1.Effect of Gongqing grain on expression of Caspase-3 and Caspase-8 in the human,s villi and decidua in early pregnancy terminated by mifepristone
Aixin PENG ; Ruifen LIU ; Xia LI ; Rongdi YAN
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy 2006;0(09):-
Objective:To observe the e ect of Gongqing grain on the expression of Caspase-3 and Caspase-8 in the human's villi and decidua in early pregnancy teminated by drug,discuss the mechanism of Gongqing grain protecting and treating hemorrhage after drug-induced abortion.Methods:180 patients were divided into three groups randomly:Gongqing grain group,Qianzhi capsule group and drug abortion group,and arti cial abortion group(n=60)was set.The immunohistochemical method was used to observe the expressions of Caspase-3、8 in the villi and deciduas.Results:The level of Caspase-3、8 in the villi and deciduas decreased more signi cantly in Gongqing grain group than the other three groups(P
2.Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated from respiratory tract of children
Xiaohua YANG ; Yanhui CHEN ; Dongmei SHI ; Nan TAN ; Guilan WANG ; Aixin LIN ; Chunlei YUAN ; Jianming PENG ; Fengjuan CAI
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2018;18(3):292-296
Objective To investigate the antimicrobial resistance profile of the Streptococcus pneumoniae strains isolated from respiratory tract of children in Zhongshan Boai Hospital, Guangdong Province for better management of such infections. Methods The sputum samples were collected from respiratory tract of children in pediatric outpatient and inpatient from May 2013 to August 2017. S. pneumoniae strains were isolated and identified and their susceptibility to antimicrobial agentswas determined. Results The prevalence of S. pneumoniae was 10.6% (2 963/28 006) in the sputum samples. S. pneumoniae was mainly isolated from children under 6 years old, and relatively higher in winter and spring. About 43.0% of the S. pneumoniae isolates was associated with mixed infection, especially Moraxella catarrhalis and Haemophilus influenzae. About 6.0% of the S. pneumoniae isolates were non-susceptible to penicillin, 59.3% non-susceptible to ceftriaxone, and more than 95% non-susceptible to erythromycin, clindamycin or tetracycline. However, more than 95% of the isolates were susceptible to chloramphenicol or ofloxacin. No S. pneumoniae isolate was found resistant to rifampin, linezolid or vancomycin. Conclusions The respiratory tract infection caused by S. pneumoniae of children is increasing year by year, which is associated with age, season, and higher rate of mixed infection. These data showed that penicillin non-susceptible S. pneumoniae is highly prevalent in Zhongshan. More than 95% of the S. pneumoniae isolates from children are resistant to erythromycin, clindamycin or tetracycline. S. pneumoniae isolates should be closely monitored for the emergence of multidrug resistant strains. Appropriate control measures must be taken according to the results of susceptibility testing.
3.Efficacy observation of different doses of bortezomib combined with chemotherapy for multiple myeloma
Yuan GAO ; Peng DONG ; Tingwu YI ; Huan LIN ; Lejia LIU ; Yanyu WANG ; Aixin WANG ; Dan HUANG ; Jing TIAN
Cancer Research and Clinic 2024;36(7):532-535
Objective:To investigate the efficacy of different doses of bortezomib combined with chemotherapy for multiple myeloma (MM).Methods:A prospective case series study was performed. A total of 81 MM patients at Leshan People's Hospital from February 2022 to May 2023 were collected as study subjects. According to the random number table method, patients were divided into high-dose bortezomib group (39 cases treated with 1.6 mg/m 2 bortezomib combined with dexamethasone and thalidomide) and low-dose bortezomib group (42 cases treated with 1.3 mg/m 2 bortezomib combined with dexamethasone and thalidomide). The clinical efficacy after 4 courses of treatment, adverse reactions, C-reactive protein (CRP), β 2 microglobulin (β 2-MG) and serum creatinine levels before and after treatment, survival and prognosis of patients in both groups were compared. Results:There were 29 males and 10 females in the high-dose bortezomib group and the age was (59±5) years; there were 31 males and 11 females in the low-dose bortezomib group and the age was (59±6) years. The differences in the general data of both groups were statistically significant (all P > 0.05). The overall effectiveness rate was 87.2% (34/39) and 80.9% (34/42), respectively in the high-dose bortezomib group and the low-dose bortezomib group, and the difference was not statistically significant of both groups ( χ2 = 0.58, P = 0.446). The incidence rate of adverse reactions was 30.8% (12/39), 19.0% (8/39), respectively in the high-dose bortezomib group and the low-dose bortezomib group, and the difference was not statistically significant of both groups ( χ2 = 1.49, P = 0.222). Before treatment, there were no statistically significant differences in the levels of CRP, β 2-MG and serum creatinine between the 2 groups (all P > 0.05); after treatment, there were statistically significant differences in the levels of CRP [(23.6±2.2) g/L vs. (31.5±3.6) g/L)], β 2-MG [(2 317±63) μg/L vs. (4 212±114) μg/L] and serum creatinine [(70±5) μmol/L vs. (79±7) μmol/L] in the high-dose bortezomib group and the low-dose bortezomib group ( t value was 4.28, 18.29, 4.00, all P<0.05); and the levels of above 3 indicators after treatment were lower than those before treatment of both groups (all P < 0.05). The mortality rate was 10.3% (4/39) and 14.3% (6/42), respectively in the high-dose bortezomib group and the low-dose bortezomib group 1-year follow-up after treatment, and the difference was not statistically significant ( χ2 = 0.30, P = 0.582). Conclusions:The efficacy and safety of high-dose bortezomib combined with chemotherapy are comparable to those of low-dose bortezomib combined with chemotherapy in treatment of MM, while the former could improve renal function and inflammatory status of MM patients.