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Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Compound Huangdai Tablets (Realgar-Indigo Naturalis formula, RIF) combined with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Methods: This study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42018108118). The relevant literatures on RIF treatment of APL were systematically searched in the following databases: China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, VIP Medical Information System, Chinese Biomedical Database, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and PubMed. The quality of the included studies was evaluated and Review Manager 5.3 software and Stata 13.0 software were used to perform the Meta-analysis. In addition, this study used the method of network pharmacology to conduct a preliminary exploration of the mechanism of RIF on APL. Results: The study included 12 studies involving 775 APL patients. The Meta-analysis showed that there was no significant difference (P 0.05) between the RIF group and the arsenic trioxide (ATO) group for primary outcomes, secondary outcomes apart from liver dysfunction. The incidence of liver dysfunction (P = 0.006) in the RIF group were significantly lower than those in the ATO group. In addition, the cost of maintenance therapy in the RIF group was significantly lower (P 0.05) than the ATO group. Besides, the active ingredients in RIF mainly act on targets proteins such as ACHE, NCOA2, RXRA, and then play a role in the treatment of APL through regulating multiple molecular mechanisms, such as TP53 regulates transcription of cell cycle genes, nuclear receptor transcription pathway. Conclusion: There was no significant difference in efficacy of oral RIF combined with ATRA compared with intravenous ATO combined with ATRA for the treatment of APL. The oral RIF exposed patients to less risk, offered more convenience and had lower prices. RIF can treat APL by multi-target and multi-pathway interventions that inducing apoptosis of APL cells and inhibiting the proliferation of APL cells, and so on. Therefore, oral RIF in the treatment of APL is worthy of further research and development.
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Objective To establish a mouse model of 5-fluorouracil ( 5-FU )-induced intestinal mucositis. Methods Different doses of 5-FU were intraperitonealy injected into mice for once or 5 consecutive days. The body weight and diarrhea score of the mice were recorded every day, and peripheral blood and the morphological changes of small intestine were examined at 24 h or 72 h after the last 5-FU administration. Results Compared with the control group, after administered 5-FU, the dosage groups showed various degrees of body weight loss and diarrhea, and the white blood cell and platelet counts in peripheral blood decreased significantly (P＜0. 05 or P＜0. 01). The small intestine showed evident pathological changes after the single dose 400 mg/kg and the continuous injection of 50 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg. The mortality rate was 100% in the 100 mg/kg group. Conclusions A mouse model of intestinal mucositis can be successfully established by a single injection of 5-FU or for consecutive 5 days, in a dose-dependent manner. The optimal dose for single injection is 400 mg/kg, and that of the continual injection for 5 consecutive days is 50 mg/kg.
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This article discusses the characteristics of cmmunity herbal monographs for traditional herbal medicinal products and its establishment procedure. It also reviews the new development of cmmunity traditional herbal monographs. The purpose is to clarify the relationship between cmmunity herbal monographs and simplified registration for traditional herbal medicinal product in European Union and provide reference to the registration of taditional Chinese mdicinal products in Europe.
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Humans , Drug Approval , European Union , Phytotherapy , Plants, MedicinalABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>The purpose of this study was to investigate the blood lead level of 3 - 5 year old children living in the cities in China and to provide scientific data for making policy on environmental lead pollution for children health protection.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Six thousand five hundred and two vein blood samples from 3 - 5 year old children in nineteen cities of nine provinces were sampled. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) were employed to determine lead level in whole blood after microwave digestion for sample preparation and questionnaire survey was also performed. Data were analyzed with multiple regression on factors which affecting blood lead levels.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Results showed that mean blood lead level was 88.3 micro g/L for 3 - 5 year old children living in the cities in China and mean blood lead level of boys (91.1 micro g/L) was higher than that of girls (87.3 micro g/L). Twenty-nine point nine one per cent of the children's blood lead level exceeded 100 micro g/L. The research finding showed: (1) higher blood lead levels had negative effects on children's physical growth, language ability etc. (2) behavior of parents had certain effects on children's blood lead levels. (3) blood lead levels of children were affected by unhealthy habits.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Problem of childhood lead poisoning in China has become more serious. During the past ten years, blood lead levels of children has been increased in China while decreasing in developed countries. Blood lead levels of children in China are higher than that of developed countries, which called for special concern by government and society.</p>
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Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , China , Environmental Pollutants , Blood , Lead , Blood , Mass Spectrometry , Sex Factors , Urban Health , Urban PopulationABSTRACT
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Objective To study the safe drinking duration of purified drinking water of water dispensers, the relationship between the sanitary quality of purified drinking water and the structure of the water dispensers. Methods 30 drinking water dispensers were collected from the market and divided into 3 groups based on the structural types. A following-up experimental observation for the changes of the microbiological indexes of the water samples from the taps of water dispensers with different structures during the different prolongating operating period was carried out. Results The safe drinking duration was ≤ 4 days for the purified drinking water sampled from the taps of the water dispensers with common type at the normal atmospheric temperature and ≤ 14 day for water dispensers with bacterial inhibition type. The sanitary quality of the purified drinking water sampled from the taps of water dispensers was associated with the structural type of water dispensers, but not the brands of water dispensers. Conclusion The experimental results of the water samples collected from the taps of water dispensers with bacterial inbibition type at normal atmospheric temperature was better in quality than those of common type. The water dispensers with bacterial inhibition type provided with hygienic licence should be better recommended to choice.
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Objective:To search for a rapid and efficient method for the isolation of 3 kinds of isoflavone glucosides from the ethanol extract of Semen Sojae Praeparatum.Methods: The crude isoflavones were extracted by 75% aqueous ethanol after removing the oil by Soxhlet extraction.Then 1300 macroporous resin,water and different concentrations of aqueous ethanol(10%,20%,30%,40%,50%,70%,and 95%) were used to separate and elute the crude isoflavones.The fraction eluted by 40% aqueous ethanol was subjected to preparative HPLC analysis.The chromatographic conditions: A YWG C18(10.0 mm?200 mm,i.d.10 ?m) column was used;the mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-water-acetic acid at volume ratio of 25751(V/V/V) and a flow rate of 3.0 ml/min;the injection volume was 750 ?l;and the detection wave length was set at 260 nm.Results: Daidzin,glycitin and genistin were rapidly separated with the purities over 99% as determined by external standard HPLC.Conclusion: This technique is simple and suitable for the isolation of daidzin,glycitin and genistin from Semen Sojae Praeparatum.