Effect of infection with Aeromonas hydrophila on antioxidant capacity, inflammation response, and apoptosis proteins in Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis).

Aeromonas hydrophila (A. hydrophila) as a serious bacterial disease endangering aquaculture and the Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis) industry. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of A.

[Systematic Evaluation and Meta-analysis on Acupuncture for Peptic Ulcer].

Objective: To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture for peptic ulcer.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for peptic ulcer were searched from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang Database, Chinese Scientific and Technological Journals (VIP), China Biomedicine (CBM), PubMed and the Cochrane Library from the establishment time of databases to September, 2016. Data extraction and quality evaluation were implemented for the literature which met the inclusive criteria.

[Effect of Electroacupuncture on Cerebro-cortex Caspase-3 Expression and Blood Lipid Levels in Hyperlipemia Rats with Cerebral Ischemia].

Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation of "Fenglong" (ST 40), "Sanyinjiao" (SP 6) plus manual acupuncture (MA) stimulation of "Shuigou" (GV 26) and "Baihui" (GV 20) on Caspase-3 protein expression in the cerebral cortex of rats with hyperlipemia and cerebral ischemia(HL-CI),so as to reveal its mechanisms underlying improvement of HL-CI.

Methods: Forty-five rats were randomly divided into normal control,sham operation,model,EA group I(EA+MA was given for 14 days, i.e.

[Effects of Direct Moxibustion of "Ganshu"(BL 18) on the Contents of T cells in Peripheral Blood in Rats with Precancerous Lesion of Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma].

Objective: To observe the effect of moxibustion stimulation of "Ganshu"(BL 18) region on contents of T cells in the peripheral blood in rats with Diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), so as to explore its effective in improving immunoregulatory function.

Methods: Seventy male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group (=10), model group(=15), direct moxibustion-15 s group(=15), direct moxibustion-30 s group (=15) and ginger-separated moxibustion group(=15). The primary HCC precancerous lesion model was established by intraperitoneal injection of DEN (50 mg/kg), once every 3 days for 10 weeks.

Lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay for detecting active tuberculosis in HIV-positive adults.

Background: Rapid detection of tuberculosis (TB) among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global health priority. HIV-associated TB may have different clinical presentations and is challenging to diagnose. Conventional sputum tests have reduced sensitivity in HIV-positive individuals, who have higher rates of extrapulmonary TB compared with HIV-negative individuals.

[A preliminary study of beam weight optimization of intensity-modulated radiation therapy with genetic algorithm].

Unlabelled: To study the method for dose calculation and beam weight optimization of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

Methods: The IMRT dose calculation model based on two-dimensional convolution was constructed, the program of dose calculation and beam weight optimization with genetic algorithm was written with Visual c#.Net, and the optimization results were analyzed.