Publications by authors named "Zhongyang Song"
Precancerous lesions of gastric cancer (PLGC) represent a critical pathological stage in the transformation from normal gastric mucosa to gastric cancer (GC). The global incidence of PLGC has been rising over the past few decades, with a trend towards younger onset ages. Increasing evidence suggests that early prevention and treatment of PLGC can effectively reverse the malignant development of gastric mucosal epithelial cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The clinical efficacy and safety of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) treatment for COVID-19 remain controversial. This study aimed to map the current status and gaps of available evidence, and conduct a meta-analysis to further investigate the benefit of IVIg in COVID-19 patients.
Methods: Electronic databases were searched for systematic reviews/meta-analyses (SR/MAs), primary studies with control groups, reporting on the use of IVIg in patients with COVID-19.
Background: Montelukast is a highly selective and specific cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist used in the treatment of asthma. Whether montelukast as adjuvant therapy can significantly and safely treat adults with cough variant asthma (CVA) remains inconclusive.
Aims: This meta-analysis systematically evaluated the efficacy and safety of montelukast as an adjuvant treatment for adults with CVA.
The potential effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) against "epidemic diseases" has highlighted the knowledge gaps associated with TCM in COVID-19 management. This study aimed to map the matrix for rigorously assessing, organizing, and presenting evidence relevant to TCM in COVID-19 management. In this study, we used the methodology of evidence mapping (EM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The potential association between antibiotic use and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has drawn significant attention from clinicians and researchers in recent years due to the wild usage of antibiotic. This study aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to determine if antibiotic use is associated with an increased risk of RA, so as to provide an important reference for clinical decision-making.
Methods: Case-control and nest case-control studies of assessing whether antibiotic use is associated with the onset of RA will be identified in searches of 4 databases from their inception to August 2019.
[Acupuncture mainly with "" manipulation for amblyopia in children].
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
November 2017
Objective: To observe the effect difference between reinforcing-reducing manipulation and "" manipulation for amblyopia in children.
Methods: A total of 68 children patients with amblyopia were assigned into an observation group and a control group by random number table, 34 cases (68 eyes) in each one. In the observation group, reinforcing-reducing manipulation was used at Yuyao (EX-HN 4), Taiyang (EX-HN 5), Tongziliao (GB 1), Jingming (BL 1), Cuanzhu (BL 2), and Chengqi (ST 1); twirling-reinforcing method was applied at Ganshu (BL 18), Shenshu (BL 23), and Guangming (GB 37);""manipulation was applied at bilateral Fengchi (GB 20).
Objective: To compare the difference in the clinical efficacy on post-stroke upper limb spasmodic hemiplegia between the combined therapy of needling technique and Bobath technology and simple Bobath technology.
Methods: Sixty patients were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. The usual medication of neurological internal medicine was used in the two groups.