The observation of chronic prostatis patients using the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) was used to determine the chronic prostatitis syndrome in young men (from 20 to 48 years old) of clinical validity.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>227 patients with chronic prostatitis syndrome (CPS)/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and 32 patients with BPH were randomized to study using NIH-CPSI.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>1. The main manifestations of CPS patients were pain or uncomfort. Those were more common in CPS than BPH. 2. 79.30% CPS patients had a sensation of not emptying bladder completely after finished urinating, 44.93% patients had to urinate again less than two hours after finished urinating. 3. 51.51% patients with CPS have more effect on work, 90.31% patients on free life, and 68.72% patients on quality of life than BPH.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>According NIH-CPSI, the main manifestations of CPS are pain or uncomfort. CPS patients have more effect on work and quality of life.</p>

Effect of Strengthening the Spleen and Tonifying the Kidney on the Function and Apoptosis of Kidney in Rats after Exhaustive Exercise / 中医杂志

Objective To study the effect and mechanism of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidney on the function and apoptosis of kidney in rats.Methods The 42 male SD rats were randomly divided into quiet control group,exhausted exercise group and strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidney group.Twenty four hours after exhaustive exercise,the concentrations of blood urea nitrogen(BUN),serum creatinine and urinary protein were determined.The apoptosis in kidneys of rats was detected by TUNEL.The structure of kidney was observed in the HE stain.Results Comparing with the exhausted exercise group,the concen- trations of BUN,serum creatinine and apoptotic index were lower significantly(P