Therapeutic traditions in type 2 diabetes — are they changing?

The utilisation of antidiabetic drugs reflects both the prevalence of diabetes and the different therapeutic traditions of physicians. A questionnaire survey to study attitudes to the use of oral antidiabetic drugs amongst physicians and possible changes in treatment habits was carried out in a representative sample of Finnish physicians (n=454) in 1992 and the results were compared with those of a similar survey carried out in 1985, and with drug utilisation statistics.The mean fasting blood glucose level at which a physician would start pharmacological treatment was 8.7 mmol·l^–1, which was significantly lower than in the 1985 survey. The responses to various case histories suggested a more active approach to pharmacological treatment compared to the 1985 survey. Insulin treatment especially seems to have gained in popularity. This change in attitude was paralled by an increase in the consumption of antidiabetic drugs in Finland during the observation period. The increase in use of oral drugs was steeper in Finland than in Norway and Sweden.Whether this active approach will improve the metabolic control and prognosis of patients with Type 2 diabetes, remains to be demonstrated.     

Involvement of synthesis of brain cell structural proteins in the action of antitheines on long-term memory

Academician S. V. Anichkov Department of Pharmacology, Research Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Medical Sciences, St. Petersburg. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences A. N. Klimov.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 113, No. 5, pp. 506–508, May, 1992.     

解毒保肾汤治疗早期糖尿病性肾病

[目的 ]观察解毒保肾汤治疗早期糖尿病性肾病的疗效 .[方法 ]将诊断为早期糖尿病性肾病的病人随机分为 2组 ,其中治疗组 4 4例给予解毒保肾汤 ,对照组 2 0例给予阳性对照药络汀新 ,观察治疗前后 2组病人的临床症状、空腹血糖、糖化血红蛋白量及尿蛋白排泄率等的变化 .[结果 ]治疗组总有效率为 80 % ,对照组总有效率为 6 5 % ,治疗组疗效优于对照组 ;治疗组在改善临床症状 ,降低空腹血糖、糖化血红蛋白量及尿蛋白排泄率等方面均优于对照组 .[结论 ]解毒保肾汤能够降低早期糖尿病性肾病患者的血糖、减少尿蛋白的排泄 ,具有一定的保护肾脏功能 ,对早期糖尿病性肾病有治疗作用 .     

乌梅及其六种伪劣品的鉴别

乌梅中医临床内服外用均有奇效,但常被杏、山杏、山李、桃、陈乌梅、诃子等伪劣品所混淆,从来源鉴别、性状鉴别、显微鉴别、理化鉴别四方面可将它们相互鉴别区分开来。     

中西药合用对帕金森病大鼠旋转行为的影响

目的 观察中西药合用对帕金森病(Parkinson disease，PD)大鼠旋转行为的影响。方法 采用6羟多巴胺注射于脑右侧黑质造成偏侧帕金森病模型，并用滋补肝肾、通络解毒的中药以及西药美多巴进行治疗，同时设立美多巴对照组，观察中西药合用对PD大鼠旋转行为的影响。结果 中西药合用可使模型大鼠的旋转圈数明显减少。结论 中西药合用能明显改善PD模型大鼠的旋转行为。     

微乳对难溶性药物增溶机理的研究

目的:初步探讨微乳对难溶性药物的增溶机理.方法:经处方筛选及相图研究确定(BL-9/正丁醇3∶1)/油/水比例为9∶1∶40的微乳处方;以二氢吡啶类药物为模型药物,测定其在微乳、胶束和油相中的溶解度及油/水分配系数;根据化学结构,采用计算机软件计算药物的特性参数,并结合模型药物的特性分析微乳增溶难溶性药物的机理.结果:微乳对药物的增溶效果远大于油相和胶束,并随药物的脂溶性和空间结构的改变而变化.结论:微乳可用于增溶难溶性药物,且脂溶性越大,空间位阻越小,增溶效果越明显.     

糖尿病调脂药物治疗的循证医学

本文重点介绍近年来糖尿病患者调脂治疗,主要包括临床常用的他汀类、贝特类、烟酸等药物降胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)、低密度脂蛋白-胆固醇(LDL-C)水平、升高高密度脂蛋白-胆固醇(HDL-C),以及减少心血管事件的疗效、不良反应等。     

微卡联合化疗药物治疗耐多药肺结核的研究

目的探讨微卡(母牛分枝杆菌菌苗)联合化疗药物治疗耐多药肺结核的临床疗效。方法将240例耐多药肺结核患者按入院先后顺序分为治疗组与对照组,采用化疗方案均为3PaL2AKZThV/15PaL2ZThV。治疗组在使用以上化疗方案的同时深部肌肉注射微卡菌苗,观察2组治疗后肺部病灶吸收情况、痰菌阴转情况、症状改善情况、免疫功能变化情况。结果治疗组与对照组3个月时痰菌阴转率分别为56.8%和26.7%,18个月时为93.3%和73.3%,2组比较均有显著性差异(P均<0.05);2组X线吸收率及空洞缩小、闭合率均有显著性差异(P均<0.05)。结论微卡能调节免疫功能,提高痰菌阴转率,有助于病灶吸收空洞闭合,可作为耐多药肺结核化疗的辅助治疗。     

RGD-based strategies for selective delivery of therapeutics and imaging agents to the tumour vasculature

During the past decade, RGD-peptides have become a popular tool for the targeting of drugs and imaging agents to alphavbeta3-integrin expressing tumour vasculature. RGD-peptides have been introduced by recombinant means into therapeutic proteins and viruses. Chemical means have been applied to couple RGD-peptides and RGD-mimetics to liposomes, polymers, peptides, small molecule drugs and radiotracers. Some of these products show impressive results in preclinical animal models and a RGD targeted radiotracer has already successfully been tested in humans for the visualization of alphavbeta3-integrin, which demonstrates the feasibility of this approach. This review will summarize the structural requirements for RGD-peptides and RGD-mimetics as ligands for alphavbeta3. We will show how they have been introduced in the various types of constructs by chemical and recombinant techniques. The importance of multivalent RGD-constructs for high affinity binding and internalization will be highlighted. Furthermore the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of RGD-targeted therapeutics and diagnostics reported in recent years will be reviewed.