1.Enlarged perivascular space
Xuejiao QIN ; Jingjing CHEN ; Shan LIU ; Meihuan HUA ; Yanhong DONG
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021;29(1):48-52
The perivascular space is formed by the pia mater around the blood vessels and participates in the fluid exchange and waste clearance in the brain. The enlarged perivascular space (EPVS) indicates the disorder of brain clearance mechanism, which is closely related to the occurrence and development of a variety of clinical diseases. In recent years, there are a lot of studies on the pathogenesis and influencing factors of EPVS. This article reviews its anatomy, neuroimaging, pathogenesis, and risk factors.
2.Lipoprotein (a) and ischemic stroke
Li XIE ; Shan LIU ; Xuejiao QIN ; Yanhong DONG
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021;29(2):138-141
A large number of studies have shown that the elevated lipoprotein (a) is a risk factor for ischemic stroke, but the specific mechanism is still unclear. Therefore, this article reviews the role of elevated lipoprotein (a) in ischemic stroke, its mechanism, and intervention measures.
3.Enlarged perivascular space and post-stroke cognitive impairment
Xuejiao QIN ; Zhenjie TENG ; Li XIE ; Shan LIU ; Yanhong DONG
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021;29(3):206-209
Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) directly affects the outcome of patients with stroke. Enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) suggest the impairment of brain clearance mechanism and may affect cognitive function. More and more studies have confirmed that the presence of EPVS will aggravate PSCI. This article reviews the relationship between EPVS and PSCI.
4.Effect of compound flumetasone ointment on transepidermal water loss and its clinical application in patients with atopic dermatitis
Liyao DAI ; Xuejiao DONG ; Fei KE ; Xiaoyi QI ; Mao LIN ; Caixia TU
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2013;46(7):466-469
Objective To evaluate the effect of salicylic acid on skin barrier function and the efficacy of salicylic acid combined with flumetasone ointment for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD).Methods Sixtyfour patients with AD (including 31 males and 33 females) aged 18 to 58 years were recruited into the present study.Four lesional areas of similar size and severity were selected at the similar body sites of both sides of each patient,and randomly classified into four groups to be topically treated with compound flumetasone ointment (containing 0.02% flumetasone and 3% salicylic acid,compound flumetasone group),flumetasone 0.02% ointment (flumetasone group),salicylic acid 3% ointment (salicylic acid group) and vehicle (control group),respectively;two normal skin areas were chosen from apparently normal skin on the similar body sites of both sides of each patient and topically treated with salicylic acid 3% ointment (salicylic acid group) and vehicle (control group) respectively.All of these preparations were applied twice a day for 3 weeks.Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) was measured by a Tewameter MPA580 (Courage & Khazaka,Germany) at the baseline as well as on week 1,2 and 3 after initiation of treatment.Symptom and sign scores were evaluated before and after the treatment.Meanwhile,two normal skin areas were selected on bilateral forearm of 30 healthy controls and treated with 3% salicylic acid ointment (salicylic acid group) and vehicle (control group) respectively twice a day for 3 weeks,and TEWL was measured before treatment as well as on week 1 and 3 after initiation of treatment.Results In the healthy controls,TEWL value showed no significant difference between the salicylic acid group and control group at any of these time points.As far as the lesional skin was concerned,no statistical difference was observed in TEWL value at the baseline between the four groups ((34.26 ± 20.82) vs.(33.02 ±16.71) vs.(34.16 ± 18.03) vs.(33.81 ± 17.11) g· m-2· h-1,P > 0.05),but significant difference was noted after treatment (repeated measurement data analysis of variance,F =39.57,P <0.01),with the TEWL value being (22.38 ± 16.16),(17.04 ± 12.74),and (15.34 ± 13.13) g·m-2·h-1 respectively in the compound flumetasone group on week 1,2 and 3,(24.63 ± 17.08),(20.37 ± 9.53),(19.06 ± 9.17) g·m-2·h-1 respectively in the flumetasone group,(26.49 ± 8.59),(21.91 ± 8.46),(21.20 ± 9.38) g·m-2·h-1 respectively in the salicylic acid group,and (29.80 ± 12.48),(26.16 ± 8.31),(25.52 ± 6.05) g·m-2·h-1 respectively in the control group.In detail,the decrease in TEWL value was stronger in the compound flumetasone group than in the flumetasone group on week 1,2,and 3 (all P <0.05),in the salicylic acid group than in the control group (P <0.05 or 0.01),but similar between the flumetasone group and salicylic acid group.In non-lesional skin,the salicylic acid group showed a more intense decrease in TEWL value compared with the control group on week 2 and 3 (both P <0.05).Both the cure rate and response rate were significantly higher in the compound flumetasone group than in the flumetasone group (53.1% vs.34.4%,x2 =4.57,P<0.05;83.1% vs.64.1%,x2 =6.90,P<0.01).Conclusions The salicylic acid 3% ointment shows a reparative effect on skin barrier in patients with AD,and the compound flumetasone ointment is superior to the flumetasone ointment in the treatment of AD.
5.Comparison of application of 3 nutrition screening methods in elderly in-patients
Ping DONG ; Jing HOU ; Xuejiao YAN ; Wenjing LIU ; Ziyan YANG ; Shanshan REN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(12):886-888
Objective To identify the applicability of Traditional nutritional evaluation method,short-form mini-nutritional assessment (MNA-SF) and nutrition risk screening 2002 (NRS 2002) on screening malnutrition in elderly in-patients.Methods 100 elderly in-patients with malnutrition were screened by the above screening instruments.The evaluation effects of the 3 methods were compared by sensitivity,specificity and ROC curve.Results The detection rates of elderly in-patients with malnutrition by BMI,MNA-SF and NRS 2002 was 7%,58% and 39% respectively.Taking the human body measurement instrument as standard,the sensitivities of BMI,MNA-SF and NRS 2002 was 0.475,0.918 and 0.410respectively,the specificities was 0.615,0.103 and 0.641 respectively.3 tools series test sensitivity and specificities was 0.557 and 0.913 respectively,parallel test sensitivity and specificities was 0.929 and 0.435 respectively.Conclusions There is significant difference among the sensitivities of the 3 methods,NRS 2002 has the highest accuracy and is applicable to the screening of nutrition risks in elderly patients.Combined 3 kinds of tool can better improve the effect.
6.Correlation between enlarged perivascular spaces and the imaging markers of cerebrovascular disease in patients with ischemic stroke
Xuejiao QIN ; Zhenjie TENG ; Qiang SUN ; Peiyuan LYU ; Yanhong DONG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2021;30(8):701-707
Objective:To explore the correlation between enlarged perivascular spaces and other imaging markers of cerebrovascular disease in patients with ischemic stroke.Methods:Totally 287 patients with ischemic stroke hospitalized in neurology department from January 2018 to January 2019 were selected. According to the severity of EPVS in different parts of the brain, the correlations between the severity of EPVS in different parts of the brain and cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), white matter hyperintensity (WMH), lacunar infarcts (LIs) were analyzed. SPSS 22.0 software was used for analysis. Chi-square test, independent sample t-test, rank-sum test and non parametric Mann-Whitney U test were used for group comparison, and Logistic regression analysis was used for multivariate analysis. Results:EPVS was common and severe in patients with ischemic stroke. Periventricular white matter hyperintensity(PWMH)( β=1.604, P<0.001, OR=4.971, 95% CI=2.015-12.263), CMBs ( β=1.224, P=0.018, OR=3.339, 95% CI=1.232-9.383) and LIs ( β=0.626, P=0.047, OR=1.871, 95% CI=1.009-3.470) were independent risk factors for BG-EPVS. PWMH ( r=0.614), DWMH ( r=0.622), LIs ( r=0.532) were positively correlated with the severity of BG-EPVS (all P<0.01). Conclusion:The imaging makers of CSVD are related to BG-EPVS, which can affect the severity of brain BG-EPVS in patients with ischemic stroke.
7. Pharmacokinetic interaction study between sorafenib and dapagliflozin in rats
Xueru HE ; Yuhao FU ; Xuejiao XUN ; Xueru HE ; Ying LI ; Yinling MA ; Yuhao FU ; Xuejiao XUN ; Zhanjun DONG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2023;28(5):498-507
AIM: To explore the pharmacokinetic interactions between sorafenib and dapagliflozin in rats and to provide some theoretical basis for the rational clinical use of the two drugs. METHODS: An ultra -performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC / MS / MS) method was developed for the simultaneous determination of sorafenib and dapagliflozin. Male SD rats were randomly divided into 5 groups (6 rats in each group), including 100 mg / kg sorafenib group, 0.5 mg / kg dapagliflozin group, 1 mg / kg dapagliflozin group, and 100 mg/kg sorafenib combined with 0.5 mg/kg dapagliflozin group and 100 mg/kg sorafenib combined with 1 mg / kg dapagliflozin group, for sorafenib and dapagliflozin drug interaction study. All samples were analyzed using a validated UPLC/ MS/MS method, and the main pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by compartment model. RESULTS: 1 mg/kg dapagliflozin increased the C
8. Clinical research progress of palbociclib in treatment of breast cancer
Zhi WANG ; Xin ZHOU ; Xueru HE ; Yuhao FU ; Xuejiao XUN ; Zhi WANG ; Xin ZHOU ; Xueru HE ; Yuhao FU ; Xuejiao XUN ; Ying LI ; Zhanjun DONG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2023;28(2):205-213
Palbocicril, the first cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 inhibitors, is a crucial milestone in the development history of antineoplastic drugs. It combined with aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant as first-line, second-line or post-line therapy has good efficacy and safety for hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, which has a good application prospect. This article summarizes the clinical trials and safety studies related to palbociclib.
9. Advances in uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase-mediated drug interactions with tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Xueru HE ; Yuhao FU ; Xuejiao XUN ; Yanjun CUI ; Xueru HE ; Yuhao FU ; Xuejiao XUN ; Yanjun CUI ; Zhanjun DONG
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2022;27(8):936-945
Drug-drug interactions (DDI) of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) mediated by metabolic enzymes and transporters have become an important issue in clinical practice recently. In addition to CYP450 enzymes, uridine diphosphate glucuronidases (UGTs) are another class of metabolic enzymes involved in the metabolism of TKIs, and most TKIs can inhibit the UGTs in vitro. Potential clinically meaningful DDIs may occur with the co-administration of TKIs and substrates or inhibitors of UGTs. This paper will mainly focus on the UGTs-mediated drug-drug and the effect of UGT1A genotype on the drug interactions of TKIs and explores strategies to address, aiming to provide clinicians and pharmacists with references for the safe and rational application of TKIs.
10.The norm of the Physical Activity afterschool Questionnaire for Preschooler (P-PAQ) in urban areas of China
Chinese Journal of School Health 2023;44(9):1328-1332
Objective:
To establish the norm of the Physical Activity afterschool Questionnaire for Preschooler(P-PAQ) in urban areas of China, so as to provide a basis for graded guidance from the family perspective and to improve children s physical activity levels.
Methods:
From October 2020 to January 2021, 6 267 children aged 3-6 years old were recruited from 40 kindergartens in eight cities across six major administrative regions by stratified cluster sampling, and the P-PAQ initially developed by the researchers of this study were completed by the primary caregivers. The questionnaire was administered to collect data relating to the amount of physical activity undertaken by the preschoolers, and the norm was determined by quartiles. Data relating to parental concepts of sports and parental behavior were assessed by calculating mean scores in order to establish the norm.
Results:
Among preschoolers in urban areas, the M(P 25 ,P 75 ) of total physical activity time (min/day), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity time (min/day), outdoor time (min/day) and screen time (min/day) on school days outside kindergarten and on weekends were 84 (54,120), 22 (8,40), 12 (0,24) and 18 (6,30), and 170 (115,240), 60 (30,95), 90 (35,120) and 30 (20,60), respectively. When the score of parents sports concept and behavior (total score of 40) were≥34, 29-<34, 24-<29, <24, it was defined as four levels about above medium, medium, lower medium and lower, respectively. And for two dimensions,when the score of parental sports concept were ≥19, 17-<19, 15-<17, <15,and the score of parental behaviors were ≥16, 12-<16, 8-<12, <8, it was defined as four levels about upper medium, medium, lower medium and lower, respectively.
Conclusion
The norm of extracurricular activities among preschool children in Chinese cities has good representativeness and appropriate threshold values, which could provide a valuable reference for early assessment, as well as guidance in relation to out-of-school physical activity behaviors among children aged 3-6 years old.