Adolescent ; Brain ; diagnostic imaging ; Central Nervous System Diseases ; etiology ; therapy ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Electroencephalography ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch ; complications ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Humans ; Lymph Nodes ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neck ; Young Adult

Adolescent ; Adult ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Orbit ; surgery ; Orbital Fractures ; surgery ; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Mastocytosis, Systemic ; diagnosis ; pathology ; therapy

This paper explains the status of science and technology of traditional Chinese medicine in China. Basic conclusions are as follows: policy environment is improved step by step, R&D funds and R&D personnel in traditional Chinese medicine field are increased continuously, and a lot of achievements have been got in traditional Chinese medicine field.
Academies and Institutes ; economics ; statistics & numerical data ; Biomedical Research ; economics ; manpower ; statistics & numerical data ; China ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Ependymoma ; pathology ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Meningeal Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Meningioma ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Mucin-1 ; metabolism ; Oligodendroglioma ; pathology ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Vimentin ; metabolism ; Young Adult

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of four kinds of different contact strength on the three-dimensional displacement of an implant-supported fixed bridge using digital laser speckle photography method. An in vitro model of beagle mandible with an implant-supported fixed bridge in its right premolar region was developed. The bridge was Au-Pt metal-ceramic. The contact was recovered to four different tightnesses, named 0, 1, 2, and 3. Different axial concentrated static load was applied to abutments and bridge respectively. The three-dimensional displacement of the implant-supported fixed bridge was measured using digital laser speckle photographic method. The results demonstrated that the influence of contact tightness was mainly on the mesio-distal and buccal lingual parts. When the contact tightness reached number 3, the regularity of displacement distribution was changed. The present study proved that digital laser speckle photography was an effective method of measuring the micro-displacement. One of the criterions of contact recovering decreased the implant displacement effectively without changing the regularity of displacement distribution.
Animals ; Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported ; Denture, Partial, Fixed ; Diagnostic Imaging ; methods ; Dogs ; Lasers ; Mandible ; Models, Animal ; Photography

OBJECTIVETo explore the cerebral function laterality of acupuncture at left and right Hegu (LI 4) by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and provide objective evidences for side selection of Hegu (LI 4) in the clinical application.

METHODSEighty healthy volunteers were randomly divided into a left-acupoint group and a right-acupoint group, and they were treated with acupuncture at left Hegu (LI 4) and right Hegu (LI 4) respectively. After the arrival of qi, the task-state fMRI data in both groups was collected, and analysis of functional neuroimages (AFNI) software was used to perform intra-group and between-group comparisons. After acupuncture, acupuncture feelings were recorded and MGH acupuncture sensation scale (MASS) was recorded.

RESULTSThe difference of MASS between the two groups was not significant (P>0. 05). The result of left-acupoint group showed an increased signal on right cerebral hemisphere, while the right-acupoint group showed extensive signal changes in both cerebral hemispheres. The analysis between left-acupoint group and retroflex right-acupoint group showed differences in brain areas.

CONCLUSIONSThe central effect of acupuncture at left and right Hegu (LI 4) is dissymmetry, indicating right hemisphere laterality. The right lobus insularis and cingulate gyrus may be the key regions in the acupuncture at Hegu (LI 4).

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Brain ; diagnostic imaging ; physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radiography ; Sensation ; Young Adult

Adenocarcinoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Adult ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Keratins ; metabolism ; Lung Neoplasms ; secondary ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Prostate-Specific Antigen ; metabolism ; Prostatectomy ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; secondary ; surgery ; Sarcoma, Synovial ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Vimentin ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of extract of Gingko biloba (EGb) on soluble intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) in patients with early diabetic nephropathy (DN).

METHODSSixty-three patients with DN in early stage were randomly assigned to the control group (29 cases) and the treatment group (34 cases). Both groups were treated by routine treatment, and with EGb given to the treatment group additionally. The treatment course was 2 months. Serum sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 were determined with ELISA before and after treatment, and urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), serum creatinine (SCr) and blood lipids, etc. were examined as well.

RESULTSThe levels of serum sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 were significantly lower in both groups after treatment than those before treatment (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), and the decrement in the treatment group was more significant than that in the control group (P < 0.01). And the levels of UAER, SCr and blood lipids decreased in the treatment group after treatment (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONEGb could retard the development of early DN through decreasing the levels of serum sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1.

Aged ; Diabetic Nephropathies ; blood ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Female ; Ginkgo biloba ; chemistry ; Humans ; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 ; blood ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Plant Leaves ; chemistry ; Treatment Outcome ; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 ; blood