OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint thread-embedding therapy of regulating governor vessel, dispersing lung, and suppressing reflux for gastroesophageal reflux cough (GERC). METHODS: A total of 120 GERC patients were randomly assigned to an observation group (60 cases, 1 case dropped out) and a control group (60 cases, 1 case was eliminated). The observation group received acupoint thread-embedding treatment at positive response points of governor vessel. If no such points were detected, the following acupoints were used: Dazhui (GV14), Fenghu (Extra), Shendao (GV11), Lingtai (GV10), and Zhiyang (GV9). Treatment was administered once every two weeks. The control group received oral rabeprazole enteric capsules at 20 mg twice daily. All the treatment was given for 6 weeks. Clinical outcomes were assessed using cough symptom score, reflux disease questionnaire (RDQ) score, and Leicester cough questionnaire (LCQ) score before and after treatment in the two groups. Clinical efficacy was also compared between the two groups. RESULTS: After treatment, both groups showed decreased cough symptom scores and the each item scores and total scores of RDQ (P<0.001), and increased LCQ scores (P<0.001) compare with those before treatment. The observation group exhibited lower cough symptom score and chest pain, reflux and total score of RDQ, and higher LCQ score compared to those in the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate in the observation group was 94.9% (56/59), which was higher than 84.7% (50/59) in the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Acupoint thread-embedding therapy of regulating governor vessel, dispersing lung, and suppressing reflux could effectively alleviate cough and reflux symptoms in patients with GERC and improve their quality of life.
Humans ; Acupuncture Points ; Gastroesophageal Reflux/physiopathology* ; Male ; Female ; Cough/physiopathology* ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Treatment Outcome ; Lung/physiopathology* ; Meridians

Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a polyglutamine expansion in the huntingtin (Htt) protein. Mutant Htt causes synaptic transmission dysfunctions by interfering in the expression of synaptic proteins, leading to early HD symptoms. Synaptic vesicle proteins 2 (SV2s), a family of synaptic vesicle proteins including 3 members, SV2A, SV2B, and SV2C, plays important roles in synaptic physiology. Here, we investigated whether the expression of SV2s is affected by mutant Htt in the brains of HD transgenic (TG) mice and Neuro2a mouse neuroblastoma cells (N2a cells) expressing mutant Htt. Western blot analysis showed that the protein levels of SV2A and SV2B were not significantly changed in the brains of HD TG mice expressing mutant Htt with 82 glutamine repeats. However, in the TG mouse brain there was a dramatic decrease in the protein level of SV2C, which has a restricted distribution pattern in regions particularly vulnerable in HD. Immunostaining revealed that the immunoreactivity of SV2C was progressively weakened in the basal ganglia and hippocampus of TG mice. RT-PCR demonstrated that the mRNA level of SV2C progressively declined in the TG mouse brain without detectable changes in the mRNA levels of SV2A and SV2B, indicating that mutant Htt selectively inhibits the transcriptional expression of SV2C. Furthermore, we found that only SV2C expression was progressively inhibited in N2a cells expressing a mutant Htt containing 120 glutamine repeats. These findings suggest that the synaptic dysfunction in HD results from the mutant Htt-mediated inhibition of SV2C transcriptional expression. These data also imply that the restricted distribution and decreased expression of SV2C contribute to the brain region-selective pathology of HD.
Aging ; metabolism ; Animals ; Brain ; metabolism ; pathology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Gene Expression ; physiology ; Huntingtin Protein ; genetics ; metabolism ; Membrane Glycoproteins ; metabolism ; Mice ; Mice, Transgenic ; Mutation ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Transcription, Genetic ; physiology

OBJECTIVEThis study was to investigate the therapeutic effectiveness and side effect of decitabine combined with modified CAG regimen for relapse or refractory patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

METHODSTen patients suffered from relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia from January 2013 to July 2013 were analyzed retrospectively, and the clinical characteristics, therapeutic effectiveness, side effect were observed. Among 10 patients 7 patients were males and 3 patients were females, the ratio of male to female was 7:3, median age was 45 (17-61) years.

RESULTSAfter treatment by using decitabine combined with modified CAG regimen, 7 patients achived complete remission, 1 patient achived partial remission, 2 patient did not achieve remission, the overall remission rate was 80% (8/10), the median time of white blood cell count recovery was 18.5 (5-28) days, median time of platelet level recovery was 19 (12-29) days. The main side effects of treatment were myelosuppression. There was no new lung infection in all cases, one case died of exacerbation of primary lung infection after therapy.

CONCLUTIONThe treatment of decitabine combined with modified CAG regimen for relapsed and refractory AML shows high response rate, low side effects, so it worthy to further clinical study.

Aclarubicin ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; Azacitidine ; analogs & derivatives ; Cytarabine ; Female ; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor ; Humans ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Recurrence ; Remission Induction ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

This study was aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of relapsed-refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with AML1-ETO⁺, and its therapeutic efficacy and side effects when decitabine combined with modified CAG regimen was used. Clinical data of 5 cases of AML with AML1-ETO⁺ from January 2013 to Agust 2013 were analyzed retrospectively. The analyzed data included age, sex, initial symptoms, peripheral blood and bone marrow characteristics. Meanwhile, the therapeutic effecacy and side effects of decitabine combined with modified CAG regimen were evaluated. The 5 patients were with median age of 35 (17-43) years. Among these 5 patients, 2 patients were relapsed and other 3 patients were relapsed-refractory patients, their median white blood cell count was 12.55 (7.8-66.55) × 10⁹/L, median platelets count was 44 (20-72) × 10⁹/L, median hemoglobin level was 110 (77-128) g/L, median lactate dehydrogenase level was 312.9 U/L (123.6-877.8) at the initial diagnosis. The results showed that after decitabine combined with modified CAG regimen was administered, 4 patients achieved complete remission, 1 patient did not achieve remission, the overall remission rate was 80% (4/5). The main side effects of this regimen was myelosuppression, these were no new lung infection and other serious complications, one case without complete remission treated with FLAG once again died of heart failure when being mobilized for transplantation. It is concluded that according to preliminary results of decitabine combined with modified CAG regimen for relapsed and refractory AML patients with AML1-ETO⁺ displays higher remission rate and lower side effects, which worthy to further explore for clinal application.
Aclarubicin ; administration & dosage ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Azacitidine ; administration & dosage ; analogs & derivatives ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit ; metabolism ; Cytarabine ; administration & dosage ; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor ; administration & dosage ; Humans ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; Oncogene Proteins, Fusion ; metabolism ; RUNX1 Translocation Partner 1 Protein ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

The purpose of study was to analysis the clinical manifestation and treatment protocol of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) accompanied by craniopharyngioma so as to promote the understanding of this disease. The APL was diagnosed by morphologic examination of bone marrow cells, the leukemia bone marrow cells were analyzed by immunophenotyping technique, the qualitative and quantitative changes of PML-PARα fusion gene before and after treatment were monitored by using molecular biological test; the cytogenetic features were analyzed by using conventional karyotype and FISH analysis. The results indicated that the clinical manifestation of this disease was diverse and disease status was complex. The good therapeutic efficacy could be achieved, the misdiagnosis and delayed treatment could be avoided through early detection, timely treatment and multidisciplinary cooperation. It is concluded that when other clinical symptoms reappear after APL achieves remission, the possibility of second tumor must be considered, the clinical presentation should be carefully monitored, the early detection and timely treatment should be performed to improve the survival of patients.
Craniopharyngioma ; complications ; Humans ; Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute ; complications ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pituitary Neoplasms ; complications

This study was purposed to analyze the clinical feature,diagnosis and treatment efficacy of primary granulocytic sarcoma (PGS). A total of 15 patients with PGS from January 2008 to March 2013 was evaluated retrospectively, among 15 patients 8 patients were treated with chemotherapy (chemotherapy alone,chemotherapy combined with local irradiation,chemotherapy combined with surgical resection or bone marrow transplantation), 7 patients were treated without chemotherapy, but were treated with surgical resection or surgical resection plus local irradiation.The chemotherapy method for PGS patients was similar as treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. The results indicated that the proportion of disease progression into bone marrow abnormality in patients treated with chemotherapy and in patients treated without chemotherapy was 25% and 85.7% respectively, suggesting that the chemotherapy can reduce the incidence of progression into bone marrow abnormality (P < 0.05). The average survival time of PGS patients treated with chemotherapy or without chemotherapy was 26.063 ± 14.97 and 12.214 ± 6.83 months (P < 0.05),suggesting prolonging of survival time of patients treated with chemotherapy, moreover 2 patients who were treated using chemotherapy combined with bone marrow transplantation still alive now,and their living times were 39 months and 45 months respectively. It is concluded that intensive chemotherapy similar as treatment of AML can decrease the probability of disease progressing into bone marrow abnormality, and if chemotherapy combines with bone marrow transplantation, the survival time of PGS patients can be longer. In this aspect, the efficacy of treatment and survival time at home and abroad are similar.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Sarcoma, Myeloid ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Young Adult

This study was aimed to explore the clinical characteristics and optimal therapeutic methods for newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) combined with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) so as to guide the clinical therapy. The clinical date and therapeutic outcome of 25 cases of APL combined with DIC treated from January 2008 to March 2013 in our department were analysed retrospectively. The 25 patients were given ATRA 20 mg orally twice a day and arsenic trioxide (ATO) 10 mg intravenously once a day to induce differentiation therapy, the chemotherapy was added after degranulation of promyelocytes. At the same time the platelets, fresh frozen plasma, fibrinogen, cryoprecipitate,prothrombin complex and amino methylbenzoic acid, low molecular weight heparin were given to treat DIC. According to the laboratorial examination of coagulation and fibrinolysis, the medication was adjusted.The white blood cell count, platelet level, prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time of plasma (APTT), fibrinogen level were detected, and the relation of those factors and age with bleeding severity was analyzed by multivariate manner. The results showed that among 25 patients with APL (low-risk 5 cases, intermediate risk 13 cases and high risk 7 cases), 22 cases combined with DIC, incidence of DIC was 88%. Out of 22 patients with DIC 21 patients (95.5%) were corrected, except 1 case death. After the first course of treatment, 23 cases (92%) gained complete remission (CR) with average CR time 31.8 ± 7.2 days. During the induction of CR, the average platelet transfusion level was 75.68 ± 55.88 U, the RBC level was 8.90 ± 5.69 U, the average level of fresh frozen plasma transfusion of APL patients with DIC was 21.92 ± 19.32 U. The recovery time of platelet level to normal was 29.3 ± 9.3 days, the recovery time of PT, APTT, FDP and fibrinogen to normal were 12.7 ± 9.5 days, 11.6 ± 8.6 days, 16.0 ± 9.3 days and 125.3 ± 85.3 days respectively. The multivariate analysis showed that WBC count at onset was >10 × 10(9)/L and APTT was prolonged. These two factors were main reasons resulting in severe bleeding. It is concluded that the newly diagnosed APL always combined with DIC, therefore in the early phase of disease active transfusion of blood products, application of anti-coagulation and anti-fibrinolytic drugs as well as heparin should be performed; the coagulation function should be as soon as recovered to normal so as to early correct DIC. These measures can significantly decrease the mortality of APL patients resulting from DIC. The hyperleukocytosis and prolonged APTT are the main factors for severe bleeding.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Blood Transfusion ; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation ; complications ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute ; complications ; therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Young Adult

This study was aimed to investigate the morphological, biological ,clinical and therapy features in a special case of primary gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (PG-NHL) through analysis of PG-NHL patient who developed fulminating hepatitis following chemotherapy and radiotherapy and thus received liver transplantation (LT). The morphological changes of cells were analyzed by bone marrow smear, the expression and mutation of abnormal genes were detected by nested multiplex PCR, and HBV-DNA copies were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (FQ-PCR). The results showed that at onset of disease, patient was diagnosed as primary gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (PG-NHL) with HBsAg(+) and HBVDNA(-). LUGANO stage was Ia. aaIPI score was 0.The patient was treated with R-CHOP regimen (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone), rituximab maintenance treatment and radiotherapy. During the treatment, the patient has taken entecavir, 1 week later after the radiotherapy (2 months later after the chemotherapy), then the entecavir was discontinued. Six months later HBV DNA(+), the progressive acute hepatic failure (AHF) happened to the patient, who thus received phylogenetic right liver transplantation (LT). He has survived for 3 years after LT so far. The liver function of patient was normal more than 3 years after LT. The patient was checked regularly by PET-CT, and his PG-NHL continue complete remission(CR). It is concluded that the patients receiving chemotherapy or immunosuppressive therapy should be screened for HBV DNA, liver function and HBV reactivation signs. HbsAg positive patients should receive preventive antiviral therapy. After chemotherapy or immunosuppressive therapy, the patients should be given antiviral maintenance therapy, and the liver damage should receive the hepatoprotective and effective support treatment, LT is necessary and feasible to obtain long-term survival.
Hepatitis B ; complications ; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens ; blood ; Hepatitis B virus ; Humans ; Liver Failure, Acute ; etiology ; surgery ; Liver Transplantation ; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ; blood ; surgery ; therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged

This study was aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with t (8;21) (q22;q22) and loss of Y chromosomes. Clinical data of 267 cases of AML were collected from January 2010 to June 2013. Among 267 AML, there were 13 cases with t (8;21) (q22;q22) and loss of Y chromosomes. The clinical data including clinical indicators, treatment protocols, curative effect and prognosis were analyzed retrospectively. The results showed that after normalized chemotherapy, there were 4 patients with complete remission at the first cycle of treatment, 4 patients with complete remission at the second cycle, 4 patients with complete remission at the third cycle, but one patient without complete remission after 4 cycles. There were 6 patients who did not relapse during consolidation and intensive therapy. Among these 6 patients, 4 cases accepted chemotherapy combined with transplantation, other 2 cases accepted chemotherapy. In the remainder 6 patients, 4 cases relapsed once, one cases relapsed twice, 1 cases relapsed for three times. Moreover, 2 cases who accepted the chemotherapy and auto-hematopoietic stem cell trans-plantation, were diagnosed as relapse, after accepted allo-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, currently are in disease-free status. In follow-up period, the relapse-free survival (RFS) time was 4.67 ± 3.45 months in chemotherapy group, the RFS time is 34.17 ± 21.37 months in chemotherapy and transplantation group. The chemotherapy combined with transplantation extended the RFS time (P < 0.05). It is concluded that the NCCN guide indicates that AML with t (8;21) ( q22;q22) showed a good prognosis. but the clinical course of treatment confirmed that the prognosis of AML patients with t (8;21) (q22;q22) and loss Y chromosomes is poor, including uneasy remission and easy relapse, for improving the prognosis of these patients, the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation should be recommended.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Chromosome Deletion ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21 ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 ; Chromosomes, Human, Y ; Female ; Humans ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ; genetics ; therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Recurrence ; Remission Induction ; Retrospective Studies ; Translocation, Genetic ; Young Adult

This study was aimed to investigate the pathology, MICM classification, PET/CT characteristics and therapeutical experience of subcutaneous soft tissue muscle gap lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) through analysis of a cases of LYG. The pathologic changes of LYG were assayed by using immunohistochemistry method;the immuno-phenotypes were detected by flow cytometry. The nested multiplex PCR was used to detect the expression and mutation of abnormal genes; the real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect the EBV-DNA copies. The clinical staging was performed by means of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT). The results showed that at onset of disease the clinical manifestations of patient presented only a mass in right thigh and swelling of right submandibular lymph nodes. However, PET/CT revealed that the abnormal image in multiple soft tissue accompanied by increasing metabolic activity (SUVmax = 12.8), these pathologic changes were involved in lung, thyroid, lymphonodes and stomach. The right thigh mass biopsy confirmed the histological diagnosis of grade II LYG. The bone marrow smear showed no abnormal tumor cell infiltration, the immunophenotyping detection revealed that the proportion of NK cells increased with phenotypic abnormality, the karyotype was 46, XY[24], the expression and mutation of abnormal gene not could be detected, and the EBV-DNA level was <10(2) copies/ml. After 2 cycles of treatment with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone(R-CHOP), the images of increasing metabolic activity in subcutaneous soft tissue gap disappeared, but the partial increasing metabolism focus could be observed in soft tissue of left knee hollow. The patient achieved partial remission. It is concluded that LYG is an extremely rare hematopoietic malignancy, the incidence rate is very low. Subcutaneous soft tissue muscle gap LYG literature was not reported in domestic and foreign literatures.Its pathogenetic remains unclear. A standard treatment protocol for LYG has not yet been established. PET/CT can find more lesions that not could be found in the clinical examination. The (18)F-FDG PET/CT is an efficient tool for the LYG in diagnosis, staging and treatment. Therefore, increased SUV(max) in FDG-PET may be useful for diagnosis of LYG.
Adult ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 ; Humans ; Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Male ; Positron-Emission Tomography ; Soft Tissue Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed