Clinical Observation on Treatment of Acute Gouty Arthritis byTongfengkang(痛风康)

Objective To objectively evaluate the clinical therapeutic effect of Tongfengkang (TFK) in treating acute gouty arthritis. Methods: Adopting randomized single blinded controlled trial, the 40 patients were equally divided into two groups. The tested group was treated with TFK, the control group was treated with indomethacin and allopurinol, the therapeutic course for both groups was 10 days. Results: The clinical cure rate in the tested group and the control group was 30% and 35% respectively, and the total effective rate 90% and 95% respectively, with no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05).The scores of blood uric acid and symptom significantly lowered in both groups after treatment (P <0.01), but showed no significant difference between them (P>0.05). Adverse reaction to the treatment was shown in 3 patients in the control group. Conclusion: The therapeutic effect of TFK is similar to that of indomethacin plus allopurinol but with less adverse reaction, it is an effective and safe re     

Comparative Study on Treatment of Acute Gouty Arthritis by Electroacupuncture with Different Frequency

Objective: To study the therapeutic effect of treatment of acute gouty arthritis (AGA) respectively by electroacupuncture (EA) with different frequency and oral intake of Western medicine. Methods: Seventy-two patients of AGA were randomly assigned into three groups, 24 in each group. Group A was treated with EA 100 Hz; Group B with EA 2 Hz; and Group C with Western medicine. The analgesic effect, initiating time and sustaining time of analgesia were observed and the level of serum uric acid was measured before and after treatment. Results:The initiating time of analgesia was shorter while the sustaining time of analgesia was longer in Group A and B than those in Group C (all P<0. 01). The efficacy of analgesia was higher in Group B than that in Group A , and a better effect was shown in Group B in reducing serum uric acid level than that in Group A (P<0.01), which was near that in Group C (P>0.05). Conclusion: EA is an effective treatment for AGA, and low frequency (2 Hz) EA showed a better efficacy.     

The Effects of Acupuncture on Blood Pressure in Different Patients

Eighty-seven patients with different types of diseases were treated with acupuncture,and the changes oftheir blood pressure were investigated.The results showed that the total level of systolic pressure in the 87cases decreased (P<0.05).Especially,the systolic pressure in patients accompanied with hypertensiondecreased significantly.It is suggested that when acupuncture is adopted to treat other diseases,it candecrease the systolic pressure to a certain extent in patients accompanied with hypertension,but it does notexert significant influence on both systolic and diastolic pressure in patients with normal blood pressure.     

CLINICAL EXPERIENCES——Comparative Study on Treatment of Acute Gouty Arthritis by Electroacupuncture with Different Frequency

Objective： To study the therapeutic effect of treatment of acute gouty arthritis （AGA） respectively by electroacupuncture （EA） with different frequency and oral intake of Western medicine. Methods： Seventy-two patients of AGA were randomly assigned into three groups, 24 in each group. Group A was treated with EA 100 Hz; Group B with EA 2 Hz; and Group C with Western medicine. The analgesic effect, initiating time and sustaining time of analgesia were observed and the level of serum uric acid was measured before and after treatment. Results： The initiating time of analgesia was shorter while the sustaining time of analgesia was longer in Group A and B than those in Group C （all P〈0.01）. The efficacy of analgesia was higher in Group B than that in Group A , and a better effect was shown in Group B in reducing serum uric acid level than that in Group A （P〈0.01）, which was near that in Group C （P〉0.05）. Conclusion： EA is an effective treatment for AGA, and low frequency （2 Hz） EA showed a better efficacy.     

Effects of Shenqi Fuzheng Injection(参芪扶正注射液)on Changes of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Objective: To investigate the effects of Shenqi Fuzheng injection (参芪扶正注射液, SQFZI)on ventricular remodeling (VR) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods: Sixty patients with AMI were randomly divided into two groups and received conventional therapy and conventional therapy plus SQFZI separately. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-9 (TIMP-9) in plasma was measured on the 1st and 14th days after AMI. Results: MMP-9 and MMP-9/TIMP-9 were increased after AMI, after 2-week treatment, the level of MMP-9 and MMP-9/TIMP-9 decreased more significantly in SQFZI group than that in the conventional group (P＜0.05). Conclusion: Early treatment with SQFZI after AMI could reduce the level of MMPs and the production of collagen. It may be useful for the prevention of VR and heart failure after AMI.     

Effects of Quyu Xiaoban Capsule(祛瘀消斑胶囊) on Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients with Atherosclerosis

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effects of Quyu Xiaoban Capsule (祛瘀消斑胶囊 ,QYXBC) on endothelial dependent vascular relaxation (EDVR) function in patients with atherosclerosis (AS)with ultrasonic technique. Methods: Tested were the endothelial function and blood lipids of 42 patients with AS in the treated group and 30 healthy volunteers in the control group. And re-examination of these parameters was carried out on the AS patients after they had been treated with QYXBC for 10 months. Results: Before treatment, the reactive hyperemia induced changes in artery diameter in the treated group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P＜0.01), while insignificant difference was found between the two groups in response to nitroglycerin. In the treated group after treatment, with D%-R improved significantly (P＜0.01), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)decreased by 16.3%, 5.6%, 10.2% respectively and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) increased by 7.5%. EDVR was correlated negatively with the serum TC, LDL-C concentrations and the baseline brachial diameter (D0) (r = -0.41, -0.66, -0.59, respectively, all P＜0.01), but correlated positively with HDL-C (r = 0.62, P＜0.05). The ameliorative extent of EDVR was correlated positively to the decreased magnitude of TC and LDL-C concentrations ( r = 0.67,0.59, both P＜0.01 ). Conclusion: QYXBC can lower the level of blood lipids and improve significantly EDVR function.     

The Effects of Calcium-regulating-hormone on BMC in Patients with CRF

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Effects of Xuezhikang Capsule(血脂康胶囊) on Blood Lipids,Platelet Activation and Coagulation-Fibrinolysis Activity in Patients with Hyperlipidemia

Objective: To investigate the effects of Xuezhikang capsule (XZK, 血脂康胶囊) on blood lipids level, platelet activation and coagulation-fibrinolysis activity in patients with hyerlipidemia. Methods:Seventy-six patients of hyperlipidemia were randomly divided into two groups, the XZK group (n = 38) treated with XZK 600mg, taken two times per day and the Simvastatin (SIM) group (n = 38) treated with SIM 20mg per day, with the treatment lasting 8 weeks for both groups. Levels of fasting serum lipids, including total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high and low density l ipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C and LDL-C),plasma GMP-140, fibrinogen (FIB), tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAl-) and prothrombin time (PT) were all measured before and 8 weeks after treatment. Data were compared before and after treatment and also compared with those measured in 20 healthy subjects of control. Results: Before treantment the levels of TC, TG and LDL-C were obviously higher and HDL-C level was significantly lower in hyperlipidemia patients than those in healthy subjects ( P＜0.05 or P＜0.01). After 4-8 weeks of XZK treatment, the levels of TC, TG, LDL-C and FIB and activities of GMP-140 and PAl-1 were obviously lowered (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01). But in the SIM group there was no obvious change in FIB (P＞0.05), instead it showed obvious increase of HDL-C and decrease of TC and LDL-C after treatment ( P＜0.05 or P＜0.01). Conclusion: XZK could inhibit platelet activity and improve coagulation-fibrinolysis function, besides its lipids lowering effect.     

Effect of Dachengqi Granules(大承气汤颗粒剂)on Level of Endotoxin in Enterogenous Endotoxemia in Rats

Objective:To study the effect of Dachengqi Granule (DCQG) on endotoxin level in rats ofenterogenous endotoxemia. Methods: Enterogenous endotoxemia model of rats was made by peritoneal in-jection of E. coli. In the treated groups, the rats were treated with different doses of DCQG, cefaclor andDCQG plus cefaclor respectively, starting from 3 days before to 1 day after modeling. Endotoxin levels inplasma, urine and stool were determined and compared. Results: Except for the cefaclor group, the plasmaand urine endotoxin levels in the treated groups were lower significantly (P＜0.05), while the endotoxinlevel in stool was obviously higher than that in the untreated model group. Conclusion: DCQG has the intes-tinal barrier protective effect including anti-bacteria, anti-inflammation and clearing endotoxin.     

Effect of Konjac Food on Blood Glucose Level in Patients with Diabetes

Seventy-two type II diabetic subjects were given Konjac food for 65 days. The data analyzed by multiple F test indicate that the fasting blood glucose (FBG) and the 2-h postprandial blood glucose (PBG) on the 30th and the 65th days after the food was ingested were significantly reduced (P = 0.001, P < 0.001, respectively), as was the glycosylated hemoglobin level at the end of the trial (P < 0.05). The final FBG and PBG of the subjects with initial FBG-O >200 mg% decreased on the average by 51.8 and 84.6 mg%. respectively; those with FBG-0 150-200 mg% decreased by 24.1 and 68.7 mg%; and those with FBG-O < 150 mg% decreased by 4.8 and 21.4 mg%. No significant changes in blood lipid indexes were observed, except that the triglycer-ide values of subjects with hypertriglyceridemia (>200 mg%) significantly decreased by 118.7 mg%. It was concluded that Konjac food is very useful in the prevention and treatment of hyperglycemia. (C)1990 Academic Press. Inc.     

Clinical Study of Qingluo Tongbi Granules in Treating 63 Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Type of Yin-deficiency and Heat in Collaterals

The study is to observe the therapeutic effects of Qingluo Tongbi Granules (清络通痹颗粒QTG) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the changes of immune indexes. In this series there are 63 patients with RA of the type of yin-deficiency and heat in collaterals treated with QTG as the treated group and 55 patients of the same type treated with Tripterygium glycosides as the control group. As a results, in the treated group, the curative rate is 9.52% and markedly effective rate 38.10%, with a total effective rate of 90.48%, while the corresponding rates in the control group are 0, 20.00% and 83.64%, respectively. The curative effect in the treated group is better than that in the control group (P<0.05). Besides, no obvious adverse reactions are found in the treated group. Therefore it is concluded that as a new medicinal preparation QTG is safe and effective in the treatment of RA.     

Effects of Shenmai Injection on Blood SOD Activity and MDA Level in Senile Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

In order to approach the effects of Shenmai Injection on SOD activity and MDA level in the senilepatients with coronary heart disease,48 cases,who had stenosis of over 70% in more than one branchesof the coronary arteries,were assigned randomly into a treatment group (given Shenmai Injection plusthe routine treatment) and a control group (given the routine treatment only).The superoxide dismutase(SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) level were determined before treatment and at the end of a3-week treatment.The results showed that in the treatment group,the SOD activity was significantlyincreased (P<0.05) and the MDA level markedly decreased (P<0.01) in the treatment group.It can beconcluded that Shenmai Injection may enhance the antioxidant ability of the senile patients withcoronary heart disease.     

Effects of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine on Arterial Oxygen Saturation in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Objective: To evaluate the effects of treatment of integrative Chinese and Western medicine (ICWM) on arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Methods:The non-randomized, controlled trial was conducted on 447 SARS patients treated synchronously with western conventional treatment (WM group, n = 171) alone and ICWM (ICWM group, n = 276). The changes of the cases with normal level (≥95% ) or abnormal level (<95% ) SaO2 were observed dynamically. Results: In the 3rd-14th day of the therapeutic course, the percentage of patients with normal SaO2 in the ICWM group was higher than that in the WM group (OR = 0.5178, P = 0.0038), and this tendency was more evident in patients of the severe type (OR = 0. 18, P = 0. 0001). However, the statistical significance of difference was only shown in patients for whom the ICWM treatment started in the early period after the onset (≤7 days after it, OR = 0.3803, P = 0.006), but not shown in those who received ICWM treat     

Long-Term Clinical Effect of Tangyiping Granules(糖异平颗粒)on Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Objective: To evaluate the long-term clinical effect of Tangyiping Granules(糖异平颗粒, TYP) on patients with impaired glucose tolerance(IGT) to achieve normal glucose tolerance(NGT) and hence preventing them from conversion to diabetes mellitus(DM). Methods: In total, 127 participants with IGT were randomly assigned to the control(63 cases, 3 lost to follow-up) and treatment groups(64 cases, 4 lost to follow-up) according to the random number table. The control group received lifestyle intervention alone, while the patients in the treatment group took orally 10 g of TYP twice daily in addition to lifestyle intervention for 12 weeks. The rates of patients achieving NGT or experiencing conversion to DM as main outcome measure were observed at 3, 12, and 24 months after TYP treatment. The secondary outcome measures included fasting plasma glucose(FPG), 2-h postprandial plasma glucose(2h PG), glycosylated hemoglobin(Hb A1c), fasting insulin(FINS), 2-h insulin(2hI NS), homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance(HOMA-IR), blood lipid and patients' complains of Chinese medicine(CM) symptoms before and after treatment. Results: A higher proportion of the treatment group achieved NGT compared with the control group after 3-, 12- and 24-month follow-up(75.00% vs. 43.33%, 58.33% vs. 35.00%, 46.67% vs. 26.67%, respectively, P0.05). The IGT to DM conversion rate of the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group at the end of 24-month follow-up(16.67% vs. 31.67%, P0.05). Before treatment, FPG, 2h PG, Hb A1 c, FINS, 2h INS, HOMA-IR, triglyceride(TG), total cholesterol, low- and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels had no statistical difference between the two groups(P0.05). After treatment, the 2hP G, HbA 1c, HOMA-IR, and TG levels of the treatment group decreased significantly compared with those of the control group(P0.05). CM symptoms such as exhaustion, irritability, chest tightness and breathless, spontaneous sweating, constipation, and dark thick and greasy tongue were significantly improved in the treatment group as compared with the control group(P0.05). No severe adverse events occurred. Conclusion: TYP administered at the IGT stage with a disciplined lifestyle delayed IGT developing into type 2 DM.     

Earliest Effects of Radiation on Pituitary Function in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

The early effects of radiation on pituitaryfunction within 1 year after radiotherapy(RT)in 65 adult patients with nasopharyngeal car-cinoma(NPC)were dynamically evaluated. TheRT doses to the nasopharyngeal and cervicalregions were 6500-7500 CGY and 4500-6000 CGY,respectively. Results: mean serum T_4 level sig-nificantly decreased immediately after RT.     

Effects of Phentolamine on Hemorrheology and Hemodynamics in Dogs with Acute Liver Damage

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The Effects of Chinese Medicines on Micro-circulation of Nail Folds and Blood Flow Velocity of Limbs in the Patients with Arteriosclerotic Obliteration

The effects of Chinese medicines on micro-circulation and blood flow velocity in arteries of the lowerlimbs were observed in 33 patients with arteriosclerotic obliteration(ASO).The results showed that theintegral values of micro-circulation after treatment were obviously higher than those before treatment(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Blood flow velocity in arteries of the lower limbs determined with the color Dopplerultrasound detecting method after treatment were also obviously higher than those before treatment(P<0.05 or P<0.01).In tbis series of 33 ASO patients,the markedly effective rate was 36.36%,and thetotal effective rate was 63.64%.The observation indicates that the recipe prescribed according to theprinciple of supplementing qi and activating blood circulation can effectively improve micro-circulation inASO patients,and accelerate blood flow in arteries of the lower limbs.     

Effects of Interleukin 4 on the Phenotype Expression Related to Antibody Production of Peripheral Blood Cells in Patients with Multiple Myeloma

Oneofmostimportantclinicalfeaturesofmultiplemyeloma(MM)isreducedproductionofpolyclonalim-munoglubulins.Itsmechanismremainsundefined.WerecentlyreportedthatperipheralbloodcellsofpatientswithMMwerelesscapableofproducinginterleukin-4(IL-4),whichisaversatilelymphokinefunctioningonBlymphocytes,Tlymphocytesandmonocytes,andtherebyisinvolvedintheproductionofantibodies.Inthispaper,wereporttheinvitroeffectsofIL-4onthephenotypeexpressionofcellsrelatedtoantibodypro-ductioninMM.Allof28patientshadnotrec…