AIM:To test whether colchicine would be an effective antif ibrotic agent for treatment of chronic liver diseases in patients who could not be treated with α-interferon.METHODS:Seventy-four patients(46 males,28 female...AIM:To test whether colchicine would be an effective antif ibrotic agent for treatment of chronic liver diseases in patients who could not be treated with α-interferon.METHODS:Seventy-four patients(46 males,28 females) aged 40-66 years(mean 53±13 years) participated in the study.The patients were affected by chronic liver diseases with cirrhosis which was proven histologically(n=58);by chronic active hepatitis C(n=4),chronic active hepatitis B(n=2),and chronic persistent hepatitis C(n=6).In the four patients lacking histology,cirrhosis was diagnosed from anamnesis,serum laboratory tests,esophageal varices and ascites.Patients were assigned to colchicine(1 mg/d) or standard treatment as control in a randomized,double-blind trial,and followed for 4.4 years with clinical and laboratory evaluation.RESULTS:Survival at the end of the study was 94.6% in the colchicine group and 78.4% in the control group(P=0.001).Serum N-terminal peptide of type Ⅲ procollagen levels fell from 34.0 to 18.3 ng/mL(P=0.0001),and pseudocholinesterase levels rose from 4.900 to 5.610 mU/mL(P=0.0001) in the colchicine group,while no signif icant change was seen in controls.Best results were obtained in patients with chronic hepatitis C and in alcoholic cirrhotics.CONCLUSION:Colchicine is an effective and safe antifibrotic drug for long-term treatment of chronic liver disease in which fi brosis progresses towards cirrhosis.展开更多
AIM: To assess the impact of procollagen Ⅲ peptide as a marker of collagenesis in the development of pseudopolyps in patients with ulcerative colitis.METHODS: Development of pseudopolyps was monitored in 25 patients ...AIM: To assess the impact of procollagen Ⅲ peptide as a marker of collagenesis in the development of pseudopolyps in patients with ulcerative colitis.METHODS: Development of pseudopolyps was monitored in 25 patients with ulcerative colitis classified according to Powell-Tuck index as mild (n=12) or moderate (n=13) form of disease. Patients with a mild form of disease were treated with oral mesalazine medication (2-4 g/day) and local mesalazine preparation (suppository). Patients with a moderate form of disease received oral mesalazine medication (2-4 g/day), local mesalazine preparation(suppository) and local methylprednisolone at an initial dose of 60 rag/day, followed by dose tapering. How many significant variables (previously determined by analysis of variance) were elevated in the groups with and without pseudopolyp developement was observed. ROC analysis for calculation of new index was made.RESULTS: Serum values of procollagen Ⅲ peptide (PⅢP), C-reactive protein (CRP) and C4 complement component (C4)were statistically significantly lower in the group of patients flee from pseudopolyp development bhan bhose who developed one or more pseudopolyps (0.45±0.12 vs 1.42±0.70,P<0.0027; 7.6±4.7 vs 17.8±9.17, P<0.035, and 0.46±0.11 vs 0.34±0.16, P<0.068, respectively) at endoscopic conrtrols with patohistologically samples during 13 months. There were no statistically significant differences in the values of C3, ceruloplasmin and IgM between the two groups (P>0.05).Discrimination function analysis yielded highest standardized cannon coefficients for PⅢP (0.876), CRP (0.104), C3 (-0.534) and C4 (0.184) (P<0.036). The elevation in two of three laboratory variables (PⅢP, CRP and C4) reached sensitivity of 93 % and specificity of 90 % in the development of pseudopolyps.CONCLUSION: It is proposed that an increase in two of the three laboratory parameters (PⅢP, CRP and C4) could improve the accuracy of prediction of the development of pseudopolyps. When using PⅢP, CRP and C4 on decision making, the positive predictive value and accuracy were 90 % and 92 %, respectively.展开更多
目的:基于网络药理学和分子对接方法,确定复方黄柏液治疗的Ⅲ度烧伤肉芽组织愈合的有效活性成分、关键靶点和潜在的药理学机制,并进行肉芽组织成纤维细胞的初步验证。方法:从公共数据库中药系统药理学分析平台(TCMSP)检索复方黄柏液组...目的:基于网络药理学和分子对接方法,确定复方黄柏液治疗的Ⅲ度烧伤肉芽组织愈合的有效活性成分、关键靶点和潜在的药理学机制,并进行肉芽组织成纤维细胞的初步验证。方法:从公共数据库中药系统药理学分析平台(TCMSP)检索复方黄柏液组成成分连翘、黄柏、金银花的有效成分和靶点;GeneCards、OMIM数据库检索“Ⅲ度烧伤”疾病相关靶点。通过生物信息学分析,包括蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(Protein-proteininteraction,PPI)以及基因本体(Gene ontology,GO)和京都基因和基因组百科全书(Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes,KEGG)分析,获得了关键的有效成分、核心靶点和相关信号通路;DiscoveryStudio分子对接分析有效成分化合物与靶蛋白的结合。0.5%的DMSO溶液处理的成纤维细胞记为对照组;槲皮素(40μmol/ml)处理的成纤维细胞记为槲皮素组。采用CCK8法、Transwell实验检测细胞增殖、迁移侵袭;WB试验检测细胞p-PI3K、p-Akt蛋白。结果:共筛选出74个有效成分,331个作用靶点,AKT1为潜在的治疗靶点,木犀草素、山柰酚、槲皮素、汉黄芩素、丹皮酚为潜在的候选药物。PI3K-AKT信号通路可能在复方黄柏液治疗Ⅲ度烧伤中发挥关键作用;分子对接表明槲皮素与AKT1结合最好。与对照组相比,槲皮素组成纤维细胞增殖、迁移侵袭均显著降低,p-PI3K、p-Akt蛋白表达也显著降低(P<0.05)。结论:复方黄柏液促进Ⅲ度烧伤患者肉芽组织形成的生物活性成分为槲皮素,潜在通路为PI3K-AKT信号通路,为复方黄柏液治疗Ⅲ度烧伤的研究提供了思路。展开更多
文摘AIM:To test whether colchicine would be an effective antif ibrotic agent for treatment of chronic liver diseases in patients who could not be treated with α-interferon.METHODS:Seventy-four patients(46 males,28 females) aged 40-66 years(mean 53±13 years) participated in the study.The patients were affected by chronic liver diseases with cirrhosis which was proven histologically(n=58);by chronic active hepatitis C(n=4),chronic active hepatitis B(n=2),and chronic persistent hepatitis C(n=6).In the four patients lacking histology,cirrhosis was diagnosed from anamnesis,serum laboratory tests,esophageal varices and ascites.Patients were assigned to colchicine(1 mg/d) or standard treatment as control in a randomized,double-blind trial,and followed for 4.4 years with clinical and laboratory evaluation.RESULTS:Survival at the end of the study was 94.6% in the colchicine group and 78.4% in the control group(P=0.001).Serum N-terminal peptide of type Ⅲ procollagen levels fell from 34.0 to 18.3 ng/mL(P=0.0001),and pseudocholinesterase levels rose from 4.900 to 5.610 mU/mL(P=0.0001) in the colchicine group,while no signif icant change was seen in controls.Best results were obtained in patients with chronic hepatitis C and in alcoholic cirrhotics.CONCLUSION:Colchicine is an effective and safe antifibrotic drug for long-term treatment of chronic liver disease in which fi brosis progresses towards cirrhosis.
文摘AIM: To assess the impact of procollagen Ⅲ peptide as a marker of collagenesis in the development of pseudopolyps in patients with ulcerative colitis.METHODS: Development of pseudopolyps was monitored in 25 patients with ulcerative colitis classified according to Powell-Tuck index as mild (n=12) or moderate (n=13) form of disease. Patients with a mild form of disease were treated with oral mesalazine medication (2-4 g/day) and local mesalazine preparation (suppository). Patients with a moderate form of disease received oral mesalazine medication (2-4 g/day), local mesalazine preparation(suppository) and local methylprednisolone at an initial dose of 60 rag/day, followed by dose tapering. How many significant variables (previously determined by analysis of variance) were elevated in the groups with and without pseudopolyp developement was observed. ROC analysis for calculation of new index was made.RESULTS: Serum values of procollagen Ⅲ peptide (PⅢP), C-reactive protein (CRP) and C4 complement component (C4)were statistically significantly lower in the group of patients flee from pseudopolyp development bhan bhose who developed one or more pseudopolyps (0.45±0.12 vs 1.42±0.70,P<0.0027; 7.6±4.7 vs 17.8±9.17, P<0.035, and 0.46±0.11 vs 0.34±0.16, P<0.068, respectively) at endoscopic conrtrols with patohistologically samples during 13 months. There were no statistically significant differences in the values of C3, ceruloplasmin and IgM between the two groups (P>0.05).Discrimination function analysis yielded highest standardized cannon coefficients for PⅢP (0.876), CRP (0.104), C3 (-0.534) and C4 (0.184) (P<0.036). The elevation in two of three laboratory variables (PⅢP, CRP and C4) reached sensitivity of 93 % and specificity of 90 % in the development of pseudopolyps.CONCLUSION: It is proposed that an increase in two of the three laboratory parameters (PⅢP, CRP and C4) could improve the accuracy of prediction of the development of pseudopolyps. When using PⅢP, CRP and C4 on decision making, the positive predictive value and accuracy were 90 % and 92 %, respectively.
文摘目的:基于网络药理学和分子对接方法,确定复方黄柏液治疗的Ⅲ度烧伤肉芽组织愈合的有效活性成分、关键靶点和潜在的药理学机制,并进行肉芽组织成纤维细胞的初步验证。方法:从公共数据库中药系统药理学分析平台(TCMSP)检索复方黄柏液组成成分连翘、黄柏、金银花的有效成分和靶点;GeneCards、OMIM数据库检索“Ⅲ度烧伤”疾病相关靶点。通过生物信息学分析,包括蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(Protein-proteininteraction,PPI)以及基因本体(Gene ontology,GO)和京都基因和基因组百科全书(Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes,KEGG)分析,获得了关键的有效成分、核心靶点和相关信号通路;DiscoveryStudio分子对接分析有效成分化合物与靶蛋白的结合。0.5%的DMSO溶液处理的成纤维细胞记为对照组;槲皮素(40μmol/ml)处理的成纤维细胞记为槲皮素组。采用CCK8法、Transwell实验检测细胞增殖、迁移侵袭;WB试验检测细胞p-PI3K、p-Akt蛋白。结果:共筛选出74个有效成分,331个作用靶点,AKT1为潜在的治疗靶点,木犀草素、山柰酚、槲皮素、汉黄芩素、丹皮酚为潜在的候选药物。PI3K-AKT信号通路可能在复方黄柏液治疗Ⅲ度烧伤中发挥关键作用;分子对接表明槲皮素与AKT1结合最好。与对照组相比,槲皮素组成纤维细胞增殖、迁移侵袭均显著降低,p-PI3K、p-Akt蛋白表达也显著降低(P<0.05)。结论:复方黄柏液促进Ⅲ度烧伤患者肉芽组织形成的生物活性成分为槲皮素,潜在通路为PI3K-AKT信号通路,为复方黄柏液治疗Ⅲ度烧伤的研究提供了思路。
