Colorectal cancer significantly impacts patient quality of life and burdens healthcare systems globally. Fast-track surgery (FTS) aims to alleviate some of these impacts by expediting recovery and reduce the physiological stress associated with traditional surgical approaches. Despite the clinical efficiency of FTS, there exists a gap in the literature concerning patients' subjective experiences during the perioperative period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Research on the association between blood glucose-related biomarkers and mortality has gained increasing attention. However, the association of hemoglobin glycation index (HGI) with all-cause and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality among people with metabolic syndrome has never been investigated. The objective of this study was to examine the association through a cohort study of the American population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe isolation and identification of plant growth-promoting endophytic bacteria (PGPEB) from roots have profound theoretical and practical implications in ecological agriculture, particularly as bio-inoculants to address challenges associated with continuous monoculture. Our research revealed a significant increase in the abundance of these beneficial bacteria in rhizosphere soil under prolonged monoculture conditions, as shown by bioinformatics analysis. Subsequently, we isolated 563 strains of endophytic bacteria from roots.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRhinitis, allergic rhinitis in particular, and urticaria are both common diseases globally. However, there is controversy with regard to the correlation between rhinitis and urticaria. To examine the accurate association between rhinitis and urticaria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIschemic stroke (IS) is the predominant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Ferroptosis, a new type of programmed cell death, has been shown to play a crucial role in IS pathogenesis. Traditionally, research focused on neurons did not uncover specific positive results for IS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The consecutive monoculture of leads to a serious decrease in its production and quality. Previous studies have demonstrated that intercropping altered species diversity and rhizosphere microbial diversity. However, it remained unknown whether the impaired growth of monocultured plants could be restored by enhanced belowground interspecific interactions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Acupuncture has been wildly applied for cerebral ischemia treatment in China for thousands of years, while the specific mechanism remains uncertain. Recently, many studies have shown that acupuncture promotes angiogenesis after ischemia occurs. Here, we examined the effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) exosomes on angiogenesis in hypoxia-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the clinical efficacy on acute ischemic stroke (AIS) between electroacupuncture combined with conventional western medicine therapy and simple conventional western medicine therapy and its effect on plasma levels of interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-10.
Methods: A total of 60 patients with AIS were randomized into an observation group (30 cases, 2 cases dropped off) and a control group (30 cases, 4 cases dropped off). The control group was treated with conventional western medicine therapy i.
Background: Acupuncture has been recommended as an alternative and complementary therapy for preventing and treating cerebral ischemia by the World Health Organization (WHO) for years. However, the mechanisms remain unclear. Accumulating evidence has shown that acupuncture can promote angiogenesis to attenuate brain damage after ischemic stroke.
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