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Objective: To investigate the effect of ophiopogonin D (OP-D) on blood lipids and intestinal flora in ApoE-/- mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD). Methods: A total of 24 male ApoE-/- mice, aged six weeks old, were randomly divided into control group, model group, OP-D group [0.5 mg/(kg∙d)] and simvastatin group [5 mg/(kg∙d)]. Another six male C57BL/6 mice were in blank group. After 12 weeks of HFD, the drugs were given by intragastric administration for 12 weeks. After the end of administration, fresh feces of mice were collected to detect intestinal flora. Serum of mice was separated to detect blood lipid. Liver section staining was prepared to observe the damage. Results: OP-D could reduce the weight gain of mice caused by HFD, inhibit the increase of total cholesterol and triglyceride, improve hepatic steatosis, and regulate intestinal flora imbalance. Conclusion: OP-D may regulate blood lipids and hepatic steatosis by improving intestinal flora imbalance induced by HFD in ApoE-/- mice.
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Objective To understand the characteristics of patients with hematological illness and chronic subdural hematoma.,and the effect of blood disease on the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma. To guide the treatment of patients who both with hematological illness and chronic subdural hematoma. Methods Through a retrospective study of the cases of chronic subdural hematoma from January 1, 2000 to June 1, 2017 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, the following items were investigated. 1).According to whether or not they were associated with blood disorders, the collected cases were divided into the blood disorders group and the non-blood disorders group. And the clinic data of the sex composition, average ages, treatment effect and mortality were compared. 2). Ac-cording to the treatment, the cases with blood disease were divided into the surgical group and the conservative group. And the treatment effect and mortality were compared. Results A total of 433 patients with chronic subdural hematoma were included in this study, including 35 patients associated with hematological illness. 1) Compared to the controls group, the patients group was younger( P＜0.01) ;the male ratio was lower ( P＜0.01) ; the treatment effect was lower( P＜0.001) and the mortality was higher( P＜0.001) . 2) Within the patients with hematological illness, the surgical group had the better treatment effect(78.9% vs 31.3%,P＜0.01) and the lower mortality (15.8% vs 50.0%,P＜0.05). Conclusions 1)The hematological illness group is younger and the male ratio is lower than the non-hematological illness group; 2) The hematological illness is a risk factor for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma; 3) The patients who both with the hematological illness and the chronic subdural he-matoma should be treated by surgery.