Publications by authors named "Sanhwa Hong"
Article Synopsis
- Porous acupuncture (PA) was developed to enhance therapeutic effects and comfort compared to traditional acupuncture (OA), but its clinical impact on blood flow and patient comfort was untested prior to this study.
- In a randomized controlled trial with 21 healthy participants, PA was found to significantly increase local blood flow compared to OA, while pain and discomfort levels reported by participants were similar for both types of acupuncture.
- The study suggests that PA may offer better therapeutic benefits through increased local blood flow without causing additional discomfort during treatment.
Effects of a combination treatment of KD5040 and -dopa in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease.
BMC Complement Altern Med
April 2017
Background: Although the dopamine precursor L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine ( -dopa) remains the gold standard pharmacological therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), long-term treatment with this drug has been known to result in several adverse effects, including -dopa-induced dyskinesia (LID). Recently, our group reported that KD5040, a modified herbal remedy, had neuroprotective effects in both in vitro and in vivo models of PD. Thus, the present study investigated whether KD5040 would have synergistic effects with -dopa and antidyskinetic effects caused by -dopa as well.
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