Relationship between adipokines and metabolic syndrome / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

A total of 121 patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) and 120 normal subjects were recruited for exploring the association of serum adipokines with MS. The levels of resistin and adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) increased, while adiponectin decreased gradually ( all P<0.05 ) in normal control group, MS without abdominal obesity group, and MS with abdominal obesity group. In MS group, resistin was positively correlated with body mass index ( BMI), waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, and A-FABP ( P<0.05 or P<0.01 ). Adiponectin was positively correlated with high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and negatively correlated with BMI, waist circumference, fasting insulin, triglyceride, and homeostasis assessment of insulin resistant index.

Relationship between adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein and metabolic syndrome / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

Serum adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) was raised in metabolic syndrome (MS)patients (n= 121) as compared with age-matched healthy subjects [n = 120, (14.7±4.8 vs 6.8 ±3. 0) μg/L,P<0.001]. It reached higher level in MS subjects with visceral obesity [(15.7±4.2 vs 12.6±5.1) μg/L, P<0.001]. Serum A-FABP concentration was positively correlated with body mass index, waist circumference, waist-tohip ratio, fasting insulin, homeostasis assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), fasting glucose, triglycerides,total cholesterol,and mean arterial blood pressure, whereas negatively correlated with HDL-C (r =-0. 448, P< 0.001).

Opinions of professor LI Wen-rui on ten merthods of tocolysis in Synopsis of Golden Chamber / 中华中医药杂志

In this article,the professor LI respectively discuss the using of the ten merthods of tocolysis by eliminating disease in Synopsis of Golden Chamber from aspects of his own practical experience, original text and practical applications. The ten methods are: tonifying and harmonizing both yin and yang and keepping ying and weiqi in balance, eliminating blood stasis and dissolving abdominal mass and regulating qi and blood, warming yang and dispersing cold and warming uterus for tocolysis, moisturizing dryness by nourishing blood and clearing heat and relieving qi stagnation, inducing resuscitation and diuresis, excreting dampness and activating yang, tonifying blood and invigorating the spleen, clearing and dissipating dampness and heat, invigorating the spleen for eliminating dampness, warmming the middle warmer for tocolysis.

Effects of the Shendi Jiangtang Granule on Insulin Sensitivity in Insulin Resistance Accompanied Hypertension Model Rats / 中医杂志

Objective To observed the effect of Shendi Jiangtang Granule (Granule for reducing glucos), on insulin sensitivity in insulin resistance accompanied hypertension model rats and its mechanism.Methods Six-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into blank group, model group and Chinese medicine group. The blank group were fed with normal rat chow, and the others were fed with fructose-rich chow (FFR). The Chinese medicine group was given Shendi Jiangtang Granule (3.24 g/kg/day). Systolic blood pressure was measured weekly for 6 weeks. Then the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic glucose clamp technique was performed to estimate insulin sensitivity (M value). At the end of the glucose clamp, the soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles were dissected out for determination of the role of tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?) by an ELISA assay.Results Treatment with Shendi Jiangtang Granule significantly improved the M value in FFR rats (P