Relationship between of the Jin and Yuan Dynasty and Taoist / 中国针灸

In order to explore the culture factors of the construction of acupuncture theory of -, the medical master of the Jin and Yuan Dynasty, the authors studied the relationship between - and Taoist by collecting 's life material. With manual retrieval, some ancient historical literature was obtained. Additionally, , written by - in the Ming Dynasty, collected in Japan, was analyzed. It was found that -'s acupuncture and moxibustion was influenced by , the Taoism medicine of the early stage of the Song Dynasty, as well as by , passed on by -, the hermit. - had been in contact with - of the Taoist, but there was no clear record relevant with medicine. may be the compilation by Taoism medical master, on the base 's acupuncture and moxibustion. There is a kind of mutual influence and mutual promotion relationship between - and Taoist.

Objective, approach and symbolic achievement of the standardization on extraordinary points / 中国针灸

Through sorting out the development of meridian points and the standardization of extraordinary points in dynasties, two objectives are discovered in the standardization of extraordinary points starting from the Tang Dynasty. The points with extraordinary effect are selected points and transferred to meridian points and the commonly-used key points are selected and developed to be standardized acupoints. Hence, 3 approaches are summarized. Approach No.1: a large number of "meridian-outside" points that are the potential supplementation but not included yet in meridian points are supplemented to meridian points. Approach No.2: based on the specified requirement, the key points are selected from the acupoints with determined locations and names, which is developed to be the standard of acupoints. Approach No.3: the acupoints with extraordinary effect are selected from the "meridian-outside" points and these points are collected for the formulation of the standard of extraordinary points. The latter two approaches provide for the development direction of teaching and standardization in the future.

Evolution of the concept of extra ordinary point and standardization of related terms / 针刺研究

Through an analysis of the historical development of the concept of extra ordinary point, it is found that the terms of "Qi point" "extra ordinary point" "Loujing point" "extra meridian point" and "Bie point" used in the ancient medical books in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties actually expressed two different concepts of "extra ordinary points with the magical effects" and "extra points other than the meridian points". The standardized term for the former concept should be "extra ordinary point" (Qi point for short), and the standardized term for the latter concept should be "extra meridian point", which is also called "Loujing point" and "Bie point". Since these two different concepts are not clarified in modern acupuncture textbooks, especially the misreading of "Jing Wai", no consensus has been reached on the definition of "extra ordinary point" and "extra meridian point", and the standardized terms have not been decided, which changed from "extra ordinary point" to "Qi point" and "extra point" and recently returned to "extra ordinary point". These confusions in textbooks have a direct impact on the determination of the related acupuncture terms used in national and international standards.

Overview of studies on DOU Han-qing's academic thoughts about acupuncture-moxibustion / 针刺研究

DOU Han-qing (1196-1280 A．D.) is a famous acupuncturist of the Jin and Yuan dynasties in ancient China. His academic thoughts about acupuncture and moxibustion have a higher clinical practical and theoretical value and received extensive attention in China. In the present paper, we make systematic analysis and summary about the current researches on Master DOU's academic thoughts after retrieval and screening the related research literature (published from the foundation of the People's Republic of China till now) by using electronic databases. The results showed that our understanding about Master DOU's academic thoughts are mainly based on Zhenjing Zhinan (《》，A Guide to the Classic of Acupuncture), especially the Biaoyou Fu (《》，Lyrics of Recondite Principles) and the eight influential acupoints of meridians, but less attention has been paid to books DOU Taishi Zhenjing (《》，Master DOU's Acupuncture Classics), Zhenjiu Jicheng (《》，Compendium of Acupuncture-moxibustion) and Panshijin Zhici Michuan (《》，Panshijin Esoteric Techniques on Perpendicular Insertion of Acupuncture Needles). The systematicness and depth of research on Master DOU's academic theory need being improved. We propose that we should make a comprehensive study about Master DOU's books and his life stories under the academic development history of overall background of Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion, so as to get a clear, complete and objective understanding on DOU's academic thoughts.

Semen quality and HIV RNA level in HIV/AIDS male patients after treated by highly active antiretroviral therapy / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>Objective</b>To evaluate the semen quality of the HIV/AIDS male patients after treated by the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and their potential of transmitting HIV/AIDS and provide some evidence for this cohort of males who wish for parenthood.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We collected semen samples from 20 HIV/AIDS male patients who had been treated by HAART for over 6 months and wished for parenthood. We examined sperm concentration, viability and total motility and the percentage of morphologically normal sperm (MNS) using the computer-assisted semen analysis system, measured the HIV-1 RNA loads in the semen by the Cobas Amplicor Monitor test, and counted CD4+ T cells in the peripheral blood by flow cytometry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The patients were aged 25－40 (30.7 ± 5.05) years. After treated by HAART for 6－26 (14.24 ± 12.26) months, the count of blood CD4+ T cells was significantly increased (341－1 058 ［535.76 ± 212.021］ /μl) in comparison with the baseline (226－965 ［422.38 ± 200.86］ /μl). Compared with the normal value, the semen volume was increased except in 1 case (≥2 ml) while total sperm motility was decreased in 13 cases (≥40%), and so were sperm concentration in 2 cases (≥15 × 106 / ml), sperm viability in 5 (58%), the percentage of progressively motile sperm in 18 (≥32%), and the percentage of MNS in 6 (≤4%). HIV-1 RNA in the peripheral blood was <20 copies/mL in all the cases and that in the seminal plasma was also <20 copies/ml in 18 cases but >20 copies/mL in the other 2 (［4.70 × 101］ and ［2.2 × 102］ copies/ml, respectively). Of the 4 couples that had sex without protective measures for over 6 months, all the 4 female partners exhibited negative HIV antibodies in regular follow-up examinations and 1 achieved spontaneous pregnancy and healthy birth, with negative HIV-1 RNA in both the mother and the baby.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The HIV RNA level is higher in the semen than in the blood of the HIV/AIDS male patients after HAART, which indicates the potential risk of their semen transmitting HIV/AIDS to their female partners. Their sperm concentration and total sperm motility are lower than the normal value, which suggests a decreased fertility.</p>

Textual research and differentiation of Dou Han-qing's works catalogue / 中国针灸

This paper aims at probing into evolving course of DOU Han-qing's works catalogue. On the basis of summarizing and referring to study achievements of our predecessors, through analysis of book lists and relative works and chapters, it is hold that the catalogue which were not attained by ZHULiang-neng possibly are the contents of acupuncture reinforcing and reducing methods; the books printed and published by ZHULiang-neng include the contents of both channels and acupoints; the book, Zhinan, which was attained by DOUGui-fang, includes the content catalogue of needling methods; Fu Zhenjiu Zashuo in Zhenjiu Sisu. Zhenjiu Zhinan also were extracted by DOU Gui-fang from Illustrated Manual of Acupoints of the Bronze Figure, and The Zhenjiu Biji Taiyi Zhi Tuxu and Dongzhi Yezhe Gongshuo should belong to The Fu Zhenjiu Zashuo.

Study on the origin of Dou Han-qing's academic thought of acupuncture and moxibustion / 中国针灸

The origin of Dou Han-qing's academic thought of acupuncture and moxibustion is studied by analysis on relative contents in the books Weisheng Baojian, Jisheng Bacui and Zhenjiu Sishu Zhenjing Zhinan and the two papers "On reinforcing-reducing manipulation" and "Questions and answers of qi and blood", holding that DOU Han-qing's academic thought of acupuncture and moxibustion is influenced more by Suwen (Plain Questions) and Nanjing (Classic on Medical Problems), not by Lingshu (Miraculous Pivot).

Adenovirus containing c-FLIPs gene induces antiapoptosis activation of lymphocyte in vitro / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of recombinant adenovirus containing c-FLIPs (cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein short) in inducing antiapoptosis activation of lymphocyte in vitro.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>c-FLIPs gene was cloned from total RNA of lymphocyte with RT-PCR methods, then constructed recombined adenovirus Ad.c-FLIPs by pAdeasy system. H9 cells infected with Ad.c-FLIPs produced antiapoptosis derived from anti-Apo-1 antibody, and those antiapoptosis evaluated with PI stain flow cytometry (FCM) and Hoechst stain.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>c-FLIPs gene was successfully cloned from lymphocytes and incorporated into recombinant adenovirus Ad.c-FLIPs.After exposure to anti-Apo-1 for 24 h, the apoptosis of H9 cells preconditioned by Ad.c-FLIPs for 24 h as measured by Hochst stain or FCM significantly decreased, compared with non-preconditioned cells, 3.60% +/- 0.21% vs. 48.33% +/- 7.41%, respectively, indicating that Ad.c-FLIPs preconditioning protected H9 cells against apoptosis induced by anti-Apo-1.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Recombinant adenovirus Ad.c-FLIPs effectively induced anti-apoptosis activation of lymphocyte.</p>