1.Effects of Loquat Lung-Cleaning Decoction on acne vulgaris with fusidic acid cream
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2020;26(3):246-248
Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of Loquat Lung-Cleaning Decoction combined with fusidic acid cream in the treatment of acne vulgaris.Methods:From March 2019 to November 2019, 50 patients (9 males and 21 females, aged 13-31 years) with acne vulgaris were collected from the acne clinic of the dermatology department of the Hospital and divided into the experimental group and the control group with 25 cases in each group. The control group was treated with fusidic acid cream alone, and the experimental group was treated with Loquat Lung-Cleaning Decoction combined with fusidic acid cream. Six weeks after treatment, the clinical effect and adverse reactions were observed.Results:In the experimental group, 7 cases were cured, 10 cases were markedly effective, 6 cases were effective, but 2 cases were ineffective; the apparent efficiency was 68%. In the control group, 4 cases were cured, 6 cases were markedly effective, 9 cases were effective, and 6 cases were ineffective; the apparent efficiency was 40%. The effective rate of treatment in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group, and the area of skin lesions was significantly smaller than that in the control group. The difference was statistically significant (rank sum test Z=1.98442, P=0.0472<0.05, rate analysis χ2 test χ2=3.945, P<0.05). Conclusions:The treatment of acne vulgaris with Loquat Lung-Cleaning Decoction and fusidic acid cream is effective.
2.Clinical effects of isotretinoin combined with anti-sensitive moisturizing tolerance-extreme cream on severe acne
Anqi SHENG ; Huiying CHEN ; Jie OUYANG ; Ai'e XU
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2021;27(2):139-144
Objective:To observe the efficacy of anti-sensitive moisturizing tolerance-extreme cream combined with isotretinoin in the treatment of severe acne.Methods:Fifty patients with severe acne were selected in the Dermatology Clinic of the Third People's Hospital of Hangzhou from November 2018 to July 2019. They were randomly divided into the experimental group of 25 cases and the control group of 25 cases. The experimental group was treated with anti-sensitive moisturizing tolerance-extreme cream combined with isotretinoin orally. The control group was treated with isotretinoin orally alone. Before and after treatment for 56 days, lactate score, skin cuticle hydration (SCH), transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and skin physiological indexes were measured.Results:After 56 days of treatment, the TEWL and SCH of the control group were 15.75±3.31 and 10.13±3.62, the TEWL and SCH of the experimental group were 12.17±3.61 and 28.07±3.17, respectively; the difference was statistically significant ( T was 3.610 and 12.398, P was 0.002 and 0.000, respectively). The volume and depth of cyst nodule, scar depression, skin roughness, absolute value and area of erythema in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( T was 2.280, 1.676, 2.332, 1.508, 4.813 and 3.637; P was 0.031, 0.011, 0.027, 0.040, 0.000 and 0.001, respectively). Conclusions:Anti-sensitive moisturizing tolerance-extreme cream combined with isotretinoin has a good effect on severe acne and it can reduce the barrier damage and other adverse reactions.
3.Characteristics of intestinal microflora in patients with vitiligo
Xingang WU ; Huaye BAO ; Weisong HONG ; Ai'e XU
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2020;26(3):242-245
Objective:To study the characteristics of intestinal microflora in patients with vitiligo, and to analyze the relationship between the changes of intestinal microflora and the incidence of vitiligo, so as to provide new ideas for clinical treatment.Methods:Fecal specimens from 30 patients with vitiligo and 30 healthy adults were collected and analyzed qualitatively by Roche/45 high-throughput sequencing platform. At the same time, macrogenomics was used to analyze the feces of 5 patients with vitiligo and 5 healthy adults to identify the potential regulatory pathways.Results:The bacterial species in the feces of patients with vitiligo were similar to those of healthy people, but the intestinal microbial diversity of patients with vitiligo was significantly reduced ( P<0.01); the abundance of Proteus and Clostridium was significantly reduced at phylum level; at genus level, 7 of them were Bacteroides, Escherichia coli Shigella, Rochella, Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium clostridium, Jordani bacteria. The abundance of RF9 and Prunella-7 decreased significantly ( P<0.01), while the abundance of 4 genera (Rumen Coccus-1, Rumen Coccus UCG, Trichomonas and Streptococcus) increased significantly ( P<0.01). The expression of Streptococcus and Phase Anthraceae in vitiligo patients was significantly different: the former increased by 10.8 times, the latter decreased by 6.517 times, and an intestinal microorganism based on 11 vitiligo-related genera was constructed. The random forest model of bacterial flora showed that AUC of the discriminant model was 0.89 in ROC, and macrogenomic analysis showed that the disorders of vitiligo-related bacterial flora were mainly related to immune-related pathways (such as WNT pathway, Notch pathway), energy metabolism, mitochondrial function and amino acid metabolism (such as phenylalanine metabolism). Conclusions:The diversity of bacterial community in intestinal microecological environment of vitiligo patients is significantly different from those in normal people. The imbalance of bacterial community may be involved in the pathogenesis and development of vitiligo. Supplementation of probiotics may be beneficial to the treatment of vitiligo.