[Comparative study on effects of different acupuncture manipulation methods at neiguan (PC 6) on hand spasm in the patient of stroke].

Objective: To observe therapeutic effects of different needling methods at Neiguan (PC 6) on hand spasm in the patient of stroke.

Methods: One hundred and seventy-two cases were randomly divided into a simple acupuncture group (n=36), a slowly twirling needle group (n = 34), a rapidly twirling needle group (n = 30), a simple lifting-thrusting group (n = 35) and a lifting-thrusting-twirling needle group (n = 37). Acupuncture was given at Neiguan (PC 6), twice each day, 5 min each time, and in combination with rehabilitation exercise.

[The effect of different roughness of crown alloy materials on the adhesion of predominant peri-implant subgingival bacteria].

Purpose: To investigate the effect of two crown metal alloys with different roughness on the adhesion of predominant subgingival bacteria.

Methods: Au- Pt alloy and Ni-Cr alloy with different roughness were attached to the Ti implant material and incubated under anaerobic condition. The adhesion of four subgingival predominant bacteria: Porphyromanus gingivalis(Pg), Actinobacillus actinomycet-emcomitans (Aa), Prevotella intermedia (Pi) and Fusobacterium nuclertum (Fn), was detected, respectively.

[Expression and biological significance of HPA and HIF-1alpha in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma].

Objective: To investigate the expression of HPA and HIF-1alpha in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and their relationship with cancer development, invasion and metastasis.

Methods: The expression of HPA mRNA and HIF-1alpha protein in 23 mucosa specimens of incisal margin, 26 para-tumorous dysplastic tissues and 70 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma specimens were detected by in situ hybridization assay and immunohistochemical staining, respectively.

Results: The positive expression of HPA mRNA and HIF-1alpha protein were significantly increased as the epithelial cells progressed into carcinoma (P < 0.

[Clinical efficacy of shenzhe zhuyun mixture in treating esophageal lesion in patients with systemic sclerosis].

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of Shenzhe Zhuyun mixture (SZM) in treating esophageal lesion in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Methods: Sixty-four patients conforming to the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into 2 groups, the treated group and the control group treated respectively by SZM and cisapride, with the blank preparation imitating the contrast one, the treatment course to both groups was 2 months. The clinical efficacy, the changes in symptom scores of esophageal lesion, the orthostatic and clinostatic time of barium passing through esophagus, the clinostatic esophageal emptying index of barium, and the widest transverse diameter of ectatic esophageal segment, as well as the influence of treatment on patients' quality of life were observed.

[The relationship between hepatic expression, serum level of TGFbeta1 and the hepatic fibrosis in patients with viral hepatitis].

Objective: To detect the hepatic tissue and serum level of TGFbeta1 in patients with viral hepatitis, in order to clarify their relationship of the starting, developing of hepatic fibrosis.

Methods: This study included 92 patients with viral hepatitis. Liver puncture was performed in 31 patients.

[Clinical observation on effect of auricular acupoint pressing in treating sleep apnea syndrome].

Objective: To study the clinical effect and mechanism of auricular acupoint pressing (AAP) in treating sleep apnea syndrome (SAS).

Methods: Forty-five patients with SAS were randomly divided in to the AAP group (30 patients) and the control group (15 patients) to observe the changes of clinical symptoms, apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), apnea index (AI), hypopnea index (HI) and minimum blood oxygen saturation (mSaO2) in night before and after treatment by multiple channel polysomnography (PSG).

Results: Clinical symptoms were significantly alleviated in the AAP group after treatment, with improvement in various parameters monitored by PSG (P < 0.