1.Establishment of pharmaceutical care pathway based on the problems related to chemotherapy
Ya CHEN ; Tingrong YANG ; Hua ZHAO ; Ying WANG
China Pharmacy 2024;35(3):368-373
OBJECTIVE To design pharmaceutical care pathway for the problems related to chemotherapy, and to evaluate whether it contributes to the detection and intervention of drug-related problems (DRPs) in chemotherapy patients. METHODS The pharmaceutical care pathway table and flow charts were constructed and implemented by pharmaceutical care practice experience. The patients who were admitted to our hospital for chemotherapy before and after the implementation of the pharmaceutical care pathway were divided into control group (before the implementation,60 cases) and observation group (after the implementation,64 cases), respectively; the relevant medical records of patients in the control group were extracted to evaluate DRPs, and pharmaceutical care of chemotherapy-related problems was performed for patients in observation group to extract DRPs. The basic condition, chemotherapy condition, DRPs classification and intervention status, adverse reactions induced by chemotherapy, PCNE classification of DRPs, occurrence time of DRPs, and drug classes related to DRPs were compared between 2 groups. RESULTS There was no statistical significance in the basic situation, chemotherapy regimen and chemotherapy drug category between the two groups (P>0.05). DRPs occurred in 46 and 37 patients in control group and observation group, respectively. In both groups, DRPs mainly occurred during chemotherapy, and mainly in the early stage of chemotherapy. Using the new pathway, the detection of DRPs significantly increased from 52.17% in the control group to 91.89% in the observation group (P<0.05). The successful intervention rate of DRPs was significantly increased from 32.61% in the control group to 72.97% in the observation group (P< 0.05). The incidence of adverse drug reactions significantly decreased from 28.33% in the control group to 12.50% in the observation group(P<0.05). The main problem type of DRPs in the control group was treatment effectiveness, which mainly involved adjuvant antitumor drugs, mainly due to the use of adjuvant anti-tumor drugs for off-label prescribing; that of the observation group was treatment effectiveness and treatment safety, which mainly involved vomiting drugs, mainly due to insufficient medication to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS The implementation of the pathway helps clinical pharmacists to detect and intervene in DRPs among chemotherapy patients, and reduces the occurrence of chemotherapy-induced adverse reactions.
2. Screening of Antitumor Active Components and Key Targets of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma Based on PI3K/Akt Pathway
Xin YANG ; Ya-hui LI ; Si-jia PAN ; Yao-feng LI ; Xiang-yun CHEN ; Chang-fu YANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2019;25(10):170-179
Objective:Screen out the antitumor constituents of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma base on system pharmacology with chemical constituents of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma as study objects, in order to provide the theoretical basis for the development of antitumor and nontoxic activities of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma. Method:The small molecule ligand library of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma was built based on Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology(TCMSP), energy of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma was matched with the key protein targets of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) signal pathway by molecular docking (SYBYL2.1, Tripos), the Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma-targets network model was established based on Cytoscape 3.5.1, and the physicochemical properties of the antitumor activity in Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma were predicted by using SwissADME and admetSAR. Result:There were 25 small molecule constituents of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma. Through the energy match, key antitumor constituents of Pinelliae Rhizoma were gondoic acid, 10,13-eicosadienoic, baicalin, 12,13-epoxy-9-hydroxynonadeca-7,10-dienoic acid. Key antitumor constituents of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata were deltoin, sitosterol, neokadsuranic acid B, 11,14-eicosadienoic acid. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3Kα), phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN), phosphoinositide dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) were key antitumor targets of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma. There were 8 key antitumor constituents of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma, which had a low CYP450 inhibition and basically followed the Lipinski rule. Conclusion:Antitumor nontoxic constituents of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata-Pinelliae Rhizoma and key targets are screened out from the molecular level, which provides the new ideas for the effective use of nontoxic traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) and breaks the restrictions in using nontoxic TCM.
3.Clinical application of hydroxyethyl starch in radical resection of gastric cancer in the old
Guiyang WU ; Xiongwen ZHU ; Zaiping CHEN
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2016;36(12):157-159
Objective To investigate the clinical value of elderly gastric cancer patients undergoing preoperative use of hydroxyethyl amylase. Methods From June 2012 to February 2016 underwent gastrointestinal surgery in our hospital 54 cases of radical resection of gastric cancer patients with clinical research, according to the patients divided into experimental group, control group 27 cases, preoperative intravenous hydroxyethyl starch or Ringer lactate solution, monitoring the hemodynamic changes, inflammatory factors and coagulation indexes in patients in two groups.Results T0 moment, MAP, CVP and HR of experimental group and control group were no significant difference; in T1, T2, T3, MAP and HR of experimental group were higher than that of control group (P<0.05), the CVP value was lower than the control group (P<0.05);T1 T2, T3, PT and APTT in two groups compared with T0 times were significantly increased (P<0.05); pre-treament, there was no significant difference in serum TNF-α, IL-10, IL-6 and CRP between the observation group and the control group; post-treament, The levels of TNF-α, IL-10, IL-6 and CRP in the observation group were lower than those in the control group ( P <0.05 ) .Conclusion The elderly gastric cancer patients undergoing preoperative use of hydroxyethyl amylase is important for inflammation and maintain stable hemodynamics in patients with postoperative .
4.Recent research on tofacitinib in the treatment of pediatric rheumatic diseases.
Shi-Hai ZHOU ; Ya-Qun XIONG ; Ya CHEN
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2022;24(4):447-453
Tofacitinib is a Janus kinase inhibitor and can block the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription signal transduction pathway and reduce the production and release of a variety of cytokines. It has great potential in the treatment of various rheumatic diseases with a rapid onset of action and can reduce corticosteroid dependence and related adverse events. The therapeutic effect of tofacitinib in adult patients has been confirmed, and it has been increasingly used in pediatric patients in recent years. This article reviews the clinical application of tofacitinib in the treatment of pediatric autoimmune diseases.
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5.Autosomal dominant intellectual disability type 21 in a neonate.
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2021;23(3):306-309
This is a case report on a 1-day-old male neonate admitted due to a weak cry for 1 day and recurrent circumoral cyanosis for 2 hours. He had unusual facial features at birth, with a single transverse palmar crease on both hands, flat feet, weak cry, feeding difficulties, congenital heart disease, and abnormality on cerebral MRI. Whole exome sequencing showed a
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6.Pharmacokinetics of bullatine A in Aconitum brachypodum total alkaloids gel in transdermal delivery.
Yu-Mei WU ; Xiao-Lan CHEN ; Wen LIU ; Fang-Fang YANG ; Hong-Yan TANG ; Ya-Jie DAI
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2016;41(8):1530-1534
In this study, the changes of bullatine A in plasma and skin of mice with time in microemulsion gel and ordinary gel of Aconitum brachypodum total alkaloids were compared through UPLC-MS/MS, and their pharmacokinetic parameters were also compared and analyzed, to investigate the feasibility of microemulsion agent in the transdermal drug delivery. UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of bullatine A in plasma and skin had high sensitivity and was in line with the pharmacokinetic study requirements for transdermal drug delivery. The main pharmacokinetic parameters for microemulsion gel in the plasma were as follows: Cmax=(37.62±14.31) μg•L⁻¹, Tmax=(3.40±1.34) h, AUC0-∞=(1 027.7±260) μg•L⁻¹•h⁻¹, MRT=(34.80±12.31) h, MRTlast=(10.68±0.57) h, t1/2=(23.11±9.20) h; main pharmacokinetic parameters for ordinary gel in the blood: Cmax=(52.23±15.90) μg•L⁻¹, Tmax=(4.00±0.00) h, AUC0-∞=(728.60±280.80) μg•L⁻¹•h⁻¹, MRT=(20.69±3.98) h, MRTlast=(9.34±0.42) h, t1/2=(14.69±3.15) h. The results showed that the microemulsion gel had more stable transdermal absorption, longer duration of action and higher bioavailability than ordinary gel, indicating that the microemulsion gel had a good and stable transdermal effect. There was no significant difference in bioavailability of bullatine A in skin between microemulsion gel and ordinary gel.
7.Regulatory effect of tumor-associated neutrophils in the development and progression of liver cancer
Lei HU ; Li2 GAO ; Hermann3 DIRK ; Aidong2,3 CHEN
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2020;36(9):2100-2102
The incidence rate of liver cancer keeps increasing in recent years, and this disease has difficulties in early diagnosis, poor treatment outcome, and poor prognosis. This article describes the research advances in tumor-associated neutrophils involved in the regulation of liver tumor microenvironment and points out that they can be used as a new target for the treatment of liver cancer. Combined with tumor-associated macrophages, regulatory T cells, and various cytokines in liver tumor microenvironment, tumor-associated neutrophils can achieve a systemic anti-tumor effect and thus bring hopes to the treatment of liver cancer.
8. Application of rigid bronchoscopy in modern pediatric interventional respiratory diseases
Yong-feng SUN ; Rong JIN ; Min CHEN
Chinese Journal of Practical Pediatrics 2019;34(06):500-503
Rigid bronchoscopy is an effective technique in the diagnosis and treatment of airway diseases,but it has a high operational risk and many complications. In recent years,with the improvement of equipment and technological advancement,the safety of rigid bronchoscopy operation has been improved, and clinical applications have begun to increase. However,in the clinical practice of rigid bronchoscopy, clinicians should judge according to clinical experience,master the insertion technology,and understand the application indications,in order to ensure the safe and effective application.
9.Estrogen-like Effect of Tetrahydroxy Stilbene Glucoside and Its Effects on the Expression of ER in Uterus of Sexually Immature Mice
Can ZHU ; Yaofeng LI ; Fang PENG ; Tianqi CHEN ; Hai LU ; Cheng LIU ; Changfu YANG ; Hesheng WANG
China Pharmacy 2019;30(8):1031-1036
OBJECTIVE: To investigate estrogen-like effect of tetrahydroxy stilbene glucoside (TSG) and its effects on the expression of estrogen receptor (ER) in uterus of sexually immature mice. METHODS: Totally 60 sexually immature Kunming mice were randomly divided into normal group, positive control group (estradiol valerate, 0.18 mg/kg), TSG low-dose and high-dose groups (50, 150 mg/kg), TSG low-dose and high-dose groups+estradiol valerate groups (same dose as medication alone group). Normal group was given constant volume of water intragastrically, and administration groups were given relevant medicine 0.2 mL/10 g, once morning and night, for consecutive 5 d. The uterus index and body weight increase of mice in each group were determined and calculated the next day after the last administration. The contents of serum estrogen (E2, LH, FSH) were determined by ELISA. HE staining was used to observe the morphology characteristics of uterus, and uterine tube diameter and endometrial thickness were detected. The expression of ER(ER-α and ER-β) in uterus was detected by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS: The myometrium of the mice in normal group was parallel and compact, the epithelium of the uterus was columnar, and the expression of ER-α and ER-β was low. The uterine tube diameter, endometrium and epithelium of mice in each administration group increased, thickened or proliferated in varying degrees, and the expression of ER-α and ER-β changed. Compared with normal group, uterus indexes (positive control group, TSG high-dose group, TSG+estradiol valerate groups), the increase of body weight (positive control group, TSG high-dose groups, TSG low-dose+estradiol valerate group), uterine tube diameter and endometrial thickness (positive control group, TSG low-dose group, TSG+estradiol valerate groups), the expression of ER-α (positive control group, TSG+estradiol valerate groups) and the expression of ER-β (postive control group, TSG high-dose+estradiol valerate group)were increased significantly, while serum contents of LH (positive control group, TSG high-dose group) and FSH (TSG low-dose+estradiol valerate group) were decreased significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The uterus index, uterine tube diameter, endometrial thickness and the expression in ER-α and ER-β of TSG+estradiol valerate groups, the increase of body weight and serum content of E2 in TSG low-dose+estradiol valerate group were significantly higher than same TSG dose alone groups (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The uterus index, uterine tube diameter, endometrial thickness and the expression of ER-α and ER-β in TSG groups, uterine tube diameter and the expression of ER-β in TSG+estradiol valerate groups, body weight increase of mice in TSG low-dose group were significantly lower than positive control group, while serum content of LH in TSG+estradiol valerate groups were significantly higher than positive control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: TSG can increase uterus indexes and body weight of sexually immature mice to certain extent, regulate estrogen level, increase the diameter of uterine tube and endometrial thickness and up-regulate the expression of ER in the uterus, showing certain estrogen-like effect, which is weaker than that of estradiol valerate. Combined use of them may antagonize the effect of estradiol valerate.
10.Upregulated heme oxygenase-1 expression of mouse mesenchymal stem cells resists to chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression.
Shuya CHEN ; ; Jishi WANG ; ; Qin FANG ; Rui GAO ; Qianying SHI ; ; Hui ZHANG ; Jiangyuan ZHAO ;
Chinese Medical Journal 2014;127(7):1310-1316
BACKGROUNDBone marrow hematopoietic function suppression is one of the most common side effects of chemotherapy. After chemotherapy, the bone marrow structure gets destroyed and the cells died, which might cause the hematopoietic function suppression. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a key enzyme of antioxidative metabolism that associates with cell proliferation and resistance to apoptosis. The aim of this study was to restore or resist the bone marrow from the damage of chemotherapy by the HO-1 expression of mouse mesenchymal stem cells (mMSCs) homing to the mice which had the chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression.
METHODSOne hundred and sixty female Balb/c mice (6-8-weeks old) were randomly divided into four groups. Each group was performed in 40 mice. The control group was intraperitoneally injected for 5 days and tail intravenously injected on the 6th day with normal saline. The chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression was established by intraperitoneally injecting cyclophosphamide (CTX) into the mice which performed as the chemotherapy group. The mMSCs were tail intravenously injected into 40 chemotherapically damaged mice which served as the mMSCs group. The difference between the HO-1 group and the mMSCs group was the injected cells. The HO-1 group was tail intravenously injected into the mMSCs that highly expressed HO-1 which was stimulated by hemin. The expression of HO-1 was analyzed by Western blotting and RT-PCR. Cell proliferation was measured using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Histopathologic examinations were performed 1 week after injection.
RESULTSCompared with the control group, the expression levels of HO-1 mRNA and protein were significantly higher in the HO-1 group (all P < 0.05), even obviously than the mMSCs group. CTX treatment induced apoptosis and inhibited proliferation. After injected, the white blood cell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC) and platelet (PLT) declined fast and down to the bottom at the 7th day. The bone marrow structure was destroyed incomplete. In vitro, the survival rate of cells in chemotherapy group was less than 50% after 24 hours. In contrast, mMSCs could do a favor to the cellular cleavage and proliferation. They slowed down the cell mortality and more than 50% cells survived after 24 hours. The effects of blocking apoptosis and bone marrow recovery could be more effective in the HO-1 group. In the HO-1 group, it had observed that the bone marrow structure became complete and the hemogram closed to normal at 7th day.
CONCLUSIONSHO-1 played an important role in promoting the recovery of CTX-induced hematopoietic damage. We suggest that HO-1 is able to restore the functions of chemotherapy-induced hematopoietic damage.
Animals ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Blood Platelets ; drug effects ; Blotting, Western ; Bone Marrow ; drug effects ; enzymology ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Cyclophosphamide ; toxicity ; Erythrocytes ; drug effects ; Female ; Heme Oxygenase-1 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Leukocytes ; drug effects ; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; enzymology ; physiology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction