A randomized trial of Bacteroides fragilis 839 on preventing chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression and gastrointestinal adverse effects in breast cancer patients.

Background And Objectives: To evaluate the potential benefits of Bacteroides fragilis 839 (BF839), a next-generation probiotics, in reducing myelosuppression and gastrointestinal toxicity associated with chemotherapy in breast cancer patient.

Methods And Study Design: 40 women with early breast cancer were randomly assigned to the BF839 (n=20) or placebo (n=20) during the administration of adjuvant chemotherapy (4 cycles of epirubicin 100mg/m2 and cyclophosphamide 600mg/m2). Myelosuppression and gastrointestinal adverse effects were monitored in both groups.

Accuracy of microRNAs for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Due to the high morbidity, mortality and late detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), it becomes a major public health challenge. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to be aberrantly expressed in patients with HCC and thus may serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers. The aim of this study was to systematically assess the diagnostic accuracy of miRNAs as biomarkers for diagnosing HCC through a meta-analysis.

Propofol requirement for induction of unconsciousness is reduced in patients with Parkinson's disease: a case control study.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease, but whether the neurodegenerative process influences the pharmacodynamics of propofol remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the effect of PD on pharmacodynamics of propofol. A total of 31 PD patients undergoing surgical treatment (PD group) and 31 pair-controlled non-PD patients undergoing intracranial surgery (NPD group) were recruited to investigate the propofol requirement for unconsciousness induction.

Remifentanil Requirement for Inhibiting Responses to Tracheal Intubation and Skin Incision Is Reduced in Patients With Parkinson's Disease Undergoing Deep Brain Stimulator Implantation.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease affecting the quality of life in the elderly. We speculated that PD patients might have abnormal pharmacodynamics due to the degenerative neural system, and the present study was performed to investigate the pharmacodynamics of remifentanil in PD patients.

Materials And Methods: Two arms of patients were recruited, including 31 PD patients undergoing pulse generator placement after deep brain stimulator implantation and 31 pair-controlled patients undergoing intracranial surgery without PD (NPD).

Novel κ-opioid receptor agonist MB-1C-OH produces potent analgesia with less depression and sedation.

Aim: To characterize the pharmacological profiles of a novel κ-opioid receptor agonist MB-1C-OH.

Methods: [(3)H]diprenorphine binding and [(35)S]GTPγS binding assays were performed to determine the agonistic properties of MB-1C-OH. Hot plate, tail flick, acetic acid-induced writhing, and formalin tests were conducted in mice to evaluate the antinociceptive actions.

Influence of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus on cognitive function in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective technique for treating Parkinson's disease (PD) in the middle and advanced stages. The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is the most common target for clinical treatment using DBS. While STN-DBS can significantly improve motor symptoms in PD patients, adverse cognitive effects have also been reported.

Angiocentric glioma with rich blood supply.

Angiocentric glioma (AG) was recognized as a distinct clinicopathological tumor in 2007, but it is rarely reported. We report a patient with AG who presented with dizziness, and whose MRI images revealed a circumscribed lesion with heterogeneous contrast enhancement and evidence of previous bleeding. Thirty-three patients with AG have been reported to date.

[Changes of amino acids neurotransmitters in striatum of hemi-parkinsonian rhesus monkey after high frequency stimulation of subthalamic nucleus].

Objective: To investigate the influence of high frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus on the levels of amino acids neurotransmitters in striatum of hemi-parkinsonian monkeys.

Methods: Two rhesus monkeys were successfully prepared for the subsequent microdialysis sessions. Collecting the dialysate before turning on the pulse generator, and collecting at 1 week, 1, 8 and 12 months after high frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus.