1.Utilization and analysis of health services for children at a community health service center in Shenzhen
Nengqing HE ; Xiaobing LIAO ; Xueyan DUAN ; Xuri CHEN ; Xiuhu WU ; Pengfei LI ; Changqing YE
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2013;(7):545-546
To explore the current status of children receiving primary health services at a community health service center in Shenzhen so as to provide references for the formulation of children health care policies.According to the patient electronic data in 2011,the clinical profiles were analyzed for children aged under 7 years seeking the advice of general practitioners (GPs) at Niuhu Community Health Service Center.Children aged under 7 years accounted for 12.4% of all subjects.The causes of seeing the GPs were as follows:acute upper respiratory.infection(58.2%),acute bronchitis(14.9%),gastroenteritis(5.6%),trauma(3.3%)and dermatitis(3.2%).And no difference existed in the workload between pediatrists and surgeons,internists or herbalists.The common and frequent community diseases may be diagnosed and managed at a community health service center.
2.Qingpeng ointment for the treatment of localized eczema in Chinese children: a multicenter, randomized controlled study
Yan LI ; Wei XU ; Baoqi YANG ; Hongqing TIAN ; Yiqun DUAN ; Xiangdong WANG ; Xueyan LU ; Zhenzhen YE ; Mei JU ; Heng GU ; Jianping ZHAO ; Xing CHEN ; Yuhan WANG ; Lingling LIU ; Linfeng LI
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2017;50(6):412-416
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Qingpeng ointment for the treatment of localized eczema in children.Methods A multicenter,randomized,open-labeled,tacrolimus 0.03% ointment-controlled clinical trial was conducted.A total of 442 children with localized eczema were enrolled into this study,and divided into 2 groups to topically apply Qingpeng ointment (Qingpeng group) and tacrolimus 0.03% ointment (tacrolimus group) respectively twice a day for 2 weeks.The children were followed up before the treatment and 1,2 weeks after the treatment,and the efficacy and safety were evaluated at the same time.Results Clinical data from 426 children were included in the efficacy analysis.At 1,2 weeks after the treatment,there were no significant differences in the response rate between the Qingpeng group and tacrolimus group (1 week after the treatment:78.92% vs.81.77%,x2 =0.545,P =0.460;2 weeks after the treatment:98.65% vs.97.54%,x2 =0.721,P =0.396).However,the pruritus scores at 1,2 weeks after the treatment were both significantly lower in the Qingpeng group than in the tacrolimus group (1 week:F =14.001,P =0.000;2 weeks:F =11.252,P =0.001).At 1 week after the treatment,the incidence rate of adverse reactions was significantly lower in the Qingpeng group than in the tacrolimus group (P < 0.05).Mild itching,burning sensation and other local irritant sensations were the most common adverse reactions.Conclusion Qingpeng ointment is safe and effective for the treatment of localized eczema in children with good tolerability.
3. Effects of curcumin on pulmonary inflammation and p38 expression in an infant murine model of pneumococcal pneumonia
Wenjuan DUAN ; Song QING ; Jieling WANG ; Xueyan ZHENG ; Kai YANG
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2019;41(10):1096-1100
Objective:
To investigate the effects of curcumin on pneumococcal pneumonia-induced pneumonia, apoptosis and p38 MAPK expression in infant mice.
Methods:
A total of 60 male infant C57BL/6 mice at three weeks of age were randomly divided into 6 groups: control group, model group, high-dose curcumin treatment group, middle-dose curcumin treatment group, low-dose curcumin treatment group and SB203580 treatment group. The Curcumin and SB203580 were intraperitoneally applied at doses of 200, 60, and 20 mg/kg (for curcumin) and 100 mg/kg (for SB203580) from two days before bacterial infection to three days post-infection. The control group and model group were intraperitoneally injected with an equal volume of saline. The model group, curcumin treatment groups and SB203580 treatment group were transnasally inoculated with approximately 106 CFU/ml of pneumococcal pneumonia in 50 μl of PBS applied to the tip of the nose to establish the experimental pneumococcal pneumonia. Subsequently, all the mice were killed and lung tissues were harvested for hematoxylin-eosin staining, calculation of lung score indexes, measurement of IL-1β and TNF-α contents by ELISA, and measurement of Bax, Bcl-2and p38 MAPK expression by Western blot.
Results:
Compared to the model group, the edema score (0.50 ± 0.10, 1.51 ± 0.16, 1.38±0.11,