Analysis of Tetrandrine Anti-hepatic Fibrosis by Assessing the Liver Enzyme Spectrum / 中草药

Hepatic fibrosis of rat was induced by CCl_4 and treated with tetrandrine(Tet). Results showed that Tet had obvious effect of anti-hepatic fibrosis which can be borne out by determining the activities of liver enzyme spectrum consisting of ALT,AKP,ChE,MAO and r-GT in serum. The meaurement can be observed dynamically, is noninvasive and more rapid,accurate and convenient than invasive hepatic biopsy. It provides valuable biochemical indexes for diagnosis,curative effect and prognostic judgement of hepatic fibrosis.

Detection of serum amyloid protein and polypeptide growth factor in patients with dementia / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM and METHODS: To detect the changes of amyloid protein (?-AP) and polypeptide growth factor levels and study their role in the possible pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VD). We detected serum ?-AP, transforming growth factor- ?(TGF-?) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-Ⅱ) levels by radio immunoassay in 8 patients with AD,15 patients with VD and 63 patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease(ICVD) and 38 cases healthy volunteers. RESULTS: In AD and VD groups, serum ?-AP, TGF-? and IGF-Ⅱ were significantly higher than that in ICVD and control group; Serum ?- AP,TGF-? and IGF-Ⅱ contents in ICVD group were obviously higher than that in normal control, the highest increase occurred in sequel of cerebral infarction(SCI) and vertebrobasislar ischemia(VBI) groups. There are positive correlation among ?- AP, TGF-? and IGF-Ⅱ in AD and VD groups.CONCLUSION: ①?- AP is a risk factor in the pathogenesis of AD and VD. ② TGF- ? and IGF-Ⅱ play roles in the neurotoxin effect that lead to dementia. ③ ?-AP plays a important role in formation of senile plaque.