Essential characteristics and clinical treatment regularity of acupuncture therapy / 中国针灸

As an external therapy, acupuncture has its own essential characteristics and clinical treatment regularity. The nature, the unique view and feasible factor of acupuncture are different totally from those of the internal therapy with Chinese herbal medicine. The thought of the internal therapy does not benefit the essential characteristics of acupuncture clinical practice, named the external therapy is used for either the external disorders or the internal disorders. In macroscopic view, the human body disorder is divided into disorder (body surface disorder, somatopathy) and disorder (internal disorder, splanchnopathy), which contributes to the general rule of the diagnosis and treatment. The classical meridian system is practical, highly-effective and specific in the treatment guidance for somatopathy in light of the rule as using the external therapy for the external disorder. This system is also important in the treatment for the internal disorder. But, a further study is required to remove the flaws.

Analysis on the diversity and refactoring of acupuncture-moxibustion theory based on the polymorphism of clinical thought / 中国针灸

By analyzing the acupuncture clinical thinking polymorphism in the ancient and modern time，it is shown that the guidance theory systems of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy are on the diversity. Classic meridian system is part of the important composition of acupuncture theory system，and it is not the only one guidance for clinical acupuncture. In the ancient time, acupoints were according to local lesion, classical meridian therory, acupoint indication and effect, the disease, the syndrome, cold-hot and deficiency-excess features, pulse, time and season, meridian's - , and needling instrument, etc. In the modern clinical practice, the points are selected according to the above theories and the modern theories such as western medicine anatomy，as well as various micro-acupuncture systems and the new method theories. Through the analysis of the diversity of ancient and modern acupuncture theory, a preliminary idea of the acupuncture-moxibustion theory system is suggested including traditional theory system (classical meridian system, classical non-meridian system and classical TCM system), and modern theory system [nervous system (linear contact system) and non-nervous system (nonlinear contact system)].

Evaluation of effect of acupuncture and moxibustion and level of intervention based on cumulative Meta-analysis and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation:sudden hearing loss / 中国针灸

Clinical evidences of acupuncture and moxibustion for sudden hearing loss(SHL) were completely collected, and the quality of the evidences was evaluated by Jadad scale. Cumulative Meta-analysis and the time tendency test for the results were implemented by STATA 12.0. Descriptive and academic cross-sectional investigation was carried out among senior professional doctors with acupuncture and moxibustion background in 31 provin-ces of China, and the advices of specialists were analyzed by fussy comprehensive evaluation. Thirty-eight researches were included. Cumulative Meta-analysis indicated that acupuncture and moxibustion combined with medication achieved better cured and total effects compared with multiple medicines[RR=1.57, 95%CI(1.38,1.79); RR=1.34, 95%CI(1.28,1.81)], and the efficacy had no time variability. The cured and total effects of acupuncture and moxibustion were superior to those of multiple medicines, but the results needed to be further verified. Five hundred and sixty-one questionnaires were put out in the 31 provinces, and 93.40% of ones were collected and eligible. Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation showed a tendency to overall improvement by acupuncture and moxibustion as the main intervention in the specialists' advice. Cumulative Meta-analysis and fussy comprehensive evaluation are applicable to estimate the effect and intervention level of acupuncture and moxibustion with low quality evidence.

Effects of electroacupuncture intervention on angiogenesis in rat models of cerebral infraction constructed by suture method / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:The state of ischemic penumbra after cerebral infraction determines the final infarct volume. Decreased selective gene expression and protein synthesis, lactic acidosis and cytotoxic edema, salvage therapy of nerve cels, and continous regulation of neurovascular unit in the ischemic penumbra are areas of interest for recovery of neurological function. OBJECTIVE: Taking the neoangiogenesis process of post-infarction as the research point, to investigate the basic law of neovascularization with time and the effect of electroacupuncture intervention on proliferation of local blood vessels. METHODS: Ninety-six Wistar rats were randomly and evenly divided into model and electroacupuncture groups. The rat models of middle cerebral artery infarction were established by suture method. Immediately after modeling, the rats in the electroacupuncture group were given electrical stimulation (15 Hz, 1mA, 20 minutes) at the Renzhong (Du26) acupoint. The rats in the model group received similar procedures with the exception of no treatment. The angiogenesis was observed using double-immunofluorescence labeling for von Wilebrand Factor (vWF) and Ki-67 antibodies at 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 hours and 3, 7, 12 days after middle cerebral artery occlusion. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:In the model group, vascular endothelial cel proliferation in the peri-infarct region was not observed at 3, 6 and 12 hours, occurred at 24 hours, increased at 48 hours, reached a maximum at 3 days, began to decrease at 7 days, and disappeared at 12 days after middle cerebral artery occlusion. In the electroacupuncture group, vascular endothelial cel proliferation in the peri-infarct region was not observed at 3 and 6 hours, occurred at 12 hours, increased at 24 and 48 hours, peaked at 3 days, began to decerase at 7 days, and disappeared at 12 days after middle cerebral artery occlusion. Compared with the model group, the time at which vascular endothelial cel proliferation started was earlier, and the number of proliferated vascular endothelial cels was greater in the electroacupuncture group. Vascular endothelial cel proliferation in the infarcted regions and contralateral hemisphere was not observed in either group at al designated time points. These results demonstrate that electroacupuncture intervention can improve the prognosis of cerebral infarction by promoting the proliferation of vascular endothelial cels in the peri-infarct region and advancing the time at which vascular endothelial cel proliferation started in rat models of middle cerebral artery occlusion.

Quality Evaluation with randomized controlled trials on Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treating Depressive Neurosis / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective To assess the current situation and quality of clinical randomized controlled trials(RCTs) designed for accessing the treatment of depressive neurosis with acupuncture and moxibustion. Methods Relative clinical research literatures published from year 1980 to 2008 were collected, and composed into "evaluation to all literature of acupuncture and moxibustion treating depressive neurosis message table", according to the clinical epidemic disease and EBM. The quality evaluation on these trails were performed. Results There were altogether 15 articles included in this study. Among them, 5 articles used the correct randomized controlled trials (33.3%), 10 articles used the diagnostic criteria (66.6%), 10 articles used excluded criteria (66.6%), 12 articles used the therapeutic evaluation criteria (80%), 4 articles used blind treals (26.7%), 5 articles reported quit cases (33.3%), and 9 articles reported the adopted statistical methods (60%)4 articles Conclusion The quality of RCT of acupuncture and moxibustion for depressive neurosis needs to be improved.

Therapeutic Observation of Needling Three Hand Yang Meridian Acupoints to Treat Postapoplectic Finger Contracture / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture of points of three hand yang meridians for treating postapoplectic finger contracture. Methods: Sixty patients with postapoplectic finger contracture were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 30 cases each. The treatment group received acupuncture of points of three hand yang meridians and the control group, conventional acupuncture. The curative effects and posttreatment hand myodynamia scores were compared between the two groups. Results and Conclusion: All the cure rate, marked efficacy rate and total efficacy rate were significantly higher in the treatment group than those in the control group (P＜0.05). Hand myodynamia score was significantly lower after treatment than before in both groups (P＜0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups after treatment. It is indicated that clinical hand function was improved more in the treatment group than in the control group.

Basis and Consideration of Disease Menu of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy Grade Classification of Herpes Zoster / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To investigate the disease menu of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy grade classification considerations of herpes zoster, and to provide a routine analysis flowsheet to other diseases’ classification. Methods Being subject to the control group for classification and based on the five point classification of evidence-based medicine for evaluation, the internalized documents were evaluated according to the sequence from high level to low. If the conclusion supported by the higher level documents, other lower level documents’ results were given up. Results Acupuncture is effective and safe to herpes zoster, comparing with the international accepted curative drugs such as aciclovir tablet and so on, it is much more effective to relieve pain and make it quickly absorbed and cured. Conclusions Herpes Zostor drugs is the first grade disease menu of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy.

Acupuncture and moxibustion versus western medicine for benign prostatic hyperplasia:a systematic review / 中华中医药杂志

Objective:To evaluate the quality of prostate hyperplasia related literature in acupuncture and moxibustion,and to compare the curative effect on prostate hyperplasia between acupuncture and moxibustion and western medicine.Methods:Retrieving Pubmed,Cochrane Library,CBM database,CNKI database Etc.to collect the literature of prostate hyperplasia of clinical randomized or quasi-randomized control trials of comparative study between western medicine and acupuncture treatment.The data was extracted independently by two valuers from literatures fitting the selection criteria.Cochrane evaluation manual 4.2.6 was used to evaluate quality,and RevMan 4.2.8 was used in statistical analysis.Results:A total of six randomized or quasi-randomized controlled trials (total 546 examples) were adopted.6 study adopted the total effective rate of evaluation indexes,Meta-analysis showed that there was a significant difference between acupuncture treatment group and western medicine group [merger RR (fixed effects model)=1.26,95%CI(1.15,1.37),Z=5.13,P

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of acupuncture on cerebral microcirculation perfusion state in rats with cerebral infarction / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND: Direct observation of infarcted microvaseular perfusion after cerebral infarction is the most immediate evidence in evaluation of therapeutic effects.OBJECTIVE: To observe dynamic changes in flowing quality and field in cerebral ischemic area in rats so as to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the microvascular state in pia matral encephali ischemic area and the changes of associated leukocytic flowing velocity and flowing morphology.DESIGN: Randomized controlled experiment was designed.SETTING: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of General Hospital Chinese PLA.MATERIALS: The experiment was performed in Research Room of Microcirculation of General Hospital Chinese PLA, in which, 120 female Wis tar rats of 2-month old were employed and randomized into acupuncture group (36 rats), model group (36 rats), sham-operation group (36 rats) and normal group (12 rats). The first 3 groups were subdivided in 3 hours, 6hours and 24 hours groups according to the prescriptive time divisions, 12rats in each group.METHODS: In acupuncture and model groups, after abdominal anesthesia with pentobarbital sodium, the cranium was opened and the occlusion of meddle cerebral artery was performed in cerebrum with heat-coagulation method. In sham-operation group, anesthesia and cranium opening were performed, but the meddle cerebral artery was not occluded. In normal group, no any management was performed. In acupuncture group, 60 minutes after occlusion of meddle cerebral artery in cerebrum, needling was given on Renzhong (GV 26) and Neiguan (PC 6) with electric stimulation of disperse-dense wave, 4-10 Hz frequency and 0.4 V of intensity, lasting for 5 minutes. Afterwards, pecking-acupuncture technique was done on Renzhong (GV 26) to achieve strong stimulation for 10 seconds. In shamoperation and model groups, the rats were in process of grasping and fixation, but acupuncture was not applied. Vascular endotheliocyte fluorescence staining and leukocyte fluorescence tracing method were applied, in combination with microscopic video system and computer imaging analyzing system, to observe in dynamic and quantitatively the influences of acupuncture on pia matral encephali microvascular morphology, density and blood flowing velocity at 3 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours after cerebral occlusion of meddle cerebral artery.morphology, density and blood flowing state at various time divisions observed directly microscopically and vascular endotheliocyte morphology and the state of brain tissue which near the microvascular after infusion with velocity in infarcted area at various time divisions measured in quantity in each group.microvascular endotheliocytes were colored worse and more fluorescent exudation appeared. Those were better remarkably in acupuncture group ty: That in model group was lower than normal group. That at 3 hours, 6hours and 24 hours in acupuncture group was higher remarkably than model group [(6.92±0.42), (3.25±0.52) pces/visual field; (7.61 ±0.51),(3.68±0.32) pces/visual field; (8.24±0.72), (5.49±1.2) pces/visual leukocyte velocity: That in model group was lower remarkably in normal group. That at 3 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours in acupuncture group was higher remarkably than model group [(1 193±358), (600±261) μm/s;(1 112±267), (517±115) μm/s, (1 766±293), (611±291) μm/s, q=4.608.28, P ＜ 0.01].CONCLUSION: At early stage of cerebral infarction, broken blood flow is severe in artery, vein and capillary in ischemic area; the numbers of opened vessels are few, flow rate is slow down and cerebral perfusion is unsatisfactory. Acupuncture amaliorate the microcirculation perfusion state in ischemic area, increases the numbers of opened vessels and improves flowing morphology of blood cell.

Overview of Depression Syndrome Treated by Acupuncture / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

This paper reviews the treatment of depression syndrome by acupuncture in the recent years.

Study on Evidence-based Disease Spectrum of Acupuncture-Moxibustion on Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue System / 中医杂志

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture-moxibustion for treatment of disease of skin and subcutaneous tissue and to provide objective evidence for classifying the evidence-based disease spectrum of acupuncture-moxibustion. Methods Retrieve PubMed,Cochrane Library,Ovid,EMBase,CBM,CNKI,WANFANG,VIP,and collect the randomized controlled trials of treatment of disease of skin and subcutaneous tissue with acupuncture and moxibustion,select those conforming with the enrolled criteria,and use Meta-analysis to evaluate the effect and grade the disease spectrum of acupuncture and moxibustion according to the evidence degree. Results Totally 1149 clinical studies in Chinese and 3 full text papers in English were acquired. Of them,there were 224 randomized controlled trials,and 56 studies conformed to the enrolled criteria,with 11 diseases involved. Based on the result of Meta-analysis and the quality of studies,4 studies of strong-evidence,10 of moderate-evidence,and 15 of weak-evidence were obtained. Conclusion Based on the present evidences,the effect of acupuncture-moxibustion is definitely beneficial in acne (cystic type),chronic urticaria,and neurodermatitis (localized); the effect of acupuncture-moxibustion is likely to be beneficial in chloasma,clavus,and pruritus; and the effect of acupuncture-moxibustion is possibly beneficial in alopecia areata,eczema,psoriasis,vitiligo,and bedsore.