Preliminary study on antigen specific CD8+T cells at different stages of HBV infection / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To clarify the differences of host immune responses at different stages of HBV infection. Methods:We constructed three HLA-A*0201/HBV tetramers with immunodominant epitopes of core18-27,polymerase 575-583 and envelope 335-343,and analyzed antigen specific CD8+ T cells and the expression of CD127 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells ( PBMCs) from patients infected with HBV using these HLA-A*0201/HBV tetramers. Results: The frequencies and expansion ability of antigen specific CD8+ T cells in most self-limited HBV infected individuals were higher than that in chronically HBV infected patients. In low copy period the frequencies of antigen specific CD8+ T cells were similar to those in immune clearance phase at a high viral load and liver damage and in immune clearance phase, which had no significant correlation with virus quantitation and ALT level. In chronic infection the ability of antigen specific CD8+ T cells proliferation was inversely proportional to the viral titer. In most self-limited HBV infected individuals the IFN-γsecretion functions of antigen specific CD8+ T cells were higher than in chronic infection,but in immune tolerance phase these cells lost the ability. HBsAg level was different at different stages after HBV infection:it was highest in immune tolerance phase,but in immune clearance phase,activity period and low copy period the correlation with HBV DNA replication gradually declined. The frequency of CD8+ CD127+ T cells in chronic HBV infection was lower than the control group and self-limited infection group,especially in immune tolerance with HBeAg+ and immune clearance phase. Conclusion: The frequencies of antigen specific CD8+ T cells are not the main determinant of immune-mediated protection in chronic HBV infection,memory antigen specific CD8+ T cells are not clear or missing,which provides the possibility for therapeutic vaccines and immunization therapy.

Analyzing Pathway of Hospitalization Expense of Fibroid Operation / 中国卫生经济

Objective: To explore the major factors which influence the hospitalization expense of fibroid operation,provide references for the effective control of the increasing medical expense and ease the burden of patients. Methods: From January 2011 to December 2012, 1 837 cases of fibroids in our hospital were investigated, and pathway analysis method was used to analyze the factors which influence the hospitalization expense. Results: Operation method, whether use hysterectomy, the year of medical treatment, complication, medical group and nosocomial infection are the critical influencing factors which can directly effect on the hospitalization expense, and these factors not only have direct effects but also have indirect effects on hospitalization expense. Conclusion:Government and medical institutions should take comprehensive measures to decraease hospitalization expense, including the reasonable treatment options, rational drug use, active treatment and prevention of infection.

Study on Accounting Unit Profit Margin Profit Entity Based Rate Calculation / 中国卫生经济

Under the serious inadequate circumstances of government’s input on public hospitals, how public hospitals can ensure the public welfare and guarantee a reasonable return is the task for managers. Based on the total cost accounting of the hospitals , the patient costs are solved into the cost structure with the same structure of accounting , combined with average profit rates of accounting units, to calculate single patient profit, to summarize diseases and calculate disease profit rate and related indexes on this basis, to provide references for hospital management from new prospective.