Objective:To study the mechanisms that acupuncture therapy of "Shuanggu Yitong" in treating postmenopausal osteoporosis(PMO).Methods:60female SD rats aged 6 months were resected bilateral ovaries and feeded for 90 days in order to make the model of experimental osteoporosis.Then,they were divided into 5 groups such as control group,regular acupoints treated group,"Shuanggu" group,"Yitong" group,"Shuanggu Yitong" group,with 12 rats each group,and the control group without any treatment;Pishu(BL 20),Weishu(BL 21),Shenshu(BL 23),Qihaishu(BL 24) was selected for the regular acupoints treated group;Guanyuan(RN 4),Zusanli(ST 36) for the "Shuanggu" group;and Shenshu(BL 23),Geshu(BL 17),Dazhu(BL 11) for the "Yitong" group;Guanyuan(RN 4),Zusanli(ST 36),Shenshu(BL 23),Geshu(BL 17),Dazhu(BL 11)for the "Shuanggu Yitong" group.Electroacupuncture therapy was given once a day,15 minutes each time,the needles were retained for 10 minutes.Then these rats rested for 1 day after consecutive therapy for 6 days.The therapy lasted for 12 weeks.RT-PCR was used to examine the expression level of interleukin-6(IL-6)mRNA in bone tissue.Results:Compared with control group,the expression level of IL-6mRNA in all acupuncture therapy groups decreased(P0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture can reduce the expression level of IL-6mRNA in osteoporosis model rats without ovaries and "Shuanggu Yitong" acupuncture therapy is superior to other regular acupuncture therapy.

To establish HPLC dual-wavelength fingerprint of Artemisia rupestris L. , and provide a scientific basis for the improvement of its quality specifications. The separation was performed on an Agilent Zorbax SB-C18(4. 6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm)column maintained at 32 ℃, with methanol-0. 2% formic acid-water gradient elution at flow rate of 1. 0 mL/min and the UV detection wavelength at both 245 and 325 nm. The sample injection volume was 20 μL. The fingerprint of Artemisia rupestris L. was established. 7 and 8 common peaks were found, respectively, of which 5 common peaks were identified, and the similarity among 9 batches of Artemisia rupestris L. and the fingerprints of control was over 0. 9. The HPLC dual-wavelength fingerprint of Artemisia rupestris L. was established for the first time, providing a new scientific basis for its identification and quality control.