不同血液净化方式对维持性血液透析患者微炎症指标及Fetuin-A的相关性研究

通过研究高通量血液透析(HFHD)和血液透析滤过(OL-HDF)两种血液净化模式对尿毒症患者血清白介素-1β(IL-1β)、超敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)、降钙素原(PCT)、钙(Ca)、磷(P)、胎球蛋白A(Fetuin-A)水平的影响,旨在求其相关性.按不同血液净化模式,将维持性血液透析(MHD)患者随机分为HFHD组(A组)30例,OL-HDF组(B组)30例,健康对照组(C组)16例,通过测定A组、B组、C组透析前、A组、B组透析6个月后各项化验指标,经过统计学分析比对发现A组、B组血清Fetuin-A与IL-1β、hs-CRP、P、Ca×P呈负相关.本研究证明,MHD患者存在微炎症状态,其钙化抑制因子Fetuin-A较正常人明显降低,长期OL-HDF治疗(治疗大于6个月)对于改善MHD患者微炎症状态及升高钙化抑制因子Fetuin-A效果均明显优于HFHD.     

不同血液净化方式对维持性血液透析患者微炎症指标及Fetuin-A的相关性研究

通过研究高通量血液透析（HFHD）和血液透析滤过（OL-HDF）两种血液净化模式对尿毒症患者血清白介素-1β（IL-1β）、超敏C反应蛋白（hs-CRP）、降钙素原（PCT）、钙（Ca）、磷（P）、胎球蛋白A（Fetuin-A）水平的影响,旨在求其相关性.按不同血液净化模式,将维持性血液透析（MHD）患者随机分为HFHD组（A组）30例,OL-HDF组（B组）30例,健康对照组（C组）16例,通过测定A组、B组、C组透析前、A组、B组透析6个月后各项化验指标,经过统计学分析比对发现A组、B组血清Fetuin-A与IL-1β、hs-CRP、P、Ca×P呈负相关.本研究证明,MHD患者存在微炎症状态,其钙化抑制因子Fetuin-A较正常人明显降低,长期OL-HDF治疗（治疗大于6个月）对于改善MHD患者微炎症状态及升高钙化抑制因子Fetuin-A效果均明显优于HFHD.     

What does the public think of placebo use? The Canadian experience

Part of the National Placebo Initiative in Canada included public consultations, based on the belief that the views of the public should inform Canadian policy development on what constitutes appropriate placebo use. Public consultations took place nationally in 2003. A deliberative dialogue approach was used, or a structured discussion format designed to facilitate the consideration of complex issues and build consensus. The placebo debate was characterized as having 3 distinct approaches and each were explored. The first approach “Maximize Patient Protection” identified the need for experts to determine appropriate placebo use and that placebos should only be allowed under very restricted conditions. The second approach “Maximize Medical Knowledge” identified that placebos give essential information about the safety and efficacy of new drugs, and are appropriate when the rights, safety and well-being of research participants are ensured. The third approach “Maximize Patient Autonomy” identified that the current system of regulating placebo use is paternalistic and that patients should be able to define what is in their best interests and have more leeway to determine for themselves if they wish to participate in a placebo-controlled trial. Advantages and disadvantages of each approach were considered and feedback on what constitutes appropriate placebo use was sought. The major findings were that: PCTs were considered a valuable and acceptable part of advancing medical knowledge; research using placebos must be valid and justifiable; a patient-centred approach needs to be fostered; patient autonomy (choice) should be a first consideration and take clear precedence in trials of low to medium risk; patient protection (or health) may need to “trump” patient autonomy at higher levels of risk and/or patient vulnerability; placebos are not a violation of the duty of care as duty of care is best met by identifying a choice for patients, whenever a choice is available. These consultations clearly were not designed to produce conclusive evidence, but rather to provide some useful insights into what the public may think about placebo use; additional studies are indicated. Funding for the public consultations was provided by Health Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. An earlier version of this paper was presented at an international conference, “Placebo: Its Action and Place in Health Research Today,” held in Warsaw, Poland on 12–13 April, 2003.     

关于普通话声调知觉中心的初步研究

通常将普通话单音节的声调F0曲线划分成“弯头段”、“调型段”和“降尾段”。考察“调型段”的具体位置和相对长度,对普通话语音教学,对开发语音识别和语音合成系统,都是很有意义的。本文使用两大类合成刺激连续体,通过辨认试验,初步确定了“调型段”在音节F0曲线上的位置,即一个单音节,不论是清声母音节,还是浊声母音节,也不论是何种声调和调域,其声调知觉中心(P-CT)的位置位于韵母段中部,而且,只要“调型段”的长度为浊音段的一半左右,就可能被感知成相应的调类。