Efficiency analysis by mfERG and OCT of intravitreal injection with ranibizumab on diabetic macular edema.

Aim: To analyze the clinical efficacy of intravitreal injection of ranibizumab (IVR) on diabetic macular edema (DME) with multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) and optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Methods: A total of 41 patients (41 eyes) with DME were treated with IVR. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), mfERG results, and OCT were analyzed to compare to the baselines at 1wk, 1, and 3mo after operation.

[Hypolipidemic effect of Coptis chinensis and C. deltoidea on type 2 diabetes rats through SCAP/SREBP-1c signal pathway].

The type 2 diabetes rat model was induced with high-sugar and high-fat diet combined with low-dose STZ. This study investigated the hypolipidemic mechanism of Coptis chinensis and C. deltoidea.

[ITS2 sequence analysis and identification of medicinal Artemisia plants].

Artemisia hedinii occupies an important position in the Tibetan medicine. Plants in Artemisia vary a lot and are widely distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, many plants in Artemisia look similar, making traditional identification methods laborious. In this article, ITS2 sequences were used as DNA barcoding to identify four kinds of confusable Tibetan medicine plants in Artemisia, aiming to establish a rapid and accurate identification methods.

Therapeutic efficacy of classic Tibetan formulas combined at different hours in resisting cerebral ischemia.

The study focused on the therapeutic efficacy of Tibetan medicines on cerebral ischemia. The combined medication methods and administration habits in clinic for more than 10 years were simulated. Three typical Tibetan medicines, i.

[Intervention effect of Tibetan patent medicine Ruyi Zhenbao pills in acute ischemic stroke in rats].

Ischemic stroke is a primary cause of death and long-term disability all over the world. This disease is resulted from ischemia and hypoxia in brain tissues because of insufficient blood supply and causes a series of physiochemical metabolism disorders and physiological dysfunction. Its high disability ratio has bright huge burdens to society, governments and families.