Objective To explore the feasibility of various compensation approaches and their combination after canceling the drug addition at municipal public hospitals in Anshan city.Methods 2008~201 1 medical services,balance of payments of Anshan municipal public hospitals during 2008~201 1 were analyzed,to calculate the balance of profit and loss of the hospitals with the drug addition canceled,as well as the effects of various compensation models and their combinations on hospitals’balance,government financial burden,costs of health insurance and patients’out-of-packet costs.Results Without drug addition,hospitals are found with surplus drop,and doubled number of years in deficit.Losses incurred by the canceling can be covered partly by pricing adjustment of medical services or collection of pharmaceutical service surcharge,with complete compensation by collection of medical service surcharge;government financial subsidies for large equipment depreciation or medical services offer part of the compensation,which is affordable by government finance.Such deficits cannot be covered completely by any single approach,yet they can be greatly eased by a combination of the approaches mentioned above.With impacts on all stakeholders in consideration,the optimal solution is the combination of the scheme with adjusted services price plus collection of pharmaceutical service surcharge and medical services compensation.Conclusion With the drug addition policy canceled,the establishment and perfection of the compensation mechanism calls for a synergy of pricing,health insurance and government finance.

Objective To observe the features of juvenile obesity and its effect on glycometabolism and lipid metabolism. Methods A total of 194 students aged from 12 to 18 were selected for our study. The assessment included serum lipid concentration, a 75 g OGTT and insulin releasing test. Blood glucose, insulin and the blood lipids were measured. Results Compared with the control group, blood pressure, serum Fins (fasting insulin) and Pins 2h (2-hour postprandial insulin) in the obesity group were higher and were statistically distinguished by the t-test (P

Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is a glycoprotein expressing on the surface of neurons, glial cells, bone cells and natural killer cells. NCAM plays an important role in the process of cell - cell adhesion and cell migration, and is also a model protein to study polysialic acid. In this paper, NCAM gene from mouse mammary gland cells (NMuMG) was cloned into eukaryotic expression vectors pcDNA3.1(+) and transfected into mutant Chinese hamster ovary cells ldlD-14. The stable transfection over-expressing NCAM was obtained through the G418 selection and confirmed by Western blotting. Due to unique characters of ldlD-14 cells, carbohydrate chain of NCAM molecule can be easily manipulated with or without adding galactose in the serum free medium, and this modification can provide the basis for further studies on the effect of glycosylation on NCAM molecular function.
Animals ; CHO Cells ; Cloning, Molecular ; Cricetinae ; Cricetulus ; Female ; Galactose ; Glycosylation ; Mammary Glands, Animal ; cytology ; Mice ; Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules ; biosynthesis ; Polysaccharides ; chemistry ; Sialic Acids ; chemistry ; Transfection

Seven guaiane-type sesquiterpenoids, a new compound 6-formyl-5-isopropyl-3-hydroxymethyl-7-methyl-1H-indene (1), a new natural product 5-isopropyl-3, 7-dimethyl-1H-indene-1-one (2), along with five known compounds: guaiazulene (3), 4-formyl-7-isopropyl-10-methylazulene (4), sesquiterpene ketolactone (5), alismoxide (6) and guaia-1 (5), 6-diene (7), were isolated from gorgonian Muriceides collaris collected in South China Sea. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis [MS, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR (DEPT), HMQC, HMBC, NOESY] and by comparison of the spectral data with those of the literatures.
Animals ; Anthozoa ; chemistry ; Azulenes ; China ; Sesquiterpenes ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Sesquiterpenes, Guaiane

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Objective To investigate the clinical features and therapeutic strategies of one patient with meningioangiomatosis ( MA ) complicated with intracranial aneurysm formation. Methods The clinical data of one patient with aneurysm-formed MA admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery,the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University was analyzed retrospectively. The patient received emergency craniotomy and middle cerebral artery aneurysm clipping and evacuation of intracranial hematoma. The meningeal tissue around the aneurysm was taken for pathological examination. Results Microscopy revealed meningeal thickening in the patient with MA accompanied with intracranial aneurysm. Spindle cells around the meninges and perivascular tissue of cortical hyperplasia formed an annular and fence-like structure. The results of immunohistochemistry showed the hyperplastic vessels and perivascular fibroblast like spindle cells diffuse vimentin-positive;the hyperplastic vascular endothelial cells CD99,CD34 were positive;and the residual glial cells in the lesions showed glial fibrillary acidic protein positive. Conclusion MA complicated with intracranial aneurysm is rare. The vascular condition is poor. The shape of aneurysm is irregular,and the risk of bleeding is high. Excise the involved meningeal tissue and clip the aneurysm with microsurgical operation is the resonable treatment.

Head and Neck Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Humans ; Neck Dissection ; Positron-Emission Tomography

This study aimed to investigate the immune adjuvant effect and mechanism induced by chitosan nanoparticles carrying pJME/GM-CSF. In this study, plasmid DNA (pJME/GM-CSF) was encapsulated in chitosan to prepare chitosan-pJME/GM-CSF nanoparticles using a complex coacervation process. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the type of infiltrating cells at the site of intramuscular injection. The phenotype and functional changes of splenic DCs were measured by flow cytometry after different immunogens were injected intramuscularly. The killing activity of CTLs was assessed using the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assay. The preparation of chitosan-pJME/GM-CSF nanoparticles matched the expected theoretical results. Our results also found that, after pJME/GM-CSF injection, the incoming cells were a mixture of macrophages, neutrophils, and immature DCs. Meanwhile, pJME/GM-CSF increased the expression of MHC class II molecules on splenic DCs, and enhanced their Ag capture and presentation functions. Cell-mediated immunity was induced by the vaccine. Furthermore, chitosan-pJME/GM-CSF nanoparticles outperformed the administration of standard pJME/GM-CSF in terms of DC recruitment, antigen processing and presentation, and vaccine enhancement. These findings reveal that chitosan could be used as delivery vector for DNA vaccine intramuscular immunizations, and enhance pJME/GM-CSF-induced cellular immune responses.
Adjuvants, Immunologic ; administration & dosage ; Animals ; Chitosan ; administration & dosage ; immunology ; Dendritic Cells ; immunology ; virology ; Encephalitis Virus, Japanese ; genetics ; immunology ; Encephalitis, Japanese ; immunology ; prevention & control ; virology ; Female ; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor ; administration & dosage ; genetics ; immunology ; Humans ; Immunity, Cellular ; Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines ; administration & dosage ; genetics ; immunology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Nanoparticles ; administration & dosage ; Spleen ; immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic ; immunology ; virology ; Vaccines, DNA ; administration & dosage ; genetics ; immunology

Objective To investigate the impacts of mecobalamin on plasma inflammatory factors (plasma high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) and carotid artery plaques in patients with H type hypertension.Methods Forty-eight acute ischemic stroke patients who were diagnosed with H type hypertension in the People's Hospital of Taixing were collected,and they were randomly divided them into treatment group and control group,and 24 cases of each group.Patients in both groups were given conventional therapies,including treatment of anti platelet aggregation,plaque stability and reduced plaque treatment.While patients in the treatment group were given additional oral drug of mecobalamin,500 μg each time,three times a day,6 months in all.Each case was evaluated at the second day of hospitalization,four weeks later,eight weeks later,three months and sixth months later.The examination items involved included level of plasma homocysteine(Hcy),level of hsCRP and conditions of carotid artery plaques under ultrasonography.Results Aafter four weeks,eight weeks,three months and sixth months therapy,there were significant differences between treatment group and control group in terms of Hcy (t =4.049,3.896,6.052,6.159 ; P ＜ 0.05) and the level of hs-CRP (t =37.249,28.376,26.454,0.522P ＜ 0.01).Afrter three months and sixth months therapy,compared to the control group,the carotid artery plaques were obviously reduced,and the differences were statistically significant (t =2.309,2.434 ; P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Mecobalamin can reduce the level of plasma homocysteine,then lead to reductions of levels of plasma inflammatory factors and volume of carotid artery plaques.

Objective To propose prevention and control strategy against iodine deficiency disorders to prevent new cases of endemic cretinism from occurring. Methods In April and August 2007, all the suspected cretinism patients born after the first of January, 1997 were searched for in 16 counties from Lhasa, Shannan, Nyingchi, Qamdo and Xigaze. Meanwhile, 60 children aged 8-10 years were selected in each of the two rural villages of each county chosen. Goiter was examined using palpation and B-ultrasound, urinary iodine was determined, inteligence quotient(IQ) was tested; 30 women of childbearing age from each village chosen underwent urinary iodine test and household salt semi-quantitative detection. Results No new cases of endemic cretinism had been found; Palpation identified goiter at 4.5% (257/5680) in children, B-ultrasound revealed a rate of 4.7% (258/5433). Median of urinary iodine was 159.4 μg/L, the averaged IQ was 78.3±14.5; women of childbearing age had a median urinary iodine of 70.2 μg/L. The coverage rate of iodized salt was 52.8%. Conclusions Goiter rate in children, urinary iodine level meet the standard set for the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders; however, the low IQ children, low coverage of iodized salt and the level of urinary iodine in women of childbearing age are less than desirable. Iodine deficiency disorders prevention and control need to be strengthened.