 1∶7, the dynamic adsorption flow rate was 4 times of bed volume（BV）per hour, and the adsorption time was 1 h. Impurities were removed by using 2 BV of 20% ethanol, 5 BV of 80% ethanol was used to elution, and the content of HAS and HBS was 4.71% and 1.02%, respectively. A total of 20 alkaloids were identified from Z. bungeanum. Conclusion This method was stable and feasible, obtaining high purity and various kinds of alkaloids, which could be used for the enrichment and purification of alkaloids from Z. bungeanum.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of fire dragon pot comprehensive therapy in patients with knee paralysis due to liver and kidney deficiency following total knee arthroplasty(TKA).Methods A total of 114 patients undergoing unilateral TKA were randomly assigned to two groups using a random number table.The control group(n=57)received standard enhanced recovery after surgery(ERAS)nursing care,while the intervention group(n=57)received high-frequency general massage(HGM)therapy in addition to the standard ERAS protocol.Outcomes including visual analogue scale(VAS)scores,Hamilton Anxiety Scale(HAMA)scores,Hospital for Special Surgery(HSS)knee scores,and serum levels of inflammatory markers[C-reactive protein(CRP),neutrophil count(NE),and lymphocyte count(LY)]were compared between the two groups.Results Compared with the control group,the intervention group exhibited significantly lower VAS scores at 3 days postoperatively and at discharge,reduced HAMA scores from the preoperative period through 3 days after surgery,improved HSS scores[specifically in pain,function,range of motion,stability,and total score]at 2 weeks postoperatively,and more pronounced improvements in inflammatory markers,including lower levels of CRP and NE and higher LY levels(all P<0.05).Conclusion The comprehensive moxibustion therapy using Huolongjar effectively alleviates postoperative pain following TKA,enhances joint function,reduces anxiety levels,and mitigates inflammatory responses.This intervention is safe,simple to administer,and holds promise for clinical application and wider dissemination.

Objective To explore the value of microRNA in differential diagnosis of tuberculous ascites and cancerous ascites.Methods From January 2011 to October 2013,31 patients with ascites were enrolled in this study,19 cases of whom had cancerous ascites (two cases of ovarian cancer,three cases of liver cancer,one case of bile duct carcinoma,five cases of gastric cancer,three cases of pancreatic cancer,four cases of colon cancer and one case of peritoneal mesothelioma) and 12 cases had tuberculous ascites.Ascites was collected for microRNA microarray detection,and the possible differential expressed microRNA was screened.The results of microarray were confirmed by TaqMan stem-loop real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method.The t test,receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and area under the ROC curve (AUC) were performed for statistical analysis.Results The results of microRNA expression profiles indicated that there were differences between tuberculous ascites and cancerous ascites.The findings of TaqMan real-time PCR showed the expression of microRNA-21 in cancerous ascites was 39.3±11.6,which was much higher than that of tuberculous ascites (12.6 ±4.1),and the difference was statistically significant (t=4.921,P＜0.05).The expression of microRNA-134 in cancerous ascites was 68.2±20.4,which was lower than that of tuberculous ascites (210.2±37.2),and the difference was statistically significant (t =3.430,P ＜ 0.05).The AUC of microRNA-21 and microRNA-134 in differential diagnosis of tuberculous ascites and cancerous ascites was 0.882 (95 ％ CI 0.816-0.917) and 0.877 (95％ CI 0.782-0.901).The AUC of combined microRNA-21 and microRNA-134 in differential diagnosis of tuberculous ascites and cancerous ascites was 0.915 (95％ CI 0.863-0.967).Conclusions There are differences in microRNA expression profiles between tuberculous ascites and cancerous ascites.The detection of microRNA-21 and microRNA-134 expression in ascites is of great importance in differential diagnosis.

BACKGROUND: Stimulating cerebellar fastigial nucleus can regulate, dilate blood vessels and greatly increase local blood flow. However, if its mechanism is to improve the function of vascular endothelium is still uncertain.OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of stimulating cerebellar fastigial nucleus by electricity to vascular relaxation of transient ischemic attack(TIA) patients which is induced by blood flow and explore its protective mechanism to blood vessels of TIA patients.DESIGN: Randomized case control study to patients based on diagnosis SETTING: Department of general diseases, rehabilitation room and ultrasound department of a university hospital.PARTICIPANTS: Forty-four TIA patients(＞ 60 years old) admitted into Department of General Diseases of Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology during February 2001 to October 2002 were selected after excluding cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction, atrium fibrillation and other arrhythmia or heart failure and blood system diseases. They were randomly divided into treatmentgroup(22 cases)and control group(22 cases) which were conducted stimulating fastigial nucleus + routine treatment and only routine treatment respectively.METHODS: High resolution ultrasound technique and brachial artery congestion method were used to test the internal diameter change rate of brachial artery in TIA patients before and after treatment.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The internal diameter change rate of brachial artery of TIA pat ients.RESULTS: The internal diameter change rate of brachial artery was (4.59 ± 3.32) % and ( 10. 34 ± 3.13 ) % respectively before and after conducting electric stimulus to fastigial nucleus with significant difference ( t = 5.91, P ＜ 0.01 ). There was significant difference on internal diameter change rate between treatment group and control group( t =5.41, P ＜ 0.01 )while there was no difference in control group before and after treatment [(4.68±3.20) %,(5.10±3.29) %](t=1.72, P＞ 0.05).CONCLUSION: Conducting electric stimulating to fatigial nucleus can greatly improve the reactively vascular congestive function of brachial artery internal diameter and it can improve the vascular endothelial functions of TIA patients.