简介:TheobjectiveofthisstudyistoexploreapotentiallyeffectivetrainingmethodforthehospitalprofessionalstoeducatedrugusersandtoenhancetheirknowledgeofHIVinfection.Onehundredandsixtyonesubjects,whocamefrom13differentprovincesandwereadmittedinadrugreliefhospitalinBeijing,wererecruitedforthisstudy.Theaverageageofthesesubjectswas35.21±6.24yearold.Theaveragenumbersofyearsfordrugaddictionwere7years,andtheaveragenumbersofdrugrelieftreatmentreceivedinthepastwas5.5times.ThelevelofAIDSknowledgeofthesesubjects,includingpathogenicfactors,sourceofinfection,routeoftransmissionandpreventivemeasures,wereevaluatedbeforeandafterreceivingtheAIDSeducationaltrainingtothesedrugusers.Ourresultsshowedthattherewasastatisticallysignificantincrease(P<0.01)intheknowledgeofHIVinfectionandpreventionamongthesesubjects.PositiveattitudeandbehavioraltendenciestowardHIVpreventionwerealsoimproved.Therefore,itisimperativeforthemedicalprofessionalstoincorporateAIDSeducationintodrugrelieftreatmenttoachievethemaximumeffectontheknowledgeofAIDSandimprovementofpositiveattitudesandbehaviorstowardHIVpreventionamongdrugusers.
简介:Systemictoxicityandinsufficientdrugaccumulationatthetumours让earemainbarriersinchemotherapy.Thermosens让iveliposomes(TSL)combinedwithhighintensityfocusedultrasound(HIFU)hasemergedasapotentialsolutiontoovercomethesebarriersthroughtargeteddrugdeliveryandlocalisedrelease.Owingtothemultiplephysicalandbiochemicalprocessesinvolvedinthiscombinationtherapy,mathematicalmodellingbecomesanindispensabletoolfordetailedanalysisofthetransportprocessesandpredictionoftumourdruguptake.Tothisend,amultiphysicsmodelhasbeendevelopedtosimulatethetransportofchemotherapydrugsdeliveredthroughacombinedHIFU-TSLsystem.Allkeydeliveryprocessesareconsideredinthemodel;theseineludeinterstitialfluidflow,HIFUacoustics,bioheattransfer;drugreleaseandtransport,aswellastumourdruguptake.Thecapabilityofthemodelisdemonstratedthroughitsapplicationtoa2-Dprostatetumourmodelreconstructedfrommagneticresonanceimages.Ourresultsnotonlydemonstratethefeasibilityofthemodeltosimulatethiscombinationtherapy,butalsoconfirmtheadvantageofHIFU-TSLdrugdeliverysystemwithenhancementofdrugaccumulationintumourregionsandreductionofdrugavailabilityinnormaltissue.ThismultiphysicsmodellingframeworkcanserveasausefultooltoassistinthedesignofHIFU-TSLdrugdeliverysystemsandtreatmentregimenforimprovedanticancerefficacy.
简介:Multidrug抵抗(MDR)是在癌症化疗的一个主要问题。MDR的最好已知的机制之一是ATP有约束力的盒子(ABC)的提高的表示运输ers。当人的ABC运输ers的一些成员被显示了与提高的表示引起抗药性时,另外的成员的在表示上是否能也在许多模型癌症房间线和诊所贡献抗药性,还没被知道。为介绍ABCtransporters的分析的表示的微数组和量的PCR数组的最近的开发帮助了处理这些问题。在这篇文章,有在在抗药性和chemo敏感预言识别ABCtransporter基因的ABCtransporter基因和他们的使用的有限或完整的表的各种各样的数组将被考察。