1.Clinical efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation based on syndrome element differentiation principle in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Ruiting Chai ; Jinwen Shi ; Fangzhen Wu ; Zhaoyang Yang ; Candong Li
Digital Chinese Medicine 2025;8(3):363-378
Objective:
To investigate the therapeutic efficacy and potential mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and to preliminarily identify the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome element characteristics of FMT in the treatment of T2DM.
Methods:
Between March 25, 2023 and September 30, 2024, T2DM patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled at the Department of Rheumatology and Endocrinology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Participants received oral microbiota capsules as an adjunct to metformin therapy. Information obtained by four diagnostic methods of TCM, along with clinical and laboratory parameters, was collected before and after the intervention. Metagenomic sequencing was employed to analyze the gut microbiota, and Spearman correlation analysis was used to explore the relationship between laboratory indicators and differential bacterial genera. According to the post-treatment reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), patients were categorized into a response (R) group and a non-response (NR) group. Treatment outcomes, safety indicators, gut microbiota changes, and TCM syndrome element features were compared between the two groups.
Results:
A total of 53 T2DM patients were included in the final analysis, and 30 patients were assigned to R group and 23 to NR group. After treatment, the R group exhibited significant reductions in HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and 2-hour postprandial glucose (2hPG) (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). The NR group also showed significant decreases in HbA1c and FPG levels P < 0.01 or P < 0.05. Compared with the NR group, after treatment, FPG level in the R group demonstrated significant reductions (P < 0.01). As compared with before treatment, pancreatic islet function demonstrated enhancement in the R group, a significant increase in the 2-hour pastprandial C-peptide (2hC-P) levels in R group (P < 0.05), whereas no marked change was observed in the NR group. Regarding body composition indicators, the R group showed significantly lower waist-hip ratio (WHR), visceral fat (VF), and subcutaneous fat (SF) levels compared with the NR group (P < 0.01). After treatment, the NR group exhibited a significant elevation in aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels (P < 0.05). Other safety-related indicators fluctuated within normal reference ranges, and no other adverse events, such as diarrhea, fever, or nausea, were reported. Metagenomic sequencing showed that FMT improved the diversity and richness of the gut microbiota, remodeling its overall structure. At the phylum level, the abundance of p_Firmicutes decreased significantly (P < 0.01), while the abundances of p_Bacteroidota and p_Proteobacteria increased significantly (P < 0.01). At the family level, among the 125 identified taxa, the abundances of f_Bacteroidaceae, f_Lactobacillaceae, and f_Sutterellaceae were significantly elevated, whereas six families, including f_Lachnospiraceae, f_Ruminococcaceae, and f_Coriobacteriaceae, were significantly decreased (all P < 0.05). Among the 367 taxa at the genus level, the top 10 differential genera showed significantly increased abundances of g_Bacteroides and g_Sutterella, and significantly decreased abundances in eight genera, including g_Faecalibacterium, g_Ruminococcus, g_Blautia, and g_Collinsella (all P < 0.05). Correlation analysis suggested that the phylum p_Bacillota was positively correlated with improvements in T2DM laboratory parameters, g_norank_f_Prevotellaceae was significantly positively correlated with fasting C-peptide (FC-P) and 2hC-P (P < 0.05). HbA1c demonstrated a significantly positive correlation with g_Blautia and g_Gemmiger (P < 0.05) and a significantly negative correlation with g_Bacteroides and g_Collinsella (P > 0.05). Analysis of syndrome element characteristics revealed that the R group was primarily characterized by pathological patterns of dampness, phlegm, and Yang deficiency. Before treatment, statistically significant reductions in syndrome element scores were observed for dampness, Yang deficiency, spleen, phlegm, Qi deficiency, Qi stagnation, and Yin deficiency (P < 0.01), as well as for heat and liver (P < 0.05). The NR group was mainly featured with Qi deficiency and Yin deficiency. Statistically significant changes in their syndrome element scores after treatment were noted for Qi deficiency (P < 0.01), and for spleen, Qi stagnation, liver, and blood deficiency (P < 0.05). In this group, the score changes for Yang deficiency, Yin deficiency, heat, and dampness were not statistically significant (P > 0.05).
Conclusion
The principles of syndrome element differentiation can be effectively applied to predict treatment efficacy and facilitate patient selection for FMT in the treatment of T2DM. Patients with T2DM presented with specific TCM syndrome element characteristics, notably dampness, phlegm, and Yang deficiency, represent a highly responsive population to FMT therapy.
2.Effects of long-term exposure to new types of light emitting diode sources on neurobehavior of rats
Fengrong LU ; Zhaoyang FENG ; Yihua SHI ; Guoliang LI ; Jiewei ZHENG ; Yuli ZENG ; Xiangrong SONG ; Xiao ZHANG ; Hongling LI ; Lihai ZENG ; Zhiwei XIE ; Jin WU ; Wenliang ZHOU ; Hailan WANG
China Occupational Medicine 2024;51(6):614-621
Objective To investigate the effects of long-term exposure to three new types of light emitting diode (LED) sources on the behavior, learning, and memory of rats. Methods A total of 160 specific pathogen-free SD rats were divided into eight groups as followed, trichromatic fluorescent lamps color temperature control group, violet-chip full-spectrum white LED group, blue-chip white LED group, and blue-chip full-spectrum white LED group based on the light sources types, with color temperature of 4 000 K and 6 500 K groups in each group using the 4×2 factorial design. There were 20 rats in each group, with half of the rats were males and half females. Rats were exposed to artificial lighting, and the illumination was set at 750 lx. The rats in each group were exposed to different lighting environments for 12 hours per day for 24 weeks. The open-field and step-down tests were conducted in rats after 24 weeks exposure, followed by sacrifice of rats and measurement of organ coefficients. Differences in body weight, organ coefficients, and neurobehavioral indexes of rats in different groups were compared. Results The spleen coefficient of female rats decreased in blue-chip white LED of 6 500 K color temperature group, and the liver coefficient of male rats decreased in the violet-chip full-spectrum white LED of 4 000 K color temperature, blue-chip full-spectrum white LED of 4 000 K color temperature, and blue-chip full-spectrum white LED of 6 500 K color temperature groups, compared with the same-sex rats in trichromatic fluorescent lamps with same-color temperature control group (all P<0.05). The result of different types of light sources compared in the open-field test showed that the index of total distance and movement speed of female rats in the blue-chip full-spectrum white LED group were lower than those in the other three groups, and the time cost to the central area was longer than that in the blue-chip white LED group and the violet-chip full-spectrum white LED group (all P<0.05). The total distance and movement speed of male rats in the blue-chip full-spectrum white LED group were longer or higher than those in the violet-chip full-spectrum white LED group (all P<0.05). Based on the comparison of color temperature, the time and total distance of male rats in 6 500 K color temperature group were lower than that in the 4 000 K color temperature group (both P<0.05). In the step-down test, both male and female rats in the blue-chip full-spectrum white LED group made more errors compared with other three groups with the same gender (all P<0.05). Conclusion Based on the experimental conditions of this study, the blue-chip full-spectrum white light LED affects behavior, learning and memory of the rats, and trichromatic fluorescent lamp has the lowest effect on neurobehavior. The color temperature also affects behavior of the rats, and high color temperature has higher risk.
3.A new stage for healthy China: new characteristics and urgency of public health
Mo HAO ; Peiwu SHI ; Qunhong SHEN ; Zhaoyang ZHANG ; Zheng CHEN ; Chuan PU ; Lingzhong XU ; Zhi HU ; Anning MA ; Zhaohui GONG ; Tianqiang XU ; Panshi WANG ; Hua WANG ; Chao HAO ; Huihui HUANGFU ; Yang CHEN ; Qingyu ZHOU ; Chengyue LI
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(1):22-27
Building a strong public health system has become an urgent task in the new era. Based on more than eight years of systematic research, we believe that five aspects need to be prioritized for a strong system. First, we should change the perspective on public health, using the word “gonggong jiankang” to replace “gonggong weisheng” and the word “gonggong jiankang tixi” to replace “gonggong weisheng tixi”, to lead the public health system development. Second, we should develop a suitable public health system and continuously improve the health capacity for governance. Third, we should make it clear that the goal of building a strong system is not far-fetched, and we need to consolidate the existing institutional advantages of China’s public health system: when encountering major problems, we can maintain a unified goal and mobilize the whole society to cooperate effectively to accomplish the goal. However, we need to make up for shortcomings one by one, especially to solve the key problem of lacking a strong coordination mechanism in daily work. Fourth, we should pursue excellence and consolidate the“suitable” mechanism proven in the process of coping with the COVID-19, so that efficient mechanisms to deal with major issues can be used in routine work, and efforts should be made to consolidate the advantages of prevention and control of infectious diseases and emergency response,so as to achieve the balanced development of regions categories and units.Finally, it is necessary to strengthen the coordination of government and research institutions, in the aspects of technological innovation, talent team building and accurate consulting services, and work together to pursue a suitable and strong system to realize the modernization of the health system and capacity for governance.
4.Prognostic value of high density lipoprotein level in patients with streptococcal bloodstream infection
Xiaoguang DUAN ; Zhaoyang SHI ; Wenjun SUN ; Xiaojuan ZHANG ; Lijuan DU ; Haixu WANG ; Tongwen SUN
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022;31(12):1685-1690
Objective:Investigate the prognostic value of high density lipoprotein (HDL) level in patients with streptococcal bloodstream infection.Methods:A total of 698 patients with streptococcal bloodstream infection admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2015 to December 2019 were enrolled. Serum lipid and other clinical data of patients with positive blood culture within 48 h were recorded. The patients were followed up by telephone from January to March in 2020, and the end-point events were recorded, which were all-cause death 60 days after the diagnosis of streptococcal bloodstream infection. The patients were divided into two groups according to the levels of HDL: low HDL group (HDL ≤0.84 mmol/L) and high HDL group (HDL > 0.84 mmol/L). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis were used to analyze the 60-day prognostic factors of patients with streptococcus bloodstream infection. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to explore predictive value of HDL level for 60-day prognosis of patients. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to compare the cumulative survival of patients with different HDL levels.Results:(1) A total of 491 patients were enrolled according to the inclusion criteria, and 461 patients were followed up successfully, with a follow-up rate of 93.89%. There were 373 survival patients and 88 death patients at 60 days, with a 60-day mortality rate of 19.09% (88/461). (2) There were significant differences in age, total cholesterol (TC), HDL, low density lipoprotein (LDL), platelets, albumin, fibrinogen, triglyceride (TG), creatinine, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, white blood cell, PCT, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, and respiratory failure and shock between the survival group and death group. (3) Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that HDL ( RR=1.922, 95% CI: 1.186-3.117, P=0.008), aspartate aminotransferase ( RR=1.953, 95% CI: 1.233-3.094, P=0.004), shock ( RR=15.196, 95% CI: 6.953-33.211, P< 0.001), and respiratory failure ( RR=9.509, 95% CI: 4.232-21.367, P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for 60-day mortality of patients with streptococcal bloodstream infection. (4) The ROC curve analysis showed that HDL alone had a certain value in predicting the 60-day prognosis of patients with streptococcal bloodstream infection. The area under ROC curve (AUC) was 0.602, and the AUC of the combined predictive value of HDL, aspartate aminotransferase, shock and respiratory failure was 0.960, with a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 92%. (5) Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed that the cumulative survival rate of patients without endpoint event in the HDL > 0.84 mmol/L group was higher than that in the HDL ≤ 0.84 mmol/L group, but without statistically significant difference (Log-Rank test: χ20.843, P<0.358). Conclusions:Patients with low HDL level of streptococcal bloodstream infection have an increased risk of 60-day death. HDL is an independent risk factor for 60-day death in patients with streptococcal bloodstream infection, and can be used as an indicator to evaluate the prognosis of patients with streptococcal bloodstream infection.
5.Exploration on integrated medical education reform in comprehensive universities
Fangyu MA ; Zhaoyang YIN ; Shaohui LIU ; Zhongkui LI ; Yuehui LI ; Wei HE ; Shi CHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2021;20(10):1141-1144
After years of exploration, Central South University has comprehensively reformed and upgraded the curriculum in both horizontal and vertical integration, including optimizing and constructing a basic clinical core curriculum system with organ system integration as the main line, utilizing the advantages of comprehensive universities to further advance the cross-teaching reform of science, engineering, arts and medicine, strengthening pre-medical education with the goal of early exposure to medicine, promoting the reform of early contact clinical integrated teaching according to the concept of "early, multiple and repeated clinical practice", and accelerating the integration of clinical skills training courses with the support of clinical skills simulation teaching. After the integration, the faculty team has gradually matured and the teaching quality has been significantly improved, which has strengthened the students' medical thinking and overall literacy.
6.Application of nanofat grafting combined with fractional laser to improve depressed facial scars
Chaojie JIN ; Leilei CHEN ; Zhaoyang SHI ; Yi YAO ; Chen WANG ; Mengwen ZHANG ; Huan QIAN
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2021;37(6):606-611
Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of nanofat transplantation combined with CO 2 fractional laser in the treatment of depressed facial scars. Methods:Through a retrospective study, a total of 27 patients with depressed facial scars who got admitted to the plastic surgery department of our hospital from January 2016 to June 2018 were recruited for autologous nanofat transplantation and carbon dioxide fractional laser treatment in combination to treat moderate to severe depressed facial scars. The treatment was carried out as follows: autologous nanofat transplantation was performed, the depressed scar was subcutaneously separated with a 26 G needle, and injected with the autologous nanofat 0.5-1.0 ml/cm 2. After 3 months, the fractional CO 2 laser treatment was performed for a total of 2 times, with an interval of 3 months each time. Before and six months after treatment, patients and surgeons used the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) to evaluate each aspect of scar. The total score for each item was 1-10 points. According to the total POSAS scores of patients and doctors, the degree of improvement of depressed scars was classified and evaluated. Grade 1: invalid, total score reduction ≤ 5 points; grade 2: mildly effective, total score reduction> 5 points and ≤ 10 points; grade 3, effective, total score reduction> 10 points and ≤ 20 points; grade 4, markedly effective, total score reduction> 20 points. Using SPSS 23.0 to do t-test on the data before and after treatment. P<0.05 indicates that the difference is statistically significant. Results:A total of 27 patients were enrolled, including 16 males and 11 females, aged (29.1±7.9) years old. Before and after six months of treatment, the difference between the scores of the patients on all indicators of scar was statistically significant ( P<0.05); the difference between the doctor’s scores was statistically significant ( P<0.01). The total scores of post-total POSAS were (43.7±10.8) and (23.3±3.2) points respectively, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01). After six months of treatment, the degree of pain, itching, color, hardness, thickness (depression), elasticity, tension of the depressed scar were significantly improved. Among them, there was 1 case of second-level improvement, 14 cases of third-level improvement, and 12 cases of fourth-level improvement. The total effective rate reached 96.3% (26/27). None of the 27 patients had lumps or cord-like indurations on the filling parts of the face. No embolism, infection, hematoma and other complications occurred after nanofat transplantation in all patients. Skin flushing, burning, edema, pain and other symptoms occurred early after the fractional CO 2 laser treatment, and no hyperpigmentation occurred in the 6-month follow-up after a treatment cycle. Conclusions:The combination of nanofat transplantation technology and carbon dioxide fractional CO 2 laser can produce a significant effect on improving depressed scar, reducing treatment period, rendering a simple operation with few complications.
7.Application of nanofat grafting combined with fractional laser to improve depressed facial scars
Chaojie JIN ; Leilei CHEN ; Zhaoyang SHI ; Yi YAO ; Chen WANG ; Mengwen ZHANG ; Huan QIAN
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2021;37(6):606-611
Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of nanofat transplantation combined with CO 2 fractional laser in the treatment of depressed facial scars. Methods:Through a retrospective study, a total of 27 patients with depressed facial scars who got admitted to the plastic surgery department of our hospital from January 2016 to June 2018 were recruited for autologous nanofat transplantation and carbon dioxide fractional laser treatment in combination to treat moderate to severe depressed facial scars. The treatment was carried out as follows: autologous nanofat transplantation was performed, the depressed scar was subcutaneously separated with a 26 G needle, and injected with the autologous nanofat 0.5-1.0 ml/cm 2. After 3 months, the fractional CO 2 laser treatment was performed for a total of 2 times, with an interval of 3 months each time. Before and six months after treatment, patients and surgeons used the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) to evaluate each aspect of scar. The total score for each item was 1-10 points. According to the total POSAS scores of patients and doctors, the degree of improvement of depressed scars was classified and evaluated. Grade 1: invalid, total score reduction ≤ 5 points; grade 2: mildly effective, total score reduction> 5 points and ≤ 10 points; grade 3, effective, total score reduction> 10 points and ≤ 20 points; grade 4, markedly effective, total score reduction> 20 points. Using SPSS 23.0 to do t-test on the data before and after treatment. P<0.05 indicates that the difference is statistically significant. Results:A total of 27 patients were enrolled, including 16 males and 11 females, aged (29.1±7.9) years old. Before and after six months of treatment, the difference between the scores of the patients on all indicators of scar was statistically significant ( P<0.05); the difference between the doctor’s scores was statistically significant ( P<0.01). The total scores of post-total POSAS were (43.7±10.8) and (23.3±3.2) points respectively, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01). After six months of treatment, the degree of pain, itching, color, hardness, thickness (depression), elasticity, tension of the depressed scar were significantly improved. Among them, there was 1 case of second-level improvement, 14 cases of third-level improvement, and 12 cases of fourth-level improvement. The total effective rate reached 96.3% (26/27). None of the 27 patients had lumps or cord-like indurations on the filling parts of the face. No embolism, infection, hematoma and other complications occurred after nanofat transplantation in all patients. Skin flushing, burning, edema, pain and other symptoms occurred early after the fractional CO 2 laser treatment, and no hyperpigmentation occurred in the 6-month follow-up after a treatment cycle. Conclusions:The combination of nanofat transplantation technology and carbon dioxide fractional CO 2 laser can produce a significant effect on improving depressed scar, reducing treatment period, rendering a simple operation with few complications.
8.Establishment and assessment of the early maternal separation combined adult chronic unpredictable mild stress depression animal model
Chongkun SHEN ; Rong ZHANG ; Kerun CAO ; Haixin MO ; Ran YE ; Yongfei CUI ; Zhaoyang DONG ; Yafei SHI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2020;29(5):464-470
Objective:To explore the establishment and assessment of the depression model of adult SD rats induced by early maternal infant separation stress combined with adult chronic unpredictable mild stress(CUMS), and to observe the behavior and synaptic protein expression of SD rats.Methods:Twenty-four male rats were randomly divided into three groups: control group (CON group), chronic unpredictable stress group (CUMS group), maternal infant separation combined with chronic unpredictable stress group (MS + CUMS group). The depression model of rats in cums group was established by CUMS, and the depression model of rats in MS + CUMS group was established by maternal infant separation + CUMS. The depression model was evaluated by body mass and appearance observation, sugar water preference experiment, open field test and forced swimming test.Synapse-associated proteins (PSD-95 and synaptophysin (Syn)) of the hippocampus were assayed using Western blot. Syn protein expression was measured by immunohistochemistry.Results:After modeling, compared with CON group, the rats in CUMS group and MS + CUMS group had significantly lower body mass((126.43±3.88) g, (91.04±3.85) g, (69.89±6.67) g; t=5.03, 8.03, both P<0.01), significantly lower sugar water preference((94.21±0.56)%, (79.30±1.13)%, (72.73±1.82)%; t=8.24, 11.87, both P<0.01) and significantly increased immobility time((3.50±0.84)s, (13.59±2.40)s, (15.70±2.97)s; t=3.16, 3.82, both P<0.01). Among them, the body mass and sugar water preference of MS + CUMS group were lower than those of CUMS group ( t=3.00, 3.63; both P<0.01). (2)The center time of the rats in MS+ CUMS group markedly reduced compared with that of CON group((21.41±4.65) s, (8.96±2.37) s; t=2.66, P<0.05). (3)In the immunohistochemistry experiment, compared with the CON group, the percentage of Syn positive area in hippocampus of rats in CUMS group and MS+ CUMS group decreased significantly ((24.42±0.76)%, (14.00±0.95)%, (10.38±1.38)%; t=6.93, 9.33, P<0.01). (4)The results of Western blot showed that compared with CON group, both the expression of PSD-95 ((1.18±0.02), (0.74±0.06), (0.52±0.05), t=6.29, 9.31; both P<0.05) and Syn ((1.12±0.08), (0.95±0.06), (0.90±0.07); t=3.10, 4.04; both P<0.05) in hippocampus of rats in CUMS group and MS+ CUMS group were significantly decreased.And compared with the CUMS group, the expression of PSD-95 in MS+ CUMS group was lower( t=0.93, P<0.05). Conclusion:The method of MS combined with CUMS can effectively induce depression like behavior and decrease the expression of synaptic plasticity related protein of hippocampus in rats.
9.The efficacy of intravesical instillation of domestic BCG versus epirubicin in the prevention of recurrence of intermediate-risk or high-risk non-muscular invasive bladder cancer and predictive factors of BCG instillation: a randomized, controlled, multi-center clinical trial with 2 years’ follow-up
Hao YU ; Kaiwen LI ; Hailong HU ; Xiang LI ; Nan LIU ; Jian ZHANG ; Xudong YAO ; Xiaodong ZHANG ; Wei LI ; Liqun ZHOU ; Xiangbo KONG ; Jinjian YANG ; Youhan CAO ; Junli WEI ; Jiacun CHEN ; Zhaoyang WU ; Dongwen WANG ; Xuhui ZHANG ; Jinkai SHAO ; Qingwen LI ; Huiqing ZHANG ; Xiaolin WANG ; Shaozhong WEI ; Ye TIAN ; Tie ZHONG ; Hongshun MA ; Kun LI ; Benkang SHI ; Jin YANG ; Yuhua QIAO ; Hongxing HUANG ; Liming LI ; Zhimin WANG ; Jianhua TIAN ; Tianxin LIN ; Jian HUANG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2020;41(10):724-730
Objective:To investigate the 2 years’ efficacy of intravesical instillation of domestic BCG versus epirubicin in the prevention of recurrence of intermediate-risk or high-risk non-muscular invasive bladder cancer and predictive factors of BCG instillation.Methods:From July 2015 to June 2020, 18-75 years old patients with moderate to high-risk non muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) confirmed by pathological examination were involved. The ECOG score was 0-2. Exclusion criteria included ①immune deficiency or impairment (such as AIDS), using immunosuppressive drugs or radiotherapy, suspected allergic to BCG or epirubicin or excipients of the two drugs, fever or acute infectious diseases including active tuberculosis or receiving anti tuberculosis treatment, with severe chronic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases or chronic kidney disease; ②combined with other urogenital system tumors or other organ tumors; ③combined with muscle invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma (≥T 2); ④undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy within 4 weeks (immediate instillation after surgery not included); ⑤ pregnant or lactating women; ⑥ comfirmed or suspected bladder perforation; ⑦gross hematuria; ⑧cystitis with severe bladder irritation that may affect the evaluation; ⑨participat in other clinical trials within 3 months; ⑩alcohol or drug addiction; ?any risk factors that may increasing the risk of patients. Epirubicin 50 mg was irrigated immediately after the operation(TURBT or laser resection). The patients were randomly divided into BCG15 group, BCG19 group and epirubicin group by the ratio of 2∶2∶1, and the patients were maintained intravescical instillation for 1 year. The recurrence and adverse events of the three groups were compared. Univariate and multivariate analysis was performed to predict the risk factors of BCG irrigated therapy failure. Result:By June 15, 2020, the median follow-up duration was 22.1 months(12.1, 32.3), and there was no statistical difference between the groups ( P=0.9024). There were 274 patients enrolled in BCG19 group, 277 patients enrolled in BCG15 group and 130 patients enrolled in the epirubicin group. The drop-off rate was 16.6%(113 cases)and made no difference between groups( P=0.6222). There were no significant difference in age, gender, BMI, or ECOG score( P>0.05). During the follow-up, 116 cases was detected recurrence or progression. The recurrence rate of the three groups was 14.2% and 14.8% in BCG19 group and BCG15 group, and 27.7% in the epirubicin group. There was no difference in recurrence rate between BCG19 and BCG15 group( P=0.9464). The recurrence rate of BCG19 group was lower than that of the epirubicin group ( P=0.0017). The recurrence rate of BCG15 group was lower than that of the epirubicin group ( P=0.0020). There was no difference in the cumulative recurrence free survival rate between BCG19 and BCG15 group (95% CI0.57-1.46, P=0.7173). The cumulative recurrence free survival rate of BCG 19 group was better than that of the epirubicin group( HR=0.439, 95% CI0.26-0.74, P=0.0006), and the cumulative recurrence free survival rate of BCG15 group was better than that of the epirubicin group ( HR=0.448, 95% CI0.29-0.80, P=0.0021). The total incidence of adverse events in 19 BCG19, BCG15 and epirubicin group were 74.5%, 72.6% and 69.8% respectively. There was no difference in the incidence of adverse events between BCG19 and BCG15 group( P=0.6153). The incidence of adverse events in epirubicin group was lower than that of BCG19( P=0.0051) and BCG15( P=0.0167) groups.There was no significant difference in the incidence of serious adverse events (SAE) among the three groups ( P=0.5064). Log rank test univariate analysis and Cox risk regression model multivariate analysis showed that the history of bladder cancer recurrence( HR=6.397, 95% CI1.95-20.94, P=0.0001)was independent risk factor for BCG irrigation failure. Conclusions:The 2 years’ efficacy of intravesical instillation of domestic BCG is better than than of epirubicin with good tolerance and safety. There is no difference between BCG19 and BCG15 group. BCG doesn’t increase SAE compared with epirubicin. Recurrence status was an independent prognostic factor regarding recurrence-free survival.
10.Treatment of bromhidrosis by cutting off the apocrine glands under direct vision combined with micro electrocoagulation
Leilei CHEN ; Yihan WANG ; Chaojie JIN ; Zhaoyang SHI ; Cheng WU ; Xingqun ZHANG ; Yi YAO
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2020;36(3):304-307
Objective:To investigate the efficacy of treatment of bromhidrosis by cutting off the apocrine glands under direct vision combined with micro electrocoagulation.Methods:From January 2017 to December 2017, 25 patients (50 sides) with axillary osmidrosis admitted to the First People’s Hospital of Yuhang District were treated with direct vision cutting and micro electrocoagulation to destroy the apocrine sweat glands, including 13 males and 12 females, aged 14-38 years, with an average age of 23 years. According to Young-Jin Park′s criteria for judging axillary osmidrosis, 21 cases were classified as grade 3 and 4 cases as grade 2. After tumescent anesthesia, the subcutaneous apocrine sweat glands, fat and hair follicles were cut off under direct vision. The subdermal vascular network was preserved, and the basement was destroyed one by one by using high-frequency electrocoagulation mode. After the operation, the evaluation was conducted according to the criteria for judging axillary osmidrosis formulated by Young-Jin Park.Results:The symptoms of axillary osmidrosis reached the standard of cure in 24 patients after operation, 1 case failed to reach the cure standard. Among the patients who reached the standard, there were 2 cases of necrosis of the skin flap and 1 case of hematoma after operation unilaterally, which were given actively dressing change, secondary debridement, suturing and hematoma removal, The follow-up period was 6 months to 1 year. During the follow-up period, 24 cases were cured, including 21 cases of grade one and 3 cases of grade zero. The treatment effect was stable.Conclusions:The treatment of axillary osmidrosis by cutting off the apocrine sweat glands under direct vision combined with micro electrocoagulation, exposing the apocrine sweat glands as much as possible, effectively removing the apocrine sweat glands and hair follicles, and reducing the recurrence rate of axillary osmidrosis. It is a simple, safe and effective treatment technology for axillary osmidrosis.

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