1.Analysis of the level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level and serum lipids in elderly patients with early chronic kidney disease
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2011;18(4):489-490
ObjectiveTo observe the changing of the level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level and serum lipids in elderly patients with early chronic kidney disease. Methods90 cases of early chronic kidney disease were collected and 90 cases without chronic kidney disease served as control.The levels of total cholesterol(TC),triglyeride(TG),high density lipoprotein(HDL),low density lipoprotein(LDL)and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)were measured. ResultsThere was significant difference between early chronic kidney disease group and the control group on TG,HDL and hs-CRP(all P<0.05).The level of HDL in study group was significantly lower than those in control group(P<0.05=. ConclusionThe patients with early chronic kidney disease often had hypertriglyceridemia,declining HDL and elevating hs-CRP.It should be paid attention early.
2.Clinical study on lipid-lowering therapy with simvastatin in elderly patients with lower extremity atherosclerosis disease
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2008;27(10):753-755
ObjectiveTo evaluate the therapeutic effects of simvastatin in elderly patients with lower extremity atherosclerosis disease. MethodsOne hundred and twenty-eight patients were divided into 2 groups:64 cases with intermittent claudication(group l)and 64 asymptomatic cases with intermittent claudication(group 2).Sixty-four normal cases were served as control group(group 3).THe patients of group l were given simvastatin for 18 months.The differences in levels of blood lipids and C-reactive protein(CRP),the size of plaque and the changes between pre-and post-treatments were observed among three groups. ResultsTC,LDL-C and CRP levels were significantly higher in group l than those in group 3 before the treatment[(6.3±1.7)mmol/L vs. (5.2±1.3)mmol/L,(3.8±1.3)mmol/Lυs.(2.1±1.3)mmol/L,(5.7±1.5)mmol/Lυs.(3.3±1.4)mmol/L,respectively,all P<0.05].TC,LDL-C and CRP levels significantly decreased in group0.053.There were no differences in plaque size and in plaque number in group 1 between pre-and post -treatments(both P>0.05),but the clinieal symptoms were relieved or disappeared.There were significant differences in plaque size,blood lipid level and CRP level in group 2 after 18 months treatment(all P<0.05). ConclusionsSimvastatin can delay the development of artherioscIerosis in the patients with lower extremity atherosclerosis disease.CRP can be used as an early index of disease development and illness monitoring.
3.Uniform design method for optimizing proportion of transdermal penetration enhancers of ligustrazine hydrochloride
Ruitao ZHANG ; Hui WANG ; Li CHEN
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1994;0(01):-
Objective To optimize the proportion of three transdermal penetration enhancers on transdermal absorption of ligustrazine hydrochloride.Methods Permeation tests in vitro through BALB/c nude mouse skin in two compartment diffusion cells were performed to study the effect of synthetic borneol,menthol,and Azone on trandermal absorption of ligustrazine hydrochloride by changing their concentrations,and uniform design method was used to determine the penetration coefficient of ligustrazine hydrochloride and optimize the proportion of three transdermal penetration enhancers.ResultsThe optimal proportion and contents of synthetic borneol,menthol,and Azone were 1.5%∶1.5%∶1.5%(15 mg/mL∶15 mg/mL∶15 mg/mL),the real penetration coefficient of ligustrazine hydrochloride was 69.575 ?g/(h?cm2),while the theoretical penetration coefficient was 69.749 ?g/(h?cm2).Conclusion Uniform design method is an effective way to optimize the proportion of three transdermal penetration enhancers on trandermal absorption of ligustrazine hydrochloride.
4.Study on the Effect of Borneol Nasal Drops on the Vasopermeability of Nasal Mucosa and Cerebral Vessel of Guinea Pigs
Ruitao ZHANG ; Hui WANG ; Li CHEN ; Xin LI
China Pharmacy 2005;0(17):-
OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of different concentration of borneol nasal drops on the vasopermeability of nasal mucosa and the cerebral vessels.METHODS:Guinea pigs were divided into5groups,i.e.borneol group in3different concentrations(0.5%,1.0%and2.0%),histamine group and liquid paraffin group.Guinea pigs were injected i.v with2%evans blue(EB)after administration with nasal drops,which were then put to death10min later;the nasal mucosa and brain tissue of which were obtained and the EB contents in which were determined.RESULTS:Compared with the liquid paraffin group,the EB contents in the nasal mucosa and brain tissue in the borneol groups were higher(P
5.Determination and Pharmacokinetics of PA-824 in the Plasma of Beagle Dogs by HPLC-MS/MS
Ruitao ZHANG ; Libin WANG ; Xiuling TANG ; Jun ZHAO ; Yang ZHANG ; Xueying LIU ; Qingwei WANG
China Pharmacist 2017;20(3):472-475
Objective: To establish a high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric method ( HPLC-MS/MS) method for the determination of PA-824 in the plasma of Beagle dogs, and study the pharmacokinetics of PA-824 in Beagle dogs. Methods:Carbamazepine was used as the internal standard, and the plasma samples were pretreated with ethyl acetate for the liquid-liquid extraction of PA-824. An Eclipse Plus C18 column (100 mm × 2. 1 mm, 3. 5 μm) was used with the mobile phase consisting of methanol-water (90 :10). The flow rate was 0. 6 ml·min-1 and the column temperature was 30 ℃. The injection volume was 5 μl and the sample analysis time was 5 min. The determination was performed with an electrospray ionization ( ESI) source in the positive multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The ion pairs were m/z 360. 1→m/z 175. 0 (collision energy of 35, solution cluster volt-age of 65) for PA-824 and m/z 237. 2→m/z 194. 0 (collision energy of 28, solution cluster voltage of 83) for carbamazepine. After the oral administration, PA-824 in plasma was measured at different time points, and then the pharmacokinetic parameters were calcu-lated by DAS 2. 0 software. Results: PA-824 showed a good linear relationship within the range of 50-10000 ng · ml-1 ( r =0. 9991). The recovery was 97. 7%-105. 1%, and the RSDs of intra-day and inter-day were less than 5. 0%. At three different dosa-ges (100, 200 and 500 mg) of PA-824, AUC0-twere (5735. 18 ± 1918. 76),(11548. 47 ± 1838. 04) and (21987. 88 ± 4587. 58) ng·min·ml-1,t1/2 were(14.17 ±5.97),(11.11 ±4.39) and (13.13 ±5.46)h,and Cmaxwere(626.66 ±188.48),(2399.13 ± 516.51) and (4861.33 ±2253.61)ng·ml-1, respectively. Conclusion:The method is simple, accurate, rapid and reproducible, and suitable for the pharmacokinetic study of PA-824 in the plasma of Beagle dogs.
6.Transdermal Permeability and Underlying Mechanism of Volatile Oil from Angelica Sinensis
Yuan QIAO ; Jing ZHANG ; Yuan XU ; Ruitao ZHANG ; Yang ZHANG ; Qingwei WANG
China Pharmacist 2017;20(3):421-426
Objective:To study the kinetics of transdermal absorption of volatile oil from Angelica slinesis in fetal skin and investi-gate the mechanism of penetration enhancement in terms of morphology. Methods: Franz diffusion cells were used to investigate the transdermal characteristics in vitro. The content of ligustilide was determined by HPLC, and the cumulative permeation amount per unit area and rate constant of ligustilide were calculated. The effects of volatile oil from Angelica slinesis on skin ultrastructure was observed by a scanning electron microscope and a transmission electron microscope. Results:The kinetics of volatile oil at different concentra-tions was all in accordance with Higuchi equations. The ultrastucture changes of fetal skin under the scanning electron microscope were as follows:the wrinkles on skin surface increased, some areas of stratum corneum peeled off and turnovered like worn-out cotton pad-ding, the follicular orifice was enlarged, and the cuticles of the hair shaft dropped off and became thinner. The changes of fetal skin ul-trastucture under the transmission electron microscope were as follows:stratum corneum cells peeled off, the cell junction in basal lam-ina and stratum spinosum were broken, and the intercellular space was enlarged. Conclusion: The volatile oil from Angelica slinesis has good transdermal permeability. Its enhancement mechanism of transdermal drug absorption is closely related with the effects on skin ultrastructure, which can change the structure of stratum corneum to increase the cell gaps resulting in enhancing drug penetration.
7.Epidemiological characteristics of Nontyphoidal Salmonella infection in children with diarrhea in Guangzhou
Hongli WANG ; Ruitao LIU ; Guanhua CHEN ; Huiwen LI ; Peiyu CHEN ; Lanlan GENG ; Sitang GONG ; Shunxian ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2021;36(10):744-747
Objective:To discover the epidemiological characteristics and clinical manifestations of Nontyphoidal Salmonella(NTS) infection in children suffering from diarrhea in Guangzhou, and to provide references for the prevention and treatment of salmonella infection. Methods:A total of 570 diarrhea children and 296 non-diarrhea controls were collected with stratified sampling from three districts of Guangzhou Women and Children′s Medical Center from January 2019 to December 2019. Through bacterial culture, corresponding colonies were selected and Salmonella diagnostic serum was applied for preliminary serum diagnosis, and then systemic biochemical method was adopted for diagnosis. A structured questionnaire was conducted to record the demographic information and clinical symptoms from each subject. Results:The detection rate of NTS was 6.67% (38/570 cases, 95% CI: 4.90%-9.02%) in children with diarrhea, and 1.01% (3/296 cases, 95% CI: 0.34%-2.93%) in children without diarrhea. There were statistically differences in NTS detection rate between children with diarrhea and the control ( χ2=13.805, P<0.05, OR=6.976, 95% CI: 2.135-22.796). There were no significant differences in NTS detection rate between male and female children with diarrhea ( χ2=0.395, P>0.05, OR=1.254, 95% CI: 0.619-2.541). The detection rate of NTS was 5.30% (22/416 cases, 95% CI: 3.52%-7.88%) in children younger than 2 years old, and was 10.40% (16/154 cases, 95% CI: 6.50%-15.21%) in children over 2 years old. There were statistically differences ( χ2=4.700, P<0.05, OR=2.076, 95% CI: 1.060-4.068) between the younger and the older groups.The detection rate of NTS was 5.40% (25/460 cases, 95% CI: 3.70%-7.89%) for children with diarrhea in outpatient department and 11.80% (13/110 cases, 95% CI: 7.04 %-19.18%) for children with diarrhea in inpatient department, with statistically significant differences ( χ2=5.813, P<0.05, OR=2.332, 95% CI: 1.152-4.721). The detection rate of NTS diarrhea in children was 4.60% (10/217 cases, 95% CI: 2.52%-8.28%) in spring, 8.50% (12/141 cases, 95% CI: 4.93%-14.29%) in summer, 9.60% (15/144 cases, 95% CI: 6.41%-16.48%) in autumn and 1.50% (1/168 cases, 95% CI: 0.11%-3.30%) in winter, respectively, with statistically differences among the four seasons( χ2=9.404, P<0.05). There were significant differences in most common clinical symptoms of fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, bloody stool and pasty stool between NTS positive and negative children(all P<0.05). Salmonella enteritis is the main type, and Salmonella typhimurium is the second type. Conclusions:NTS is one of the most important bacterial pathogens and leads to diarrhea in children in Guangzhou city, without differences in gender.Children over 2 years old are more likely to suffer from NTS infection.High incidence is in autumn.The most common clinical symptoms include fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, bloody stool and pasty stool. Salmonella enteritis is the main type, and Salmonella typhimurium is the second type.Laboratory tests can provide references for the diagnosis and treatment of NTS-related diarrhea.
8.Preventive Treatment of Cervical Cancer Patients with Postoperative Urinary Retention by Scalp-body Acupuncture Combined with Spine-manipulation Therapy
Xiaohong DING ; Xiao WANG ; Xiaoyu LYU ; Junfeng LIAO ; Ruitao LI ; Zhiming HONG ; Ganghui JIANG
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;32(6):1031-1034
Objective To observe the clinical effects and safety of scalp-body acupuncture and spine-manipulation therapy on preventively treating cervical cancer patients with postoperative urinary retention. Methods A total of 160 cases of cervical cancer patients with postoperative urinary retention were randomized into treatment group and control group, 80 cases in each group. Both groups were given conventional western medical treatment including preoperative indwelling of urethral catheter, clamping of urethral catheter 5 d after operation and release of the urine every 2-3 h, and trying to remove the urethral catheter 10-12 d after operation. Additionally, the treatment group received scalp acupuncture in the foot motor sensory area, body acupuncture of bilateral Shenshu (BL23) , Pangguangshu (BL28) , Ciliao (BL32) acupoints, and spine-manipulation therapy 5 d after operation. The clinical outcomes covered the incidence of urinary retention, residual urine volume, reset rate of catheter, and the clinical effect and safety in the two groups were evaluated. Results ( 1) The therapeutic effect of the treatment group was superior to that of the control group, and then the difference was significant (P<0.05). (2) After treatment, the incidence of urinary retention, residual urine volume, reset rate of catheter and average hospitalization days were less in the treatment group than those in the control group, the differences being significant ( P<0.05). ( 3) There was no adverse reaction during the treatment course. Conclusion Scalp acupuncture in the foot motor sensory area combined with body acupuncture and spine-manipulation therapy can promote the recovery of micturation function, and have satisfactory clinical effect and high safety in preventively treating cervical cancer with postoperative urinary retention.
9.Inflammation: a key factor of gallbladder cancer
Zhixin WANG ; Chang LIU ; Peijun LIU ; Kai QU ; Yanzhou SONG ; Jichao WEI ; Lei ZHOU ; Fandi MENG ; Ruitao WANG ; Jingyao ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2012;18(9):723-726
Previous studies have suggested that various kinds of inflammatory factors can influence the formation and development of tumor cells.Researche has shown that gallbladder cancer is closely linked with local inflammation,which is a risk factor for the development of gallbladder cancer.It is widely known that cholecystitis is closely correlated with gallstones,and that bile obtained from patients with gallbladder cancer contains a large variety of bacteria,such as Salmonella typhi,Helicobacter,and Escherichia coli.It is proposed that the gallbladder may be the result of the joint action of inflammation with the bacterial flora.Similarly,the inflammatory “tumor infiltrating lymphocyte” (TIL)can be observed in the tumor and its surrounding tissues,and may also play a role in tumor growth and metastasis.However,detailed mechanisms about the relationship between inflammation and gallbladder cancer is still not clear.No specific anti-inflammatory drugs for gallbladder cancer have been developed. In the near future,anti inflammatory drugs may play a more important role in gallbladder cancer prevention and treatment.
10.Age assessment by three-dimensional reconstructions of pubis symphysis via magnetic resonance imaging
Xiaoping LAI ; Zhengfeng PENG ; Qinyun WANG ; Zhitang CHEN ; Ruitao ZHOU ; Quanhui ZHONG ; Huanyi YANG ; Yiling FU ; Jingyu YE
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 2017;32(3):257-260
Objective To establish a method of quick three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of pubic symphysis based on magnetic resonance imaging. Methods The pelvis images of adult male were generated on a 3.0 T scanner using a T1 Gradient Echo FLASH-3D (T1- FL3D) sequence and imported the images into medical image control system. Segmentation of binaryzation threshold was conducted and pelvic soft tissue image was extracted by regional growth, 3D structure model of pubic symphysis was obtained by Boolean operation. The 3D structure model of pubic symphysis was established by the noise reduction of reverse engineering software. And compared with the 3D reconstruction model pubic bone CT scan. Results The morphological characters of the MRI pubic symphysis 3D model, such as the ridges and furrows on the symphysial surface, lower extremity, dorsal margin (beveling), margin (beveling) and pubic tubercle, were highly consistent with the morphological characters of the 3D model established by CT scan. Conclusion MRI scan can be used to reconstruct the 3D structure of pubic symphysis quickly and effectively, and it can provide a safe radiation-free 3D visualization imaging technique for forensic age estimation for the living.