This article summarized Professor Rao Xiangrong's experience in the diagnosis and treatment of obesity-related nephropathy.According to Rao,this disease belongs to congenital deficiency and acquired malnutrition,and diet,labor and leisure are out of proportion,resulting in dryness and heat in the middle energizer,excess of yang-ming or concomitant deficiency of the shao-yin,or blood stasis and phlegm obstruction,and blood circulation is out of proportion.In the later stage,turbidity,toxicity,phlegm,and blood stasis coexist.The syndrome belongs to the same disease of middle and lower energizer.Treatment should clear away heat and dryness in the middle energizer,clear phlegm and dampness,remove blood stasis and eliminate turbidity.The prescriptions of modified Yunü Decoction,Dahuang Huanglian Xiexin Decoction,Qingzhong Decoction should be used,with good efficacy.

This article summarized Professor Rao Xiangrong's experience in the diagnosis and treatment of obesity-related nephropathy.According to Rao,this disease belongs to congenital deficiency and acquired malnutrition,and diet,labor and leisure are out of proportion,resulting in dryness and heat in the middle energizer,excess of yang-ming or concomitant deficiency of the shao-yin,or blood stasis and phlegm obstruction,and blood circulation is out of proportion.In the later stage,turbidity,toxicity,phlegm,and blood stasis coexist.The syndrome belongs to the same disease of middle and lower energizer.Treatment should clear away heat and dryness in the middle energizer,clear phlegm and dampness,remove blood stasis and eliminate turbidity.The prescriptions of modified Yunü Decoction,Dahuang Huanglian Xiexin Decoction,Qingzhong Decoction should be used,with good efficacy.

Objective To explore the mechanism ofHuanshuai Oral Liquid in the process of hypoxia-microvascular waste-renal interstitial fibrosis in mice with atherosclerosis renal artery stenosis.Methods The atherosclerosis renal artery stenosis model was established on Apoe-/- mice by high fat feed and uninephrectomy. After 2 weeks of renal ablation, model mice were randomly divided into TCM group (Huanshuai Oral Liquid) and model group. C57BL/6J mice were taken as the blank group. The mice of TCM group receivedHuanshuai Oral Liquid 0.01 mL/(g?d) for gavage, while the blank group and the model group received normal saline 0.01 mL/(g?d) for gavage. Renal function, atherosclerosis and renal interstitial fibrosis were assessed in the 12th week after taking medicine via immunohistochemical method to detect the expressions of the collagen typeⅣ, alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) andⅧ factor related antigen (vWF), and via RT-PCR to detect the expressions of HIF-1α and TGF-β.ResultsCompared with the blank group, the model group suffered severe renal artery stenosis and renal fibrosis, and the expressions of HIF-1α, TGF-β, collagen typeⅣ andα-SMA significantly increased (P<0.05), while the expression of vWF decreased (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the expressions of HIF-1α, TGF-β, collagen typeⅣ andα-SMA group, the expressions of HIF-1α, TGF-β, collagen typeⅣ andα-SMA significantly decreased in the TCM group (P<0.05), while the expression of vWF significantly increased (P<0.05).ConclusionHuanshuai Oral Liquid could significantly improve the renal function and the renal tubular-interstitial fibrosis. The mechanism might be associated with regulating the expressions of HIF-1α and TGF-β.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy ofHejie Fenxiao Decoction on damp-heat patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).Methods Totally 68 patients were divided into the control group and the treatment group according to the patients’ willings. Both groups were given treatment, such as elimination of the incentives and symptomatic treatment. Besides, patients of the treatment group acceptedHejie Fenxiao Decoction for 30 days. The changes of renal function indexes, such as serum creatinine (SCr), blood urine nitrogen (BUN), uric acid (UA), albumin (ALB) and integral of TCM syndrome, were observed, and recovery ratio and clinical endpoints were compared.Results SCr and eGFR of both group were improved on day 14 (P<0.05). After treatment, the renal function recovery ratio and renal replacement ratio in the two groups showed obvious differences (P<0.05);although survival rate of treatment group was higher than control group, it showed no statistical significance (P>0.05);clinical endpoints analysis of the two groups showed statistical significance (P<0.05). The difference of integrals of TCM syndrome between the two groups showed statistical significance (P<0.05) on day 14.ConclusionHejie Fenxiao Decoction combined with basic regular Western medicine can better improve the clinical symptom, recover the renal function, and decrease the rate of renal replacement and death of AKI damp-heat patients.

Mitral regurgitation is one of the most serious heart diseases. With the development of up-to-date medical techniques, the ratio of successful operations in valvular repair and valvular replacement has been largely improved. Examinations before operation become extremely crucial. Accurate method is required in assessing the degree of mitral regurgitation to set down the corresponding treatment method. This paper reviews the evaluation methods of mitral valvular regurgitation provided in these years and presents comments on the application areas as well as the merits and disadvantages of those methods. Finally, the prospect of the method based on three-dimensional Doppler ultrasonographic imaging on mitral regurgitation is discussed.
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color ; Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Mitral Valve Insufficiency ; diagnostic imaging