Objective To examine target attainment of lipid-lowering, antihypenensive and antidiabetic treatment in the elderly in a specialist set- ting of a University Hospital in Greece. Methods This was a retrospective study ...Objective To examine target attainment of lipid-lowering, antihypenensive and antidiabetic treatment in the elderly in a specialist set- ting of a University Hospital in Greece. Methods This was a retrospective study including consecutive subjects 〉 65 years old (n = 465) with a follow-up 〉 3 years. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), blood pressure (BP) and glycated hemoglobin (HbAlc) goal achievement were recorded according to European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society (ESC/EAS), European Society of Hypertension (ESH)/ESC and European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) guidelines. Results The LDL-C targets were attained by 27~,4, 48% and 62% of very high, high and moderate risk patients, respectively. Those receiving statin + ezetimibe achieved higher rates of LDL-C goal achievement compared with those receiving statin monotherapy (48% vs. 33%, P 〈 0.05). Of the diabetic sub- jects, 71% had BP 〈 140/85 mmHg, while 78% of those without diabetes had BP 〈 140/90 mmHg. A higher proportion of the non-diabetic individuals (86%) had BP 〈 150/90 mmHg. Also, a higher proportion of those with diabetes had HbAlc 〈 8% rather than 〈 7% (88% and 47%, respectively). Of note, almost one out of three non-diabetic individuals and one out of ten diabetic individuals had achieved all three treatment targets. Conclusions Even in a specialist setting of a University Hospital, a high proportion of the elderly remain at suboptimal LDL-C, BP and HbAlc levels. The use of drug combinations could improve multifactorial treatment target attainment, while less strict tar- gets could be more easily achieved in this population.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate the utility of the hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) at the frst prenatal visit as a triaging tool in patients at high risk for gestational diabetes (GDM).METHODS: The HbA1C was obtained at the frst prenat...AIM: To evaluate the utility of the hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) at the frst prenatal visit as a triaging tool in patients at high risk for gestational diabetes (GDM).METHODS: The HbA1C was obtained at the frst prenatal visit prior to 20 wk. Women with a HbA1C ≥ 6.5% (group one) were instructed on diet and daily self-monitoring of blood glucose. Women with a HbA1C between 5.7%-6.4% (group two) were offered testing or daily self-monitoring of blood glucose. Women with a HbA1C 〈 5.7% (group three) were tested at 24-28 wk. Patients were tested for GDM using the two step testing and Carpenter and Coustan values as cutoffs. Medication was started if patients failed to meet glycemic goals of fasting ≤ 95 mg/dL (5.3 mmol/L) and 2 h postprandial ≤ 120 mg/dL (6.7 mmol/L).RESULTS: In group one (n = 16), 15/16 (95%) re-quired medication to achieve euglycemia. The mean gestational age at which medication was required was early at 14 ± 6 wk. Postpartum, 14/16 patients (87%) remained diabetic. Group two contained 82 patients. Sixty-sixpatients (80%) were given a diagnosis of GDM and 52 patients (64%) required medication. The mean gestational age at which medication was started in group two was 20 ± 7.8 wk. There were 205 patients in group three, 18 patients (8.7%) were diagnosed with GDM and 13 patients (6%) required medication. In comparison to group three, patients in group one were 220 times more likely to require medication (95%CI: 26.9- 〉 999, P 〈 0.0001). Patients in group two were 26 times more likely to require medication (95%CI: 12.5-54.3, P 〈 0.0001).展开更多
Objective:To probe glycemic excursions in type 2 diabetic patients whose hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) was kept ≤6.0%.Methods:Totally 36 cases with type 2 diabetes(T2DM) with HbA1c≤6.0% and 30 cases with normal glucose tole...Objective:To probe glycemic excursions in type 2 diabetic patients whose hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) was kept ≤6.0%.Methods:Totally 36 cases with type 2 diabetes(T2DM) with HbA1c≤6.0% and 30 cases with normal glucose tolerance(NGT) from December 2005 to December 2007 in our department were subjected prospectively.Continuous glucose monitoring system(CGMS) was employed to record their continuous blood glucose level for 3 d.The blood glucose profiles including the mean blood glucose(MBG),standard differentiation(SD),mean amplitude of glycemic excursions(MAGE) and absolute means of daily differences(MODD) were analyzed.Results:T2DM group had obviously postprandial hyperglycemia,in about 2 h after meal,especially after breakfast.Fifty-two hypoglycemic episodes occurred during the monitoring period in T2DM groups,of which 73.1%(38 episodes) were absence of symptomatic hypoglycemia with the lowest value of blood glucose only 2.0 mmol/L.And 20 episodes took place during the day hours,while 32 episodes observed during the night hours.Compared with NGT groups,SD,MAGE and MODD were all significantly higher in T2DM groups.MBG was significantly correlated with HbA1c in T2DM groups,but SD,MAGE,NGE and MODD were all independent of HbA1c.MAGE was independent of MODD.Conclusion:The amplitude of glycemic excursions is higher in normol-controlled T2DM groups than the NGT groups.Thus ideally glycemic control is not only to make HbA1c reach standard,but also to lessen glycemic excursions and reduce hypoglycemia episodes.展开更多
GHB (γ-hydroxybutyrate) is becoming popular recreational drugs. As a result of its strong sedative and amnesiac effects, GHB has been implicated in a number of DFSA cases. The natural presence of GHB in the human b...GHB (γ-hydroxybutyrate) is becoming popular recreational drugs. As a result of its strong sedative and amnesiac effects, GHB has been implicated in a number of DFSA cases. The natural presence of GHB in the human body and its rapid elimination after ingestion make it difficult to detect and to evaluate its roles in suspected GHB-facilitated assaults. The paper describes an analytical method for the determination of GHB in urine using LC-MS/MS. Samples were acidified by ammonium chloride solution and extracted with ethyl acetate, and then the extracts were analysed by LC-MS/MS. The limit of detection was 0.05 p.g/mL (S/N = 3). The intra- and inter-day precision was within 10.0% at three concentrations. The methods were found to be sensitive, accurate, rapid and suitable for the forensic toxicology to test GHB in real cases.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To learn more about the clinical and laboratory features of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) diagnosed in the past ten years. METHODS: Clinical and laboratory data for 78 cases of PNH...OBJECTIVE: To learn more about the clinical and laboratory features of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) diagnosed in the past ten years. METHODS: Clinical and laboratory data for 78 cases of PNH diagnosed from January 1990 to November 1999 in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS: In comparison with PNH cases reported in the 1980s, the newly diagnosed PNH cases showed the following features: (1) older age of disease onset (from 27 to 34 years); more female cases (from 18.5% to 38.5%); more cases without hemoglobinuria (from 24.2% to 38.5%). (2) No positive family hereditary history. (3) Bone marrow dysplasia, abnormal karyotype and negative sister chromatid differentiation were found in 19.2%, 12.2% and 8.9% of the PNH patients, respectively. 12.3% of the patients had bone marrow hypoplasia, and most of them had no hemoglobinuria. Ham's tests were negative in about 34.2% of the cases. CD55 and CD59 on peripheral blood cells were deficient in 100.0% of the cases, suggesting that CD55 and CD59 tests can improve the diagnosis of PNH. (4) Adrenocortical hormone was effective in 83.8% of the patients, 54.2% of whom relapsed within one year. Eight refractory and relapsed patients were treated with low dose chemotherapy (MP therapy: Melphalan 2 - 6 mg x d(-1); Prednisone 0.5 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1)). Five (62.5%) of them showed positive responses. Bone marrow failure and other side effects were not serious in this group of patients. CONCLUSIONS: PNH, an acquired blood disease seen more often among adult males, can be diagnosed more sensitively by hemocyte member CD55 and CD59 tests and treated more effectively with adrenocortical hormone or low dose chemotherapy.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and adrenocortical hormone (dexamethasone) on the hemolysis of red cells of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in vitro. METH...OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and adrenocortical hormone (dexamethasone) on the hemolysis of red cells of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in vitro. METHODS: Using Ham's test and micro-complement lysis sensitive test (mCLST), the changes in hemolysis of red cells from 6 typical PNH cases were examined after adding LMWH and dexamethasone in different concentrations into the test solution in vitro. The effects of LMWH and dexamethasone on the coagulation of the tested blood samples were also studied using the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) test. RESULTS: Both LMWH and dexamethasone inhibited the hemolysis of PNH red cells, and they also showed a synergistic effect. The inhibiting effects were dose-dependent. Moreover, a tolerable dose of LMWH induced a limited prolongation of APTT. Dexamethasone showed two possible mechanisms in the inhibition of PNH red cells hemolysis through Ham's test and mCLST, respectively: (1) inhibiting both antibodies binding to red cells and (2) the initiation of the activation of complement 3 (C3). LMWH could inhibit hemolysis as determined by both Ham's test and mCLST, which indicated that LMWH could block the activation of complement cascade. CONCLUSIONS: Both LMWH and dexamethasone could inhibit hemolysis in PNH, and they showed a synergistic effect. Their mechanisms of inhibiting hemolysis differed from each other. Furthermore, a tolerable dose of LMWH induced a limited prolongation of APTT. LMWH might be useful for controlling acute hemolysis in patients with PNH and reducing the dose of adrenocortical hormone.展开更多
As a new oral hypoglycemic agent, saxagliptin belongs to the class of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. However, it remains inconclusive whether saxagliptin is associated with increased risk of adverse even...As a new oral hypoglycemic agent, saxagliptin belongs to the class of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. However, it remains inconclusive whether saxagliptin is associated with increased risk of adverse events (AE) and efficacy as add-on treatment. Therefore, we performed an up-to-date meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of saxagliptin with placebo and other oral hypoglycemic agents in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing saxagliptin with comparators were retrieved by selecting articles from Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Clinical Trials Registry Platform up to Oct. 2013. Weighted mean difference (WMD) was used to analyze the effect of hypoglycemic agents on HbAlc, weight and fasting plasma glucose (FPG). While the patients who achieved HbAlc〈7.0% and had AE were analyzed as relative risks (RR). A total of 18 articles from 16 RCTs and one clinic trial from the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform met the included criterion. Clinically significant decrease from baseline HbAlc compared with placebo was certified for 2.5 mg/day saxagliptin (WMD = -0.45%, 95% CI, -0.48% to -0.42%) and 5 mg/d saxagliptin (WMD = -0.52%, 95% CI, -0.60% to -0.44%). Saxagliptin as add-on therapy was superior to thiazolidinediones, up-titrated glyburide, up-titrated metformin or metformin monotherapy in achieving HbA1c〈7.0%. Treatment with saxagliptin had negligible effect on weight, and it was considered weight neutral. Saxagliptin treatment did not increase the risk of hypoglycemia (RR = 1.28, 95% CI 0.72 to 2.27, P = 0.40) and serious adverse experiences (RR = 1.25, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.66, P = 0.13). No statistically significant differences were observed between saxagliptin and comparators in terms of the risk of infections. The present study showed that saxagliptin was effective in improving glycaemic control in T2DM with a low risk of hypoglycaemia and incidence of infections in either monotherapy or add-on treatment. This founding should be further certified by large-sample size and good-designed RCT.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether affected reticulocytes could be a reliable marker for the diagnosis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), we analyzed CD59-antigen expression on the membranes of reticulocytes a...OBJECTIVE: To determine whether affected reticulocytes could be a reliable marker for the diagnosis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), we analyzed CD59-antigen expression on the membranes of reticulocytes and erythrocytes. METHODS: We studied 10 PNH patients and 5 healthy volunteers by two-color flow cytometry with a membrane permeable fluorescent dye, thiazole orange (TO), and anti-CD59 monoclonal antibodies (MoAb). TO was introduced to gate reticulocytes and anti-CD59 MoAb were used to identify glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-deficient cells. RESULTS: Cells from healthy individuals were only CD59 positive. However, in all PNH patients, CD59-antigen expression could be divided into 3 types: type I cells (CD59 normally positive), type II cells (CD59 partly positive) and type III cells (CD59 negative). The majority of reticulocytes belonged to type III cells, GPI-deficient cells (61.0%). In addition, the percentage of affected reticulocytes was higher than that of erythrocytes. CONCLUSIONS: Analyzing PNH reticulocytes was important, because most patients had elevated numbers of reticulocytes, which represent more closely the recent erythroid output of BM. However, circulating mature erythrocytes were subject to complement-mediated intravascular lysis. Therefore, the percentage of abnormal erythrocytes may not accurately reflect the proliferation rate of normal and abnormal erythroid progenitor cells. Thus, affected reticulocytes could be a more reliable indicator for the diagnosis of PNH than mature erythrocytes.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To provide clinical evidence in support of Dahuang Huanglian Xiexin decoction(DHXD) to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) and to introduce a new treatment option for clinicians.METHODS: Retrospective anal...OBJECTIVE: To provide clinical evidence in support of Dahuang Huanglian Xiexin decoction(DHXD) to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) and to introduce a new treatment option for clinicians.METHODS: Retrospective analysis was used to evaluate DHXD for the treatment of T2DM by analyzing clinical records of 183 cases. Patients with T2DM who met the inclusion criteria between January 1,2013 and January 1, 2014 were enrolled. The effects of the treatment were evaluated by the changes in fasting blood-glucose(FBG), postprandial blood sugar(PBG), hemoglobin A1c(Hb Alc), blood lipid profiles and body mass index(BMI) at 1, 2, 3 and 6 months. The changes in main symptoms were alsoevaluated. The dosage of Huanglian(Rhizoma Coptidis) and related factors were analyzed.RESULTS: There was a significant improvement in mean Hb A1C at 3 and 6 months after DHXD treatment compared with the baseline level(P < 0.01).There were also significant improvements in FBG,PBG, blood lipid series and BMI. DHXD also improved the main symptoms of stomach and intestine excessive heat syndrome in patients with obese T2DM. Huanglian(Rhizoma Coptidis) was the most frequently used in 678 clinical visits, the dosage of Huanglian(Rhizoma Coptidis) was related to age, BMI, DM duration, the level of blood glucose,and use of Western hypoglycemic drugs.CONCLUSION: This study suggests that DHXD could decrease blood glucose and improve T2DM symptoms and reduce body weight. The use of DHXD may indicate a new optional treatment for T2 DM.展开更多
文摘Objective To examine target attainment of lipid-lowering, antihypenensive and antidiabetic treatment in the elderly in a specialist set- ting of a University Hospital in Greece. Methods This was a retrospective study including consecutive subjects 〉 65 years old (n = 465) with a follow-up 〉 3 years. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), blood pressure (BP) and glycated hemoglobin (HbAlc) goal achievement were recorded according to European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society (ESC/EAS), European Society of Hypertension (ESH)/ESC and European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) guidelines. Results The LDL-C targets were attained by 27~,4, 48% and 62% of very high, high and moderate risk patients, respectively. Those receiving statin + ezetimibe achieved higher rates of LDL-C goal achievement compared with those receiving statin monotherapy (48% vs. 33%, P 〈 0.05). Of the diabetic sub- jects, 71% had BP 〈 140/85 mmHg, while 78% of those without diabetes had BP 〈 140/90 mmHg. A higher proportion of the non-diabetic individuals (86%) had BP 〈 150/90 mmHg. Also, a higher proportion of those with diabetes had HbAlc 〈 8% rather than 〈 7% (88% and 47%, respectively). Of note, almost one out of three non-diabetic individuals and one out of ten diabetic individuals had achieved all three treatment targets. Conclusions Even in a specialist setting of a University Hospital, a high proportion of the elderly remain at suboptimal LDL-C, BP and HbAlc levels. The use of drug combinations could improve multifactorial treatment target attainment, while less strict tar- gets could be more easily achieved in this population.
文摘AIM: To evaluate the utility of the hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) at the frst prenatal visit as a triaging tool in patients at high risk for gestational diabetes (GDM).METHODS: The HbA1C was obtained at the frst prenatal visit prior to 20 wk. Women with a HbA1C ≥ 6.5% (group one) were instructed on diet and daily self-monitoring of blood glucose. Women with a HbA1C between 5.7%-6.4% (group two) were offered testing or daily self-monitoring of blood glucose. Women with a HbA1C 〈 5.7% (group three) were tested at 24-28 wk. Patients were tested for GDM using the two step testing and Carpenter and Coustan values as cutoffs. Medication was started if patients failed to meet glycemic goals of fasting ≤ 95 mg/dL (5.3 mmol/L) and 2 h postprandial ≤ 120 mg/dL (6.7 mmol/L).RESULTS: In group one (n = 16), 15/16 (95%) re-quired medication to achieve euglycemia. The mean gestational age at which medication was required was early at 14 ± 6 wk. Postpartum, 14/16 patients (87%) remained diabetic. Group two contained 82 patients. Sixty-sixpatients (80%) were given a diagnosis of GDM and 52 patients (64%) required medication. The mean gestational age at which medication was started in group two was 20 ± 7.8 wk. There were 205 patients in group three, 18 patients (8.7%) were diagnosed with GDM and 13 patients (6%) required medication. In comparison to group three, patients in group one were 220 times more likely to require medication (95%CI: 26.9- 〉 999, P 〈 0.0001). Patients in group two were 26 times more likely to require medication (95%CI: 12.5-54.3, P 〈 0.0001).
基金Supported by the National "Eleventh Five-year Plan" for Major Scientific and Technological Research (2006BAI02B08)
文摘Objective:To probe glycemic excursions in type 2 diabetic patients whose hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) was kept ≤6.0%.Methods:Totally 36 cases with type 2 diabetes(T2DM) with HbA1c≤6.0% and 30 cases with normal glucose tolerance(NGT) from December 2005 to December 2007 in our department were subjected prospectively.Continuous glucose monitoring system(CGMS) was employed to record their continuous blood glucose level for 3 d.The blood glucose profiles including the mean blood glucose(MBG),standard differentiation(SD),mean amplitude of glycemic excursions(MAGE) and absolute means of daily differences(MODD) were analyzed.Results:T2DM group had obviously postprandial hyperglycemia,in about 2 h after meal,especially after breakfast.Fifty-two hypoglycemic episodes occurred during the monitoring period in T2DM groups,of which 73.1%(38 episodes) were absence of symptomatic hypoglycemia with the lowest value of blood glucose only 2.0 mmol/L.And 20 episodes took place during the day hours,while 32 episodes observed during the night hours.Compared with NGT groups,SD,MAGE and MODD were all significantly higher in T2DM groups.MBG was significantly correlated with HbA1c in T2DM groups,but SD,MAGE,NGE and MODD were all independent of HbA1c.MAGE was independent of MODD.Conclusion:The amplitude of glycemic excursions is higher in normol-controlled T2DM groups than the NGT groups.Thus ideally glycemic control is not only to make HbA1c reach standard,but also to lessen glycemic excursions and reduce hypoglycemia episodes.
文摘GHB (γ-hydroxybutyrate) is becoming popular recreational drugs. As a result of its strong sedative and amnesiac effects, GHB has been implicated in a number of DFSA cases. The natural presence of GHB in the human body and its rapid elimination after ingestion make it difficult to detect and to evaluate its roles in suspected GHB-facilitated assaults. The paper describes an analytical method for the determination of GHB in urine using LC-MS/MS. Samples were acidified by ammonium chloride solution and extracted with ethyl acetate, and then the extracts were analysed by LC-MS/MS. The limit of detection was 0.05 p.g/mL (S/N = 3). The intra- and inter-day precision was within 10.0% at three concentrations. The methods were found to be sensitive, accurate, rapid and suitable for the forensic toxicology to test GHB in real cases.
文摘OBJECTIVE: To learn more about the clinical and laboratory features of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) diagnosed in the past ten years. METHODS: Clinical and laboratory data for 78 cases of PNH diagnosed from January 1990 to November 1999 in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS: In comparison with PNH cases reported in the 1980s, the newly diagnosed PNH cases showed the following features: (1) older age of disease onset (from 27 to 34 years); more female cases (from 18.5% to 38.5%); more cases without hemoglobinuria (from 24.2% to 38.5%). (2) No positive family hereditary history. (3) Bone marrow dysplasia, abnormal karyotype and negative sister chromatid differentiation were found in 19.2%, 12.2% and 8.9% of the PNH patients, respectively. 12.3% of the patients had bone marrow hypoplasia, and most of them had no hemoglobinuria. Ham's tests were negative in about 34.2% of the cases. CD55 and CD59 on peripheral blood cells were deficient in 100.0% of the cases, suggesting that CD55 and CD59 tests can improve the diagnosis of PNH. (4) Adrenocortical hormone was effective in 83.8% of the patients, 54.2% of whom relapsed within one year. Eight refractory and relapsed patients were treated with low dose chemotherapy (MP therapy: Melphalan 2 - 6 mg x d(-1); Prednisone 0.5 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1)). Five (62.5%) of them showed positive responses. Bone marrow failure and other side effects were not serious in this group of patients. CONCLUSIONS: PNH, an acquired blood disease seen more often among adult males, can be diagnosed more sensitively by hemocyte member CD55 and CD59 tests and treated more effectively with adrenocortical hormone or low dose chemotherapy.
文摘OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and adrenocortical hormone (dexamethasone) on the hemolysis of red cells of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) in vitro. METHODS: Using Ham's test and micro-complement lysis sensitive test (mCLST), the changes in hemolysis of red cells from 6 typical PNH cases were examined after adding LMWH and dexamethasone in different concentrations into the test solution in vitro. The effects of LMWH and dexamethasone on the coagulation of the tested blood samples were also studied using the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) test. RESULTS: Both LMWH and dexamethasone inhibited the hemolysis of PNH red cells, and they also showed a synergistic effect. The inhibiting effects were dose-dependent. Moreover, a tolerable dose of LMWH induced a limited prolongation of APTT. Dexamethasone showed two possible mechanisms in the inhibition of PNH red cells hemolysis through Ham's test and mCLST, respectively: (1) inhibiting both antibodies binding to red cells and (2) the initiation of the activation of complement 3 (C3). LMWH could inhibit hemolysis as determined by both Ham's test and mCLST, which indicated that LMWH could block the activation of complement cascade. CONCLUSIONS: Both LMWH and dexamethasone could inhibit hemolysis in PNH, and they showed a synergistic effect. Their mechanisms of inhibiting hemolysis differed from each other. Furthermore, a tolerable dose of LMWH induced a limited prolongation of APTT. LMWH might be useful for controlling acute hemolysis in patients with PNH and reducing the dose of adrenocortical hormone.
基金Xinjiang Medical University Scientific Research and Innovation Foundation(Grant No.XYDCX2014117)
文摘As a new oral hypoglycemic agent, saxagliptin belongs to the class of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. However, it remains inconclusive whether saxagliptin is associated with increased risk of adverse events (AE) and efficacy as add-on treatment. Therefore, we performed an up-to-date meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of saxagliptin with placebo and other oral hypoglycemic agents in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing saxagliptin with comparators were retrieved by selecting articles from Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Clinical Trials Registry Platform up to Oct. 2013. Weighted mean difference (WMD) was used to analyze the effect of hypoglycemic agents on HbAlc, weight and fasting plasma glucose (FPG). While the patients who achieved HbAlc〈7.0% and had AE were analyzed as relative risks (RR). A total of 18 articles from 16 RCTs and one clinic trial from the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform met the included criterion. Clinically significant decrease from baseline HbAlc compared with placebo was certified for 2.5 mg/day saxagliptin (WMD = -0.45%, 95% CI, -0.48% to -0.42%) and 5 mg/d saxagliptin (WMD = -0.52%, 95% CI, -0.60% to -0.44%). Saxagliptin as add-on therapy was superior to thiazolidinediones, up-titrated glyburide, up-titrated metformin or metformin monotherapy in achieving HbA1c〈7.0%. Treatment with saxagliptin had negligible effect on weight, and it was considered weight neutral. Saxagliptin treatment did not increase the risk of hypoglycemia (RR = 1.28, 95% CI 0.72 to 2.27, P = 0.40) and serious adverse experiences (RR = 1.25, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.66, P = 0.13). No statistically significant differences were observed between saxagliptin and comparators in terms of the risk of infections. The present study showed that saxagliptin was effective in improving glycaemic control in T2DM with a low risk of hypoglycaemia and incidence of infections in either monotherapy or add-on treatment. This founding should be further certified by large-sample size and good-designed RCT.
文摘OBJECTIVE: To determine whether affected reticulocytes could be a reliable marker for the diagnosis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), we analyzed CD59-antigen expression on the membranes of reticulocytes and erythrocytes. METHODS: We studied 10 PNH patients and 5 healthy volunteers by two-color flow cytometry with a membrane permeable fluorescent dye, thiazole orange (TO), and anti-CD59 monoclonal antibodies (MoAb). TO was introduced to gate reticulocytes and anti-CD59 MoAb were used to identify glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-deficient cells. RESULTS: Cells from healthy individuals were only CD59 positive. However, in all PNH patients, CD59-antigen expression could be divided into 3 types: type I cells (CD59 normally positive), type II cells (CD59 partly positive) and type III cells (CD59 negative). The majority of reticulocytes belonged to type III cells, GPI-deficient cells (61.0%). In addition, the percentage of affected reticulocytes was higher than that of erythrocytes. CONCLUSIONS: Analyzing PNH reticulocytes was important, because most patients had elevated numbers of reticulocytes, which represent more closely the recent erythroid output of BM. However, circulating mature erythrocytes were subject to complement-mediated intravascular lysis. Therefore, the percentage of abnormal erythrocytes may not accurately reflect the proliferation rate of normal and abnormal erythroid progenitor cells. Thus, affected reticulocytes could be a more reliable indicator for the diagnosis of PNH than mature erythrocytes.
基金the National Basic Research Program of China(Study of Dose-effect Relationship of Classical Prescription,973 Program,No.2010CB530601)
文摘OBJECTIVE: To provide clinical evidence in support of Dahuang Huanglian Xiexin decoction(DHXD) to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) and to introduce a new treatment option for clinicians.METHODS: Retrospective analysis was used to evaluate DHXD for the treatment of T2DM by analyzing clinical records of 183 cases. Patients with T2DM who met the inclusion criteria between January 1,2013 and January 1, 2014 were enrolled. The effects of the treatment were evaluated by the changes in fasting blood-glucose(FBG), postprandial blood sugar(PBG), hemoglobin A1c(Hb Alc), blood lipid profiles and body mass index(BMI) at 1, 2, 3 and 6 months. The changes in main symptoms were alsoevaluated. The dosage of Huanglian(Rhizoma Coptidis) and related factors were analyzed.RESULTS: There was a significant improvement in mean Hb A1C at 3 and 6 months after DHXD treatment compared with the baseline level(P < 0.01).There were also significant improvements in FBG,PBG, blood lipid series and BMI. DHXD also improved the main symptoms of stomach and intestine excessive heat syndrome in patients with obese T2DM. Huanglian(Rhizoma Coptidis) was the most frequently used in 678 clinical visits, the dosage of Huanglian(Rhizoma Coptidis) was related to age, BMI, DM duration, the level of blood glucose,and use of Western hypoglycemic drugs.CONCLUSION: This study suggests that DHXD could decrease blood glucose and improve T2DM symptoms and reduce body weight. The use of DHXD may indicate a new optional treatment for T2 DM.