1.Current Status and Expectation of the Biopharmaceutical Industry in China
China Biotechnology 2006;0(06):-
Biotech is currently the fastest growing sector in drug industry. Globally biotech products generated revenues of $55bn in 2004, in a total drug market worth $550bn. The USA is the primary market of biotech products, being the source of approximately half of sales in 2004. About 55% of biopharmaceuticals’ sales in 2004 came from the five leading products (Erythropoietin,Interferon,Human insulin,G-CSF,Rituximab).Great progress has been made in the biotech market of China over the last few years. About 60%~70% of recombinant protein biopharmaceuticals are expressed in mammalian cells in USA and EU, while most recombinant protein biopharmaceuticals are expressed in E.coli in China. Most biopharmaceuticals expressed in mammalian cell can’t be manufactured in China. The biotech industry comprise numerous, mostly small organizations. These organizations typically employ less than 100 people. Most biotech companies have never brought a product to market before they disappear. Therefore, it is very important for biotech companies to make an appropriate development strategy.
2.Prevention and therapy progress in allograft rejection of high - risk corneal transplantation
International Eye Science 2014;(8):1413-1416
High - risk corneal transplantation immunological rejection is a primary factor affecting the success or failure of the corneal transplantation. As a result, application of immunosuppressive agent in high - risk corneal transplantation rejection reaction occupies an irreplaceable position. However, many local and systemic adverse reactions appeared in the process of application. In order to improve the achievement ratio of the corneal transplantation, experts and scholars at home and abroad have obtained remarkable achievements in dosage form, route of administration and drug combination;meanwhile, a considerable progress was also made in genetic engineering. This paper is a review of prevention and treatment on high - risk corneal graft rejection reaction.
5.The radiation dose and protection during percutaneous vertebral augmentation
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2015;19(21):3409-3413
BACKGROUND:A large number of literatures have shown that surgeons expose to a higher radiation dose during puncture and bone cement injection in percutaneous vertebral augmentation. OBJECTIVE:To review the research progress in radiation doses and safeguard procedures in percutaneous vertebral augmentation. METHODS: By using percutaneous vertebral augmentation, radiation doses, radiation protective as key words, we retrieved articles related to radiological protection during percutaneous vertebral augmentation published from January 1995 to December 2014 in Wangfang database and PubMed database. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:One basic principle of radiation protection is that the radiation dose decreases rapidly with distance from the radioactive sources. Surgeons should maximize the distance from the radioactive sources as far as possible in case there is no effect on the operation. To optimize the setting and position of C-arm machine, wear protective devices and put lead shields as wel as computer navigation and radiation training in surgeons al can help to reduce the radiation doses during percutaneous vertebral augmentation. Remote bone cement injection device is easy to control but not increases the radiation doses. In addition, the influence of surgery bed on radiation dose remains to be further studied. We believe that with the in-depth research on radiological protection, vertebral augmentation technique wil be safer in clinical application.
7.The preliminary study of using low concentration of isotonic contrast agent on bronchial artery CTA
Naiyu LI ; Shuhua WEI ; Fei GAO ; Chao WEI ; Jiangning DONG
Journal of Practical Radiology 2015;(1):39-42
Objective To evaluate the value of low concentration of isotonic contrast agent combined with 80 kV and adaptive statistical itera-tive reconstruction (ASiR)technique for bronchial artery with CT angiography (CTA).Methods 40 patients (18.5 kg/m2 ≤ body mass index(BMI)≤25 kg/m2 )with lung cancer were randomly divided into two groups and performed enhanced chest CT examina-tion.20 patients (low concentration group)were scanned with Visipaque 270mg I/mL,scanning protocol of (80 kV,260 mA)and other 20 patients (high concentration group)were scanned with Ultravist 370 mg I/mL,scanning protocol of (120 kV,1 50 mA). The CT value,signal noise (SD),signal-to-noise ratio (SNR),contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR)and effective dose (ED)of the two groups were compared and analyzed statistically.Differences between the two groups were determined with t test(P <0.05).Results The mean CT value of the low concentration group (31 7.33 HU±70.44 HU)was higher than that of the high concentration group (256.39 HU±37.38 HU)(P <0.05).SD,ED and dose length product (DLP)of the low concentration group (SD:7.55 ±1.51 HU;ED:1.74±0.14 mSv;DLP:124.94±9.9 mGy/cm)were lower than those of the high concentration group (SD:9.36±1.26 HU;ED:3.20±0.35 mSv;DLP:228.82±25.13 mGy/cm)(P <0.05).CNR and SNR of the low concentration group (CNR:59.71± 17.36;SNR:44.01±14.71)were higher than those of the high concentration group (CNR:37.61±6.16;SNR:27.75±4.72)(P <0.05).The subjective scores of the two groups were (3.73±0.66)and (3.81±0.59),respectively,with no statistical difference.Conclusion For the patients with normal body mass index ,it can reduce 47% radiation dose and 27% iodine dosage using low concentration of isotonic contrast agent combined with 80kV and ASiR technique for bronchial artery CTA,while maintaining similar excellent image quality.
8.Research progress of iron metabolism and its mechanism in the treatment of heart failure
Xiao-li WEI ; Ji-chao ZHOU ; Xiao-wei ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2022;57(6):1584-1592
The pathogenesis of heart failure is a complex progression and associated with abnormal regulation of many signaling pathways. As a cofactor of hemoglobin, myoglobin, oxidative respiratory chain, DNA synthase and other important proteins, iron plays an indispensable role in myocardial energy metabolism. Recently, a large number of studies have shown that heart failure is related to the disorder of iron metabolism. Both iron deficiency and iron overload can lead to the development of a variety of cardiomyopathy, and even progress to heart failure. Iron metabolism could be a key target for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of heart failure. Here, we review the basic process of iron metabolism and its mechanism in heart failure, expecting to provide new clues and evidence for the treatment of heart failure.
9.Infection situations of fungi and trichomonas and changes of cell counts in patients with non-bacterial vaginosis
Wei LI ; Chao HE ; Lin LI ; Jiajin YANG ; Zhenhua GUO
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(21):2908-2909
Objective To explore the infection situation of fungi and trichomonas and the changes of pus cell and epithelial cell counts in patients with non-bacterial vaginosis in Lanzhou .Methods The pus and epithelial cell counts of vaginal secretion samples from patients with vaginitis were detected .Fungi and trichomoniasis were checked under high power microscope ,and the samples were defined positive if fungal spores or pseudohyphae were found .Results In the 4 404 cases of patients with vaginitis ,the total rate of fungi and trichomoniasis infection was 28 .63% (1 261/4 404) .The infection rate for fungi was 25 .39% ,and for trichomonad was 3 .25% ,respectively .The dual infection rate of fungi and trichomonad was 0 .54% .Compared with ≤20 age group ,the counts of pus cells and epithelial cells in other age groups were significantly different(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Fungi were the primary in-fection etiology of non-bacterial vaginosis in Lanzhou .
10.The effect of Yiqi-jianpi-jiedu recipe decoction containing serum on oxaliplatin-induced HepG2 human hepatoma cell
Fan YANG ; Li CHEN ; Jianguo WANG ; Wei SONG ; Chao LI
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;39(6):525-529
Objective To explore the effect of Yiqi-jianpi-jiedu recipe decoction containing serum on Oxaliplatin-induced HepG2 Human hepatoma cell survivin, caspase-3, caspase-9 expression. Methods The serum pharmacological method was used to prepare nourishing Qi and invigorating spleen decoction containing serum of rat. The HepG2 human hepatoma cells were divided into Chinese herb containing serum group, chemotherapy with Oxaliplatin (OXA) group and the combination group (medicine containing serum and OXA), and the blank group without drugs. Apply MTT assay, Western Blotting method and RT-PCR method to detect the cell inhibition rate and survivin, caspase-3, caspase-9 protein and gene expression changes. Results Compared with the blank group, the inhibition rate of HepG2 Human hepatoma cell was significantly higher in Chinese herb containing serum group, chemotherapy group and the combination group (P < 0.05). Compared with thechemotherapy group and Chinese herb containing serum group, the Survivin (0.151 ± 0.054 vs. 0.288 ± 0.089, 0.375 ± 0.063) and the expression of Survivin mRNA (0.205 ± 0.091 vs. 0.487 ± 0.073, 0.725 ± 0.092) of the conbination group downgraded significantly lower (P < 0.05 or P< 0.01). Compared with chemotherapy group and Chinese herb containing serum group, the caspase-3 (0.821 ± 0.079 vs. 0.634 ± 0.098, 0.487 ± 0.102), caspase-9 (0.901 ± 0.047 vs. 0.709 ± 0.054, 0.402 ± 0.012) expression, caspase-3 mRNA (1.928 ± 0.226 vs. 1.564 ± 0.195, 1.287 ± 0.312) and caspase-9 mRNA (2.063 ± 0.517 vs. 1.536 ± 0.084, 1.019 ± 0.182) expression of the conbination group upgraded significantly higher (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). Conclusions Nourishing-Qi and invigorating spleen decoction containing serum may affect Oxaliplatin-induced HepG2 apoptosis mechanism through increasing the suppression on Survivin and promoting the expression of caspase-3 and caspase-9 protein and genes. This research provided important experimental basis for clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine treating liver cancer.