Prognosis of Stanford Type A Acute Aortic Dissection without Aortic Reconstruction / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

Six cases without aortic reconstruction for 48 hours were encountered among 22 cases of Stanford type A acute aortic dissection from April, 1990 to July, 1996. They were one man and five women, with a mean age of 60.3 years old (from 52 to 82 years old). According to Hagiwara's definition, acute thrombotic aortic dissection (ATAD) was observed in four and acute opacified aortic dissection (AOAD) in two of six cases of Stanford type A acute aortic dissection without aortic reconstruction. One of the four ATAD cases was well-controlled by medical therapy, but the others could not be controlled and underwent aortic root reconstruction within 1 month. Two AOAD patients died due to rupture within 1 month. It is said in general that the patients with acute thrombotic aortic dissection can be treated medically, but we consider that they should be treated surgically because of the frequency of late rupture.

The Effects of a Chinese Herbal Medicine on Gastrointestinal Disorder with Zinc Abnormality / 日本東洋医学雑誌

Compared with normal mice, the concentration of serum zinc in zinc-deficient mice was significantly increased after oral administration of 1m<i>l</i> of 1000ppm ZnSO₄ solution, while that of zinc-deficient mice treated with Kampo (Pogostemi Folium et Rhizoma, Perilla Herba, Saussureae Radix, Aurantii Nobilis Pericarpium, Anemarrhena Rhizoma, etc.) was not increased. The intestinal mucosa of zinc-deficient mice was also remarkably injured with administration of ZnSO₄ but the Kampo formula inhibited its injury.

The Effects of a Chinese Herbal Medicine on Gastrointestinal Disorder of Mice with Zinc Abnormality. (II). The effects of a Cninese herbal medicine on mice with exces zinc administration / 日本東洋医学雑誌

The Chinese herbal medicine (_??__??_, _??__??_, _??__??_, _??__??_, _??__??_, _??__??__??_) suppressed the injury of intestinal mucosa in mice with excess zinc administrations. The increase of serum zinc concentration with excess zinc administrations was also inhibited by administrations of the Chinese herbal medicine.

The Effects of a Chinese Herbal Medicine on Gastrointestinal Disorder of Mice with Zinc Abnormality. (I). The effects of Chinese herbal medicine on mice with zinc abnormality / 日本東洋医学雑誌

The injury of intestinal mucosa of mice with zinc-deficiency was inhibited by the Chinese herbal medicine (_??__??_, _??__??_, _??__??_, _??__??_, _??__??_, _??__??__??_), while the concentration of serum zinc in zinc deficient mice was not increased after administrations of the Chinese herbal medicine.