Objective:To To investigate the effect of acupuncture on the tumor necrosis factor- α(TNF-α),interleukin-6(IL-6),C-reactive protein(CRP),nitric oxide synthase(NOS) content and muscular tension of spasticity cerebral...Objective:To To investigate the effect of acupuncture on the tumor necrosis factor- α(TNF-α),interleukin-6(IL-6),C-reactive protein(CRP),nitric oxide synthase(NOS) content and muscular tension of spasticity cerebral palsy rat model.Methods:The rats with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into the control group,model group and acupuncture group.After successful modeling,the muscular tension and the content of TNF- α,IL-6,CRP.NOS were measured.Results:The serum TNF- α,IL—6,CRP,NOS content were significantly decreased in the acupuncture group(P<0.05).The low and high shear viscosity of whole blood of the acupuncture group were significantly lower than the control group and the model group(P<0.05).The erythrocyte electrophoresis indexes in the acupuncture group were significantly lower than that in the model group and the control group(P<0.05).Acupuncture significantly reduced the muscular tension of spastic cerebral palsy rat and increased the active extent in the paralytie extremity(P<0.05),but it could not be restored to normal level.Compared with the control group,the difference had significant(P<0.05).Conclusions:Acupuncture treatment can inhibit the release of inflammatory cells after brain injury,then reduce immune injury,relieve muscle spasms and reduce muscular tension.展开更多
A severe spinal cord involvement may rarely occur in patients with cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases;this complication is usually associated with overt liver failure and surgical or spontaneous porto-systemic...A severe spinal cord involvement may rarely occur in patients with cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases;this complication is usually associated with overt liver failure and surgical or spontaneous porto-systemic shunt.Hepatic myelopathy(HM)is characterized by progressive weakness and spasticity of the lower extremities,while sensory and sphincter disturbances have rarely been described and are usually less important.The diagnosis is assigned in the appropriate clinical setting on clinical grounds after the exclusion of other clinical entities leading to spastic paraparesis.Magnetic resonance imaging is often unremarkable;however,also intracerebral corticospinal tract abnor-malities have been reported recently.The study of motor evoked potentials may disclose central conduction abnormalities even before HM is clinically manifest.HM responds poorly to blood ammonia-lowering and other conservative medical therapy.Liver transplantation represents a potentially definitive treatment for HM in patients with decompensated cirrhosis of Child-Pugh B and C grades.Other surgical treatment options in HM include surgical ligation,shunt reduction,or occlusion by interventional procedures.展开更多
基金supported by Medical Scientific Research Project of Health Department of Hebei Province(Project number:04060)
文摘Objective:To To investigate the effect of acupuncture on the tumor necrosis factor- α(TNF-α),interleukin-6(IL-6),C-reactive protein(CRP),nitric oxide synthase(NOS) content and muscular tension of spasticity cerebral palsy rat model.Methods:The rats with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into the control group,model group and acupuncture group.After successful modeling,the muscular tension and the content of TNF- α,IL-6,CRP.NOS were measured.Results:The serum TNF- α,IL—6,CRP,NOS content were significantly decreased in the acupuncture group(P<0.05).The low and high shear viscosity of whole blood of the acupuncture group were significantly lower than the control group and the model group(P<0.05).The erythrocyte electrophoresis indexes in the acupuncture group were significantly lower than that in the model group and the control group(P<0.05).Acupuncture significantly reduced the muscular tension of spastic cerebral palsy rat and increased the active extent in the paralytie extremity(P<0.05),but it could not be restored to normal level.Compared with the control group,the difference had significant(P<0.05).Conclusions:Acupuncture treatment can inhibit the release of inflammatory cells after brain injury,then reduce immune injury,relieve muscle spasms and reduce muscular tension.
文摘A severe spinal cord involvement may rarely occur in patients with cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases;this complication is usually associated with overt liver failure and surgical or spontaneous porto-systemic shunt.Hepatic myelopathy(HM)is characterized by progressive weakness and spasticity of the lower extremities,while sensory and sphincter disturbances have rarely been described and are usually less important.The diagnosis is assigned in the appropriate clinical setting on clinical grounds after the exclusion of other clinical entities leading to spastic paraparesis.Magnetic resonance imaging is often unremarkable;however,also intracerebral corticospinal tract abnor-malities have been reported recently.The study of motor evoked potentials may disclose central conduction abnormalities even before HM is clinically manifest.HM responds poorly to blood ammonia-lowering and other conservative medical therapy.Liver transplantation represents a potentially definitive treatment for HM in patients with decompensated cirrhosis of Child-Pugh B and C grades.Other surgical treatment options in HM include surgical ligation,shunt reduction,or occlusion by interventional procedures.
