Publications by authors named "Zhi-Min Ding"
Objectives: To observe the effect of "Shugan Tiaoshen"(soothing the liver and regulating the mental activities) needling on the expressions of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and autophagy-related proteins in the prefrontal cortex of rats with depression after ischemic stroke (post-stroke depression), in order to explore its mechanisms underlying improvement of post-stroke depression behaviors.
Methods: A total of 60 male SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation (control), stroke, post-stroke depression, inhibitor, acupuncture, and acupuncture + inhibitor groups. The post-stroke depression model was established by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery and reperfusion (MCAO/R), combined with chronic unpredictable mild stimulation (CUMS).
[Analysis of latent class and heterogeneous associations of oral health behaviors with preschool children caries].
Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue
August 2024
Purpose: To determine the latent class and heterogeneous associations of oral health behaviors (OHB) with caries in preschool children aged 3-6 years, and to develop effective oral health interventions for improving their health status.
Methods: Latent class analysis(LCA) was applied to classify eight OHBs in three dimensions: oral hygiene, dietary habits, and preventive protection in 595 preschool children. Optimal classes were determined using model fitting and explanatory metrics, and marginal effects were estimated using bivariate association and multivariate regression models.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to determine how acupuncture affects serum gastrin levels and urinary sodium excretion in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) to investigate its potential as a treatment for hypertension.
- Thirty-two male SHRs were divided into four groups (model, hydrochlorothiazide, acupuncture, and sham acupuncture) to compare the effects of acupuncture and a diuretic over a 4-week period, measuring changes in blood pressure, urine volume, and renal tissue health.
- Results indicated that while blood pressure was significantly higher in the model group compared to controls, both acupuncture and hydrochlorothiazide helped improve urinary function and potentially influenced pathways related to sodium handling in the kidneys.
Objectives: To evaluate signal enhancement ratio (SER) for tissue characterization and prognosis stratification in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC), with quantitative histopathological analysis (QHA) as the reference standard.
Methods: This retrospective study included 277 PDAC patients who underwent multi-phase contrast-enhanced (CE) MRI and whole-slide imaging (WSI) from three centers (2015-2021). SER is defined as (SI - SI)/(SI - SI), where SI, SI and SI represent the signal intensity of the tumor in pre-contrast, early-, and late post-contrast images, respectively.
Background: Prediction models with or without radiomic analysis for microvascular invasion (MVI) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been reported, but the potential for model-predicted MVI in surgical planning is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to explore the effect of predicted MVI on early recurrence after anatomic resection (AR) and non-anatomic resection (NAR) to assist surgical strategies.
Methods: Patients with a single HCC of 2-5 cm receiving curative resection were enrolled from 2 centers.
Aim: To investigate the diagnostic performance of shear wave velocity (SWV) using virtual touch tissue quantification (VTQ) of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI) technology in differentiating malignant and benign thyroid nodules by conducting a meta-analysis.
Material And Methods: The Cochrane library, Embase, Pubmed, and Web of Science were searched for relevant studies through December 2014. Studies evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of SWV in the identification of malignant and benign thyroid nodules by using VTQ of ARFI technology were selected.