This study sought to prepare a self-microemulsion drug delivery system containing zingerone (Z-SMEDDS) to improve the low oral bioavailability of zingerone and anti-tumor effect. Z-SMEDDS was characterized by particle size, zeta potential and encapsulation efficiency, while its pharmacokinetics and anti-tumor effects were also evaluated. Z-SMEDDS had stable physicochemical properties, including average particle size of 17.29 ± 0.07 nm, the zeta potential of -22.81 ± 0.29 mV, and the encapsulation efficiency of 97.96% ± 0.02%. In vitro release studies have shown the release of zingerone released by Z-SMEDDS was significantly higher than free zingerone in different release media. The relative oral bioavailability of Z-SMEDDS was 7.63 times compared with free drug. Meanwhile, the half inhibitory concentration (IC50)of Z-SMEDDS and free zingerone was 8.45 μg/mL and 13.30 μg/mL, respectively on HepG2. This study may provide a preliminary basis for further clinical research and application of Z-SMEDDS. 相似文献
Objectives:To assess the efficacy and toxicity of gemcitabine-based induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC).Methods:Both observational studies (OBS) and randomized controlled trials (RCT) were included in the meta-analysis. Systematic online searches were conducted in Web of Sciences, PubMed, Embase, meeting proceedings and ClinicalTrials.gov from the inception to May 25, 2020. The primary endpoint of interest was overall survival.Results:five OBSs and 2 RCTs including 1680 patients were incorporated in the analysis. The evidence from the RCTs showed that adding gemcitabine-based induction chemotherapy to CCRT significantly improved progression free survival (hazard ratio (HR): 0.60, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.40–0.88; P = .010; chi square P = .25; I2 = 24%) and overall survival (HR: 0.47; 95% CI: 0.28–0.80; P = 0.005; chi square P = .49, I2 = 0%) and was related to a higher risk of hematological toxicities. Furthermore, based on the data of OBSs, overall survival (HR: 0.52; 95% CI: 0.31–0.88; P = .02; chi square P = .37, I2 = 6%) was significantly improved in patients treated with gemcitabine-based induction chemotherapy compared to those treated with taxane-based induction chemotherapy. However, the progression free survival (HR: 0.67; 95% CI: 0.45–1.01; P = .06; chi square P = .74; I2 = 0%) showed no significant difference.Conclusions:For LA-NPC patients, adding gemcitabine-based induction chemotherapy to CCRT significantly improved overall survival and progression free survival with a higher risk of hematological toxicities when compared to CCRT alone. Also, gemcitabine-based regimen could be used as an alternative induction chemotherapy regimen to taxane-based regimen in the treatment of LA-NPC. 相似文献
Although glucocorticoids (GCs) are effective in inducing remission in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, there is a significant variation in response to therapeutic GCs, and some patients do not achieve full remission. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of environmental factors on the efficacy of GCs in a Chinese population with SLE. This was a prospective cohort study, and a total of 260 SLE patients treated with GCs (prednisone) were followed up for 12 weeks. The efficacy of GCs was measured with the scores on SLE disease activity index. Environmental factors were collected using a questionnaire. Single-variable analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to discriminate the impact of environmental factors on the efficacy of GCs. Two hundred forty-seven patients (95.00 %) completed the 12-week follow-up. Among these patients, 131 (53.04 %) were classified into sensitive group and 116 (46.96 %) were classified into insensitive group. Results from logistic analysis showed that the following environmental factors were significantly associated with decreased efficacy of GCs: high salt intake (OR?=?3.464, 95%CI?=?1.481–8.102, P?=?0.004), introverted personality (OR?=?3.550, 95%CI?=?1.901–6.628, P?<?0.0001), experience with negative life events (OR?=?5.526, 95%CI?=?1.612–18.946, P?=?0.007), and history of allergy (OR?=?2.966, 95%CI?=?1.312–6.704, P?=?0.009). These results indicate that environmental factors, including salt intake, personality, experience with negative life events, and history of allergy, may play an important role in the efficacy of GCs in the Chinese population with SLE. 相似文献
We report for the first time a set of microsatellite markers for Siniperca obscura. Among 50 pairs of primers, 31 loci were polymorphic in 28 S. obscura individuals with the number of alleles per locus ranging from 2 to 10. Observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.1149 to 0.7506 and from 0.0000 to 0.9643, respectively. Significant deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium was found at one locus, after applying Bonferroni’s correction. These new markers can be useful for the studies on population genetic structure, genetic diversity and conservation genetics in this species. 相似文献
Ileal interposition–sleeve gastrectomy (II–SG) has been developed as a metabolic surgery based on the hindgut hypothesis. The aim of the present study was to test this hypothesis by studying the eating behavior, metabolic changes, and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-producing cells in rat models.
Methods
Male Sprague–Dawley rats were subjected to laparotomy, II, SG, or II–SG. Eating behavior and metabolic parameters were monitored by an open-circuit indirect calorimeter designed for a comprehensive laboratory animal monitoring system. GLP-1-producing cells were examined by quantitative immunohistochemistry.
Results
After II alone, satiety ratio, i.e., intermeal interval/meal size, was reduced, while calorie intake was increased at 2 and 6 weeks postoperatively. Respiratory exchange ratio, VCO2/VO2, was increased to above 1.0 (i.e., carbohydrate metabolism) during both daytime and nighttime at 2 weeks postoperatively. After SG alone, GLP-1-producing cells were increased in the pancreatic islets (in terms of volume density), but not in the ileum (number/mm). After II–SG, the rate of eating was reduced, while meal duration (min) was increased during both daytime and nighttime at 2 weeks postoperatively. GLP-1-producing cells were increased by about 2.5-fold in the interposed ileum and also increased to the same extent in the pancreatic islets as seen after SG alone. The increased GLP-1-producing cells in the pancreatic islets after SG or II–SG were located around the insulin-producing β cells.
Conclusions
The present study provides evidence supporting the hindgut hypothesis. II–SG increased GLP-1 production both in the interposed ileum and in the pancreatic islets, leading to metabolic beneficial effects and altered eating behavior. 相似文献