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International Eye Science ; (12): 1120-1125, 2023.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-976480

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Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy(TAO)is an autoimmune inflammatory disease involving multiple orbital tissues with a variety of clinical manifestations, which has serious effects on the life quality of patients.Interventions of TAO mainly include medical treatment to stabilize thyroid function, reduce inflammation and regulate immune function, as well as surgical treatment to relieve ocular symptoms. Botulinum toxin type A can paralyze muscles by blocking nerve impulse conduction at the neuromuscular junction, which is of certain therapeutic value for restrictive strabismus due to extraocular muscle involvement and upper eyelid retraction due to involvements of levator palpebrae superioris and Müller's muscle in TAO patients, especially when they have surgical contraindications, lack surgical opportunity, or refuse surgery. This paper reviews the application of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of TAO, focusing on its pharmacological mechanism, dosage, effectiveness, and possible complications when treating restrictive strabismus and upper eyelid retraction, and discussing potential therapeutic values of botulinum toxin type A for intraocular pressure elevation, glabellar frown lines and dry eye caused by extraocular muscle compression in TAO patients, in order to provide a reference for clinical intervention.

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Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism ; (12): 690-695, 2020.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-870090

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Objective:To quantify the fat of extraocular muscle in TAO patients with MRI fat-water separation technique.Methods:66 patients (129 eyes) with TAO were included in this study from November 2017 to July 2019. The age, gender, course of disease, disease activity and severity were collected. Fat fraction(FF) of the heaviest inflamed extraocular muscle was used as FFmax, the average FF of each orbital was recorded as FFmean. FF differences between groups of severity and activity were compared, the correlation between FF and clinical characteristics was also analyzed. Meanwhile, the changes of FF in follow-up patients before and after treatment were compared.Results:FFmean and FFmax of mild group were higher than moderate-to-severe as well as sight-threatening group. In male patients, active group′s FFmean and FFmax were lower. FF was different in groups which based on disease course ( P<0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between FF and disease course. Besides, there was a negative correlation between FF, disease activity, and disease severity ( P < 0.05). FF increased after treatment(FFmean: 34.03%±6.75% vs 32.26%±6.06%, P=0.040; FFmax: 33.43%±9.44% vs 29.04%±8.45%, P=0.006). Conclusion:MRI fat fraction can quickly and objectively quantify the fat of extraocular muscle, providing a new reference index for TAO′s disease evaluation.

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Journal of Experimental Hematology ; (6): 892-896, 2016.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-246849

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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the long-term clinical effect of autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PB-MNC) on critical limb ischemia (CLI) in patients with thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 22 patients with CLI caused by TAO from July 2004 to May 2013 were analyzed retrospectively, 22 patients were divided into 2 groups; out of them 12 cases in one group were treated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-mobilized autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (auto-PBMNC group), 10 cases in another group received conservative treatment (CT group). The log-rank test was used to compare the long-term outcomes in auto-PBMNC group and CT group.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The wound healing rate (P=0.016) and CLI-free rate (P=0.013) were significantly higher in PB-MNC group compared with that in CT group. No difference was found in amputation rates between the 2 groups (major amputation: P=0.361, minor and major amputation: P=0.867). No patients died or no serious adverse events occurred during the follow-up period.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The auto-PBMNC therapy can significantly promote the wound healing, and protect against CLI in TAO patients, but the risk of amputation is not low in comparison with conservative treatment.</p>


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Humans , Amputation, Surgical , Extremities , Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor , Pharmacology , Ischemia , Therapeutics , Leukocytes, Mononuclear , Transplantation , Retrospective Studies , Thromboangiitis Obliterans , Therapeutics , Transplantation, Autologous , Treatment Outcome , Wound Healing
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China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology ; (12): 283-286, 2012.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-248842

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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the clinical efficacy of combined use of Compound Nanxing Pain Paste with blood-promoting and diuretic Chinese herbal medicines in treatment of chronic knee synovitis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From October 2008 to March 2011, 120 patients with chronic knee synovitis were equally divided into three groups: oral treatment group, external treatment group and combined treatment group. Patients in oral treatment group had a mean age of (56.58 +/- 5.47) years and a course of disease about (7.35 +/- 2.59) months,involving the left knee in 18 cases,the right knee in 17 cases and both knees in 5 cases, who were administered orally with blood-promoting and diuretic Chinese herbal medicines composed of Wu Ling San and Tao Hong Si Wu Decoction. Patients in external treatment group had a mean age of (56.25 +/- 6.35) years and a course of disease about (7.68 +/- 2.76) months,involving the left knee in 16 cases, the right knee in 20 and both knees in 4 cases, who were treated externally with Compound Nanxing Pain Paste. Patients in combined treatment group had a mean age of (55.65 +/- 4.49) years and a course of disease about (7.50 +/- 3.36) months, involving the left knee in 16 cases, the right knee in 18 and both knees in 6 cases, who were given both oral and external treatments. The clinical effects and knee function of the three groups were assessed and compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Finally, a total of 118 patients were included in the result analysis, including 40 patients in oral treatment group, 39 patients in external treatment group and 39 patients in combined treatment group. In combined treatment group, 27 patients were clinically cured, 9 were improved, and 3 patients were ineffective vs. 15, 16 and 8 patients in external treatment group, and 13, 16 and 11 in oral treatment group. The overall effective rate of combined treatment group was better than that of oral group and external treatment groups (P < 0.05). The function comprehensive score of knee joints in combined treatment group was better than that of oral treatment group,while the function comprehensive score of knee joints in oral treatment group was better than that in external treatment group in terms of demand for assistance, stair-climbing ability, lameness, and swelling pain.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Combined use of oral blood-promoting and diuretic Chinese herbal medicines with Nanxing offers a good therapeutic effect on chronic knee synovitis in relieving pain, reducing swelling and improving joint function,while Nanxing could also reduce pain and improve joint function to a certain extent.</p>


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Aged , Humans , Middle Aged , Chronic Disease , Diuretics , Therapeutic Uses , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Therapeutic Uses , Knee Joint , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Synovitis , Therapeutics
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