Effect of Rhubarb Decoction on the Isolated Intestinal Movement of Ophicephalus argus

[Objective] The aim of this study was to investigate effects of rhubarb decoction with different concentrations on the isolated intestinal movement performance of Ophicephalus argus,and to discuss its pharmacological mechanism.[Method] With RM6240C biological signal collection and processing system,tension values of the isolated intestine before and after the treatment by rhubarb decoction with different concentrations were recorded by the isolated organ method.[Result] Rhubarb decoction with concentration of 0.062 and 0.125 g/ml showed obvious enhancement on the isolated intestinal contraction of Ophicephalus argus,while rhubarb decoction with concentration of 0.250 and 0.500 g/ml showed inhibition on the isolated intestinal contraction of Ophicephalus argus.There was an extremely significant difference in rhubarb decoction with concentration of lower than 0.500 g/ml and more than 0.500 g/ml.With the increase of rhubarb concentration,the intestinal movement of Ophicephalus argus enhanced,but the contraction frequency did not change obviously.[Conclusion] Rhubarb decoction has remarkable effects on the contraction of smooth muscle in the isolated intestines of Ophicephalus argus.

Combination of allopurinol with Dahuang Mudan Tang(大黄牡丹汤)significantly improve kidney function and alleviate oxidative stress and inflammation of chronic kidney disease stageⅠ-Ⅲpatients with hyperuricemia

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of Dahuang Mudan Tang(大黄牡丹汤,DHMD)and allopurinol on the treatment of chronic kidney disease staged G1-G3b patients with hyperuricemia and to provide novel insights into the clinical management of chronic kidney disease complications.METHODS:A total of 80 chronic kidney patients staged G1-G3b with hyperuricemia were randomly grouped to receive single allopurinol treatment(control)and combined treatment with DHMD(treated)for 8 weeks.The kidney function and proteinuria indicators of patients were compared between pre-and post-treatment.The oxidative stress and inflammation responses were evaluated by corresponding indicators and cytokines.The clinical efficiency rate and adverse reaction events were also summarized to assess the therapeutic efficiency and safety.RESULTS:The kidney function and proteinuria of enrolled patients were alleviated after their therapies,behaved as the increasing estimated glomerular filtration rate and decreasing serum creatinine,serum uric acid,urea nitrogen,24 h urine protein levels.On the other hand,the malondialdehyde level and pro-inflammation cytokines were suppressed by the therapies,and the superoxide dismutase was found to be significantly enhanced.Patients in the treated groups showed a better recovery in kidney function,proteinuria,oxidative stress,and inflammation response.Moreover,patients in the treated group showed a higher efficiency rate(95%)and fewer adverse reaction events(5%).CONCLUSIONS:The combination of allopurinol with DHMD significantly promoted the recovery of chronic kidney disease stage G1-G3b patients with hyperuricemia,which can be considered a novel clinical therapeutic strategy.