Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture in conjunction with additional medications in providing analgesia and stabilizing hemodynamic parameters during total thyroidectomy.Methods:This...
supported by a grant from Department of Anesthesiology,Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management,University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,USA。
Tobacco smoking is considered to be one of the main risk factors in the development of chronic pain.Long-term chronic exposure to nicotine and other forms of tobacco have been shown to be associated with an increased ...
Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province(No.818QN248,No.818MS061)。
[Objectives]This paper aimed to investigate the effect of Tuina combined with sling exercise therapy(SET)and psoas&abdominal training on serum 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)andβ-endorphin(β-EP)levels in patients with non...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30971154,31171099)
Successful prevention and treatment of hypertension depend on the appropriate combination of antihypertensive drug therapy and nondrug lifestyle modi?cation. While most hypertension guidelines recommend moderate- to h...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex, multifaceted, heterogeneous disorder, affecting 4% to 18% of reproductive-aged women and is associated with reproductive, metabolic and psychological dysfunction. In this...
Acupuncture is a traditional therapeutic technique in Oriental medicine,which has a long history of 4000 years. As a modern version of hand acupuncture,electroacupuncture (EA) can provide a valid analgesic effect and ...
Using the radioreceptor binding assay, μ-opioid receptor (MOR) affinity in the midbrain of stressed rats was higher than in naive controls. MOR density in the rat frontal cortex was reduced after stress. Intragastric...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30472241,No.90709031);the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(973 Program,No. 2007CB512505)
Objective: To explore the mechanism of electroacupuncture (EA)-induced cumulative analgesic effects on chronic pain in rats with or without ovariectomy (OVX). Methods: A total of 110 female Wistar rats were rand...
BACKGROUND: The arcuate nucleus, when damaged in young rats, can lead to pathological changes in adults, such as osteoporosis. Ovariectomized rats suffer from osteoporosis at eight weeks following surgery and the num...
Supported by the Key Foundation Research Program of Fujian Province (1998-2002).
By using immunocytochemistry method of Strept Avidin-Biotin-Complex, four kinds of antisera raised against rabbits were applied to observe the immunoreactive neurons and neuropils of sero-tonin (5-HT), neuropeptide Y ...