Histone deacetylase (HDAC) is a protease which regulates gene expression and modify the structure of chromosome. The balance between acetylation and deacetylation of histone plays an important role in maintaining cellular function and the process of genes expression. Overexpression of HDAC and recruitment by transcription factors inhibit the expression of certain genes, leading to tumorigenesis and other diseases. Recently, with the further research on cancer epigenetics, HDAC inhibitors have increasingly caught attention. As a novel class of antitumor agents, HDAC inhibitors are widely explored in hematological malignancies. There are several kinds of HDAC inhibitors for the treatment and clinical research of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), such as vorinostat, belinostat, chidamide, CUDC-907. This article mainly describes the development of the HDAC inhibitors in NHL.

This study was aimed to reveal the effector mechanisms of Chinese medicine aconite, ginseng, astragalus and dried ginger on the intervention of adriamycin (ADR) cardiotoxicity model rats. The analysis was made on the interactive relationship between aconite and ginseng, astragalus as well as dried ginger. A total of 72 rats were randomly divided into nine groups. There were eight rats in each group. Except the normal group, rats in each group were intraperitoneally injected with 2.5 mg·kg-1 of ADR according to their body weights. The injection was given once a week and continued for four weeks. The total dosage was 10 mg·kg-1. In the aconite, dried ginger group, the intragastric administration dosage of herbal decoction was 1.75 g·kg-1. The decoction dosage in the gin-seng, astragalus group was 0.875 g·kg-1. The decoction dosage in the Shenfu, Qifu group was 2.625 g·kg-1. The decoction dosage in the Jiangfu group was 3.5 g·kg-1. The intragastric administration was given once a day and continued for four weeks. Indexes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), cardiac troponins (cTn), cytochrome C (CytC), myocardial mitochondria of Bax, Bcl 2, caspase-3, caspase-9 were detected. The colligation score was calculated associating with the close index. One-way ANOVA was given on different indexes and colligation indi-cators among different drug groups and the factorial design variance analysis was given to reveal the drug interac-tions. The results showed that compared with the normal group there were statistical significances among different indexes in the model group (P < 0.05). Aconite, ginseng, astragalus, dried ginger had varying degrees of impact on different indicators. There were statistical significances on the interaction between aconite and ginseng, astra-galus, dried ginger (except Bax). It was concluded that herbal medicine aconite, ginseng, astragalus, dried ginger had certain protective effect to the heart of ADR model rats. The combination of aconite and ginseng, astragalus, dried ginger can enhance the effect compared with a single herb.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Cytarabine ; administration & dosage ; Daunorubicin ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Humans ; Idarubicin ; administration & dosage ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ; drug therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

In recent years, with the rapid development of antibody drugs, the antibody-based therapies have gradually expanded from the cancer and autoimmune diseases to metabolic and infectious diseases and so on. However, the development of antibody-based anti-infective drugs is much slower as there are only two kinds of drugs in the market. This is due to the complex infective mechanism of viruses, bacteria and other pathogens, and the monovalent character of monoclonal antibodies that greatly limit the anti-infection effect of antibody drugs. The development and application of novel technologies, such as recombinant polyclonal antibody technology, will greatly accelerate the development of antibody-based anti-infection drugs. This article will introduce the application and trends in the development of antibody-based drugs in the field of anti-infection therapy.
Anti-Infective Agents ; pharmacology ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; pharmacology ; Drug Design ; Humans

Enteral Nutrition ; Humans ; Pancreatitis ; therapy ; Parenteral Nutrition

ObjectiveTo investigate whether immune adjuvant can enhance the immunity of dendritic cell vaccine against murine breast cancer. Methods4 groups of mice with tumor are injected saline, immume adjuvant, dendritic cell (DC) vaccine and DC vaccine coupled with immune vaccine, respectively. Tumor volume and weight are measured 21 d later.ResultsThe tumor size in the DC vaccine coupled with immune vaccine group was significantly small compared with control group (P=0.001) and the DC vaccine group (P=0.047).ConclusionImmune adjuvant can enhance the immunity of dendritic cell vaccine against murine breast cancer.

Objective]To investigate academic thoughts of Prof. Yan Dexin in spleen and stomach syndrome treatment.[Methods]The paper summarized the academic origin, academic thoughts as well as practical treatment cases of Prof. Yan Dexin ’s spleen and stomach syndrome treatment theory. [Results]The main points of Prof. Yan’s academic thought on spleen and stomach therapy has succeeded and developed the therapy of Menghe physician, which includes an emphasis on spleen Qi rise and stomach Yin drop, Qi of spleen and stomach regulation, special attention on the function of the stomach-yang and spleen-yin, an advocation ofspleen leading four organs, and therapy design from spleen with an ingenious use of atractylodes rhizome, Atractylodes and Zhizhu pill. [Conclusion] Professor Yan Dexin developed his unique theoretical system in spleen-stomach diseases therapy on basis of the experiences of spleen and stomach disease treatment from ancient physicians, which is instructive for later physicians.

Humans ; Liver Diseases ; drug therapy ; prevention & control ; Oleanolic Acid ; analogs & derivatives ; therapeutic use ; Phytotherapy ; Saponins ; therapeutic use

Objective To investigate the present situation and outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for pediatric in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest and to analyze the prognostic risk factors.Methods Data were collected from October 2008 till October 2011 using Ustein style.Patients older than 28 days who received CPR were evaluated.Returning of spontaneous circulation(ROSC) more than 24 hours was the primary outcome.Neurological outcome was assessed by pediatric cerebral performance categories half year after discharge.Results Of the 36 patients,15 (41.7％) achieved sustained ROSC.Seven (19.4％) patients survived to discharge.Single factor analysis indicated that the beginning heart rhythm,defibrillation and original disease were significantly different between the two groups(P ＜0.05).The beginning heart rote of the patient in ROSC ＞ 24 h group was mostly sinus bradycardia.Patients who need defibrillation had bad prognosis.Patients with heart disease had a lower rate of ROSC ＞ 24 h.At half year follow-up study,4 patients had 1 or 2 score,1 patient had 4 and 1 had 5 score in the pediatric cerebral performance categories scales.Condusion The successful rate of CPR in our hospital was the same as that in developed country.The beginning heart rhythm,defibrillation and original disease were associated with the outcome.Most of the patients who survived to discharge had a good neurological outcome.

Adult ; Aged ; Blood Cell Count ; Caffeic Acids ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute ; drug therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tablets ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult