Effects of the Huangkui capsule on chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.

Objective:: To collect data and investigate the effects of Huangkui capsule (黄葵胶囊, HKC) on chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods:: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and three Chinese databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, and China Science and Technology Journal Database) were searched for articles published until October 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of HKCs used for treating CKD were reviewed.

The long-term outcome of nerve combing for trigeminal neuralgia.

Background: The purpose of our study was to describe and evaluate the long-term clinical outcome of nerve combing for idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) with and without vascular compression.

Methods: The study included 60 trigeminal neuralgia patients, 28 of which (Group A) had no visible vascular compression intraoperatively and 32 of which (Group B) had trigeminal nerve root entry zone (REZ) compressed by vascular structure. All patients were considered medical failures prior to the surgeries.

A new lignan from the seeds of Arctium lappa.

A new compound, neoarctin A (1), together with nine known compounds (2-10), were obtained from the ethanolic extract of the seeds of Arctium lappa. The structure of 1 was elucidated on the basis of spectral and chemical evidence.

A comparison of HIFU-induced lesion size measurement based on gross histological examination and image of bovine thigh in vitro.

The aim of this study was to investigate the agreement in HIFU-induced lesion sizes between measurements based on gross histological examination and those from images. Experiments were conducted in an experimental arrangement with a three-way multiscan ultrasonic inspection system and imaging was done by B-mode ultrasound (US). Bovine thigh muscle with and without fascia lata was treated with an in situ spatially averaged focal intensity ranging between 750 W cm(-2) and 1565 W cm(-2) and sonication-time was variable from 8 to 20s.

Effects of fascia lata on HIFU lesioning in vitro.

The effects of fascia lata on high intensity focused ultrasound (US), or HIFU,-induced lesions were demonstrated through comparison with and without fascia lata in bovine thigh muscle tissue. Experiments were conducted in an arrangement with a three-way multiscan ultrasonic inspection system and imaging done by B-mode US. Bovine thigh muscle (8-cm thick) was treated with 1.

Characterisation of the acute phase response of heifers to a prolonged low dose infusion of lipopolysaccharide.

The effect of a prolonged low dose infusion of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on acute phase-like reactions was examined in heifers. LPS (2 micrograms kg-1 dissolved in 100 ml water), or saline was infused (at 1 ml min-1) intravenously for 100 minutes and blood samples were taken at various times before, during and after the infusion. The serum concentrations of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and serum amyloid A (SAA) and the rectal temperature increased in response to the LPS infusion.