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Objective To observe the curative effect of combined with small dose of thalidomide and low -dose dexamethasone VAD regimen for the elderly multiple myeloma (MM).Methods 58 MM cases were randomly divided into control group(28 cases)and treatment group (30 cases).The control group received VAD regimen.The treatment group added with small doses of thalidomide treatment (TVAD scheme).The,hemoglobin (HGB),creati-nine (Cr),bone marrow plasma cell counting,M protein level,Carr's score (KPS)and side effects of chemotherapy were observed in the two groups.Results The effective rates of treatment group and control group were 76.67% and 50.00%,the curative effect of treatment group was better (χ2 =4.459,P <0.05).The HGB,Cr,plasma cells,Mpro-tein and carr's score were improved,but the curative effect of the treatment group was better(P <0.05).Adverse reac-tions such as leucopenia,neuropathy,constipation,gastrointestinal reaction and pulmonary infection were observed in two groups,but there was no significant difference.Conclusion TVAD regimen for MMhas good curative effect and less side effects,it is worthy of promotion.
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Objective To observe the safety and severity of heat-sensitive moxibustion in treating poisonous snakebites-induced bladder dysfunction of different degrees.Method Twenty-six patients diagnosed with bladder dysfunction due to poisonous snakebites were examined by type-B ultrasonic scanning for residual urine volume and uroflowmetry. The patients were treated with heat-sensitive moxibustion. The residual urine volume and uroflowmetry parameters were compared between different severity degrees of bladder dysfunction before and after treatment.Result The residual urine volumes were changed significantly in the mild group and moderate group after treatment (P0.05). The maximum urine flow rate (Qmax) was significantly changed in the mild group after the treatment (P0.05).Conclusion Heat-sensitive moxibustion is significantly effective in treating mild-moderate bladder dysfunction due to poisonous snakebites, and it’s safe and reliable.
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Objective To discuss the safety and effectiveness of heat-sensitive moxibustion for bladder dysfunction after poisonous snakebite. Method Twenty-six patients with bladder dysfunction due to poisonous snakebite were intervened by heat-sensitive moxibustion, and the changes of residual urine volume and uroflowmetry parameters were analyzed by using type-B ultrasonic scanning and uroflowmetry. Result According to the ultrasonic scanning and uroflowmetry, the residual urine volume was significantly changed after treatment in the 26 subjects (P<0.05), and the maximum urine flow rate (Qmax) was also significantly different from that before treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion Heat-sensitive moxibustion can improve the residual urine volume and Qmax in bladder dysfunction after poisonous snakebite, and it’s a safe and reliable method.
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Objective To investigate the effect of anti thymic globulin (ATG)combined with cyclosporine (CSA)immunosuppressive therapy in patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA).Methods 20 patients with SAA were treated with CSA combined with immunosuppressive therapy,and the changes of blood indexes after treatment were observed.Results After treatment,4 cases (13.33%)were cured,11 cases (36.67%)were relieved,8 cases (26.67%)were improved,7 cases (23.33%)were ineffective,the total effective rate was 76.67%.After the treatment of blood routine,examination of Hb,WBC and PLT treatment 6 months compared with before treatment,the difference were statistically significant (t =5.678,3.675,7.685,all P <0.05).Patients after treatment,1 case had allergic reaction,which accounted for 3.33%,and was finally given the glucocorticoid,then improved.1 case had extremely low WBC,accounting for 3.33%,appeared serious infection and death after testing.Conclusion The effect of ATG combined with CSA immunosuppression in the treatment of SAA is effective obviously,and it has a certain safety,vwhich is worthy of clinical recommendation.
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Objective To investigate the effects of aquaporin 3 (AQP3) and phospholipase D2 (PLD2) on the proliferation and apoptosis of a human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma cell line A431.Methods Three small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) were constructed targeting the AQP3 and PLD2 genes separately,and transfected into A431 cells using liposomes.Then,fluorescence quantitative PCR was performed to find the most efficient siRNAs.Western blot was conducted to detect the protein expression levels of AQP3 and PLD2 in A431 cells after transfection with the selected AQP3-siRNA and PLD2-siRNA.Some A431 cells were divided into five groups:normal control group without any treatment,transfection reagent group treated with the oligofectamine reagent only,negative control group transfected with the negative control siRNA,AQP3-siRNA group transfected with the selected AQP3-siRNA,PLD2-siRNA group transfected with the selected PLD2-siRNA.After additional culture,cell counting kit-8 assay was performed to evaluate the proliferation of A431 cells,flow cytometry to detect the apoptosis of A431 cells after annexin V-fluorescein isocyanate/propidium iodide double-staining.Statistical analysis was carried out by the paired t test.Results The transfection with AQP3-siRNA and PLD2-siRNA induced a significant decrease in the mRNA and protein expressions of AQP3 and PLD2 respectively in A431 cells when compared with the untransfected cells.Compared with the negative control group,the proliferation of A431 cells was significantly decelerated at 24,48 and 72 hours after transfection in the AQP3-siRNA group (t =24.10,11.00,9.54,respectively,all P ＜ 0.01) and PLD2-siRNA group (t =30.47,7.02,8.73,respectively,all P ＜ 0.01).A significant increase was observed in the apoptosis of A431 cells at 48 and 72 hours after transfection with AQP3-siRNA (t =11.36,20.91,respectively,both P ＜ 0.01),and at 72 hours after transfection with PLD2-siRNA (t =4.86,P ＜ 0.05) compared with the negative control group.Conclusion The down-regulation of AQP3 and PLD2 expressions by siRNA can inhibit the proliferation,but induce the apoptosis,of A431 cells.