Airway stenosis is a common problem in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). A tissue-engineered trachea is a new therapeutic method and a research hotspot. Successful vascularization is the key to the application of a tissue-engineered trachea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) including Chinese patent medicine has been widely used to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Syndrome differentiation is the essence of TCM. However, the diagnostic ability of gastroenterologists to detect TCM syndromes in IBS in China remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the performance of gastroenterologists major in western medicine in diagnosing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome types of functional dyspepsia (FD), postprandial distress (PDS) and epigastric pain syndromes (EPS) based on the main symptoms, with that of traditional TCM practitioners in outpatient services.
Methods: Patients with PDS or EPS were enrolled in the study from six tertiary referral centers between January 2016 and December 2017. Their symptoms were first diagnosed by medical doctors, and then by the TCM practitioners.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
June 2004
Objective: To investigate the effect of huanglian jiedu tang on Alzheimer' s disease, and its influence on cytokines.
Method: AD rats models were made by A beta injection, and then water-maze tests were made to investigate the study and memory ability. TNF-alpha, INF-gamma and IL-2 were examined by ELISA.
Objective: To investigate the nephrotoxocity of Longdan Xiegan Tang in rats, and to test its safety.
Method: Sprague-Dauley rats were given Longdan Xiegan Tang 4.5 mL x (100 mg)(-1) Bid for thirty days, and the control group was given NS.