Infección por el virus de la hepatitis C y nuevas estrategias de tratamiento

Hepatitis C is a major public health problem worldwide. This disease is caused by the hepatitis C virus, which is characterised by its genetic diversity. The infection is usually asymptomatic. However, between 60% and 80% of HCV-infected individuals will progress to chronic hepatitis, 20% to liver cirrhosis in the medium-to long-term and, each year, between 1% and 4% of these patients with cirrhosis will develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A Spanish consensus document has recently been drafted to diagnose hepatitis C in a single step, consisting of active investigation (antibodies and viremia) in a single sample, which according to the experts, would reduce the time to access treatment and avoid tracking losses. To definitively change the hepatitis C treatment paradigm, direct-acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) have been approved, whose development has been based on achieving cure rates close to 100% regardless of the genotype of the virus, ie, pangenotypes, with good tolerance and bioavailability. These drugs have constituted a real therapeutic revolution. Supplement information: This article is part of a supplement entitled «SEIMC External Quality Control Programme. Year 2016», which is sponsored by Roche, Vircell Microbiologists, Abbott Molecular and Francisco Soria Melguizo, S.A.© 2019 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosasy Microbiología Clínica. All rights reserved.     

四种中药对骨愈合过程中相关基因表达的影响

目的:探索中药水蛭、海螵蛸、阿胶、骨碎补在骨折愈合过程中的干预作用,了解它们各自的调节靶点,探索建构其基因组学的途径。方法:通过在大鼠胫骨打孔的方法建立单因素干扰模型,并将300只大鼠随机分为正常组、模型组和给药组(分别用4种中药给药),每组50只,分别在实验的第4、7、14、21、28天不同时间点采用原位杂交方法对各类mRNA的变化进行动态观察,分析骨愈合过程中Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ型前胶原mRNA、转化生长因子TGF-β1mRNA、骨形态发生蛋白BMP-2mRNA以及血管内皮生长因子VEGF-mRNA的表达情况。结果:不同中药对不同基因的作用不同,作用的时间点不同,作用强度也存在差异。其中海螵蛸在骨折早期对Ⅰ、Ⅲ型前胶原mRNA、VEGF-mRNA、BMP-2mRNA的表达升高,后期Ⅱ、Ⅲ型前胶原mRNA表达水平下降,VEGF-mRNA、TGF-β1mRNA表达量维持于较高水平;骨碎补组较模型组在BMP-2mRNA、TGF-β1mRNA、Ⅰ型前胶原mRNA的表达上差异有显著性统计意义;阿胶对骨愈合早、中期Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ型前胶原mRNA和TGF-β1mRNA的表达与模型组比较差异存在显著性统计意义;水蛭对VEGF-mRNA的表达具有一定的促进作用。结论:海螵蛸、水蛭对血管形成有促进作用,阿胶、骨碎补和海螵蛸对骨折软骨形成早期具有促进骨诱导的作用,并对成骨细胞的增殖及合成活性有较大影响。     

射频与中药联合治疗肥厚性咽炎的临床观察

目的 :探讨应用射频与中药联合治疗肥厚性咽炎的疗效。方法 :随机将 16 8例肥厚性咽炎患者分为射频与中药联合治疗组和对照组 ,进行临床观察。结果 :治疗组显效率 76 .3% ,总有效率 10 0 % ,对照组显效率 14 % ,总有效率 82 % ,两组差异有高度显著性 (P<0 .0 1)。 结论 :射频配合中药联合治疗肥厚性咽炎效果显著。     

中药洗剂治疗四肢开放性感染

1987年7月-2003年10月应用中药洗剂治疗四肢开放性感染1363例，该洗剂具有清热解毒、凉血止血、温经通络、活血消肿等功效，是用于治疗四肢外伤开放性感染创面有脓性分泌物或肉芽组织牛长不新鲜的有效方剂。     

吡柔比星在Ⅲ期原发性乳腺癌新辅助化疗中的近期效果观察

目的探讨以蒽环类药物吡柔比星（THP）为主的联合新辅助化疗对Ⅲ期原发性乳腺癌新辅助化疗的近期临床效果。方法对138例手术前确诊的Ⅲ期原发性乳腺癌采用以吡柔比星为主的CTF方案化疗1～4个周期，观察临床疗效、保乳手术率和毒副反应。结果全组总有效率为75．4％（104／138）；其中完全病理缓解1例，临床完全缓解1例（0．7％），部分缓解102例（73．9％），无变化32例（23．2％），进展2例（1．4％）。实施保乳手术7例（5．1％）。施行化疗3＋4周期的疗效和保乳手术率均明显高于1＋2周期者（均P〈0．05）。该方案的脱发反应轻，Ⅰ度脱发28例（20．3％）；心脏毒性较小，室性期外收缩发生率1．4％（2／138），无充血性心衰病例。但骨髓抑制较明显，总发生率55．8％（77／138），其中Ⅱ度骨髓抑制发生率为27．5％（38／138），Ⅲ度骨髓抑制发生率为21．0％（29／138），Ⅳ度骨髓抑制发生率为7．2％（10／138）。结论以吡柔比星为主的CTF方案用于乳腺癌新辅助化疗心脏毒性小，近期疗效较满意；但骨髓抑制发生率高，治疗期间应予支持治疗。     

Chlorhexidine compared with other locally delivered antimicrobials

Based on the association of bacterial plaque with the initiation of chronic gingivitis and progression of chronic periodontitis, chemical antiplaque agents have been employed both in prevention of periodontal disease and its treatment. In supragingival plaque control regimens, chlorhexidine has not been superceded as a chemical anti-plaque agent, although other compounds have been shown to be useful. The local side-effects of chlorhexidine and other cationic antiseptics, however, limit their long-term use for prevention. Extrinsic tooth staining in particular remains the greatest problem. Short-term anti-plaque uses for chlorhexidine include as an adjunct to mechanical cleaning in the initial oral hygiene phase of treatment, in situations where mechanical oral hygiene is difficult, including postsurgery, intermaxillary fixation, fixed orthodontic therapy, physically and mentally handicapped individuals, systemic diseases with oral manifestations such as leukaemia. More recent interest in chlorhexidine has resulted from the delivery of compounds subgingivally in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. Such methods have extended the use of chlorhexidine into areas inaccessible to the action of antimicrobial drugs delivered locally by conventional means, such as tooth brushing or mouth rinsing. Available evidence suggests that chlorhexidine may not be as effective as some antimicrobial drugs whose activity is more specific for those organisms considered particularly pathogenic to the periodontal tissues.     

The gap between legal rules and practice in advertising non-registered pharmaceutical products : A new method of analysis

The market of non-registered pharmaceutical products is growing fast in number and overall costs, not only in the Netherlands, but also in other European countries. These products often give the impression that the consumer may expect 'an effect as from a drug'. Legally, there is a clear distinction between 'drugs' and 'commodities' in the Netherlands; the question is whether legislation and practice concur. In an investigation we analysed texts of advertisements for non-registered pharmaceutical products published in a popular magazine. A method was developed, based on the legal definition of a drug and jurisprudence, to determine in a qualitative and quantitative way the application of medicinal claims. It transpired that in 65% of the analysed advertisements explicit or implicit claims were made. These products should therefore be subject to drugs legislation. Thus, in the Netherlands there is a gap between legislation and practice in advertising non-registered pharmaceutical products.     

The Rise of a New Psychoactive Agent: Salvia divinorum

Since the 1990s, there has been a rise in the availability and recreational use of a herbal plant called Salvia divinorum. Numerous internet websites have advertised it for sale as a legal herbal alternative to illegal hallucinogens. Initial data surveying use has indicated many young adults are obtaining and using this herb for its psychoactive properties. Reported methods of ingestion for the plant include chewing, and smoking leaves or fortified extracts. Subjective effects of the plant include, affect changes, psychedelic-like changes in perception, and even loss of consciousness. Although the pharmacological properties and possible antidepressant effects have been studied in recent years, little information is known about potential negative impact resulting from recreational use, and scant information about Salvia divinorum currently exists in the psychological and substance abuse literature. While Salvia divinorum appears to be a substance with some therapeutic potential, it also poses some significant dangers as a substance of varying legal status with a potential for abuse.