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OBJ ECTIVE To study the effect a nd mechanism of modified Yijing decoction on the decrease of ovarian reserve function（DOR）in rats. METHODS A total of 140 SPF female SD rats were randomly divided into control group ，model group ， positive control group （Estradiol valerate tablets 0.09 mg/kg），inhibitor group [modified Yijing decoction 23.6 g/kg+transcriptional inhibitor for hypoxia inducible factor- 1α（HIF-1α）YC-1 2 mg/kg] and modified Yijing decoction low-dose ，medium-dose and high-dose groups （5.9，11.8，23.6 g/kg）. Except for control group ，rats in other groups were given cyclophosphamide via femoral vein to induce DOR model ；after successful modeling for 2 h，rats in each group were given normal saline or relevant medicine intragastrically，once a day ，for 8 consecutive weeks.The estrous cycle of rats in each group was recorded ，and the ovarian index was calculated to observe the histopathological changes and autophagy in the ovary ；serum levels of follicle stimulating hormone （FSH），luteinizing hormone （LH），anti-Müllerian hormone （AMH）and estrogen （E2）were measured ；protein and mRNA levels of HIF-1α，B lymphoblastoma 2 gene/adenovirus E 1B interacting protein 3 recombinant protein （Bnip3）and yeast Atg 6 homolog of autophagy key molecule （Beclin1）in ovarian tissues of rats were all detected. RESULTS Compared with control group ，the ovarian indexes of model group and administration groups were decreased significantly （P＜0.05）. Model group possessed disturbed estrous cycle and the ovary tissues showed pathological morphology ，the autophagolysosomes appeared in ovary cells ，AMH and E 2 levels were significantly decreased （P＜0.05）；FSH and LH levels ，protein and mRNA expressions of HIF- 1α，Bnip3 and Beclin 1 were significantly increased （P＜0.05）. Compared with model group ，the estrous cycle of rats in positive control group and modified Yijing decoction groups gradually returned to normal ，the pat hological morphology of ovarian tissue and the autophagy of ovarian cells were improved ；the ovarian index ，AMH and E 2 levels were significantly increased （P＜0.05）；the levels of FSH and LH ，protein and mRNA expressions of HIF- 1 α ， Bnip3 and Beclin 1（except for protein of HIF- 1α，protein and wanyunhui188@163.com mRNA of Bnip 3 in modified Yijing decoction low-dose group ） were decreased significantly （P＜0.05）. The protein expressions of H IF-1α，Bnip3 and Beclin 1，mRNA expressions of HIF- 1α and Beclin 1 were decreased significantly in the inhibitor group （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS Modified Yijing decoction can improve ovarian function ，regulate the secretion of sex hormone ，and protect ovarian tissue in DOR model rats ，and the mechanism of which may be related to the inhibition of HIF- 1α/ Bnip3/Beclin1 pathway.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the efficacy of acupoint pressure therapy on relieving labor pain in primiparas.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and twenty primiparas were randomized into an observation group (60 cases) and a control group (60 cases). In the observation group, Hegu (LI 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Taichong (LR 3), Neiguan (PC 6), Ciliao (BL 32) and Zhongliao (BL 33) on bilateral sides were selected. The acupoint pressure therapy was applied when the uterine orifice was dilated to 2 to 3 cm. In the control group, the acupoint pressure therapy was not used. Separately, when the orifice was dilated as 2 to 3 cm, 5 to 6 cm, 7 to 8 cm and 9 to 10 cm, the pain response grade was assessed (including physician's analgesia score and patient's self-evaluation score of analge-sia). The in labor pain was observed and compared in the puerperas between the two groups. The time of the first, second and third stages of labor, the time of total stage of labor as well as the cesarean section rate were compared in the puerperas between the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>(1) Analgesic effect:when the uterine orifice was dilated as 2 to 3 cm, 5 to 6 cm, 7 to 8 cm and 9 to 10 cm, the self-evaluation scores of analgesia in the puerperas of the observation group at each time point were all apparently lower than those in the control groups (all<0.05). In the observation group, for the physician's analgesia score, 213 person-times presented analgesic effect and 18 person-times no effect. In the control group, 178 person-times presented analgesic effect and 44 person-times no effect. The analgesic effect in the observation group was better than that in the control group (<0.05). (2) Stages of labor:the differences in the second and third stages of labor were not significant statistically between the two groups (both>0.05). The time of the first stage of labor and the time of the total stages of labor in the observation group were shorter appa-rently than those in the control group[(8.07±2.08)h vs (9.58±2.79)h, (8.91±2.80)h vs (10.51±2.83)h, both<0.05]. (3) Cesarean section rate:the cesarean section rate in the observation group was lower than that in the control group[5.0% (3/60) vs 10.0% (6/60),>0.05].</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Acupoint pressure therapy has definite efficacy on relieving labor pain. It shortens the stages of labor and cesarean section rate.</p>