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Phytomedicine
January 2025
School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China. Electronic address:
Background: Changan Granule (CAG) is a drug product developed from a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) empirical prescription for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). The action mechanism and effective compounds of CAG in the treatment of IBS-D are not well understood.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness, action mechanism and effective compounds of CAG for treating IBS-D.
Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi
December 2024
Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command, PLA, Nanjing 210002, China.
To evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and long-term efficacy of the Jinling procedure for management of refractory mixed constipation. We prospectively collected clinical data of patients with refractory mixed constipation treated by the Jinling procedure in the Institute of General Surgery of our hospital from January 2007 to August 2023. Perioperative complications, effectiveness within 1 year of surgery (as assessed by the Wexner constipation score, gastrointestinal quality of life index, frequency of spontaneous defecation, rate of satisfactory defecation, body composition, serological indicators, defecography, anorectal manometry) and 10 years after surgery (as assessed by the Wexner constipation score, patient assessment of constipation symptom, SF-36 quality of life score, and questionnaire concerning satisfaction with defecation).
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December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.
Introduction: Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a promising therapy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The aims of this clinical trial were to evaluate the influence of taVNS on autonomic functions, rectal sensation, and acetylcholine (Ach) levels and to explore potential mechanisms involving gut microbiota and metabolic profiles.
Methods: This study was a single-center, single-blind, randomized controlled trial executed at the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Anhui, China.
Tech Coloproctol
October 2024
Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Translational Sciences and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Background: The International Anorectal Physiology Working Group (IAPWG) suggests a standardized protocol to perform high-resolution anorectal manometry. The applicability and possible limitations of the IAPWG protocol in performing three-dimensional high-definition anorectal manometry (3D-ARM) have still to be extensively evaluated.
Methods: The IAPWG protocol was applied in performing 3D-ARM.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel)
October 2024
Department of Physiology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea.
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