目的探讨音乐疗法联合强光治疗对中、重度阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer s disease,AD)患者睡眠障碍的临床疗效。方法将120例伴睡眠障碍的中、重度AD患者采用数字表法随机分为4组,即常规治疗组(对照组)、音乐组、强光组、联合治疗组,每组30例...目的探讨音乐疗法联合强光治疗对中、重度阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer s disease,AD)患者睡眠障碍的临床疗效。方法将120例伴睡眠障碍的中、重度AD患者采用数字表法随机分为4组,即常规治疗组(对照组)、音乐组、强光组、联合治疗组,每组30例。4组患者均接受常规治疗,其中音乐组辅以睡前聆听舒缓音乐,强光组辅以上午强光照射,联合治疗组同期辅以音乐疗法和强光治疗。4组患者治疗前、连续治疗4周后均接受匹兹堡睡眠质量指数(Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index,PSQI)评估。该量表得分越高,提示睡眠障碍越严重。结果治疗前4组患者基线资料、PSQI总分及各成分得分组间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。治疗前后差值的组间比较,联合治疗组催眠药物得分下降程度高于强光组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),而PSQI总分及其他成分得分差值组间比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);联合治疗组与强光组在PSQI总分、睡眠质量、入睡时间、睡眠效率及日间功能的得分值下降较音乐组和对照组明显,音乐组PSQI总分及催眠药物得分较对照组下降明显,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论对伴随睡眠障碍的中、重度AD患者在常规治疗的基础上辅以音乐疗法联合强光治疗,可以有效改善其整体睡眠质量;单纯音乐疗法或强光治疗仅对中、重度AD患者睡眠障碍的某些成分有效。展开更多
The acidic tumor microenvironment is triggered by glycolysis in hypoxic condition, which can motivate the pHresponsive system to build certain triggers for efficiently tumor-targeted phototherapy. Additionally, the me...The acidic tumor microenvironment is triggered by glycolysis in hypoxic condition, which can motivate the pHresponsive system to build certain triggers for efficiently tumor-targeted phototherapy. Additionally, the metalated porphyrin structures are widely studied in biomedical applications due to the favorable properties of high singlet oxygen quantum yield as well as strong fluorescence imaging ability. Herein, a pH-responsive zinc(II) metalated porphyrin(P-4) was designed and synthesized for amplifying cancer photodynamic/photothermal therapy with excellent fluorescence quantum yield(67.4%), superb singlet oxygen quantum yield(84.3%) and desired photothermal conversion efficiency(30.0%). In vitro, the self-assembled P-4 nanoparticles can specifically target to lysosome subcellular site and realize protonated process of dibutaneaminophenyl(DBAP) groups with high photo toxicity. Under single 660 nm laser illumination, the tumor can be ablated completely with no side effects in vivo. This work demonstrates that the p H-responsive P-4 nanoparticles provide a new avenue for highly efficient cancer combination therapy.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61525402,61775095 and 21704043)Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Plan(BE2017741)+1 种基金Six Talent Peak Innovation Team in Jiangsu Province(TD-SWYY-009)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20170990and 17KJB150020)
文摘The acidic tumor microenvironment is triggered by glycolysis in hypoxic condition, which can motivate the pHresponsive system to build certain triggers for efficiently tumor-targeted phototherapy. Additionally, the metalated porphyrin structures are widely studied in biomedical applications due to the favorable properties of high singlet oxygen quantum yield as well as strong fluorescence imaging ability. Herein, a pH-responsive zinc(II) metalated porphyrin(P-4) was designed and synthesized for amplifying cancer photodynamic/photothermal therapy with excellent fluorescence quantum yield(67.4%), superb singlet oxygen quantum yield(84.3%) and desired photothermal conversion efficiency(30.0%). In vitro, the self-assembled P-4 nanoparticles can specifically target to lysosome subcellular site and realize protonated process of dibutaneaminophenyl(DBAP) groups with high photo toxicity. Under single 660 nm laser illumination, the tumor can be ablated completely with no side effects in vivo. This work demonstrates that the p H-responsive P-4 nanoparticles provide a new avenue for highly efficient cancer combination therapy.