1.Impact of visceral fat area on significant liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and establishment of a predictive model
Jingkai YUAN ; Fengming ZHAO ; Huangqi LIN ; Meijie SHI ; Huanming XIAO ; Yubao XIE ; Xiaoling CHI
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2026;42(2):312-318
ObjectiveTo investigate whether visceral fat area (VFA) is an independent risk factor for significant liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) based on clinical data, and to establish an effective diagnostic model. MethodsA total of 222 NAFLD patients who attended Department of Hepatology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, from January 2021 to April 2025 were enrolled, and according to liver stiffness measurement (≥8 kPa or not), they were divided into significant fibrosis group and non-significant fibrosis group. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed at a ratio of 1∶1 to balance the baseline data between the two groups. The independent-samples t test or the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of continuous data between two groups; the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. A Spearman correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation of VFA and other indicators with significant liver fibrosis; univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify whether VFA was an independent risk factor for significant liver fibrosis in NAFLD patients, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to assess the predictive performance of related indicators. ResultsA total of 45 patients with significant liver fibrosis and 177 patients without significant liver fibrosis were enrolled, and after PSM, 90 patients (45 pairs) were finally included in analysis. Compared with the non-significant fibrosis group, the significant fibrosis group had significantly higher levels of body mass index (BMI), fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), uric acid (UA), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), controlled attenuation parameter (CAP), and VFA, as well as a significantly higher proportion of patients with visceral fat obesity or three or more metabolic risk factors (all P<0.05). VFA, BMI, AST, and HbA1c were strongly correlated with significant liver fibrosis (all r>0.5, all P <0.05), and ALT, GGT, UA, FBG, and CAP were significantly positively correlated with significant liver fibrosis (r=0.3 — 0.5, all P<0.05). VFA (odds ratio [OR]=1.040, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.018 — 1.062, P<0.05), FBG (OR=2.372, 95%CI: 1.199 — 4.691, P<0.05), and AST (OR=1.032, 95%CI: 1.003 — 1.058, P<0.05) were independent risk factors for significant liver fibrosis in NAFLD patients. The new diagnostic model based on VFA, FBG, and AST (with an area under the ROC curve [AUC] of 0.907) had a significantly better performance than aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (AUC=0.834), fibrosis-4 (AUC=0.660), triglyceride-glucose index (AUC=0.656), and NAFLD fibrosis score (AUC=0.768) in predicting significant liver fibrosis in NAFLD patients (all P<0.05). ConclusionVFA is an independent risk factor for significant liver fibrosis in NAFLD patients, and the noninvasive diagnostic model based on VFA, FBG, and AST can effectively predict the onset of significant liver fibrosis in NAFLD patients.
2.Value of different noninvasive diagnostic models in the diagnosis of esophageal and gastric varices with significant portal hypertension in compensated hepatitis B cirrhosis
Cheng LIU ; Jiayi ZENG ; Mengbing FANG ; Zhiheng CHEN ; Bei GUI ; Fengming ZHAO ; Jingkai YUAN ; Chaozhen ZHANG ; Meijie SHI ; Yubao XIE ; Xiaoling CHI ; Huanming XIAO
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(2):263-268
ObjectiveTo investigate the value of different noninvasive diagnostic models in the diagnosis of esophageal and gastric varices since there is a high risk of esophageal and gastric varices in patients with compensated hepatitis B cirrhosis and significant portal hypertension, and to provide a basis for the early diagnosis of esophageal and gastric varices. MethodsA total of 108 patients with significant portal hypertension due to compensated hepatitis B cirrhosis who attended Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from November 2017 to November 2023 were enrolled, and according to the presence or absence of esophageal and gastric varices under gastroscopy, they were divided into esophageal and gastric varices group (GOV group) and non-esophageal and gastric varices group (NGOV group). Related data were collected, including age, sex, imaging findings, and laboratory markers. The chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups; the least significant difference t-test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between groups, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between groups. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to evaluate the diagnostic value of five scoring models, i.e., fibrosis-4 (FIB-4), LOK index, LPRI, aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), and aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase ratio (AAR). The binary logistic regression method was used to establish a combined model, and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) was compared between the combined model and each scoring model used alone. The Delong test was used to compare the AUC value between any two noninvasive diagnostic models. ResultsThere were 55 patients in the GOV group and 53 patients in the NGOV group. Compared with the NGOV group, the GOV group had a significantly higher age (52.64±1.44 years vs 47.96±1.68 years, t=0.453, P<0.05) and significantly lower levels of alanine aminotransferase [42.00 (24.00 — 17.00) U/L vs 82.00 (46.00 — 271.00) U/L, Z=-3.065, P<0.05], aspartate aminotransferase [44.00 (32.00 — 96.00) U/L vs 62.00 (42.50 — 154.50) U/L,Z=-2.351, P<0.05], and platelet count [100.00 (69.00 — 120.00)×109/L vs 119.00 (108.50 — 140.50)×109/L, Z=-3.667, P<0.05]. The ROC curve analysis showed that FIB-4, LOK index, LPRI, and AAR used alone had an accuracy of 0.667, 0.681, 0.730, and 0.639, respectively, in the diagnosis of esophageal and gastric varices (all P<0.05), and the positive diagnostic rates of GOV were 69.97%, 65.28%, 67.33%, and 58.86%, respectively, with no significant differences in AUC values (all P>0.05), while APRI used alone had no diagnostic value (P>0.05). A combined model (LAF) was established based on the binary logistic regression analysis and had an AUC of 0.805 and a positive diagnostic rate of GOV of 75.80%, with a significantly higher AUC than FIB-4, LOK index, LPRI, and AAR used alone (Z=-2.773,-2.479,-2.206, and-2.672, all P<0.05). ConclusionFIB-4, LOK index, LPRI, and AAR have a similar diagnostic value for esophageal and gastric varices in patients with compensated hepatitis B cirrhosis and significant portal hypertension, and APRI alone has no diagnostic value. The combined model LAF had the best diagnostic efficacy, which provides a certain reference for clinical promotion and application.
3.Correlation between serum uric acid/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and the risk of hypertension in elderly physical examination populations
Meihao WU ; Tao LI ; Zhiping GUO ; Xiaoxin SHI ; Fengming SU ; Jing WANG ; Dongyao ZHAO ; Huiling CHEN ; Qianying ZHAO ; Changchang QU ; Shangyi WANG
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2025;19(7):515-522
Objective:To explore the correlation between serum uric acid/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) and the risk of hypertension in elderly physical examination populations.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 1 028 patients aged≥60 years who underwent physical examinations at the Health Management Center of Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital from September 2023 to February 2024 were included in this study. The general demographic data, past medical history, physical examination and laboratory examination indicators of the physical examiners were collected, and according to whether they had hypertension or not, they were divided into hypertension group (390 cases) and non-hypertension group (638 cases), and all UHR values were arranged from small to large, and the UHR was divided into three groups by tertiles of UHR, and the general data and blood biochemical indexes between the groups were compared. Spearman rank correlation was used to analyze the correlation between UHR level and body mass index, total cholesterol, triglyceride and other indexes in the elderly population. Logistic regression was used to explore the relationship between UHR level and hypertension in the elderly population, and the stratification analysis of the physical examination population was carried out according to diabetes, coronary heart disease and dyslipidemia, and the interaction test between groups was carried out.Results:Among the 1 028 geriatric physical examination cases, 580 (56.4%) were males and 448 (43.6%) were females, aged (66.7±5.8) years. UHR levels were higher in the hypertensive group compared to the non-hypertensive group [248.88 (191.19, 322.25) vs 213.52 (165.94, 275.29); Z=-5.445, P<0.05]. With the increase of UHR level, the detection rate of hypertension in the elderly population increased (accounted for 27.8%, 38.2% and 47.8%, respectively; χ2=29.211, P<0.05). Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that UHR was positively correlated with body mass index, triglycerides, serum uric acid, serum creatinine and fasting blood glucose ( r=0.318, 0.334, 0.774, 0.474, 0.080; all P<0.05), and negatively correlated with total cholesterol, glomerular filtration rate and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( r=-0.239, -0.303, -0.154; all P<0.05). When the confounding factors were not adjusted (model 1), the risk of hypertension in high UHR group was 2.382 times higher than that in low UHR group and 1.607 times higher than that in medium UHR group; after adjusting for all confounding factors such as age, gender, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, junior high school education or below, smoking, alcohol consumption, glomerular filtration rate, etc., the risk of hypertension in the high-level UHR group was 1.732 times higher than that in the low-level UHR group (95% CI: 1.139-2.635) ( P<0.05). The elderly physical examination population was further stratified according to whether there was diabetes, dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease, and it was found that there was no interaction between UHR and diabetes, dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease on the prevalence of hypertension (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Hypertension detection rate increases with higher UHR levels. UHR is closely related to the incidence of hypertension in the elderly population.
4.Efficacy and safety of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in postherpetic neuralgia
Yu ZHAO ; Xiangyang TANG ; Zuosheng CHEN ; Fengming YAO ; Wei JIANG ; Fei XU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2025;24(8):799-805
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (hrTMS) in postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).Methods:A prospective randomized controlled trial was performed; 63 PHN patients treated in Department of Neurology and Department of Dermatology and Venereology of Anqing Municipal Hospital from June 2024 to March 2025 were enrolled; they were randomly assigned to 2 groups: an hrTMS group ( n=32) received hrTMS (frequency: 10 Hz; total pulses: 2,400; intensity: 90% of resting motor threshold) to the contralateral primary motor cortex (M1), and a sham stimulation group ( n=31) received sham stimulation using a sham figure-of-eight coil generating no actual magnetic field. Scores of short-form McGill pain questionnaires (pain rating index [PRI] total score, PRI sensory subscore, PRI affective subscore, visual analogue scale [VAS] score, present pain intensity [PPI] score) and N100 amplitude were collected before treatment and at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after treatment. Adverse events during treatment were recorded. Results:At 2 weeks after treatment, significant difference was observed between the hrTMS group and sham stimulation group in PRI total score, VAS score, and N100 amplitude ( P<0.05). At 3 and 4 weeks after treatment, significant differences were found between the two groups in PRI total score, PRI sensory subscore, PRI affective subscore, VAS score, PPI score and N100 amplitude (3 weeks after treatment: 8.59±1.13 vs. 9.61±1.20, 5.34±0.79 vs. 5.90±0.94, 3.25±0.57 vs. 3.71±0.46, 5.78±0.66 vs. 6.42±0.92, 2.16±0.37 vs. 2.55±0.51, and [2.53±0.51] μV vs. [2.13±0.34] μV; 4 weeks after treatment: 7.53±0.92 vs. 9.68±1.35, 4.94±0.62 vs. 6.00±1.07, 2.59±0.56 vs. 3.68±0.60, 5.06±0.67 vs. 6.23±1.06, 1.97±0.17 vs. 2.52±0.51, and [2.81±0.40] μV vs. [2.16±0.52] μV, P<0.05). In the hrTMS group, PRI total score, PRI sensory subscore, PRI affective subscore, VAS score, PPI score and N100 amplitude were significantly different at 2, 3, and 4 weeks after treatment compared with those before treatment ( P<0.05). Incidence of adverse events (headache, dizziness or tinnitus) did not differ significantly between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:The hrTMS applied to the M1 region in PHN patients is effective by obviously reducing pain intensity and improving negative emotional states, with favorable safety profile.
5.Correlation between serum uric acid/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and the risk of hypertension in elderly physical examination populations
Meihao WU ; Tao LI ; Zhiping GUO ; Xiaoxin SHI ; Fengming SU ; Jing WANG ; Dongyao ZHAO ; Huiling CHEN ; Qianying ZHAO ; Changchang QU ; Shangyi WANG
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2025;19(7):515-522
Objective:To explore the correlation between serum uric acid/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) and the risk of hypertension in elderly physical examination populations.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 1 028 patients aged≥60 years who underwent physical examinations at the Health Management Center of Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital from September 2023 to February 2024 were included in this study. The general demographic data, past medical history, physical examination and laboratory examination indicators of the physical examiners were collected, and according to whether they had hypertension or not, they were divided into hypertension group (390 cases) and non-hypertension group (638 cases), and all UHR values were arranged from small to large, and the UHR was divided into three groups by tertiles of UHR, and the general data and blood biochemical indexes between the groups were compared. Spearman rank correlation was used to analyze the correlation between UHR level and body mass index, total cholesterol, triglyceride and other indexes in the elderly population. Logistic regression was used to explore the relationship between UHR level and hypertension in the elderly population, and the stratification analysis of the physical examination population was carried out according to diabetes, coronary heart disease and dyslipidemia, and the interaction test between groups was carried out.Results:Among the 1 028 geriatric physical examination cases, 580 (56.4%) were males and 448 (43.6%) were females, aged (66.7±5.8) years. UHR levels were higher in the hypertensive group compared to the non-hypertensive group [248.88 (191.19, 322.25) vs 213.52 (165.94, 275.29); Z=-5.445, P<0.05]. With the increase of UHR level, the detection rate of hypertension in the elderly population increased (accounted for 27.8%, 38.2% and 47.8%, respectively; χ2=29.211, P<0.05). Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that UHR was positively correlated with body mass index, triglycerides, serum uric acid, serum creatinine and fasting blood glucose ( r=0.318, 0.334, 0.774, 0.474, 0.080; all P<0.05), and negatively correlated with total cholesterol, glomerular filtration rate and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( r=-0.239, -0.303, -0.154; all P<0.05). When the confounding factors were not adjusted (model 1), the risk of hypertension in high UHR group was 2.382 times higher than that in low UHR group and 1.607 times higher than that in medium UHR group; after adjusting for all confounding factors such as age, gender, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, junior high school education or below, smoking, alcohol consumption, glomerular filtration rate, etc., the risk of hypertension in the high-level UHR group was 1.732 times higher than that in the low-level UHR group (95% CI: 1.139-2.635) ( P<0.05). The elderly physical examination population was further stratified according to whether there was diabetes, dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease, and it was found that there was no interaction between UHR and diabetes, dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease on the prevalence of hypertension (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Hypertension detection rate increases with higher UHR levels. UHR is closely related to the incidence of hypertension in the elderly population.
6.Efficacy and safety of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in postherpetic neuralgia
Yu ZHAO ; Xiangyang TANG ; Zuosheng CHEN ; Fengming YAO ; Wei JIANG ; Fei XU
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2025;24(8):799-805
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (hrTMS) in postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).Methods:A prospective randomized controlled trial was performed; 63 PHN patients treated in Department of Neurology and Department of Dermatology and Venereology of Anqing Municipal Hospital from June 2024 to March 2025 were enrolled; they were randomly assigned to 2 groups: an hrTMS group ( n=32) received hrTMS (frequency: 10 Hz; total pulses: 2,400; intensity: 90% of resting motor threshold) to the contralateral primary motor cortex (M1), and a sham stimulation group ( n=31) received sham stimulation using a sham figure-of-eight coil generating no actual magnetic field. Scores of short-form McGill pain questionnaires (pain rating index [PRI] total score, PRI sensory subscore, PRI affective subscore, visual analogue scale [VAS] score, present pain intensity [PPI] score) and N100 amplitude were collected before treatment and at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after treatment. Adverse events during treatment were recorded. Results:At 2 weeks after treatment, significant difference was observed between the hrTMS group and sham stimulation group in PRI total score, VAS score, and N100 amplitude ( P<0.05). At 3 and 4 weeks after treatment, significant differences were found between the two groups in PRI total score, PRI sensory subscore, PRI affective subscore, VAS score, PPI score and N100 amplitude (3 weeks after treatment: 8.59±1.13 vs. 9.61±1.20, 5.34±0.79 vs. 5.90±0.94, 3.25±0.57 vs. 3.71±0.46, 5.78±0.66 vs. 6.42±0.92, 2.16±0.37 vs. 2.55±0.51, and [2.53±0.51] μV vs. [2.13±0.34] μV; 4 weeks after treatment: 7.53±0.92 vs. 9.68±1.35, 4.94±0.62 vs. 6.00±1.07, 2.59±0.56 vs. 3.68±0.60, 5.06±0.67 vs. 6.23±1.06, 1.97±0.17 vs. 2.52±0.51, and [2.81±0.40] μV vs. [2.16±0.52] μV, P<0.05). In the hrTMS group, PRI total score, PRI sensory subscore, PRI affective subscore, VAS score, PPI score and N100 amplitude were significantly different at 2, 3, and 4 weeks after treatment compared with those before treatment ( P<0.05). Incidence of adverse events (headache, dizziness or tinnitus) did not differ significantly between the two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:The hrTMS applied to the M1 region in PHN patients is effective by obviously reducing pain intensity and improving negative emotional states, with favorable safety profile.
7.Regulatory Mechanism of Berberine in Inhibiting Apoptosis and Autophagy in Ovarian Granulosa Cells Based on SIRT1/FoxO1 Pathway
Jiao LIU ; Yang YANG ; Yueshuang HE ; Fengming YOU ; Danning SHI ; Piwen ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(6):79-87
ObjectiveTo investigate the protective effect and regulatory mechanism of berberine (BBR) against the senescence of ovarian granulosa cells. MethodA cell senescence model in the human ovarian granulosa-like tumor (KGN) cell line was induced by H2O2. A control group, a model group, and high-dose (1 μmol·L-1) and low-dose (0.5 μmol·L-1) BBR groups were set up. The cells in the model group and the BBR groups were incubated with 10 μmol·L-1 H2O2 for 40 min. The effect of BBR on KGN cell proliferation was detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. The effect of BBR on the senescence of KGN cells was detected by β-galactosidase staining. The effects of BBR on the apoptosis and ROS content of KGN cells were detected by flow cytometry. The effects of BBR on the mRNA expression of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2)/Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease-3 (Caspase-3), forkhead transcription factor O1 (FoxO1), and catalase (CAT) was detected by Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR). Western blot was used to detect the effects of BBR on protein expression of silent information regulator1 (SIRT1), superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), FoxO1, autophagy-associated protein microtubule-associated protein light chain 3Ⅱ (LC3BⅡ), mammalian ortholog of yeast Atg6 (Beclin-1), and ubiquitin-binding protein p62. ResultAfter H2O2 induction for 40 min, the cell proliferation rate of the model group decreased compared with that of the control group (P<0.01), and the cell proliferation rates of the BBR groups increased compared with that of the model group (P<0.05). The results of β-galactosidase staining showed that the cells of the model group showed significant senescence compared with those of the control group (P<0.01), and the cellular senescence in the BBR groups was reduced compared with that of the model group (P<0.01). As revealed by flow cytometry, compared with the control group, the model group showed increased apoptosis rate (P<0.01), and compared with the model group, BBR groups showed decreased apoptosis rates (P<0.05). Meanwhile, the ROS content in the model group increased compared with that in the control group (P<0.01), and compared with the model group, the BBR groups showed reduced cellular ROS content (P<0.01). The Real-time PCR results showed that compared with the control group, the model group showed decreased mRNA expression of CAT and Bcl-2/Bax in KGN cells and increased mRNA expression of Caspase-3 and FoxO1 (P<0.05), and compared with the model group, the BBR groups showed increased mRNA expression of CAT and Bcl-2/Bax (P<0.05) and reduced mRNA expression of Caspase-3 and FoxO1 in KGN cells (P<0.05). As revealed by Western blot results, SIRT1, SOD2, and p62 protein levels decreased in the model group compared with those in the control group (P<0.01), and JNK FoxO1, LC3BⅡ, and Beclin-1 protein levels increased (P<0.05). After BBR intervention, SIRT1, SOD2, and p62 protein levels increased (P<0.01), and JNK, FoxO1, LC3BⅡ, and Beclin-1 protein levels decreased compared with those in the model group (P<0.05). ConclusionBBR has an inhibitory effect on ovarian granulosa cell senescence, and the mechanism is related to the inhibition of apoptosis and autophagy mediated by the SIRT1/FoxO1 pathway.
8.Effect of Berberine Combined with Evodiamine on Migration and Invasion of Colorectal Cancer Cells
Ningning CHEN ; Yifang JIANG ; Yi YANG ; Ziyi ZHAO ; Fengming YOU ; Ran YAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2022;28(24):98-104
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of berberine combined with evodiamine on the migration and invasion of colorectal cancer HCT116 and RKO cells and to explore the underlying mechanism. Methodcell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay was used to examine the proliferation of HCT116 and RKO cells treated by berberine (30 μmol·L-1), evodiamine (0.8 μmol·L-1), and combination of two (30 μmol·L-1+0.8 μmol·L-1), respectively. Scratch assay and Transwell assay were employed to detect the migration and invasion of HCT116 and RKO cells treated with berberine, evodiamine, and the combination, separately. In addition, the protein expression of epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin), neural cadherin (N-cadherin), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), and protein kinase B (Akt) in HCT116 and RKO cells treated with the berberine, evodiamine, and the combination was respectively measured by Western blot. ResultCompared with the blank group, berberine alone and evodiamine alone had no significant inhibitory effect on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of HCT116 and RKO cells, while the combination showed significant inhibition (P<0.01). Berberine alone and evodiamine alone had no remarkable influence on the expression of PI3K, N-cadherin, and E-cadherin in HCT116 and RKO cells, but the combination significantly reduced the expression of PI3K and N-cadherin (P<0.01) and increased the expression of E-cadherin (P<0.01) in HCT116 and RKO cells. Evodiamine alone also significantly suppressed the expression of Akt protein in HCT116 and RKO cells (P<0.05), but the suppression was weaker than that of the combination. ConclusionThe combination of berberine and evodiamine can significantly inhibit the migration and invasion of colorectal cancer HCT116 and RKO cells and the two show synergy. The mechanism is the likelihood that the combination down-regulates the expression of PI3K and Akt.
9.Effects of Ligustrazine Structural Modification Product Liguzinediol on Hemodynamics of Chronic Heart Failure Model Rats Induced by Adriamycin
Yu LI ; Qing ZHU ; Yao GUO ; Rui GUO ; Fengming ZHAO ; Wei LI ; Huimin BIAN
China Pharmacy 2019;30(1):15-20
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of ligustrazine structural modification product Liguzinediol on hemodynamics in chronic heart failure (CHF) model rats induced by adriamycin. METHODS: SD rats were given intraperitoneal injection of adriamycin (2 mg/kg) to induce CHF model. Model rats were randomly divided into normal saline group, positive control group (Deacetyl tricyanidin injection, 0.022 5 mg/kg) and Liguzinediol low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups (5, 10, 20 mg/kg), with 8 rats in each group. Other 8 normal rats were selected as blank control group (normal saline). Each group was given relevant medicine intravenously. The left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP), maximal rate of rise or drop of left ventricular (±dp/dtmax), systolic pressure (SP), diastolic pressure (DP), heart rate (HR) and other hemodynamic indexes were recorded by multichannel physiological recorder at 1, 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 90, 120 min after medication. RESULTS: Compared with blank control group, LVSP, +dp/dtmax, │-dp/dtmax│, SP, HR and DP at 120 min after medication of normal saline group were decreased significantly (P<0.05). Compared with normal saline group, LVSP at 5-60 min after medication, +dp/dtmax at 40-90 min after medication, SP at 10-40 min after medication were increased significantly in Liguzinediol low-dose group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). LVSP at 5-90 min after medication, SP at 10-60 min after medication, DP at 10-60 min (except for 20 min) after medication were increased significantly in Liguzinediol medium-dose group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). LVSP at 1-120 min after medication, +dp/dtmax at 5-90 min after medication, │-dp/dtmax│, and SP at 5-60 min after medication, DP at 40-60 min after medication were increased significantly in Liguzinediol high-dose group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Single intravenous injection of Liguzinediol can significantly enhance ventricular systolic function of CHF model rats so as to control or relieve CHF.
10.Treatment outcomes of different induction chemotherapy regimens combined with in-tensity-modulated radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Zhenzhen YIN ; Youyou WANG ; Ximei ZHANG ; Fengming WANG ; Lujun ZHAO ; Ping WANG ; Peiguo WANG ; Zhiyong YUAN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2018;45(4):179-184
Objective:The role of induction chemotherapy(IC)and preferred regimens is not very clear in non-endemic nasopharyn-geal carcinoma(NPC)in northern China.Methods:A total of 170 pathologically proven locoregional advanced NPCs between January 2012 and December 2014 were included in this analysis.One hundred and twenty-six were men and 44 patients were women.Accord-ing to the American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC)7th stage system,48 patients were T1-2 and 77 patients were T3-4;48 patients were N0-1 and 122 patients were N2-3;27 patients were stageⅡ,105 patients were stageⅢ,and 38 patients were stage IVa-b.Re-sults:The median follow-up time was 34 months.The 3-year overall survival(OS),locoregional failure-free survival(LRFS),distant me-tastasis-free survival(DMFS),and disease-free survival(DFS)were 82.8%,91.5%,76.7%,and 69.1%,respectively.Multivariate analyses showed that IC with TPF(docetaxel,carboplatin,and fluorouracil)or TP(docetaxel and cisplatin)presented superior DFS and DMFS compared with PF(cisplatin+5-FU)[DFS-hazard ratio(HR):1.820,95% confidence interval(CI):1.013-3.271,P=0.045;DMFS-HR:2.240, 95% CI:1.017-4.090,P=0.045].Conclusions:The IC regimens appeared to affect patients' outcomes,and TP-containing IC regimens conferred better DFS and DMFS than PF regimens.

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