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Objective@#To investigate the efficacy of modified Quyuan decoction in the treatment of Children upper airway cough symptom complex with syndrome of phlegm and heat accumulated in lung.@*Methods@#Eighty-two Children with upper airway cough symptom complex who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into 2 groups with 41 in each group. In the control group, monteluster sodium chewing tablets were taken orally and budesonide suspension was inhaled. The observation group took modified Quyuan decoction on the basis of the control group. Both groups were treated continuously for 2 weeks and followed up for 6 months. The levels of interleukin (IL)-8 and IL-13 were detected by double-antibody-sandwich ELISA, and the symptoms and signs were scored before and after treatment, as well as the symptoms of phlegm, heat and stagnation of lung, cough and pharynx. The efficacy was evaluated and recurrence rate was recorded.@*Results@#The total effective rate 95.12% (39/41) in the observation group was obviously higher than 75.61% (31/41) in the control group (χ2=4.783, P=0.029). After treatment, the serum level of IL-8 (51.61 ± 5.94 ng/L vs. 71.25 ± 7.99 ng/L, t=12.631) and IL-13 (27.62 ± 3.20 ng/L vs. 34.91 ± 4.01 ng/L, t=9.099) in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01). After treatment, the scores of cough, nasal obstruction, runny nose, nasal itching, expectoration, sneezing, secretion of posterior pharyngeal wall and pharyngeal mucosa in the observation group were all significantly lower than those in the control group (t values were 7.762, 6.831, 6.217, 6.944, 6.408, 6.212, 7.268, 7.109, all Ps<0.01). The scores of cough, expectoration, blood in sputum, chest pain, dry mouth and fever were significantly lower than those of the control group (t values were 9.439, 6.831, 6.982, 10.115, 12.031 and 10.443, all Ps<0.01). Scores of daytime and nighttime cough symptoms were significantly lower than those of the control group (t values were 7.012, 7.241, respectively, all Ps<0.01). The scores of pharyngeal pain, pharyngeal dryness and pharyngeal foreign body sensation were significantly lower than those of the control group (t values were 6.003, 6.106, 6.318, respectively, all Ps<0.01). In the 6 months' follow-up observation, the recurrence rate was 17.7% (3/17) in the observation group and 53.9% (7/13) in the control group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (χ2=4.344, P=0.037).@*Conclusions@#The modified Quyuan decoction combined with conventional western medicine can improve the symptoms and signs of upper airway cough symptom complex of children with syndrome of phlegm and heat accumulated in lung.
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Objective:To establish an HPLC method with post-column derivation for the determination of aflatoxin B1 in edible vegetable oil. Methods:An advanced biotechnology-immunoaffinity column was used for the extraction of aflatoxin Bl from the samples, and an HPLC method with post-column derivation was applied to detect aflatoxin Bl in edible vegetable oil, and the results were com-pared with those of the national standard thin layer fluorescence method. Results:The linear range of aflatoxin Bl was 10. 2-51. 0 ng · ml-1(r=0. 9996), the average recovery was 87. 3%(RSD=0. 96%, n=6), and the detection limit was 1 μg · kg-1. Conclu-sion:The method is simple, rapid and sensitive, which can be used as a promoted conventional method for the detection of a large number of samples.
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Objective To investigate the therapeutic mechanism of Dan Hong in a rat model of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).Methods Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into an experimental group (n=10),aCSM modelgroup (n=10),and acontrol group (n=10).The CSM model group received a Dan Hong injection,while the control and experimental groups received an injection of an equivalent volume of physiological saline.The motor function of the rats was assessed before administration and at 4 weeks after administration,at which time the rats were sacrificed.The expression of cytokines and bcl-2 was detected by ELISA and Westem blotting.Results Four weeks after treatment,the number of oblique plates in the experimental group increased.Additionally,the expression of cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α) in the CSM model group was higher and the expression of bcl-2 was lower.Conclusion Dan Hong injection can reduce the inflammatory response and reduce cell apoptosis in CSM.