Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Mixed State with Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine: Expert Consensus of Zhejiang Province in China.

Background: As a mixed state of depressive and manic syndrome, the concept of bipolar disorder has remained unclear to date. Treatment of mixed states is difficult due to clinical recognition and poor therapeutic ideas. Based on expert consensus, it is important to establish a new definition of bipolar disorder, understand the concept of its mixed state within the field of clinical psychiatry, and explore its diagnosis and treatment using Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western medicine.

Altered gut microbiota and systemic immunity in Chinese patients with schizophrenia comorbid with metabolic syndrome.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is highly prevalent in individuals with schizophrenia (SZ), leading to negative consequences like premature mortality. Gut dysbiosis, which refers to an imbalance of the microbiota, and chronic inflammation are associated with both SZ and MetS. However, the relationship between gut dysbiosis, host immunological dysfunction, and SZ comorbid with MetS (SZ-MetS) remains unclear.

Can the combination of antiplatelet or alteplase thrombolytic therapy with argatroban benefit patients suffering from acute stroke? a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.

Background: The effectiveness of administering argatroban as a treatment approach following antiplatelet therapy or alteplase thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute stroke is presently uncertain. However, it is important to highlight the potential benefits of combining this medication with known thrombolytics or antiplatelet therapy. One notable advantage of argatroban is its short half-life, which helps minimize excessive anticoagulation and risk of bleeding complications in inadvertent cases of hemorrhagic stroke.

Does Endovascular Thrombectomy(ET) plus tirofiban benefit stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Ischemic stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Endovascular thrombectomy (ET) has been shown to prevent disability in a proportion of patients. The use of tirofiban in patients undergoing ET after acute stroke has resulted in improved patient function and reduced mortality to some extent.

The association between short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide and hospital admission for schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Ambient air pollution has been identified as a primary risk factor for mental disorders. In recent years, the relationship between exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and the risk of hospital admissions (HAs) for schizophrenia has garnered increasing scientific interest, but evidence from epidemiological studies has been inconsistent. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to comprehensively identify potential correlations.

[Comparison of three different methods in transfection of plasmid pGPU6/GFP/Neo to chicken embryo fibroblasts].

Objective: To compare three different methods in transfection of plasmid pGPU6/GFP/Neo into chicken embryo fibroblast.

Methods: Different doses (1.25 μl,2 μl,2.

The effects of vasonatrin peptide on random pattern skin flap survival.

Background: A lot of methods have been intensively investigated to improve random skin flap survival. Decreasing inflammation and alleviating tissue injury have been reported to be effective in improving survival ratio. Vasonatrin peptide (VNP) is a chimera of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP).

Roles of scholars in the practice of combating-desertification: a case study in northwest China.

This study investigated the perceived importance of scholars' participation in combating-desertification programs in northwest China and analyzed the underlying factors and mechanisms. Our results show that, while various experts, professors, and researchers have participated in combating-desertification programs, their actions were often not effective. Only those scholars who understood the local situations adequately had important and positive impacts.