1.Efficacy of probiotics combined with montelukast in treatment of children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia complicated with myocardial injury
Songge ZHAO ; Xiaoyu ZHANG ; Yanwei YANG ; Xiangzhe MENG ; Huanmei YANG ; Risheng XI ; Wenjuan CAO
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2023;27(24):48-52
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of probiotics combined with montelukast in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia(MPP)complicated with myocardial injury.Methods A total of 102 children with MPP and myocardial injury were selected as the study objects,and were randomly divided into control group and observation group,with 51 cases in each group.The control group was treated with montelukast,and the observation group was treated with probiotics based on the control group.The clinical efficacy,symptom resolution time,hospital stay,myocardial injury index,inflammatory cytokines,intestinal flora level and incidence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 92.16%,which was significantly higher than 76.47%of the control group(P<0.05).The disappearance time of symptoms of fever,cough,shortness of breath,chest tightness and chest pain and hospital stay in the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group(P<0.05).After treat-ment,the levels of cardiac troponin T(cTnT),B-type natriuretic peptide(BNP),myoglobin(Mb)and cardiac fatty acid binding protein(H-FABP)in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.05);the levels of interleukin-1 receptor 1(IL-1R1),gamma-interferon(γ-IFN)and high mobility group protein 1(HMGB1)in the observation group were significantly lower than those inthe control group(P<0.05);the number of Bifidobacteria,Lactobacillus aci-dophilus,Enterococcus faecalis and Bacillus cereus in the observation group were significantly higher than the control group,while the number of Escherichia coli and Salmonella were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the incidence of ad-verse reactions between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion Probiotics combined with monte-lukast have good efficacy in MPP children with myocardial injury,which can shorten the time of symp-tom resolution and hospital stay,improve the indexes of myocardial injury in children,inhibit the lev-el of inflammatory cytokines,adjust the structure of intestinal flora disorder,and have good safety.
2.Efficacy of probiotics combined with montelukast in treatment of children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia complicated with myocardial injury
Songge ZHAO ; Xiaoyu ZHANG ; Yanwei YANG ; Xiangzhe MENG ; Huanmei YANG ; Risheng XI ; Wenjuan CAO
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2023;27(24):48-52
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of probiotics combined with montelukast in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia(MPP)complicated with myocardial injury.Methods A total of 102 children with MPP and myocardial injury were selected as the study objects,and were randomly divided into control group and observation group,with 51 cases in each group.The control group was treated with montelukast,and the observation group was treated with probiotics based on the control group.The clinical efficacy,symptom resolution time,hospital stay,myocardial injury index,inflammatory cytokines,intestinal flora level and incidence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 92.16%,which was significantly higher than 76.47%of the control group(P<0.05).The disappearance time of symptoms of fever,cough,shortness of breath,chest tightness and chest pain and hospital stay in the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group(P<0.05).After treat-ment,the levels of cardiac troponin T(cTnT),B-type natriuretic peptide(BNP),myoglobin(Mb)and cardiac fatty acid binding protein(H-FABP)in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.05);the levels of interleukin-1 receptor 1(IL-1R1),gamma-interferon(γ-IFN)and high mobility group protein 1(HMGB1)in the observation group were significantly lower than those inthe control group(P<0.05);the number of Bifidobacteria,Lactobacillus aci-dophilus,Enterococcus faecalis and Bacillus cereus in the observation group were significantly higher than the control group,while the number of Escherichia coli and Salmonella were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the incidence of ad-verse reactions between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion Probiotics combined with monte-lukast have good efficacy in MPP children with myocardial injury,which can shorten the time of symp-tom resolution and hospital stay,improve the indexes of myocardial injury in children,inhibit the lev-el of inflammatory cytokines,adjust the structure of intestinal flora disorder,and have good safety.
3. Role of vitamin D and ACE2 in COVID-19
Jiawei TANG ; Xiangzhe MENG ; Xuemin SUN ; Yuexuan LI ; Xue LIU ; Hong WEI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2022;27(11):1292-1298
The spread of COVID-19 has greatly threatened human health and economic growth. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a receptor for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). By attaching to ACE2, SARS-COV-2 reduces its expression and induces lung injury. Vitamin D can inhibit the progression of COVID-19 by inhibiting the activity of ROCK pathway, up-regulating ACE2 expression and bio-availability, and slowing down the adverse reactions caused by Ang II accumulation. This study explored a novel mechanism, i.e., vitamin D protects against COVID-19-induced injury by upregulating ACE2 expression. It provides theoretical guidance for the role of Vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.