Effectiveness of abdominal electroacupuncture therapy for poststroke constipation: a meta-analysis.

Background: Electroacupuncture (EA) has been employed to address the symptoms of constipation in individuals who have experienced a stroke. However, supporting evidence for its efficacy is lacking. This meta-analysis aims to investigate whether EA was effective in treating poststroke constipation.

Clinical Application of Serum Inflammatory Factors Combined with Dynamic Detection in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis.

Background: To investigate the clinical application value of the combination of the inflammatory factors and dynamic detection in the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal sepsis by detecting serum inflammatory factor C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels before and after treatment of neonatal infection.

Methods: A total of 138 neonates with different degrees of infection were randomly enrolled, including 88 cases in the sepsis group and 50 cases in the virus infection group. Another 50 non-infected newborns in the same period were enrolled as the normal control group.

Imbalance of Circulating Tfh/Tfr Cells in Patients With Parkinson's Disease.

Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells and follicular regulatory T (Tfr) cells are essential for B cell differentiation, germinal center formation, and humoral immune responses. Immunity and inflammation have been thought to be involved in Parkinson's disease (PD). In this study, we aimed to identify whether circulating Tfh and Tfr (cTfh and cTfr) cells contribute to PD.

Current Progress of Mitochondrial Quality Control Pathways Underlying the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease.

Parkinson's disease (PD), clinically characterized by motor and nonmotor symptoms, is a common progressive and multisystem neurodegenerative disorder, which is caused by both genetic and environmental risk factors. The main pathological features of PD are the loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons and the accumulation of alpha-synuclein (-syn) in the residual DA neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). In recent years, substantial progress has been made in discovering the genetic factors of PD.

Gut Microbiota Differs Between Parkinson's Disease Patients and Healthy Controls in Northeast China.

: There is accumulating evidence suggesting a connection between the gut and Parkinson's disease (PD). Gut microbiota may play an important role in the intestinal lesions in PD patients. : This study aims to determine whether gut microbiota differs between PD patients and healthy controls in Northeast of China, and to identify the factors that influence the changes in the gut microbiota.

Benefits of Vitamins in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the elderly, which is clinically characterized by bradykinesia, resting tremor, abnormal posture balance, and hypermyotonia. Currently, the pathogenic mechanism of PD remains unclear. Numerous clinical studies as well as animal and cell experiments have found a certain relationship between the vitamin family and PD.

Cerebral venous thrombosis originating from internal jugular vein outflow impairment: A case report.

Rationale: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) comprises a group of cerebral vascular diseases resulting from cerebral venous outflow obstruction caused by various etiologies. The etiology of CVT is complex, including infectious and noninfectious factors. The diagnosis is difficult.

Anaphylaxis and generalized urticaria from eating Chinese bayberry fruit.

Chinese bayberry Myrica rubra is a very popular fruit in southeastern China. In spite of its wide consumption, no allergies to this fruit have been reported previously. Here we report on a 40-year-old woman suffering from anaphylaxis to Chinese bayberry fruit.

[Effects of vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor in early stage diabetic retinopathy and their molecular pathological mechanism].

Objective: To study the effects of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in early stage diabetic retinopathy and their mechanisms, so as to guide the clinical work theoretically.

Methods: Fifty-five Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups. Ten rats were used as controls (M group).