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Interleukin-33 (IL-33), a newly recognized IL-1 family member, is expressed in various tissues and cells, and involved in pathogenesis of many human diseases. For example, IL-33 plays a protective role in cardiovascular diseases. However, the role of IL-33 in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remains unclear. This study aims to investigate whether IL-33 level in AIS patient serum can be used as a potential diagnostic and prognostic marker. The study included two hundred and six patients with first-ever ischemic stroke, who were admitted within 72 hours after stroke onset. The serum level of IL-33 was measured with ELISA and the severity of AIS patients on admission was evaluated based on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score. The functional outcome at 3 months was determined using the Barthel index (BI). We found that serum IL-33 was significantly higher (P < 0.001) in patients with AIS [57.68 ng/L (IQR, 44.95-76.73)] compared with healthy controls [47.48 ng/L (IQR, 38.67-53.78)]. IL-33 was an independent diagnostic biomarker for AIS with an OR of 1.051 (95%Cl, 1.018-1.085; P=0.002). Serum IL-33 was higher (P < 0.05) in the stroke patients with small cerebral infarction volume compared to AIS patients with large cerebral infarction. In addition, serum IL-33 was also significantly higher (P = 0.001) in the patients with mild stroke, compared to the patients with severe stroke. Furthermore, serum IL-33 level in AIS patients with a worse outcome was higher (P < 0.001) compared to AIS patients with a better outcome. IL-33 was also an independent predictor for the functional outcome with an adjusted OR of 0.932 (95% CI, 0.882-0.986). Our results suggest that the lower level of serum IL-33 is associated with large infarction volume and greater stroke severity in AIS patients. Thus, IL-33 can be used as a novel and independent diagnostic and predicting prognostic marker in AIS.
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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of web-based mental health services.Methods Web-based mental health services were established in our hospital to offer continuing medical education on mental health and psychological assessments.The access of clinicians to psychiatric knowledge and consultation from psychiatry department was evaluated.Results A total of 803 medical staff took the continuing medical education,and 643 passed the examination.Five hundred and twenty-eight online psychological assessments were completed.The qualification rate of psychiatric examination was 83.3% vs.31.7% in educated and non-educated clinicians (x2=32.77,P<0.01).The common consultation from psychiatry department of the educated group involved anxiety,depression/mania and delirium,of which anxiety and medically unexplained symptoms were comparatively higher while delirium was lower than the non-educated group (x2 values were 4.80,4.59 and 5.16,respectively; all P<0.05).More use of online psychological assessments was found in the educated group (33.8% vs.7.6%) before asking for a consultation from psychiatry department (x2=30.04,P<0.01).Conclusions Online mental health continuing education and psychological assessment could improve psychiatric knowledge and recognition of anxiety and depression in clinicians.
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ObjectiveTo explore the characteristics and the pathogenetic mechanism of prospective memory in patients with chronic primary insomnia. Methods Forty-two patients with chronic primary insomnia and forty age,gender,education,and cultural level matched healthy adults were assessed with a battery of neuropsychological tests including event-based prospective memory (EBPM)and time-based prospective memory (TBPM) tasks.ResultsCompared with the healthy controls ( EBPM: 5.58 ± 0.35 ;TBPM: 4.10 ± 0.32),the patients with chronic primary insomnia had a significant loss in EBPM (3.44 ±0.40,t =3.933,P =0.000),but a insignificant impairment in TBPM (3.76 ± 0.29,t =0.787,P =0.433 ).The retrospective component of event-based prospective memory between the two groups had no significant difference ( t =1.308,P =0.195 ) ,neither did the retrospective component of time-based prospective memory ( Z =- 0.776,P =0.437 ).ConclusionThese results suggest that the patients with chronic primary insomnia have impairment in EBPM,but not in TBPM and the retrospective component of prospective memory.
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Objective To investigate the event-based prospective memory (EBPM) and time-based prospective memory (TBPM) in temporal lobe epilepsy patients,and test the hypothcsis that temporal lobe is involved in the prospective memory network. Methods Sixty-two patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and 30 age- and education level-matched healthy adults were examed with the neuropsychological battery of tests including EBPM and TRPM tasks. Results In comparison with the controls,the TLE patients were impaired on MMSE,DS and VFT.Compared with the healthy adults ( EBPM:6.83± 1.34,TBPM:5.00 ± 1.70),the patients with temporal lobe epilepsy had a significant loss in EBPM (3.95 ±2.77,t =6.72,P <0.01 ) and TBPM (3.08 ±2.42,t =4.39,P <0.01).There was no difference in the performance of EBPM (3.82 ± 2.70,4.10 ± 2.90 ; t =- 0.40,P > 0.05 ) and TBPM (2.55 ± 2.20,3.69± 2.55; t =-1.90,P >0.05 ) between the patients with taking antiepileptic drugs and those without antiepileptic drugs. Conclusions These results suggest that patients with temporal lobe epilepsy may experience general difficulties with prospective memory.It is possible that temporal lobe is involved in the prospective memory network.The passages of TBPM need more self-initiated processes.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To appraise the clinical efficacy, safety and compliance of the intervention of spleen-restoring decoction combined with dormancy hygiene education and the intervention of spleen-restoring decoction alone on sub-healthy insomnia of deficiency of both the heart and spleen pattern.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Study design took multi-centers, blind and randomized control trial, 107 participants with sub-healthy insomnia of deficiency of both the heart and spleen pattern were assigned to A group (52 cases) which was treated with the intervention of spleen-restoring decoction combined with dormancy hygiene education and B group (55 cases) which was treated with the intervention of spleen-restoring decoction single, compared by efficacy, PSQI score, CGI score, WHOQOL-BREF score and security.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The efficacy of two group was 79.58%. There was no significant different between them. The PSQI scores before treatment was (11.80 +/- 2.08) and which afer treatment was (6.78 +/- 2.84) of A group. The PSQI scores before treatment was (11.61 +/- 2.00) and which afer treatment was (6.73 +/- 2.27) of B group. There was significant difference in PSQI scores both A group and B group after treatment (P < 0.01); the results of CGI score and WHOQOL-BREF score before and after measurement showed the same as PSQI. There were no significant difference between two groups in all scores after treatment and there was no interaction between time pots and treatment factors . Withdrawal reaction analysis: comparing CGI after withdraw 2 weeks and at the end of treatment course, there was no significant difference between two groups. The same result was in comparison among groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Both the intervention of spleen-restoring decoction integrating with dormancy hygiene education and spleen-restoring decoction had obvious clinical efficacy on treating subhealthy insomnia of deficiency of both the heart and spleen pattern, and had high compliance and safety. The intervention of spleen-restoring decoction integrating with dormancy hygiene education showed no better clinical efficacy than spleen-restoring decoction did.</p>
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Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Educación en Salud , Higiene , Medicina Tradicional China , Trastornos del Inicio y del Mantenimiento del Sueño , Quimioterapia , Enfermedades del Bazo , QuimioterapiaRESUMEN
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the neuroprotective effects and mechanisms of Chunxiong Chatiao pulvis (CXCT) on the MPTP-induced dopaminergic neurodegneration in mice model of PD.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Three to five months old male mice were randomly divided into following six treatment groups (NS + NS, 50 mg x kg(-1) CXCT + NS, 25 mg x kg(-1) CXCT + MPTP, 50 mg x kg(-1) CXCT + MPTP, 75 mg x kg(-1) CXCT + MPTP, NS + MPTP) (n = 8/group). For behavioral measurement, the mice were evaluated for their motor coordination by pole-test; Striatal dopamine content of mice was measured using standard reverse-phase HPLC; Number of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive cells in the substantia nigra of mice was detected by immunohistochemistry; SOD activity in the substantia nigra of mice were measured by fluorimetry.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The score of pole test (25, 50, 75 mg x kg(-1)), the striatal dopamine contents (75 mg x kg-1), the residual DA contents (75 mg x kg(-1)) and the SOD activity in substantia nigra (50, 75 mg x kg(-1)) all showed that, the CXCT-pretreated groups significantly higher than that of the group NS + MPTP (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Chuanxiong Chatiao pulvis improved the motor deficit in MPTP-induced mice, and attenuate MPTP-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration in mice. Importantly, the neuroprotective effect of Chuanxiong Chatiao pulvis against dopaminergic neurodegeneration may be associated with its strong antioxidant capacity in vivo.</p>
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Animales , Masculino , Ratones , 1-Metil-4-fenil-1,2,3,6-Tetrahidropiridina , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Dopamina , Metabolismo , Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Actividad Motora , Fármacos Neuroprotectores , Enfermedad de Parkinson , Quimioterapia , Metabolismo , Distribución AleatoriaRESUMEN
Objective To explore the assessment of precision, accuracy, and quality control(QC) procedures needed to satisfy the external quality assessment criteria with "operational process specifications" (OPSpecs) derived from an analytical quality-planning model. Methods The routine operating specifications were presented in the form of an OPSpecs chart, which described the operational limits for imprecision and inaccuracy when a desired level of quality assurance was provided by a specific QC procedure. Results OPSpecs charts could be used to compare the operational limits for different QC procedures and to select a QC procedure that was appropriate for the precision and accuracy of a specific measurement procedure. The inaccuracy and imprecision observed for a measurement procedure was plotted on the OPSpecs chart to define the current operating point, which was then compared with the operational limits of candidate QC procedures. Conclusion The general design approach is applicable in all instrument systems.