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Corticosterone mediates electroacupuncture-produced anti-edema in a rat model of inflammation

Electroacupuncture (EA) has been reported to produce anti-edema and anti-hyperalgesia effects on inflammatory disease. However, the mechanisms are not clear. The present study investigated the biochemical mech...

Aihui Li, Rui-**n Zhang, Yi Wang… in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2007)

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Retrospective analysis of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in China during 2003 and 2007

Nosocomial infections are a major threat to patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Limited data exist on the epidemiology of ICU-acquired infections in China. This retrospective study was carried out to de...

Ji-Guang Ding, Qing-Feng Sun, Ke-Cheng Li, Ming-Hua Zheng… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2009)

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Changes of tau profiles in brains of the hamsters infected with scrapie strains 263 K or 139 A possibly associated with the alteration of phosphate kinases

Phospho-tau deposition has been described in a rare genetic human prion disease, Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome, but is not common neuropathological picture for other human and animal transmissible sp...

Gui-Rong Wang, Song Shi, Chen Gao, Bao-Yun Zhang, Chan Tian… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2010)

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N-acetylcysteine supplementation for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of eight randomized controlled trials

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia after cardiac surgery. An increasing body of evidence demonstrates that oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrilla...

Wan-Jie Gu, Zhen-Jie Wu, Peng-Fei Wang, Lynn Htet Htet Aung… in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2012)

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Tiny cystine stones in the gallbladder of a patient with cholecystolithiasis complicating acute cholecystitis: a case report

Cystine stones, the main component of which is cystine, are very common urinary calculi, but are rare in the gall bladder. In animals, there has been only one report of cystine gallstones in tree shrews, and t...

Tie Qiao, Rui-hong Ma, **ao-bing Luo, Yu-yang Feng… in European Journal of Medical Research (2012)

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Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection in HIV-infected patients

Surgical site infection (SSI) are the third most frequently reported nosocomial infection, and the most common on surgical wards. HIV-infected patients may increase the possibility of develo** SSI after surg...

Lei Zhang, Bao-Chi Liu, **ao-Yan Zhang, Lei Li, **an-Jun **a… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2012)

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Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of thoracic epidural anesthesia in preventing atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is one of the most common complications in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The goal of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of th...

Wan-Jie Gu, Chun-Yin Wei, De-Qing Huang, Rui-**ng Yin in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2012)

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A prospective experimental study of liver fibrosis with ultrasound and its correlation with hepatic reserve function and hemodynamics

Progressive hepatic fibrosis is the eventual cause of liver cirrhosis. Doppler ultrasound has been used to detect hemodynamic changes that are known to be present during the pre-cirrhotic stages of hepatic fib...

Yi-Lin Yang, Li Di, Yun-You Duan, ** Liu, Jie Liu, Rui-**g Yang… in BMC Gastroenterology (2012)

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Validation of the Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy for pediatric patients from China

The Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) provides a useful tool for prediction of renal prognosis. However, the application of this classification in children with IgAN needs validation in different...

Weibo Le, Cai-Hong Zeng, Zhangsuo Liu, Dong Liu, Qing Yang, Rui-**a Lin… in BMC Nephrology (2012)

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The in vivo performance of small-caliber nanofibrous polyurethane vascular grafts

In a previous in vitro study, we confirmed that small-caliber nanofibrous polyurethane (PU) vascular grafts have favorable mechanical properties and biocompatibility. In the present study, we examined the in vivo

Zuo-jun Hu, Zi-lun Li, Ling-yu Hu, Wei He, Rui-ming Liu… in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2012)

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The effect of depressive symptoms on the association between radiographic osteoarthritis and knee pain: a cross-sectional study

The progressive nature of knee osteoarthritis (OA) leads to not only to physical but also to psychosocial decline; this aspect can influence knee pain experience, manifestations and inevitably diagnostic accur...

Duarte Pereira, Milton Severo, Henrique Barros… in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2013)

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Application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe ARDS secondary to pneumonia: a case report

This report describes a 24-year-old patient with marked and continuous hypoxemia resulting from severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to pneumonia, which in turn was refractory to mechani...

**-Hong Zhang, Rui-**a **u, Tie-Jun Wu, **u-Li Zou… in Central European Journal of Medicine (2013)

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Study of visfatin, asp level in obese children and their clinical significance

LI Rui-zhen, MA **n-yu, LU Hui-ling, YAO Hui… in International Journal of Pediatric Endocri… (2013)

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Hepatitis C virus core antigen, an earlier and stronger predictor on sustained virological response in patients with genotype 1 HCV infection

Earlier kinetics of serum HCV core antigen (HCVcAg) and its predictive value on sustained virological response (SVR) were investigated in patients with genotype 1 HCV infection during antiviral treatment.

Bo Feng, Rui-Feng Yang, Qing **e, Jia Shang, Fan-Yun Kong… in BMC Gastroenterology (2014)

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Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in urinary tract infection diagnosis

Urinary infections are a common type of pediatric disease, and their treatment and prognosis are closely correlated with infection location. Common clinical manifestations and laboratory tests are insufficient...

Rui-Ying Xu, Hua-Wei Liu, Ji-Ling Liu, Jun-Hua Dong in BMC Urology (2014)

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Evaluation and clinical significance of the stomach age model for evaluating aging of the stomach-a multicenter study in China

A higher prevalence of chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) occurs in younger adults in Asia. We used Stomach Age to examine the different mechanisms of CAG between younger adults and elderly individuals, and esta...

Qin-Yan Gao, Zhen-Hua Wang, Yun Cui, Jian-Qiu Sheng, Kun-He Zhang… in BMC Clinical Pathology (2014)

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Changes of activity and isoforms of alkaline sphingomyelinase (nucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 7) in bile from patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Alkaline sphingomyelinase (NPP7) is an ecto-enzyme expressed in intestinal mucosa, which hydrolyses sphingomyelin (SM) to ceramide and inactivates platelet activating factor. It is also expressed in human live...

Rui-Dong Duan, Ulf Hindorf, Yajun Cheng, Per Bergenzaun, Mats Hall… in BMC Gastroenterology (2014)

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Changes in levels of angiotensin II and its receptors in a model of inverted stress-induced cardiomyopathy

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) has gained increasing attention worldwide and is characterized by extensive ventricular akinesis, Beta-blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are the ...

Yin-yan **, Bei Liu, Li-xia Yang, Chen-wei Kuang… in European Journal of Medical Research (2014)

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Hederagenin from the leaves of ivy (Hedera helix L.) induces apoptosis in human LoVo colon cells through the mitochondrial pathway

Colorectal cancer has become one of the leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality throughout world. Hederagenin, a derivative of oleanolic acid isolated from the leaves of ivy (Hedera helix L.), has been...

Bao-**n-Zi Liu, **-Yong Zhou, Yu Li, ** Zou… in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2014)

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Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 expression is transiently up-regulated in the acute period of myocardial infarction in rat

The proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) has been confirmed as a major factor regulating cholesterol homeostasis and has low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) independent effects. In additio...

Yan Zhang, Jun Liu, Sha Li, Rui-**a Xu, **g Sun, Yue Tang… in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2014)