Objective To analyze the electroencephalograph (EEG) features of 43 patients with clinically possible or probable Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and its correlation with megnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging and clinical manifestations.Methods All patients diagnosed with suspected CJD who were hospitalized in Xuanwu Hospital from January 2013 to December 2015 were collected.The clinical data, EEG and MRI imaging features were analyzed retrospectively.Based on the periodic sharp wave complexes (PSWC) appearance in EEG results, the patients were divided into typically changed group (TCG), atypically changed group (ACG) and unchanged group (UCG).Age, disease duration, clinical manifestations and MRI features among three groups were analyzed and the correlations between patient′s EEG features and age, disease duration, clinical manifestations or MRI features were explored using spearman method.Results Among the 43 patients with possible or probable CJD disease, 26 were male and 17 were female with an average disease duration of 4 months.The age of onset ranged from 31 to 80 with an average of (58.0±9.8) years old, and 86.0% of patients were 51 years old or above.Clinical characteristics of CJD patients according to occurrence rate were as follows: 35 cases (81.4%) with cognitive impairment, 29 cases (67.4%) with mental and behavior disorder, 28 cases (65.1%) with pyramidal tract damage, 24 cases (55.8%) with cerebellar symptoms, 23 cases (53.5%) with extrapyramidal symptoms,17 cases (39.5%) with myoclonic, 13 cases (30.2%) with dyssomnia, 13 cases (30.2%) with visual disorder and 2 cases (4.7%) with akinetic mutism.Regarding EEG features, 39.53% (17/43) of patients showed typical periodic sharp wave complexes (PSWC) (TCG group), 51.2% (22/43) had irregular rhythm and different forms of slow wave (ACG group) and only 9.3% (4/43) had no EEG change (UCG group).The occurrence rate of ribbon sign in MRI was 82.4% (14/17) in TCG group, 77.3% (17/22) in ACG group and none in UCG group.The rates were significantly higher in TCG and ACG group than that in UCG group (both P<0.05).Spearman correlation analysis revealed that EEG features was correlated with disease duration (r=0.351, P=0.021) and visual impairment (r=-0.377, P=0.013) for all CJD patients.There was no correlation between EEG and MRI or other clinical manifestations such as myoclonic, age and so on (all P>0.05).Conclusions EEG showed typical changes associated with disease duration in different stages of disease.EEG and MRI are two different means to evaluate different aspects of patients with CJD disease, and combination of two means could achieve better evaluation results.

OBJECTIVETo compare the antitussive activity of three kinds of Stemonae Radix specified in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, including roots of Stemona sessilifolia, S. japonica and S. tuberosa.

METHODThe antitussive activity was determined in mouse after cough induction by ammonia aerosol stimulation and the number of cough in 2 min were detected with codeine as positive control.

RESULTAll the decoctions, the total alkaloid fractions and non-alkaloid fractions of S. sessilifolia, S. japonica and three chemical types of S. tuberosa showed significant antitussive effect and exhibited a dose-dependent inhibition of coughing. The ED50 values showed that the antitussive activity strength for both total alkaloid fractions and the decoctions are: S. tuberosa (Type I) > S. sessilifolia > S. japonica. The total alkaloid fractions had more potent atitussive activity than the decoctions and non-alkaloid fractions. The antitussive activity strength for the three chemical types of S. tuberosa is: Type I > Type III > Type II. The samples from different producing areas for the same species of Stemonae Radix had no significant differences in antitussive activity. The result also showed that the honey-processed slice had much stronger antitussive activity than raw slice.

CONCLUSIONThe antitussive efficacies of Stemonae Radix were influenced by chemical diversity both in same species and among different species, different fractions and processed method.

Animals ; Antitussive Agents ; administration & dosage ; Cough ; drug therapy ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Stemonaceae ; chemistry

Objective:To explore the expression and clinical significance of immunosuppressive receptor T cell immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif domain (TIGIT) on the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in silicosis patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Methods:August 2018, a total of 78 patients with silicosis (all were quarry workers in Sanmen County, Zhejiang Province) were enrolled and divided into silicosis combined with active pulmonary tuberculosis group (APTB group), silicosis combined with latent tuberculosis infection group (LTBI group), and simple silicosis with non-tuberculosis infection group (non-TB group). Flow cytometry was used to analyze the expressions of TIGIT, programmed death-1 (PD-1) and transcription factor T-bet on PBMC from patients. Mann-Whitney U test and Pearson correlations analysis were used for statistical analysis. Results:Among the 78 patients, eight were in the APTB group, 24 in the LTBI group, and 46 in the non-TB group. The expressions of PD-1 and TIGIT on CD8 + T cells in the APTB group (29.45%(16.78%) and 65.40%(12.12%), respectively) were significantly higher than those in the LTBI group (17.40%(11.17%) and 48.30%(28.75%), respectively; U=23.500 and 43.500, respectively, P=0.000 8 and 0.020 5, respectively) and non-TB group (15.95%(12.46%) and 45.30%(19.75%), respectively; U=64.000 and 69.000, respectively, P=0.002 3 and 0.003 8, respectively), and the differences were all statistically significant. The expression of TIGIT was positively correlated with PD-1 on CD8 + T cells in silicosis patients ( r=0.434 3, P<0.01). The proportion of PD-1 + TIGIT + CD8 + T cells in the APTB group (19.90%(22.67%)) was significantly higher than those in the non-TB group (11.55%(11.29%), U=76.500, P=0.007 1) and LTBI group (11.55%(10.53%), U=41.000, P=0.015 4), while the proportion of PD-1 -TIGIT -CD8 + T cells in the APTB group (30.60%(12.90%)) was significantly lower than non-TB group (48.90%(18.98%), U=58.000, P=0.001 3) and LTBI group (47.20%(24.59%), U=41.000, P=0.015 4). The differences were all statistically significant. The expression of T-bet on the peripheral blood CD8 + T cells in the APTB group (29.45%(16.78%)) was higher than that in the non-TB group (15.95%(12.46%)) and the LTBI group (17.40%(11.17%)), and the differences were both statistically significant ( U=46.500 and 46.000, respectively, P=0.000 3 and 0.028 3, respectively). The expression of T-bet on CD8 + T cells was positively correlated with TIGIT on CD8 + T cells ( r=0.456 7, P<0.01). The expression of T-bet on PD-1 + TIGIT + CD8 + T cells in the APTB group (65.40%(12.12%)) was higher than those in the LTBI group (48.30%(28.75%), U=23.500, P=0.000 8) and non-TB group (45.30%(19.75%), U=65.000, P=0.002 6), and the differences were both statistically significant. Conclusion:The immunosuppressive receptor PD-1 and TIGIT are highly expressed on CD8 + T cells in silicosis patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis, which indicates CD8 + T cells exhaustion in these population, while the highly co-expression of T-bet suggests the exhausted subsets may have reversed potentiality.

Objective:To investigate the diagnostic value of neutrophil CD64 index (nCD64) in disseminated nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection.Methods:Thirty-six patients with NTM infection from January 2020 to June 2021 in Huashan Hospital, Fudan University were included. Patients were classified into groups of disseminated infection and focal infection according to their medical history and discharge diagnosis. The expressions of nCD64 in patients with focal infection and disseminated infection before treatment were collected and analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U test, and the diagnostic value of nCD64 for disseminated NTM infection was analyzed using the receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC curve). Results:Among the 36 patients with NTM infection, 18 cases were focal infection (due to the low white blood cell count of the patient with myelodysplastic syndrome, the detection results were biased, which were excluded from the subsequent analysis) and 18 cases were disseminated infection. The expression of nCD64 in focal infection was 0.72(0.50, 1.55), and that in disseminated infection was 13.63(6.77, 32.31). The difference was statistically significant ( U=15.50, P<0.001). Using focal infection as a control, the area under the ROC curve for the operational characteristics of the subjects was 0.949 3 for disseminated NTM infection. The diagnostic cut-off value of nCD64 was 3.06, with the sensitivity and specificity of the disseminated NTM infection were 88.89% and 100.00%, respectively. Conclusions:In patients with NTM infection before effective treatment, the diagnostic cut-off value of nCD64 of 3.06 has high sensitivity and specificity, which is useful for the aided diagnosis of disseminated NTM infection.

Objective:To study the time evolution of financing burden and discuss the feasibility of provincial pooling by analyzing the panel data of"individual contribution burden ratio"and"government subsidy burden ratio"of residents'medical insurance in Shandong Province from 2015 to 2022.Methods:Spatial auto-correlation was used to analyze the spatial agglomeration and heterogeneity pattern;convergence analysis was used to analyze the inter-annual trends in the economic burden.Results:The"out-of-pocket ratio"increased year by year and the difference among cities was significant,the Moran's I value decreased year by year,and the geographical distribution pattern showed a random distribution pattern;the"government subsidy burden ratio"had little difference among cities,the global Moran's index value increased year by year,and the spatial agglomeration pattern was enhanced;both of them had σ convergence and absolute β convergence,showing a trend of balanced development.Conclusion:In order to promote provincial-level coordination,safeguard fund security and reduce the burden on residents,economic synergistic development strategies have been adopted to raise residents'incomes;emphasis has been placed on cutting back on income and expenditure,fine-tuning fund supervision;and reforming the financing mechanism,formulating fine-tuning financing standards and focusing on the increase in the cost of disease prevention and control have been adopted,so as to provide references for the improvement of the health insurance system and the promotion of the sustainable development of the health insurance cause.

Objective:To study the time evolution of financing burden and discuss the feasibility of provincial pooling by analyzing the panel data of"individual contribution burden ratio"and"government subsidy burden ratio"of residents'medical insurance in Shandong Province from 2015 to 2022.Methods:Spatial auto-correlation was used to analyze the spatial agglomeration and heterogeneity pattern;convergence analysis was used to analyze the inter-annual trends in the economic burden.Results:The"out-of-pocket ratio"increased year by year and the difference among cities was significant,the Moran's I value decreased year by year,and the geographical distribution pattern showed a random distribution pattern;the"government subsidy burden ratio"had little difference among cities,the global Moran's index value increased year by year,and the spatial agglomeration pattern was enhanced;both of them had σ convergence and absolute β convergence,showing a trend of balanced development.Conclusion:In order to promote provincial-level coordination,safeguard fund security and reduce the burden on residents,economic synergistic development strategies have been adopted to raise residents'incomes;emphasis has been placed on cutting back on income and expenditure,fine-tuning fund supervision;and reforming the financing mechanism,formulating fine-tuning financing standards and focusing on the increase in the cost of disease prevention and control have been adopted,so as to provide references for the improvement of the health insurance system and the promotion of the sustainable development of the health insurance cause.

Objective:To study the time evolution of financing burden and discuss the feasibility of provincial pooling by analyzing the panel data of"individual contribution burden ratio"and"government subsidy burden ratio"of residents'medical insurance in Shandong Province from 2015 to 2022.Methods:Spatial auto-correlation was used to analyze the spatial agglomeration and heterogeneity pattern;convergence analysis was used to analyze the inter-annual trends in the economic burden.Results:The"out-of-pocket ratio"increased year by year and the difference among cities was significant,the Moran's I value decreased year by year,and the geographical distribution pattern showed a random distribution pattern;the"government subsidy burden ratio"had little difference among cities,the global Moran's index value increased year by year,and the spatial agglomeration pattern was enhanced;both of them had σ convergence and absolute β convergence,showing a trend of balanced development.Conclusion:In order to promote provincial-level coordination,safeguard fund security and reduce the burden on residents,economic synergistic development strategies have been adopted to raise residents'incomes;emphasis has been placed on cutting back on income and expenditure,fine-tuning fund supervision;and reforming the financing mechanism,formulating fine-tuning financing standards and focusing on the increase in the cost of disease prevention and control have been adopted,so as to provide references for the improvement of the health insurance system and the promotion of the sustainable development of the health insurance cause.

Objective:To study the time evolution of financing burden and discuss the feasibility of provincial pooling by analyzing the panel data of"individual contribution burden ratio"and"government subsidy burden ratio"of residents'medical insurance in Shandong Province from 2015 to 2022.Methods:Spatial auto-correlation was used to analyze the spatial agglomeration and heterogeneity pattern;convergence analysis was used to analyze the inter-annual trends in the economic burden.Results:The"out-of-pocket ratio"increased year by year and the difference among cities was significant,the Moran's I value decreased year by year,and the geographical distribution pattern showed a random distribution pattern;the"government subsidy burden ratio"had little difference among cities,the global Moran's index value increased year by year,and the spatial agglomeration pattern was enhanced;both of them had σ convergence and absolute β convergence,showing a trend of balanced development.Conclusion:In order to promote provincial-level coordination,safeguard fund security and reduce the burden on residents,economic synergistic development strategies have been adopted to raise residents'incomes;emphasis has been placed on cutting back on income and expenditure,fine-tuning fund supervision;and reforming the financing mechanism,formulating fine-tuning financing standards and focusing on the increase in the cost of disease prevention and control have been adopted,so as to provide references for the improvement of the health insurance system and the promotion of the sustainable development of the health insurance cause.

Objective:To study the time evolution of financing burden and discuss the feasibility of provincial pooling by analyzing the panel data of"individual contribution burden ratio"and"government subsidy burden ratio"of residents'medical insurance in Shandong Province from 2015 to 2022.Methods:Spatial auto-correlation was used to analyze the spatial agglomeration and heterogeneity pattern;convergence analysis was used to analyze the inter-annual trends in the economic burden.Results:The"out-of-pocket ratio"increased year by year and the difference among cities was significant,the Moran's I value decreased year by year,and the geographical distribution pattern showed a random distribution pattern;the"government subsidy burden ratio"had little difference among cities,the global Moran's index value increased year by year,and the spatial agglomeration pattern was enhanced;both of them had σ convergence and absolute β convergence,showing a trend of balanced development.Conclusion:In order to promote provincial-level coordination,safeguard fund security and reduce the burden on residents,economic synergistic development strategies have been adopted to raise residents'incomes;emphasis has been placed on cutting back on income and expenditure,fine-tuning fund supervision;and reforming the financing mechanism,formulating fine-tuning financing standards and focusing on the increase in the cost of disease prevention and control have been adopted,so as to provide references for the improvement of the health insurance system and the promotion of the sustainable development of the health insurance cause.

Objective:To study the time evolution of financing burden and discuss the feasibility of provincial pooling by analyzing the panel data of"individual contribution burden ratio"and"government subsidy burden ratio"of residents'medical insurance in Shandong Province from 2015 to 2022.Methods:Spatial auto-correlation was used to analyze the spatial agglomeration and heterogeneity pattern;convergence analysis was used to analyze the inter-annual trends in the economic burden.Results:The"out-of-pocket ratio"increased year by year and the difference among cities was significant,the Moran's I value decreased year by year,and the geographical distribution pattern showed a random distribution pattern;the"government subsidy burden ratio"had little difference among cities,the global Moran's index value increased year by year,and the spatial agglomeration pattern was enhanced;both of them had σ convergence and absolute β convergence,showing a trend of balanced development.Conclusion:In order to promote provincial-level coordination,safeguard fund security and reduce the burden on residents,economic synergistic development strategies have been adopted to raise residents'incomes;emphasis has been placed on cutting back on income and expenditure,fine-tuning fund supervision;and reforming the financing mechanism,formulating fine-tuning financing standards and focusing on the increase in the cost of disease prevention and control have been adopted,so as to provide references for the improvement of the health insurance system and the promotion of the sustainable development of the health insurance cause.