Effects of mind-regulating acupuncture on pain, negative emotion and sleep quality in patients with postherpetic neuralgia： a randomized controlled pilot trial.

Objectives: To observe the effect of mind-regulating acupuncture on pain intensity, sleep quality, negative emotion in patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), and evaluate the clinical effect of mind-regulating acupuncture combined with surrounding needling and heavy moxibustion at points (Extra) in treatment of PHN.

Methods: The patients with PHN were randomly divided into a control group (35 cases, 2 cases dropped out) and a comprehensive therapy group (35 cases). The patients in the control group were treated with surrounding needling and heavy moxibustion at points.

Target organ damage in untreated hypertensive patients with primary aldosteronism.

An increased risk of target organ damage (TOD) has been reported in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA). However, there is relatively little related research on the correlation between the degree of TOD and those with and without PA in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients. The aim of this study was to assess the association between PA and TOD among patients with newly diagnosed hypertension.

Different Acupuncture Therapies for Postherpetic Neuralgia: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis.

Background: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of herpes zoster infection and affects patients' quality of life. Acupuncture therapy is regarded as a competitive method of treatment for analgesia.

Objective: To summarize evidence from systematic reviews (SRs) and evaluate the effectiveness and safety of different acupuncture therapies for treating PHN.

Compressed-sensing fiber-optic white light interferometry.

In this Letter, we propose a dynamic fiber-optic white light interferometry (WLI) based on the compressed-sensing (CS) principle. The time-varying interference spectra of a Fabry-Perot cavity under vibration are considered as a two-dimensional (2D) signal with respect to both laser wavelength and time, which can be compressively sampled using a programmable semiconductor laser source during the measurement process. After CS reconstruction, the spectrum acquisition rate is equal to the random wavelength modulation rate, up to 10 MHz in this Letter, providing an attractive alternative to laser-based dynamic interferometry.

Extract From Leaf Alleviates Lung Infection: Network Pharmacology Analysis and Experimental Evidence.

Diels & Gilg () has attracted much attention due to its ability on pneumonia, bronchitis, and immune-related diseases, while its functional components and underlying mechanism of action on pneumonia have not been fully elucidated. Herein, we used a systematic network pharmacology approach to explore the action mechanism of leaf in the treatment of pneumonia. In this study, the results of network pharmacology demonstrated that there were 34 active components and 80 drug-disease targets in leaf, which were strongly in connection with signal transduction, inflammatory response, and the oxidation-reduction process.

The complete chloroplast genome of (Solanaceae, Solaneae).

is a sub-tropical tree, and the fruit has high nutritional value, unique flavor and color. It is used as a functional ingredient in health care, food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. The complete chloroplast(Cp) genome of has been assembled and annotated in this paper.

The complete chloroplast genome of (Capparaceae).

is naturally distributed in Southern China, which is an elite natural tree with high edible and medicinal value. In this study, whole chloroplast (cp) genome of was assembled and characterized on the basis of Illumina pair-end sequencing data. The complete cp genome was 156,417 bp in length, containing a large single-copy region (LSC) of 85,607 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18,164 bp, which were separated by a pair of 26,323 bp inverted repeat regions (IRs).

The complete chloroplast genome of (Oleaceae, Oleoideae).

is one of the commonly used ecological restoration tree species in rocky desertification areas. It has high medicinal and timber value. And has high marketization prospects.

[Therapeutic effect of intradermal needling combined with rehabilitation intervention on knee osteoarthritis in the middle and early stages].

Objective: To observe the effect of intradermal needing combined with rehabilitation intervention on middle and early knee osteoarthritis.

Methods: Seventy patients were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 35 cases in each group. Excluding the dropping cases, finally, 34 cases in the observation group and 32 cases in the control group were included in the statistics.

[Clinical Effectiveness of Intradermal Needle-embedding Therapy for Swallowing Function in Stroke Patients with Dysphagia].

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of intradermal needle-embedding therapy in the treatment of dysphagia in stroke patients.

Methods: A total of 80 stroke patients with dysphagia were randomly divided into treatment group and control group ( ＝ 40 in each). The control group was treated with conventional medicines, neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the bilateral midlines of the neck and swallowing function training, and the treatment group treated by intradermal needle-embedding at Lianquan (CV 23), Jialianquan-point, Yifeng (TE 17), Ashi-point, etc.

High CCR6/CCR7 expression and Foxp3+ Treg cell number are positively related to the progression of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Chemokine receptors CCR6 and CCR7 have been reported to play important roles in T cell migration and organ-specific metastasis of various tumors. In the present study, we evaluated the expression and clinical significance of CCR6, CCR7, their ligands and CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and metastatic lymph nodes (LNs). The expression of CCR6, CCR7 and their ligands mRNA (CCL20, CCL19/CCL21) as well as the CCR6 and CCR7 proteins were detected by real-time RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry (IHC), respectively.

[Intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound of metastatic lymph nodes in rabbit VX2 tongue carcinoma model].

Objective: To investigate the sonographic features of the cervical lymph nodes in rabbit VX2 tongue carcinoma model and hyperplasia cervical lymph nodes model using gray scale contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) after intravenous administration of SonoVue (a sonographic contrast agent) and to evaluate the potential utility of CEUS in detecting early metastatic cervical lymph nodes in the rabbit VX2 tongue carcinoma model.

Methods: Twenty New Zealand rabbits were placed into 2 groups, 12 for node metastasis and 18 for node hyperplasia. Cervical CEUS was performed in the rabbits of both groups before and after intravenous administration of SonoVue(0.

[Metastatic tumors in nasal cavity and pharynx: a clinicopathological analysis of 11 cases].

Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of metastatic tumors in nasal cavity and pharynx.

Methods: The clinicopathological data of 11 patients was studied retrospectively with a literature review. Among 11 cases, 7 patients were males and 4 females.

[Preliminary research on the regeneration of injured rabbit vocal folds after the transplantation of human amniotic epithelial cells].

Objective: To investigate the survival, growth and distribution of human amniotic epithelial cells (hAEC) after injected into injured rabbit vocal folds, in addition, to assess the ability of hAEC to affect the components of lamina propria extracellular matrix (ECM) and prevent vocal fold scarring.

Methods: hAEC were isolated from human amnion and marked by Lenti-EGFP. Fifteen New Zealand rabbits were used for this experiment.

[Expression and clinical significance of CCR6, CCR7 and CD4(+)CD25(+) Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and neck lymphatic metastasis].

Objective: To evaluate the expressions and clinical significance of chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6), chemokine receptor 7(CCR7) and CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Treg) in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and metastatic lymph nodes.

Methods: Blood samples and fresh specimens of LSCC were obtained from 50 LSCC patients treated. Blood samples from normal subjects were donated by 20 volunteers.

[Soil condensation water in different habitats in Horqin sandy land: an experimental study].

Weighing method was adopted to study the formation time and the amount of soil condensation water in four habitats (mobile sandy land, fixed sandy land, farmland, and Mongolian pine forest land) in Horqin Sandy Land in August 2007. The soil condensation water began to form at 20:00-22:00, increased gradually at 22:00-4:00, and began to evaporate after 4:00. In the four habitats, soil condensation water was mainly formed in 0-9 cm layer, and the amount was the greatest in 0-3 cm layer, accounting for 40% of the total.

Cloning, in vitro expression, and bioactivity of interleukin-18 isolated from a domestic porcine breed found in Henan.

To evaluate the effects of recombinant porcine interleukin-18 (rpIL-18) on the replication of viruses in host cells and proliferation of lymphocytes, porcine IL-18 (pIL-18) isolated from a domestic big-white porcine breed found in the Henan province (HN) was cloned using a reverse transcriptase-PCR. The cloned HN pIL-18 contained an ORF of 579 base pairs encoding a 192-amino-acid precursor protein. The amino acid sequence of HN pIL-18 was compared with all the other pIL-18 amino acid sequences and varied by at least one amino acid to the consensus of all the others available.

[Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma: a clinical, radiologic and pathologic study of 5 cases].

Objective: To study the clinical, radiologic and pathologic features, as well as differential diagnosis of teratocarcinosarcoma in nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.

Methods: Light microscopic examination and immunohistochemical study was performed in 5 cases of sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma. The clinical, radiologic and pathologic features were analyzed and the literature was reviewed.

[Application of detecting gene rearrangement in diagnosing and typing of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in nasal cavity].

Objective: To evaluate the significance of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) gene rearrangement for B-cell lymphoma and T-cell receptor (TCR) gene rearrangement for T-cell lymphoma and NK/T-cell lymphoma in diagnosing and typing of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in nasal cavity.

Methods: Semi-nested polymerase chain reaction ( PCR) with two pairs of primers was used to detect monoclonal IgH gene rearrangement in paraffin-embedded tissues from 11 patients with B-cell lymphoma, and one-stepped PCR with two pairs of primers was used to detect T-cell receptor gene rearrangement from 23 patients with NK/T-cell lymphoma and 20 patients with T-cell lymphoma. Ten patients with nasal polyp were detected with all the primers by PCR respectively.

[Chemical constituents from leaves of Phyllostachys pubescens I].

Objective: To study the chemical constituents from leaves of Phyllostachys pubescens.

Method: Column chromatography on sephadex LH-20 as well as preparative HPLC and spectral analysis were used to isolate and elucidate the constituents.

Result: Six compounds were isolated from leaves of Phyllostachys pubescens, and identified as vanillin (I), syringic aldehyde (II), p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (III), vanillic acid (IV), syringic acid (V), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy cinnamic acid, ethyl ester (VI).

Screening the active constituents of Chinese medicinal herbs as potent inhibitors of Cdc25 tyrosine phosphatase, an activator of the mitosis-inducing p34cdc2 kinase.

Objective: To screen and evaluate the active constituents of Chinese medicinal herbs as potent inhibitors of Cdc25 phosphatase.

Methods: The affinity chromatography purified glutashione-S-transferase/Cdc25A phosphatase fusion protein and Cdc2/cyclin B from the extracts of starfish M phase oocytes are used as the cell cycle-specific targets for screening the antimitotic constituents. We tested 9 extracts isolated from the Chinese medicinal herbs and vegetables including the agents currently used in cancer treatment by measuring the inhibition of Cdc25A phosphatase and Cdc2 kinase activity.