Danshen-Chuanxiongqin Injection attenuates cerebral ischemic stroke by inhibiting neuroinflammation via the TLR2/ TLR4-MyD88-NF-κB Pathway in tMCAO mice / 中国天然药物

Danshen-Chuanxiongqin Injection (DCI) is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of cerebral ischemic stroke in China. However, its underlying mechanisms remain completely understood. The current study was designed to explore the protective mechanisms of DCI against cerebral ischemic stroke through integrating whole-transcriptome sequencing coupled with network pharmacology analysis. First, using a mouse model of cerebral ischemic stroke by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO), we found that DCI (4.10 mL·kg

Study on clinical characteristics of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in treatment of cerebral infarction in real world / 中国中药杂志

In this study, the clinical characteristics and drug combination rules of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in the treatment of patients with cerebral infarction were analyzed. The inpatient information of 2 857 patients of cerebral infarction treated with Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in HIS database of 20 grade Ⅲ class A hospitals in China was collected, and a model was established by description analysis and Apriori algorithm, in order to explore the clinical characteristics and drug combination rules of Danshen Chuan-xiongqin Injection in the treatment of cerebral infarction. The results showed that among patients of cerebral infarction treated with Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection, 1 727 patients were older than 65 years old, accounting for 69.61%, and 1 610 were males, accounting for 63.59%. Commonly used drugs included lipid-lowering agents, anticoagulant thrombolytic agents, antiplatelet agents, stimulants of brain metabolism, vasodilators and other Western drugs, as well as traditional Chinese medicines, such as blood-activating agents, heat-clearing agents and expectorant agents. The Western medicine with the highest use frequency in combination with Danshen Chuan-xiongqin Injection was aspirin enteric-coated tablets(1 528 cases, 53.48%). The traditional Chinese medicine with the highest use frequency in combination with Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection was Xingnaojing Injection, with a total of 378 cases, accounting for 13.23%. Among them, the most commonly used Western drugs combined with Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection were anticoagulant thrombolytic and antiplatelet drugs, with a usage rate as high as 83.48%. In order to further explore the drug combination rules of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection, the association analysis of drug combination in patients of cerebral infarction treated with Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection was carried out. In clinical combination of two Western drugs, Atorvastatin Calcium Capsules+Cerebral Proteolytic Injection were the most common combination, with a support of 27.10%. In clinical combination with 3 Western drugs, Clopidogrel Bisulfate Tablets+Atorvastatin Calcium Capsules+Cerebral Proteolytic Injection were most commonly used, with a support of 15.90%. The results showed that the patients of cerebral infarction treated with Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection were mainly elderly males, and often complicated with hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes and other basic diseases. The clinical application of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection was principally in line with the guidelines. In the treatment of cerebral infarction, it was often combined with Western medicine anticoagulant thrombolysis, antiplatelet drugs, traditional Chinese medicine blood-activating and stasis-dissolving prescription and other drugs with similar pharmacological effects, with an auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients of cerebral infarction complicated with other diseases, and can provide guidance for clinical medication.

Investigation of Compatible Stability of Xingnaojing Injection Based on HPLC Fingerprint and Principal Component Analysis / 中国实验方剂学杂志

Objective:To investigate the compatible stability of Xingnaojing injection in combination with 9 common medicines, and to provide a reference for clinical application of this injection. Method:According to the clinical application, Xingnaojing injection was mixed with 9 common medicines and placed in the room under dark and light conditions for 6 h. The appearance of compatible solutions was observed, and the HPLC fingerprint was analyzed by similarity evaluation and principal component analysis(PCA). Result:There were no significant changes in the appearance of compatibility of Xingnaojing injection and 9 common medicines, including piracetam and sodium chloride injection, sodium chloride injection and others. The similarities of fingerprint among compatibility of Xingnaojing injection and 9 common medicines were >0.98 at 0 h of compatibility, 6 h of placement and 6 h of illumination. The results of PCA showed that 9 groups of compatible solutions were clustered into 2 categories, the compatibility of Xingnaojing injection and 8 groups including piracetam and sodium chloride injection clustered into one category, and the relative peak areas of the characteristic components of Xingnaojing injection did not change significantly after compatibility, the compatibility of Xingnaojing injection and Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection clustered into another category, the relative peak areas of some characteristic components of Xingnaojing injection increased after compatibility of 0 h and 6 h,and it was more obvious after 6 h of illumination. Conclusion:The compatibility of Xingnaojing injection and 8 common medicines including piracetam and sodium chloride injection has good stability, while the compatibility has stability problems after Xingnaojing injection mixed with Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection. It is suggested that clinical attention should be paid to their compatibility and rational combination of medicines.

Expert consensus statement on Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in clinical practice / 中国中药杂志

Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection is a commonly used medicine in cerebral infarction and coronary heart disease,which is recommended by many disease guidelines/consensus for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However,there are irrational drug using in clinic,which affects the efficacy and brings safety risks. Based on clinical research evidence and expert experience,recommendations/consensus suggestion are determined through the nominal group method. The expert consensus recommends the indications,intervention time for treatment,route of drug administration,usage and dosage,course of treatment and introduces the safety in clinical application,which could provide reference for clinical use of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection.

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Danshen-chuanxiongqin Injection by Using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To establish an analytical method of ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole/orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS) for identification and quantitation of the multi-constituents of Danshen-chuanxiongqin injection. METHODS: The method of UHPLC-HRMS was developed to identify the complex chemical composition and full ms scan mode was used to determine the main active ingredients precisely, then the means of principal component analysis (PCA) was used to comprehensively assess the quality of Danshen-chuanxiongqin injection. RESULTS: A total of 23 chemical constituents were identified in Danshen-chuanxiongqin injection, 14 of which were unambiguously identified by comparing with chemical standards, and seven major compounds, ligustrazine, danshensu, salvianolic acid A, succinic acid, rosmarinic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde, caffeic acid, in Danshen-chuanxiongqin Injection were determined accurately. The analysis by multivariate data processing software SIMCA 14.0 indicated that the quality of most batches of samples were stable except ligustrazine, danshensu, and salvianolic acid A which were a bit unstable in some individual batches, and it was essential to monitor the content of salvianolic acid A to control the drug quality. CONCLUSION: The established HPLC-TOF-MS/MS method has the properties of rapid identification, high specificity, simpliness, and feasibility, which can be used as a better means for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of danshen-chuanxiongqin injection. Moreover, it lays the ground for quality control of the drug and provides data reference for the rational use in clinic.

Optimization of lime milk-sulfuric acid process of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma aqueous concentrate based on quality by design concept / 中草药

Objective: To optimize the lime milk-sulfuric acid process of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (SMRR) aqueous concentrate in the pretreatment of the manufacture of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection (DCI) based on the quality by design (QbD) concept. Methods Fishbone diagram method was applied to conduct preliminary risk assessment of various process parameters in lime milk-sulfuric acid process of SMRR aqueous extracts. Nine potential critical process parameters (CPP), including mass fraction of lime milk, flow rate of the lime milk addition, stirring speed, stirring time after lime milk addition, mass fraction of sulfuric acid, flow rate of the acid addition, stirring time after acid addition, standing time, and standing temperature, were identified. Plackett-Burman (PB) experiment design method was used to further screen the nine potential CPPs. As the result, the mass fraction of lime milk, stirring time after lime milk addition, stirring time after acid addition, and the standing time were filtered as CPPs of the lime milk-sulfuric acid process. A partial least squares regression models of critical process parameters and critical quality attributes were established using the central composite design and the design space methodology. Results: The recommended operation space of the lime milk-sulfuric acid process in the pretreatment of the manufacture of DCI was as follow: mass fraction of lime milk of 12.0%-13.0%, stirring time after lime milk addition of 40-50 min, stirring time after acid addition of 30-35 min, and standing time of 16-20 h. Conclusion: Operation in the design space is helpful to improve the consistency of lime milk-sulfuric acid process. This study is of valuable reference to actual industrial production.

Clinical research of the Tanreqing injection combined with Danshen-Chuanxiongqin injection for the patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective To study the clinical effects of the Tanreqing injection combined with Danshen-Chuanxiongqin injection for the patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and its effects on plasma NO and endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels. Methods A total of 79 patients with AECOPD in our hospital from May 2014 to January 2017 were enrolled in this study. The subjects were randomly divided into the control group (n=39) and the combined therapy group (n=40). The control group were treated with Tanreqing injection, the combined therapy group were treated with Tanreqing injection combined with Danshen-Chuanxiongqin injection.The two groups were treated for 10 days.The clinical effects of the two groups after treatment were compared. The MPAP, PASP, PADP, PaO2, PaCO2, SaO2, NO and ET-1 of the two groups before and after treatment were compared. Results The total efficacy rate of the combined therapy group was 97.5% (39/40), which was significantly higher than 82.1% (32/39) of the control group (x2=5.178,P=0.023).After treatment,the MPAP(25.19 ± 8.71 mmHg vs.35.28 ± 9.52 mmHg,t=4.917),PASP (44.35 ± 12.26 mmHg vs.57.24 ± 11.17 mmHg,t=4.881),PADP(17.16 ± 4.05 mmHg vs.26.40 ± 3.85 mmHg, t=10.38),PaCO2(42.70 ± 6.31 mmHg vs. 51.44 ± 6.83 mmHg, t=5.910)of the combined therapy group were significantly lower than those of the control group(P<0.05).After treatment,the PaO2(73.95 ± 7.82 mmHg vs. 67.21 ± 7.16 mmHg,t=3.993),SaO2(94.86% ± 5.11% vs.83.63% ± 4.27%,t=10.586)of the combined therapy group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the plasma NO (55.82 ± 10.08 μmol/L vs.46.34 ± 8.50 μmol/L,t=4.513)of the combined therapy groupwas significantly higher than the control group(P<0.05)and the plasma ET-1(80.41 ± 8.95 ng/L vs.87.68 ± 9.24 ng/L,t=3.552)of the combined therapy groupwere significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions The Tanreqing injection combined with Danshen-Chuanxiongqin injection showed good efficacy for the patients with AECOPD,and the therapy can reduce the pulmonary arterial hypertension and ET-1, improve the lung tissue oxygen supply and NO release, and improve the cardiopulmonary function.

Systematic review on efficacy and safety of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in treatment of acute cerebral infarction / 中国中药杂志

To systemically evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in treatment of acute cerebral infarction and provide the reference of evidence-based medicine for its clinical safety and effective drug use. Databases including CNKI, WanFang Data, SinoMed, the Cochrane Library, EMbase and PubMed were searched from inception to April 2018 to collect the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction. The quality of all included studies was evaluated by two independent reviewers following the cochrane systematic review method and using Revman5.3 software and State13.0 for Meta-analysis. A total of 30 RCTs involving 3 233 patients with acute cerebral infarction were included in the study after literature quality evaluation. Meta-analysis showed that as compared with the control group of conventional western medicine alone, Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection combined with conventional western medicine can achieve better efficacy in treatment of acute cerebral infarction, increase the clinical total effective rate (RR=1.22, 95% CI [1.18, 1.27], <0.000 01) and activities of daily living (MD=9.42, 95% CI [8.12, 10.72], <0.000 01), and improve the degree of neurological impairment (MD=-3.99, 95% CI [-4.89, -3.07], <0.000 01). Furthermore, the result showed that Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction can significantly decrease the whole blood high-shear viscosity, whole blood low-shear viscosity, plasma viscosity, fibrinogen level and other hemorheological indexes (<0.01). This Meta-analysis demonstrated that Danshen Chuan xiongqin injection in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction is safe and effective, but lacks the large multicenter clinical randomized trials to support the treatment outcome.

Effects of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection Combined with Hyperbaric Oxygen on the Prevention of Early Complications of Acute Spinal Cord Injury / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of Danshen chuanxiongqin injection combined with hyperbaric oxygen on the prevention of early complications in patients with acute spinal cord injury (ASCI).METHODS:A total of 89 ASCI patients were divided into control group (n=44) and combination group (n =45) according to random number table.Control group received routine symptomatic treatment combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.Combination group was additionally given Danshen chuanxiongqin intravenous injection 10 mL added into 250 mL 0.9％ Sodium chloride injection intravenously,bid,on the basis of control group.Both group was treated for 2 weeks.The changes of spinal cord function recovery index (Botsford score,FIM score),coagulation indexes [prothrombin time (PT),activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)],hemodynamic indexes (high-shear blood viscosity,plasma viscosity,erythrocyte aggregation indexes) and inflammatory indexes [D-dimer (D-D),C reactive protein (CRP)] were compared between 2 groups before and after treatment.After 1 month of follow-up,the incidence of early complications as deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism were compared between 2 groups.RESULTS:Two cases lost in control group and three cases lost in combination group;42 cases were included in each group.Before treatment,there was no statistical significance between these indexes between 2 groups (P＞0.05).After 2 weeks of treatment,Botsford score,FIM score,PT and APTT of 2 groups were enhanced significantly compared to before treatment;high-shear blood viscosity,plasma viscosity,erythrocyte aggregation indexes,D-D,CRP level were decreased significantly compared to before treatment;each index of combination group was significantly better than those of control group,with statistical significance (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).The incidence of early complications in combination group was 16.7％,which was significantly lower than 35.7％ in control group,with statistical significance (P＜0.05).CONCLUSIONS:The application of Danshen chuanxiongqin injection combined with hyperbaric oxygen in the clinical treatment of ASCI can effectively reduce the risk of deep venous thrombosis,pulmonary embolism and other early complications.It has positive effects on alleviating inflammatory reactions,promoting blood microcirculation and improving prognosis of patients.

Changes and significance of cerebral oxygen utilization coefficients in patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning after treatment with Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection combined with ganglioside / 中国中西医结合急救杂志

Objective To investigate the changes and significance of cerebral oxygen utilization coefficients (O2UCc) in patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning (ACOP) after treatment with Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection combined with ganglioside.Methods A prospective study was conducted.Two hundreds and six patients with ACOP admitted to the Department of Emergency in Harrison International Peace Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University from January 2011 to January 2016 were enrolled,and they were divided into Danshen Chuanxiongqin group,ganglioside group and Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection combined with ganglioside group (combined treatment group) by random number table.The changes in oxygen saturation of internal carotid artery blood (SaO2) and oxygen saturation of internal jugular vein blood (SjO2) were detected by blood gas analysis for all the patients before and 6 hours,1 day,3 days after treatment,and then according to the rate of oxygen utilization formula [O2UCc=S(a-j)O2/SaO2],O2UCc wascalculated.Before and after treatment,the changes of O2UCc in three groups were compared;after treatment for 14 days,the improvement of clinical symptoms,the incidence of delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning (DEACMP) and the 28-day mortality were observed.Results The total therapeutic effective rate of combined treatment group was significantly higher than that in either Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection group or ganglioside group [91.67％ (66/72) vs.77.27％ (51/66),77.94％ (53/68),both P ＜ 0.05].Before treatment,there were no differences in levels of O2UCc among three groups (P ＞ 0.05);after treatment for 6 hours and 1 day,the level of O2UCc in combined treatment group was obviously lower than either that of Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection group or of ganglioside group [6 hours:(38.13±7.95)％ vs.(42.96±7.58)％,(42.30±9.87)％,1 day:(28.42±5.41)％ vs.(33.27±7.53)％,(32.64 ± 6.76)％,all P ＜ 0.05],and the levels of O2UCc at 6 hours and 1 day after treatment had no statistical significant differences between those in Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection group and ganglioside group (P ＞ 0.05);after treatment for 3 days,the percentages of O2UCc levels were very close in Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection group,ganglioside group and combined treatment group [(23.87 ± 6.06)％,(22.38±6.09)％,(23.68 ±4.34)％,respectively,all P ＞ 0.05];The incidence of DEACMP and the 28-day mortality after treatment in combined treatment group were lower than those in Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection group or ganglioside group [the incidence of DEACMP:2.78％ (2/72) vs.12.12％ (8/66),14.71％ (10/68),the 28-day mortality:2.78％ (2/72) vs.13.64％ (9/66),16.18％ (11/68),both P ＜ 0.05];while the incidence of DEACMP and the 28-day mortality after treatment had no statistical significant differences between Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection group and ganglioside group (all P ＞ 0.05).No adverse reactions occurred in the three groups.Conclusion The treatment of Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection combined with ganglioside in treatment of ACOP patients can effectively reduce the O2UCc,decrease the occurrence of DEACMP and 28-day mortality,thus it may improve the prognosis,and the clinical curative effect is distinct.

Clinical efficacy and safety of Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection combined with Isosorbide dinitrate in the treatment of myocardial ischemia / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection combined with Isosorbide dinitrate on the treatment of myocardial ischemia.Methods 78 patients with myocardial ischemia from January 2015 to July 2016 were divided into the observation group and the control group, with 39 cases in each group.The control group received Isosorbide dinitrate therapy, the observation group received Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection joint Isosorbide dinitrate therapy.To analysis the clinical efficacy,electrocardiogram, TG,TC,the whole blood high and low-shear viscosities and adverse reactions between two groups.Results After treatment, total effective rate of the observation group was 89.74%, higher than the control group with 66.67%( P<0.05 ) .After treatment, ST segment depression occurred frequency and ST segment depression duration time of two groups were lower than before treatment(P<0.05),ST segment depression occurred frequency and ST segment depression duration time of observation group were lower than the control group (P<0.05).After treatment, TG and TC level of two groups were lower than before treatment(P<0.05),TG and TC level of the observation group were lower than the control group (P<0.05).After treatment,the whole blood high and low-shear viscosities of two groups were lower than before treatment(P<0.05),the whole blood high and low-shear viscosities of the observation group were lower than the control group ( P <0.05 ) .During treatment, there was no significant difference in adverse reaction rate between the two groups.Conclusion Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection combing with Isosorbide dinitrate has a better efficacy on the treatment of myocardial ischemia than only Isosorbide dinitrate ,and it is a safe treatment therapy.

Effect of Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection combined with Xuesaitong capsule on blood viscosity in patients with pulmonary heart disease / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To evaluate the effect of Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection combined with Xuesaitong capsule on blood viscosity in patients with pulmonary heart disease.Methods 80 patients with pulmonary heart disease who were admitted to our hospital between January 2013 and November 2015 were studied,the patients were randomly divided into the combined group and the control group according to the order of admission,40 cases in each group.Control groups were treated with Xuesaitong capsule,and the combined group were treated with Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection on the basis of the control group.The clinical efficacy,blood viscosity(whole blood viscosity,plasma viscosity,whole blood viscosity ratio),blood indexes(blood platelet aggregation rate,erythrocyte aggregation index,erythrocyte deformation index),cardiac function and safety were observed.Results There were no significant differences in blood rheological indexes,LVEF,MAP and HR between the two groups before treatment.After treatment,the whole blood viscosity,plasma viscosity,whole blood viscosity ratio,platelet aggregation rate,erythrocyte aggregation index,erythrocyte deformation index,MAP and HR in the two groups were significantly lower than those before treatment,while LVEF was significantly higher,and the changes in the combined group were more significant than those in the control group(P<0.05).After treatment,the clinical total effective rate of treatment in the combined group(88.89％)was significantly higher than that in the control group(62.50％).Conclusion Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection combined with Xuesaitong capsule is effective in the treatment of pulmonary heart disease.It can significantly reduce blood viscosity,blood related indexes and improve cardiac function.

Clinical Observation of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection Combined with Flunarizine Hydrochloride in the Prevention of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Post-operative Long-term Bedridden Patients with Lower Limb Fractures / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To observe therapeutic efficacy and safety of Danshen chuanxiongqin injection combined with flunari-zine hydrochloride in the benign prevention and treatment of paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and lower extremity deep ve-nous thrombosis (DVT) in post-operative long-term bedridden patients with lower limb fractures. METHODS:300 post-operative long-term bedridden patients with lower limb fractures were selected and randomly divided into observation group and control group,with 150 cases in each group. Control group was given Flunarizine hydrochloride capsules orally 10 mg,qd;observation group was additionally given Danshen chuanxiongqin injection 10 ml+5% Glucose injection 250 ml,ivgtt,qd. The incidence of BPPV and DVT were observed in 2 groups after intervention,and the circumference of lower limb,blood coagulation indexes, blood rheology indexes and inflammatory factor were observed before and after intervention,and the incidence of ADR was com-pared. RESULTS:The incidence of BPPV and DVT in observation group were 18.0% and 16.7%,which were significantly lower than in control group(48.7% and 52.7%),with statistical significance(P0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Danshen chuanxiongqin injection combined with flunarizine hydrochloride is effective in the prevention of BPPV and DVT in long-term bed-ridden patients with lower limb fractures,with low incidence of ADR.

Cost-minimization Analysis of Xiangdan Injection and Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in the Treatment of Unstable Angina Pectoris of Coronary Heart Disease / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To compare the cost of Xiangdan injection and Danshen chuanxiongqin injection in the treatment of unstable angina pectoris of coronary heart disease,and to provide reference for rational and economic drug selection. METHODS:42 inpatients with unstable angina pectoris of coronary heart disease were divided into Xiangdan injection group(group A,20 cas-es) and Danshen chuanxiongqin injection group (group B,22 cases). Two groups were given conventional symptomatic treatment according to the specific clinical situation;on this basis,group A was given Xiangdan injection 20 ml intravenously,qd;group B was given Danshen chuanxiongqin injection 10 ml intravenously,qd,for 14 d. Clinical efficacy and the occurrence of ADR were compared between 2 groups,and cost-minimization analysis was conducted. RESULTS:After treatment,total effective rate of group A and B was 95.00% and 95.45%,without statistical significance(P>0.05);there was also no statistical significance in the incidence of ADR (P>0.05). The costs of 2 groups were equal in addition to the cost of drugs. According to cost-minimization analysis,the drug cost of group A was 77.28 yuan and total cost was 705.88 yuan;the drug cost of group B was 1 310.40 yuan and total cost was 1 939.00 yuan;the drug cost and total cost of group A were far more less than that of group B,with statistical significance(P<0.05). The results of sensitivity analysis were consistent with it. CONCLUSIONS:The cost of Xiangdan injection is lower and more economical than that of Danshen chuanxiongqin injection in the treatment of unstable angina pectoris of coronary heart disease.

Protective effect of Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection on rats with acute kidney injury caused by sepsis / 中国基层医药

Objective To discuss the influence of Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection on renal function and relevant indexes of urine in rats with sepsis -induced acute kidney injury(AKI))caused by cecal ligation and punc-ture (CLP).Methods Seventy male Sprague Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided by random number table into normal group,sham -operation group,sepsis group and Danshen Chuanxiongqin group.The three latter groups were divided into groups of 6,12,24,48 -hour subgroups,five rats in each subgroup.Danshen Chuanxiongqin group was injected with Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection at 0,24,48h from caudal vein seperately,and the other groups were injected with saline solution.The blood and urine were collected in the set four time points.The relevant indexes like serum creatinine (SCr),blood urea nitrogen(BUN),IL -6 and TNF -αwere tested and kidney injury molecule -1 (KIM-1)and neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL)were detected.Changes of renal pathology were observed under light microscope.Results In the sepsis group,the concentrations of SCr and BUN 6h after CLP star-ted to rise,reached peak in 24h to (96.31 ±12.64)μmol/L and (27.17 ±4.98)mmol/L,and decreased in 48 h, while concentrations of IL -6 and TNF -αwere reached peak in 12h (28.45 ±3.22)pg/mL and 6h (72.35 ± 10.84)pg/mL respectively,and then decreased,which were all higher than those in the normal group and sham -operation group (P <0.05).After Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection therapy,the concentrations of Scr,BUN,IL -6 and TNF -αin 6h,12h,24h and 48 h were all lower than those in the corresponding points in time in the sepsis mod-el group,and reached minimum values[(14.89 ±2.41)μmol/L,(17.29 ±3.37)mmol/L,(14.89 ±2.41)pg/mL, (17.29 ±3.37)pg/mL,all P <0.05].The contents of KIM-1 and NGAL 6 h after CLP started to increase,reached peak in 24h (5.47 ±0.39)ng/mL and 12h (6.35 ±0.81)ng/mL respectively,and decreased in the sepsis group were all remarkably higher than those in the normal group and sham -operation group.After given Danshen Chuanx-iongqin injection,the contents of KIM-1 and NGAL in 6h,12h,24h and 48h were greatly lower than those in the corresponding points in time in the sepsis group,reached minimum values[(2.27 ±0.16)ng/mL,(2.03 ±0.27)ng/mL,all P <0.05)].In the Danshen Chuanxiongqin group,the change of renal pathology was better than that of the sepsis group in 12h.Conclusion Danshen Chuanxiongqin injection plays the role of renal protection in AKI caused by sepsis.

Systematic Evaluation on Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in the Treatment of Angina Pectoris / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection (DCI) in the treatment of angina pectoris. Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) regarding DCI in the treatment of angina pectoris were searched in CNKI, VIP, Wanfang Database, CBM, PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library by Feb. 2014. Two researchers independently retrieved the RCTs and extracted the information. The Cochrane risk of bias method was used to assess the quality of the included studies, and a meta-analysis was conducted with Review Manager 5.2 software. Results A total of 12 RCTs with 1145 participants were included. The meta-analysis indicated that the combined use of DCI and conventional treatment with western medicine was more effective in the outcomes of the total clinical effective rate [RR=1.27, 95%CI (1.19,1.35), P<0.000 01], the total effective rate of ECG [RR=1.34, 95%CI (1.23,1.46), P<0.000 01], and decrease of plasma viscosity [MD=-0.15, 95%CI (-0.25,-0.05), P=0.004] and fibrinogen [MD=-0.96, 95%CI (-1.14,-0.78), P<0.000 01]. And there were no adverse drug reaction reports. Conclusion Based on this systematic evaluation, DCI combined with conventional therapy is effective and relatively safe in treating angina pectoris, but it still needs larger samples, multi-center, and high quality RCT to verify.

Clinical Observation of Shenfu Injection Combined with Danshen Chuanxiongqin Injection in the Treatment of Chronic Pulmonary Heart Disease Patients with Heart Failure / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of Shenfu injection combined with Danshen chuanxiongqin injection in the treatment of chronic pulmonary heart disease patients with heart failure. METHODS:Totally 100 chronic pulmonary heart disease patients with heart failure were randomly divided into observation group and control group. Patients in control group were given routine treatment,including antispasmodic asthma,low-flow oxygen therapy,anti-inflammatory,diuretic strong heart, maintaining the body water,electrolyte balance,vasoactive drugs and dopamine,etc. Patients in observation group were given Shenfu injection 50 ml and Danshen chuanxiongqin injection 10 ml adding into 5% glucose injection 250 ml based on the treatment of control group,iv,once a day. The course of both was 14 d. The clinical data was observed,including clinical efficacy,improve-ment time of signs and symptoms,p(O2),p(CO2),SV,LVEF,LVEDD,LVSD and the incidence of adverse reactions before and after treatment. RESULTS:The total effective rate in observation group was significantly higher than control group,the remission time of cyanosis,slowing time of heart rate and subsided time of swelling were significantly shorter than control group,with signif-icant differences(P<0.05). After treatment,the p(O2),p(CO2),SV,LVEF,LVEDD and LVSD in 2 groups were significantly bet-ter than before,and observation group was better than control group,with significant differences(P<0.05). There were no obvious adverse reactions during treatment. CONCLUSIONS:Based on the treatment,Shenfu injection combined with Danshen chuanxion-gqin injection has better clinical efficacy than routine treatment in the treatment of chronic pulmonary heart disease patients with heart failure,with similar safety.