流行性乙型脑炎减毒活疫苗免疫学效果观察

1998年5月,我们在江苏省新沂市选择1～1．5岁健康儿童进行流行性乙型脑炎（乙脑）减毒活疫苗免疫学效果观察．免疫前和免疫后1个月各采血检测乙脑反向被动血凝（RPHI）抗体．检测到合格双份血清87人,抗体测定免疫前阴性44人．其免疫后抗体阳转率为93．18％,免疫前阳性43人,其免疫后抗体≥4倍增长率为34．88％,表明乙脑减毒活疫苗的免疫成功率是较高的．     

Estrogen replacement therapy among elderly women: results from the 1995 medicare current beneficiary survey

Research Objectives: To develop population-based estimates of estrogen replacement therapy use rates in 1995 among women over age 65 living in the community; to estimate the impact of socioeconomic and health characteristics on estrogen use. Method: Estimates are based on a large, nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries; detailed self-report data were merged with Medicare claims. Results: Overall, 13.1% of women reported use of estrogen replacement therapy in 1995. Estrogen users were more likely to be white, age 65–74, with private insurance, high income, history of osteoporosis and heart problems, no history of breast cancer, and a patient of gynecologists. Conclusions: Estrogen use was substantially lower among the socioeconomically disadvantaged, controlling for medical history variables, suggesting considerable inequity in access to estrogen replacement therapy treatment.     

Dynamics of institutionalization of older adults in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Epidemiological and social changes related to population aging in Brazil will probably increase the need for nursing homes (NH). The study analyses the dynamics of institutionalization in Belo Horizonte, a 3 million inhabitant city of whom 8.0% are aged 60 or more. METHODS: Age and length of stay of 1,128 NH residents (92.5% of the estimated population) was registered and occupancy and institutionalization rates were determined. RESULTS: Among women aged 65+ in Belo Horizonte, 0.88% were living in NH; among men, 0.26%. Occupancy rates were 92%. Women (81%) were older than men (76.4 x 70.4 years; two-tailed t test = 6. 4; p=0.00) and lived there for a longer period (5.6 x 4.5 years; two-tailed t test = 2.6; p=0.01). Almost 1/3 of the men were aged < 65. CONCLUSIONS: High occupancy rates, long waiting lists and hard criteria for admission (half reject demented or dependent individuals) insinuates that these low institutionalization rates are related to scarcity of beds. The preponderance of women reflects the proportion of those widowed or separated in the community (66% of those aged 65-+, versus 76% of married man). The high frequency of institutionalized men aged <65 suggests lower capacity of maintaining themselves after widowhood. High death rates (24% during a 20 month follow-up of a 263 random sample) determines the small median length of stay (3 years). These data unveil the anachronism of a system which is not directed towards the maintenance of the Brazilian older people among their families and homes.     

Public involvement in health care priority setting: an economic perspective

Background  Public involvement in health care decision making and priority setting in the UK is being promoted by recent policy initiatives. In 1993, the British Medical Association called for public consultation where rationing of services was to be undertaken. The approach to priority setting advocated by many health economists is the maximization of quality adjusted life years (QALYs). Typically, for a particular health care programme, the QALY calculation takes account of four features: (1) the number of patients receiving the programme, (2) the survival gain, (3) the gain in quality of life and, (4) the probability of treatment success. Only one feature, that relating to quality of life, is based upon public preferences. If the QALY is to be used as a tool for health care resource allocation at a societal level then it should incorporate broader societal preferences.
Methods  This study used an interview-based survey of 91 members of the general public to explore whether the traditional QALY maximization model is a good predictor of public responses to health care priority setting choices.
Results and conclusions  Many respondents did not choose consistently in line with a QALY maximization objective and were most influenced by quality of life concerns. There was little support for health care programmes that provided a prognostic improvement but left patients in relatively poor states of health. The level of respondent engagement in the survey exercise was not sensitive to the provision of supporting clinical information.     

视细胞移植术后视网膜色素上皮的结构变化

获得纯化的由大肠杆菌表达的小鼠 Ｆａｓ配体（Ｆａｓ ｌｉｇａｎｄ,ＦａｓＬ）。方法：以质粒 ｐＥＴ－１５ｂ为载体,在大肠杆菌ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）中表达小鼠的ＦａｓＬ,用金属螫合亲和层析法纯化。结果：转化菌中,重组质粒是稳定的,异丙基－β－Ｄ硫代半乳糖苷可诱导小鼠ＦａｓＬ的表达 ,金属螫合亲和层析法可以初步纯化此蛋白。结论：在大肠杆菌中表达出小鼠的ＦａｓＬ,并得到初步纯化。     

增免灵对活动性肺结核患者的疗效及外周血T淋巴细胞亚群的影响

目的　比较常规疗法伍用增免灵与单用常规疗法对活动性肺结核的疗效及外周血Ｔ 淋巴细胞亚群的影响。方法　抽取常规化疗组（６１ 例）、常规化疗加增免灵组（７２ 例） 及健康对照组（３５ 例） 患者外周血,用ＡＰＡＡＰ法测定外周血淋巴细胞亚群。结果　活动性肺结核患者外周血ＣＤ＋３ 及ＣＤ＋４ 百分率及ＣＤ＋４ ／ＣＤ＋８ 比值显著低于健康对照组（ Ｐ＜ ０．０５） ,ＣＤ＋８ 高于健康对照组。结论　短程化疗伍用增免灵可显著改善活动性肺结核的疗效及细胞免疫状况。     

尾部悬吊及恢复过程中大鼠动脉血管收缩反应的变化

目的 探讨模拟失重下动脉收缩反应变化的时程特征及其可逆性。方法 采用尾部悬吊大鼠模型模拟失重,利用离休动脉环测定血管收缩反应的变化。结果 尾部悬吊２ｗｋ后,大鼠的腹主动脉、肠系膜动脉和股动脉收缩反应明显降低,而颈总动脉无明显改变;悬吊４ｗｋ后,肠系膜动脉和股动脉的收缩反应与悬吊２ｗｋ相比有进一步的降低;悬吊８ｗｋ大鼠的动脉血管收缩反应性与悬吊４ｗｋ相比无明显差异;４ｗｋ尾部悬吊大鼠解除悬吊后５ｗｋ     

模拟失重大鼠比目鱼肌小动脉风各级血管内径的变化

目的 探讨模拟失重是否可引起后肢肌肉小动脉网各级血管内径发生改变及其可逆性。方法 采用墨汁灌注法观察尾部悬吊４ｗｋ（ＳＵＳ－４）,悬吊４ｗｋ后恢复１ｗｋ（ＲＥＣ－１）、恢复５ｗｋ（ＲＥＣ－５）,以及对照（ＣＯＮ）大鼠比目鱼肌小动脉网各组血管内径的变化。结果 在ＳＵＳ－４组,比目鱼肌的营养动脉、弓状小动脉及Ｖ、Ⅱ级模行小动脉的内径,较ＣＯＮ组分别减小了３１％、２９％、２８％及４１％（均为Ｐ〈０．０１     

轻、中度缺氧对事件相关电位的影响及不同刺激模式的比较

目的 观察轻、中度缺氧对脑事件相关电位（ＥＲＰ）的影响,比较不同刺激模式发的ＥＲＰ对缺氧的敏感性,方法１２名受试者在地面、２５００ｍ和４３００ｍ匠心同度（吸放低氧混合气）分别进行视觉Ｏｃｄｄｂａｌｌ、Ｓｔｅｒｎｂｅｒｇ记忆量（ＭＳＥＴ）为１ 和ＭＳＥＴ为３的任务测试,记录ＥＲＰ的Ｐ３潜伏期、波幅和反应时（ＲＴ）及反应错误率（ＥＲ）。结果 ４３００ｍ高度缺氧时Ｐ３潜伏期显著延长,任务难度较大时ＥＲ增