Transcutaneous electrical stimulation equipment is a kind of characteristic therapeutic devices developed on the basis of the integration of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory and modern science and technology, which is widely used in clinical practice. Significant breakthroughs have been made in the development of related devices such as transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) devices, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) devices, and transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) devices in recent years. Although the market for these devices is vast, there are still limitations that need to be optimized in terms of electrode materials and power supply methods, bulky instrument size, cumbersome wiring, restricted applications, and inadequate intelligent functionality. In the future, it is still necessary to further build upon the theoretical foundation of TCM acupuncture, integrate a variety of modern scientific technologies to advance the intelligence and modernization of acupuncture equipment, and thereby improving its capabilities to support clinical practice and research.
Humans ; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation/methods* ; Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy/instrumentation* ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

AIM: To investigate the signal transduction mechanism of rapid effect of corticosterone. METHODS: With liquid scintillation technique, the effect of corticosterone on glycine uptake in C6 cells was examined. RESULTS: The bovine serum album in coupled with corticosterone had the same effect as corticosterone 21-sulfate(B); Neomycin partially blocked the effect of B in C6 cells; GDP-?-S attenuated the effects of B on glycine uptake in C6 cells; Chelerythrine chloride (Chelery) partially blocked the effect of B in C6 cells; H 89 had no influence on the effect of B in C6 cells. The Km and Vmax of effect of B on glycine uptake in C6 cells were different from those in SK-N-SH cells. CONCLUSION: PKC, instead of PKA, was involved in the signal transduction of the rapid effect of B on glycine uptake in C6 cells. The converse effects of B on C6 cells and SK-N-SH cells resulted from different transportation system in two kinds of cells.