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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture-moxibustion in treating early-stage glandular cystitis. Method Forty patients diagnosed with glandular cystitis by cystoscopy and biopsy were divided into a treatment group and a control group, 20 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture-moxibustion, while the control group was by intravesical perfusion chemotherapy. The clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups. Result The therapeutic efficacy of the treatment group was significantly superior to that of the control group (P<0.05), and the relapse rate confirmed by using cystoscopy and biopsy was significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture-moxibustion can enhance the clinical efficacy in treating early-stage glandular cystitis.
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Objective To investigate the pathogenesis in patients with uterine leiomyoma complicated by amyloidosis. Methods A total of 36 uterine leiomyoma patients were recruited in this study, and divided into two group by Congo red staining:amyloidosis group (n=6) and non-amyloidosis group (n=30). (1) Amyloidosis deposition was observed in amyloidosis group. (2) HE staining was used to compare changes of inflammatory cells in two groups. (3)PAS staining was used to observe polysaccharide difference in two groups. (4)Values of serum hemoglobin (HGB), white blood cell count (WBC), lymphocyte absolute value (LYM), neutrophil absolute value (NEU), total protein (TP), albumin (Alb) and prealbumin (PA) were com?pared between two groups. Results (1)Leiomyoma entity cells were negatively Congo red stained, while 5 out of 6 pseudo-capsule fiber deposition and 2 out of 6 blood vessel were positively Congo red stained. (2)Infiltrations of inflammatory cells were observed in two groups. (3) The PAS positive staining was found in amyloidosis deposition and non-amyloidosis deposi?tion groups. (4)There were no significant differences in HGB, WBC, NEU, LYM, TP, Alb and PA levels between two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Metabolism changes resulted from cell function alterations in local micro-environment by uterine leiomyoma may be related to the formation of the amyloidosis.