Objective To introduce the current progress of research on pancreatic encephalopathy(PE). Methods Collecting related articles to make this paper.Results (1) The reported incidence of PE was from 11% to 53%. (2).The main pathogenisis of PE was large quantity of enzymes, which were secreted by the pancreas, entering the blood and crossing the blood brain barrier resulting in brain damage. (3).The demyelination could be seen on the brain pathologically. (4).The main clinical features of PE were temporal confusion, coma and neurasthenic syndrome. (5).The treatments of PE include treating underline disease, trying gabexale mesilate(Foy), a new special enzyme inhibitor, and the symptom control treatment. Conclusions PE is a dangerous complication of pancreatitis with a very bad prognosis. Evaluated myelin basic potein(MBP)may be a early, reliable biochemical parameter for diagnosis of PE. A special enzyme inhibitor Foy may be very useful in treating PE.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of occupational stress on abnormity of serum total cholesterol and triglyceride in male steel workers. METHODS: A total of 3 957 male steel workers from an iron and steel group company were selected as study objects by judgment sampling method. Occupational stress was measured by the Chinese version of Job Content Questionnaire. The serum total cholesterol and triglyceride levels were measured using fasting venous blood. RESULTS: Among the 3 957 workers,the detection rate of occupational stress was 56. 8%,and 55. 0% of them showed high social support. The abnormal rates of total cholesterol and triglyceride were 21. 8% and 40. 9%,respectively. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that workers with high social support had high risk of abnormal total cholesterol and abnormal triglyceride than workers with low social support( P < 0. 05) after adjusting for confounding factors such as age,education level,marital status,body mass index,smoking and drinking alcohol,tea. The odds ratio of abnormal total cholesterol in occupational stress workers was 1. 17 times of that of non-occupational stress workers. No association was found between occupational stress and abnormal triglyceride( P > 0. 05). CONCLUSION: Occupational stress may be associated with abnormity of total cholesterol in male steel workers. Social support is an important influences factor to the abnormity of total cholesterol and triglyceride in male steel workers.