1.Clinical observation of Huangqi injection combined with ribavirin in children with viral myocarditis
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2019;41(5):458-461
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of Huangqi injection combined with ribavirin in the treatment of viral myocarditis in children.Methods A total of 89 children with viral myocarditis were randomly divided into treatment group (45 cases) and control group (44 cases) by random number table method.The control group received ribavirin intravenously on the basis of routine treatment,and the treatment group was given Huangqi injection intravenously on the basis of the control group.Both groups were treated continuously for 14 days.The Serum creatine kinase (CK),creatine kinase MB (CK-MB),lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and aspartate transaminase (AST) were detected by automatic biochemical analyzer.The Serum IL-6,IL-8 and TNF-α were detected by ELISA.The level of CD3+,CD4+,and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ in peripheral blood was measured by flow cytometry,and the clinical efficacy was evaluated.Results After treatment,the level of serum CK (110.19 ± 12.17 U/L vs.143.81 ± 17.53 U/L,t=10.530),CK-MB (18.43 ± 4.40 U/L vs.30.28 ± 5.21 U/L,t=11.602),LDH (139.57 ± 10.36 U/L vs.162.18 ± 13.22 U/L,t=8.992),AST (24.14 ± 2.19 U/L vs.35.58 ± 3.34 U/L,t=19.150) in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01).The Serum level of IL-6,IL-8 and TNF-α in the treatment group were significantly lower than those of the control group (t=14.884,17.043 and 14.364,respectively,P<0.01).The level of CD3+,CD4+,and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ in peripheral blood of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group (t=6.256,0.219 and 3.895,respectively,P<0.01).Conclusions The Huangqi injection combined with ribavirin can significantly reduce the degree of myocardial injury and inflammation in children with viral myocarditis,and improve the immune function of children with viral myocarditis.
2.Analysis of treatment effect of gastrointestinal tumor surgery
Qingfeng GUO ; Tao JIANG ; Chunquan WU ; Gang CHEN
China Modern Doctor 2015;(22):37-39
Objective To explore the clinical treatment effect of gastrointestinal tumor surgery. Methods Eighty patients with gastrointestinal tumor treated in our hospital from May 2010 to December 2014 were selected and evenly divided into the observation group (n=40) and the control group (n=40). The observation group was given laparoscopic surgery treatment while the control group was given conventional laparotomic surgery treatment. The treatment effects, recurrence situation, second surgery situation, quality of life scores and other indicators of the two groups were com-pared. Results The treatment effect of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group(P<0.05). The recurrence rate, second surgery and healing situation of the the observation group was also significantly higher than the control group(P<0.05). The qualify of life score of the observation group was significantly better than that of the control group, with significant difference(P<0.05). Conclusion In the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal tumor, the application of laparoscopic surgery treatment can effectively improve the treatment effect, reduce the sec-ondary damage to patients and enable total resection of hidden tumors, which improves the patients' health degree as well as their quality of life.
3.Screening of potential candidate genes of epilepsy via a systems biology approach
Pan GUO ; Shuyue ZHANG ; Xuetao WANG ; Chunquan CAI
Space Medicine & Medical Engineering 2024;35(2):91-98
Objective Comprehensively analyzing the epilepsy-related genes by bioinformatics methods,and to explore their functions based on network and pathway analysis.Methods I Collected epilepsy-related genes through OMIM,DisGeNET,GeneCards databases and literatures deposited in PUBMED.Performed gene ontology(GO)and pathway enrichment analysis using"ClusterProfiler"R package,and the correlation between pathways was identified through pathway crosstalk analysis.Epilepsy-related genes were then mapped to human protein-protein interaction network(PPIN)to obtain epilepsy-specific PPIN,and extracted the hub and potential genes based on network topology.Results A total of 572 epilepsy-related genes were collected,642 significant GO biological process items and 80 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)pathways,including learning,memory and cognition,were obtained by enrichment analysis.Based on PPIN analysis,10 hub genes of the epilepsy were extracted and most of them are gamma-aminobutyric acid(GABA)receptor genes.By integrating PPIN and WGCNA analysis,17 potential genes were extracted,involving heat shock protein,growth factor receptor binding protein,etc.Conclusion Epilepsy is a complex process,involving the abnormality of multiple functional genes,multiple biological processes and pathways are closely contact through multiple functional genes,and collectively lead to the occurrence of epilepsy.
4.A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, and Placebo-parallel Controlled Trial of Tibetan Medicine Ruyi Zhenbaowan in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Chunquan SUN ; Yanming XIE ; Jinghua GAO ; Weiheng CHEN ; Lianxin WANG ; Shangquan WANG ; Xiangdong TIAN ; Zujian XU ; Yuxin ZHENG ; Mingwang ZHOU ; Chungen LI ; Zhanwang XU ; Jiayi GUO ; Shuangqing DU ; Qigang CHEN ; Quan JI ; Zhiqiang BAI ; Jing XIAO ; Wanli QI ; Weiyi YANG ; Jingxiao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(24):57-67
ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of Ruyi Zhenbaowan(RYZBW)in the treatment of initial and early knee osteoarthritis (KOA) through a prospective multicenter,randomized,double-blind,and placebo-parallel controlled trial. MethodFrom October 13th, 2021 to December 25th, 2021, 240 KOA subjects meeting the acceptance criteria were enrolled in 15 sub-centers including Wangjing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and they were randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 120 cases in each group. The intervention measures for the observation group were RYZBW + health education, and the intervention measures for the control group were RYZBW placebo + health education. The intervention period in both groups was four weeks, and they were followed up for four weeks after the intervention. The primary outcome measure was the total score of Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index score (WOMAC score), and the secondary outcome measures were the response rate of visual scale (VAS) pain score, WOMAC sub item scores (joint pain, joint stiffness, and joint function), quality of life (SF-12) score, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome score. Result(1) Efficacy evaluation. The marginal model results showed that the observation group was better than the control group in improving the WOMAC total score and WOMAC pain score in the treatment of KOA with RYZBW, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in improving VAS score response rate, WOMAC function score, WOMAC stiffness score, SF12-PCS (quality of life-physical health) score, SF12-MCS (quality of life-mental health) score, and TCM syndrome score. (2) Subgroup analysis. ① In terms of VAS score response rate, the response rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group for subjects with baseline VAS score of (4, 5], and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). ② In terms of TCM syndrome score, for subjects aged [56, 60] and [61, 65], the decrease in total TCM syndrome score in the observation group was better than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). ConclusionTibetan medicine RYZBW has good clinical efficacy in improving WOMAC total score, VAS score response rate, WOMAC pain score, WOMAC function score, and TCM syndrome score for patients with initial and early KOA, which can fill the lack of Tibetan medicine RYZBW in the treatment of KOA and make a demonstration study for the inheritance and development of ethnic medicine.