Comparative Study of Three Regimens of Bowel Preparation Before Transabdominal Ultrasonography of the Colon.

The objective of the study was to compare the efficacy of three bowel preparation regimens for transabdominal colon ultrasonography. A total of 192 consecutive patients were given one of three regimens (senna, magnesium sulfate or polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder) before ultrasonographic examinations. The cleaning grade (I = emptying; II = filled or filled + empty; III = I or II with some retention; and IV = retention [grades I and II were termed "qualified"]) and cleaning range (A = all seven colon sections were qualified; B = four to six sections were qualified; C = three or less sections were qualified) were evaluated retrospectively.

Detecting the Common and Individual Effects of Rare Variants on Quantitative Traits by Using Extreme Phenotype Sampling.

Next-generation sequencing technology has made it possible to detect rare genetic variants associated with complex human traits. In recent literature, various methods specifically designed for rare variants are proposed. These tests can be broadly classified into burden and nonburden tests.

Clinical application of rapid B-line score with lung ultrasonography in differentiating between pulmonary infection and pulmonary infection with acute left ventricular heart failure.

Background: We have found that there are usually 2 causes of acute dyspnea in our emergency department: (1) pulmonary infection only and (2) pulmonary infection in the setting of acute left ventricular heart failure (LVHF). These conditions are sometimes difficult to differentiate. Lung ultrasonography (LUS) is easily performed at the bedside and provides accurate information for diagnosis.

Characteristics of clinical studies of summer acupoint herbal patching: a bibliometric analysis.

Background: Summer acupoint herbal patching (SAHP) has been widely used in China for thousands of years. This bibliometric analysis aims to provide a comprehensive review of the characteristics of clinical studies on SAHP for any condition.

Methods: We included clinical studies such as randomized clinical trials (RCTs), controlled clinical studies (CCTs), case series (CSs), case reports (CRs), and cross-sectional studies on SAHP for any condition.

Propofol promotes spinal cord injury repair by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation.

Propofol is a neuroprotective anesthetic. Whether propofol can promote spinal cord injury repair by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells remains poorly understood. We used rats to investigate spinal cord injury repair using bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation combined with propofol administration via the tail vein.

Propofol injection combined with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation better improves electrophysiological function in the hindlimb of rats with spinal cord injury than monotherapy.

The repair effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation on nervous system damage are not satisfactory. Propofol has been shown to protect against spinal cord injury. Therefore, this study sought to explore the therapeutic effects of their combination on spinal cord injury.

Expression and functional validation of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus ORF29, a conserved Nudix motif protein.

Our previous study showed that Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) orf29 encodes a 26 kDa protein expressed in the early stage of infection cycle. BmNPV ORF29, contains a conserved motif of Nudix (nucleotide diphosphate X) superfamily. It has the highest homology with ADP-ribose pyrophosphatase (ADPRase), a subfamily of Nudix pyrophosphatase.

Sonographic evaluation of proximal gastric accommodation in patients with functional dyspepsia.

Aim: To assess the value of ultrasonography (US) in evaluation of proximal gastric accommodation disorder in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD).

Methods: Between April 2011 and March 2012, 45 patients with FD and 27 healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study. Two-dimensional ultrasound (2DUS) and 3-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) were performed sequentially to measure proximal gastric area (PGA), maximal proximal gastric diameter (MPGD), and proximal gastric volume (PGV).

Promoter activities in the baculovirus envelope glycoprotein gp64 gene.

Baculovirus GP64 envelope glycoprotein is a specific major component of the envelope of the budded virus and is involved in virus entry into the host cells by endocytosis. For promoter activity analysis in the baculovirus gp64 gene, two DNA fragments containing 437 and 439 bp upstream of 5' ends of the BmNPV and AcMNPV gp64 ORF were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and cloned, respectively. The sequence analysis indicated that two gp64 genes have both early (CAGT) and late (A/GTAAG) transcriptional start sites.