Modulatory effects of acupuncture on brain networks in mild cognitive impairment patients.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging has been widely used to investigate the effects of acupuncture on neural activity. However, most functional magnetic resonance imaging studies have focused on acute changes in brain activation induced by acupuncture. Thus, the time course of the therapeutic effects of acupuncture remains unclear.

Effect of genetic polymorphism of UCP2-866 G/A on repaglinide response in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of the UCP2-866 G/A polymorphism on the efficacy of repaglinide in treating patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM). 370 patients with T2DM and 166 healthy volunteers were enrolled to identify UCP2-866 G/A genotypes. 16 patients with GG genotype, 14 with GA genotype and 11 with AA genotype of UCP2-866 G/A underwent an 8-week repaglinide treatment regimen.

[Association of adiponectin gene polymorphism with obesity in children].

Objective: To study the distribution characteristics of adiponectin gene +45 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in Chinese children, and to determine the role of adiponectin gene +45 polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of childhood obesity.

Methods: A total of 147 Chinese obese and 118 healthy children were randomly selected and enrolled to identify adiponectin gene SNP+45 polymorphism by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay. Plasma adiponectin levels were determined using ELISA.

[Serum leptin level and its association with bone mineral density in obese children].

Objective: To investigate serum leptin level and its relationship with bone mineral density in obese children from Changsha City.

Methods: One hundred and nineteen obese children and 103 normal children aged 7 to 12 years from five primary schools of Changsha City were enrolled. Obesity was assessed based on the body mass index (BMI).

[Effects of BIS and AEPindex monitoring on the depth of anesthesia in in intravenous-inhalational anesthesia anesthesia].

Objective: To evaluate the effects of bispectral index(BIS) and auditory evoked potentials index(AEPindex) monitoring on the depth of anesthesia in inhalation of isoflurane and target-controlled infusion(TCI) of propofol, and to observe the changes of BIS and AEPindex.

Methods: Fourty ASA physical status I - II patients undergoing selective abdominal operations were divided into 2 groups randomly: Group I1(the end-tidal isoflurane concentration was 0.6 MAC, n=20) and Group I2(the end-tidal isoflurane concentration was 1.