ObjectiveTo study the effect of “Six Healing Sounds” by analizing the changes of physical condition and stamina of the patients after using it.MethodsAll volunteers were divided into two groups:the exercise group and the contrast group,studied the idexes of physical conditions before and after 6 month exercise.ResultsAfter 6 months,the data of weight and BMI of those who were in the exercise group was getting lower,together with their physical condition and ability to motion getting better.Conclusion“Six Healing Sounds” is good for keep fit and provide a better physical condition for people.

Objective To research the function of the vagus nerve center nucleus of solitary tract(NTS)in the influence of gastric pressure by acupuncture at "Zusanli" in rats with motility disturbances of the stomach.Methods Adopting electrophysiological methods,the extracellular discharge signals of neuronic action in NTS were recorded with glass microelectrode.The influence of the discharges of NTS neurons and gastric pressure responding to the acupuncture at "Zusanli" point were observed in normal status and the condition of Atropine or Metoclopramide intravenous injection.Results In the normal status,acupuncture at "Zusanli" activated the discharges of NTS neurons and promote the gastric pressure remarkably.After Atropine intravenous injection,the background discharges of NTS neurons decreased.There was no statistical difference in the discharges responding to the effect of acupuncture before and after Atropine administration.And the gastric motion reinforced obviously by acupuncture at "Zusanli" after Atropine administration.But after intravenous injection of Metoclopramide,the background discharges of NTS neurons increased.There was also no statistical difference in the discharges responding to the effect of acupuncture before and after Metoclopramide administration.Moreover,the function of promoting gastric motion by acupuncture at "Zusanli" got more obviously after Metoclopramide administration.Conclusion The function of adjusting gastric motion by acupuncture at "Zusanli" point has close relation to the activation of NTS neurons,and the increasing amplitude of the discharges of NTS neurons wasn't influenced by cholinergic receptor blocker Atropine and dopamine-receptor antagonist Metoclopramide.

Objective To observe the rehabilitation of “Six Healing Sounds” on mild anxiety disorders of the old and middle-aged persons.Methods All patients were randomly divided into “Six Healing Sounds” exercise group and control group using random number table.Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS),Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMD) were adopted for evaluating the efficacy of the subjects before and three months after the practice.“Nerve-physiology information workstation” was setup to record the changes of cerebral electric powder of both groups before and 3 months after the treatment.The data was further analyzed by “intelligent cerebral powder analyzing system”.Results ①After three months practice,clinical efficacy shwoed significant difference between the two groups (exercise group 66.67％,control group 26.19％.HAMA(12.440±4.104) and SAS (36.355±15.085) score decreased significantly after the treatment in the exercise group.HAMA score,the SAS score and HAMA reduction rate (26.3±23.8)％ had significant difference between the two group.②)Frequancy changes:the change of β1 (0.1005±0.0132) μν2 before and after the exercise in the exercise group showed significant difference than that in the control group.③Space changes:in the exercise group after 3 months:F3(3.7449±3.0739),F4(3.9948±3.5865),P4(2.6442±1.7867),O1 (2.5845 ± 1.7883),T4(2.7916 ± 2.0327)were increased than before; Fpl (5.4771 ± 3.9768),Fp2 (5.8682 ± 3.8109),O2 (4168 ± 2.9227 ) were increased than before; comparison between the exercise group and control group:Fp1、Fp2、F3、F4、P4)、O1、T4Fp1 (3.8686±3.2034),Fp2(3.9419±3.4709),F3(2.5632±2.0258),F4(2.6763±2.2542),P4(1.7535± 1.7334),O1(1.6426± 1.5885),T4(1.8626± 1.7103) in the exercise group were obviously increased; O2 (1.8942± 1.8346)was significantly increased in the exercise group.Conclusion “Six Healing Sounds” had rehabilitation effects on anxiety disorders of the middle-aged persons.

Objective To observe the effect ofSix Healing Sounds on mild anxiety disorders of the old and middle-aged persons.Methods Randomly divided the volunteers into a exercise group and a contrast Group.WHOQOL-BRIE was adopted for evaluating the efficacy of the subjects before and six months after the practice.Results After 6 months practice,quality of life subjective feeling score (3.59±0.69),subjective feeling of health status score(3.22± 0.96),physical domain score( 89.19 ± 1 3.68 ) and psychological field score (79.74± 11.26) in the exercise group were significantly increased than the contrast group (P＜0.01).The scores of quality of life subjective feeling,subjective feeling of health status,physical domain,and psychological field were increased in the exercise group after 6 months treatment than before (P＜0.01).Conclusion The Six Healing Sounds can improve the quality of life of the old and middle-aged persons.

Objective To evaluate the effect of “Six Healing Sounds” on brain's mechanism by analyzing the changes of patients' cerebral electric power.Methods All volunteers were randomly recruited into two groups:exercise group and contrast group.“nerve-physiology information workstation” was setup to record the changes of cerebral electric powder of both groups before and 6 months after the treatment.The data was further analyzed by “intelligent cerebral powder analyzing system”.Results Frequency changes:in the exercise group after 6 months:α1 (0.3959±0.2332)μv2 and α2(0.1531 ±0.11609μv2)were both increased,while δ (0.0951 ±0.0604) μv2、θ (0.2515±0.1165) μv2、β1 (0.0934±0.0483) μv2 and β2 (0.0111 ±0.0068) μv2 were reduced.While in the contrast group after 6 month:all values were similar to those 6 months ago.Space changes:in the contrast group after 6 months:all values were similar to those 6 months ago; while in the exercise group after 6 months:it had tremendous changes in such areas as FP2 (2.0711 ± 1.6765 )、F3 ( 1.8586± 1.6321 )、C3 (1.7756± 1.3104); and slight changes in F4 ( 1.9610±1.4332)、P3 ( 1.5587±1.2798)、P4 (1.6108± 1.2521 )、01 ( 1.1383 ±0.9343)、02( 1.2555±1.0694)、T3 ( 1.8961 ±1.5900) and T4 (2.0190±1.6374).Conclusion “Six Healing Sounds” therapy can improve the functional status of the brain.

Objective To observe the effects of moxibustion on learning and memory ability and nerve cell ultrastructure in CA1 region of hippocampus of rats with Alzheimer's disease (AD);To discuss its mechanism of action to AD.Methods A total of 40 male SD mice was randomly divided into normal group, model group, moxibustion group and sham-operation group. Stereotactic injection agglutinated Aβ25-35 into bilateral hippocampus of rats in model group and moxibustion group to prepare AD models. Rats in moxibustion group were treated by moxibustion at the points which were located above 2-3 cm away from Shenshu, Zusanli and Baihui. Rats in normal group received no treatment. The learning and memory ability was detected by Morris water maze test. Morphological changes of rat nerve cell ultra structure in hippocampal CA1 region were observed by transmission electron microscope.Results In model group, the average escape latency of five days and the last three days was significantly lengthened, and the times across the platform position significantly decreased. Transmission electron microscope indicated nerve cell structures were damaged and displayed unclearly;mitochondrion swelled, even mitochondrial crista was abnormal and deformed, endoplasmic reticulum of inter organelle expanded and the deposition of lipofuscin increased. After the treatment by moxibustion, the average escape latency of five days and the last three days was shortened obviously, and the times across the platform position significantly increased. In moxibustion group, the edema of nerve cells significantly decreased;dilation of endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria swelling significantly improved;golgi bodies, mitochondria and ribosomes obviously increased in comparison with the model group. Conclusion Moxibustion can improve the learning and memory impairment caused by Aβ by promoting repairing of nerve cells in brain.

This study was aimed to probe into the mechanism of moxibustion in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A total of 40 male 15-month-old SD rats were randomly divided into the normal group, model group, moxibustion group and sham-operation group. Stereotactic injection of agglutinated Aβ25-35 into rat’s bilateral hippocampus was used to prepare AD models. Equal amount of normal saline was injected to rat’s bilateral hippocampus in the sham-operation group. Model rats were treated by moxibustion at the distance of 2-3 cm above points of‘BL23-Shenshu’, ‘ST36-Zusanli’ and ‘GV20-Baihui’. No intervention was given to rats in the normal group. The learning and memory ability was detected by Morris water maze test. Changes on expressions of Bcl-2, Bax and Caspase-3 of hippocampus zone were detected by immunohistochemical method. The results showed that in the model group, the average escape latency of five days and the last three days were significantly lengthened. And the times across the platform position were significantly reduced. Compared with the normal group and the sham-operation group, expressions of Bax and Caspase-3 in the hippocampus were significantly increased, and the expression of Bcl-2 was obviously decreased (P < 0.01). In the moxibustion group, the average escape latency of five days and the last three days were shortened obviously, and the times across the platform position were significantly increased. Compared with the model group, expressions of Bax and Caspase-3 were significantly reduced, and the expression of Bcl-2 was significantly increased (P < 0.01). It was concluded that the action mechanism of AD treatment with moxibustion may be through the reducing of proapoptotic protein Bax and Caspase-3 releasing, promoting the releasing of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2, so as to improve the learning and memory impairment caused by Aβ.

Objective To observe the rehabilitation of Six Healing Sounds on MCI of the oldaged persons.Methods All patients were randomly divided into Six Healing Sounds exercise group and control group using random number table.MOCA,and MMSE were adopted for evaluating the efficacy of the subjects before and six months after the practice.Nerve-physiology information workstation was setup to record the changes of cerebral electric powder of both groups before and 6 months after the treatment.The data was further analyzed by intelligent cerebral powder analyzing system.Results ①After six months practice,total score of MOCA (25.18 ± 5.07) and MMSE (26.03 ± 2.63) increased significantly after the treatment in the exercise group,which showed significant difference than the control group [MOCA (22.83 ± 4.95) and MMSE (24.86± 2.98)].MOCA increased significantly in attention (5.04 ± 0.90),delay memory (3.02 ± 0.89),verbal(2.30±0.57) sub-item scores after the treatment in the exercise group,showed significant differences than the control group [attention (4.28 ± 1.08),delay memory (2.33 ± 0.95),verbal (2.13 ± 0.51)] ; MMSE also demonstrated a significant increase a in split-second memory(2.35 ±0.43),delay memory(2.42±0.48),verbal (8.49± 0.54) sub-item scores after the treatment in the exercise group,showed significant differences than the control group [split-second memory (2.15 ± 0.34),delay memory (2.14± 0.83),verba (8.13 ± 0.70)].②Frequency changes:the change of δ (0.0848± 0.0373) μ v 2 was decreased than before in the exercise group after 6 months; the change of α1 (0.3753± 0.1470) μ v2was increased than before in the exercise group after 6 months; the change ofδ and θ (0.2266±0.0953)μ v2 had significant difference after the treatment between the two group [control group:δ (0.1095 ± 0.0520) μ v2 θ (0.2589 ± 0.0862) μ v 2and α1 (0.3160 ±0.1540)μ v 2].③Space changes:in the ratio of (δ + θ) / (α1+α2+β1+β2):F4(0.5115±0.4262)、O 1 (0.3365 ± 0.2436)、O2 (0.3536± 0.2671)、T4 (0.4581 ± 0.3798)、T5 (0.3198± 0.3608)、Fp (10.8233 ±0.6857) 、Fp2 (0.7710± 0.6352)、C3 (0.3702 ± 0.3910)、C4 (0.3896 ± 0.3523)、P4 (0.3523 ± 0.2333)、T6 (0.2972± 0.4276)were decreased than before in the exercise group after 6 months; C3、C4、P4、T4、T5 、T6、Fpl had significant difference after the treatment between the two group[control group:C3 (0.5706±0.4944)、C4 (0.5780 ± 0.4996)、P4 (0.4835 ± 0.3641)、T4 (0.6294 ± 0.4186)、T5 (0.4882 ± 0.4000)、T6 (0.4879±0.4131)、Fp1 (1.0125±0.7476)].Conclusion Six Healing Sounds had rehabilitation effects on MCI of the old-aged persons.

OBJECTIVETo explore action mechanism of electroacupuncture (EA) on treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD).

METHODSA total of 40 healthy male SD rats were randomly divided into a normal group, a sham operation group, a model group and an EA group, 10 rats in each group. PD rat model was duplicated by micro injection of 6-hydroxyl dopamine into right striatum of rats, and the rats in the sham operation group were treated with micro injection of 0. 9% NaCl. Rats in the normal group, model group and the sham operation group received no treatment; rats in the EA group were treated by EA at "Fengfu" (GV 16) and "Taichong" (LR 3) with continuous wave, 2 Hz in frequency, 1 mA in intensity for 30 min. The treatment was given once a day for total 2 weeks. Behavioral test was used to evaluate rotational behavior changes of PD rats. RT-PCR method was applied to detect the expression of GFAP (glial fiber acidic protein) mRNA and Cx43 (connexin 43) mRNA in the striatum.

RESULTSThe difference of rotational behavior was not significant before and after treatment in the model group (P>0. 05), while that in the EA group was significant (P<0. 01). The expression of GFAP mRNA and Cx43 mRNA in the model group was significantly higher than that in the normal group and sham operation group (all P<0. 01); after EA treatment, the expression of GFAP mRNA and Cx43 mRNA in the EA group was lower significantly than that in the model group (both P<0. 01).

CONCLUSIONThe action mechanism of EA for prevention and treatment of Parkinson' s disease may be associated with inhibiting the activation of astrocytes.

Acupuncture Points ; Animals ; Astrocytes ; Connexin 43 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Corpus Striatum ; metabolism ; Electroacupuncture ; Humans ; Male ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Parkinson Disease ; genetics ; metabolism ; therapy ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Objective To explore the value of ultrasonic guidance-fine needle aspiration biopsy (UG-FNAB) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Methods The clinical data of 160 patients (186 nodules) with conventional ultrasound suspected malignant thyroid nodules from January to December 2016 in Central Hospital of Enshi Autonomous Prefecture were retrospectively analyzed. The pathological results were used as the diagnostic gold standard to compare the value of UG-FNAB and CEUS in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Results Malignant thyroid nodules were characterized by low enhancement, uneven enhancement, unclear boundary and slow enhancement. The incidences in malignant thyroid nodules were significantly higher than those in benign thyroid nodules, and there were statistical differences (P＜0.01); there was no statistical difference in recession speed between benign thyroid nodules and malignant thyroid nodules (P＞0.05). The sensitivity of CEUS in the diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules was 75.56% (98/128), the specificity was 72.41% (42/58), the missed diagnosis rate was 23.44% (30/128), the misdiagnosis rate was 27.59% (16/58), the positive predictive value was 85.96% (98/114), and the negative predictive value was 58.33% (42/72); the sensitivity of UG-FNAB in the diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules was 93.75% (120/128), the specificity was 93.10% (54/58), the missed diagnosis rate was 6.25% (8/128), the misdiagnosis rate was 6.90% (4/58), the positive predictive value was 96.77% (120/124), and the negative predictive value was 87.10% (54/62). The sensitivity and specificity of UG-FNAB in the diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules were significantly higher than those in CEUS, and there were statistical differences (χ2=14.957 and 8.700, P<0.01). Conclusions Malignant thyroid nodules has unique CEUS characteristics. UG-FNAB has higher sensitivity and specificity in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules, compared with CEUS.