Acupuncture Points ; Adult ; Electroacupuncture ; Fatty Liver ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

[Objective]To use urodynamic method to evaluate "free sacro-capsule"pre-operation and post-operation effect,also evaluate bladder and urethral function.[Method]Twenty children were included in this study.[Result]All children had none damage after operation.The PVR and DLPP of post-operative group are significantly decreased.The BC and MCC of post-operation group was significantly higher than pre-operation group(P

Objective To explore the clinical and imaging features of primary lateral sclerosis(PLS).Methods The clinical and imaging data of 3 patients with PLS were analysed.Results 3 patients included 2 females and 1 male.The onset of the disease was insidious.The initial symptoms included rigidity and weakness of right upper limb(case 1),rigidity and weakness of legs(case 2),and pseudobulbar palsy(case 3). As the disease progressed slowly,the patients presented with spastic paralysis of four extremities,reduced muscle strength(3 to 4 degree),clasp-knife like of muscular tension,hyperactivity of tendon reflexes,ankle clonus and presence of Babinski sign.In T2-weighted images of the brain MRI,the abnormal high signals were symmetrically situated in the motor cortex,the posterior limbs of internal capsules,cerebral peduncles and basilar part of pons.1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy(1HMRS) showed decreases of N-acetylasartate(NAA) and the ratio of N-acetylaspartate/Creatine(NAA/Cr) in the focal regions.Conclusion PLS presents with characteristic features of clinical symptoms,signs and abnormal changes of MRI.In addition,1HMRS may be helpful in diagnosis of this disease.

An electro-acupuncture stimulator for hemiplegia rehabilitation is designed, which adopts 51 series of SCMs and CPLD as the control unit to fulfill parameter setup, numerical display and separated multi-channel output.

Animals ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; genetics ; pathology ; Cell Proliferation ; Genes ; Microfilament Proteins ; genetics ; Muscle Proteins ; genetics ; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular ; pathology ; Rats

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Child, Preschool ; Diarrhea, Infantile ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male

Due to the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, Chinese version of foreign research instruments may not be totally applicable for use in evaluating the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Great efforts have been made by Chinese researchers to develop scales for evaluation of the therapeutic effects of TCM. This study aims to understand the current situation of research in the development of evaluation instrument in TCM.

Objective To study the relationship between apoptosis regulation and epidermal proliferation in psoriasis. Methods The expression of apoptosis molecule PDCD5 (programmed cell death 5) on psoriatic lesions was observed by direct immunofluorescence. The positive rates and the average of fluorescence intensity of PDCD5 were analyzed quantitatively with FACS and computer CELL Quest software. The expression of PDCD5 mRNA in psoriatic lesions was detected by RT-PCR. Results The expression of PDCD5 protein was obviously lower in psoriatic epidermal cells than that of the normal skin. The positive rate and the average fluorescence intensity of PDCD5 in psoriatic epidermal cells were notably lower than those of the normal skin (P

Objective To investigate the inhibitive effect of antisense VEGF165 cDNA on growth and angiogensis of human neuroblastoma in nude mouse models.Methods Three kinds of SH-SY5Y cells which had been stably transfected by sense VEGF165 cDNA,antisense VEGF165 cDNA and empty vector respectively,were inoculated subcutaneously to nude mice.The size of subcutaneous tumors was measured,and the morphology of tumor tissue was observed by microscope.The microvessel density(MVD)in tumor mass was analyzed by CD31 immunohistochemistry staining.Apoptotic cells were detected by the electron microscope.Results The growth of tumor mass,which was inoculated with antisense VEGF,significantly decreased in nude mice compared with empty vector group(P