Core in jingjin diagnosis and treatment: yizhi weishu / 中国针灸

Jingjin (muscle region of meridian) is a distal diagnosis and treatment system of the sinew/fascia disorders on the base of the concept of jin in TCM. Jin should be a particular palpable structure rather than a single anatomic structure with a specific distributing course. Yizhi weishu refers to a idea running through the whole process of diagnosis and treatment of sinew/fascia disorders, in which, the results, obtained by the overall observation and palpation of patient's sinew/fascia structure, are taken as the criteria of treatment. Yitong weishu (taking the sites of sensitivity or tenderness as the points) verifies this idea in practice. Under the guidance of yizhi weishu, through identifying the primary from the secondary, and regulating yin and yang, the spasticity and flaccidity of sinews/fascia can be cured and the induced diseases treated. The diagnosis and treatment system of jingjin, based on yizhi weishu, develops the original jingjin theory with vague concept involved, formulates a systematic thinking of treatment for sinew/fascia disorders and provides a new approach to clinical treatment.

Relationship between expressions of mammalian target of rapamycin and vascular endothelial growth factor and pathological grading of meningiomas / 中华神经医学杂志

Objective To investigate the relationship between expressions of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and pathological grading of meningiomas. Methods Seventy-six specimens of meningiomas, performed resection in our hospital from January 1995 to August 2010, were chosen, in which, 40 were of WHO grade Ⅰ, 24 of WHO grade Ⅱ, and 12 of WHO grade Ⅲ. The expressions of mTOR and VEGF were immunohistochemically studied with SABC method. Results The protein expressions of mTOR and VEGF mainly located in cytoplasm of meningioma cells, and these proteins were granular materials colored from pale yellow to dark yellow. The expressions of mTOR and VEGF were significantly different among meningiomas of grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ (P<0.05);the expressions of mTOR and VEGF had a positive correlation (r=0.440, P=0.000). Conclusion The expressions of mTOR and VEGF are positively correlated with the tumor grades.