Identification of Hub Genes and Potential Pathogenesis in Gastric Cancer Based on Integrated Gene Expression Profile Analysis.

Objective: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignancies and ranks third in terms of cancer-related mortality. This study aims to identify the hub genes and potential mechanisms in GC using a bioinformatics approach.

Methods: Microarray data GSE54129, GSE79973, GSE55696 were extracted from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database.

Effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture for patients suffering from periarthritis humeroscapularis.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of bee venom acupuncture in humeroscapularis (PHS) patients.

Methods: One hundred and twenty patients diagnosed with PHS were assigned into four groups: BV1 (0.01 mg/kg), BV2 (0.

Effectiveness on post-stroke hemiplegia in patients: electroacupuncture plus cycling electroacupuncture alone.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of cycling in combination with electroacupuncture in treatment of post-stroke hemiplegia patients at National Hospital of Acupuncture, Vietnam.

Methods: The study was designed as a single-centre, outcome-assessor-blinded parallel randomised controlled trial with 120 post-stroke hemiplegia patients randomly assigned into two groups: electroacupuncture plus cycling (CT group) and electroacupuncture (AT group). Patients were assessed before and after the treatment (using muscle grading, modified Rankin, Barthel, Orgorozo scores and electromyography).

Prevalence of and risk factors associated with depression among nursing students acting on the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The widespread devastation caused by the ongoing waves of COVID-19 imposed a significant burden on the healthcare labor force. At the frontline in the battle against the deadly COVID-19 virus, nursing students in Vietnam were at a much-increased risk of developing mental health conditions. This study aims to identify the prevalence of depression and its related factors, along with coping strategies used by nursing students in the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.

Beneficial Effects of Acupuncture as a Complementary Treatment for Patients Receiving Paroxetine For Major Depressive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a major public health problem due to MDD's increasing incidence among adults worldwide. While selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as paroxetine, are considered to be the most effective treatment for MDD, the adverse effects of SSRIs should not be neglected. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture as a complement to paroxetine systematically for improving quality of life (QoL) for patients with MDD.

Chemical constituents and absolute configuration of megastigmanes' isolated from Bunge.

Phytochemical investigation of a methanolic extract of collected from Vietnam resulted in the isolation of a new megastigmane glucoside, named sedumoside K (), together with 17 previously reported compounds (). Structural elucidation of the new compound was achieved by HRFABMS, NMR spectroscopic analysis, acid hydrolysis and quantum ECD calculations. The absolute configuration of compounds has been revised.

Bioactive compounds from the aerial parts of .

is an important medicinal plant used in Vietnam to treat many diseases such as backache, burns, diarrhea, and swelling. In order to study the chemical constituents in the aerial parts of , five compounds, including two xanthones (-), and three benzophenones () were isolated from the aerial parts of the with various chromatographic separations. Their chemical structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic data such as 1D- and 2D-NMR, HR-ESI-MS.

Adipose tissue-derived cytokines and their correlations with clinical characteristics in Vietnamese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: Adipokines are involved in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders including obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study investigates the levels of leptin, resistin, visfatin, secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (SFRP5), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and their correlations with clinical parameters of overweight and T2DM.

Methods: We recruited overweight 50 patients with T2DM, 88 non-overweight patients with T2DM, 29 overweight and 100 non-overweight individuals devoid of T2DM for this study.