1.Clinical Efficacy of Gabapentin Capsules in the Treatment of PHN Patients with Anxiety
Chuanguang WANG ; Lipei LEI ; Wei WU ; Min ZHANG ; Weidong FU
China Pharmacist 2015;(4):592-594
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of gabapentin capsules( GBP)combined with amitriptyline and tramadol in the treatment of patients with postherpetic neuralgia( PHü)and anxiety. Methods:Totally 106 PHü patients with anxiety symptoms at different degree were selected and divided into group A(n=53)and group B(n=53). Group A was given GBP,amitriptyline and tramadol,while group was given GBP only. The anxiety,depression,quality of life and pain-relieving intensity( by VAS)of the pa-tients were determined before the medication( T1 )and in the first week( T2 )and the fourth week( T3 )after the medication. Follow-up was carried out regularly according to the requirements to evaluate the clinical efficacy. Results:The anxiety,depression and VAS scores in the two groups on T2 were statistically significant lower than the corresponding results on T1(P<0.05). On T3,however, there were statistically significant differences between the two groups(P<0. 05). The total adverse reaction rate of group A was signif-icantly lower than that of group B(P<0. 05). The total effective rate of group A was significantly higher than that of group B(P<0. 05). Conclusion:GBP combined with tramadol and amitriptyline in the treatment of PHü patients with anxiety can effectively con-trol the pain of the patients,significantly reduce the scores of VAS and improve the quality of life of the patients.
2.Adenovirns construction with miceCD40- IgG2aFc-IRS-GFP fusion gene and in vitro testing
Chuanguang LI ; Yifeng FANG ; Yingxia TAN ; Zhijian SHEN ; Qiyu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2010;16(3):208-211
Objective To construct the adenovirus vector containing mice CD40- IgG2aFc-IRS-GFP fusion gene and detect the expression of the fusion protein in transfeete 293cells.Methods The fragments of CD40, IgG2aFc were obtained and inserted into plasmid PDC316-IgG2aFc-GFP.After being verified by sequencing, Ad5-PDC316-CD40-IgG2aFc-GFP was contransfored with the bckbone vector into 293 cells.The virus titer was detected after replicating and purifing and the expression of the fusion protein was analyzed.Results A virus and plasmid were constructed successfully.The vitro infection showed that the virus can infect cells of which the fusion protein was confirmed by fluo-rescence.The expression of the fusion protein increased with the increased time and virus concentra-tion.The protein expression stopped increasing after the virus concentration came to a certain level.Conclusion CD40, IgG2aFc fragments are correctly ligated with plasmid PDC316-IgG2aFc-GFP, and the fusion protein can be expressed in 293cells.This might lay a foundation for further studies of the expresstion of virus, immune tolerance and mechanism of liver transplantation model in rats.
3.Synthesis and activity of ACE inhibitory peptides.
Jin REN ; Gang CAO ; Ruijie ZHANG ; Dawei LI ; Tingting WEI ; Chuanguang QIN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2011;46(1):58-63
To find anti-hypertensive lead drug, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptides were synthesized and their effects on inhibiting ACE activity were investigated. ACE inhibitory peptides were synthesized via Fmoc solid-phase synthesis, isolated and purified through reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), and identified by mass spectrometry. A RP-HPLC analysis method was used to test ACE inhibitory activity in vitro of these ACE inhibitory peptides. Six octapeptides were successfully synthesized, and the analytical results of mass spectrum were consistent with their theoretically calculated data. Among these synthetic octapeptides, the anti-SARS (severe acute respiratory syndromes) octapeptide had the most obvious ACE inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 3.4 x 10(-5) mol x L(-1). So octapeptide AVLQSGFR-OH (anti-SARS peptide) was found to be the strongest candidate for potential development as an anti-hypertensive drug and had the implication of further study.
4.Effects of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase on immune function and quality of life in patients with cerebral infarction
Hua ZHANG ; Chuanguang ZHANG ; Wenju LI
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2021;28(7):1002-1005
Objective:To investigate the effects of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase on immune function and quality of life in patients with cerebral infarction.Methods:Sixty-nine patients with cerebral infarction who received treatment in Rizhao Central Hospital, China between January 2014 and January 2019 were included in this study. They were randomly assigned to receive either intravenous thrombolysis with urokinase (control group, n = 34) or intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase (observation group, n = 35). Therapeutic efficacy and cerebral blood perfusion, immune function and quality of life before and after treatment were evaluated. Results:Effective rate in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group [82.86% (29/35) vs. 58.82% (20/34), χ2 = 4.840, P < 0.05]. After treatment, the transit time and peak time in the ischemic area in the observation group were (131.25 ± 25.41) seconds and (99.52 ± 17.50) seconds respectively, which were significantly shorter than those in the control group [(165.33 ± 31.05) seconds, (108.45 ± 12.52) seconds, t = 6.580, 3.215, both P < 0.05). The cerebral blood flow and cerebral blood volume in the observation group were (72.51 ± 21.35) mL/100 mg and (95.36 ± 31.25) mL/100 mg, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in the control group [(62.42 ± 19.35) mL/100 mg, (84.20 ± 28.05) mL/100 mg, t = 2.712, 2.243, both P < 0.05). After treatment, the proportion of CD 8+ cells in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group [(25.37 ± 3.73)% vs. (27.42 ± 3.25)%, t = 4.261, P < 0.05]. The proportions of CD 3+, CD 4+, CD 3-CD 16+CD 56+ cells in the observation group were (56.32 ± 6.57)%, (34.69 ± 3.44)%, (13.34 ± 3.75)%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in the control group [(53.32 ± 4.05)%, (31.69 ± 3.72)%, (11.28 ± 3.06)%, t = 5.395, 3.694, 4.179, P < 0.05]. After treatment, the scores of all dimensions of Short Form 36 Health Status Questionnaire in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (all P < 0.05). Conclusion:Intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase is superior to intravenous thrombolysis with urokinase in the treatment of cerebral infarction because it can better improve immune function and quality of life.