Effect of Acupuncture Intervention on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Hemodialysis-Dependent Kidney Failure Patients: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is prevalent in individuals with hemodialysis-dependent renal failure (HDKF). The current opioid crisis highlights the urgent need for effective non-pharmacological pain management. Acupuncture, identified as a non-pharmacological intervention in clinical settings, holds promise for alleviating chronic musculoskeletal pain in HDKF patients, but well-designed studies assessing its specific effects in this population are lacking.

[Progression and reflection on the mechanism study of acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of Crohn's disease].

Crohn's disease (CD) is a common chronic non-specific gastrointestinal inflammatory disease. Studies showed that acupuncture-moxibustion (A&M) can effectively relieve the symptoms of CD and its clinical efficacy has been confirmed in patients. In this paper, by reviewing the relevant articles for the mechanism studies on CD treated with A&M in recent years, it is discovered that the effect mechanism of A&M on CD includes two aspects, i.

Aerobic Physical Exercise as a Non-medical Intervention for Brain Dysfunction: State of the Art and Beyond.

Brain disorders, including stroke, Alzheimer's disease, depression, and chronic pain, are difficult to effectively treat. These major brain disorders have high incidence and mortality rates in the general population, and seriously affect not only the patient's quality of life, but also increases the burden of social medical care. Aerobic physical exercise is considered an effective adjuvant therapy for preventing and treating major brain disorders.

Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Uremic Pruritus in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background. Uremic pruritus (UP) is a common symptom in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Objective.

Anti-angiogenic and anti-proliferative effects of inhibition of HIF-1α by p-HIF-1α RNAi in colorectal cancer.

The aim of this study was to construct an RNA-interference plasmid (p-HIF-1α RNAi) targeting the human HIF-1α gene and assess its effects on HIF-1α expression and its anti-tumour functions in vitro. p-HIF-1α RNAi was constructed and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. Reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) and western blot were performed to detect HIF-1α expression in HCT116 cells following transfection of p-HIF-1α RNAi and p-control.