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Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome，which is the final result of compensatory failure of heart injury caused by various reasons. Long-term persistent cardiac stress leads to mitochondrial dysfunction，which in turn further damages cardiomyocytes and leads to disease progression. Timely removal of damaged mitochondria in cardiomyocytes and maintaining a good living environment of viable mitochondria is not only an effective means to protect cardiomyocytes，but also a new way to prevent and treat heart failure and ventricular remodeling. Mitochondrial quality control is a series of cellular activities for mitochondria to maintain their structural and functional stability，including oxidative stress response，regulation of mitochondrial dynamics，mitochondrial autophagy，intracellular calcium regulation and so on. Traditional Chinese medicine（TCM） mostly uses drugs of replenishing Qi and activating blood circulation in the treatment of chronic heart failure，and Qi and mitochondria are similar in function. According to TCM，the performance of the body as "static，descending and inhibitory" in the case of Qi deficiency can also be compared with the energy defect of mitochondria. The classical method of tonifying qi and activating blood circulation in TCM can be applied here. In recent years，TCM takes mitochondria as the target and carries out many related experimental studies from the point of view of myocardial energy supply. It is found that Chinese herbs for replenishing Qi and activating blood circulation can participate in regulating the quality control mechanism of intracellular mitochondria with multiple targets and links. It is proved by experiments that Chinese herbs for replenishing Qi and activating blood circulation can exert myocardial protective effect through this mechanism.
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Objective: To explore the mechanism of extract of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma and Chuanxiong Rhizoma in delaying the senescence of vascular endothelial cells induced by high glucose and high fat. Method: The 40 mmol·L-1 glucose and 100 μmol·L-1 palmitate were used to induce endothelial cell senescence. The experiment was divided into control group, model group and low, medium and high-dose traditional Chinese medicine groups (50,100,200 mg·L-1). The intervention lasted for 48 h. Cell proliferation was detected by cell counting kit-8(CCK-8); cell senescence was detected by senescence β-galactosidase staining; p16 and p21 protein expression levels were detected by Western blot; p-H2A. X(Ser139) expression, mitochondria ROS(mtROS) production and changes in mitochondrial membrane potential(MMP) were detected by immunofluorescence. Result: Compared with the control group, in model group, the cell proliferation ability and the number of SA-β-gal blue-stained cells decreased(PPPPβ-gal blue-stained cells, the mtROS production, and expression levels of p16, p21 and p-H2A. X(Ser139)(PPConclusion: The above results suggest that extract of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma and Chuanxiong Rhizoma delay of endothelial cellular senescence induced by high glucose and high fat, and its mechanism may be related to increasing mitochondrial membrane potential and reducing DNA damage accumulation caused by ROS production.
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Objective To provide solid data for TCM treatment and research of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) by investigating its syndromes distribution.Methods 180 patients diagnosed of TNBC in Department of Oncology,Guang'anmen Hospital from Janurary 2007 to November 2012 participated in this clinical trial.Eight principals syndrome differentiation,and Qi,Blood and viscal syndrome differentiation were used.According to the syndromes diagnosis standard,the differentiation of one single syndrome firstly and then multi-syndrome were conducted and related variables were analyzed finally Results 404 symptoms presented in all 180 patients.Qi deficiency syndrome (35.89％) and blood stasis syndrome (32.18％) showed statistical difference when compared with blood deficiency syndrome (3.22％),yin deficiency syndrome (4.95％),yang deficiency syndrome (3.96％),spleen-dampness syndrome (3.47％),qi stagnation syndrome (7.43％),toxic heat syndrome (4.95％) and dampness-heat syndrome (1.49％) (P＜0.01,x2=124.709,116.007,127.813,126.913,105.411,116.007,140.015; 118.273,105.447,117.630,120.445,97.411,105.447,110.273respectively).92.22％ syndroms were multi-syndrome including 23.89％ bi-syndrome,32.22％ tri-syndrome and 25.56％ qua-syndrome.Conclusion The syndromes of TNBC were complicated but with predominant Qi dificency and Blood stasis; single syndrome identification should be put in the first place and then combining them together may be practical approaches; Replenishing Qi and activating blood circulation might be breaking through in TNBC treatment.