How "blind" are double-blind studies?

Psychopharmacological studies usually attempt to eliminate "nonspecific" influences on outcome by double-blind designs. In a randomized, double-blind comparison of alprazolam, imipramine, and placebo, the great majority of panic disorder patients (N = 59) and their physicians were able to rate accurately whether active drug or placebo had been given. Moreover, physicians could distinguish between the two types of active drugs. Inasmuch as correct rating was possible halfway through treatment, concerns about the internal validity of the double-blind strategy arise.     

HIV gp120 plus specific peptides are recognized in a similar manner to specific HLA plus peptide by HLA-restricted antigen-specific T-cell lines

HIV induces disease only following chronic activation of the immune system. Other retroviruses such as the mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV) activate a large percentage of T cells by encoding a superantigen (SAg). To date there is no evidence that HIV encodes a SAg. An alternative way to induce pan-activation of the immune system is by allogeneic stimulation, which occurs following transplantation. Here we extend previous work which demonstrated that HIVpg120 could bind peptides in a similar manner to HLA, by demonstrating that human antigen presenting cells (APCs) expressing gp120 (but not DR1) can present a DR1-restricted peptide to induce proliferation of a DR1-restricted peptide-specific T-cell line in a similar manner to the same peptide presented by a DR1 expressing APC. Our data provide strong support for the hypothesis that the HLA-like regions of gp120 encode functional properties shared with HLA, and could explain the extraordinary clinical and immunological similarities between AIDS and chronic graft versus host disease.     

慢溃宁方对DSS诱导溃疡性结肠炎小鼠NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD细胞焦亡通路和肠道菌群的影响

目的 探讨慢溃宁方对葡聚糖硫酸钠（DSS）诱导的溃疡性结肠炎（UC）小鼠肠道菌群的调控作用,和对NOD样受体（NLR）P3/胱天蛋白酶（Caspase）-1/Gasdermin D（GSDMD）细胞焦亡通路所介导炎症的影响。方法 SPF级C57BL/6小鼠60只,随机分为空白组、模型组、慢溃宁方组（20 g·kg^-1）、美沙拉秦组（0.266 g·kg^-1）,各组15只。小鼠通过自由饮用3%DSS溶液,7 d构建UC模型。造模开始12 h后,治疗组每天灌胃给药,其余组灌胃等体积生理盐水。记录小鼠每日体质量等情况,并评估计算疾病活动指数（DAI）。第8天麻醉后,脱臼颈椎处死小鼠,收集结肠和粪便,记量结肠长度;观察结肠组织苏木素-伊红（HE）染色后的病理学改变;结肠中肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）、白细胞介素-1β（IL-1β）、白细胞介素-18（IL-18）水平用酶联免疫吸附测定法（ELISA）检测;基于16S rRNA测序技术检测各组小鼠粪便中肠道菌群的差异;NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD蛋白结肠组织中含量用蛋白免疫印迹法（Western blot）检测。结果 相较于空白组,模型组小鼠的DAI升高（P<0.01）,结肠长度显著缩短（P<0.01）,结肠黏膜损伤严重,TNFα、IL-1β、IL-18水平均明显升高（P<0.01）,且结肠组织中NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD蛋白含量显著升高（P<0.01）,肠道菌群结构改变,门水平上的放线菌门、拟杆菌门与变形菌门丰度减少,厚壁菌门丰度增加;属水平上的乳酸杆菌、普雷沃氏菌和鼠杆菌属丰度减少,拟杆菌属、芽孢杆菌、毛螺旋菌属NK4A136丰度增加。慢溃宁方组、美沙拉秦组相较于模型组,第3天后DAI显著降低（P<0.01）,结肠长度均显著增加（P<0.01）,结肠的炎症浸润及黏膜结构损伤减轻,且结肠TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-18水平均显著下降（P<0.01）,NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD蛋白在结肠组织中的含量明显降低（P<0.05,P<0.01）,门水平上的变形菌门和拟杆菌门丰度增加,厚壁菌门丰度减少。结论 慢溃宁方可通过抑制细胞经典焦亡通路,缓解UC小鼠结肠炎症反应,减轻结肠损伤,并对肠道菌群紊乱有改善作用。     

Management of Chronic Pain in Nursing Homes: Navigating Challenges to Improve Person-Centered Care

Despite the dynamic demands in the nursing home (NH), a definitive approach to managing chronic pain in older adults has yet to be established. Due to concerns for potential adverse pharmacologic effects, balancing appropriate pain management is a challenge among NH residents. The challenges encompass but are not limited to medical complexities, functional disabilities, and physical frailty. Barriers to the successful implementation of a comprehensive chronic pain management at the NH may include ambiguous directions on specific therapeutic interventions, insufficient guidance on treatment duration, and limited available treatment options. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ reporting requirement of adequate pain control among NH residents coupled with widely variable clinician-prescribing habits highlights the difficulties in overcoming the preceding challenges and barriers. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has further complicated pain management due to its negative consequences on well-being of residents of NHs. Associated symptoms of psychosocial stress, anxiety and depression, and chronic pain symptoms can exacerbate during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to increased requirement for pain medications including but not limited to opioids.Pain is a multidimensional symptom and requires a strategic multimodal approach for its management. Nonpharmacologic modalities are underutilized in the NH setting and are the preferred first steps for mild pain, and nonopioid pharmacological agents can be added as a second step for a synergistic effect for moderate to severe pain. Opioids should be used as a last resort. Short-acting opioids are preferred over extended-release/long-acting opioids for chronic pain. Clinicians are encouraged to engage residents in proactive strategies in managing their pain, and to set realistic expectations toward improving their quality of life, as complete elimination of pain is not feasible in most cases.This review article provides the interdisciplinary team with a contemporary perspective of the multitude of changes and challenges influencing the prescribing as well as deprescribing of various pain medications.     

失效模式与效应分析法在神经内科ICU医院感染控制中的应用

目的探讨失效模式与效应分析法(failure mode and effects analysis,FMEA)在神经内科ICU医院感染控制中的应用,发现高风险因素,为院感防控提供参考依据。方法根据神经内科ICU临床实际情况,通过FMEA风险评估法对34项医院感染风险事件进行风险评估,按照"二八法则"筛选出风险优先级事件。结果根据每一项风险因素的平均RPN值进行风险排序,按照"二八法则"筛选出风险优先级前6位的事件分别是:本科室医护人员手卫生依从性不到位(平均RPN值=5.6)、导尿管日常维护不到位(平均RPN值=4.17)、多耐患者未有效执行接触隔离措施(平均RPN值=3.80)、物表清洁消毒未有效执行(平均RPN值=3.73)、未严格掌握留置导尿指征(平均RPN值=3.70)、未保持尿液引流系统的密闭性(平均RPN值=3.53)。结论FMEA风险评估法可以发现神经内科ICU医院感染防控中的薄弱环节,为精准化感控措施的制订提供依据。     

GDM患者脂肪组织中HMGB1表达与产后糖代谢异常的关系

目的研究脂肪组织中高迁移率族蛋白B1(HMGB1)表达增加与妊娠期糖尿病(GDM)患者胰岛素抵抗程度及产后糖代谢异常的关系。方法选择2016年10月至2019年3月期间在海安市中医院诊断为GDM并接受剖宫产的126例患者作为GDM组,选择同期在该院接受剖宫产的健康孕妇150例作为对照组,检测剖宫产当天孕妇血清HMGB1、空腹胰岛素(FINS)的含量及脂肪组织中HMBG1、胰岛素受体底物(IRS)-1、IRS-2的表达水平,计算胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)。随访产后1年内糖代谢异常的发生情况并绘制K-M曲线。结果GDM组患者脂肪组织中HMGB1的表达水平、血清HMGB1含量及FINS、HOMA-IR水平明显高于对照组(t值分别为14.496、16.503、19.068、13.446,P<0.05),脂肪组织中IRS-1、IRS-2的表达水平明显低于对照组(t值分别为11.616、10.596,P<0.05);GDM组患者脂肪组织中HMGB-1的表达水平与血清HMGB1、FINS的含量及HOMA-IR的水平呈正相关(r值分别为0.405、0.358、0.405,P<0.05),与脂肪组织中IRS-1、IRS-2的表达水平呈负相关(r值分别为-0.278、0.255,P<0.05);经K-M曲线分析,与GDM组中脂肪组织HMGB1低表达患者比较,HMGB1高表达患者产后1年糖代谢异常累积发生率明显升高(χ^(2)=3.933,P<0.05)。结论GDM患者脂肪组织中HMGB1表达增加与胰岛素抵抗的加重、产后糖代谢异常的发生有关。     

速冻玻璃化储存异体皮的临床应用

目的：分析和总结自1987年以来速冻玻璃化储皮临床应用情况。方法：搜集我科1987年至1999年使用速冻玻璃化储存的异体皮救治烧伤患者临床资料以及我科皮库储存异体皮国内使用情况,总结和分析速冻玻璃化储存异体皮的临床应用效果和异体皮的使用情况。结果：使用速冻玻璃化异体皮的烧伤患者平均烧伤面积为55.4%,其中平均Ⅲ度面积为30.9%,应用异体皮面积为3466～10208cm^2。采用速冻玻璃化保存的皮肤复温后其活力可达到新鲜皮肤的70%左右,该法保存的皮肤质地柔软、转红快、成活率高,存活期长,最长可在患者创面上成活2个月左右。术后异体皮成活率为95%。从1987年至1999年底我科皮库供全国各地18个省和3个自治区的48个市,8个县的108家各级医院冷冻异体皮使用,包括我科自用用,共使用皮肤面积达3604260cm^2。结论：采用速冻玻璃化储存的异体皮覆盖创面,仍是目前最有效、最方便、经济实惠的方法,使用异体皮进行烧伤的救治已经成为国内大多数医院普遍使用的一项救治措施。     

145例胃腺癌P21和P53免疫组化分析

目的：研究同一胃癌中癌基因和抑癌基因蛋白产物的表达。方法;应用免疫组织化学SP方法检测10例正常胃粘膜、10例萎缩性胃炎、10例肠上皮化生的胃壁组织和145例胃癌组织中P21和P53蛋白的表达水平。结果：10例正常胃粘膜、10例萎缩性胃炎、10例肠上皮化生的胃壁组织中未发现P21和P53。145例胃癌组织中P21和 P53的阳性检出率分别为55.2%和51.2%。表达阳性的P53定位于肿瘤核内,P21定位于细胞膜或细胞浆上。P21和P53的阳性表达率与胃癌的分化程度呈正相关。结论;检测P21和P53有助于评估胃癌的预后。     

超声监测恶性肿瘤患者腹腔淋巴的研究

目的 :应用超声监测分析探讨恶性肿瘤患者腹腔淋巴结的特征性及实用性。方法 :回顾分析 5 6例恶性肿瘤患者腹腔淋巴结肿大的声像图特征。结果 :B超检查可以准确显示腹腔淋巴结的形态、大小、位置及声像图特征。并为临床提供了诊断与治疗的依据。结论 :B超检查是发现与监测恶性肿瘤患者腹腔淋巴结肿大的一种有效方法。     

空肠置管肠内营养支持

目的：空肠置管营养支持效果分析。方法：27例患者肠内营养支持,观察营养指标及并发症,结果：25例患者肠内营养支持,增加了营养的摄 入量,改善了氮平衡,并发症明显降低（见表1）;2例因多脏器功能竭死亡,结论：大多数外科危重病人可通过肠内营养到营养支持的目的。