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Complementary Treatments (complementary + treatment)
Selected AbstractsIn vitro induction of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in keratinocytes by boron and manganeseEXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, Issue 8 2004Nathalie Chebassier Abstract:, Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 are involved in keratinocyte migration and granulation tissue remodeling during wound healing. Thermal water cures are sometimes proposed as complementary treatment for accelerating healing of wounds resulting from burns and/or surgery, but their mechanisms of action remain unknown. Some thermal waters are rich in trace elements such as boron and manganese. Interestingly, clinical studies have shown the beneficial effects of trace elements such as boron and manganese for human wound healing. To try to specify the role of trace elements in cutaneous healing, the present study investigated the effects of these trace elements on the production of MMP-2 and MMP-9 by normal human keratinocytes cultured in vitro. Immunohistochemistry and Western blot showed that intracellular MMP-9 expression in keratinocytes was induced when incubated for 6 h with boron at 10 µg/ml or manganese at 0.2 µg/ml. Moreover, gelatin zymography on keratinocyte supernatants showed an increase of gelatinase secretion after 24 h of incubation of keratinocytes with boron or manganese, regardless of concentration. Gelatinase secretion was not associated with keratinocyte proliferation induced by trace elements. Thus, our results suggest that boron and manganese could play a role in the clinical efficiency of thermal water on wound healing. [source] Conventional versus complementary treatment of back pain, depression, hypertension and asthma in primary care: patient's view of outcomesFOCUS ON ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH, Issue 2004F Marian [source] The role of food supplementation in the treatment of the infertile couple and for assisted reproductionANDROLOGIA, Issue 5 2010F. Comhaire Summary Couple infertility commonly results from the synergistic negative influence of several factors. External factors, related to life-style and environmental exposure, reinforce the effects of congenital or acquired damage through direct toxicity, hormone disruption and overload of reactive oxygen species. Combating obesity, correcting inappropriate diet, and banning the abuse of tobacco and alcohol are part of the integrated approach of the infertile couple. Nutraceuticals are judiciously formulated food supplements containing particular vitamins, antioxidants, minerals and plant extracts. There is strong evidence that complementary treatment with an appropriate nutraceutical improves the natural conception rate of infertile couples and increases the success rate of assisted reproductive techniques. [source] Complementary therapy for psoriasisDERMATOLOGIC THERAPY, Issue 2 2003Giovanni Luigi Capella ABSTRACT: The authors provide some specifications regarding the correct terminology to be applied in the field of complementary medicine, and review and comment on several complementary treatments for psoriasis. Putative psychotherapeutic equivalents are kept distinct from treatments based on the surreptitious administration of physical or pharmacologic agents. Limits on the application of psychotherapeutic techniques are discussed. Risks inherent to complementary treatments (psychological derangements, moral subjugation, physical damage, economic exploitation) are underscored. The authors plead for the application of adequate scientific criticism in complementary medicine, but warn that any approach to the practice of medicine which is not disinterested and patient oriented,as the academic one should be,will be inappropriate, misleading, or even immoral. In the authors' opinion, this could also apply to the evidence-based medicine movement (often perceived as the archenemy of alternative medicine), should this movement be influenced by economical, political, or other nonmedical factors. [source] The more you have, the less you get: the functional role of inflammation on neuronal differentiation of endogenous and transplanted neural stem cells in the adult brainJOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, Issue 6 2010Patricia Mathieu J. Neurochem. (2010) 112, 1368,1385. Abstract The differentiation of neural stem cells toward a neuronal phenotype is determined by the extracellular and intracellular factors that form the neurogenic niche. In this review, we discuss the available data on the functional role of inflammation and in particular, pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, on neuronal differentiation from endogenous and transplanted neural stem/progenitor cells. In addition, we discuss the role of microglial cell activation on these processes and the fact that microglial cell activation is not univocally associated with a pro-inflammatory milieu. We conclude that brain cytokines could be regarded as part of the endogenous neurogenic niche. In addition, we propose that accumulating evidence suggests that pro-inflammatory cytokines have a negative effect on neuronal differentiation, while anti-inflammatory cytokines exert an opposite effect. The clarification of the functional role of cytokines on neuronal differentiation will be relevant not only to better understand adult neurogenesis, but also to envisage complementary treatments to modulate cytokine action that could increase the therapeutic benefit of future progenitor/stem cell-based therapies. [source] Complementary medicine use by Australian women with gynaecological cancerPSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, Issue 3 2006Milica Markovic Abstract Aims and objectives: Social and cultural factors are identified that impact on complementary therapy use among Australia-born and immigrant women diagnosed with gynaecological cancer. Methods: A qualitative study design including in-depth interviews with women diagnosed with gynaecological cancer (N=53) and participant observation was conducted. Results: Approximately one-third of women utilized complementary and alternative medicine, with this being determined by current health concerns and health beliefs related to the efficacy of different modalities. Four types of complementary therapy users emerged: consequential, therapeutic, informed and exploratory. Conclusion: There was a relatively low uptake of complementary treatments. Choice was influenced by women's socio-demographic background, clinical and personal history, lack of personal experiences of gynaecological cancer among study participants' kin and friends, and lack of popular alternative literature on such cancer. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Sites for depression on the web: a comparison of consumer, professional and commercial sitesAUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Issue 4 2000HELEN CHRISTENSEN Objective: To provide information on the range of treatments for depression provided by commercial, professional and consumer web sites. Methods: An audit of the 21 most popular depression sites on the world wide web undertaken from March 1999 to July 1999, in Canberra, ACT. Treatment types and categories of treatment were compared among commercial, professional and consumer web sites. Results: A total of 53 treatments or treatment types were mentioned. The number of treatments mentioned per site ranged from 2 to 38. Antidepressant medication and psychotherapy were noted by almost all sites. Consumer sites mentioned psychological therapies less frequently but did not mention dietary supplements or complementary treatments more frequently. Conclusions and Implications: Consumer web sites provide a point of comparison to those from commercial or professional sources. They provide a voice to inform psychiatrists and GPs about preferred treatments and side effects and to alert researchers to areas that need formal investigation. [source] | ||||||||||