Perianal Tuberculosis: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by K. Ibn Majdoub Hassani, S. Ait Laalim, I. Toughrai, K. Mazaz

“…The treatment was both surgical and medical and the therapy lasted for seven months. After six months from the beginning of the treatment, the lesion had totally disappeared and there is still no recurrence after one year of followup. …”
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Effect of Neck Exercises Combined with Stimulating Baihui and Yongquan Acupoints Based on the Concept of Muscle and Bone Balance on Patients with Cervical Hypertension by CHEN Xiuming, LIN Jian, LIU Jinyong, FANG Yuelong, ZHAN Zhengxuan, HE Zhen, CAI Shuhe

“…Stimulating Baihui and Yongquan acupoints included head and neck scraping therapy and moxibustion of Yongquan acupoint, once every other day. It lasted for seven times. The systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), visual analogue scale (VAS), neck disability index (NDI) score, TCM syndrome score, and the effective rate of antihypertensive were compared between the two groups before and after the treatment.ResultsThe SBP and DBP of both groups decreased significantly after the treatment, VAS score, NDI score and TCM syndrome score of the observation group decreased significantly after the treatment, the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Mechanism of Electroacupuncture Mediated Macrophages Infiltration on Dorsal Root Ganglion to Alleviate Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathic Pain by XIANG Hongchun, ZHANG Hong, LI Jing, LONG Man, LI Man, CAI Guowei

“…After injection (at the 9th day), the EA group received electroacupuncture at bilateral Zusanli acupoint (ST 36) with frequency of 15 Hz, intensity of 1 mA, 30 minutes a time, once a day, lasting for seven days. The "up and down" method was used to measure paw withdrawal mechanical threshold (PWMT); the hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe pathological characteristics of DRG tissues; immunofluorescence staining was used to detect the percentage of MCP-1 and CD68 immunopositive area in DRG tissues; Western blot method was used to detect the protein expression level of CD68, MCP-1, iNOS and IL-1β in DRG tissues, and transmission electron microscope was used to observe the ultrastructure of macrophages in DRG tissues.Results(1) PWMT: compared with the control group at the same time, PWMT in the model group decreased significantly at the 8th, 11th, 13th and 15th days (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the model group at the same time, PWMT in the EA group increased significantly at the 11th, 13th and 15th days, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) Histopathological features of DRG tissues: the inflammatory cells are nearly round in shape and blue-purple in color. …”
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Neuroprotective Effect of Crocin on Rats with Focal Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Based on TLR4/NF-κB Pathway by LI Xiaolei, ZHU Haisheng, MA Ruijuan, HU Ke, FENG Lina, WANG Xudong

“…All groups were injected 5 mL/(kg·d), once a day, lasting for seven days. Suture occluded method was used to establish FCIR rats model. …”
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