Diagnostic Imaging ; Humans ; Multiple Myeloma ; diagnosis ; therapy

The treatment of multiple myeloma has become possible in the era of novel agents. Novel agents have dramatically improved the response rates of multiple myeloma (MM) and have extended the survival of patients even if MM remains an incurable disease. De-termining the treatment goals of MM has become a major challenge for clinicians in the era of novel agents. Many results show the correlation between response depth and patients' survival. Complete remission (CR), stringent CR, phenotypic CR, and CRs at the molecular and PET-CT levels are being explored and becoming the goals of MM treatment. Doctors should balance efficacy with adverse effects in daily clinical practice to avoid the blind pursuit of a high and deep response rate.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of 3 therapeutic schemes in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS:A total of 94 PD cases were randomly assigned into 3 groups:Group A (Benserazide tablets +carbidopa and Levodopa controlled release tablets),Group B (Benserazide tablets+Carbidopa and Levodopa controlled release tablets+Selegiline tablets) and Group C (Benserazide tablets+Carbidopa and Levodopa controlled release tablets+Entacapone tablets). After treatment for 8 weeks,the cost-effectiveness analysis were conducted for all the 3 groups. RESULTS:For Group A,B and C,the costs were 448.78,803.89,1 559.89 yuan,respectively; the total effective rates were 56.67%,83.33% and 85.71%,respectively; the cost-effectiveness ratios were 791.92,964.71,1 819.96,respectively. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratios of Group B and C were 1 332.00 and 3 826.14,respectively as against Group A. CONCLUSION:Group B is preferable for PD among the 3 groups.

Child ; Child, Preschool ; Epilepsy, Generalized ; complications ; epidemiology ; genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Pedigree ; Phenotype ; Seizures, Febrile ; complications ; epidemiology ; genetics

Artery aneurysm occurred in the aortic arch involving branches of vital organs is the difficulty of the endovascular repair.In recent years,experts have made a few researches,and have obtained some effects. We reviewed the present situation this technique in this paper.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical effects of Xinfeng Capsules (XFC), a traditional Chinese medicine for invigorating the spleen to resolve dampness and dredging collaterals, on patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and anemia, and to investigate its mechanism. METHODS: Forty patients with RA and anemia were divided into three groups: XFC-treated group (n=20), Tripterygium glycosides Tablets (TGT)-treated group (n=10) and methotrexate (MTX)-treated group (n=10). The patients in each group took corresponding medicine for three months. The response rates of the three groups were evaluated after treatment. The general symptoms and specific signs and symptoms of RA were observed before and after the treatment. The indexes of blood routine examination and some other laboratory indexes such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and blood levels of rheumatoid factor (RF), iron, C-reaction protein (CRP), immunoglobins (Ig), complements 3 and 4, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and erythropoietin (EPO) were all examined and compared before and after treatment. RESULTS: The total response rate in the XFC-treated group was similar to those both in the TGT-treated and MTX-treated groups. The effects on relieving specific symptoms of RA in the three groups were also similar. The ESR and serum levels of RF, CRP, IgG, IgA and IgM were all decreased after treatment as compared with those before treatment in the three groups, and there were no significant differences among those laboratory indexes in the three groups after treatment. The XFC displayed more obvious effects on improving the general symptoms of patients with RA and anemia, increasing the blood levels of hemoglobin, iron and IL-10, while decreasing the serum level of TNF-alpha and regulating the serum EPO level, as compared with those in the TGT-treated and MTX-treated groups. CONCLUSION: The XFC for invigorating the spleen to resolve dampness and dredging collaterals was developed on the basic principle of regulating spleen. It can obviously improve the symptoms and laboratory indicators of RA. Such effects may be related to maintaining the balance of cytokines, regulating the serum level of EPO and increasing the serum iron level in patients with RA and anemia.

italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis, responsible for tuberculosis (TB), remains a major health problem worldwide and is one of the infectious diseases causing increased morbidity and mortality worldwide. Biotin, namely vitamin H, is an important cofactor necessary for fatty acid biosynthesis, gluconeogenesis and amino acid metabolism in organisms including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Due to its inability to ingestion biotin from outside, Mycobacterium tuberculosis can only obtain biotin through biotin biosynthesis. Different from the classical BioC-BioH, BioI-BioW and non-classical BioZ pathways, Mycobacterium tuberculosis synthesized biotin by "BioC-BioH(2)" pathway in the early stage. This review focuses on the unique biotin synthesis pathway of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its key genes, especially the response of this pathway and biotin-dependent carboxylase to tuberculosis first-and second-line drugs, as well as inhibitors and natural products targeting biotin synthesis.

Objective To observe the influence of atorvastatin on the arteria carotis atheromatous plaque and blood lipid in old people. Methods 57 hospitalized patients who had cerebral infarction or transient ischemic attack(TIA) were examined for atheromatous plaque by the color Doppler. They were administered atorvastatin 20 mg/d for three months. The changes of diameter of arteria carotis, rate of flow and size of plaque were measured be-fore and after treatment. Results The diameter of arteria carotis was expanded [left ( 0.99 ± 0. 11 ) era, right (0.98 ± 0.08 ) cm vs left (0.94 ± 0.09 ) cm, right ( 0.95 ± 0.07 ) cm, P < 0.05], the hemorrheology was improved, the size of plaque was diminished[left(0.57±0.20)cm2, right (0.54± 0.18 )cm2 vs left (0.86±0. 17 ) cm2 and right (0.82 ±0. 16 )cm2, P < 0. 05], TC, TG, LDL-C were lowered and HDL-C was elevated with statistical signifi-cance ( P < 0. 05). Conclusions The atorvastatin has positive therapeutical effect in diminishing the size of plaque, adjusting blood lipid and improving hemorrheology.

Objective To explore the pathogenesis and diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease. Methods Clinical features and laboratory examination results of a child with chronic granulomatous disease were retrospectively analyzed. Genome DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of the child and his parents. The high-throughput sequencing was performed by Illumina sequencing platform, using the Agilent SureSelect exome capture method. Results The child had recurrent infections along with liver enlargement and dysfunction. The anti-infection and symptomatic treatment were unsatisfactory. Gene sequencing analysis revealed a homozygous point mutation (c.7C?>?T, p.Gln3*) in CYBA gene. His mother had the same heterozygous mutation in this locus, and his father had a large fragment heterozygous deletions. No other candidate gene mutations were identiifed. Conclusions The diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease is conifrmed in this child. It is caused by CYBA gene mutation.

Objective To explore the effects of lactational maternal stress on neurobehavioral development of offsprings.Methods Maternal mice were divided into normal control,maternal deprivation and maternal stress group.A 5-min/day cold water swimming was used as maternal stress for continuously of 14 day since the 7th postnatal day.The increasing bodyweight and neurobehavior of adolescent offspring mice were assessed by forced swimming test,tail suspension test and locomotor activity in the 35th postnatal day.Results Maternal chronic stress in lactational stage significantly increased the vulnerability of offspring to acute stress,which was reflected by significantly increased immobility time of adolescent offspring in forced swimming test (female:(139±6) s,(138±9) s,(96±9) s respectively; male:(139±9) s,(112±9) s,(96±9) s respectively) and in tail suspension test (femal:(127±8) s,(123±8) s,(98±6) s respectively ; male:(141 ±7) s,(105±5) s,(92±6) s respectively).Meanwhile,sexual difference occurred for adolescent offspring to acute stress,and the female offspring were more vulnerable to acute stress.Conclusion Lactational maternal stress may be important factors for development of adolescent depression.Our findings highlight the area of early prevention and intervention for adolescent depression.