Clinical Experience of Professor Du Xiaoquan's Treatment of Spleen and Spleen Disease

Professor du Xiaoquan is a famous Chinese medicine in Shaanxi Province,a master's tutor,a professor of Shaanxi University of traditional Chinese Medicine,a director of the Department of traditional Chinese Medicine,and a professor of Shen Shuwen,a national famous old Chinese medicine.

Clinical treatment of myasthenia gravis with deficiency of spleen and kidney based on combination of disease with syndrome theory

OBJECTIVE: To study the use of Jianjining in the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG) patients with a deficiency of both spleen and kidney via the theory on the combination of disease with syndrome. METHODS: Sixty MG patients with a deficiency of both spleen and kidney were randomly divided into an treatment group (n=30) treated with Jianjining granules and Western Medicine (prednisone or pyridostigmine bromide) and a control group (n= 30) treated with Jianjining granules. The dosage of the three drugs was reduced over the course of treatment. After 3 and 6 months of treatment, the curative effect was evaluated with the muscle weakness severity scale (MWSS). RESULTS: The MWSS score after treatment declined significantly in both groups. The score in the treatment group was much lower than that in thecontrol group (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 63.33% (19/30) in the treatment group and 36.67% (11/30) in the control group after 3 months of treatment, and 80.00% (24/30) and 50.00% (15/30), respectively, after 6 months of treatment. The obvious and total effective rates in the treatment group were much higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). After 6 months of treatment, there were no obvious differences (P>0.05) in the obvious and effective rates between the 2 groups. However, the total effective rate in the treatment group was much higher than that in the control group (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Using the theory on the combination of disease with syndrome, we found that the curative effect of Jianjining and Western Medicine on MG patients with deficiency of both spleen and kidney is worth further exploration.

Study on Mitochondrial Ultrastructure, Traco Elementsand Their Correlative Factore in Cells ot Gastric Mucosa ot theGastropathic Patienta with Spleen Deficiency Syndrome

Atfer examining 88 gastropathic patieiits with Spleen deficiency syndrome by iJsing transmis-sion electron microscope, X-ray energy disperse analysis system, histochemical staining and radioimmunomethods, the authors found that the gastric mucosa cyclic adenosine monophosphate, superoxide dismutaselevel, quantity of mitochondria and its crista, the ratio of diameter between ventricle and cavity of mitochon-dria aiid the conteiit ot zinc (Zn) , copper (Cu) of mitochondria were decreasing to certain extent which tendsto get lower and lower with different groups in the order of health coritrol group, Spleen Qi deficiency groupaiid SPIeen deficiency with Qi stagnation group; chronic superficial gastritis group, chronic atrophic gastritisgroup and gastric cancor group , complete small intestinal metaplasia (IM) group, incomplete small iM group,complete colonic iM groiJp and incomplete colonic iM group (P< 0 . 05￣0 . 001 ) . While tlie degeiieratiori rateof mitochondria, Cu/Zn ratio, metaplasia rate of gastric mucosa, rate of incomplete colonic IM and content ofIipid peroxide were increasing in the above order (P < 0 . 05 ￣0 . 001 ) . It is suggested that tlie comprehensiveeffect ot the degeneration of mitochoridria and the quantitative changes of its correlative factors is the phys-iopathologic base for indecing SPIeen deficiency disease, gastric mucosa iM and canceration.