膝关节骨关节炎治疗的研究进展

骨关节炎（osteoarthritis，OA）是一种以关节软骨退行性改变和继发性骨增生为特征的慢性关节疾病，其中以膝关节骨关节炎（knee osteoarthritis，KOA）最为常见。目前针对KOA的非手术治疗仅能达到缓解疼痛、改善功能的目的。积极的手术治疗效果虽好，但假体定位困难，手术难度高，因此急需新的治疗方式以改善患者预后。基于KOA的最新临床研究，本文对膝神经射频消融术、机器人辅助膝关节置换术、生物治疗和激光治疗等4种新的治疗方式开展评述。     

基于网络药理学和分子对接技术的款冬花在清肺排毒汤治疗新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）中的作用分析

目的采用网络药理学和分子对接法分析款冬花在清肺排毒汤治疗新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)中发挥的作用。方法基于课题组前期研究,确定款冬花中的主要成分。采用SwissTargetPrediction和BATMAN-TCM数据库对款冬花主要化学成分的潜在靶点进行整理;在GenCLiP 3和GeneCard数据库搜索COVID-19相关靶点,运用Cytoscape 3.7.1软件绘制款冬花成分-靶点-疾病网络图;使用String数据库构建靶点PPI网络;通过DAVID数据库进行GO富集分析和KEGG通路富集分析;将各成分与新型冠状病毒(SARS-CoV-2)3CL水解酶和血管紧张素转化酶II(ACE2)进行分子对接。结果款冬花治疗COVID-19的化合物-靶点-疾病网络包含化合物14个、靶点104个、疾病4个。GO功能富集分析得到GO条目444个(P0.05),其中包括生物过程(BP)条目325个、细胞组成(CC)条目44个、分子功能(MF)条目75个。KEGG通路富集筛选得到94条信号通路(P0.05)。分子对接结果显示异绿原酸B(3,4-dicaffeoylquinicacid)和异绿原酸C(4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid)与蛋白的亲和力要优于瑞德西韦。结论款冬花中主要化合物能通过与SARS-Co V-2 3CL水解酶和ACE2结合,作用于多靶点调节多条信号通路,从而发挥对COVID-19的防治作用。     

氩离子凝固术加黏膜下药物注射治疗放射性肠炎初步临床分析

目的 初步探讨内镜下氩离子凝固术(APC)联合黏膜下去甲肾上腺盐水注射治疗放射性肠炎的临床疗效,尤其是对难治性放射性肠炎的疗效评估。方法 回顾分析22例患者临床资料,分别采用改良内镜评分法(A)和Sherman′s classification (B)对患者进行严重程度评分。治疗成功的标准是临床症状的改善或便血停止(或仅有少量便血不需要进一步干预)。结果 22例患者疗后均达到临床症状改善,其中18例(82%)便血完全停止。A评估法:轻度肠炎15例(68%),重度肠炎7例(32%)。B评估法:轻度9例(41%),重度13例(59%)。采用A评估法进行相关分析发现,治疗次数与内镜等级(或内镜评分)有很好的相关性(r=0.86,P<0.001)。结论 初步证明内镜下APC联合黏膜下去甲肾上腺盐水注射治疗放射性肠炎不仅对轻-中患者有效,对难治性放射性肠炎同样可维持长久疗效。A评估法更适合在临床中推广。     

Successful plasma exchange in a 34-year-old woman with diabetic ketoacidosis and a thrombotic microangiopathy

Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) associated with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a rare complication reported in the pediatric setting. We report a case of an adult patient with new-onset DM, DKA, and TMA who was treated successfully with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). The patient underwent five procedures and experienced quick recovery in her platelet count and a near-normalization of her LDH. Within 3 days, ADAMTS13 activity was reported at 40.7% (>66.8%). After a protracted hospital course, mostly focused on treating the patient's bilateral hemorrhagic chemosis, the patient was discharged on hospital day 30. TMA is associated with a spectrum of diseases such as TTP and sepsis but, to our knowledge, it has not been reported in the setting of DKA in an adult patient. Evidence supports that metabolic alterations associated with DKA and its treatment disrupt basal hemostatic mechanisms and promote a thrombotic state. Although ADAMTS13 activity was only moderately decreased, our patient responded rapidly to TPE, with a striking increase and stabilization of her PLT count that was durable beyond discharge. As reported recently, patients who have TMA with ADAMTS13 activity levels >10% have a range of diagnoses, presentations, and outcomes. Although the underlying microangiopathic process is incompletely understood, these patients may respond well to TPE, as was seen in this case.     

儿童室管膜瘤的临床研究进展

室管膜瘤是一种原发于神经上皮的中枢神经系统肿瘤，病变累及脑和脊髓，多发于儿童。基因分型的新分类方法，为室管膜瘤的治疗和预后评估提供了更为可靠的依据。室管膜瘤对辅助治疗的敏感性低是造成患儿预后较差的重要原因之一。该文对近年来儿童室管膜瘤的分型、诊断、治疗策略等进行综述。     

金银花分子生物学研究进展

分子生物学(molecular biology)是从分子水平阐明生命现象和本质的科学,其发展为传统生药学的研究提供了新的生物技术和方法。金银花作为常用大宗药材之一,国内外学者在深入研究传统方法的基础上,采用分子生物学手段对其展开真伪鉴别、品质评价和控制等方面的相关研究,并取得了一定成果。该文主要综述了近年来分子生物学技术方法在金银花鉴别、有效成分生物合成的分子机制以及胁迫条件下次生代谢产物积累的分子机制研究,并针对基于杂交技术的标记(RFLP)、基于PCR的分子标记(RAPD,AFLP,SSR,ISSR)和基于DNA序列分析的SNP及DNA条形码对金银花的多样性识别、诊断、鉴定等方面进行了详细的总结,同时提出可以采用多组学技术,构建系统生物学技术和平台,建立次生代谢产物生物合成的相关模型,从而更好地研究金银花活性成分生物合成的分子机制以及药用植物在环境胁迫下的相关代谢产物的合成和积累等生命活动规律并进行调控,为进一步推动金银花现代化及其他中药资源的开发利用提供支撑与参考。     

Cabozantinib for relapsed neuroblastoma: Single institution case series

Relapsed high‐risk neuroblastoma has few effective therapies currently available or in development. Cabozantinib is an Food and Drug Administration approved multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor for select adult malignancies with preclinical data suggesting efficacy against neuroblastoma. A safe and tolerable dose has been identified for children, but its efficacy remains unknown. We describe four children with relapsed metastatic neuroblastoma treated with cabozantinib. All four patients had extended disease control (two complete responsesfor >12 months, 2 stable disease >6 months) with manageable predictable toxicities requiring dose reduction in two patients. We discuss the potential for the use of cabozantinib in neuroblastoma.     

Heterogeneity in amount of growth factors secreted by platelets in platelet-rich plasma samples from alopecia patients

Platelet α-granules release growth factors (GFs) that promote healing and tissue regeneration. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is shown to be beneficial in treating alopecia, and however, clinical response can be inconsistent. Due to several fold enrichment of platelets secreting large quantities of GFs following PRP injections, heterogeneity in amounts of GFs secreted by platelets may contribute to inconsistent clinical responses. Herein, we evaluated factors that could potentially contribute to heterogeneous secretion of GFs by platelets. We measured platelet secretion of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFβ1), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF-BB), epidermal growth factor (EGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF2) in aliquots of de-identified PRP samples from female patients undergoing therapy in the hair disease clinic. Although secretion of GFs by platelets was comparable in PRP samples of patients with non-cicatricial and cicatricial alopecia, a Shapiro-Wilk test for normal distribution indicated significant variability across all patient samples. The amount of GF secreted by platelets was comparable when PRP prepared from two FDA-cleared devices with distinct techniques were compared. We provide evidence of platelets secreting heterogeneous amounts of GFs within each sample as high and low secretion of random factors could be simultaneously detected. These results suggest inherent heterogeneity in secretion of GFs by platelets in patient samples that are not influenced by the device used to prepare PRP. Since some GFs could have antagonistic effects on hair growth, a balance between amounts of growth promoting and inhibiting factors may be crucial in determining clinical response to PRP therapy.     

壮药材滇桂艾纳香及其易混品种东风草和高艾纳香比较研究

目的： 建立壮药材滇桂艾纳香专属性检验方法。方法： 采用基原鉴别、性状鉴别、显微鉴别、薄层鉴别、分子生物学及特征图谱等方法对滇桂艾纳香及其易混品种东风草和高艾纳香进行对比研究。结果： 三者的根、茎、叶性状基本相同，区别点在于滇桂艾纳香头状花序小（直径0.5~0.8 cm），东风草头状花序大（直径1.5~2 cm），高艾纳香头状花序具密集的长绒毛；三者的根、茎横切面，粉末显微特征基本相同，高艾纳香具基部膨大的非腺毛；薄层鉴别（1）中高艾纳香比滇桂艾纳香和东风草少1个斑点；薄层鉴别（2）中滇桂艾纳香比东风草和高艾纳香少1个特征斑点；ITS2序列N-J树聚类分析显示三者具有良好的单系性，三者种间最小遗传距离均大于种内最大遗传距离；与滇桂艾纳香对照图谱相比，东风草平均相似度为0.962，高艾纳香平均相似度仅为0.789。结论： 高艾纳香与滇桂艾纳香区别较大，不宜混用，在日常使用中应注意甄别；东风草与滇桂艾纳香在性状、显微、薄层、分子生物学、特征图谱等方面相似度较高，在对二者进行充分的药理活性以及临床试验等基础上，可考虑作为滇桂艾纳香的替代品使用，以缓解药用资源不足的问题。     

Intravenous methylprednisolone versus therapeutic plasma exchange for treatment of anti‐n‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptor antibody encephalitis: A retrospective review

Introduction : Anti‐N‐methyl‐d ‐aspartate (NMDA) receptor antibody encephalitis is an increasingly recognized form of autoimmune encephalitis. Conventional treatments include therapies such as corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), and/or therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). Although TPE is regularly used for treatment of anti‐NMDA receptor antibody encephalitis, the American Society for Apheresis has given it a category III recommendation only. Earlier administered immunotherapies in tumor‐negative patients may facilitate faster recoveries, but it remains unclear whether or not TPE is superior to steroids and/or IVIG. Methods : We retrospectively evaluated 10 of 14 patients that received steroids and TPE with modified Rankin scores and subjectively assessed the point of largest sustained improvement in all 14 patients. Results : In the patients that received both steroids and TPE at our institution during the same hospitalization (only 10 of 14 patients), 7/10 patients after TPE had improved with the modified Rankin score versus 3/10 patients after steroids. The average modified Rankin score improvement after steroids in this group was ?0.1 as compared with 0.4 after TPE. Based on subjective chart review analysis during which all 14 patients were assessed, the largest sustained improvement occurred immediately following the third–fifth exchange in 9/14 patients, whereas only 2/14 patients appeared to have had significant benefit immediately following steroids. Conclusions : This is compelling preliminary data that suggests that corticosteroids may not be as effective compared to steroids followed by TPE. Given the importance of time‐sensitive treatment, more formal studies may illuminate the ideal first‐line treatment for anti‐NMDA receptor antibody encephalitis. J. Clin. Apheresis 30:212–216, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.