With the introduction of Integrative Medicine in Hong Kong(“)s healthcare system, innovative models of interface are being developed to facilitate patients(“)choice on Chinese Medicine, Western Medici
The present study aimed to observe the interventional effect of prostaglandin E1 on the expression of Apaf-1 and TLR4 in the rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion(CIR)injury.
Major depression is thought to originate from maladaptation to adverse events,particularly when impairments occur in mood-related brain regions.Hypothalamuspituitary-adrenal(HPA)axis is one of the maj
Chemical pruritogens and algogens evoke primarily itch and pain,respectively,when administered to the skin of healthy human subjects.However,the dominant sensory quality elicited by an algesic chemica
The present study aimed to observe the effect of rosuvastatin preconditioning on inflammatory cytokines-IL-1β and IL-6 release in vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMCs)after ischemia reperfusion.Thirty-s
The study aimed to observe the protective effects of astaxanthin(ATX)and its molecular mechanism in SH-SY5Y cells.The SH-SY5Y cells were pre-treated with ATX(5,10,20 and 40 μmol/L)for 24 h and were co
Using an alpha-synuclein(aSYN)rat model of Parkinsons disease(PD),we evaluated three regimens of trehalose administration to identify an efficacious dosing regimen that can be used to clinically evalu
Hypertension is the major risk factor for cardiovascular and renal diseases that affect more than 1.5 billion people world-wide in the next 10 years[1,2].
Brain edema plays an important role in cerebral ischemic pathogenesis and indicates a worse result of ischemic stroke.Glibenclamide has gained attention for its prominent anti-edema property,but up to