Mutual promotion, mutual assistance and mutual inhibition are commonly for the compatibility of Chinese herbs, but they are also existed among the acupoints. In the paper, the relevant literature on acupoint, compatibility was collected and the mutual promotion, mutual assistance and mutual inhibition relationships of acupoints were described. The laws of the above mentioned combinations, the theoretic evidences and modern researches were summarized briefly. The mutual promotion and mutual assistance refer to the coordination of acupoints, presenting the relationship of the primary and the secondary about the mutual assistance. Hereby, the acupoints could be divided into the simple assistant acupoints and the acupoints from the affected meridians. The mutual inhibition is used to describe the antagonism effect in acupoint combination. There are more researches on the mutual promotion of acupoint combination but less ones on the mutual inhibition and its mechanism is just hypothetic. It is very important to have the deep study on those compatibility relationships for the improvement of acupuncture efficacy and to elaborate the effect mechanism.
Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; history ; China ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Medicine in Literature ; Meridians

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs),a new generation of anti-depressant agent,are mainly used to treat emotional disorders in clinical practice now.Recent studies have found that SSRIs can increase neurogenesis after cerebral ischemia,promote neurovascular reconstruction,and are conducive to the recovery of neurological function.Furthermore,SSRIs can improve the tolerance of ischemic tissue,exert anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation properties,reduce the blood-brain-barrier injury,and inhibit excitatory amino acid toxicity in order to exert neuroprotective effect.This article reviews the related research progress in SSRIs and ischemic stroke.

Objective To study the association among the color Doppler flow pattern, vascular distribution and the lymph nodes metastasis in breast carcinomas. Methods Sixty-eight patients with infiltrating mammary gland duct carcinoma were divided into the no-lymph-nodes-metastasis group (group I , 37 cases) and the lymph-nodes-metastasis group (group Ⅱ , 31 cases), group Ⅱ were subdivided into group Ⅱa (19 cases): lateral lymph nodes positive of pectoralis minor and group Ⅱ b (12 cases): rear of pectoralis minor and subclavian lymph node positive. Blood flow parameters [peak systoltc velocity (PSV),resistent index ( RI)] and vascular Alder grades were observed and measured with color Doppler ultrasound.The results were compared with the incidence of lymph node metastasis. Results PSV and RI were not significantly different between group Ⅰ and group Ⅱ (t = -0.19,-0.63,P＞ 0.05),and also between group Ⅱ a and group Ⅱ b (t =-1.12,-013,P ＞0.05). By using vascular Alder grades,there were no significant differences between group Ⅰ and group Ⅱ (x2= 0.46, P＞ 0.05 ), but the significant differences were observed between group Ⅱ a [10.5%(2/19) ,63.2%( 12/19) ,26.3%(5/19) in Alder Ⅰ , Ⅱ , Ⅲ grade] and group Ⅱ b [8.3%( 1/12), 16.7%(2/12),75.0%(9/12)in Alder Ⅰ , Ⅱ ,Ⅲ grade](x2 = 7.41,P＜0.05). Conclusion The pattern of blood flow has no correlation with lymph nodes metastasis, vascular Alder grades of carcinoma shows some relevance with the lymph nodes metastasis in the patients with infiltrating mammary gland duct carcinoma.

Astrocytoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Brain Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Child, Preschool ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Ependymoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein ; metabolism ; Humans ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Neoplasm Staging ; Neurofibroma, Plexiform ; metabolism ; pathology ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the association between a missense mutation (T/G, Ser 1369 Ala) in exon 33 of sulfonylurea receptor 1(SUR1) gene in type 2 diabetes patients and the glucose-lowering effect of Gliclazide. Methods One hundred and four type 2 diabetes patients were selected and orally administered with Gliclazide for 56 days. Venous fasting plasma glucose levels (FPG), plasma glucose levels half an hour after taking 75 g glucose (OGH) and two hours (OGT) after taking Gliclazide were measured. Ser1369Ala polymorphism genotypes(TT, TG, GG) of SUR1 gene were determined by Taqman method. The glucose-lowering effect of Gliclazide was compared among different groups. If FPG was reduced more than 20%, we define it as effective. People whose blood sugar level was effectively reduced and not significantly reduced were compared to find whether their genotype groups were different.Results The change of FPG,OGH and OGT on day 1 and day 57 among TT,TG and GG genotype groups had no statistically significant difference. There was no statistically significant difference of the efficacy of Gliclazide in recessive model (TT+TG vs GG). The combination of TG and GG was more effective in reducing blood sugar level than TT. Conclusion Patients carrying one or two copies of the G allele were more sensitive to Gliclazide than patients carrying T allele.

Objective To investigate the ability of the four-slice perfusion maps derived by multislice CT(MSCT)perfusion imaging (CTPI) to detect ischemic lesion in rabbit models with the middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO). Methods Sequential dynamic CT studies were performed at four slices in 2 control rabbits and another 8 with MCAO. The volume of critically ischemic lesions on CTPI maps at 1st,2nd and 3rd hour after operation and the volume of infarction measured by postmortem 2,3,5- triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining were analyzed by analysis of variance with random blocks design and linear correlation. Results In 6 of 8 animals of the ischemia group, critically ischemia or infarction was visible on perfusion maps and TTC-staining,while appearing negative in 2 control rabbits. In four-slice CTPI maps, lesions were visualized in 2 of 4 slices at least. The results of analysis of variance demonstrated that the intergroup differences were discovered between 1st , 2nd and 3rd hour after operation, and between MTT map and other CTPI maps (P

Objective To study retrospectively the efficacy and complications of different surgery approaches used to treat primary spinal tumors and to discuss the surgical strategy in treating them. Methods 135 patients with primary spinal tumors had been treated between July 1998 and July 2005. The following diagnoses were made based on histopathological findings: multiple myeloma in 25 patients, giant cell tumor in 17, neurofibroma or neurilemmoma in 23, chondrosarcoma in 7, osteoblastoma in 6, aneurysmal bone cyst in 4, lymphoma in 9, eosinophilic granuloma in 6, hemangioma in 15, osteosarcoma in 3, Ewing sarcoma in 5, and other different tumors in 15. Anterior approach and posterior approach was used in 73 cases and 31 cases respectively. Posterolateral approach was used in 13 cases and combination of anterior and posterior approach was used in 18 cases. Results Pain relief was obtained in 126 of the 135 patients(93.3%). Improved neurological function was seen in 86 of 92 patients who had suffered from impaired neurological function. No severe complications were found in the follow-up period. Cerebrospinal fluid leakage was observed in 11 patients, and which was successfully treated using antibiotics therapy and raising the foot of the bed. 3 patients suffered from stress ulcer after operation, but they recovered soon after blood transfusion and anti-acid treatment. Other complications included subcutaneous emphysema (in 3 patients), superficial wound infection (in 3 patients),nerve root injury (in 2 patients), implant loosening (in 2 patients), and neurological morbidity due to surgery (in 1 patient). Conclusion When single or two adjacent vertebrae are involved by spinal tumors such as giant cell tumor and chondrosarcoma, tumor resection should be performed through combination of anterior and posterior approach. Aggressive resection based on the Tomita or WBB staging system is the treatment most likely to achieve long-term local control.

Objective To investigate the sanitary condition in the inside and outside of a metro station in Guangzhou, and to find the environmental risk factors which can affect the health of staffs of the metro station. Methods To monitor the level of TVOC, inhalable particles, carbon monoxide, benzene, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde and total bacterial count in the air of public places metro hall, metro platform,facilities rooms, tunnel gates, new flow entrances and entrances of subway station respectively in the afternoon and evening, Feb 15, 2006. Results The rate of exceeding standard limit of the pollutants in metro station in the evening was higher than that in the afternoon, and the main items exceeded the limit were inhalable particles, benzene and carbon monoxide, especially in the evening. The level of inhalable particles in the metro hall and facilities rooms both exceeded standard limit. The level of every pollutant in the inside and outside of the station in the evening was higher than that in the afternoon P

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ?-asarone injection in infants with asthmatic pneumonia.Methods 142 patients aged from 4 months to 6 years were randomly divided into a treatment group(78 cases) and a control group(64 cases).Two groups were the same basically on the conventional therapy.The treatment group was administrated with ?-asarone injection.Every 0.5mg/kg(maxium dose

Color blindness represents a group of vision disorders characterized by lack of ability to distinguish different colors.The inherited color blindness has been regarded as incurable for a long period of time.Recently,adeno-associated virus(AAV) mediated gene therapy has successfully restored cone system vision in animal models with color blindness caused by different gene mutations.These mutations are presented in human color blindness patients.It is predicted that gene therapy will become a novel treatment for these color blindness victims.In addition,a single gene transfer may achieve long-term correction of color deficiency.