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Objective To discuss the distribution of TCM syndromes and clinical characteristics in adult viral pneumonia. Methods Retrospective analysis was carried out during 2009-2012 in 107 cases of adult viral pneumonia with virus antigen and serum virus IgM antibody positive detected with PCR, ELISA and IF method. The clinical symptoms, serology and TCM syndrome type distribution were analyzed. Results The average age of the patients with adult viral pneumonia was 34.78±11.4. The clinical symptoms were mainly fever, cough and sore throat, and defense phase symptoms such as headache and general aching were outstanding. TCM syndromes distribution accounted for 92.52%(99/107) of syndrome of wind-heat invading lung, syndrome of phlegm-heat congesting lung, syndrome of wind-heat with dampness, and syndrome of wind-cold to heat. Syndrome of wind-heat invading lung was commonly seen in disease course ≤7 d, and syndrome of phlegm-heat congesting lung in course >7 d. The viruses were mainly influenza A and B, parainfluenza virus. Among the 107 cases, 86 cases (80.37%) were infected with single virus. There were no significant difference among different pathogens in the distribution of type (P>0.05). Conclusion TCM syndrome distribution of adult viral pneumonia has some characteristics, and has correlation with disease course.
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Objective To explore the mechanism of Shema Zhichuan Liquid (SZL) for asthma. Methods Forty rats were allocated to normal control group (Group A), model group (Group B),western medicine group (Group C) and SZL group (Group D). Radioimmunoassay was used to observe the levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and the ratio of cAMP/cGMP.Results After treatment, cAMP level and cAMP/cGMP ratio were increased and cGMP level decereased in Group C and Group D as compared with Group B (P
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Objective: To investigate the protective effect of Feikang Granules (FK) on endodermis scathe of pulmonary vascular in rats with hypoxia induced pulmonary hypertension (HPH). Methods: Hypoxia with intravenous injection FeCl 3 was used to establish model rats with HPH. Hypoxia rats were treated with FK for seven days after hypoxia everyday. Plasma endothelin (ET), superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH PX) in serum were inspected. Results: (1) Those indexes were higher remarkably than control group and showed that the level of series enzyme concerned with oxidation reaction was in unbalance. Pulmonary hypertension and endodermis scathe of pulmonary vascular had happened. (2) The level of ET, MDA, SOD and GSH PX decreased significantly in the treated group. It indicated that FK could inhibit HPH and improve the pathological changes such as endodermis scathe, the unbalance of series enzyme concerned with oxidation reaction. Conclusion:Feikang Granules may partly prevent the development of HPH and endodermis scathe of pulmonary vascular.