Fever is a sign of infection and inflammatory diseases in the body. Persistent high fever will lead to cell degeneration, causing multiple organ dysfunction, and seriously affecting brain nerve and tissue function. Although the fever process is common and ordinary, its pathological mechanism involves multiple signaling pathways, such as nuclear transcription factor κB signaling pathway, Toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway. A large number of studies have shown that traditional Chinese medicine compound and its active components can reduce serum inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6) and hypothalamic thermoregulatory mediators (PGE

Objective To explore the value of modified early warning score (MEWS) in clinical status assessment and outcome prediction of heat stroke patients.Methods The clinical data of 46 heat stroke patients were collected.According to the severity,the subjects were divided into mild group and severe group;and alternatively,according to the treatment outcomes,the subjects were also divided into survival group and death group.The MEWS at admission was employed for comparison of the differences in severity and outcome of heat stroke between groups.Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC curve) was used to evaluate the accuracy of MEWS used at admission in assessing severity and predicting outcome of heat stroke patients.Results The results of MEWS calculated at admission in mild and severe heat stroke patients showed significant difference between them (3.00 ± 1.70 vs.6.85 ± 3.03,P =0.004).The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of MEWS got at admission for the diagnosis of severe heat stroke was 0.864 ± 0.056.The results of MEWS obtained at admission in survived and died heat stroke patients were 5.13 ± 2.96 and 9.25 ± 2.05,respectively (P =0.037).The AUC of MEWS used at admission for predicting the death of heat stroke patients was 0.867 ± 0.061.Conclusions The initial MEWS is useful to accurately assess and predict the outcome of heat stroke patients.Heat stroke patients with higher level of MEWS used at admission than 4.5 could be diagnosed as severe heat stroke,and whereas the value of MEWS got at admission higher than 7.5 could be the indicator of the poor prognosis.

Objective To study the effects on electroporation of Qingfengteng cataplasma transdermal absorption and describe the characteristics of animal pharmacokinetics of it.Methods Two-chamber diffusion cell was used and the plasma drug concentration was determined by HPLC.The application of AIC theory to analysis of the compartmentally based model of sinomenine transdermal delivery by electroporation.Results The Cmax,Ka,and AUC0→∞ of electroporation was larger than those of passive diffusion;t1/2(Ka)and tmax of electroporation were reduced compared with passive diffusion.The drug concentration-curve equation were C=2.884?(e-0.056 t-e-0.232 t)and C=2.512?(e-0.058 t-e-0.149 t)for electroporation and passive diffusion,respectively.Conclusion The change of in vivo drug concentration of Qingfengteng calaplasma transdermal absorption by electroporation could be analized in accordance with mammillary one-compartment open model.The etrectroporation technology could sharply enhance the bioavalibility compared with the passive diffusion.