The Preventive Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients with Time Factors: A Randomized Trial.

There is currently no exact and effective treatment for postoperative delirium (POD). The purpose of this study was to observe the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) before surgery and during surgery in elderly patients with POD. A total of 90 patients were randomly divided into three groups: a preoperative TEAS group (group E1), an intraoperative TEAS group (group E2), and a control group (group C).

Retracted: Sevoflurane improves nerve regeneration and repair of neurological deficit in brain damage rats via microRNA-490-5p/CDK1 axis.

Background: Sevoflurane (Sevo) is neuroprotective in brain damage, thus our objective was to further investigate the impact of Sevo treatment on nerve regeneration and repair of neurological deficit in brain damage rats by regulating miR-490-5p and cyclin-dependent kinases 1 (CDK1).

Methods: The rat middle cerebral artery occlusion model was established. miR-490-5p and CDK1 levels in brain tissues were tested.

Remifentanil repairs cartilage damage and reduces the degradation of cartilage matrix in post-traumatic osteoarthritis, and inhibits IL-1β-induced apoptosis of articular chondrocytes via inhibition of PI3K/AKT/NF-κB phosphorylation.

Background: Remifentanil (RFT) is an opioid analgesic with a unique pharmacokinetic profile, and plays an important role in the intra- and post-operative periods. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTO) is a particular type of osteoarthritis (OA) that occurs secondary to a traumatic injury. In the present study, we investigated the effects of RFT both and .

Clinical trait-connected network analysis reveals transcriptional markers of active psoriasis treatment with Liangxue-Jiedu decoction.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Psoriasis is a complex recurrent inflammatory skin disease with different pathological changes in different stages. Psoriasis in its active stage, which is comparable to the blood-heat type in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been treated by Liangxue Jiedu Decoction (LJD) in TCM for decades, with proven efficacy. According to TCM theories, LJD has the function of removing heat and pathogenic factors from the blood.

Characteristics of coronary artery calcium and its relationship to myocardial ischemia in Chinese patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

Objective: This study was aimed to investigate the characteristics of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in Chinese population with suspected coronary artery disease (SCAD).

Methods: We studied 205 Chinese patients with SCAD who were subjected to combined MPI and CAC score (CACS) study on a hybrid single photon emission tomography/computed tomography (SPET/CT) scanner.

Results: a) Among the 205 patients 132 (64.