OBJECTIVE:To summarize the clinical effect of compound glycyrrhizin(CG)on SARS.METHODS:The clin?ical data of73patients with clinically diagnosed SARS(37cases were treated by CG)were prospectively analysed.RESULTS:After CG treatment,the symptoms of dry cough,chest distress and dyspnea improved quickly and the elevated serum level of aminotransferase decreased.The maximal dosages of corticosteroids used in CG group and control group were(354.3?219.8)mg/d and(430?262.6)mg/d,respectively.The average time to occurrence of antibody,duration for reduction of corticosteroid dosage and duration of hospital stay were shorter in CG group than those in control group.There was no significant difference in titer value of antibody between two groups.CG had little effects on WBC,blood sugar and electrolytes.CONCLUSION:CG may be a promising drug against SARS with less side effect.

Objective To analyze the status quo and countermeasures of the development of Guangxi's private hospitals during the ongoing healthcare reform. Methods With the background of the healthcare reform, the current situation of private hospitals was analyzed based on data changes of the development of such hospitals in Guangxi during the 2011 -2015 period, for the purpose of proposing measures such as multiple supervision mechanism. Results During this period,74 private hospitals were founded in Guangxi. They have added 7 395 hospitals beds, served 1.41 million outpatient/emergency visits, and 220. 9 thousand inpatients, with 5 939 employees hired in the meantime. Given these achievements,development of these hospitals tended to be imbalanced and poorly regulated.Conclusions The healthcare reform has encouraged private involvement in medical practice and the growth of private hospitals in the region. In view of the problems as mentioned above, multiple supervision appears an effective solution.

OBJECTIVETo study the mechanism underlying the effect of the SOCS3 rs4969170 A/G alleles on the occurrence of insulin resistance (IR) in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

METHODSThe promoter region of the SOCS3 gene was amplified by PCR,and luciferase expression vectors were constructed and transfected into HepG2,Huh7 cell lines.The relative luciferase activity of each expression vector was assessed by the dual luciferase reporter gene assay system.Western blotting was used to detect SOCS3 protein expression in PBMCs from groups of patients with the rs4969170 AA and AG genotypes.The state of IR in eight patients was evaluated by determining their HOMA-IR.

RESULTSThe pGL3-A, PGL3-G and pGL3-control vectors showed significantly different luciferase expression in the HepG2 cells (0.121 00 ± 0.022 07,0.027 00+/-0.012 49 and 0.043 33 ± 0.005 51; F =48.068, P=0.001) and in the Huh7 cell lines (0.164 70 ± 0.007 10,0.027 33 ± 0.017 04 and 0.033 67 ± 0.014 98; F =115.137, P=0.001). The expression of SOCS3 protein was significantly higher in the rs4969170 AA genotype group than in the AG genotype group (1.22 ± 0.40 vs. 0.30 ± 0.19; t =4.149, P=0.006).The IR index of patients with the rs4969170 AA genotype and the AG genotype was 4.11 ± 2.62 and 1.47 ± 1.01 respectively.There were three patients with IR in the rs4969170 AA genotype group and one in the rs4969170 AG group. There was no statistically significant difference between the two genotype groups (t=1.881, P=0.109).

CONCLUSIONSThe SOCS3 rs4969170 A haplotype may enhance transcriptional activity of the gene promoter to regulate gene expression, thereby increasing intracellular SOCS3 protein level and ultimately interfering with insulin signaling and causing IR in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Cell Line, Tumor ; Genes, Reporter ; Genotype ; Haplotypes ; Hepatitis C, Chronic ; Humans ; Insulin Resistance ; Luciferases ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein ; Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins

OBJECTIVE:To provide unified standard for assessing the comprehensive ability of food and drug inspection and testing institutions in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. METHODS:The comprehensive ability evaluation index system for food and drug inspection and testing institutions in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region was drafted by literature review. Indexes of the evaluation index system were determined by Delphi expert consultation,and the weights were calculated by analytic hierarchy pro-cess (AHP). RESULTS:Literature review and expert consultation had constructed the comprehensive ability evaluation index sys-tem for food and drug inspection and testing institutions in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region,including 6 first-level indexes,16 second-level indexes and 35 third-level indexes. AHP had determined the weights of indexes at all levels,and the weights of the 6 first-level indexes as basic conditions,management system,testing ability,work performance,scientific research and satisfaction degree,were respectively 0.1898,0.1233,0.2280,0.1915,0.1551 and 0.1124,in which testing ability held the highest weight. CONCLUSIONS:A set of scientific and suitable evaluating index system for food and drug inspection and testing institu-tions in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has been constructed,and the weights of indexes at all levels have been determined, which can provide clear and unified standard for conducting comprehensive ability system evaluation in each inspection and testing institution in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

This paper is to provide a basis for the establishment of an early diagnostic system for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) by performing segmentation and feature extraction of lesions on the MR images of neonatal babies with HIE. The segmentation on MR images of HIE based on the genetic algorithm (GA) combined with a pulse-coupled neural network (PCNN) were carried out. There were better segmentation results by using PCNN segmentation based on GA than PCNN segmentation with fixed parameters. The data suggested that a PCNN based on GA could provide effective assistance for diagnosis and research.
Algorithms ; Female ; Humans ; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Infant, Newborn ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; methods ; Male ; Neural Networks (Computer)