[Adjuvant therapy of acupuncture for elderly patients of primary osteoporosis with intestinal dysfunction: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the effects of acupuncture on bone mineral density (BMD), bone metabolism and intestinal function in elderly patients of primary osteoporosis with intestinal dysfunction.

Methods: A total of 128 elderly patients of primary osteoporosis with intestinal dysfunction were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 64 cases in each group. Patients in the control group were treated with oral administration of vitamin D calcium chewable tablets (0.

The effect of stachydrine on the expression of caspase-12 in rats with unilateral ureteral obstruction.

Purpose: We studied the effect of stachydrine on the expression of caspase-12 and 9 in rats with unilateral ureteral obstruction.

Materials And Methods: An animal model of renal interstitial fibrosis was established using unilateral ureteral obstruction with enalapril as the positive control. Rats were randomly divided into 6 groups, including sham treated, model, enalapril, and high, medium and low stachydrine.