1.Preparation of intramyocardial bilayered porous biodegradable drug delivery stents
Feng Lü ; Tianjun LIU ; Jian ZHAO ; Xiaocheng LIU ; Cunxian SONG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2009;13(22):4374-4376
OBJECTIVE:To prepare an intramyocardial bilayered porous biodegradable drug delivery stent and to evaluate its effects on myocardial channel after transmyocardial revascularization (TMR).METHODS:A biodegradable drug delivery stent was prepared by using poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL),bovine serum albumin (BSA)and poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA).The levels of BSA in stent and released in vitro were determined by the Coomassie brilliant blue assay.The mechanical strength of stent was tested by universal material testing machines.Porcine models of chronic myocardial ischemia were created to evaluate the effects of this stent on myocardial channel after TMR,RESULTS:Each bilayered porous stent could carry 10 mg BSA and release about 80% of BSA after 30 days.The stent diminished 80% of initial scale under the stress of 1.2 MPa.It could keep myocardial channel patency after TMR.CONCLUSION:An intramyocardial bilayered porous biodegradable drug delivery stent was successfully prepared.It could sustain the pressure from the heart and maintain myocardial channel patency after TMR.
2.The effect of combined therapy with external use of wishful golden cream and oral use of glucosamine hydrochloride on knee osteoarthritis
Xiaoxiao ZHANG ; Xiangmei HUANG ; Qinglai WANG ; Cunxian Lü ; Fan ZHANG ; Liyuan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2012;19(1):3-4
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of combined therapy with external use of wishful golden cream and oral use of glucosamine hydrochloride on knee osteoarthritis.Methods200 patients with knee osteoarthritis were divided into treatment group and control group according to the order of treatment.Control group were given one piece of oral glucosamine at a time,three times a day.It consisted of six weeks treatment for lcowrse,two courses per year.Treatment group were given oral glucosamine plus external usage of wishful golden cream every other day with a new one.It consisted of 14 days for a course,two courses per year.ResultsAll patients were followed up for 1year.The efficien rate of the treatment group was 85.0%,and significantly higher than than of the control group (73.0%) ( x2 =4.34,P < 0.05 ).ConclusionCombined therapy with wishful golden cream and oral usage of glucosamine hydrochloride on knee osteoarthritis could significantly improve the clinical symptoms.It was more effective than oral treatment with glucosamine hydrochloride alone and it had great clinical value.