Publications by authors named "Zhi-Hai Hu"
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- The study investigates the combined effects of acupuncture and paroxetine on mild to moderate depression, focusing on the role of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and DNA methylation in patients.
- A total of 66 patients were divided into an observation group (acupuncture + medication) and a control group (medication only), with both groups assessed using the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) before treatment, during treatment, and after follow-up.
- Results showed significant improvements in depression symptoms for both groups, but the observation group had better outcomes compared to the control group in several areas, highlighting the potential benefits of acupuncture in conjunction with medication.
Background: Depression is a common, chronic, and recurrent mood disorder that has become a worldwide health hazard. Fluoxetine hydrochloride, a common treatment method, can inhibit 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) recycling in the presynaptic membrane; however, the efficacy of a single drug is inadequate. At present, mild-to-moderate depression can be treated with acupuncture of ghost caves, but the clinical curative effect of combined therapy with fluoxetine hydrochloride has not been sufficiently reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Depression affects more than 350 million people worldwide. In China, 4.2% (54 million people) of the total population suffers from depression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To observe the effect of herb-partitioned moxibustion combined with electroacupuncture on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in patients with symptom pattern of kidney deficiency and phlegm-dampness.
Methods: Totally 62 PCOS patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into intervention group and control group. In the intervention group, acupoints were subjected to (43 ± 1) ℃ herb-partitioned moxibustion and electroacupuncture treatment.
Objective: To observe the effect of herb-partitioned moxibustion (HPM) on the miRNA expression profile of thyroid tissue in experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT) rats.
Methods: Rats were randomly divided into normal control (NC) group, EAT model (EAT) group, HPM group and western medicine (Med) group. EAT model rats were prepared by a combined immunization with complete and incomplete Freund's adjuvant emulsified with porcine thyroglobulin and iodine.
Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the quality of chest computed tomography (CT) images obtained with low-dose CT using three iterative reconstruction (IR) algorithms.
Methods: Two 64-detector spiral CT scanners (HDCT and iCT) were used to scan a chest phantom containing 6 ground-glass nodules (GGNs) at 11 radiation dose levels. CT images were reconstructed by filtered back projection or three IR algorithms.