Objective To investigate the clinical therapeutic effect of Chaishi fever particles on patients with epidemic encephalitis B and to study the machanism of anti-inflammatory.Methods One hundred and twenty one patients with epidemic encephalitis B admitted to the Second Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine from January 2014 to May 2017 were enrolled, and they were divided into a routine treatment group (60 cases) and a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment group (61 cases) by random number table. The patients in routine treatment group were given symptomatic support and comprehensive treatment for 15 days, while those in the TCM treatment group were given as that of routine group with the addition of Chaishi fever particles 8 g, 4 times every day, orally taken for consecutive 15 days. The levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL-1β, IL-10) in the serum of two groups were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the clinical therapeutic effect, complications and sequelae in two groups after treatment were observed.Results Compared with the routine treatment group, after treatment the time of body temperature recovering normal (days: 5.8±1.2 vs. 7.5±1.7), the coma time (days: 5.5±1.3 vs. 6.8±1.6), the remission time of convulsion (days: 5.2±1.4 vs. 6.5±1.5), and the length of stay in hospital (days: 22.6±1.9 vs. 25.2±1.8 ) were significantly shorter in TCM treatment group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the levels of serum tumor TNF-α and IL-1β were decreased, IL-10 was increased in both groups, moreover, compared with the routine treatment group, the changes were more obvious in TCM treatment group [TNF-α (μg/L): 11.4±3.6 vs. 14.6±3.5, IL-1β (μg/L): 22.3±6.2 vs. 26.2±5.6, IL-10 (μg/L): 225.2±19.2 vs. 186.2±21.5, allP < 0.05]. In addition, compared with the routine treatment group, the total effective rate was higher [98.3% (60/61) vs. 90.0% (54/60),P < 0.05], and the incidence of sequelae was lower [1.64% (1/61) vs. 13.3% (8/60),P < 0.05] in TCM treatment group.Conclusion The Chaishi fever particles can effectively treat the patients with epidemic encephalitis B and the action is related to the inhibition of inflammatory reaction.

Objective:To explore the cognition of undergraduates on advance directives in a medical universi -ty, and to analyze the affect factors on cognition status of advance directives .Method: Total 594 undergraduates were selected by stratified cluster random sampling and this study conducted a face to face interview using self -de-signed questionnaire .Results: The cognitive status on advance directives was poor .This study found the inde-pendent variables of the gender , religion, the self-reported health, the average monthly living expenditure , the survival time and quality choice and the type of health insurance were the effect factors (P<0.05).Conclusion:the undergraduates′cognitive status on advance directives was poor in this medical university , and we need adopt relevant measures to improve the cognitive of undergraduates on advance directives .

Objective To study the expression of PINCH and vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) in cervical squamous cell carcinoma.Methods We detected the expression of PINCH and VEGF-C by immunohistochemistry SP in 58 cervical squamous cell carcinoma cases and 30 normal cervical epithelial tissue and analyzed their relationship to the clinical pathological features.Results The expression of PINCH and VEGF-C in 58 cervical squamous cell carcinoma(62.1％,36/58 ;67.2％,39/58 ) were higher than that in normal cervical epithelial tissue(0,0/30).The difference was significant( x2 =31.512,12.534,P ＜ 0.001 ).The expression of PINCH protein was not significantly associated with the age,tumor size and tumor differentiation grade ( P ＞ 0.05 ),but was associated with the lymph node metastasis and clinical stage ( x2 =9.090,8.236,P ＜ 0.001 ).The expression of VEGF-C had no significant correlationship with the age and tumor size( P ＞ 0.05 ) but had a correlationship with the lymph node metastasis,tumor differentiation grade and clinical stage( x2 =10.775,13.496,5.001,P ＜ 0.05 ).The expression of VEGF-C was correlated with the expression of PINCH protein( C =0.341,P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusion It is possible that VEGF-C and PINCH take part in the development and progress of cervical squamous cell carcinoma and play an important role in the invasion and metastasis mechanism altogether.

Objective To investigate the effects of alpha lipoic acid on patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR),explore the possible mechanisms,and provide experimental evidence for the treatment of DR with lipoic acid.Methods Totally 75 DR patients were randomly divided into control group and treatment group.Patients in control group received the standard hypoglycemic treatment,antihypertensive therapy,and other comprehensive treatment.Patients from the treatment group were treated with alpha lipoic acid 600 mg + 250 ml 0.9％ sodium chloride injection additionally,avoiding light intravenous therapy,for a total of 4 weeks.Before and after treatment,fundus fluorescein angiography and visual inspection were detected in two groups.In addition,serum level of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) were detected with high performance liquid chromatography,serum lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) content and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were detected to reflect the in vivo oxidative stress before and after treatment in two groups.Results Compared to the control group,visual acuity was improved significantly (P ＜ 0.05),and total efficiency of ocular lesions-improved was increased significantly (84.21％ vs 40.54％,x2 =15.28,P ＜ 0.01).Serum levels of endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase ADMA [(0.32 ±0.13) μmol/L vs (0.51 ± 0.26) μmol/L,P ＜ 0.05] and MDA [(3.22 ± 0.90) nmol/L vs (5.13 ± 0.42) nmol/ml,P ＜ 0.05] were significantly decreased,while SOD levels [(72.68 ± 1.31) U/ml vs (53.16 ± 1.54) U/ml,P ＜0.05] were significantly increased in DR patients after alpha lipoic acid treatment.Conclusions Alpha lipoic acid had some therapeutic effects for DR patients,which mainly lied in the improvement of visual acuity and eye disease,might be related to the decrease of oxidative stress and serum level of endogenous nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor ADMA.

Objective To explore the application of Monte Carlo simulation in optimizing and adjusting the reimbursement scheme with regard to the New Rural Cooperative Medical System (NCMS)to scientific steering practice. Optimization of the reimbursement scheme in rural areas of China was also studied. Methods A multi-stage sampling household survey was conducted in Sihui county,with 4 433 rural residents from 1 179 households from 13 towns in Guangdong province surveyed by self-designed questionnaire. Probit Regression Model was applied in fitting data and then estimating the own-price elasticity and cross elasticity of healthcare demand for both outpatients and inpatients. Monte Carlo simulation model was constructed to estimate the reimbursement effects of various alternative reimbursement schemes,by replicated simulation for one thousand times and each sampling on five hundred households. In this way,optimization of the implemented reimbursement scheme in Sihui county was conducted. Results Own-priced elasticity of demands for outpatient visit,inpatient visit in the township hospital center,secondary hospital and tertiary hospital were-0.174,-0.264,-0.675 and -0.429,respectively. Outpatient demand was affected by the per-visit price of township hospital center and secondary hospital. The cross-priced elasticity of demands for outpatient visit appeared to be 0.125 and 0.150. The reimbursement effects of Scheme B7 showed that the efficiency of NCMS fund was 17.85%,the reimbursement ratio for healthcare was 25.63%,and the decreased percentages of poverty caused by illness was 18.25%,more than 9.37%, from the implemented scheme A. So the implemented scheme was in need for optimization. Conclusion Monte Carlo simulation technique was applicable to simulate the effects of the optimized alternative reimbursement scheme of NCMS and it provided a new idea and method to optimize and adjust the reimbursement scheme.

Objective To investigate the changes of visual acuity,fundus changes,and serum vitamin D concentration in diabetic retinopathy patients treated with metformin,and to evaluate its clinical efficacy.Methods Totally 80 cases (160 eyes) patients with background diabetic retinopathy were included in the study,and were divided into observation group (metformin + Pancreatic Kininogenase Enteric-coated Tablets) and control group (Pancreatic Kininogenase Enteric-coated Tablets) according to the different treatment methods used for 3 months.Fundus fluorescein angiography was used to evaluate the improvement of the fundus lesions.The serum levels of vitamin D were measured with electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA).Results After 3 months of treatment,serum vitamin D concentration of the observation group increased,and the differences were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05) when compared to before treatment.However,3 months after treatment,serum vitamin D levels of the control group increased slightly,but the difference was not statistically significant (P ＞ 0.05).The total effective rate of fundus improvement in the observation group and the control group was 70％ and 55％,respectively.There was significant difference between the two groups in the improvement of fundus (P ＜ O.05).Conclusions Metformin has an adjunctive effect on background diabetic retinopathy,and the increase of serum vitamin D may be one of the mechanisms of metformin in improving diabetic retinopathy.

This study was performed to evaluate the role and mechanism of Ephedra aqueous extract in alleviating lung injury of rats with Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia via regulating reactive oxygen species(ROS)/NOD-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3)/caspase-1 pathway.Male SD rats were randomly divided into control group,model group,Ephedra aqueous extract(100 mg/kg,200 mg/kg,400 mg/kg)groups,solvent control group(110 ml/kg DMSO),model+solvent group,high-dose Ephedra aqueous extract+solvent group,and high-dose Ephedra aqueous extract+trimethylamine N-oxide(TMAO,110 mg/kg)group.Pneumonia model was established by instilling Streptococcus pneumoniae solution into the trachea.After 24 hours of modeling,each group was given medication by gavage for 10 consecutive days.24 hours after the last gastric lavage,pathological changes in lung tissue and the contents of interleukin(IL)-1β,IL-6,tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF)were detected;and the contents of malondialdehyde(MDA),superoxide dismutase(SOD),the activity of ROS and the expression levels of NLRP3,Caspase-1,GSDMD-N in lung tissue were detected.The model group rats demonstrated pathological changes in lung injury including thickening of alveolar septa and infiltration of inflammatory cells,as well as the contents of IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-α in BALF and serum,the content of MDA,the activity of ROS,the expression levels of NLRP3,Caspase-1 and GSDMD-N in lung tissue were higher than those of the control group,while the SOD content in lung tissue was lower than that of the control group(P<0.05).The lung injury of the low,medium,and high dose Ephedra aqueous extract groups were reduced,and the contents of IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-α in BALF and serum,the content of MDA,the activity of ROS,the expression levels of NLRP3,Caspase-1 and GSDMD-N in lung tissue were lower than that of the model group,while the SOD content in lung tissue was higher than that of the model group(P<0.05).The lung injury of rats in the high-dose ephedra aqueous extract+TMAO group worsened,the contents of IL-1β,IL-6,TNF-α in BALF and serum,the content of MDA,the activity of ROS,the expression levels of NLRP3,Caspase-1 and GSDMD-N in lung tissue were higher than those of the high-dose Ephedra aqueous extract+solvent group,while the SOD content in lung tissue was lower than that of the high-dose Ephedra aqueous extract+solvent group(P<0.05).In conclusion,Ephedra aqueous extract alleviates the lung injury of rats with Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia via inhibiting the inflammatory response,oxidative stress and pyroptosis mediated by ROS/NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway.

OBJECTIVETo explore the application of Monte Carlo simulation in optimizing and adjusting the reimbursement scheme with regard to the New Rural Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) to scientific steering practice. Optimization of the reimbursement scheme in rural areas of China was also studied.

METHODSA multi-stage sampling household survey was conducted in Sihui county, with 4 433 rural residents from 1 179 households from 13 towns in Guangdong province surveyed by self-designed questionnaire. Probit Regression Model was applied in fitting data and then estimating the own-price elasticity and cross elasticity of healthcare demand for both outpatients and inpatients. Monte Carlo simulation model was constructed to estimate the reimbursement effects of various alternative reimbursement schemes, by replicated simulation for one thousand times and each sampling on five hundred households. In this way, optimization of the implemented reimbursement scheme in Sihui county was conducted.

RESULTSOwn-priced elasticity of demands for outpatient visit, inpatient visit in the township hospital center, secondary hospital and tertiary hospital were -0.174, -0.264, -0.675 and -0.429, respectively. Outpatient demand was affected by the per-visit price of township hospital center and secondary hospital. The cross-priced elasticity of demands for outpatient visit appeared to be 0.125 and 0.150. The reimbursement effects of Scheme B7 showed that the efficiency of NCMS fund was 17.85% , the reimbursement ratio for healthcare was 25.63%, and the decreased percentages of poverty caused by illness was 18.25%, more than 9.37%, from the implemented scheme A. So the implemented scheme was in need for optimization.

CONCLUSIONMonte Carlo simulation technique was applicable to simulate the effects of the optimized alternative reimbursement scheme of NCMS and it provided a new idea and method to optimize and adjust the reimbursement scheme.

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ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of linalool against acute liver injury induced by aflatoxin B₁（AFB₁） in rats and explore its protective mechanism. MethodTwenty male SPF SD rats were randomly divided into three groups： Control （n=6）， AFB₁ （n=7）， and linalool （n=7） groups. Linalool solution （200 mg·kg^-1） was administered preventatively for 14 days， while the control and AFB₁ groups intragastrically received an equivalent volume of double distilled water. After preventative administration of linalool， AFB₁ solution （1 mg·kg^-1， dissolved in saline） was intraperitoneally injected for two consecutive days to induce acute liver injury in rats. Samples were collected and processed 14 days after model establishment. Pathological changes in liver tissue of rats were observed using Hematoxylin-eosin（HE） staining and Masson staining. Biochemical detection was performed to measure the levels of alanine transaminase（ALT）， aspartate transaminase（AST）， γ-glutamyl transferase（GGT）， lactate dehydrogenase（LDH）， alkaline phosphatase（ALP）， total bilirubin（TBil）， direct bilirubin（DBil）， indirect bilirubin（IBil）， malondialdehyde（MDA）， superoxidedismutase（SOD）， catalase（CAT） ， glutathione（GSH）， Fe³⁺， and Fe²⁺ in the liver tissue. Western blot was adopted to assess protein expression levels of nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2（Nrf2） and heme oxygenase-1（HO-1）. Molecular docking was performed to verify the binding between linalool and key proteins of the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. Molecular dynamics techniques were used to confirm the stability and affinity of linalool binding with key proteins of the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. ResultPathological results showed that compared to that in the AFB₁ group， the liver structure in the linalool group tended to be normal， with a significant decrease in blue collagen fibers. The linalool group exhibited significantly reduced levels of ALT， AST， GGT， LDH， ALP， TBil， DBil， and IBil （P<0.01）， Fe³⁺ and Fe²⁺ content， and oxidative stress marker MDA （P<0.01）. The levels of antioxidants SOD， CAT， and GSH significantly increased （P<0.01）. Molecular docking showed a molecular docking energy between linalool and Nrf2 and HO-1 targets of -5.495 6 and -5.199 4 kcal·mol^-1（1 cal≈4.186 J）， respectively. Molecular dynamics results indicated strong affinity in the binding of linalool with Nrf2 and HO-1. Western blot revealed a significant increase in Nrf2 protein expression （P<0.05） and a decrease in HO-1 protein expression （P<0.01） in the linalool group. ConclusionLinalool may protect against AFB₁-induced acute liver injury by modulating the Nrf2/HO-1 ferroptosis signaling pathway to inhibit liver cell ferroptosis and regulate hepatic oxidative stress levels.