Pulse wave analysis plays an important role in the theoretical and clinical studies of both the traditional Chinese medicine and the modern western medicine.In recent years,some researchers raised the opinion of resonance between the harmonics of the pulse wave and the viscera,and applied it to explain the mechanism and the clinical application of the pulse waves,which had a great impact on the related research in the traditional Chinese medicine especially about the pulse diagnosis.To evaluate the feasibility of this opinion,this study summarized the theoretical model and the main arguments of the harmonics-viscera resonance opinion,analyzed the opinion from the aspects of Zang-xiang theory and meridian theory in the traditional Chinese medicine,the anatomy in Western medicine,observations in biology,the resonance phenomenon in physics,and the blood flow study in hemodynamics.Some technical thoughts in the harmonics-viscera resonance opinion that need to be further improved and refined were also identified for further exploration.

Objective:To re-evaluate the systematic review/meta-analysis of acupuncture therapy for ulcerative colitis.Methods:The systematic review/meta-analysis literature about acupuncture treatment of ulcerative colitis was retrieved from CNKI, Wanfang Data, Chongqing VIP, SinoMed, PubMed, the Cochrane Library and Embase from the establishment of the databases to July 7, 2024. The PRISMA checklist was used to evaluate the quality of the report, the AMSTAR 2 scale was used to evaluate the methodological quality, and the GRADE evaluation system was used to evaluate the quality of evidence of the outcome indicators.Results:A total of 6 articles were included, including 5 Chinese articles and 1 English article. The evaluation results of the PRISMA checklist showed that there were 3 high-quality articles and 3 medium-quality articles; the evaluation results of AMSTAR 2 scale showed that 1 was in low grade and 5 were in very low grade; among the 21 outcome indicators, 6 were of medium quality, 13 were of low quality, and 2 were of very low quality.Conclusions:Acupuncture treatment of ulcerative colitis can achieve better curative effect, and compared with conventional Western medicine treatment, it has more advantages in alleviating adverse symptoms such as spastic myalgia and constipation. However, the methodological quality and evidence quality of the relevant literature are generally low, and more high-quality studies are still needed.

Pulse wave analysis plays an important role in the theoretical and clinical studies of both the traditional Chinese medicine and the modern western medicine.In recent years,some researchers raised the opinion of resonance between the harmonics of the pulse wave and the viscera,and applied it to explain the mechanism and the clinical application of the pulse waves,which had a great impact on the related research in the traditional Chinese medicine especially about the pulse diagnosis.To evaluate the feasibility of this opinion,this study summarized the theoretical model and the main arguments of the harmonics-viscera resonance opinion,analyzed the opinion from the aspects of Zang-xiang theory and meridian theory in the traditional Chinese medicine,the anatomy in Western medicine,observations in biology,the resonance phenomenon in physics,and the blood flow study in hemodynamics.Some technical thoughts in the harmonics-viscera resonance opinion that need to be further improved and refined were also identified for further exploration.

Alzheimer's disease(AD)is a common neurodegenerative disease.Neuroinflammation is one of the important pathological mechanisms of AD.The generation of AD neuroinflammation is closely associated with Aβ deposition,Tau phosphorylation,glial polarization and activation of inflammasome.Acupuncture and moxibustion have such effect on the improvement of AD neuroinflammation,which can relieve neuroinflammation by regulating the polarization of microglia and astrocytes,reducing the release of inflammatory mediators,so as to delay the pathological process of AD.This article reviews the neuroinflammatory mechanism of AD and the research progress of acupuncture and moxibustion regulating AD neuroinflammation,in order to provide a theoretical basis and idea reference for the clinical and basic research of acupuncture and moxibustion in the prevention and treatment of AD.

Transcranial doppler (TCD) is an important ultrasound technology for non-invasive cerebrovascular dynamic monitoring. It has been widely used in the evaluation of acupuncture efficacy and the mechanism studies of acupuncture effect. Based on the TCD measuring participants in the physiological or pathological conditions, acupuncture at different single points or groups of points, or different acupuncture methods, can cause overall benign regulatory effectoncerebral hemodynamics. The TCD can provide visual basis for clinical acupuncture scheme optimization. However, there are still some deficiencies in the setting of cerebral blood flow parameters, clinical design, and technical operation. We should start with the intereted diseases, conduct large sample RCT, pay attention to cross contrast with other cerebral blood flow detection technologies, and carry out standardized research on the influencing factors of Acupuncture manipulation, acupuncture Deqi, and stimulation parameters.

BACKGROUND: Apoptosis of cardiomyocytes is speeded up during ischemic reperfused injury. Acupuncture on the points of hand- Jueyin meridian can inhibit the progression of reperfused injury and reduce apoptosis of cardiomyocytes so as to provide the protection on the heart.OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of acupuncture on the points of hand-Jueyin meridian on apoptosis of cardiomyocytes during ischemic reperfused injury.DESIGN: Randomized controlled experiment based on the experimental animals.SETTING: Department of acupuncture and massage in a university of traditional Chinese medicine.MATERIALS: The experiment was performed in Central Laboratory of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from April to December 2001. Forty Wistar male rats were employed, and were randomized into 5 groups, named as blank group, model group, "Neiguan(PC 6)" group,"Ximen(PC 4)" group and "Zhigou(TE 6)" group.METHODS: After electric acupuncture on the points of pericardium meridian for 20 minutes, the ligature was done on the anterior-descending branch of the left coronary artery for 40 minutes. Electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring was followed. The ligature was released after electric acupuncture on the points for another 20 minutes and perfusion was restored for 60 minutes. Afterward, the heart was extracted, the cellular suspension was prepared and the determination with flow-type cell apparatus was applied.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Effects of acupuncture on the changes in apoptosis rate of cardiomyocytes.RESULTS: In the model group, the typical apoptosis peak presented, the apoptosis rate was remarkably increased. The comparison between the points of pericardium meridian groups and the model group indicated very significant difference(P < 0.01) .The apoptosis rates in "Neiguan(PC 6)" group, "Ximen(PC 4)" group and "Zhigou(TE 6)" group as well as the model groupwere(4.29±0.76)%, (5. 17±0.88)%, (13.96 ±2.77)% and (16.01 ± 1.04)% respectively.CONCLUSION: Acupuncture on the points of hand-Jueyin meridian inhibits myocardial apoptosis effectively so as to reduce myocardial injury caused by cell apoptosis.

Objective To investigate the effect of active fraction A (TXR-A) extracted from Tiaoxin Recipe (TXR) on inhibition of corticosterone on long-term potentiation (LTP) induced by high frequency stimulation (HFS) in rat hippocampal slices. Methods The slices were divided into control, corticosterone, corticosterone+TXR, and corticosterone+different concentration of TXR-A groups, then were incubated with artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF) added by drugs for 1 h before recording and were perfused with the same ACSF during recording. Population spike (PS) was recorded from stratum pyramidale of area CA1 using extracellular recording following stimulation of Schaffer collaterals in rat hippocampal slices. Then a 100 Hz, 100 pulses HFS was used to induce LTP. Results PS amplitude was decreased significantly vs that in the control group, when the slices were pre-incubated in ACSF added by corticosterone (2 ?mol/L) over 1.5 h, meaning that LTP was inhibited by corticosterone. However, PS amplitude of the slices pre-incubated in ACSF added by corticosterone (2 ?mol/L) and high concentration TXR-A was increased significantly vs that of corticosterone pre-treating slices, meaning that high concentration TXR-A enhanced LTP inhibited by corticosterone. Furthermore, increased LTP amplitude in high concentration TXR-A was much more than that in TXR. Conclusion TXR-A is one of main TXR active ingredients which facilitate LTP inhibited by corticosterone in area CA1 of rat hippocampal slices. The antagonist (effect) on corticosterone inhibition on LTP is one of the mechanisms to benefit the intelligence.