Anti‑inflammatory effects of oxymatrine on rheumatoid arthritis in rats via regulating the imbalance between Treg and Th17 cells.

Oxymatrine (OMT), a monosomic alkaloid extracted from the Chinese herb, Sophora flavescens Ait, has long been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential anti‑inflammatory effect of OMT, and its modulation on imbalance between regulatory T (Treg) cells and T helper (Th) 17 cells in rats with collagen‑induced arthritis (CIA). Sprague‑Dawley rats were immunized with type II collagen and following a second collagen immunization, the rats were treated with OMT or dexamethasone (DXM) intraperitoneally once a day for 43 days.

A randomized trial of remifentanil for analgesia in external cephalic version for breech presentation.

Background: Although external cephalic version (ECV) can be effective for correcting the fetus in a cephalic presentation, it may be painful for the mother. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of remifentanil for pain relief during ECV in China.

Methods: In all, 152 Chinese parturients with singleton breech presentation were randomly divided into 2 groups, each with 76 patients.

[Clinical characteristics and treatment of syphilitic posterior uveitis].

Objective: To study clinical characteristics, treatment and prognosis of syphilitic posterior uveitis.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in 26 patients with syphilitic posterior uveitis. The diagnosis was confirmed by clinical and laboratory tests.