Objective:Red blood cell distribution width(RDW)has been utilized as a prognostic indicator for mortality risk assessment in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular patients.Nevertheless,the prognostic significance of RDW ...Objective:Red blood cell distribution width(RDW)has been utilized as a prognostic indicator for mortality risk assessment in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular patients.Nevertheless,the prognostic significance of RDW in critically ill patients with cerebral infarction is yet to be investigated.The objective of this study is to examine the association between RDW and the risk of all-cause mortality in cerebral infarction patients admitted to the intensive care unit(ICU).Method:A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV 2.2(MIMIC-IV)intensive care dataset for data analysis.The main results were the all-cause mortality rates at 3 and 12 months of follow-up.Cumulative curves were plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method,and Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to examine the relationship between RDW and mortality rates in critically ill cerebral infarction patients.Results:The findings indicate that RDW serves as a significant prognostic factor for mortality risk in critically ill stroke patients,specifically at the 3 and 12-month follow-up periods.The observed correlation between increasing RDW levels and higher mortality rates among cerebral infarction patients further supports the potential utility of RDW as a predictive indicator.Conclusion:RDW emerges as an independent predictor of mortality risk during the 3 and 12-month follow-up periods for critically ill patients with cerebral infarction.展开更多
The purpose of this study was to investigate the spray dried lactose as carrier for dry powder inhalation(DPI).The lactose particles were prepared by spray drying,then the particle size,shape and crystal form were cha...The purpose of this study was to investigate the spray dried lactose as carrier for dry powder inhalation(DPI).The lactose particles were prepared by spray drying,then the particle size,shape and crystal form were characterized by laser diffraction,scanning electron microscopy(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD)and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC).The spray dried lactose particles were spherical and amorphous,but would transfer to crystal form when storage humidity was above 32%.Thus,the humidity of the storage environment should be controlled below 30%strictly in order to maintain the amorphous nature of spray dried lactose which is a great benefit to DPI development.展开更多
Film coating is an important unit operation to produce solid dosage forms,thereby,the monitoring of this process is helpful to find problems in time and improve the quality of coated products.Traditional methods adopt...Film coating is an important unit operation to produce solid dosage forms,thereby,the monitoring of this process is helpful to find problems in time and improve the quality of coated products.Traditional methods adopted to monitor this process include measurement of coating weight gain,performance of disintegration and dissolution test,etc.However,not only do these methods cause destruction to the samples,but also consume time and energy.There have recently emerged the applications of process analytical technologies(PAT)on film coating,especially some novel spectroscopic and imaging technologies,which have the potential to real-time track the progress in film coating and optimize production efficiency.This article gives an overview on the application of such technologies for film coating,with the goal to provide a reference for the further researches.展开更多
Paclitaxel(Taxol^(@))as a cornerstone of chemotherapy remains in high demand.The semi-synthesis of paclitaxel via coupling of Taxus leaf-produced baccatin III and manually synthesized isoserine(C-13 side chain)is one ...Paclitaxel(Taxol^(@))as a cornerstone of chemotherapy remains in high demand.The semi-synthesis of paclitaxel via coupling of Taxus leaf-produced baccatin III and manually synthesized isoserine(C-13 side chain)is one of the solutions to avoid environmental damage caused by the sacrifice of the whole Taxus brevifolia.A green synthesis of the C-13 side chain is pivotal to the green production of paclitaxel.We herein report a green synthesis of isoserine derivatives and the semi-synthesis of paclitaxel via a straightforward assembly of isoserines based on an Rh2(TPA)3(OAc)/CPA1 co-catalyzed asymmetric multi-component reaction of ethyl diazoacetate,triethyl silanol and N-(anthrancen-9-ylmethyl)benzaldimine.The method is featured by improved atom economy,effective mass yield,and environmental factors compared to our previous racemic method and BMS company's semi-synthesis method.And the method allows for rapid access to paclitaxel derivatives with varied C-13 side chains.展开更多
基金Project of Science and Technology Plan of Tianjin City(Grant number 20ZYJDSY00020)。
文摘Objective:Red blood cell distribution width(RDW)has been utilized as a prognostic indicator for mortality risk assessment in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular patients.Nevertheless,the prognostic significance of RDW in critically ill patients with cerebral infarction is yet to be investigated.The objective of this study is to examine the association between RDW and the risk of all-cause mortality in cerebral infarction patients admitted to the intensive care unit(ICU).Method:A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV 2.2(MIMIC-IV)intensive care dataset for data analysis.The main results were the all-cause mortality rates at 3 and 12 months of follow-up.Cumulative curves were plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method,and Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to examine the relationship between RDW and mortality rates in critically ill cerebral infarction patients.Results:The findings indicate that RDW serves as a significant prognostic factor for mortality risk in critically ill stroke patients,specifically at the 3 and 12-month follow-up periods.The observed correlation between increasing RDW levels and higher mortality rates among cerebral infarction patients further supports the potential utility of RDW as a predictive indicator.Conclusion:RDW emerges as an independent predictor of mortality risk during the 3 and 12-month follow-up periods for critically ill patients with cerebral infarction.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.:81173002)the National Science and Technology Support Program(No.:2012BAI35B02).
文摘The purpose of this study was to investigate the spray dried lactose as carrier for dry powder inhalation(DPI).The lactose particles were prepared by spray drying,then the particle size,shape and crystal form were characterized by laser diffraction,scanning electron microscopy(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD)and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC).The spray dried lactose particles were spherical and amorphous,but would transfer to crystal form when storage humidity was above 32%.Thus,the humidity of the storage environment should be controlled below 30%strictly in order to maintain the amorphous nature of spray dried lactose which is a great benefit to DPI development.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(81202476)Medical Research Foundation of Guangdong Province(B2012079).
文摘Film coating is an important unit operation to produce solid dosage forms,thereby,the monitoring of this process is helpful to find problems in time and improve the quality of coated products.Traditional methods adopted to monitor this process include measurement of coating weight gain,performance of disintegration and dissolution test,etc.However,not only do these methods cause destruction to the samples,but also consume time and energy.There have recently emerged the applications of process analytical technologies(PAT)on film coating,especially some novel spectroscopic and imaging technologies,which have the potential to real-time track the progress in film coating and optimize production efficiency.This article gives an overview on the application of such technologies for film coating,with the goal to provide a reference for the further researches.
基金Support for this research from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.92056201 and 82003592)Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery(No.2019B030301005)The Program for Guangdong Introducing Innovative and Entrepreneurial Teams(No.2016ZT06Y337)and Zhujiang Talent Program Postdoctoral Funding Project is greatly acknowledged。
文摘Paclitaxel(Taxol^(@))as a cornerstone of chemotherapy remains in high demand.The semi-synthesis of paclitaxel via coupling of Taxus leaf-produced baccatin III and manually synthesized isoserine(C-13 side chain)is one of the solutions to avoid environmental damage caused by the sacrifice of the whole Taxus brevifolia.A green synthesis of the C-13 side chain is pivotal to the green production of paclitaxel.We herein report a green synthesis of isoserine derivatives and the semi-synthesis of paclitaxel via a straightforward assembly of isoserines based on an Rh2(TPA)3(OAc)/CPA1 co-catalyzed asymmetric multi-component reaction of ethyl diazoacetate,triethyl silanol and N-(anthrancen-9-ylmethyl)benzaldimine.The method is featured by improved atom economy,effective mass yield,and environmental factors compared to our previous racemic method and BMS company's semi-synthesis method.And the method allows for rapid access to paclitaxel derivatives with varied C-13 side chains.
