Effects of the combination of respiratory muscle training and abdominal drawing-in maneuver on respiratory muscle activity in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: No study has examined the effects of the combination of respiratory muscle training (RMT) and abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) on respiratory muscle activity and function in stroke patients during early pulmonary rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of RMT combined with ADIM on decreased respiratory muscle activity and function in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia.

Methods: Thirty-seven subjects with post-stroke hemiplegia were randomly allocated to three groups; integrated training group (ITG), respiratory muscle training group (RMTG), and control group (CG).

Beneficial effect of Flos magnoliae extract on multiple low dose streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes development and cytokine-induced beta-cell damage.

In the present study, Flos magnoliae extract (FME) was evaluated to determine if it could protect pancreatic beta-cells against multiple low dose streptozotocin (MLDS) and interleukin-1beta and interferon-gamma. Injection of mice with MLDS resulted in hyperglycemia and hypoinsulinemia, which was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining. However, the induction of diabetes by MLDS was completely prevented when mice were pretreated with FME.