1.Effects of local administration of capsaicin on primary afferent nerve and substance P
Feng GUO ; Yunfu ZHAO ; Xiaozhong JIANG ; Aizhi GAO
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 1981;0(04):-
Objective: To study the effects of capsaicin applied locally to infraorbital nerve on primary afferent nerve inadult rats. Methods:Capsaicin solution (2% ) was directly applied onto one lateral intraorbital nerve, and the contralateralnerve was used as self-control. Both experimental and control infraorbita1 nerves were observed under electron tnicroscope on3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 or 42 d after local administration. Substance P(SP)--like immunoreactive positive granules in both lateralnucleus caudalis spinalis nervi trigemini (CNV) were examined by immunohistochemical method. Results: Degenerated un-myelinated fibers in capsaicin-treated nerves were found under electron microscope, and no myelinated fibers changes werefound. The gray scale value of SP-like immunoreactive positive granules in the experimental side was markedly lower thanthat in the control side (P<0. 01), while no significant difference was observed between different time groups. Conclusion:Local administration of capsaicin can produce selective destruction of unmyelinated fibers in primary afferent nerves, and canreduce the levels of SP in regions of CNV. The results suggest that local administration of capsaicin has potential therapeuticvalue for trigeminal neuralgia.
2.Investigation and its clinical significance of the relative activity of multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein in the plasma of breast cancer patients
Xuezhi TIAN ; Aizhi GUO ; Lijuan QIAO ; Huijuan XU
Cancer Research and Clinic 2009;21(7):463-465
Objective To investigate the relative activity of multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein in the plasma of breast cancer patients, analyze the expression of P-glycoprotein before and after chemotherapy and evaluate its clinical value. Methods The plasma of patients and chemical reagents were mixed and distributed into the 96-well plate. The plate was read at 340 nm absorbaace before and after reaction. The variation of absorbance for each well was calculated, and then relative activity of each sample was compared to the referent compound activity. The relative activity of over 30 % was taken as positive expression of the P-gp for each sample. Results The frequency of P-glycoprotein expression was significantly increased from 16.2 % before chemotherapy to 43.2 % after chemotherapy (P<0.05). The positive expression of P-glycoprotein before and after chemotherapy were 5/6 and 9/16, respectively, in patients with positive lymph node metastasis, and 1/6 and 7/16, respectively, in patients with negative lymph node metastasis. Conclusion The results of this preliminary study suggest in P-glycoprotein expression in plasma of patients play an important role in the selection of drugs, which may be useful to evaluate the prognosis for treatment of breast cancer patients.
3.Current status of drug treatment and construction of medical cooperation system for echinococcosis patients in Jimusar County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang
Li SUN ; Binbin FANG ; Jun WANG ; Aizhi HUANG ; Min GUO ; Hongxu LIU ; Bolin LI ; Hui WANG
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2020;39(2):128-134
Objective:To understand the drug treatment status of echinococcosis patients in Jimusar County, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang, and to explore the construction of medical cooperation system for echinococcosis patients, and to provide reference for optimization and popularization of medical cooperation system.Methods:Data of echinococcosis patients registered in Jimusar Center for Disease Control and Prevention from 2009 to 2018 were collected. The data of patients' medical records and follow-up information were collected by the principle of double entry. The research methods of combining quantitative and qualitative methods were applied to investigate the baseline of patient prevention and treatment system (including regional distribution, education level, recurrence, follow-up medication, etc). Follow-up was conducted on the whole treatment process of echinococcosis patients in the pilot counties, and comparative analysis was made on the treatment situation before and after the use of medical cooperation system. Logistic regression model was used to analyze the indicators that might affect the follow-up effect. Semistructured questionnaire survey was used to analyze the implementation effect of the medical cooperation system.Results:Patients were mainly distributed in rural areas (81.48%, 154/189), mostly in high schools and below (94.18%, 178/189), 39.68% (75/189) were relapsed and treated again, and 68.25% (129/189) were treated with non-standard medication. Influencing factors of effective follow-up medication in echinococcosis patients showed that patients with no side effects, abnormal liver function during follow-up, two or more times of B-ultrasound examination and multiple cysts had higher effective follow-up medication rate ( P < 0.01 or < 0.05). After the implementation of the integrated medical cooperation system, the proportion of unknown stages of diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis in Jimusar County decreased by 60.18%. The pilot counties initially formed a management model of echinococcosis patients based on outpatient, disease control and health centers. Conclusions:Echinococcosis patients have high recurrence rate in Jimusar County, and the effective follow-up medication rate is low. The medical cooperation system for echinococcosis patients in Xinjiang is explored, and the working mechanism of medical institutions linked with disease control institutions is formed. The working model suggestion is put forward, which could provide a scientific basis for further promotion and comprehensive evaluation of the medical cooperation system.