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Objective To investigate the epidemiology of viral infection in elderly patients to contract acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD)in Minhang district of Shanghai from 2010 to 2012,and to study the relationships between viral infection and clinical features.Methods The elderly patients (age >70 year old)with AECOPD admitted from September 2010 to November 2012 were enrolled for study.The patients who couldn't complete lung function test were excluded.The pharyngeal swabs (PS)were taken from each patient within the first 24 h after admission.Nine respiratory viruses and their subtypes from pharyngeal swabs were detected by the nested multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)method,including influenza virus A (FluA),2009 influenza A (H1N1 )virus (09FluH1 ), influenza virus B (FluB),respiratory syncytial virus A (RSVA)and B (RSVB),human coronavirus-229E (hCOV-229E),human coronavirus-NL63 (hCOV-NL63 ),human coronavirus-OC43 (hCOV-OC43 ), human coronavirus-HKU1 (hCOV-HKU1),human parainfluenza virus 1-4 (hPIV1-4),human adenovirus (hAdV),human boca virus (hBoV),human metapneumo-virus (hMPV)and human rhinovirus (hRV). According to the PCR results,all patients were divided into positive viral infection group and negative viral infection group.The relationships between viral infection and clinical features were analyzed.Results Sixty patients were eligible for study.Of them,14 patients were found to be positive for virus infection including a triple infected patient (FluB,hRV and hROV)and 46 patients were negative for virus infection.The viral pathogens detected in the positive viral group were:9 cases of hRV (15.00%),2 cases of hPIV (3.33%),2 cases of hCOV (3.33%),2 cases of FluB (3.33%)and 1 cases of RSV (1.67%).The mortality in the positive viral group was higher than that in the negative viral group.However,the other clinical characteristics between the two groups had no significant differences. Conclusions Human rhinovirus was the most common viral pathogen in elderly patients with AECOPD.Viral infection might be associated with the prognosis.However,the patients with viral infection are lack of specific clinical characteristics,therefore,the prompt diagnosis before careful study would be difficult.
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OBJECTIVE:To optimize extraction technology of flavonoids from Glechoma longituba by aqueous two-phase partitioning with ultrasonic extraction.METHODS:The extraction technology of flavonoids from G.longituba were optimized by orthogonal experiment with ultrasonic extraction time,the volume fraction of propanol,the ratio of solid to solution,amount of(NH4)2SO4 as factors and with extraction rate of flavonoids from G.longituba as index.RESULTS:The optimal conditions were as follows:extracting for 30 min with ultrasonic wave,the volume fraction of propanol 50%,the ratio of solid to solution 1:30,and the amount of(NH4)2SO4 30%.CONCLUSION:Established extraction technology which is characterized with simple operation and mild conditions shows great advantage.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of Naohuandan Recipe on learning and memory abilities of SAM-P/8 mice and its role in anti-oxidation and anti-apoptosis. METHODS: Forty SAM-P/8 mice were randomly divided into four groups, which were untreated (normal saline-treated) group, Yinkeluo Tablets (extracts of gingko leaf)-treated group, low-dose Naohuandan Recipe-treated group and high-dose Naohuandan Recipe-treated group. Mice in these groups were given corresponding drugs orally for 105 days. Then the performances of learning and memory of mice were tested by a step-down passive avoidance task and a Y-maze test. The serum levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) were detected. The expression level of bcl-xl mRNA in cerebral cortex and hippocampus of mice was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS: The performances of learning and memory in the Yinkeluo Tablets-treated group, low- and high-dose Naohuandan Recipe-treated groups were significantly improved as compared with those in the untreated group (P<0.05 or P<0.01), and such performance was the best in the high-dose Naohuandan Recipe-treated group among these four groups (P<0.01). The serum levels of SOD and GSH-Px and the expression of bcl-xl mRNA in cerebral cortex and hippocampus of mice in the Yinkeluo Tablets-treated group, low- and high-dose Naohuandan Recipe-treated groups were also significantly higher than those in the untreated group (P<0.05 or P<0.01), while the serum level of MDA in the untreated group was higher than that in the other three groups (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Naohuandan Recipe can improve learning and memory abilities of SAM-P/8 mice, and this effect may be related to its anti-oxidation efficacy and enhancement of expression level of bcl-xl mRNA.
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To observe the therapeutic effect of Naohuandan Capsule (mainly composed of Radix Ginseng, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata,etc.) in treating mild and moderate cases of vascular dementia (VD).Forty five cases of VD, which are subjected to the diagnostic standard of American Association of Psychiatry (DSM Ⅳ), were randomly allocated to two groups for a 3-month treatment course. Group A (n=22) was treated with Naohuandan Capsule and Group B (n=23) with Naofukang Tablet. Therapeutic effect was evaluated by scoring of mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and activity of daily living (ADL) and serum levels of estradiol (E 2) and testosterone (T) were also observed.Scores of MMSE and ADL were increased, E 2 and T levels were elevated and the ratio of E 2/T was decreased in Group A(P0 05). [Conclusion]Naohuandan Capsule has a definite effect in preventing and treating VD and its mechanism may be related to the increase of E 2 and T levels, decrease of E 2/T ratio and the regulation of neuroendocrine function.