Publications by authors named "Ling-Mei Feng"
Effects of Low-dose and High-dose Rifaximin in the Treatment of Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy.
J Clin Transl Hepatol
December 2022
Background And Aims: Rifaximin is effective in preventing and treating hepatic encephalopathy (HE). This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of different dosages of rifaximin in the treatment of cirrhotic patients with covert HE (CHE).
Methods: In this single-center, randomized, controlled, open-label study, CHE was diagnosed using a combination of the psychometric HE score and the EncephalApp Stroop test.
Aim: To obtain a reference range of morphological indices and establish a formula to accurately predict standard liver volume (SLV) in Chinese adults.
Methods: Computed tomography (CT)-estimated total liver volume (CTLV) was determined in 369 Chinese adults. Age, sex, body weight, body height, body mass index, and body surface area (BSA) were recorded using CT.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate easily available computed tomography (CT)-based parameters for assessing the presence and severity of cirrhosis and predicting complications in Chinese patients with cirrhosis.
Methods: CT-based morphological indices were determined in 167 patients with cirrhosis and 244 healthy volunteers. The correlation of morphological indices with Child-Pugh score and cirrhotic complications was analyzed using Spearman's correlation analysis.
Objective: To provide some possible theoretical and experimental basis for the modern biomedical mechanism of "receiving stimulation, preventing and treating diseases", by exploring the effects of pressure signal's biological transformation of rat "Zusanli" (ST 36) fascia tissue fibroblasts under mechanical stimulation.
Methods: Pressure was given on rat "Zusanli" (ST 36) and its adjacent area's fascia tissue cells cultured in vitro and identified by morphology. The contents of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in culture medium were detected.