1.Clinical Observation of Vitamin A Acid Combined with Triple-drug in the Treatment of Oral Leukoplakia
China Pharmacy 2016;27(27):3785-3787
OBJECTIVE:To observe the efficacy and safety of vitamin A acid combined with vitamin A,vitamin E,celecoxib in the treatment of oral leukoplakia. METHODS:104 patients with oral leukoplakia were randomly divided into control group(52 cases) and observation group (52 cases). Control group received 1 Vitamin A soft capsule,3 times a day+1 Vitamin E soft cap-sule,3 times a day+1 Celecoxib capsule,twice a day. Observation group additionally received 1 Vitamin A acid tablet,twice a day. 4-week was regarded as 1 treatment course,it lasted for 3 courses. Clinical efficacy,and leukoplakia number,maximum diam-eter of leukoplakia,immunoglobulin A(IgA),IgM,IgG before and after treatment,and the incidence of adverse reactions in 2 groups were observed. RESULTS:The total effective rate in observation group was significantly higher than control group,the dif-ference was statistically significant(P<0.05). Before treatment,there were no significant differences in leukoplakia number,maxi-mum diameter of leukoplakia,immunoglobulin levels in 2 groups(P>0.05). After treatment,leukoplakia number,maximum diam-eter of leukoplakia,IgA and IgM in 2 groups were significantly lower than before,and observation group was lower than control group,IgG was significantly higher than before,and observation group was higher than control group,the differences were statisti-cally significant (P<0.05). And there was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions in 2 groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Vitamin A acid combined with vitamin A,vitamin E,celecoxib shows obvious efficacy in the treatment of oral leukoplakia,it can effectively reduce clinical symptoms,improve immune function,with good safety.
2.Therapeutic efficacy and safety of joint application of Monosialotetra-hexosylganglioside Sodium and Vinpocetine in patients with acute cerebral infarction
Shourong LU ; Huizhu SONG ; Yan CHEN ; Xiaojun CAI
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2015;(9):79-81
Objective To evaluate clinical therapeutic efficacy and safety of joint application of Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside Sodium and the Vinpocetine in patients with acute cerebral infarction.Methods 60 patients with acute cerebral infarction, admitted to Wuxi People's Hospital Attached to Nanjing Medical University from January 2013 to July 2015, were randomly divided into observation group(n=30) and control group(n=30).They were both treated by identical basis therapy, such as antiplatelet, dilute blood viscosity, neurotrophy therapy and symptomatic treatment.The patients in the observation group were treated by joint application of Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside Sodium and the Vinpocetine on the identical basis therapy.On the pretherapy and post-treatment day, the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Barthel Index(BI), neuron specific enolase(NSE), hemodynamic indexes and efficiency of clinical treatment in these patients were performed.Blood routine examinations, hepatorenal function and ECG were monitored.CT SCan was employed for ICH and drug relative hemorrhage and adverse drug reaction( ADR) were recorded in detail.Results After treatment, 2 groups of NIHSS, BI score, blood rheology index, NSE level compared with before treatment improved significantly, the difference was significant (P<0.05).NSE, hemorheology and total effective rate of the observation group were better than the control group(P<0.05).The clinical total effective rate was 93.3% in treatment group and 76.6% in control group (P<0.05).During therapy period, There was no adverse reaction in 2 groups.Conclusion Joint application of Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside Sodium and the Vinpocetine is safe and effective in treating patients with acute cerebral infarction, through improving the clinical neurological deficits, blood rheology indicators and activity of daily living.
3.Progress of research on gabapentin for refractory chronic cough
Chunyan QIAN ; Huizhu SONG ; Xiaojun CAI ; Shourong LU ; Hao WEN
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2015;(9):180-182
Objective To review advance of gabapentin in treatment of refractory chronic cough, and to provide evidence for its clinical usage and further study.The original articles referring to gabapentin’ s effect on sensory neuropathy such as refractory chronic cough, which were retrieved from CNKI, Wanfang Medical Network, as well as PubMed over the last 15 years, were reviewed.The safety, efficacy and its mechanism of gabapentin were sorted, generalized and analyzed.Gabapentin appears to be effective and safe in the treatment of sensory neuropathic disorder such as refractory chronic cough, and its effective treatment results may come ture through improving central sensitization, which indicates the drug has new clinical application value.Relevant clinical trials investigating its efficacy and safety profile in the treatment of cough are limited and further research are needed.
4.Application of Quality Control Circle in Improving the Process Efficiency of Automatic Dispensation Ma-chine before Dispensing
Zhuoqian CAI ; Huizhu SONG ; Hua YANG ; Jiagang CHEN
China Pharmacy 2017;28(13):1801-1804
OBJECTIVE:To improve the process efficiency of automatic dispensation machine before dispensing. METHODS:After building quality control circle(QCC)in the hospital inpatient,according to the steps of QCC,the key links and factors that affect process efficiency of automatic dispensation machine before dispensing were found out,corresponding countermeasures were developed based on causes,then it was evaluated by process time and other indexes in dispensing before and after the development of QCC. RESULTS:The 2 links(removing the drug packaging,manually counting and developing add-drug list)with the longest time before dispensing improved work efficiency by setting add-drug quantity and variety truly,timing checking dispensation medi-cine,timely counting dispensation medicine drug list,strengthening training and other methods,process time of automatic dispensa-tion machine before dispensing was shortened from 179.8 min(before)to 119.2 min(after)(shortened by 33.7%),target achieve-ment rate was 168.5%;and QCC staff showed positive growth in means, responsibility, team cohesion, and other aspects (increase rate were 15%-81%). CONCLUSIONS:QCC shows obvious effect on improving process efficiency of automatic dispen-sation machine before dispensing.
5.Osthole inhibits the proliferation of breast cancer MCF-7 cells via activating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
Yan ZHANG ; Huizhu SONG ; Hao WEN ; Xiuhong ZHANG ; Xiaoting CHEN ; Zhigang QI
Cancer Research and Clinic 2015;27(6):375-380
Objective To investigate the effect of osthole on the proliferation and apoptosis of breast cancer cell line MCF-7 and its potential mechanisms.Methods Breast cancer cell line MCF-7 was treated by osthole 0,25,50,100,150 and 200 μmol/L respectively.MTT method was used to detect cell survival rate.HE staining was used to observe morphological changes,Annexin V-PI flow cytometry was used to analyze cell apoptosis,and RT-PCR and Western blot method were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and farnesoid X receptor (FXR),respectively.Results MTT assay showed that strong cytotoxicity of cell line MCF-7 was induced after administration of osthole for 72 h in a dose-dependent manner.Especially,the maximum inhibitory rate,73.0 % appeared in the 200 μmol/L group.HE staining showed that the number of MCF-7 cells decreased,hyperchromatic nuclei and apoptotic bodies appeared after treatment with osthole for 72 h in a significant dose-effect manner.Flow cytometric analysis revealed that osthole could induce extensive apoptosis in MCF-7 cultures after treatment for 72 h compared with normal group (P < 0.05,P < 0.01).In particular,when the concentration of osthole reached 50 μmol/L,the proportion of early apoptotic cells was significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.01),especially.The maximum apoptosis rate (46.2±9.0) % appeared in the 200 μmol/L group,which was consistent with the results obtained from MTT assays.Moreover,osthole could significantly increased PPARγand FXR mRNA and protein expressions (P < 0.01).Conclusion These data suggest that osthole could inhibit the proliferation of breast cancer MCF-7 cells and promote its apoptosis,which might be associated with the regulation of PPARγ and FXR-mediated target genes involved in cell growth and metabolism.
6.Molecular mechanisms of activated epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway mediating blood spinal cord barrier damage after spinal cord injury
Xiaojun CAI ; Huizhu SONG ; Hao WEN ; Shourong LU ; Zaiwang LI
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2017;16(1):90-94
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is closely related to the breakdown of blood spinal cord barrier (BSCB).The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) excessive activation plays a key role in the progression of BSCB and SCI destruction.We mainly reviewed the mechanism of EGFR signaling pathway activation in pathophysiology of BSCB damage after SCI.
9.Distribution and drug resistance characteristics of pathogens for infection after lung transplantation from 2010 to 2016
Xiaojun CAI ; 复旦大学附属华山医院 ; Huizhu SONG ; Zheng JIAO ; Yi LU ; Zhidong ZANG ; Xiuhong ZHANG ; Jingyu CHEN
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation 2017;38(9):513-519
Objective To investigate the pathogen distribution and drug resistance condition in patients after lung transplantation so as to guide the reasonable use of antibiotics.Methods The clinical specimens from 242 lung transplantation patients in Wuxi People's Hospital between Jan.2010 to Dec.2016 were retrospectively analyzed.Among the 242 patients,182 were males and 60 were females with the average age of (52 ± 15) years old.Automatic analysis instrument VITEK-2 was applied for pathogen detection and K-B method was used to test drug resistance.Results From 2373specimens,1005 strains of pathogens were isolated and the detection rate was 42.35% (1005/2373),in which gram-negative bacteria accounted for 81.79% (822/1005).The specimens mainly resulted from sputum (76.19 %) and bronchoalveolar lavage (19.76 %).Among those strains,acinetobacter baumannii (28.76%),pseudomonas aeruginosa (16.62%),klebsiella pneumonia (14.33%),escherichia coli (5.57%) and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (4.88%) ranked the top five species.Acinetobacter baumannii strains were highly resistant to most of antibiotic agents,with the drug resistant rate from 59.52% to 100%,except cefperazone-sulbactam (< 50%).Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were highly resistant to cefazolin,ceftriaxone,cefotetan,ampicillin,ampicillinsulbactam with the resistance rate of 80.24%-98.80%,while compared to other anibiotics with the resistance rate less than 50%.Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains with intrinsic drug resistance to imipenem were sensitive to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole,cefperazone-sulbactam,piperacillintazobactam,levofloxacin,ciprofloxacin with the drug resistance rate of 12.24%,14.29%,32.65%,16.33% and 18.37% respectively.Klebsiella Klebsiella pneumoniae and escherichia coli,whose resistant rate to ceftazidime,cefperazone-sulbactam,piperacillin-tazobactam,aztreonam,amikacin and tobramycin was all less than 50%,were highly sensitive to imipenem,with the resistance rate of 24.31% and 7.14% respectively.Gram-positive bacteria were accounted for 9.35%,mainly Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus epidemics,and drug resistant rate of them to vancomycin was all less than 20.00%.Fungi were accounted for 8.86%,mainly Candida albicans and Filamentous fungi,whose drug resistance rate to 5 antifungal drugs was less than 20.00%.The drug resistance rate of C.glabrata strains and C.krusei strains to fluconazole was 80.00% and 100.00%,respectively.Conclusion The incidence of gram-negative bacteria infection and multiple bacterial strain infection in patients after lung transplantation is very high and the nonfermentation bacteria are highly resistant to multiple antibiotics.So,the rational antibiotics' use inclinical practice should be based on drug sensitivity results in order to improve the lung transplant recipients' survival rate.
10.Establishment and application of path-based management mode of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists in chemotherapy patients
Lu GAO ; Jing LI ; Xiao ZHOU ; Yuan HUANG ; Lin YU ; Huizhu SONG ; Yuhua YANG
China Pharmacy 2023;34(4):493-496
OBJECTIVE To establish the path-based management mode of 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 receptor antagonist (5- HT3RA) in chemotherapy patients, and to improve the rationality of medication in chemotherapy patients. METHODS 5-HT3RA standardized drug use control rules were formulated, with the help of medical intelligence and decision support (MINDS) system, path-based management was carried out for chemotherapy patients using 5-HT3RA in the form of whole-process information capture and prescription pre-review, and whole-process intervention was implemented on medication indications, usage and dosage, course of treatment, etc. The intervention effect was analyzed by comparing the changes in the use of 5-HT3RA without indication, unreasonable usage and dosage, repeated medication, unreasonable course of treatment, and per capita drug cost before and after the implementation of path-based management. RESULTS A total of 9 181 patients were included. After the implementation of path- based management, the proportion of unindicated drugs decreased by 0.48%, and the rate of unreasonable single dosage, unreasonable frequency, repeated medication, unreasonable treatment course (5-HT3RA still used 3 days after chemotherapy) decreased by 10.48%, 0.65%, 1.33% and 0.34%; per capita cost of 5-HT3RA decreased by 13.72 yuan; there were statistical significance (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS 5-HT3RA path-based management mode effectively improves the rationality of medication and provides a new idea for rational clinical drug use.