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Objective: To observe the changes of Notch signaling pathway related molecule expression in hippocampus of rats with stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency syndrome and to explore the regulatory effect of Xiaoyaosan. Methods: Male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: normal group, model group, model+xiayaosan group and model+fluoxetine group, each group had 12 rats. The stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency model was established by chronic immobilization stress for 21 days. Detection of Nissl bodies by Nissl staining, expression of NICD, Hes1, Hes5 and Jad1 were detected by Fluorescent quantitative PCR and Western-blot method. Results: Compared with the normal group, the number of Nissl bodies in the model group decreased significantly (P ＜ 0.01), which showed that Xiaoyaosan and fluoxetine could reverse it (P ＜ 0.01). The expression of Notch signaling pathway-related protein in model group was significantly lower than that in normal group (P ＜ 0.01), which showed that Xiaoyaosan and fluoxetine could reverse the expression of NICD, Hes5 and Jag1 protein (P ＜ 0.05, P ＜ 0.01). Compared with the normal group, the expression of each gene in the model group decreased (P ＜ 0.01), which showed that Xiaoyaosan and fluoxetine could reverse the expression of NICD, Hes1 and Hes5 mRNA (P ＜ 0.05, P ＜ 0.01). Conclusion: The hippocampal neurons of rats with stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency syndrome were damaged and the Nissl bodies were reduced, the expression of each protein and gene in Notch signaling pathway decreased. Xiaoyaosan may play a therapeutic role by regulating the expression level of hippocampal related molecules to protect neurons.
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Objective: To investigate the prevalence of liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome in sub-health status and the demographic data of liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome in sub-health status. Methods: The clinical epidemiological survey was conducted in the routine physical examination population using the "Sub-health State TCM Syndrome Questionnaire (3 Edition)". Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the relevant data of sub-health status of liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome. Results: The incidence of sub-health state of liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome was 7.16％. The sub-health state of liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome was characterized by a higher proportion of females than males. The incidence of liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome was higher in all groups over 19 years of age. The highest proportion occurred in colleges and universities, and the highest proportion occurred in divorced persons in marital status. The occupational status was the highest among persons in charge of enterprises and institutions, administrative personnel, professional technicians, and teachers with administrative personnel.
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Objective To explore the application value of detection of Mycoplasma,Chlamydia and anti-sperm antibodies for male infertility.Methods Culture method,immune chromatography,and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay were adopted for the detection of Mycoplasma,Chlamydia,and anti-sperm antibodies respectively in 102 cases of infertile males and 42 cases fertile males.And the routine semen analysis was proceed as well.All the subjects were divided into 4 groups according to the detection re-sults:simple Mycoplasma or/and Chlamydia positive group(71 cases),simple anti-sperm antibodies positive group(21 cases),My-coplasma and Chlamydia or/and anti-sperm antibodies positive group(8 cases),Mycoplasma,Chlamydia and anti-sperm antibodies negative group(44 cases).The main indexes of semen routine were compared among 4 groups.Results The positive rates of Myco-plasma,Chlamydia and anti-sperm antibodies in infertile males were significantly higher than those of fertile males (P <0.05).The sperm densities,activity rates,activity of simple Mycoplasma or/and Chlamydia positive group,simple anti-sperm antibodies posi-tive group,and Mycoplasma and Chlamydia or /and anti-sperm antibodies positive group were significantly lower than the nega-tive group,while the sperm malformation rates,liquefaction times,white blood cell counts of the three groups were significantly higher than the negative group(P <0.05 ).Conclusion Mycoplasma,Chlamydia infection and anti-sperm antibodies production have significant effect on the indexes of semen,which cause decline in semen quality and the occurrence of male infertility.