Type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)is a metabolic disorder caused by excessive energy intake and insufficient consumption,which is mainly characterized by the dysfunction of islet β-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance(insulin resistance,IR).In modern medicine,oral administration of T2DM may be accompanied by adverse reactions such as liver and kidney function injury.Studies have proved that traditional Chinese medicine has the significant superiority of multi-target,multi-component and multi-pathway.Mitochondria are the main organelles for cells to provide energy.They supply energy to ATP through oxidative phosphorylation(OXPHOS)reaction to maintain the functional balance of cells.There are closely related to the occurrence of T2DM between mitochondrial dysfunction,abnormal mitochondrial dynamics and impaired mitochondrial autophagy.Mitochondria has been gradually confirmed as the target of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of diabetes,but there is a lack of an overview of the effects of traditional Chinese medicine on T2DM by regulating mitochondrial-mediated inflammation.Therefore,this paper reviews the relationship between mitochondrial-mediated inflammation and T2DM,and the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine to interfere with T2DM by regulating mitochondrial-mediated inflammation.

Objective To report two cases of meningitis caused by Corynebacterium and review relevant literature to enhance clinical awareness of the pathogenicity of Corynebacterium species.Methods The clinical details were reported for 2 cases of meningitis caused by Corynebacterium.Similar case reports were retrieved from PubMed,CNKI,Wanfang,VIP,and CBM databases using search terms"Corynebacterium meningitis"and"cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection".Clinical data of the identified patients were reviewed and analyzed.Results Both patients with meningitis caused by Corynebacterium developed symptoms of fever,abdominal pain,and unconsciousness following lumboperitoneal shunt procedures.The culture of cerebrospinal fluid was positive for Corynebacterium.Both patients improved significantly after vancomycin treatment.Literature search yielded 29 similar cases.Overall,the 31 cases(including the two cases in this report)included 20 males and 11 females,aged between 4 weeks to 87 years.The identified Corynebacterium species included C.jeikeium in 12 cases,C.striatum in 9 cases,C.xerosis in 2 cases,C.bovis in 2 cases,C.aquaticum,C.equine,and C.minutissimum one case each,and unspecified Corynebacterium species in 3 cases.Underlying diseases were reporetd in most patients,including immune disorder in 2 cases,malignant tumor in 8 cases,genetic disease in 2 cases,premature with hydrocephalus in 4 cases,brain trauma in 2 cases,intracranial vascular malformation in 2 cases,and cerebral aneurysm in 2 cases.Risk factors for Corynebacterium meningitis included chemotherapy for malignancy in 5 cases,long term use of steroids and immunosuppressants in 2 cases,invasive procedures in 24 cases,and prior antibiotic use in 11 cases.Vancomycin was the most commonly prescribed treatment.The drainage tube and/or venous catheter were also removed or replaced in 19 cases.Twenty-five patients recovered after treatment and 6 patients died.Conclusions Corynebacterium species are emerging as opportunistic pathogens.Clinicians should be aware of the infections caused by Corynebacterium if patients have undergone invasive procedures or are immunocompromised,especially when associated with fever,altered consciousness,and clinical signs of encephalitis/meningitis.If cerebrospinal fluid test is positive for Corynebacterium,specific treatment should be prescribed promptly for Corynebacterium infection.

Objective:To investigate the safety and feasibility of the CHESS endoscpic ruler (CHESS ruler), and the consistency between the measured values and the interpretation values by endoscopic physician experience.Methods:From January 2021 to January 2022, a total of 105 liver cirrhosis patients with portal hypertension were prospectively enrolled from General Hospital, Xixia Branch Hospital, Ningnan Hospital of People′s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (29 cases), and the First People′s Hospital of Yinchuan (25 cases), General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University (18 cases), Wuzhong People′s Hospital (10 cases), the Fifth People′s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (10 cases), Shizuishan Second People′s Hospital (6 cases), Yinchuan Second People′s Hospital (5 cases), and Zhongwei People′s Hospital (2 cases) 8 hospitals. The clinical characteristics of all the patients, including gender, age, nationality, etiolog of liver cirrhosis, and Child-Pugh classification of liver function were recorded. A big gastroesophageal varices was defined as diameter of varices ≥5 mm. Endoscopist (associated chief physician) performed gastroscopy according to the routine gastroscopy procedures, and the diameter of the biggest esophageal varices was measured by experience and images were collected, and then objective measurement was with the CHESS ruler and images were collected. The diameter of esophageal varices of 10 randomly selected patients (random number table method) was determined by 6 endoscopists (attending physician or associated chief physician) with experience or measured by CHESS ruler. Kappa test was used to test the consistency in the diameter of esophageal varices between measured values by CHESS ruler and the interpretation values by endoscopic physician experience.Results:Among 105 liver cirrhosis patients with portal hypertension, male 65 cases and female 40 cases, aged (54.8±12.2) years old, Han nationality 82 cases, Hui nationality 21 cases and Mongolian nationality 2 cases. The etiology of liver cirrhosis included chronic hepatitis B (79 cases), alcoholic liver disease (7 cases), autoimmune hepatitis (7 cases), chronic hepatitis C (2 cases), and other etiology (10 cases). Liver function of 32 cases was Child-Pugh A, Child-Pugh B 57 cases, and Child-Pugh C 16 cases. All 105 liver cirrhosis patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension were successfully measured the diameter of gastroesophageal varices by CHESS ruler, and the success rate of application of CHESS ruler was 100.0% (105/105). The procedure time from the CHESS ruler into the body to the exit of the body after measurement was (3.50±2.55) min. No complications happened in all the patients during measurement. Among 105 liver cirrhosis patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension, 96 cases (91.4%) were recognized as big gastroesophageal varices by the endoscopists. Totally 93 cases (88.6%) were considered as big gastroesophageal varices by CHESS ruler. Eight cases were recognized as big gastroesophageal varices by the endoscopist, however not by the CHESS ruler; 5 cases were recognized as big gastroesophageal varices by the CHESS ruler, but not by the endoscopists; 4 cases were not recognized as big gastroesophageal varices both by the endoscopists and CHESS ruler; 88 cases were recognized as big gastroesophageal varices both by the endoscopists and CHESS ruler. The missed diagnostic rate of big gastroesophageal varices by the endoscopists experience was 5.4% (5/93), and the Kappa value of consistency coefficient between the measurement by the CHESS ruler and the interpretation by endoscopists experience was 0.31 (95% confidence interval 0.03 to 0.60). The overall Kappa value of consistency coefficient by 6 endoscopists measured by CHESS ruler in big gastroesophageal varices diagnosis was 0.77 (95% confidence interval 0.61 to 0.93).Conclusion:As an objective measurement tool, CHESS ruler can make up for the deficiency of subjective judgment by endoscopists, accurately measure the diameter of gastroesophageal varices, and is highly feasible and safe.

OBJECTIVE： To investigate current status and quality of domestic pharmacoeconomic literatures， and to provide reference for the standardization of pharmacoeconomic research. METHODS： Retrieved from CNKI， Wanfang， VIP and other database， the pharmacoeconomic literatures published from Jan. 2017 to May 2018 were collected. The qualities of literatures were evaluated with Guidelines for Quality Evaluation of Pharmacoeconomics Evaluation Reports （“PEERs” for short）. RESULTS： Totally 160 domestic pharmacoeconomic research literatures were included. The results of PEERs evaluation showed of which the coincidence rate was 32.5％ （52/160）. The literatureswhich were in full compliance （the report had a certain reference value） accounted for 1.3％ （2/160）， which were in basic compliance （the report had certain reference value after being revised） accounted for 31.3％（50/160），which were in non-conformity （the report did not had reference value） accounted for 67.5％（108/160）. Domestic pharmacoeconomic researches were of high quality in terms of research object， evaluation method and content，research purpose，  research design and design type， etc.； but the researches were of low quality in terms of research angle， incremental cost/incremental output analysis， sensitivity analysis and other aspects， and there was no explanation or unclear elaboration. CONCLUSIONS： The quality of domestic pharmacoeconomic research literatures are uneven， and their research quality needs to be further improved. It is recommended to standardize the evaluation of pharmacoeconomics， making the evaluation of pharmacoeconomics more scientific and objective.

Objective: To investigate the effects of Casein kinase 2-interacting protein 1 (CKIP-1) gene silencing on the proliferation of glioma cells U87-MG. Methods: The recombinant lentiviral vectors targeting CKIP-1 gene or negative control were constructed and then used to infect glioma U87-MG cell line.The effects of knock-down on the mRNA or protein expression of CKIP-1 were evaluated by real-time qPCR and western blotting.Cell cycle was detected by the flow cytometry assay, and cell proliferation changes were evaluated by cell counting, MTT, and BrdU assay, respectively.Lastly, the colony formation was used to investigate the effect of CKIP-1 knock-down on the clone formation. Results: Compared with the group of Ctrl, CKIP-1 siRNA was observed to significantly inhibit CKIP-1 expression at the mRNA levels (Ctrl (1.01±0.13) vs CKIP-1 siRNA (0.23±0.02), P<0.01) and protein levels in the U87-MG cells.Also, CKIP-1 suppression mediated by RNAi decreased the ratio of G0/G1 phase (Ctrl (69.64±0.79) vs CKIP-1 siRNA(62.64±0.66), P<0.01), increased that of G2/M phase (Ctrl (8.36±0.52) vs CKIP-1 siRNA(13.87±2.90), P<0.05), and significantly inhibited the cell proliferation and clone formation (Colony number: Ctrl (25±2) vs CKIP-1 siRNA(2±1), P<0.05) of transfected U87-MG cells. Conclusion Knocking down the expression of CKIP-1 significantly inhibit cell proliferation in human U87-MG glioma cells, indicating that CKIP-1 is involved in the development of gliomas and could promote the cell proliferation.

Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of brucellosis cases with fever of unknown origin (FUO) as initial manifestation,and to further raise awareness of doctors in non-epidemic areas.Methods Clinical data of 19 brucellosis cases with FUO as initial manifestation in Huashan Hospital,Fudan University and Jing'an branch from June 2005 to July 2016 were collected.The epidemiological,clinical,assistant examination,imaging,treatment and prognosis data of these patients were retrospectively analyzed.Results The average age of the 19 cases was 48 years old,of whom 3 were female and 16 were male.Seventeen cases had the history of contact with sick livestock or epidemic areas.The main clinical manifestations were hepatomegaly or splenomegaly or lymphadenectasis (14 cases),bone,joint and spine involvement (9 cases),orchitis (3 cases),encephalopathy and peripheral neuropathy (1 case),infectious myelitis (1 case) and sequelae of infectious transverse myelitis (1 case).Brucella was detected in 7 patients by blood culture.The agglutination test of serum antibody were 100％ positive.All patients got improvement after anti-Brucella therapeutic regimen based on doxycycline.Conclusion Brucellosis should be considered for patients with FUO from non-epidemic areas according to clinical and epidemic features.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis.Methods Clinical features and outcomes of 46 proven cases of chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis admitted in Huashan Hospital,Fudan University from January 2009 to December 2016 were retrospectively reviewed.Results Of the 46 patients enrolled,left sphenoid sinus,ethmoid sinus and maxillary sinus were affected in 24,23 and 20 cases,respectively,while right maxillary sinus,ethmoid sinus and sphenoid sinus were affected in 18,16 and 15 eases,respectively.Left and right frontal sinus were affected in 9 and 6 cases,respectively.The central nervous system and orbit were the most commonly affected sites in external nasal involvements,noted in 22 cases respectively.Left sphenoid (17 cases) and ethmoid sinus (15 cases) involvements were most common in central nervous system affected patients.Left sphenoid (14 cases) and ethmoid sinus (13 cases) involvements were most common in orbit affected patients.Aspergillus species were the primary pathogens observed in 42 eases.Zygomycete,candida and dark filamentous fungus were observed in two,one and one case,respectively.Pathologically,37 of the cases were chronic nongranulomatous type and the left 9 were chronic granulomatous type who were all immunocompetent hosts.The initial symptoms usually included headache,dizziness and nasal discomforts including nasal obstruction and purulent secretion.The chief complaints usually included headache,dizziness,and visual disturbances including blurred vision,vision loss or even blindness.Antifungal treatment combined with surgical interventions for removal or drainage focus lesions achieved significant effect,and 42 patients were cured.Conclusions Chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis should be taken into consideration in the presence of nasal discomforts or nonspecific symptoms such as headache and dizziness.The possibility of chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis should be cautious after the emergence of vision abnormalities.

The medical and health reform at grass-root level was monitored during the NPC and CPPCC from 2015-2017 . The public sentiment on medical and health reform at grass-root level in recent years was thus as-sessed according to the text mining and data analysis using the R language and Python method from the aspects ofnow rural cooperative medical care,comprehensive health reform at grass-root level,health service develop-ment at grass-root level and Internet + medical care in order to provide reference for the effective feedback of achievements and development in policies of medical and health reform at grass-root level.

Objective To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of BP180NC16a-ELISA in the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid (BP). Methods A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel-controlled study was conducted. Sera were collected from 106 patients with clinically confirmed active BP and 106 control subjects including patients with non-BP bullous diseases, scleroderma, psoriasis or systemic lupus erythematosus,late pregnant women and healthy blood donors. BP180NC16a-ELISA was performed on these sera. The IgG antibody levels measured by ELISA kit were compared with those measured by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) test. Results Of the 106 BP sera, 81 were positive for BP180NC16a-ELISA with a sensitivity of 76.4%,83 for ⅡF test with a sensitivity of 78.3%. Among the 106 control serum samples, 95 were negative for BP180NC16A-ELISA with a specificity of 89.6%, and 102 for ⅡF test with a specificity of 96.2%. There was no significant difference between the two tests in dignostic sensitivity and specificity for BP (both P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion BP180NC16A-ELISA may serve as an adjuvant tool for the diagnosis of BP.

Objective To evaluate the performance of desmoglein (Dsg)1 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the detection of serum antibodies in patients with pemphigus foliaceus (PF). Methods Sera were obtained from 80 patients with PF and 132 human controls including 33 patients with bullous pemphigoid, 3 patients with linear IgA bullous dermatosis, 2 patients with acquired bullous epidermolysis, 20 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), etc, and subjected to a random and blind test by Dsg1 ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) on monkey oesophagus. Results The Dsg1 ELISA was positive in 75 (93.8%) patients with PF and 5 (3.8%) human controls (including 1 case of bullous pemphigoid, 1 case of SLE, 1 case of dermatomyositis, 1 case of eczema and 1 normal human control with indeterminate value), and IIF was positive in 71 (88.8%) patients with PF, but in none of the controls. The sensitivity and specificity was 93.8% (95% CI: 0.85 - 0.98) and 96.2% (95% CI: 0.91 - 0.99) respectively for Dsg1 ELISA in the serodiagnosis of PF, 88.8% (95% CI: 0.82 - 0.96) and 100% (95% CI: 0.96 - 1.00) respectively for IIF. There was no statistical difference in the sensitivities (P= 0.289) or specificities (P= 1.000) between the two test methods.Conclusions Dsg1 ELISA is a simple, sensitive and specific serological detection method, and can serve as an adjunct in the diagnosis of PF.