腰痹通胶囊与布洛芬缓释胶囊联合用药治疗慢性腰痛疗效的随机对照研究

摘要 目的：观察腰痹通胶囊与布洛芬缓释胶囊联合用药治疗慢性腰痛的临床疗效。方法：将168例在我院门诊接受治疗的慢性腰痛患者随机分为A组、B组与C组（各56例）,A组给予口服腰痹通胶囊 (3粒/次),3次/d,饭后服药;B组给予布洛芬缓释胶囊治疗 (300 mg/次),2次/d,饭后口服;C组同时口服腰痹通胶囊和布洛芬缓释胶囊（用法同前）,3组均治疗1个疗程。观察治疗前后3组患者的临床疗效、视觉模拟评分（VAS）、Oswestry功能障碍指数（ODI）评分、日本骨科协会腰椎治疗评价量表（JOA）评分、血清炎性因子和药物副作用等各项指标,并进行对比分析。结果：所有患者均完成了研究,没有退出或脱落病例。A组的总有效率为76.79%,B组的总有效率为82.14%,C组的总有效率为96.43%,经统计学分析,AB两组之间没有显著的统计学差异（P>0.05）,而C组与A组或B组之间均有显著性差异（P<0.05）。3组的VAS、ODI、JOA评分在治疗前后具有显著的统计学差异（P<0.05）,其中C组治疗后的相关评分优于其他两组（P<0.05）。C组患者治疗后的炎性因子包括C反应蛋白(CRP)、白介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)水平均低于A组、B组(P<0.05)。A组的药物副作用最少,B组的药物副作用最多,A组和C组的不良反应发生率低于B组（P<0.05）。结论：腰痹通胶囊联合布洛芬缓释胶囊口服治疗慢性腰痛的疗效明显优于这两种药物单独使用,可缓解患者腰部疼痛,改善腰椎功能,降低血清炎性因子水平。     

鞘内注射干扰素调节因子8小干扰RNA对术后持续性疼痛大鼠痛阈及脊髓小胶质细胞活化的影响*

目的: 探究鞘内注射干扰素调节因子8小干扰RNA(IRF8 SiRNA)对PPsP大鼠痛阈及脊髓小胶质细胞活化的影响。方法: 120只雄性SD大鼠随机分为假手术组(SH,n=12),模型组(SM,n=48),溶媒组(SD,n=12)和IRF8沉默组(SS,n=48),其中,SM组于大鼠后足中部隐静脉内侧按皮肤/肌肉切开牵拉(SMIR)法建立术后持续性疼痛(PPsP)模型,SH组仅切开不牵拉;SD组与SS组建模前一周先于L4/5椎间隙行鞘内置管术, SS组于建模后第5、6日连续鞘内给予IRF8 SiRNA溶液20 μl(溶于DEPC水中,150 pmol),SD组给予等量DEPC水。测量并记录建模前(D0),建模后第1(D1)、3(D3)、7(D7)、12(D12)、22(D22)、33(D33)日等时点各组大鼠术侧后足机械刺激缩足反应阈值 (PWT); 建模后第12日各取6只,Western blot法检测脊髓背角Iba-1蛋白表达情况,并取SH组和SM组各3只,取术野隐神经行电镜观察其超微结构改变;再取SM组和SS组于上述各时点各6只,流式细胞术检测脊髓背角小胶质细胞活化情况。结果: 与D0相比, SM组在D1～D22PWT降低(P＜0.05或P＜0.01),并在D33恢复至正常水平(P＞0.05);与SH组相比,SM组PWT在D1～D22均降低(P＜0.05或P＜0.01);与SD组相比,SS组PWT在D7～D22增高(P＜0.05或P＜0.01);与SH组相比,SS组D7～D22降低(P＜0.05或P＜0.01);隐神经髓鞘平均厚度: SH组为(377.03± 69.60) nm,SM组为(369.50±73.26) nm,两组间相比无统计学意义(P＞0.05);与SH组相比,SM组Iba-1明显上调(P＜0.01);与SD组相比,SS组Iba-1表达受到抑制(P＜0.05),与SH组相比,SS组Iba-1表达也具有统计学差异(P＜0.05),而SM组与SD组之间,Iba-1的表达无统计学意义(P＞0.05);与D0相比,SM组小胶质细胞活化比率在D3～D22均显著增加(P＜0.01),而SS组小胶质细胞活化于D3达到高峰(P＜0.01);鞘内给药后,SS组脊髓背角小胶质细胞活化比率明显下降,与SM组相比,在D7～D12显著下降(P＜0.01)。结论: SMIR诱导的PPsP大鼠显著且持续的机械痛觉过敏为非明显的外周神经损伤所致,可能是基于脊髓背角小胶质细胞活化所介导,而鞘内给予IRF8小干扰RNA可抑制脊髓背角小胶质细胞的激活,并逆转SMIR诱导的痛觉过敏。     

完全弗氏佐剂诱导大鼠慢性骨盆疼痛综合征炎性痛模型的制备*

目的: 建立大鼠慢性骨盆疼痛综合征(CPPS)炎性痛模型并进行评价,为CPPS炎症引起的慢性骨盆疼痛的外周及中枢机制研究提供可靠的动物模型。方法: 将60只SD雄性大鼠随机分成空白组,假手术组和模型组,每组20只。采用向大鼠前列腺腹侧叶注射完全弗氏佐剂(CFA)的方法制备CPPS炎性痛模型。术后观察大鼠一般情况变化;分别于造模后7 d,14 d,21 d,28 d,35 d测定大鼠足底和阴囊热刺激疼痛阈值;取材后前列腺组织称重计算前列腺指数;显微镜下观察大鼠前列腺组织病理变化并用半定量法评价前列腺组织损伤程度,以评价模型是否成功。结果: 模型成功17只,成模率为85%。与空白组和假手术组比较,造模后大鼠的活动度、毛发光泽度降低,排尿量增加。足底和阴囊热刺激疼痛阈值显著降低并可稳定维持1个月以上(P＜0.01)。前列腺湿重和前列腺指数均显著性提高(P＜0.01)。前列腺组织肉眼可见明显水肿,与周围组织粘连严重;镜下可见腺腔萎缩,间质内大量炎性细胞浸润。结论: 利用向大鼠前列腺腹侧叶注射CFA的方法,可成功复制CPPS炎性痛模型,这将为后续CPPS发病机制的研究,特别是疼痛行为与潜在炎症和神经损伤之间的机制联系提供有价值的工具。     

Computational analysis of a flapping uvula on aerodynamics and pharyngeal wall collapsibility in sleep apnea

Studying the airflows and the resultant aerodynamic pressure/force in the pharyngeal airway is critical for understanding the pathophysiology of snoring and sleep apnea. In this work, an experiment-driven computational study was conducted to examine the aerodynamics in human pharyngeal airway. An anatomically accurate pharynx model associated with different uvula kinematics was reconstructed from human magnetic resonance image (MRI) and high-speed photography. An immersed-boundary-method (IBM)-based direct numerical simulation (DNS) flow solver was adopted to simulate the corresponding unsteady flows in all their complexity. Analyses were performed on vortex dynamics and pressure fluctuations in the pharyngeal airway and force oscillations on the pharyngeal wall under the influence of varying airway obstructions, uvula flapping mode, and uvula flapping frequencies. It was found the vortex formation, aerodynamic pressure, and pharyngeal wall force were significantly affected by the width of the pharyngeal airway. By contrast, the influences from the uvula flapping mode were insignificant when other parameters were similar. Fast Fourier transformation (FFT) and continuous wavelet transform (CWT) analysis of the pressure time history revealed the existence of higher order harmonics of base frequency with significant pressure amplitudes and energy intensities. It was also found the airway pressure and pharyngeal wall force oscillate more dramatically at higher uvula flapping frequencies, which tends to promote the collapse of pharyngeal wall and initiates sleep apnea.     

Quercetin relieved diabetic neuropathic pain by inhibiting upregulated P2X4 receptor in dorsal root ganglia

The upregulation of nociceptive ion channels expressed in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) contributes to the development and retaining of diabetic pain symptoms. The flavonoid quercetin (3,3′,4′,5,7-pentahydroxyflavone) is a component extracted from various fruits and vegetables and exerts anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anticarcinogenic, antiulcer, and antihypertensive effects. However, the exact mechanism underlying quercetin's analgesic action remains poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of quercetin on diabetic neuropathic pain related to the P2X₄ receptor in the DRG of type 2 diabetic rat model. Our data showed that both mechanical withdrawal threshold and thermal withdrawal latency in diabetic rats treated with quercetin were higher compared with those in untreated diabetic rats. The expression levels of P2X₄ messenger RNA and protein in the DRG of diabetic rats were increased compared with the control rats, while quercetin treatment significantly inhibited such enhanced P2X₄ expression in diabetic rats. The satellite glial cells (SGCs) enwrap the neuronal soma in the DRG. Quercetin treatment also lowered the elevated coexpression of P2X₄ and glial fibrillary acidic protein (a marker of SGCs) and decreased the upregulation of phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) in the DRG of diabetic rats. Quercetin significantly reduced the P2X₄ agonist adenosine triphosphate-activated currents in HEK293 cells transfected with P2X₄ receptors. Thus, our data demonstrate that quercetin may decrease the upregulation of the P2X₄ receptor in DRG SGCs, and consequently inhibit P2X₄ receptor-mediated p38MAPK activation to relieve the mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia in diabetic rats.     

Spirocyclic sulfonamides with carbonic anhydrase inhibitory and anti-neuropathic pain activity

A novel series of 4-oxo-spirochromane bearing primary sulfonamide group were synthetized as Carbonic Anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) and tested for their management of neuropathic pain. Indeed, CAs have been recently validated as novel therapeutic targets in neuropathic pain. All compounds, here reported, showed strong activity against hCA II and hCA VII with K_I values in the low or sub-nanomolar range. Two compounds (6d and 6l) showed good neuropathic pain attenuating effects and longer duration than drug reference acetazolamide in an animal model of oxaliplatin induced neuropathy.     

Does Anthropomorphism of Dogs Affect Pain Perception in Animal-Assisted Interventions? An Exploratory Study

The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the effects of anthropomorphism of a therapy dog on pain perception during an animal-assisted intervention. Participants were 32 college women who were randomly assigned to the anthropomorphism condition or the control condition. All participants engaged in a pretest cold pressor task to measure base-line individual differences in pain tolerance and perceptions of pain intensity and pain unpleasantness. After completing this task, participants in the anthropomorphism group engaged in a task intended to prime them to view a therapy dog anthropomorphically. Specifically, they rated photos of dogs on a series of humanlike traits (e.g., “this dog would be a good listener”). Participants in the control condition rated photos of dogs on a series of canine traits (e.g., “this dog would make a good watchdog”). After this experimental manipulation, participants engaged in a second cold pressor task in the presence of a therapy dog and the therapy dog handler. We hypothesized that participants in the anthropomorphism group would demonstrate greater pain tolerance and report lower levels of pain intensity and pain unpleasantness during the second cold pressor task than participants in the control group. Results provide partial support for these hypotheses. Participants in the anthropomorphism group reported lower posttest pain intensity than participants in the control group. In addition, they demonstrated greater posttest pain tolerance than participants in the control group—but only under conditions of medium or high pretest pain tolerance. The two groups did not differ with respect to posttest pain unpleasantness. The results of this exploratory study provide preliminary evidence that prompting individuals to view a therapy dog anthropomorphically may augment their experience of pain relief from a therapy dog visit.