Quantitatively assessing the effect of cervical sagittal alignment on dynamic intervertebral kinematics by video-fluoroscopy technique.

Background: Cervical sagittal alignment is crucial for distributing the head load to lower cervical segments and maintaining normal cervical spine function, but its biomechanical effect on the cervical spine was not fully elucidated.

Objective: To investigate the effect of cervical sagittal alignment on dynamic intervertebral kinematics.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

LncRNA XIST promotes adjuvant-induced arthritis by increasing the expression of YY1 via miR-34a-5p.

Objectives: This study aims to explore the mechanism by which long non-coding ribonucleic acids (lncRNA) X-inactive specific transcript (XIST) affects the progression of adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA).

Materials And Methods: Freund's complete adjuvant was used to induce arthritis in rats. The polyarthritis, spleen and thymus indexes were calculated to evaluate AIA.

Effect and mechanism of Salicornia bigelovii Torr. plant salt on blood pressure in SD rats.

In this paper, the effect and mechanism of Salicornia bigelovii Torr. plant salt (SPS) on blood pressure in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were investigated. The results showed that the edible salt induced hypertension, but the SPS did not.