Based on research of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and the related public websites of acupuncture educational institutions, the first hand information was studied, summarized and sorted on the status quo of the educational qualification or the relative authentication of education programs of ACAOM as well as the status of professional qualification and examination of NCCAOM. The education curriculum of the Master degree of Acupuncture, Master degree of Oriental Medicine Science as well as the Doctor degree of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine were also introduced in this article including student enrollment and graduation in recent years. The developing tendency of the federal unified acupuncture education, management, professional qualification and examination system of U. S. A. were discussed and analyzed as well.
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Purpose Polymorphisms of candidate gene Agouti was analyzed in order to reveal the molecular mech -anisms of coat color difference in chromosome engineering mice .Methods Firstly, differences of mouse coat color was detected by color measurement spectrophotometer .Then, candidate gene Agouti was found by whole genome scanning based on DNA chip.Finally, cDNA and amino acid sequence polymorphisms were analyzed , as well as the influence of protein properties and function after mutation was predicted by bioinformatics software .Results There are five SNPs in the Agou-ti cDNA sequences , resulting in three missense mutations in the amino acid sequence of Agouti signaling protein .Bioinfor-matics analysis revealed that one βsheet deletion in the secondary structure of the mutant protein , as well as tertiary struc-ture changed , leading to decrease of binding ability .Conclusion A novel missense mutation is found in candidate Agouti gene.It plays critical role in receptor binding activity , and may reflect on mice coat color changing from light gray to dark gray eventually .

This article was aimed to study An-shen drug substances of semen ziziphi spinosae and the relationship between index component distribution in vivo and meridian tropism. Intragastric administration of thyroid tablet suspension at the dose of 160 mg·kg-1 was given for 13 days for the establishment of yin deficiency rat model. Elevated plus maze test (EPM) was combined with light/dark box test to evaluate the effect of semen ziziphi spinosae on anxiety behavior among yin deficiency rats. The yin deficiency anxiety model rats' eyeballs were picked for blood at 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 90, 120, 240 min after intragastric administration of semen ziziphi spinosae decoction. The rats were sacrificed for the collecting of heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, stomach, brain, large intestine and small intestine and other tissues. HPLC-PDA-ELSD was combined to detect concentrations of spinosin, jujuboside A and jujuboside B in different tissues of rats. Related pharmacokinetic parameters were achieved after processing detected data with DAS 2.0 software. The results showed that compared with the yin deficiency group, semen ziziphi spinosae significantly reduced the rats' abnormal increased food-intake (P < 0.01) and water intake (P < 0.01) within 24 hours; significantly increased the body weight difference before and after treatment (P < 0.01); significantly reduced the kidney coefficient (P < 0.01) and adrenal gland coefficient (P < 0.01); significantly reduced the value of T3 (P < 0.01) and T4 (P < 0.05); significantly increased the value of TSH (P < 0.01). It showed that semen ziziphi spinosae can obviously improve yin deficiency symptoms. It significantly increased the number of open arms entering percentage (P < 0.01), the open arms holding percentage (P < 0.01), and the box through times in light/dark box test (P < 0.01). It showed obvious anti-anxiety effects. The index component distribution in vivo results showed that spinosin and jujuboside A were widely distributed in the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, stomach, brain, large intestine, small intestine and other tissues through blood circulation. Jujuboside B was distributed in the blood, stomach, large intestine and small intestine through blood circulation. The order of average concentration of spinosin among tissues was small intestine > stomach > liver > brain > large intestine > spleen > lungs > heart > kidneys. The order of AUC0-t in tissues was small intestine > stomach > liver > large intestine > spleen > brain > heart > kidneys > lungs. The order of average concentration of jujuboside A among tissues was lungs > large intestine > heart > spleen > liver > kidneys > small intestine > stomach > brain. The order of AUC0-t in tissues was lungs > spleen > liver > heart > large intestine > brain > stomach > kidneys > small intestine. The order of average concentration of jujuboside B among tissues was large intestine > small intestine > stomach. The order of AUC0-t in tissues was large intestine > small intestine > stomach. It was concluded that semen ziziphi spinosae can obviously improve yin deficiency symptoms with good anti-anxiety effects. Spinosin and jujuboside A in semen ziziphi spinosae were the drug substances of An-shen effect. They were also the material basis of sweet and sour taste. The spinosin and jujuboside A distribution in vivo of yin deficiency anxiety model rats were close to the meridian tropism of semen ziziphi spinosae.

BACKGROUND:Xenogeneic ligament is readily available, which has ligament scaffold structure and is conducive to tissue ingrowth and creeping substitution. After processing, the xenogeneic ligament, with the presence of good growth scaffold function, can be completely eliminated antigenicity that can cause immune rejection. OBJECTIVE:To study the feasibility of biological xenogeneic ligament graft instead of alogeneic ligament graft for reconstruction of goat anterior cruciate ligament. METHODS: Twenty-four healthy adult goats were randomly divided into A, B, C groups, and then, the left knee joints of goats were removed to establish animal models of anterior cruciate ligament injury in the three groups. After the establishment of the tibia and femoral bone tunnel, groups A, B, C were respectively transplanted with biological xenogeneic ligament graft combined with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels, biological xenogeneic ligament graft alone, and alogenic ligament. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After implantation, no rejection but good biocompatibility was found in the group A, in which, the transplanted ligament as a functional scaffold for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and new tissues in-grew and replaced the scaffold under intraarticular environment to form the new ligament with good bone tendon healing. However, there were no differences in histology, immune response, biomechanical findings between groups A and C. Additionaly, in the group A, the host tissues were found to grow into the scaffold and establish a micro-circulation. These findings indicate that xenogeneic ligament combined with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels can accelerate the establishment of micro-circulation and promote the growth of ligaments, especialy improve the ligament revascularization significantly, but has no influence on the biological characteristics of the ligament.

Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive neuronal loss. To date, there has been no effective medicine or therapy for neurodegenerative disease. With development of stem cell technique and theory, neural stem cell transplantation has been found to be prospective in Alzheimer's disease treatment. However, it was challenged by the deficiency of autologous neural stem cell, which can bypass immunological barrier. Compared with neural stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells exhibit extensive resources, such as liver, bone marrow and adipose, and multiple differentiations into bone, muscle or adipose. Considering the easy access, the minor trauma to the patients, and the neuron differentiation potential of adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells (A-MSC), we hypothesize that A-MSC graft is a potential and innovative strategy for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of wuling capsule compared with deanxit in treatment of patients with depression or anxiety status. Methods A total of 139 patients with depression or anxiety status were enrolled in a multi-center double blind clinical trial. All patients were randomized into two groups, 67 patients in wuling capsule group and 73 patients in deanxit group. Efficacy and adverse effects were evaluated with Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD),Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Treatment Emergent Symptoms Scale (TESS) before treatment and 1, 2, 4, 6 weeks after treatment to verify the noninferiority of wuling capsule. Results There was no significant difference in score decline of HAMA and HAMD between the two groups (HAMA: wuling vs deanxit group: 9.0 ± 5.4 vs 10.3 ± 5.4, F = 2.11, P =0.148 ; HAMD: wuling vs deanxit: 9.1±5.6 vs 10.5±5.7, F = 1.61, P=0.207). There was no significant difference in response rate and remission rate between the two groups. No significant difference was found in score decline of PSQI between the two groups (wuling vs deanxit group: 4.1±4.5 vs 5.0 ± 4.2, F = 0.72, P=0.192). The incidence of adverse events was 41% in the wuling group and 55% in the deanxit group respectively. The main adverse effects were symptoms of gastrointestinal and neurology system. Conclusion Safe and well tolerated, wuling capsule improves the anxiety, depression and insomnia symptoms of patients with depression or anxiety status.

Objective To raise the awareness of adrenal Castleman′s disease by analyzing the clinical features and management of a patient with adrenal Castleman′s disease. Methods A case of adrenal Castleman′s disease of our hospital was retrospectively analyzed, including clinical feature, laboratory findings, pathology, treatment, and follow-up. All the data and pertinent literatures were reviewed and analyzed. Results An incidentaloma measuring 4. 8 cm × 6. 3 cm in the right adrenal gland was observed in a 30-year-old men in a ultrasonography examination performed due to a medical check-up. Laboratory analysis showed that the lesion was not hyperfunctioning. The patient subsequently underwent an exploratory laparotomy. Pathological examination revealed retroperitoneally localized Castleman′s disease of the hyaline vascular type. Conclusion Adrenal Castleman′s disease is a rare cause of lymph node hypertrophy, and it is necessary to keep in mind the possibility of its occurrence and take it into consideration in the differential diagnosis of any solitary, heterogeneous, and hypervascular retroperitoneal mass. The proper cooperation between the clinician and pathologist allows early diagnosis and suitable therapy.

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Objective To analyze the growth phenotype and blood biochemical parameters of chromosome 1 substi-tution mouse strain(CSS1), and investigate their potential of QTL mapping .Methods Body weight, body length, tail length, organ weight of the CCS1 mice were measured at different days to create a growth curve while blood biochemical in -dexes were measured at about the 80th day.Results The CCS1 mice were different from C57BL/6 mice in several inde-xes.Compared with the C57BL/6 mice during different developmental stages , six strains including B6-Chr1KM mice were significantly different in body weight .There were five strains including B6-Chr1CM mice significantly different with C57BL/6 mice in body length, and all of the CSS1 mice were significantly different from C57BL/6 mice in tail length.Part of CCS1 mice were significantly different from C57BL/6 mice in the weight of liver, spleen, kidney and brain.The ALT of female B6-Chr1CM mice was significantly higher than that in the C 57BL/6 mice.The ALP of female B6-Chr1HZ mice was signifi-cantly higher than that in the male C57BL/6 and B6-Chr1KM mice, and was significantly lower than that in the C57BL/6 mice.The TB of male B6-Chr1CM, B6-Chr1SMX and B6-Chr1HZ mice was significantly higher than that of the C 57BL/6 mice.The TG of male B6-Chr1SMX mice and male B6-Chr1TW mice was significantly higher than that in the C 57BL/6 mice. Conclusions The phenotype of Chr1 CSS mice is quite different from commonly used inbred strain C 57BL/6 mice.CCS1 mice show great potential in QTL mapping for their characteristic growth phenotype and blood biochemical indexes .