Effect of Modified Chaiqin Wendantang on Blood Glucose Level and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Patients with Diabetic Gastroparesis / 中国实验方剂学杂志

Objective:To explore the effect of modified Chaiqin Wendantang on blood glucose level and gastrointestinal dysfunction in patients with diabetic gastroparesis (DGP) of weak spleen and stomach. Method:A total of 138 patients with DGP of weak spleen and stomach in Hainan Provincial Fourth People's Hospital from February 2017 to March 2019 were enrolled, and divided into two groups according to the random number table methods. Both groups received the routine treatment. In addition to this, study group received Chaiqin Wendantang, while control group received domperidone tablets. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores, blood glucose, gastrointestinal function, hemorheology index, gastric emptying function and gastric electrical activity, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale and clinical efficacy were compared. Result:After treatment, TCM symptom scores and total scores decreased (P<0.05), levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2 hours postprandial blood glucose (2 h PBG), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) decreased (P<0.05), serum motilin (MOT) and gastrin (GAS) levels increased (P<0.05), cholecystokinin (CCK) levels decreased (P<0.05), gastric emptying time shortened, frequency, amplitude and rhythm increased (P<0.05), PSQI score decreased (P<0.05), and whole blood viscosity (WBV) and fibrinogen (FIB) levels decreased (P<0.05), all of those changes were more obvious in study group than control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate in study group was higher than that in control group (P<0.05). During the treatment period, there were no obvious adverse reactions in study group, while there were 2 cases of transient dizziness and headache in control group, which were relieved after several seconds. The recurrence rate in study group was lower than that in control group (P<0.05). Conclusion:Modified Chaiqin Wendantang can effectively ameliorate the symptoms of gastric retention, improve sleep quality, control blood glucose levels, and improve hemodynamics for DGP of weak spleen and stomach patients. Besides, it can improve the gastrointestinal function by reducing serum CCK levels, so as to stimulate the secretion of MOT and GAS, increase gastric motility, shorten gastric emptying time, and promote the recovery of gastric electrical activity. With a high safety and low recurrence rate, it has clinical application value.

Genetic polymorphism of glutathione S-transferase T1 gene and susceptibility to idiopathic azoospermia or oligospermia in northwestern China / 亚洲男科学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>AIM</b>To investigate the association of glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) gene polymorphism in patients with idiopathic azoospermia or oligospermia in the northwestern China population.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>In the case-control study, GSTT1 genotypes were identified by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with peripheral blood DNA samples from 78 patients with idiopathic azoospermia, 103 patients with idiopathic oligospermia and 156 age-matched controls with normal sperm concentration and motility, according to the criteria adapted from World Health Organization guidelines. All of the patients and controls were from northwestern China.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There is a significant association between GSTT1 null genotype with idiopathic azoospermia risk (odds ratio [OR]: 2.36, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.33-4.20, P=0.003) or idiopathic oligospermia risk (OR: 2.00, 95% CI: 1.17-3.27, P=0.010).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>GSTT1 null genotype is a predisposing risk factor for sporadic idiopathic azoospermia or oligospermia in northwestern China.</p>

Genetic polymorphism of glutathione S-transferase T1 associated with idiopathic azoospermia and oligospermia / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the association of glutathioneS-transferase T (GSTT1) gene polymorphism with azoospermia and oligospermia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Semen samples from 34 patients with idiopathic azoospermia, 40 patients with idiopathic oligospermia and 53 healthy controls with normal sperm concentration and motility were assessed according to the standards of WHO. The GSTT1 genotypes were identified by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with peripheral blood DNA samples.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The frequencies of null GSTTI genotypes in the patients with idiopathic azoospermia, idiopathic oligospermia and the healthy controls were 76.5%, 72.5% and 49.1%, respectively. There was a significant association between the null alleles of GSTT1 and idiopathic azoospermia (odds ratio 3.13, 95% CI 1.20-8.16, P = 0.020) and idiopathic oligospermia (odds radio 2.53, 95% CI 1.06-6.11, P = 0.038).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The null alleles of GSTTI are a strong predisposing risk factor for idiopathic azoospermia and oligospermia.</p>