Functions of Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined with Recombinant Human Interferon α2b in Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasias Patients

Cervical cancer is a common malignant neoplasm in women, and its incidence is increasing year by year. This study explored the effects of traditional Chinese medicine combined with recombinant human interferon α2b in cervical cancer patients. 178 cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CIN) combined with high-risk HPV-positive patients from June 2017 to August 2020 were divided into the study group (n = 89 cases) and the control group (n = 89 cases) by the random number table method. Patients in the control group were treated with recombinant human interferon α2b, and the study group was treated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) on the basis of the control group. After treatment, the recurrence rate in the study group was significantly decreased while the human papillomavirus (HPV) negative conversion rate was significantly increased. 3 months after treatment, the TCM symptom scores in the study group were lower than in the control group. Moreover, serum levels of inflammatory factors decreased in both groups, and the decrease was more significant in the study group. After treatment, the ultrasound parameters were significantly decreased in the study group than in the control group. In conclusion, traditional Chinese medicine combined with recombinant human interferon α2b in cervical cancer patients could effectively improve the negative conversion rate of HPV infection, the level of inflammatory factors, reduce the degree of cervical erosion, and enhance the immunity of patients with high safety and significantly improve the quality of life.

Effect of immune drugs to treat acute viral nasopharyngitis

The task in treating acute nasopharyngitis (ANP) deals with reducing the disease symptoms and the risk of complications. The lack of reliable antiviral drugs makes it important to search for appropriate medicines among other pharmacotherapeutic groups.The study involves a comparative analysis of the efficiency and estimates potential: the recombinant interferon α2b and the compound containing fungal β-D-glucans used in treat ANPThe studies involved patients with ANP from 18 to 55 years old. As many as 152 people were examined including the following: 38 were practically healthy people (group 1); and 114 patients wuth ANP: 38 people (group 2) was subject to a standard therapy (vasoconstrictor nasal drops, nasal cavity irrigation using 0.1% Miramistine solution, gargling using the Furacilin solution); forty people (group 3) were administered application of intranasal interferon α2b of 105 IU, it was delivered with a spray into each nasal passage twice a day; 36 people (group 4) were administered an immunotropic drug containing β-D-glucans orally twice a day. The duration of drug administration lasted 7 days. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to identify the ANP etiological factor. Concentrations of cytokines IL-1β, IL-1ra were estimated using enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) technique. Clinical efficiency was assessed through score approach. The following symptoms were taken into account: general malaise, sore throat, character of nasal discharge, and the difficulty of nasal breathing. The results of the study were analyzed using parametric and nonparametric statistical methods. In 60.0% the nasal secretions of patients revealed RV. The distribution of cytokine concentrations in nasal secretions in group 1 indicated that the concentration of IL-1β was in the range of 20.0-25.0 pg/ml, and the concentration of IL-1ra was about 1250.0-2500.0 pg/ml. Developing ANP stimulated an increase in IL-1β concentration up to 30.0-70.0 pg/ml in nasal secretions of patients without affecting IL-1ra concentrations. On day 7 of treatment, the cytokine concentrations among the patients treated using the immunotropic drugs were the same as in the group of healthy individuals. There were no significant changes in cytokine production on day 7 in the group of patients undergoing the standard treatment. Application of proposed immunobiological medicines to ANP does not result in overproduction of proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β in nasal secretion. This confirms that these drugs are promising in the treating strategy including reduction of the risk of developing complications.

Eficacia de las intervenciones farmacológicas para el tratamiento de la COVID-19

Introducción. A pesar de la elevada morbimortalidad por coronavirus 19 aún no existe un tratamiento eficaz para abordarla. Objetivo. Establecer la eficacia de las intervenciones farmacológicas en el tratamiento de adultos con diagnóstico de enfermedad por coronavirus en cualquier fase. Metodología. Mediante una revisión exploratoria, se examinaron publicaciones has-ta el 21 de enero de 2021 por una búsqueda en MEDLINE, Cochrane, me-dRxiv, New England Journal vía PubMed. Se analizaron fármacos reducto-res de la actividad viral, corticoides, terapia relacionada al sistema inmune para evaluar los desenlaces de supervivencia, ventilación mecánica, estan-cia hospitalaria y seguridad tras su aplicación a pacientes en fase leve, mo-derada y/o grave de la enfermedad. Se priorizaron ensayos clínicos contro-lados y aleatorizados, cuyo riesgo de sesgo se determinó con Newcastle-Ottawa y A measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews 2. Resultados. Se comprobó que el Interferon-α2b disminuye la duración de elimina-ción del virus y los marcadores inflamatorios. En la terapia autoinmune, el tocilizumab mostró leve eficacia al administrarlo de forma única, sin embar-go, combinado con dexametasona potencia su efecto. Conclusión. A un año de la pandemia por coronavirus 19 no hay evidencia concluyente sobre su terapia. Se ha comprobado cierta eficacia del Interferon-α2b inhalado, así como del tocilizumab y la dexametasona en administración única o combinada.