Surgical Correction of Kyphosis in Patients With Camptocormia Associated With Parkinson's Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Background: Camptocormia is a postural deformity that is characterized by a markedly flexed lumbar spine, with symptoms that worsen with walking and standing. Here, we report a case of camptocormia associated with Parkinson's disease.

Case Description: A 70-year-old man with a 7-year history of Parkinson's disease presented with a fall injury that caused lower back pain for 3 months and was aggravated for 2 months.

ShenKang Injection Attenuates Renal Fibrosis by Inhibiting EMT and Regulating the Wnt/-Catenin Pathway.

Shenkang Injection (SKI) is a traditional Chinese medicine injection commonly used in the clinical treatment of chronic kidney disease. Although it has been confirmed that SKI has anti-kidney fibrosis effects, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. To investigate the effects of SKI on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and Wnt/-catenin pathway and explore its potential anti-fibrosis mechanism.

Performance of Multiparametric Models in Patients With Brugada Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Multiparametric models have shown better risk stratification in Brugada syndrome. Recently, these models have been validated in different populations.

Aims: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the predictive performance of three validated multiparametric models (Delise model, Sieria model, and Shanghai score).

Emerging role of TWEAK-Fn14 axis in lupus, a disease related to autoimmunity and fibrosis.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder. Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the severe clinical implications in SLE, and this was relates to fibrosis in the kidney. As an important marker in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily, TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) has been given much attention with respect to its role in regulating pro-inflammatory immune response.

[Effects of tillage and sowing practices on plant growth, soil nutrient uptake and utilization of wheat after rice].

From 2016 to 2018, a field trial on three tillage and sowing practices, deep rotary tillage before sowing (DRT), shallow rotary tillage with simultaneous sowing (SRT), and strip tillage under no tillage conditions along with sowing (NT), was conducted to evaluate shoot growth, soil nutrient uptake, and utilization of wheat (Triticum aestivum) after rice (Oryza sativa) in Guanghan, Sichuan Province, China. Compared with DRT, both SRT and NT improved tillering capacity and fertile shoot rate. In 2016-2017, grain yield did not differ among the treatments, whereas in 2017-2018, NT had significantly higher grain yield (10.

[Effects of different tillage and sowing practices on root growth, soil moisture, and soil nitrate nitrogen content of wheat after rice].

With deep rotary tillage before sowing (DRT) as control, the effects of shallow rotary tillage with simultaneous sowing (SRT) and strip tillage under no tillage conditions along with sowing (NT) on root growth, soil moisture, and soil nitrate content of wheat (Triticum aestivum) after rice (Oryza sativa) were examined from 2016 to 2018. Compared with DRT, NT and SRT resulted in higher soil water content, and lower soil nitrate content in the plow layer before booting. There was no significant difference in root weight density and root surface area density among the treatments at jointing and anthesis stages.

Association of FcγRIIA-R/H131 polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus lupus nephritis risk: A meta-analysis.

Aim: Previous studies have discussed association of FcγRIIA-R/H131 polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus nephritis (LN) risk. However, conclusions were inconsistent.

Methods: A meta-analysis was performed in this study with allelic contrast (allele R vs H), additive model (genotype RR vs HH), recessive model (genotype RR vs RH + HH), and dominant model (genotype RR + RH vs HH).