1.Clinical observation on horizontal penetration needling combined with rizatriptan monobenzoate tablets for migraine without aura in acute stage.
Ren-Zhong KOU ; Feng YANG ; Qi LIN ; La-Mei TAO ; Xiao-Lu YU ; Teng HOU ; Lin WANG ; Gang-Qi FAN
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2021;41(9):993-996
OBJECTIVE:
To observe the therapeutic effect of horizontal penetration needling combined with rizatriptan monobenzoate tablets, simple horizontal penetration needling and simple rizatriptan monobenzoate tablets for migraine without aura in acute stage.
METHODS:
A total of 99 patients with migraine without aura in acute stage were randomized into an acupuncture plus medication group, an acupuncture group and a western medication group, 33 cases in each one. In the acupuncture group, horizontal penetration needling was applied once at Hanyan (GB 4) to Xuanli(GB 6), Shenting (GV 24) to Yintang (GV 29), Baihui (GV 20) to Qianding (GV 21), etc. for 2 h. In the western medication group, oral rizatriptan monobenzoate tablets for 10 mg were given once. In the acupuncture plus medication group, treatment of acupuncture combined with rizatriptan monobenzoate tablets were given, the application was the same as the acupuncture group and the western medication group. Before treatment and 0.5, 2, 24 h after treatment, the visual analogue scale (VAS) score was observed, the remission rate and the disappearance rate of migraine of 2, 24 h after treatment were compared in the 3 groups.
RESULTS:
Compared before treatment, the VAS scores of each time point after treatment were decreased in the 3 groups (
CONCLUSION
Horizontal penetration needling combined with rizatriptan monobenzoate tablets have significant therapeutic effect on rapid analgesia and continuous analgesia for migraine without aura in acute stage, its effect is superior to simple horizontal penetration needling and simple rizatriptan monobenzoate tablets.
Acupuncture Points
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Humans
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Migraine without Aura
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Tablets
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Treatment Outcome
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Triazoles
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Tryptamines
2.Knockout of glutathione peroxidase 5 down-regulates the piRNAs in the caput epididymidis of aged mice.
Chen CHU ; Lu YU ; Joelle HENRY-BERGER ; Yan-Fei RU ; Ayhan KOCER ; Alexandre CHAMPROUX ; Zhi-Tong LI ; Miao HE ; Sheng-Song XIE ; Wu-Bin MA ; Min-Jie NI ; Zi-Mei NI ; Yun-Li GUO ; Zhao-Liang FEI ; Lan-Tao GOU ; Qiang LIU ; Samanta SHARMA ; Yu ZHOU ; Mo-Fang LIU ; Charlie Degui CHEN ; Andrew L EAMENS ; Brett NIXON ; Yu-Chuan ZHOU ; Joël R DREVET ; Yong-Lian ZHANG
Asian Journal of Andrology 2020;22(6):590-601
The mammalian epididymis not only plays a fundamental role in the maturation of spermatozoa, but also provides protection against various stressors. The foremost among these is the threat posed by oxidative stress, which arises from an imbalance in reactive oxygen species and can elicit damage to cellular lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. In mice, the risk of oxidative damage to spermatozoa is mitigated through the expression and secretion of glutathione peroxidase 5 (GPX5) as a major luminal scavenger in the proximal caput epididymidal segment. Accordingly, the loss of GPX5-mediated protection leads to impaired DNA integrity in the spermatozoa of aged Gpx5