针刺结合功能性电刺激对急性脑卒中后吞咽困难患者吞咽功能的影响

目的:探索针刺结合功能性电刺激对急性脑卒中后吞咽困难患者吞咽功能的影响,以寻求一种更加有效的治疗方法。方法:选取2010年7月至2014年7月我院神经内科、急诊科收治的93例急性脑卒中后合并吞咽障碍的患者作为研究对象,随机分为三组,每组31例。三组在脑卒中常规药物治疗及吞咽康复训练的基础上,A组接受针刺治疗,B组接受功能性电刺激治疗,C组接受针刺联合功能性电刺激治疗。比较治疗前后洼田氏饮水试验评分及疗效。结果:治疗后三组评分均较治疗前下降,差异均具有统计学意义(均P0.05),且C组评分相比A、B组更低,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05);C组总有效率为93.5%,明显高于A组的67.7%和B组的74.2%,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:针刺治疗联合功能性电刺激治疗卒中后吞咽障碍疗效显著,优于单纯针刺治疗及单纯功能电刺激治疗。     

Diabetes mellitus in Mohawks of Kahnawake,PQ: a clinical and epidemiologic description.

The authors report the rates of obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, and macrovascular and microvascular complications among Mohawks of Kahnawake, PQ, who have non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The data were derived from a study comparing rates of macrovascular and microvascular complications among the diabetic subjects and a nondiabetic group matched for age and sex. The data for both groups were collected by means of chart review, interview and body measurement. There were no important differences between the male and female diabetic subjects. Both sexes had high levels of obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and diabetic complications. A total of 86% of the diabetic subjects were obese; the rate was also very high (74%) among the nondiabetic subjects. The mean age at onset of diabetes, 59 years, was 10 years higher than that observed in Oneida Iroquois of Ontario. The rates of macrovascular disease among the diabetic subjects were higher than those found among Cree/Ojibwa in Ontario and Manitoba. Our findings add to the knowledge of non-insulin-dependent diabetes in North American Indians in Canada and show that there are differences between our Mohawk subjects and diabetic people of other native communities.     

Vitalstim治疗仪联合针灸治疗脑卒中后吞咽障碍的疗效观察

目的:探讨Vitalstim治疗仪联合针灸治疗脑卒中后吞咽障碍的疗效及并发症发生率。方法:纳入我科住院的卒中后吞咽障碍患者60例,采用随机表法分为Vitalstim治疗仪组,针灸治疗组,Vitalstim治疗仪联合针灸治疗组,完成4个疗程。评价治疗前后各组间洼田饮水实验、SSA评分,及疗效及并发症发生率。结果:三组治疗前后洼田饮水实验评分、SSA评分差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后,联合治疗组洼田饮水实验评分明显高于Vitalstim治疗组和针灸治疗组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);联合治疗组SSA评分明显低于Vitalstim治疗组和针灸治疗组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。Vitalstim组治疗组、针灸治疗组有效率分别为70.00%、75%,明显低于联合治疗组90%,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。Vitalstim组治疗组、针灸治疗组并发症发生率分别为40%、35%,明显高于于联合治疗组15%,三组间差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:Vitalstim治疗仪联合针治疗脑卒中后吞咽障碍,明显提高治疗效果,降低并发症的发生率,临床应用值得推广。     

Tests for multivariate recurrent events in the presence of a terminal event

In studies involving diseases associated with high rates of mortality, trials are frequently conducted to evaluate the effects of therapeutic interventions on recurrent event processes terminated by death. In this setting, cumulative mean functions form a natural basis for inference for questions of a health economic nature, and Ghosh and Lin (2000) recently proposed a relevant class of test statistics. Trials of patients with cancer metastatic to bone, however, involve multiple types of skeletal complications, each of which may be repeatedly experienced by patients over their lifetime. Traditionally the distinction between the various types of events is ignored and univariate analyses are conducted based on a composite recurrent event. However, when the events have different impacts on patients' quality of life, or when they incur different costs, it can be important to gain insight into the relative frequency of the specific types of events and treatment effects thereon. This may be achieved by conducting separate marginal analyses with each analysis focusing on one type of recurrent event. Global inferences regarding treatment benefit can then be achieved by carrying out multiplicity adjusted marginal tests, more formal multiple testing procedures, or by constructing global test statistics. We describe methods for testing for differences in mean functions between treatment groups which accommodate the fact that each particular event process is ultimately terminated by death. The methods are illustrated by application to a motivating study designed to examine the effect of bisphosphonate therapy on the incidence of skeletal complications among patients with breast cancer metastatic to bone. We find that there is a consistent trend towards a reduction in the cumulative mean for all four types of skeletal complications with bisphosphonate therapy; there is a significant reduction in the need for radiation therapy for the treatment of bone. The global test suggests that bisphosphonate therapy significantly reduces the overall number of skeletal complications.     

改良拔河针法对膝关节骨性关节炎患者远期关节功能和生活质量的影响

摘要 目的：探讨改良拔河针法对膝关节骨性关节炎患者远期关节功能和生活质量的影响，以期为膝关节骨性关节炎患者的治疗提供更加合理方案。方法：选取2016年3月至2019年10月深圳市中西医结合医院收治的60例膝关节骨性关节炎患者为研究对象。采用系统随机化法分为常规针刺组、改良拔河针法组各30例。常规针刺组采用常规针刺治疗，改良拔河针法组采用改良拔河针法治疗。分别于疗程结束时比较两组临床有效率，于治疗前、治疗后及治疗后3个月比较两组患者疼痛评级指数（PRI）评分、Oswestry功能障碍指数问卷表（ODI）评分及简明健康状况调查量表（SF-36）评分。结果：改良拔河针法组临床有效率86.67%，略高于常规针刺组的80.00%，但组间比较差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）。组内比较显示，两组患者治疗后、治疗后3个月的PRI评分、ODI评分及SF-36评分较治疗前均降低（P＜0.05），且治疗后3个月的PRI评分、ODI评分及SF-36评分低于治疗后（P＜0.05）。组间比较显示，两组患者治疗前、治疗后PRI评分、ODI评分及SF-36评分比较差异均无统计学意义（P＞0.05），但改良拔河针法组治疗后3个月的ODI评分及SF-36评分优于常规针刺组（P＜0.05）。结论：改良拔河针法治疗膝关节骨性关节炎患者可获得普通针刺法相当的临床效果，且在改善患者远期关节功能和生活质量方面效果更佳，值得临床推广应用。     

Effects of intracellular superoxide removal at acupoints with TAT-SOD on obesity

TAT-SOD is a recombinant protein of superoxide dismutase fused with TAT peptide. By pure accident, we discovered that topical application of TAT-SOD to acupoints could result in acupuncture-like action. This study aimed to validate the accidental discovery by investigating the effect on simple obesity of the topical application of TAT-SOD to acupoints in comparison with acupuncture. 90 subjects were divided into 3 groups for 12-week treatments. Regular hospital acupuncture treatment was given to Acupuncture Group 3 times a week. TAT-SOD Group were instructed first to locate acupoints and apply 0.1 ml of 5000u SOD/ml TAT-SOD cream in an area of 1 cm² to each of the same set of acupoints, which they then conducted at home three times daily. Placebo Group applied the vehicle cream the same manner as TAT-SOD Group. Both TAT-SOD and acupuncture treatments decreased adiposity with overall clinical effective rates of 60.0% and 76.7%, respectively. The placebo group showed no improvement. The results validate that the enzymatic removal of the intracellular superoxide at acupoints could generate acupuncture-like effects, and indicate a possibility of the new method as a simple substitute to acupuncture and an insight of superoxide modulation along meridians for acupuncture mechanism.     

星状神经节阻滞联合针刺治疗特发性面神经麻痹临床观察

目的:观察星状神经节阻滞联合针刺治疗对特发性面神经麻痹的临床疗效。方法:将62例特发性面神经麻痹患者分为两组,对照组30例采用药物治疗+针灸理疗等常规治疗,治疗组32例采用常规治疗+星状神经节阻滞(SGB)疗法,疗程30天。采用House-Brackmann面神经功能分级评定及临床疗效指标判定。结果:治疗前两组H-B面神经功能分级具有可比性。治疗后,两组H-B评分比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);临床疗效指标比较显示两组总有效率分别为:治疗组96.9%,对照组80.00%,治疗组优于对照组,两组差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:星状神经节阻滞联合针刺治疗对急性特发性面神经麻痹有效。     

EDTA chelation therapy does not selectively increase chromium losses

Chelation therapy and supplemental Cr have both been shown to lead to improved blood glucose, lipids, and insulin activity. Chelation therapy leads to the removal of toxic as well as essential metals. To determine if chelation therapy leads to increased urinary Cr losses and altered Cr homeostasis, 2 groups of subjects (1 group that had undergone only 1 or no chelation therapy and 1 group in which all subjects had undergone at least 19 chelation sessions) were evaluated for differences in possible Cr homeostasis based on urinary Cr losses. There were no significant differences in urinary Cr losses between the two groups of subjects and there were no significant increases in urinary Cr losses resulting from chelation therapy. Increases in urinary Cr losses were strongly influenced by supplementation but not chelation therapy.     

Filtering rate of the cladoceran,Daphnia pulex as a function of body size,light and acclimation

Daphnia pulex were raised under nine light intensities (0, 1.7, 3.5, 7, 14, 28, 55, and 110 ft-c), polarized light (6.6 ft-c), and four wavelength ranges.Light intensity significantly affected the relationship between filtering rate and body size of unacclimated animals. The b values were lowest at 7 and 14 ft-c and they increased above 7 ft-c as light intensity increased. There were significant differences among b values and adjusted means for unacclimated animals. Acclimation to their respective conditions resulted in some significant differences between b values and adjusted means. For acclimated animals there were no significant differences among b values but there were some differences among adjusted means. The filtering rates of unacclimated and acclimated animals were lower at 14 ft-c while 1.7 and 3.5 ft-c were generally stimulatory and the effect was more pronounced in larger animals. Light intensities above 28 ft-c tended to suppress the filtering rate of small unacclimated animals and stimulate filtering rate in larger unacclimated animals. After acclimation, intensities above 7 ft-c did not affect the filtering rate of either small or large animals.The effect of polarized light on filtering rate was inseparable from the effect of light intensity, however, acclimation to polarized light resulted in a significantly higher b value.There were no significant effects of wavelength among b values for unacclimated animals and the adjusted mean for blue wavelengths was significantly higher than for violet wavelengths. There were no significant differences among b values or adjusted means for acclimated animals. Acclimation to their respective wavelengths did result in some significant differences between b values and adjusted means. Except for the effects of blue wavelengths on unacclimated animals and red wavelengths on acclimated animals, the effects of wavelengths are inseparable from the effects of light intensity.This paper is part of a Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate School of The University of Kansas.Supported in part by a NSF Summer Traineeship and a grant from the Research Corporation to St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057.     

Effect of nutritionally induced liveweight differences on ovulation rates and the population of ovarian follicles in ewes

Differential feeding prior to the onset of the breeding season resulted in mean liveweight differences of 12 kg in two groups of Romney ewes. This difference was maintained while ovulation rates and the population of externally visible ovarian follicles were measured. The ovulation rate at first oestrus was significantly higher in the high liveweight group but there was no difference between groups thereafter. High liveweight ewes had consistently higher mean follicle scores at all stages of the oestrous cycle. Mean follicle score was lower following the third oestrus than following first oestrus (P < 0.01).     

柴胡莪术汤配合针刺治疗肝癌介入术后顽固性呃逆的临床疗效

目的:观察柴胡莪术汤联合针刺治疗肝癌介入术后顽固性呃逆的疗效。方法:选择本院2013年1月-2014年1月收治肝癌介入术后发生顽固性呃逆的患者60例作为研究对象,按照数字随机法分为两组,对照组采取针刺太冲、足三里、内关及公孙穴位进行治疗,观察组在此基础上联合应用柴胡莪术汤进行治疗,疗程为10天,观察并比较两组患者的治疗总有效率和不良反应的发生情况。结果:观察组治愈19例(63.3%),显效7例(23.3%),有效3例(10.0%),治疗总有效率为96.7%;对照组治愈13例(43.3%),显效6例(20.0%),有效6例(20.0%),治疗总有效率为83.3%。观察组的临床疗效显著优于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(X2=7.95,P0.05)。两组患者治疗后的不良反应发生率无明显差异(P0.05)。结论:柴胡莪术汤配合针刺治疗肝癌介入术后顽固性呃逆疗效较佳,且不良反应少,较为安全,具有重要临床应用价值。     

Effects of exposure to 30 kV/m, 60-Hz electric fields on the social behavior of baboons

We tested the hypothesis that exposure to a 30-kV/m, 60-Hz electric field produces significant change (stress) in the social behavior of adult male baboons (Papio cynocephalus anubis). One group of eight baboons was exposed to an electric field (12 hours per day, 7 days per week for 6 weeks) while a second group of eight baboons was maintained in a sham-exposure (control) condition. Exposed subjects and control subjects were compared over three, six-week experimental periods (pre-exposure, exposure, and post-exposure). Performance rates of six categories of social behaviors (passive affinity, active affinity, approach, tension, threat, and attack) and four categories of nonsocial behaviors (forage, manipulate, posture, and stereotypy) were used to compare the two groups. The results of our study indicate that 1) there were no significant differences between the two groups during the pre-exposure or post-exposure periods; 2) during the exposure period, experimental and control groups exhibited statistically significant differences in the mean performance rates of three behavior categories; 3) within-group comparisons across periods indicate that the experimentally exposed group exhibited statistically significant changes in passive affinity, tension, and stereotypy; and 4) changes in behavior performance among the exposed subjects reflect a stress response to the electric field.     

Serum cholesterol esterification in hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism

The rate of serum cholesterol esterification was measured in twenty healthy subjects and compared to similar data obtained with seventeen hyperthyroid and ten hypothyroid subjects. No significant differences were noted in the rate of cholesterol esterification while differences in the fractional rates were highly significant (p less than 0.001); the hyperthyroid group being higher and the hypothyroid group lower than normal. There were no clear trends observed in the changes of the rate of cholesterol esterification upon therapy. However, the fractional rates always increased when hypothyroid patients became euthyroid and always decreased in hyperthyroid patients as the result of therapy.     

载脂蛋白E基因多态性检测对ACS患者降脂疗效的影响

目的:探究载脂蛋白E(ApoE)基因多态性检测在急性冠脉综合征(ACS)患者降脂治疗的中应用价值。方法:选取2019年2月~2020年6月180例ACS患者,采用随机数字表法分为A、B、C共3组各60例,各组患者均接受ApoE基因多态性检测,并根据Sanger法测序判断ApoE基因表型(E2、E3、E4表型),A组予以瑞舒伐他汀口服(10 mg/d),B组予以瑞舒伐他汀强化治疗(20 mg/d),C组予以瑞舒伐他汀(10 mg/d)+依折麦布(10 mg/d)口服,连续治疗1个月,评价3组各基因表型血脂[总胆固醇(TC)、三酰甘油(TG)、低密度脂蛋白(LDL-C)]改善情况、LDL-C达标率,记录药物副反应,所有患者随访1个月,统计心血管不良事件(MACE)发生情况。结果:3组ApoE基因E2、E3、E4表型构成比无显著差异(P>0.05)。治疗后,各组不同ApoE基因表型TC、TG、LDL-C水平均较治疗前下降,且变化率比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),表现为E2型>E3型>E4型;其中,3组E2表型TC、TG、LDL-C水平变化率无显著差异(P>0.05);B组、C组E3表型TC、TG、LDL-C水平变化率均显著高于A组(P<0.05),但B组、C组各指标变化率比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);3组E4表型TC、TG、LDL-C水平变化率比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),且表现为C组>B组>A组。治疗后,A组LDL-C达标率为61.67%,显著低于B组的85.00%、C组的90.00%(P<0.05);其中,3组E2表型LDL-C达标率比较无显著差异(P>0.05),A组E3表型LDL-C达标率显著低于B组、C组(P<0.05),A组、B组E4表型LDL-C达标率低于C组(P<0.05)。治疗期间,仅B组出现1例ALT超出正常上限3倍,停药后可恢复正常。3组MACE发生率比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),表现为A组发生率18.33%明显高于B组5.00%、C组3.33%(P<0.05),但3组E2、E4型MACE发生率均无明显差异(P>0.05),而A组E3型MACE发生率高于B组、C组(P<0.05)。结论:ACS患者降脂疗效与ApoE基因表型有关,对E2表型单用瑞舒伐他汀即可取得良好降脂效果,对E3表型强化瑞舒伐他汀或联合依折麦布治疗较单用瑞舒伐他汀均能提高降脂效果,而对E4表型联合依折麦布降脂效果优于单用瑞舒伐他汀或强化治疗。     

针刺对术后胃肠功能紊乱大鼠胃肠传输功能及脑肠肽的影响

摘要 目的：探讨针刺三里穴、中脘对大鼠胃大部切除术后胃肠传输功能恢复的影响及可能的作用机制。方法：将60只 SD 大鼠随机分为空白组、模型组和针刺组,每组 20 只。造模成功后第3天开始,针刺组进行针刺足三里、中脘,连续治疗14天。于末次针刺结束后,各组记录进食量、体重等;后各组禁食24 h后进行胃残留率和小肠推进率测定,腹主动脉取血测定胃泌素、胃动素、食欲素A及食欲素1型受体。结果：造模前,三组大鼠体重和进食量差异无统计学意义,P>0.05。造模后3天,模型组及针刺组体重和进食量低于空白组,差异有统计学意义,P<0.05。针刺干预后,模型组体重和进食量低于空白组和针刺组,差异有统计学意义,P<0.05。针刺干预后,针刺组大鼠胃残留率、小肠推进率、胃泌素、胃动素、食欲素A及食欲素1型受体高于模型组,差异有统计学意义,P<0.05;模型组胃残留率、小肠推进率、胃泌素、胃动素、食欲素A及食欲素1型受体低于空白组,差异有统计学意义,P<0.05;针刺组与空白组胃残留率、小肠推进率、胃泌素、胃动素、食欲素A及食欲素1型受体差异无统计学意义,P>0.05。结论：针刺胃大部切除术后大鼠足三里穴、中脘穴,改善胃排空和小肠推进功能,促进术后胃肠功能的恢复,其作用机制可能为改变脑肠肽代谢,增加食欲素A水平,激活食欲素1型受体,促进胃泌素、胃动素分泌。     

铋剂四联疗法联合不同药物对 幽门螺杆菌感染的疗效

目的分析铋剂四联疗法联合不同药物对幽门螺杆菌感染的疗效。方法入选患者依据治疗方案不同进行分组,其中A组患者采用铋剂四联方案(1种PPI+1种铋剂+2种抗生素)进行治疗,B组患者采用铋剂四联+思联康治疗,C组患者采用铋剂四联+荆花胃康治疗。3组患者均于根除治疗结束停药1个月后复查~(13)C呼气试验以评估疗效。对各方案的H.pylori根除率进行评比,并分析其临床疗效和成本-效益情况。结果按ITT集分析时,C组与A组患者根除率比较差异无统计学意义(χ~2=3.642,P=0.056),B组与A组和C组患者比较差异无统计学意义(χ~2=3.209、0.130,P0.05)。按PP集分析时,C组患者根除率最高,A组患者根除率最低,B、C组与A组患者比较差异有统计学意义(χ~2=4.620、4.419,P0.05),B、C两组根除率比较差异无统计学意义(χ~2=0.062,P0.05)。A组、B组和C组患者不良反应发生率按PP集计算分别为50.0%、7.9%和26.7%,3组患者不良反应发生率两两比较差异均有统计学意义(均P0.05)。成本-效益分析结果显示B组患者的成本-效果比值最小。结论综合有效性、安全性及成本-效益比分析,铋剂四联+思联康方案具有H.pylori根除率高,患者不良反应发生率低,成本效益比低的优势,提示此方案为本研究的最佳方案,值得临床推广应用。     

Cigarette Smoking Causes Hearing Impairment among Bangladeshi Population

Lifestyle including smoking, noise exposure with MP3 player and drinking alcohol are considered as risk factors for affecting hearing synergistically. However, little is known about the association of cigarette smoking with hearing impairment among subjects who carry a lifestyle without using MP3 player and drinking alcohol. We showed here the influence of smoking on hearing among Bangladeshi subjects who maintain a lifestyle devoid of using MP3 player and drinking alcohol. A total of 184 subjects (smokers: 90; non-smokers: 94) were included considering their duration and frequency of smoking for conducting this study. The mean hearing thresholds of non-smoker subjects at 1, 4, 8 and 12 kHz frequencies were 5.63±2.10, 8.56±5.75, 21.06±11.06, 40.79±20.36 decibel (dB), respectively and that of the smokers were 7±3.8, 13.27±8.4, 30.66±12.50 and 56.88±21.58 dB, respectively. The hearing thresholds of the smokers at 4, 8 and 12 kHz frequencies were significantly (p<0.05) higher than those of the non-smokers, while no significant differences were observed at 1 kHz frequency. We also observed no significant difference in auditory thresholds among smoker subgroups based on smoking frequency. In contrast, subjects smoked for longer duration (>5 years) showed higher level of auditory threshold (62.16±19.87 dB) at 12 kHz frequency compared with that (41.52±19.21 dB) of the subjects smoked for 1-5 years and the difference in auditory thresholds was statistically significant (p<0.0002). In this study, the Brinkman Index (BI) of smokers was from 6 to 440 and the adjusted odds ratio showed a positive correlation between hearing loss and smoking when adjusted for age and body mass index (BMI). In addition, age, but not BMI, also played positive role on hearing impairment at all frequencies. Thus, these findings suggested that cigarette smoking affects hearing level at all the frequencies tested but most significantly at extra higher frequencies.     

Combined behavioral and pharmacological treatment of essential hypertension

Fifty-two pharmacologically treated hypertensive patients were randomized to one of four treatment groups: (1) diastolic blood pressure biofeedback, (2) progressive deep muscle relaxation training, (3) self-directed relaxation training, or (4) medication alone. Data collection occurred during baseline, treatment, and 1-year follow-up phases in a laboratory, a medical clinic, and the patient's own home. Patients from all four groups combined showed mean blood pressure reductions of -10.2/-5.5 mm Hg on clinic recordings and -2.4/-.7 mm Hg on home recordings, which were maintained throughout the follow-up period. There were no significant differences among the four groups in terms of blood pressure reduction. Patients given adjunctive behavioral treatment showed significantly larger reductions in medication usage compared to patients treated with medication alone, but there were no significant differences among the three behaviorally treated groups. Patients who showed medication reductions did not show subsequent blood pressure elevation. The results suggest that combined behavioral and pharmacological therapy may be superior to pharmacological therapy alone in the treatment of essential hypertension.     

Chronic exercise and left ventricular structure and function in healthy human subjects

Twelve healthy well-trained participants in a supervised exercise program (mean age, 41.3 yr) were compared with 12 sedentary control subjects (mean age, 38.9 yr) with physical characteristics similar to the exercised group (EG) before training. Resting echocardiograms revealed significantly lower heart rates (HR) in the EG compared with control group (CG) but no evidence for cardiac structural differences between groups. Radionuclide angiograms performed at rest and during two levels of supine cycling (HR targets: 120 and 140 beats X min-1) resulted in increases in background-corrected end-diastolic counts [EDC(bc)] and confirmed use of the Frank-Starling mechanism in the majority of subjects. Mean values (+/- SD) for ejection fraction (EF) and normalized peak systolic ejection rate (PSER) (P greater than 0.05 between groups) were the following. (Formula: see text) The results suggested that fitness training does not induce significant cardiac enlargement as apparent from measurements at rest or important changes in contractile state during exercise. Increases in exercise stroke volume with such training may be the result of an increased end-diastolic volume.     

Effect of H. pylori Infection on Cytokine Profiles and Oxidative Balance in Subjects with Chronic Alcohol Ingestion

Different amounts of ingested alcohol can have distinct effects on the human body. However, there is limited research on chronic alcohol consumption with Helicobacter pylori infection. We sought to investigate the relationship between the cytokine profile, oxidative balance and H. pylori infection in subjects with chronic alcohol consumption. A total of 142 subjects were divided into three groups: 59 subjects with chronic alcohol ingestion and H. pylori infection (group A); 53 subjects with chronic alcohol ingestion without H. pylori infection (group B); and 30 control subjects (group C). The serum levels of CagA, interleukin (IL)-10, E-selectin, TNF-α, malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). We found that the ages and serum H. pylori CagA levels among the three groups, as well as both the mean drinking age and the mean daily alcohol consumption between groups A and B, were matched and comparable. Comparing the BMIs among the three groups, the BMI differences were found to be statistically significant (F=3.921, P<0.05). Compared with group C, the BMIs in groups A and B were significantly higher (P<0.001 and P<0.01, respectively); however, the BMI differences between group A and group B were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Additionally, no differences in the serum CagA levels were found in comparisons among the groups (all P>0.05). The serum IL-10 and E-selectin levels in group A were significantly lower than those in group B (serum IL-10: P<0.05; E-selectin: P<0.05). The serum IL-10 in group A was significantly higher than that in group C (P<0.01); the serum E-selectin levels in group A did not significantly differ compared with those in group C (P>0.05). Furthermore, the serum IL-10 and E-selectin levels in group B were significantly higher than those in group C (serum IL-10: P<0.001; E-selectin: P<0.05); however, the serum TNF-α levels did not differ among groups (all P>0.05). Although the serum levels of MDA and SOD in groups A and B were slightly lower than those in group C, there were no significant differences among groups (all P>0.05). In conclusion, we believe that H. pylori infection might cause a significant inhibition of certain cytokine profiles in subjects with chronic alcohol ingestion. Moreover, chronically ingested alcohol may exert an adjusted inflammatory effect, but there was no association between H. pylori infection, chronic alcohol consumption and oxidative balance.