Publications by authors named "Zheng-Yang Shao"
Article Synopsis
- The primary pathogen causing community-acquired pneumonia in children, which can lead to complications like acute pancreatitis, accounts for 10%-40% of cases.
- A case study of a 4-year-old girl with symptoms including fever, cough, and abdominal pain revealed elevated inflammatory markers and abnormal pancreatic enzyme levels.
- After ruling out other causes, the infection was confirmed as the trigger for her acute pancreatitis, and she recovered after treatment with macrolides and glucocorticoids, highlighting the importance of considering pancreatitis in similar patients.
BACKGROUND Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a major cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) that is particularly prevalent in school-aged children. This study explored the potential involvement of cytokines in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS Children aged 3-7 years who were hospitalized due to CAP infection were enrolled and divided into 2 groups: an MPP group (n=33) and a NMPP group (n=38), along with 21 age-matched healthy controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Fangjing decoction is a Traditional Chinese Medicine that exhibits anticonvulsive effects in treating febrile seizures (FS). Its action mechanism and the regulation on Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway were revealed in the present study.: FS model was established in Sprague-Dawley rats with or without Fangjing decoction treatment.
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