Publications by authors named "Xiao-Zhou Zhou"
Purpose: To explore the application effect of cervical pillow in phacoemulsification surgery for age-related cataract patients.
Methods: 104 cases of age-related cataract patients admitted to our hospital in June 2023 were enrolled and divided into the control group (traditional supine position) and the experimental group (the cervical pillow supine position) by the digital parity method (52 cases per group). The two groups were evaluated for the discomfort score, the satisfaction of patients and doctors, the head displacement rate, the number of displacement, the operation time and the time of body position during the operation and after the operation.
In this paper, a visible-light-promoted cross-coupling of 4-alkyl-1,4-dihydropyridines with thio-/selenium sulfonates under transition-metal-free conditions is described. This strategy features easily available substrates, mild reaction conditions, high yields, and high chemoselectivity. A novel synthetic route for the construction of a sulfide or selenide C-S or C-Se bond under transition-metal-free conditions without an additive oxidant or base is developed.
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- - Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a condition where a person struggles to achieve or maintain an erection, and this study explores the effectiveness of using modified adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) as a potential treatment in an ED rat model.
- - The researchers isolated and modified ADSCs using a specific adenovirus (Ade-hTERT) to enhance cell growth and function, and injected these modified cells into the rats’ cavernosa to assess their impact on erectile function.
- - Results showed that the hTERT modification led to increased ADSC proliferation, reduced cell death, and improved nitric oxide levels, indicating a promising approach to boost erectile function in ED cases.
Background: Platinum-based chemotherapy is the standard treatment for advanced urothelial cancer (UC) and is generally used in the first-line setting. However, the optimal salvage treatment for previously treated UC patients is unclear. We conducted a systematic review of published clinical trials of single agent versus combined chemotherapy as salvage treatment in previously treated UC patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the clinical effectiveness of dutasteride in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia by meta-analysis.
Materials And Methods: Several databases were searched from inception to June 2013 for prospective clinical studies comparing dutasteride vs placebo. The continuous outcomes of therapeutic efficacy included International Prostate Symptom Score/American Urological Association Symptom Index, maximum flow rate, total prostate volume, and acute urinary retention (AUR).
Objective: To observe the efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) combined with Tongdan: Decoction () on immunological indices and histopathological changes in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) of IIor III histological stage.
Methods: Sixty PBC patients were assigned randomly and equally: to the control group treated with UDCA alone and the treatment group treated with UDCA combined with Tongdan Decoction. The immunological indices and histopathological changes were detected before and after 24-week treatment, and the follow-up lasted for 1-3 years.
Objectives: To identify serologic markers that may indicate the early presence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and analyze their significance in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B.
Methods: Hepatitis B x antigen (HBxAg) positive and negative HepG2 cells were subjected to PCR select cDNA subtraction to identify differentially expressed genes that may precede the development of HCC. These included the up-regulated genes URG4, URG7, URG11, and VEGFR3, and the down-regulated gene, Sui1.