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Qi YC, Niu XL, Gao YR, Wang HB, Hu M, Dong LP, Li YZ. Therapeutic Effect Evaluation of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation With or Without Strengthening Exercise on Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2018; 57:580-583. [PMID: 28990434 DOI: 10.1177/0009922817732619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) combined with strengthening exercise on movement in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). One hundred children with spastic CP were randomly divided into a treatment group (NMES and strengthening exercise, n = 50) and a control group (only NMES, n = 50). We compared the Comprehensive Spasticity Scale (CSS) score, Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) score, and walking speed before treatment and 6 weeks and 3 months after treatment between the 2 groups. There was no difference in CSS score between the treatment and control groups before the therapy (12.0 ± 3.4 vs 12.3 ± 3.6), which decreased much more in the treatment group after 6 weeks (7.6 ± 3.0 vs 9.5 ± 2.8) and 3 months (7.4 ± 2.4 vs 9.4 ± 2.6) with significant differences ( P < .05). No difference in GMFM score was observed between the treatment and control groups before the therapy (44.5 ± 13.2 vs 44.0 ± 12.6), which increased much more in the treatment group after 6 weeks (70.6 ± 15.2 vs 56.7 ± 14.3) and 3 months (71.0 ± 16.4 vs 58.0 ± 15.6) with significant differences ( P < .05). The walking speed improved over time, which was the same before the treatment (0.43 ± 0.13 m/s vs 0.45 ± 0.14 m/s), and was significantly greater in the treatment group than that in the control group (6 weeks: 0.69 ± 0.15 m/s vs 0.56 ± 0.12 m/s, P < .05; 3 months: 0.72 ± 0.17 m/s vs 0.57 ± 0.18 m/s, P < .05). NMES combined with strengthening exercise was more effective than NMES alone in the recovery of spastic CP.
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- Ya-Chao Qi
- 1 Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- 1 Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- 1 Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- 1 Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- 1 Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- 2 The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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Qian YL, Zhang XQ, Wang LF, Chen J, Chen BR, Lv GH, Wu ZC, Guo J, Wang J, Qi YC, Li TC, Zhang W, Ruan L, Zuo XL. Detection of QTLs controlling fast kernel dehydration in maize (Zea mays L.). Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8151. [PMID: 27706572 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15038151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In order to understand the effect of grain moisture of inbred lines at the silking and physiological maturity stages on kernel dehydration rate, 59 maize inbred lines from six subgroups were selected. Grain moisture was measured and QTLs associated with kernel dehydration were mapped. A rapid dehydration evaluation and association analysis revealed eight inbred lines with faster dehydration rate, including Yuanwu 02, K36, Zhonger/O2, Lo1125, Han 49, Qi 319, Hua 160, and PH4CV. A single sequence repeat analysis using 85 pairs detected five QTLs with phenotypic variation contribution ≥10% in the permanent F2 generation populations Zheng 58 x S1776 and Chang 7-2 x K1131, which had LOD threshold values ≥ 3 in both 2013 and 2014. The chromosome region of qFkdr7b had not previously been reported and is preliminarily identified as a new major QTL. A false positive field verification of grain dehydration rate of 53 inbred lines indicated that the screening result of the rapid dehydration inbred lines by specific amplification with marker Phi114 was most similar to the field assessment result, followed by markers Phi127 and Phi029. The rapid dehydration lines selected based on primer Phi114 amplification were also similar to the field dehydration rate and can thus be used for molecular marker-assisted selection. A significant effort is needed to improve stress resistance and shorten the growth period via fast kernel dehydration in intermediate materials of the inbred lines K36, Zhonger/ O2, Lo1125, Han 49, Hua 160, and PH4CV, and further using the selected lines for new combinations.
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- Y L Qian
- The Laboratory of Maize Biotechnology, Tobacco Research Institute/Maize Research Center, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei, China
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- The Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Crops Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- The Laboratory of Maize Biotechnology, Cereal Crops Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Laboratory of Information Processing, Institute of Agricultural Economy and Information, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei, China
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- The Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Gongzhuling, China
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- The Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Dongyang Maize Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Dongyang, China
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- The Laboratory of Crop Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Laboratory of Maize Biotechnology, Tobacco Research Institute/Maize Research Center, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei, China
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- The Laboratory of Maize Biotechnology, Tobacco Research Institute/Maize Research Center, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei, China
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- The Laboratory of Maize Biotechnology, Tobacco Research Institute/Maize Research Center, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei, China
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- The Laboratory of Maize Biotechnology, Tobacco Research Institute/Maize Research Center, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei, China
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- The Laboratory of Maize Biotechnology, Tobacco Research Institute/Maize Research Center, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei, China
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- The Laboratory of Maize Biotechnology, Tobacco Research Institute/Maize Research Center, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei, China
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- The Laboratory of Maize Biotechnology, Tobacco Research Institute/Maize Research Center, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science, Hefei, China
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Qi YC, Xiao XJ, Duan RS, Yue YH, Zhang XL, Li JT, Li YZ. Effect of acupuncture on inflammatory cytokines expression of spastic cerebral palsy rats. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2015; 7:492-5. [PMID: 25066401 DOI: 10.1016/s1995-7645(14)60081-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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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 paralytic 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.
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- Ya-Chao Qi
- Department of Neurology, Hebei Provincial People's Hospital, Canzhou 050051, China
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- Department of Neurology, Hebei Provincial People's Hospital, Canzhou 050051, China
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- Department of Neurology, Hebei Provincial People's Hospital, Canzhou 050051, China
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- Department of Neurology, Hebei Provincial People's Hospital, Canzhou 050051, China
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- Department of Neurology, Hebei Provincial People's Hospital, Canzhou 050051, China
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- Department of Neurology, Hebei Provincial People's Hospital, Canzhou 050051, China
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- Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Cangzhou, Hebei, China
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