Restraining effects of acupuncture on photoreceptor cell apoptosis in rats with retinitis pigmentosa induced by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea / 中国中西医结合杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of acupuncture on photoreceptor cell apoptosis in rats with retinitis pigmentosa induced by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Fifty-day-old female SD rats were established into model of retinitis pigmentosa by once intraperitoneal injection of 50 mg/kg MNU, and randomly grouped to the acupuncture group and the model group for observing the cell apoptosis in rats and compared with that in normal rats at the corresponding time points.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Acupuncture showed no effect on cell apoptosis at its peak of occurring, apoptotic phenomena still could be seen on days 5 and 7, but it was significantly less in the acupuncture group than in the model group (P < 0.01). Moreover, acupuncture showed a restraining effect on the up-regulation of caspase-3 activity.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture can restrain the MNU induced apoptosis of photoreceptor cells, the effect is correlated, to a certain degree, with the status of the apoptosis occurrence.</p>

Thinking of research of meridian essence / 中国针灸

Summarize ancients' recognition on meridian essence and the common recognition on phenomena at running course of meridians and meridian-viscera correlativity in modern time studies, put forward train of thought and methods of the study through analyzing present situation of meridian essence studies, and it is considered that only from the angle of TCM culture, summarize past study achievements, establish objective assessment criteria, and aiming at guiding clinical acupuncture and moxibustion, meridian essence can really be found.

Effect of acupuncture combined behavior intervention on children with autism / 中国中西医结合杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of acupuncture combined behavior intervention on children with autism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Patients were treated by "Jin's three-needling" as the main measure with the assistance of behavior intervention, and the changes were compared among the three groups (29 cases in combination group, 15 cases in acupuncture group and 10 cases in intervention group) before and after treatment of various factors and scores estimated by the autism behavior checklist (ABC) and autism development checklist (ADC).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the combination group, the total scores of ABC and most factors of ABC including body movement, social communication and language factor were improved significantly after treatment (P < 0.01), but there was no significant changes in sense factor and daily life self-caring factor (P > 0.05). Comparison of most items of ADC before and after treatment also showed significant difference (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture combined behavior intervention has better therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of children with autism.</p>