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Lecanemab is a new drug used to treat early Alzheimer's disease (AD) with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. It is a human anti-Aβ fibril monoclonal IgG1 antibody, which is injected intravenously into the patient, through the blood-brain barrier into the brain, clearing amyloid plaque, thereby slowing the rate of cognitive decline in patients and delaying disease progression. This article reviews the pharmacological studies, clinical studies, safety and limitations of lecanemab, in order to help clinical understand the current research status and existing achievements of this drug.
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Rivaroxaban, a novel oral anticoagulant drug, is widely prescribed in clinical practice. Rivaroxaban offers predictable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, a lowprobability of drug-drug and food-drug interactions. Compared with warfarin, rivaroxaban does not require continuous therapeutic monitoring and can be administered in fixed doses.However,in certain emergency clinical situations, such as bleeding, acute stroke, acute kidney injury, prior to urgent surgery and in the suspected accumulation of durg, plasma concentration monitoring of rivaroxaban is necessary and important for patients. Existing studies proved that there were significant individual variability and wide range in the plasma rivaroxaban concentration, which increased the risk of clinical use. Therefore, Data in the degree of rivaroxaban concentration may provide recommendations for the clinical application to promote medication safety and individuality in the future. This article collected the latest literatures and case reports related to research progress of rivaroxaban plasma concentration monitoring, and Summarized influencing factors, monitoring methods, so as to provide a basis for further study on rational use of rivaroxaban in clinical.
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Dorzagliatin is a new dual action allosteric systemic glucokinase agonist (GKA), which can simultaneously activate the glucokinase (GK) in the pancreas and liver, promote insulin secretion and liver glycogen conversion in patients with type 2 diabetes, and improve pancreatic islets β - Cell function and insulin resistance simultaneously stimulate intestinal GK to regulate the secretion of Glucagon-like peptide-1 to play multiple hypoglycemic effects. As the first marketed GKA drug, it provides a new therapeutic approach for patients with type 2 diabetes. This article reviews the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, Drug interaction, clinical research and safety of Dorzagliatin.
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OBJECTIVE To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of new oral anticoagulants （NOACs） in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation after left atrial appendage occlusion （LAAO）. METHODS Retrieved from PubMed， Embase， Web of Science， the Cochrane Library， CNKI and Wanfang data， randomized controlled trials （RCTs） and cohort studies about NOACs （trial group） versus warfarin or dual antiplatelet agents （control group） were collected during the inception and November 2022. After literature screening， data extraction and quality evaluation， meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.4 software. RESULTS A total of 10 studies were included， involving 2 RCTs and 8 cohort studies， with a total of 2 653 patients. RCT results showed that there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of device-related thrombosis （DRT）， stroke/ systemic embolism （SSE）， major bleeding events， total bleeding events or all-cause mortality between 2 groups （P＞0.05）. Results of cohort studies showed that compared with dual antiplatelet agents， there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of DRT， stroke/SSE， major bleeding events or all-cause mortality in the trial group （P＞0.05）. Compared with warfarin， the incidence of DRT [RR＝0.40， 95%CI （0.19，0.82）， P＝0.01] and total bleeding events [RR＝0.28， 95%CI （0.18， 0.44）， P＜ 0.000 01] in the trial group were decreased significantly； there was no statistical significance in the incidence of stroke/SSE， major bleeding events or all-cause mortality （P＞0.05）. CONCLUSIONS For patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation after LAAO， NOACs have comparable antithrombotic efficacy and safety with dual antiplatelet agents， and the incidence of DRT and total bleeding events are lower than warfarin.
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Vericiguat is a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, acting on nitric oxide-soluble guanylate cyclase-cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway. Vericiguat can improve the sensitivity soluble guanylate cyclase sensitivity to nitric oxide, stimulate soluble guanylate cyclase without relying on nitric oxide, leading to increased formation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate, which results in multi-dimensional protection effects for the heart. It provides a new therapeutic approach for patients with heart failure. This review provides an overview of mechanism, preclinical studies, pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy, drug-drug interactions and limitations of vericiguat.
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Finerenone is a new non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, which can prevent and treat type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with chronic kidney disease through antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrosis effects, and has a significant cardiovascular protection effect. Compared with traditional mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, finerenone has a higher selectivity. In this review, the basic introduction, basic research, clinical research and limitations of finerenone were reviewed in order to provide more ideas and options for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with chronic kidney disease.
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OBJECT IVE To e stablish the method for simultaneous determination of levetiracetam and carbamazepine concentrations in human plasma. METHODS After plasma samples were precipitated with methanol ，using carbamazepine-D 10 as the internal standard ，the concentrations of levetiracetam and carbamazepine were determined by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry （HPLC-MS/MS）. The determination was performed on XBridge BEH C 18 column with methanol-0.1％ formic acid as mobile phase （gradient elution ）at the flow rate of 0.35 mL/min. The column temperature was set at 40℃，and sample size was 2 μL. With electrospray ion source，a multiple reaction monitoring mode was used for positive ion scanning；the detected ion pairs for quantitative analysis were m/z 171.3→126.3（levetiracetam），m/z 237.1→194.1（carbamazepine）， 247.1→204.1（internal standard ）. RESULTS The linear range of the concentrations of levetiracetam and carbamazepine were 0.5-50 and 0.2-20 μg/mL（r＝0.997 3 and 0.998 5），respectively；the lower quantitative limits were 0.5 and 0.2 μg/mL，respectively. RSDs of intra-day and inter-day were all no more than 10.00％. RE of intra-day and inter-day were within ±4.00％；the average extraction recoveries rate were 95.60％-105.00％；the average internal standard correction matrix factors were 98.40％-110.00％； RSDs of stability tests were all not higher than 5.60％. The concentrations of levetiracetam and carbamazepine in the plasma of 22 patients measured by this method were 3.36-40.90 and 3.64-9.93 μg/mL，respectively. CONCLUSIONS The established method for determining the concentration of levetiracetam and carbamazepine in human plasma is f ast，sensitive，accurate and stable ，and can be used for the monitoring of plasma concentration and pharmacokinetic study in epilepsy patients.
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OBJECTIVE： To systematically evaluate the effects of Shenqi fuzheng injection combined with conventional chemotherapy on the immune function of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer （NSCLC）， and provide evidence-based reference for clinical medication. METHODS： Retrieved from Cochrane Library， PubMed， Medline， Embase， CNKI， Wanfang database， VIP and CBM， Shenqi fuzheng injection combined with conventional chemotherapy （trial group） versus conventional therapy （control group） for advanced NSCLC were collected. After literature screening， data extraction and quality evaluation with Cochrane system evaluator manual 5.1.0 risk evaluation tool， Meta-analysis was performed by using Rev Man 5.3 statistical software. RESULTS： A total of 16 literatures were included， involving 1 324 cases. Results of Meta-analysis showed that there were no statistical significance in the difference of objective remission rate （ORR） [RR＝1.14， 95％CI（0.91，1.43）， P＝0.25] and the level of CD8+ [MD＝－1.26，95％CI（－4.10， 1.59），P＝0.39] between 2 groups. The levels of CD3+ [MD＝17.48， 95％CI（13.40， 21.56）， P＜0.000 01 ]， CD4+[MD＝12.26， 95％CI（8.39 16.13）， P＜0.000 01]， CD4+/CD8+ [MD＝0.33，95％CI（0.27， 0.39），P＜0.000 01] and the percentage of NK cells [MD＝9.33， 95％CI（5.72， 12.94）， P＜0.000 01] in trial group were significantly higher than control group. Results of subgroup analysis for medication duration of Shenqi fuzheng injection showed that after 1-14 d treatment of Shenqi fuzheng injection， the levels of CD3+ [MD＝17.11， 95％CI（12.37 ，23.17），P＜0.000 01]， CD4+[MD＝13.28，95％CI（8.33， 18.23），P＜0.000 01]， CD4+/CD8+[MD＝0.36，95％CI（0.28，0.43），P＜0.000 01] and the percentage of NK cells [MD＝12.06，95％CI（7.52，16.61），P＜0.000 1] in trial group were significantly higher than control group. After 21 d treatment of Shenqi fuzheng injection， the levels of CD3+[MD＝14.88， 95％CI（7.51，22.26），P＜0.000 01]， CD4+[MD＝10.56，95％CI（5.57，15.56），P＜0.000 01]， CD8+[MD＝3.02， 95％CI（1.80， 4.23），P＜0.000 01]， CD4+/CD8+[MD＝0.29，95％CI（0.23， 0.35），P＜0.000 01] and the percentage of NK cells [MD＝5.58，95％CI（2.49， 8.67），P＝0.000 4] in trial group were significantly higher than control group. There was no statistical significance in the level of CD8+ between 2 groups after 7-14 d treatment of Shenqi fuzheng injection [MD＝－4.26，95％CI（－12.60， 4.09），P＝0.32]. The incidence of leukopenia， nausea and vomiting， and renal dysfunction in trial group were significantly lower than control group. There was no statistical significance in the incidence of hemoglobin decreased and thrombocytopenia between 2 groups. The results of publication bias showed that there was a greater possibility of publication bias in this study. CONCLUSIONS： Shenqi fuzheng injection combined with conventional chemotherapy may improve the immune function of patients with advanced NSCLC and improve the safety after chemotherapy. But more large-scale， milltiple-center and high-quality RCT are needed to validate this conclusion.
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Objective To explore the correlation and significance of V312F locus polymorphism of PCSK9 gene in patients with coronary heart disease.Methods We selected 3560 patients with coronary heart disease who came to our hospital from January 2014 to January 2016 as the case group.They were divided into 5 subgroups:angina group,myocardial infarction group,silent myocardial ischemia group,ischemic cardiomyopathy group,and sudden death group,according to their anatomic and pathophysiological features.Data of 1 000 people for physical examination served as the control group.PCR assay combined with direct sequencing method was applied to test V312F locus polymorphism of PCSK9 gene.Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze relationship between V312F locus polymorphism of PCSK9 gene and types of coronary heart disease.The concentration of serum PCSK9 and lipids of the two groups were also measured.Results The serum levels of PCSK9,TC,TG and LDLC and ratio of positive family history in the case group were significantly higher than those in the control group,while the level of HDLC was lower than that of the controls (all P＜0.05).Indexes of sudden death subgroup in the case group showed the most significant changes,while asymptomatic myocardial ischemia subgroup showed the weakest changes.The frequency of genotype TT,GT and allele T in the case group was 3.4％,16.6％ and 11.7％,respectively,which was significantly higher than that in the control group (1.1％,10.2％ and 6.2％) (all P＜0.01).The highest frequency of genotype TT,GT and allele T was found in sudden death subgroup,and the lowest frequency of these indexes was found in asymptomatic myocardial ischemia subgroup (P＜0.05).Results of Logistic regression analysis showed that genotype TT in V312F locus of PCSK9 gene was related to the severity of coronary heart disease (OR =8.463,95％ CI from 3.505 to 17.854,P＜0.001).Conclusion The mutation of V312F (T/G)locus of PCSK9 gene might be related to the severity of coronary heart disease.
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Objective To investigate the predictive value of the whole nodule size and solid component size of lung adenocarcinoma manifesting as subsolid nodule(SSN) in three different dimensions for pathologic grade.Methods We evaluated retrospectively preoperative chest HRCT data of 125 patients with 127 SSNs surgically resected and pathologically conformed lung adenocarcinomas.All specimens were divided into two groups: a total of 69 SSNs in group A, including 22 AIS and 47 MIA;a total of 58 SSNs in group B, only including IAC.Computer aided diagnosis software were used to measure the one dimension maximum diameter of solid component with lung window setting(1D-SCLW),two dimension maximum diameter of solid component with lung window setting(2D-SCLW),one dimension maximum diameter of solid component with mediastinal window setting(1D-SCMW),two dimension maximum diameter of solid component with mediastinal window setting(2D-SCMW),one dimension maximum diameter of whole nodule with lung window setting (1D-WNLW), two dimension maximum diameter of whole nodule with lung window setting (2D-WNLW), and volume of solid component with threshold of-300 HU (SCT) of all SSNs.Results 1D-SCLW, 2D-SCLW,1D-SCMW,2D-SCMW,1D-WNLW,2D-WNLW and SCT of the group B were significantly larger than those of the group A(P=0.000).ROC analyses indicated that the diagnostic efficiency of SCT for the pathologic grade was the highest among 7 CT features(AUC=0.887, sensitivity:81%,specificity:93%);The cut-off values of 1D-SCLW,2D-SCLW,1D-SCMW,2D-SCMW,1D-WNLW, 2D-WNLW and SCT were 17.50 mm,14.75 mm,9.50 mm,7.75 mm,0.50 mm,1.25 mm and 139.00 mm3.Multiple Logistic regression analysis revealed that SCT was the independent predictor of pathologic grade(OR=4.978,95%CI=1.430-17.331,P=0.012).SCT of 139.00 mm3 or greater was a significant indicator of IAC.Conclusion Among the whole nodule size and solid component size of SSN in three different dimensions on preoperative HRCT, SCT is found to be the independent predictor of pathologic grade, which may provide reference for surgery.
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OBJECTIVE:To improve the hospital workflow and efficiency in temporary drug purchase approval process. METHODS:The approval function for temporary drug purchase was introduced into office automation(OA)system in our hospi-tal,and the effects were evaluated. RESULTS:According to ensuring the administrative approval process,system function permis-sion assignment and approval process design in temporary drug purchase in our hospital,functions for approving temporary drug purchase were established in OA system. It achieved convenient,efficient,timely,networking and paperless approval work,as well as standardized record,checking out at any time and automatic statistics for drug purchase. CONCLUSIONS:Introducing tem-porary drug purchase approval function into hospital OA system can simplify workflow,provide better service for clinic,and pro-mote development of hospital pharmacy management.
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OBJECTIVE: To establish the preparation process and the quality control standards for Jinhuanglidan Granules (JHLD). METHODS: Rheum Officinale, Rhizoma Coptis, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Radix Scutellariae were identified by TLC. The content of berberine hydrochloride in the preparation was determined by TLCS. RESULTS: Rheum Officinale, Rhizoma Coptis, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Radix Scutellariae could be identified by TLC. Berberine hydrochloride showed a good linearity in the range of 0 .05 985ug- 0. 29 925ug, r = 0. 9 996(n = 5). The average recovery was 99. 64%, RSD = 2. 54%. CONCLUSIO- N: This method is simple, accurate and specific. It can be used for the quality control of JHLD.
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Objective To study the effects of exogenous hormones,gibberellin(GA3)and indole-3-acetic acid(IAA),on growth and tanshinones accumulation in the radix of Salvia miltiorrhiza.MethodsThe herb characters and contents of tanshinones(cryptotanshinone,tanshinone Ⅰ,and tanshinone ⅡA)in the radix of S.miltiorrhiza with different hormone treatments were investigated and compared in the combination of trail pot and indoor analysis.Results It promoted aboveground biomass in the radix of S.miltiorrhiza increasing with single GA3.But it inhibited underground biomass increasing.The exogenous addition of low-level and high-level GA3 was benefit for tanshinones accumulation,whereas the middle-level GA3 wasn't.The aboveground and underground biomass in the radix of S.miltiorrhiza increased indistinctively with the increasing of IAA concentration and then decreased.And the IAA solutions also increased plant height and root length indistinctively.in a whole,it was benefit for tanshinones accumulation when applying low-level IAA(0.5 mg/L)singly.With the increasing of IAA concentration,the content of cryptotanshinone increased,but the contents of tanshinone Ⅰ and tanshinone ⅡA decreased.It promoted S.miltiorrhiza radix growth and three tanshinones contents increasing obviously with the combined application of two low-level hormones.Conclusion The applying of GA3 and IAA is benefit for the growth and three tanshinones accumulation in the radix of S.miltiorrhiza.
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Objective To observe the chronic hepatotoxicity of the commonly used herbicide mixture in the mice. Methods Low doses herbicide mixture diluted in mice drinking water. The parameters related to hepatic function and ultrastructural changes of the hepatocytes were examined after 18 weeks and 24 weeks of treatment. Results No changes was observed in every parameter after 18 weeks of treatment compared with the control group. After 24-week of treatment, the electron microscope revealed the ultrastructural changes in the hepatocytes, rough endoplasmic reticulum showed dilatation, mitochondria showed matrix muddy with distortion and disappearance of inner crista and the serum transaminase were higher than those in the control group(P