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Objective To evaluate the effect of Xiaoyaosan and Shengmaiyin combined with conventional western medicine for xerophthalmia.Methods A total of 76 xerophthalmia patients who met the criteria were divided into two groups according to random number table,with 38 cases in each group.The control group was treated with routine western medicine,while the observation group was treated with Xiaoyaosan combined with Shengmaiyin on the basis of the control group.Both groups were treated for 4 weeks.Before and after treatment,the symptoms were scored,and the tear film stability was evaluated according to the results of fluorescent test (FL),breakup time of tear film (BUT) and schirmer Ⅰ test (SIT).The contents of IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-α in tear were detected by ELISA,and the clinical efficacy was evaluated.Results The total effective rate was 92.9％ (65/70) in the observation group and 76.4％ (55/72) in the control group,and there was significant difference between the two groups (Z=-2.991,P=0.002).After treatment,the SIT (6.9 ± 0.8 mm vs.4.3 ± 0.5 mm,t=3.751),BUT (10.5 ± 1.6 s vs.6.4 ± 0.8 s,t=4.228) in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P＜0.05).The FL score (0.9 ± 0.1 vs.1.4 ± 0.2,t=3.208) in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P＜0.05).The scores of aningeresting,foreign body sensation,visual fatigue,photophobia and visual blur in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (t were 3.559,4.015,4.119,3.983,4.120,all Ps＜0.05).The levels of IL-1β,IL-6 and TNF-α in tear were significantly lower than those in control group (t were 11.887,8.028,8.112,all Ps＜0.001).Conclusions The Xiaoyaosan combined with Shengmaiyin can improve tear film stability,relieve local ocular surface inflammation and improve clinical symptoms in patients with xerophthalmia.
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Objective To study the effect of Buyang-Huanwu decoction on incidence of macular edema, visual acuity and serum VEGF, IL-6 levels after operation in diabetic cataract patients. Methods A total of 46 post-operative patients with diabetic cataract were randomly divided into two groups. The control group was treated with pranoprofen eye drops combined with tobramycin dexamethasone eye drops, and the study group was treated with Buyang-Huanwu decoction combined with Salviae Miltiorrhizae and Ligustrazine Hydrochloride injection based on the control group. The central subfield mean thickness (CSMT) at baseline before operation and 1d, 1w, 4w, 8w, 12w after operation, corrected vision at 0w, 1w, 6w, 12w, serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) before and after treatment of two groups were observed, and the incidence of macular edema was analysed. Results The CSMT of study group at 8 w (226.35 ± 9.88 μm vs. 214.74 ± 9.27 μm, t=2.118) and 12 w (233.57 ± 11.25 μm vs. 213.62 ± 10.13 μm, t=2.258) after operation were significantly lower than those of control group (P＜0.05). The best corrected visual acuity of study group at 6 w (4.61 ± 0.32 vs. 4.82 ± 0.25, t=2.0460 and 12 w (4.57 ± 0.29 vs. 4.79 ± 0.24, t=2.180) after operation were significantly higher than those of control group (P＜0.05). The levels of VEGF (174.31 ± 45.63 pg/ml vs. 83.65 ± 24.47 pg/ml, t=4.145) and IL-6 (27.25 ± 9.21 pg/ml vs. 15.24 ± 3.14 pg/ml, t=3.829) of study group were significantly lower than those of control group (P＜0.05). The incidence of macular edema at 8 w and 12 w after operation in study group were respectively 0.0% and 2.9% (1/35), and the control group were 16.2% (6/37) and 21.6% (8/37). The difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05). Conclusions The Buyang-Huanwu decoction in treatement of post-operation patients with diabetic cataract could reduce the incidence of macular edema and improve the visual acuity.
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The purpose of this study is to characterize the stress relax properties of PVA-H prosthetic nucleus via the four-parameter linear viscoelastic model and to analyze the influence of swelling ratio and initial PVA content upon the properties of dissipating compressive stress. The four-parameter linear viscoelastic model can simulate the viscoelastic property of prosthetic nucleus well (corr > 0.99) and be more effective than the three parameter linear viscoelastic model. From the parameters of this model we have obtained the following results: the prosthetic nucleus of higher water content can dissipate compressive stress more quickly than that of lower water content can do, but the quantity of stress relax can not be influenced by water content; the higher the initial PVA content,the slower and smaller the dissipation of compressive stress;the relax time of prosthetic nucleus is similar to that of human nucleus.
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Compressive Strength , Elasticity , Intervertebral Disc , Physiology , Linear Models , Models, Biological , Polyvinyl Alcohol , Chemistry , Prostheses and Implants , Viscosity , Weight-Bearing , PhysiologyABSTRACT
In this study the poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA) hydrogel elastomer was prepared by freezing-thawing method. The influences of percentage of poly (vinyl alcohol) in hydrogel, pH of solution and swelling temperature upon the swelling characteristic of PVA-hydrogel prosthetic nucleus material were studied. Its micropores were observed using SEM, and the swelling dynamics was further discussed. The experimental results showed that the poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogel was a kind of network with a lot of micropores, the pore size was related with the PVA content. The maximum swelling ratio decreases when the percentage of PVA in hydrogel, the pH of solution and the swelling temperature were enhanced. The swelling process was described by the equation of swelling dynamics equation. The swelling rate was greatly influenced by the PVA content, the pH of solution and the dimension of hydrogel sample.