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ObjectiveTo explore the association between dietary retinol intake and prognosis of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. MethodsThe study enrolled 388 cases with primary esophageal squamous cell carcinoma that was pathologically diagnosed in the first affiliated hospital of Fujian medical university and the cancer hospital of Fujian medical university from July 2014 to August 2019. Chi-square test was used to determine the relationship between retinol and patients' characteristics. Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test was used to analyze the relationship between retinol and multiple nutrients. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to explore the association between dietary retinol and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. ResultsPatients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma did not significantly differ in gender， age， TNM stage， tumor length or nutrient intake by different retinol intakes （P>0.05）. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the high retinol intake group had a better prognosis （overal survial：HR=0.279，95%CI：0.150‒0.520，P<0.001；disease-free survival：HR=0.306，95%CI：0.181‒0.516，P<0.001）. ConclusionHigh dietary retinol intake may improve the prognosis of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
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Objective:To investigate the effectiveness and safety of docetaxel combined with cisplatin in the second-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer in older adult patients.Methods:120 older adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who received second-line treatment in Jiaozhou People's Hospital from January 2017 to December 2019 were included in this study. They were randomly assigned to undergo treatment with docetaxel (control group, n = 60) or docetaxel + cisplatin (observation group, n = 60). Clinical efficacy and complications were compared between the two groups. Results:After chemotherapy, short-term total response rate was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group [70.00% (42/60) vs. 33.33% (20/60), χ2 = 16.15, P < 0.05]. Serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen 125, cytokeratin 19-fragment CYFRA21-1 were (22.57 ± 3.22) μg/L, (48.61 ± 5.42) U/mL, (10.61 ± 1.64) μg/L, respectively in the observation group, which were significantly lower than those in the control group [(35.52 ± 4.46) μg/L, (69.64 ± 7.75) U/mL, (14.26 ± 1.95) μg/L, t = 18.23, 17.22, 11.09, all P < 0.001]. The percentages of CD 3+ and CD 4+ cells were (78.31 ± 8.09)% and (48.63 ± 5.74)%, respectively in the observation group, which were significantly higher than those in the control group [(69.58 ± 7.26)%, (39.82 ± 4.25)%, t = -6.22, -9.55, both P < 0.001]. The percentage of CD 8+ was significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group [(22.64 ± 3.82)% vs. (26.77 ± 4.01)%, t = 5.77, P < 0.001). The 1-year survival was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group ( χ2 = 4.05, P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions during chemotherapy between the two groups ( P > 0.05). Conclusion:Docetaxel combined with cisplatin is highly effective on advanced non-small cell lung cancer in older adult patients. The combined therapy can decrease serum tumor marker levels, improve immune function, and increase 1-year survival rate. It is safe and provides reliable efficacy and thereby is worthy of clinical promotion.
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Objective To study the clinical effect of Fufangqiaoruisu granule in the treatment of children with bronchial asthma.Methods 152 children with bronchial asthma were randomly divided into treatment group and control group.All the patients were treated with based therapy,and the patients in the control group were treated with montelukast,the patients in the treatment group received montelukast/Fufangqiaoruisu granule.The clinical symptoms such as cough,asthma were compared,and also the total effective rate.Results The disappear time of clinical symp-toms of cough,ashma,moist rale in the treatment group were (3.8 ±1.0) days,(3.5 ±0.8) days,and (2.1 ± 0.6)days,which were much shorter than (5.2 ±0.7)days,(4.7 ±0.9)days,(3.0 ±0.5)days in the control group, the differences were statistically significant(t =4.56,5.12,4.89,all P <0.05).After treatment,the FVC,FEV1 and PEF in the treatment group were (4.9 ±1.7)L,(3.8 ±0.6)L and (3.9 ±0.5)L/min,which in the control group were (3.2 ±1.2)L,(2.1 ±0.8)L and (2.8 ±0.5)L/min,(t =5.12,4.87,5.32,all P <0.05).The total effective rate of the observation group was 92.1%,which of the control group was 73.7%,the difference was statistically significant(χ2 =1.62,P =0.027).Conclusion Fufangqiaoruisu granule shows satisfactory clinical efficacy in the treatment of bronchial asthma,and it is worthy of clinical use.
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Objective To investigate the hypoglycemic effects of the ethanol extracts of Plantago asiatica in different diabetes animal models.Methods The different diabetes animal models (adrenaline -induced hyperglyce-mic models,glucose -induced hyperglycemic models,alloxan -induced hyperglycemic models)have been applied. Results Compared with model groups,the ethanol extracts of Plantago asiatica at high dose[(10.26 ±1.76)mmol/L] possessed obviously hypoglycemic effects on adrenaline -induced hyperglycemic mice[(14.74 ±2.47)mmol/L](t =2.558,P <0.01)and the middle dose[(11.74 ±2.35)mmol/L]possessed hypoglycemic effects on adrenaline -induced hyperglycemic mice[(14.74 ±2.47)mmol/L](t =1.524,P <0.05 );Compared with model groups,the ethanol extracts of Plantago asiatica at high dose[(11.38 ±1.76)mmol/L]possessed obviously hypoglycemic effects on glucose -induced hyperglycemic mice[(16.15 ±2.49)mmol/L](t =2.710,P <0.01 )and the middle dose [(13.01 ±3.23)mmol/L]possessed hypoglycemic effects on glucose -induced hyperglycemic mice(t =1.334,P <0.05);In addition,the ethanol extracts of Plantago asiatica could significantly inhibit the rise of blood glucose level and had certain hypoglycemic effect on halloxan -induced diabetic mice.Conclusion The ethanol extracts of Planta-go asiatica have a significant role in lowering blood glucose at a certain extent.
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Objective To analyze the effect of non -xanthine adenosine receptor antagonist (SLV320)on the ventricular remodeling and renin -angiotensin -aldosterone system (RAAS)in animal experimental models of chronic heart failure (CHF).Methods The 40 healthy male New Zealand rabbits were received adriamycin by intra-venous injection to establishing the experimental animal models and were randomly divided into 4 groups,which were high -dosage group (injected with SLV320,10.0μg·kg -1 ·d -1 ),medium -dosage group (injected with SLV320, 5.0μg·kg -1 ·d -1 ),low -dosage group (injected with SLV320,2.5μg·kg -1 ·d -1 )and furosemide group (fed with furosemide,2.0mg·kg -1 ·d -1 ).Each group had 10 rabbits and continuous treated for one week.The indexes of plasma renin activity (PRA),angiotensinⅡ (AngⅡ),aldosterone (ALD)and beta ntriuretic peptide (BNP)were detected at pre -and post -treatment,and compared among 4 groups.The indexes of left ventricular end -systolic dimension (LVESD),left ventricular end -diastolic dimension (LVEDD),left ventricular posterior wall (LVPW), left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF),left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS)and E /A at pre -and post -treatment were detected by echocardiography and compared among 4 groups.The wet weigh of the left and right ventri-cle were weigh accurately.And the indexes of left ventricle weight index (LVWI)and the body weight index (BWI) were calculated and compared among 4 groups.Results The plasma levels of PRA,AngⅡ,ALD and BNP were no different among 4 groups before study (all P >0.05).The sequence of 4 groups on the plasma levels of RAAS indexes was high -dosage group 0.05).The sequence of 4 groups on the levels of LVEF and LVFS was high -dosage group >medium -dosage group >low -dosage group >furosemide group,and the sequences of LVESD,LVEDD,LVPW and E /A were high -dosage group
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Objective To investigate the immunomodulatory effects of lyophilized royal jelly ( LRJ) on immunoglobulin IgG,IgA,IgM and complement C3 and C4 in patients with low immunity ,and to evaluate the clinical efficacy of LRJ.Methods A self-controlled clinical study of immunomodulatory efficacy of LRJ was performed in 32 patients with low immunity.Every patient took orally LRJ,two times a day.The hepatic function AST,ALT,and immunoglobulin IgG,IgA,IgM and complement C3,C4 were assayed after treatment for 28 days,and then the efficacy and safety of LRJ were evaluated.Results After took orally LRJ,the levels of IgG,IgA,and IgM [(10.31 ±2.03)g/L, (1.69 ±0.55)g/L,(1.51 ±0.55)g/L] were significantly higher than those before treatment [(8.52 ±1.94)g/L, (1.38 ±0.57)g/L,(1.36 ±0.55)g/L](t=5.21,2.25,1.56,all P0.05).Conclusion LRJ can increase the levels of immu-noglobulin IgG,IgA and IgM,thus to improve the symptoms of patients with low immunity .