HubMed - Electro Acupuncture
[Meta analysis and analytic hierarchy process-based intervention strategy research of acupuncture for primary depressive disorder].
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2013 May; 33(5): 463-7
Li B, Du YH, Wang X, Li HS, Li D, Jia LY
To acquire the optimal intervention methods of acupuncture on primary depressive disorder (PDD) through high quality clinical evidences of acupuncture for PDD and analytic hierarchy process.Databases of domestic and international medical literatures were retrieved with computer. And high-quality clinical evidences on treatment of PDD with acupuncture were collected. Jadad scale evaluation was adopted to estimate the quality of evidences. RevMan 5.1 software was applied for Meta analysis and statistical appraisal on effect size. Analytic hierarchy process was utilized on acquired clinical evidences to construct the model and matrix to screen the optimal interevention method.Fourteen researches were included. And the result of Meta analysis showed that no statistical differences could be found on clinical control rate, marked effectiveness rate, effective rate and the overall clinical effective rate between acupuncture and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRIs). The combination of acupuncture and SSRIs could improve the clinical control rate and the overall clinical effective rate. And a 6-week intervention of electro-acupuncture combined with SSRIs was considered as the best intervention for the best overall effect.Based on the present clinical evidences, a 6-week intervention of acupuncture combined with SSRIs is the best intervention on mild or moderate PDD, which can obviously enhance the clinical control rate and the overall clinical effective rate.
HubMed - far infrared therapy
Theragnostic pH-sensitive Gold Nanoparticles for the Selective Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering and Photothermal Cancer Therapy.
Anal Chem. 2013 Jul 24;
Jung S, Nam J, Hwang S, Park J, Hur J, Im K, Park N, Kim S
We report a nanoparticle-based probe that can be used for 'turn-on' theragnostic agent for simultaneous Raman imaging/diagnosis and photothermal therapy. The agent consists of 10 nm spherical gold nanoparticle (NP) with pH-responsive ligands and Raman probes on the surface. They are engineered to exhibit the surface with both positive and negative charges upon mildly acidic condition, which subsequently results in rapid aggregations of the gold NPs. This aggregation simultaneously provides hot spots for the SERS probe with the enhancement factor reaching 1.3×10^4 and shifts the absorption to far-red and near-infrared (which is optimal for deep tissue penetration) by the coupled plasmon resonances; this shift was successfully exploited for low-threshold photothermal therapy. The theragnostic gold NPs are cancer-specific because they aggregate rapidly and accumulate selectively in cancerous cells. As the result, both Raman imaging and photothermal efficacy were turned on under cancerous local environment. In addition, the relatively small hydrodynamic size can have the potential for better access to targeted delivery in vivo and facilitated excretion after therapy.
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HubMed - Low Level Laser therapy
The effects of low-level laser therapy on palatal mucoperiosteal wound healing and oxidative stress status in experimental diabetic rats.
Photomed Laser Surg. 2013 Jul; 31(7): 315-21
Firat ET, Dağ A, Günay A, Kaya B, Karadede Mİ, Kanay BE, Ketani A, Evliyaoğlu O, Uysal E
Abstract Objective: The biostimulation effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) have recently been demonstrated. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of LLLT on palatal mucoperiostal wound healing and oxidative stress status in experimental diabetic rats. Materials and methods: Forty-two male Wistar rats that weighed 250-300 g were used in this study. Experimental diabetes was induced in all of the rats using streptozotocin. A standardized full thickness wound was made in the mucoperiosteum of the hard palates of the rats using a 3 mm biopsy punch. The rats were divided into groups: 1 (control group, non- irradiated), and 2 (experimental group, irradiated). Treatment using a GaAlAs laser at a wavelength of 940 nm and at dose of 10 J/cm(2) began after surgery, and was repeated on the 2nd, 4th, and 6th days post-surgery. Seven animals from each group were killed on the 7th, 14th, and 21st day after surgery. Biopsies were performed for the histological analysis and blood samples were collected by cardiac puncture for biochemical analysis. Results: The histopathological findings revealed reduced numbers of inflammatory cells, and increased mitotic activity of fibroblasts, collagen synthesis, and vascularization in rats in group 2. The total oxidative status was significantly decreased in the laser-treated group on the 21st day. Conclusions: LLLT elicits a positive healing effect on palatal mucoperiostal wounds, and modulates the oxidative status in experimental diabetic rats.
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