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2. Short-term clinical efficacy of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy in treating young patients with lumbar disc herniation
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Zhou, You-Long, Chen, Gang, Bi, Dao-Chi, and Chen, Xing
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- 2018
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3. Progress on application of fMRI in studies of meridians and acupoints
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ZHOU, You-long, DUAN, Yan-li, and SU, Cheng-guo
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- 2012
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4. Different acupuncture modalities for 90 cases of adhesive capsulitis at different clinical stages
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Yang, Yong, primary, Liu, Yi-jun, additional, Wang, Quan-liang, additional, Wang, Lei-sheng, additional, Sun, Fei, additional, and Zhou, You-long, additional
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- 2020
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5. Cases for acupoint embedding of epilepsy
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Zhang, Ru-Ya, primary, Zhou, You-Long, additional, Song, Qiao-Yan, additional, Chen, Yun-Jie, additional, Wu, Jun-Shang, additional, Tian, Ming-Yue, additional, and Ding, Xiao-Fen, additional
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- 2019
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6. Research on (Ti,Al)N Films Deposited by FCVA
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Zhou, You Long, primary, Chen, Zhou, additional, Ji, Sheng Xing, additional, Nan, Huang, additional, and Huang, Nan, additional
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- 2012
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7. Capturing Amplitude Changes of Low-Frequency Fluctuations in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signal: A Pilot Acupuncture Study on NeiGuan (PC6)
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Zhang, Gang, primary, Yin, Hao, additional, Zhou, You-Long, additional, Han, Hong-Yan, additional, Wu, Yun-Hu, additional, Xing, Wei, additional, Xu, Hong-Zhou, additional, and Zuo, Xi-Nian, additional
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- 2012
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8. PDE-based spatial smoothing: a practical demonstration of impacts on MRI brain extraction, tissue segmentation and registration
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Xing, Xiu-Xia, primary, Zhou, You-Long, additional, Adelstein, Jonathan S., additional, and Zuo, Xi-Nian, additional
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- 2011
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9. [Amplitude Changes of Low Frequency Fluctuation in Brain Spontaneous Nervous Activities Induced by Needling at Hand Taiyin Lung Channel].
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Zhou YL, Su CG, Liu SF, Jin XY, Duan YL, Chen XY, Zhao SH, Wang QL, and Dang CL
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- Brain Mapping, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Acupuncture Therapy, Brain physiology
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Objective: To observe amplitude changes of low frequency fluctuation in brain spontaneous nervous activities induced by needling at Hand Taiyin Lung Channel, and to preliminarily explore the possible brain function network of Hand Taiyin Lung Channel., Methods: By using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), 16 healthy volunteers underwent resting-state scanning (R1) and scanning with retained acupuncture at Hand Taiyin Lung Channel (acupuncture, AP). Data of fMRI collected were statistically calculated using amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF)., Results: Under R1 significantly enhanced ALFF occurred in right precuneus, left inferior parietal lobule, bilateral superior temporal gyrus, bilateral middle frontal gyrus, left superior frontal gyrus, left inferior frontal gyrus, left medial frontal gyrus. Under AP significantly enhanced ALFF occurred in right precuneus, bilateral superior frontal gyrus, cerebellum, bilateral middle frontal gyrus, right medial frontal gyrus, and so on. Compared with R1, needing at Hand Taiyin Lung Channel could significantly enhance ALFF in right gyrus subcallosum and right inferior frontal gyrus. Significant decreased ALFF appeared in right postcentral gyrus, left precuneus, left superior temporal gyrus, left middle temporal gyrus, and so on., Conclusion: Needing at Hand Taiyin Lung Channel could significantly change fixed activities of cerebral cortex, especially in right subcallosal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus, and so on.
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- 2016
10. [Effect of acupuncture at pericardium points of amplitude of low frequency fluctuations of healthy people in resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging].
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Zhou YL, Xu HZ, Duan YL, Zhang G, Su CG, Wu YH, Xing W, and Jin XY
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- Acupuncture Points, Brain Mapping, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Pericardium, Acupuncture, Brain physiology
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Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture at the whole points of Hand Jueyin pericardium meridian on the amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF) of healthy people in resting state (R1) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)., Methods: Totally 16 healthy subjects received structure scan of T1 and T2. Then two fMRI scans were conducted for each participant. fMRI included the resting-state scan (R1; the scanning time was 8 min 6 s), the stimulating-acupoint scan (AP; the scanning time was 8 min 6 s). fMRI data acquisition from structure scanning and function scanning were processed with format conversion and statistical analysis., Results: Under R1 state, brain regions with activated ALFF signals included bilateral superior frontal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus, middle occipital gyrus, precuneus, superior temporal gyrus, and cingulate gyrus. Under the AP state, brain regions with activated ALFF signals were bilateral superior frontal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus, left fusiform gyrus, precuneus, posterior cingulate, and declivis. Compared with R1 state, obvious difference of ALFF signal areas of the brain caused by acupuncture at pericardium were: bilateral cuneus, precuneus, left posterior cingulate gyrus, right middle occipital gyrus, and right occipital lingual gyrus., Conclusion: Acupuncture at the whole points of Hand Jueyin pericardium meridian could significantly change inherent activity states of the cerebral cortex, especially in bilateral superior frontal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus, and precuneus.
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- 2014
11. [Angiogenesis of brain after ischemia/reperfusion injury of brain in aged rats and changes in expressions of basic fibroblast growth factor and transformation growth factor-β1].
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Li JS, Zhou YL, Liu K, Gao JF, Yang XK, Zhao YW, Liu ZG, and Liu JX
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- Aging, Animals, Male, Neovascularization, Pathologic, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Brain blood supply, Brain Ischemia metabolism, Brain Ischemia pathology, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 metabolism, Reperfusion Injury metabolism, Reperfusion Injury pathology, Transforming Growth Factor beta1 metabolism
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Objective: To elucidate the mechanism of angiogenesis after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in the aged rats by observing the changes in expressions of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and transformation growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)., Methods: Young Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were classified into groups by random digits table, and aged SD rats were stratified by different body weight. Rats were randomly divided into groups of sham operation, ischemia (I) 3 hours, I/R 1, 3, 6, 12 days, with 6 rats in each group. Focal cerebral I/R model was reproduced by intraluminal filament technique. Microvessel density (MVD) of brain tissue, sum area of lumens were observed, and the expressions of bFGF protein, TGF-β1 protein and TGF-β1 mRNA were assessed with immunohistochemistry and hybridization in situ., Results: MVD in young model group began to increase at I 3 hours, peaking at I/R 6 days, maintained up to I/R 12 days. MVD in aged model group began to descend at I 3 hours and continued to I/R 12 days. Sum area of lumens in young model group increased markedly at I/R 1 day, gradually lowered at I/R 1-6 days, and increased obviously again at I/R 12 days. Sum area of lumens in aged model group reached peak at I/R 1 day, gradually decreased subsequently. MVD in aged sham operation group were higher than that in young sham operation group (6.88±1.60 vs. 5.50±1.53, P<0.01). MVD and sum area of lumens in aged model group at I/R 1, 3, 6, 12 days were lower than young model group. Expressions of bFGF protein, TGF-β1 protein in young and aged model group were both gradually up-regulated, all of them reaching peak at I/R 3 days, and lowered gradually at I/R 3-12 days subsequently. Expressions of bFGF protein (grey level) in both aged sham operation group and those of model group at I 3 hours, I/R 1, 3, 12 days were lower than those of young sham operation and those of the model group at the same time points (176.80±5.10 vs. 172.82±1.53, 171.81±2.43 vs. 167.85±2.41, 167.99±5.51 vs. 164.90±2.15, 152.98±4.11 vs. 150.75±1.11, 165.67±3.55 vs. 161.73±1.29, P<0.05 or P<0.01). Expressions of TGF-β1 protein (grey level) in both aged sham operation and those of model group at I 3 hours, I/R 1, 3, 6, 12 days were all lower than those of young sham operation and those of model group at the same time points (182.69±3.12 vs. 176.13±4.08, 176.89±2.30 vs. 170.56±7.47, 171.74±2.70 vs. 165.43±2.91, 157.17±5.20 vs. 150.43±4.28, 161.72±4.81 vs. 155.37±2.92, 167.69±2.18 vs. 160.28±3.59, all P<0.01). TGF-β1 mRNA expressions in both young model group and aged model group reached peak at I/R 1 day, gradually lowered subsequently. Expressions of TGF-β1 mRNA (gray level) in both aged sham operation and those of model group at I 3 hours, I/R 3, 6, 12 days were lower than those of young sham operation and also model group at the same time points (176.51±9.52 vs. 169.09±5.08, 176.75±5.74 vs. 165.36±4.78, 177.33±5.68 vs. 165.25±8.14, 178.46±4.91 vs. 170.51±4.29, 203.95±4.51 vs. 181.98±5.59, all P<0.01)., Conclusion: Angiogenesis is obviously weak after cerebral I/R in the aged, and the mechanism of which might be related to the down-regulation of expressions of bFGF protein, TGF-β1 protein and TGF-β1 mRNA. Aging factor may be one of the main reasons which induce the down regulation of expressions mentioned above.
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- 2010
12. [Investigation on the changes of dependent signal on the amplitude of low frequency fluctuations at blood oxygen level in brain after acupuncture Neiguan (PC 6)].
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Han YY, Yin H, Zhou YL, Zhang G, Wu YH, Xing W, Sun F, Jin XY, and Xu HZ
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- Brain blood supply, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Radiography, Young Adult, Acupuncture Points, Brain diagnostic imaging, Brain metabolism, Oxygen blood
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Objective: To investigate the relationship of the acupoint and its functional location in the brain., Methods: Ten healthy participants were examined with the resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fM-RI). The scanning includes the resting state 1 (R 1), acupuncture stimulating (AP) Neiguan (PC 6) and the resting state 2 (R 2). All data were analyzed with the amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF)., Results: 1) During the R1, the regions with active signal on the ALFF contained bilateral superior frontal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus and some part of cerebellum (including right declive, culme, tonsil and left uvula), as well as left precuneus, right superiour temporal gyrus. 2) As for AP, the active regions with higher ALFF were bilateral superior frontal gyrus and right cuneus, as well as left middle frontal gyrus, declivis and right semi-lunar lobule. 3) The main difference on ALFF between R1 and AP appeared within bilateral cingulated gyrus and declivis, left lingualgurus, and cuneus, as well as right precuneus, fusiform gyrus, superior frontal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus and superior temporal gyrus, etc., Conclusion: After acupuncture stimulating the left Neiguan (PC 6), the active regions on ALFF are detected on bilateral cingulated gyrus, right superior frontal gyrus and medial frontal gyrus, as well as bilateral declivis and left lingual gurus, etc. These regions have the close relationship with the mental disorder and nervous diseases, which might be the possible neural mechanism of acupuncture stimulating Neiguan (PC 6) for treating some of related mental disorder and nervous diseases.
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- 2009
13. [Clinical observation on acupoint sticking therapy for treatment of chronic pain of cervical intervertebral disc].
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Yang T, Sun F, and Zhou YL
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- Acupuncture Therapy, Administration, Cutaneous, Adult, Aged, Back Pain therapy, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Acupuncture Points, Back Pain drug therapy, Cervical Vertebrae drug effects, Drugs, Chinese Herbal administration & dosage, Intervertebral Disc drug effects
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Objective: To probe into an effective therapy for chronic pain of cervical intervertebral disc., Methods: Sixty-six cases of chronic pain of cervical intervertebral disc were randomly divided into an acupoint sticking group and an acu puncture group, 33 cases in each group. The acupoint sticking group was treated with acupoint sticking therapy, and the acupuncture group with acupuncture. Tianding (LI 17), Futu (LI 18), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianzong (S 11), etc. were selected in the two groups. After treatment for 3 therapeutic courses, their therapeutic effects were observed., Results: The effective rate was 93.5% in the acupoint sticking group and 72.4% in the acupuncture group, the former being better than the latter (P<0.05); in a 3-month following-up survey, the effective rate was 90.3% in the acupoint sticking group and 65.5% in the acupuncture group, the former being better than the latter (P<0.05)., Conclusion: The acupoint sticking therapy has an satisfactory therapeutic effect on chronic pain of cervical intervertebral disc.
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- 2009
14. [Correlation analysis on changes between cognitive ability and brain fMRI after acupoint thread embedding in Alzheimer's disease patients].
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Zhou YL, Han HY, and Jia JP
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- Acupuncture Therapy, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease diagnostic imaging, Brain physiopathology, Catgut, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Male, Radiography, Acupuncture Points, Alzheimer Disease physiopathology, Alzheimer Disease therapy, Brain diagnostic imaging, Cognition
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Objective: To explore the mechanism of acupoint thread embedding (ATE) in treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) by means of brain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)., Methods: Twenty-six patients with mild to moderate AD were assigned to the tested group and the control group in pairing, 13 in each group. ATE was performed in patients of the tested group at Shenmen (HT7), Fenglong (ST40), Taixi (KI3) and Zusanli (ST36) acupoints, once every month for 6 times in total; but for patients of the control group only sham operation was done at the same acupoints. The correlation between cognitive ability and fMRI were assessed by comparing the scores of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Alzhemer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive section (ADAS-Cog), monitored at two time points, namely, in one week before starting treatment and 1 week after terminating 6-month treatment. Furthermore, fMRI was detected to obtain the data of the cerebral blood oxygen content before treatment and 6 months after completing the 6-month therapeutic course. Correlation analysis was conducted on the obtained data using software SPM., Results: After treatment, changes of MMSE score significently increased in the test group (P < 0.01) and decreased in the control group (P < 0.01), and ADAS-Cog decreased in the test group (P < 0.01) and increased in the control group (P < 0.05), showing statistical significance between the two groups (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). The activated regions related with the change of MMSE were mainly inferior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, superior frontal gyrus, transverse temporal gyrus, on the left cerebrum and superior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, precentral gyrus, hippocampal gyrus, cingulate gyrus, postcentral gyrus, paracentral lobule on the right cerebrum; those related with change of ADAS-Cog were superior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, fusiform gyrus, inferior temporal gyrus, hippocampal gyrus on the left cerebrum, and superior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, precentral gyrus, fusiform gyrus, transverse temporal gyrus, postcentral gyrus, middle occipital gyrus on the right cerebrum., Conclusion: ATE could improve the cognitive ability of AD patients, its possible mechanism may be through the activation on the cognition related regions of frontal, temporal lobe and marginal system, as well as those of cerebellum.
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- 2008
15. [Clinical observation on catgut implantation at acupoint for treatment of Alzheimer's disease].
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Zhou YL and Jia JP
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- Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease psychology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Acupuncture Points, Acupuncture Therapy methods, Alzheimer Disease therapy, Catgut
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Objective: To observe clinical therapeutic effect of catgut implantation at acupoint on Alzheimer's disease (AD)., Methods: Twenty-six cases with mild-moderate AD were divided into an acupoint catgut implantation group and a control group by sample-paired method. The acupoint catgut implantation group were treated with cat-gut implantation at Shenmen (HT 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40) and Taixi (KI 3), and the control group with the same manipulation at the same acupoints with no catgut implanted, once each month, for 6 months. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Activity of Daily Living (ADL) and Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Section (ADAS-Cog) scores were recorded before and after treatment and analyzed statistically., Results: After treatment, the score of MMSE significantly increased (P < 0.01), the score of ADAS-Cog significantly decreased (P < 0.01) and the score of ADL did not significantly change in the acupoint catgut implantation group; compared with the control group, the score of MMSE in the acupoint catgut implantation significantly increased (P < 0.01), the score of ADAS-Cog significantly decreased (P < 0.05) and the score of ADL did not significantly change in the acupoint catgut implantation., Conclusion: Acupoint catgut implantation therapy increases cognitive function of the patient of AD, which provides a new therapeutic method for aged AD.
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- 2008
16. [Effect of Huaisanzhen on central analgesic transmitters in the rat of the nerve root pain caused by protrusion of lumbar intervertebra disc].
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Zhou YL, Liu YJ, Fu JN, and Wei W
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- Animals, Brain Chemistry, Intervertebral Disc Displacement complications, Intervertebral Disc Displacement physiopathology, Male, Pain Threshold, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Serotonin analysis, Acupuncture Analgesia methods, Intervertebral Disc Displacement therapy, Radiculopathy therapy
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Objective: To search the mechanism of Huaisanzhen in treating the nerve root pain caused by protrusion of lumbar intervertebra disc., Methods: Sixty male SD rats were randomly divided into a normal control group, a sham operation control group, a model control group, an aspirin-DL-lysine control group, a routine body acupuncture group, and a Huaisanzhen treatment group. The aspirin-DL-lysine control group, the routine body acupuncture group and the Huaisanzhen treatment group were treated by aspirin-DL-lysine through intramuscular injection, routine acupuncture and Huaisanzhen therapy, respectively. The pain threshold and the content of brain 5-HT in each group were determined., Results: The pain threshold significantly increased in the Huaisanzhen treatment group as compared with that in the model control group at the same hour points (P < 0.05). And at the 30 min, the pain threshold in the aspirin-DL-lysine control group and the routine body acupuncture group was significantly higher than that in the model control group, and the Huaisanzhen treatment group was significantly higher than that in the aspirin-DL-lysine control group and the routine body acupuncture group (all P < 0.05). The 5-HT contents at the same time in the Huaisanzhen treatment group were higher than those of the model control group and the aspirin-DL-lysine control group (P < 0.01). The 5-HT content at 30 min in the Huaisanzhen treatment groups was significantly higher than that of the routine body acupuncture group (P < 0.05)., Conclusion: The analgesic effect of Huaisanzhen treatment is closely related to increase of 5-HT content in the brain.
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- 2007
17. [Clinical observation on ankle-three-needle for treatment of nerve root pain of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc].
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Zhou YL, Zhang SQ, Sun GS, Chen JH, Liu P, Liu YJ, Lin GP, and Hu B
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- Adult, Aged, Ankle, Female, Humans, Intervertebral Disc Displacement physiopathology, Male, Middle Aged, Acupuncture Analgesia methods, Intervertebral Disc Displacement therapy, Lumbar Vertebrae, Neuralgia therapy, Spinal Nerve Roots physiopathology
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Objective: To observe the analgesic effect of ankle-three-needle on nerve root pain of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc., Methods: Three hundred and eighty cases were randomly divided into an ankle-three-needle group, a routine acupuncture group and a medication group. The ankle-three-needle group were treated with ankle-three-needle therapy, i. e. according to different prolapse segments, points Gentong No. 1, 2 and 3 were selected with lifting-kneading needle insertion method used and the needle was inserted along the skin; the routine acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture at Shenshu (BL 23), Qihaishu (BL 24) and Jiaji (EX-B 2) of the prolapse corresponding segment, and Ciliao (BL 32), etc. with uniform reinforcing-reducing manipulation; the medication group were treated with routine buttock intramuscular injection of aspirin-DL-lysine plus saline., Results: The time inducing analgesia was 6 min in the ankle-three-needle group, 27 min in the routine acupuncture group and 18 min in the medication group. The effect-lasting time was 24.48 h in the ankle-three-needle group, 8.93 h in the routine acupuncture group and 6.36 h in the medication group, with a significant difference as the ankle-three-needle group compared with both the routine acupuncture group and the medication group, but with no significant difference between the routine acupuncture group and the medication group. After treatment, there were very significant differences in change tendency of the analgesic score among the three groups at all the time points (P < 0.01). And there was very significant differences in the changing tendency of straight-leg raising test among the three groups at 0.5 h, 1 h, 24 h and 48 h (P < 0.001)., Conclusion: Ankle-three-needle has obvious therapeutic effect on nerve root pain induced by prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.
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- 2006
18. [Neuro-protective effect of Naomaitong to inflammatory cascade response after focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion in aged rats].
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Li JS, Gao JF, Zhou YL, and Liu K
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- Animals, Brain metabolism, Brain pathology, Brain Ischemia etiology, Brain Ischemia metabolism, Drugs, Chinese Herbal isolation & purification, Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery chemically induced, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 genetics, Male, Neuroprotective Agents isolation & purification, Plants, Medicinal chemistry, RNA, Messenger biosynthesis, RNA, Messenger genetics, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Reperfusion Injury etiology, Reperfusion Injury metabolism, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 metabolism, Brain Ischemia pathology, Drugs, Chinese Herbal pharmacology, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 biosynthesis, Neuroprotective Agents pharmacology, Reperfusion Injury pathology
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Objective: To study the protective effect of Naomaitong on inflammatory cascade response after focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion in aged rats., Method: We duplicated focal cerebral ischemia model with MCAO, with ischemia 3 h and I/R 1, 3, 6, 12 d points. The effect of Naomaitong on the nervous dysfunction score, the water content of cerebral constitution and the expression of TNF-alpha, VCAM-1, ICAM-1 and its mRNA were observed, and the group with nimodipine was as control., Result: The nervous dysfunction score (I/R1, 3, 6 d), the water content of cerebral constitution (all the time points), the expression of TNF-alpha, VCAM-1 (I 3 h, I/R 1, 3, 6 d), ICAM-1 (I 3 h,I/R 1, 3, 6 d) and its Mrna (all the time points) in model group were higher than those of the sham-operated group; The nervous dysfunction score, the water content of cerebral constitution (I/R 3, 6, 12 d), the expression of TNF-alpha, VCAM-1 (I 3 h, I/R 1, 3 d), ICAM-1 and its mRNA (I 3 h, I/R 1, 3 d) in model group were decreased compared with that of model group. The nervous dysfunction score (I/R 6, 12 d), the expression of TNF-alpha, ICAM-1 (I/R 1d) and its mRNA (I/R 1, 3 d) in Naomaitong group were higher than that of Nimodipine group., Conclusion: Naomaitong could protect brain cell from damage after focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury by inhibiting the expression of TNF-alpha, adhesion molecule.
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- 2006
19. [Effects of Naomaitong Recipe on expressions of nuclear factor-kappaB and nitric-oxide synthases in brain tissue after focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion in aged rats].
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Gao JF, Li JS, Zhou YL, and Liu K
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- Aging, Animals, Brain metabolism, Brain pathology, HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins biosynthesis, Immunohistochemistry, Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery etiology, Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery metabolism, Male, Neuroprotective Agents pharmacology, Phytotherapy, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Brain drug effects, Drugs, Chinese Herbal pharmacology, Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery prevention & control, NF-kappa B biosynthesis, Nitric Oxide Synthase biosynthesis, Reperfusion Injury complications
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Objective: To study the effects of Naomaitong Recipe, a compound Chinese herbal medicine, on the expressions of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and nitric-oxide synthases (NOSs) in brain tissue after focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion in aged rats and the dosage-effect relationship., Methods: We adopted the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in aged rats as the focal cerebral ischemia model, with 3-hour ischemia and 12-day reperfusion, and observed the changes of the nerve dysfunction score, the water content of cerebral constitution and the expressions of NF-kappaB, heat-shock protein 70 (HSP70) and NOSs in cerebral cortex., Results: The nerve dysfunction score, the water content of cerebral constitution, the expressions of NF-kappaB, HSP70, neuronal nitric-oxide synthase (nNOS), endothelial nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS) and inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS) in the untreated group were higher than those of the sham-operated group. The nerve dysfunction score, the water content of cerebral constitution, the expressions of NF-kappaB, iNOS and nNOS were lower, while the expressions of HSP70 and eNOS were higher in the high-, medium- and low-dose Naomaitong-treated groups and nimodipine-treated group than those of the untreated-group. The nerve dysfunction score and the expression of nNOS were lower, while the expression of eNOS was higher in the medium-dose Naomaitong-treated group than those of the nimodipine-treated group. The expressions of HSP70 and eNOS were higher, while the other indices were lower in the medium-dose Naomaitong-treated group than those of the low-dose Naomaitong-treated group., Conclusion: Naomaitong Recipe can protect the brain cells from damage after focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury by adjusting the expressions of NF-kappaB, HSP70 and NOSs, and the medium-dose Naomaitong Recipe is more effective.
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- 2006
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20. [Changes in inflammatory cascade response and its implication during cerebral ischemia/reperfusion in aged rats].
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Li JS, Gao JF, Zhou YL, and Liu K
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- Age Factors, Animals, Brain Ischemia etiology, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 biosynthesis, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 genetics, Male, RNA, Messenger genetics, Random Allocation, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Reperfusion Injury etiology, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha genetics, Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 biosynthesis, Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 genetics, Brain Ischemia metabolism, Reperfusion Injury metabolism, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha biosynthesis
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Objective: To investigate the changes in expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-alpha), vascular cellular adhesive molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecular-1 (ICAM-1) and its mRNA expression, and the pathogenetic mechanism of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R) in elderly., Methods: Thirty six male young SD rats (5-6 months old) and 36 male aged SD rats (20-21 months old) were randomly divided into young sham operated group, young model group, aged sham operated group and aged model group, respectively. The two model groups were randomly divided into ischemia 3 hours (I 3 h), I/R 1, 3, 6, 12 days groups. There were 6 rats in each group. Focal cerebral I/R model was replicated with middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). The changes of the nervous dysfunction score, the water content of cerebral constitution and the expression of TNF-alpha, VCAM-1, ICAM-1 and ICAM-1 mRNA were observed at each time point., Results: The expression of TNF-alpha in the aged sham operated group were higher than that of the young sham operated group. The nervous dysfunction score (I 3 h and I/R 1-12 d), the water content of cerebral constitution (I/R 1-6 d), the expression of TNF-alpha (I 3 h and I/R 1-6 d), VCAM-1 (I 3 h and I/R 1 d), ICAM-1 (I 3 h and I/R 1-6 d) and ICAM-1 mRNA (I 3 h and I/R 1-12 d) in young model group and aged model group were higher than those of the young sham operated group and the aged sham operated group respectively. The nervous dysfunction score (I 3 h, I/R 6 d), the expression of TNF-alpha (I/R 1, 3 d), VCAM-1 (I/R 3, 6 d), ICAM-1 (I 3 h, I/R 1 d) and ICAM-1 mRNA (I/R 1-6 d) in aged model group were higher than that of young model group., Conclusion: The cerebral I/R injury is correlated with the up regulation of TNF-alpha, VCAM-1,ICAM-1 and its mRNA expression. The cerebral I/R injury of aged rats is more serious than that of young rats which might be associated with up regulation of TNF-alpha, adhesion molecules expression with aging.
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- 2006
21. [Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion combined with sacral injection on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc].
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Liu YJ and Zhou YL
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- Humans, Intervertebral Disc Displacement therapy, Lumbar Vertebrae, Prolapse, Intervertebral Disc, Moxibustion
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Objective: To search for an effective method for treatment of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc., Methods: Ninety-four cases were randomly divided into a treatment group of 48 cases and a control group of 46 cases. The treatment group were treated by acupuncture and moxibustion combined with sacral injection and the control group with simple sacral injection. Their therapeutic effects were compared., Results: The cured and total effective rates were 64.6% and 97.9% in the treatment group, and 37.0% and 89.1% in the control group, with statistically significant differences between the two groups (both P < 0.05)., Conclusion: Acupuncture and moxibustion combined with sacral injection has a significant therapeutic effect on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.
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- 2005
22. [Clinical study on analgesic effect of Huaisanzhen on the nerve root pain due to prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc].
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Zhou YL, Liu YJ, Chen JH, Hu B, Zhang SQ, and Sun GS
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- Analgesics, Humans, Pain drug therapy, Prolapse, Intervertebral Disc, Intervertebral Disc Displacement therapy
- Abstract
Objective: To search for an effective therapy for the nerve root pain caused by prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc., Methods: One hundred and ninety-two cases were randomly divided into a Huaisanzhen group of 96 cases, a drug control group of 48 cases and an acupuncture control group of 48 cases. The Huaisanzhen group were treated by Huaisanzhen therapy, the drug control group by intramuscular injection of aspirin-DL-lysine and the acupuncture control group by routine acupuncture., Results: The time inducing analgesic effect was shorter, the effect-lasting time was longer, and the analgesic effect and the comprehensive therapeutic effect were better in the treatment group as compared with the two control groups with very significant differences (P < 0.01)., Conclusion: Huaisanzhen therapy has a better analgesic effect on the nerve root pain due to prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.
- Published
- 2005
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