scholarly journals Study of Scraping with Copper Stone Based on Theory of Midnight-Noon Ebb-Flow in Angina Pectoris with Coronary Heart Disease of Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Xianwen Tang ◽  
Jinguo Yang ◽  
Zhong Feng ◽  
Jingyu Piao ◽  
Quanhao Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Angina Pectoris ◽  
Clinical Efficacy ◽  
Blood Stasis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Inflammatory Factor ◽  
Observation Group ◽  
Qi Stagnation

Angina pectoris (AP) with coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the common cardiovascular diseases in clinical practice, which can be classified as “chest paralysis” in Chinese medicine according to its symptoms, and it is described in many ancient documents. Ancient Chinese medicine believes that the main pathogenesis of the disease is poor blood flow leading to paralysis of the heart and veins, so it is often treated by activating blood and removing blood stasis. In this study, 120 patients with AP of CHD of Qi stagnation and blood stasis type were randomly divided into the observation (n = 60) and the control group (n = 60). In the control group, basic care, conventional treatment, and unselected copper acupuncture scraping were used, while in the observation group, copper acupuncture scraping was performed at the right time of the heart meridian (11 : 00–13 : 00) on the basis of the control group, and all patients received the treatment for a total duration of 4 weeks. We collected data on the traditional Chinese medical (TCM) syndrome score, frequency and duration of angina attacks, nitroglycerin dosage, inflammatory factor levels, and hematological indices pretreatment and posttreatment in both groups. Patients’ adverse effects during treatment were recorded, and the clinical efficacy and ECG efficacy in both groups were evaluated after 4 weeks. We used SPSS.20 statistical software to statistically analyze the above data, and the results showed that the clinical efficacy and ECG efficacy of the observation group were significantly higher than the control group posttreatment. After treatment, the TCM symptom score, angina attack frequency, attack duration and nitroglycerin dosage, serum interleukin-8 (IL-8), hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels, whole blood viscosity (WBV), plasma viscosity (PV), fibrinogen (FIB), and hematocrit (Hct) were significantly lower in both groups compared with those posttreatment. And the observation group showed a greater decrease when compared with the control group. The results also showed that the overall incidence of adverse reactions was lower in both groups during the treatment period. The above results indicate that while ensuring high safety, the copper stone based on theory of midnight-noon ebb-flow can more effectively improve the symptoms and inflammatory response of the body and reduce the viscosity of the blood in AP with CHD of Qi stagnation and blood stasis, and it has better therapeutic effects.

scholarly journals Comparison of Clinical Efficacy of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel for Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease with Myocardial Ischemia

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuo Huang
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Myocardial Ischemia ◽  
Clinical Efficacy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Clinical Indicators ◽  
Whole Blood Viscosity ◽  
St Segment

Objective: To compare clinical efficacy of ticagrelor and clopidogrel for treatment of coronary heart disease with myocardial ischemia to provide references for later phase of clinical treatment. Methods: Ninety-six coronary heart disease patients with myocardial ischemia admitted to our hospital from July 20 to July 2019 were recruited as subjects. They were randomly divided into study group and control group according to parity of case number, with 48 patients in each group. Control group was given treatment with clopidogrel, while patients in study group were given treatment with ticagrelor. Clinical efficacy was compared between the both groups. Results: Comparison showed that total effective rate of clinical treatment was higher in study group when compared to control group (P<0.05). Frequency of ST segment depression, duration of ST segment depression, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate and other clinical indicators in study group were superior to control group (P<0.05). Whole blood viscosity at low shear rate, whole blood viscosity at high shear rate, plasma viscosity shear rate, total cholesterol, triglyceride and other haemorheological parameters in study group were superior to control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Application of ticagrelor has higher clinical efficacy than clopidogreal for coronary heart disease patients with myocardial ischemia. Clinical indicators and haemorheological parameters of myocardial ischemia patients were significantly improved. It should be promoted for application.

scholarly journals Serum Metabolomic Analysis of Coronary Heart Disease Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris Subtyped by Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics Reveals Biomarkers Relevant to Personalized Treatments

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Guo ◽  
Peili Wang ◽  
Jiaying Yang ◽  
Xiaofang Yang ◽  
Monique van der Voet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Angina Pectoris ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Bile Acid Metabolism ◽  
Targeted Metabolomics ◽  
Unsaturated Lipids ◽  
Long Chain ◽  
Potential Biomarkers

To improve the treatment of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), personalized treatments based on potential biomarkers could make a difference. To investigate if such potential biomarkers could be found for CHD inhomogeneous, we combined traditional Chinese medicine based diagnosis with untargeted and targeted metabolomics analyses. Shi and Xu patient subtype groups of CHD with angina pectoris were identified. Different metabolites including lipids, fatty acids and amino acids were further analyzed with targeted metabolomics and mapped to disease-related pathways. The long-chain unsaturated lipids ceramides metabolism, bile acid metabolism were differentially affected in the Xu subtype groups. While, Shi-subtype patients seemed to show inflammation, anomalous levels of bioactive phospholipids and antioxidant molecules. Furthermore, variations in the endothelial damage response and energy metabolism found based on ELISA analysis are the key divergence points between different CHD subtypes. The results showed Xu subtype patients might benefit from long-chain unsaturated lipids ceramides as therapeutic targets. Shi subtype patients might benefit more from levels of polyunsaturated fatty acid consumption and treatments that help in restoring energy balance. Metabolic differences can be essential for treatment protocols. Thus, patient group specific differences can serve as important information to refine current treatment approaches in a personalized manner.

scholarly journals Tanyu Tongzhi Formula Delays Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression by Promoting Alternative Macrophage Activation via PPARγ and AKT/ERK Signal Pathway in ApoE Knock-Out Mice

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Ma ◽  
Xiaoce Dai ◽  
Chenxia Wu ◽  
Mingshuang Li ◽  
Hongzhuan Sheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Atherosclerotic Plaque ◽  
Macrophage Activation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Inflammatory Factor ◽  
Plaque Progression ◽  
M1 Macrophage ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Pparγ Expression

We previously demonstrated that the Tanyu Tongzhi Formula (TTF) significantly alleviated the clinical symptoms of patients with coronary heart disease and lowered serum lipid and inflammatory factor levels in patients with coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis model rats. However, the mechanism underlying TTF remains unknown. In this study, we examined the effect of TTF on atherosclerotic plaques in ApoE-/- mice and underlying mechanisms involved in macrophage polarization. Sixty male ApoE-/- mice were randomly divided into four groups. Mice in the control group were fed a regular diet, whereas experimental mice were fed a high-fat diet and received either saline (HFD group) or TTF at concentrations of 0.60 (TTF-L group) or 2.25 g/ml (TTF-H group) by daily oral gavage for 16 weeks. In the TTF-L and TTF-H groups, the levels of serum cholesterol, triglyceride, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α were decreased, lipid content was significantly decreased, and percentage area of collagen/lipid increased in atherosclerotic plaque compared to in the HFD group. Moreover, we found TTF promoted the expression of alternative macrophage markers (Fizz1, Arg1, and Mrc) and suppressed the expression of M1 macrophage markers (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6) by regulating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) expression and AKT/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation. We further investigated whether alternative macrophage was reduced when PPARγ was inhibited or the AKT/ERK signaling pathway was activated. TTF delayed atherosclerotic plaque progression by promoting alternative macrophage activation through increasing PPARγ expression and inhibiting AKT/ERK phosphorylation, providing a theoretical basis for its clinical application.

scholarly journals The Expression of CD14+CD16+Monocyte Subpopulation in Coronary Heart Disease Patients with Blood Stasis Syndrome

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Huang ◽  
Jing-Shang Wang ◽  
Hui-jun Yin ◽  
Ke-ji Chen
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Plaque Rupture ◽  
Blood Stasis ◽  
Blood Stasis Syndrome ◽  
Pathological State ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Gene Level

Blood stasis syndrome (BSS), a comprehensive pathological state, is one of the traditional Chinese medicine syndromes of coronary heart disease (CHD). In our previous study, we investigated that FcγRIIIA (also called CD14+CD16+monocyte subpopulation) is one of the differentially expressed genes related to CHD patients and its possible role in the atherosclerotic formation and plaque rupture. However, whether or not the deregulation of CD14+CD16+monocyte subpopulation expression is implicated in the pathogenesis of CHD patients with BSS has not yet been elucidated. In this study, we found that there was no significant difference between CHD patients with BSS and non-BSS in CD14+CD16+monocyte subpopulation at gene level. Moreover, the protein level of CD14+CD16+monocyte subpopulation in CHD patients with BSS was increased significantly when compared to the CHD patients with non-BSS. Additionally, the level of inflammatory cytokines downstream of CD14+CD16+monocyte subpopulation such as TNF-αand IL-1 in sera was much higher in CHD patients with BSS than that in CHD patients with non-BSS. Taken together, these results indicated that CD14+CD16+monocyte subpopulation was implicated in the pathogenesis of CHD patients with BSS, which may be one of the bases of the essence of BSS investigation.

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