Publications by authors named "De-fang Liu"
Objective: To probe the function of interleukin-17 (IL-17) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients of accumulated dampness-heat obstruction in joints syndrome (ADOJS) by detecting levels of IL-17 in serum and the synovial fluid and analyzing its correlation with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C reactive protein (CRP).
Methods: From January 2011 to January 2013, recruited were 90 RA inpatients of ADOJS at Department of Integrative Medical Rheumatism, General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region, of which 28 patients had knee joint effusion. Besides, 30 healthy volunteers who received physical examination at our hospital were recruited as the normal control group, and 30 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) who had knee joint effusion were recruited as the synovial fluid control group.
Objective: To observe the curative effect of acupuncture intervention combined with hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatment for delayed encephalopathy in 32 carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning patients.
Methods: A total of 62 CO poisoning encephalopathy patients were randomized into control group (n = 30) and acupuncture group (n = 32). Patients of the two groups were all treated with medicines (energy mixture solution, hormones, brain cell activators, calcium ion blockers, anti-inflammatory agents, etc.
[Treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis by sanhuang yilong decoction].
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi
August 2008
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of Sanhuang Yilong Decoction (SYD) in treating active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods: Ninety patients of active RA were equally assigned to the treated group and the control group, they were treated by SYD and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs respectively. The effects on both clinical and laboratory indexes of patients were observed and compared.