Effectiveness，Safety and Economy of Evolocumab in the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia ：A Rapid Health Technology Assessment / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To rapidly evaluate the effectiveness ，safety and economy of evolocumab in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia so as to provide evidence-based reference for clinical drug selection and decision. METHODS ：Retrieved from PubMed，Cochrane Library ，CNKI，Wanfang database and HTA relative official website ，HTA reports ，systematic evaluation/ Meta-analysis and pharmacoeconomic studies about evolocumab alone or combined with standard plan versus standard plan or placebo or ezetimibe in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia were collected during the inception to Jan. 2020. Based on literature screening and data extraction ，HTA checklist ，system evaluation measurement tool AMSTAR- 2 scale，comprehensive healthy economic evaluation report standard scale were used to evaluate the quality of included HTA reports ，systematic evaluation/ Meta-analysis and pharmacoeconomic literatures. Quantitative description was performed for effectiveness and safety results ，and qualitative description was performed for economic evaluation results. RESULTS ：A total of 13 literatures were included ，involving 6 Meta-analysis and 7 economic studies. The quality of Meta-analysis literatures was low ，and the quality of economic research was good. In terms of effectiveness ，compared with placebo or ezetimibe ，evolocumab significantly reduced the levels of LDL-C ，TC， TG and VLDL-C ，the incidence of cardiovascular events ，myocardial infarction ，coronary ischemia and stroke ，while increased the level of HDL-C （P＜0.05）. There was no statisti cal significance in the risk of hospitalizatio n，cardiac mortality or cardiovascular disease mortality in patients with unstable angina pectoris between placebo and evolocumab （P＞0.05）. In terms ofsafety，there was no significant difference in the incidence of 6237545。E-mail：zhangxu1130@163.com any adverse events ，any treatment emergency adverse events and back pain ，musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases between evolocumab and placebo （P＞0.05）. In terms of economy，additional use of evolocumab ，based on standard plan ，had a cost-effectiveness advantage for patients with high-risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease （ASCVD）whose blood lipids were still not up to standard. CONCLUSIONS ：Evolocumab has good effectiveness and safety in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. For high-risk patients with ASCVD whose blood lipids are still not up to standard after standard plan ，evolocumab has certain economy and can be used as an alternative.

Reactive oxygen species and tumor therapy / 国际肿瘤学杂志

Oxidative stress can achieve the purpose of tumor therapy by accelerating the death of tumor cells.As a major molecule generated from the body's oxidative stress reaction,reactive oxygen species(ROS)exerts the antitumor efforts by promoting apoptosis,necrosis and autophagy.The drugs which could increase the level of ROS in cells have received more and more people's attention,and this provide a new research direction for the clinical treatment of tumors.

Aminopeptidase N and its inhibitors and carcinoma / 国际肿瘤学杂志

Aminopeptidase N,a zinc-dependent exopeptidase,is highly expressed in many kinds of tumors,which involves in the degradation of extracellular matrix barriers and angiogenesis and promotes the invasion and metastasis of cancer cells.Aminopeptidase N inhibitors can induce apoptosis and inhibit the invasion and metastasis of tumor cells,which has become an attractive target for anti-tumor therapy.

Advancement of maggot including living body to treat chronic infected wounds / 中国中药杂志

Human has used maggot to treat diseases for thousands of years. In recent years, with abuse of antibiotic and the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance, maggot therapy, as a surgical alternative, is mainly applied to treat chronic infected wounds on account of its low cost, efficacy and safety. Its mechanisms are disinfection, bio-debridement and enhancement of tissue regeneration. Maggot therapy which serves as a kind of biological therapy is promising. However, living maggot therapy could result in inevitable complications, so that we should apply traditional Chinese medicine theory to investigate and develop new delivery method of maggot. The review summarizes the past and present of maggot therapy.

Characteristics of inverse agonist action / 中国药理学通报

Inverse agonist is a new type of classification.Different form antagonist that blocks the effect of agonist,inverse agonist produces opposite effect to that of agonist.The characteristics of inverse agonists acting on different receptors including H_2,H_3,? opioid,adrenergic ?, and 5-HT_((1B)) receptors are discussed in this paper.Recent investigation suggested that inverse agonist has potential clinical application.