Publications by authors named "Yu-Pei Gu"
Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture-moxibustion on negative emotions and plasma tryptophan (Trip)-kynurenine (Kyn) metabolism in the patients with Crohn's disease (CD) at the mild and moderate active stage.
Methods: A total of 66 CD patients were randomized into an observation group (33 cases, 1 case dropped off) and a control group (33 cases, 2 cases dropped off). In the observation group, acupuncture was applied in combination with moxibustion.
Corticosteroid therapy in ulcerative colitis: Clinical response and predictors.
World J Gastroenterol
March 2015
Article Synopsis
- * Methods: Researchers reviewed 423 patients treated with corticosteroids and followed 101 of them for one year to classify short-term and long-term treatment outcomes and identify predictors of response.
- * Results: Most patients showed a primary response to treatment, but a significant portion developed dependence on corticosteroids. Key predictors of poor response included tenesmus (which negatively affected dependence) and weight loss (linked to refractoriness).