1.Effecacy of drilling and drainage combined with atorvastatin calcium tablets in treatment of chronic subdural hematoma
Chao LIU ; Mingchang LI ; Junmin WANG ; Changlin ZOU ; Yinqiu TAN ; Pian GONG ; Qi TIAN ; Qianxue CHEN
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2018;17(3):295-300
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of drilling and drainage combined with atorvastatin calcium tablets in treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH).Methods Totally,46 patients with CSDH,admitted to and received therapy in our hospital from January 2014 to January 2017,were selected for this research.These patients were divided into control group (n=16) and experimental group (n=30) according to therapeutic schemes.The patients from the control group underwent drilling and drainage.Besides that,the patients from the experimental group were given atorvastatin calcium tablets additionally,20 mg/d×2 months.Two months after that,the curative efficacy,hematoma volume before and after operation,pneumocephalus volume one week after operation,duration of tube drainage,length of hospital stay,China stroke scale (CSS) scores,activities of daily life-Barthel index scale (ADL-BI) and visual analog scale (VAS) score were compared between the patients from the two groups.Results Two months after treatment,patients from the experimental group had significantly decreased hematoma volume as compared with those from the control group (P<0.05).The hematoma volume in both groups 2 months after treatment was significantly decreased as compared with that before treatment (P<0.05).The pneumocephalus volume,indwelling time of drainage tube,and hospital stays in the experimental group were significantly shorter/lower than those in the control group (P<0.05).The CSS scores and VAS scores in the experimental group 2 months after treatment were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05).The ADL-BI scores in the experimental group 2 months after treatment were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05).The ADL-BI scores in both groups 2 months after treatment was significantly increased as compared with those before treatment (P<0.05).Conclusion As compared with simple use of drilling and drainage,drilling and drainage combined with atorvastatin calcium tablets can help hematoma absorption,decrease incidence of pneumocephalu,and improve prognosis effectively.
2.Anticancer drugs targeting glutathione S-transferase π
Pian ZOU ; Jiang-hong PEI ; Wei SHI ; Li CHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2016;51(2):241-
Glutathione S-transferase (GSTπ), one of the phase Ⅱ detoxification enzymes, is usually over-expressed in many human tumors. It displays a key role in protecting cells through catalyzing the conjugation of glutathione (GSH) with a broad range of electrophilic substrates including chemotherapeutic agents. As the above conjugates can be effluxed from cells easily, the efficacy of various chemotherapeutic agents is reduced. Recent studies suggest that GSTπ also plays an important role in inhibiting apoptosis through blocking the JNK signaling pathway. In this way, GSTπ protects cells from apoptosis. Therefore, GSTπ has become an attractive target against cancers, especially for drug-resistant tumors. A great deal of effort has been devoted to the discovery of GSTπ inhibitors and prodrugs over the last decade. In connection with authors' current research, we provide a review on studies on progress of GSTπ inhibitors and prodrugs along with the future strategies.