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OBJECTIVE:To systematically review the efficacy of fluconazole in the treatment of candida infections in different parts,and provide evidence-based reference. METHODS:Cochrane library,Medline,EMBase,PubMed,CBM,CJFD,VIP data-base and Wanfang database were retrieved to collect the randomized controlled trial(RCT)of fluconazole(test group)vs. other an-tifungal agents(control group)in the treatment of candida infections in different parts. After information collection and quality eval-uation,the Meta-analysis was performed by Rev Man 5.1 software. RESULTS:There were totally 6 literatures included,involving 1 966 patients. Meta-analysis results showed that the effectiveness in test group was lower than control group in the treatment of can-didemia [OR=0.48,95%CI(0.29,0.77),P=0.003];compared with control group,there were no significant differences in the effec-tiveness in the treatment of esophagus candidemia [OR=1.15,95%CI(0.74,1.78),P=0.52]. CONCLUSIONS:The efficacy of flu-conazole in the treatment of candidemia is no better than anidulafungin and equivalent with amphotericin B;the efficacy of flucon-azole in the treatment of esophageal candidiasis is equivalent with itraconazole,voriconazole,anidulafungin and micafungin. Due to the limit of included studies,it remains to be further verified by high-quality,large-sample and long follow-up RCTs.
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This study was aimed to analyze changes of content and quantity of essential oil of processing drugs of Rhizome Atractylodes and to achieve the impact of pyrolysis characteristics for using excipients, in order to offer evi-dences for further research and its processing technology. Steam distillation was used to extract essential oil in the Rhizome Atractylodes. Infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography were used in the qualitative and quantitative analysis on constituents of essential oil of processing products of Rhizome Atractylodes. Thermogravimetric analysis was used in the comparison of pyrolysis characteristics between Rhizome Atractylodes and its excipients. The results showed that the content of essential oil was declined after processing. However, after being processed, the content of atractylodin was increased at different degrees compared to crude product. The change of atractylodin showed differ-ent tendency in different processing drugs. The atractylodin content from high to low was in the order of products stir-baked to yellowish, products roasted by bran, products prepared with rice water, crude drug. At the temperature of more than 220oC, excipients had major impact for the pyrolysis characteristics of Rhizome Atractylodes. It was concluded that the essential oil declined, but atractylodin increased after Rhizome Atractylodes being processed. It also provided experimental basis for further research on processing technology, ormulation of quality standard and improvement of processing mechanism.
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Objective To understand the intensity and characteristics of acute toxicity of esculentoside A on mice and measure relevant parameters and observe its diuresis effect on rat. Methods After intraperitoneal injection of different concentrations of esculentoside A to mice, toxic reactions were observed. Rats with water load were intraperitoneally injected with different doses of esculentoside A. Total urine volume in six consecutive hours after the injection was determined. Results The LD50 of esculentoside A calculated by Bliss method was 26. 19 mg · kg-1 , and the 95% confidence interval was 23. 11-29. 85 mg·kg-1 . The mortality and acute toxicity of esculentoside A appeared to be dose-dependent while the blank control group had no abnormal reaction. The urine volume was significantly different between high dose group and the negative control group. No significant difference in urine volume was found between middle and the negative control group, and between low dose group and the negative control group. Conclusion Esculentoside A is poisonous to mice when single dose was intraperitoneally injected, and high dose of esculentoside A has diuresis effect on rat.