1.Exploration on the Brain Mechanism Underlying Acupuncture Effects in Hemiplegic Patients after Ischemic Stroke Based on Granger Causality
Tianjiao XU ; Mengxin LU ; Yuanyuan LI ; Muzhao ZHANG ; Yihuai ZOU ; Jiliang FANG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;32(4):135-140
Objective To discuss the effects of the"twelve needles for hands and feet"acupuncture on the brain response mechanism and acupoint specificity in hemiplegic patients after ischemic stroke using fMRI.Methods Totally 43 inpatients from Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine from December 2018 to March 2023 were included.The included patients were randomly divided into a true acupoint group of 23 cases and a fake acupoint group of 20 cases using the random number table method for clinical scale evaluation and magnetic resonance scanning.The true acupoint group received"twelve needles for hands and feet"acupuncture;the fake acupoint group was treated with acupuncture by opening 1 inch next to the meridian point,once a day,for consecutive 10 d.Intervention completed,excluding subjects who fell out during the intervention process,had unsatisfactory MRI data quality and had incomplete clinical scales,and conducting data processing and analysis.Bilateral anterior central gyrus(PreCG),amygdala(AMYG),caudate nucleus(CAU),putamen lenticularis(PUT),pallidus lenticularis(PAL)and thalamus(THA)were selected as regions of interest(ROI),and the changes in Granger causality(GC)and differences in scale scores between the two groups before and after treatment were compared.Results After intervention in the true acupoint group,the GC of CAU.R → PreCG.R,AMYG.R → PAL.R was stronger than before intervention,and the GC of THA.L→PAL.L,AMYG.R→THA.R in the true acupoint group was weaker than before intervention(P<0.05);after intervention with fake acupoints,the GC of AMYG.R→PUT.L in the false acupoint group was stronger than before intervention,and the GC of THA.L→PreCG.R,AMYG.L→CAU.L was weaker than before intervention(P<0.05);the GC of THA.R→PAL.L before intervention was stronger than false acupoint group,the GC of CAU.L→PreCG.R,PUT.L→PreCG.R before intervention was weaker than fake acupoint group(P<0.05);the GC of CAU.R→PreCG.R,THA.L→PreCG.R,AMYG.R→CAU.L,THA.L→PAL.R,AMYG.L→THA.L after intervention in the true acupoint group was stronger than the false acupoint group,and the GC of AMYG.R→AMYG.L after intervention in the true acupoint group was weaker than the fake acupoint group(P<0.05).Conclusion"Twelve needles for hands and feet"acupuncture can stimulate preferential compensation of the right motor circuit,bilateral basal ganglia remodeling,and balance regulation of excitatory inhibitory effects on the thalamus in patients with radiation-induced coronary stroke,thereby improving the degree of motor dysfunction and neurological deficits;acupuncture at acupoints stimulates brain activity more than at non-acupoints,indicating acupoint specificity.
2.Comparative study on quality of different cleaning methods for robotically luminal apparatus
Fang LIU ; Zhiying TENG ; Mengxin LYU ; Yongxin SHAN
China Medical Equipment 2025;22(8):177-181
Objective:To explore the cleaning quality of different cleaning methods on robotically luminal apparatuses.Methods:This research innovated and invented specially cleaning holder that could support boiling after reducing pressure,and protective device for preprocessing so as to better clean robotically luminal apparatuses.A total of 600 robotic luminal apparatuses,which were used in urology surgery at The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University in November 2023,were selected as the research object,and they were divided into control group,experimental group 1 and experimental group 2 according to the principle of randomization and balance,with 200 apparatuses in each group.The luminal apparatuses of control group were cleaned as the cleaning process of the manufacturer's instructions,and these of experimental group 1 were cleaned through ultrasonic cleaning machine with perfusion in the cleaning process of the manufacturer's instructions,and boiling after reducing pressure was selected to clean those of experimental group 2 through specially cleaning holder that was innovated and invented,which could support boiling after reducing pressure.Both two experiment groups adopted protective device that was invented by our research patent.The visual estimation and magnifying glass(5-10 times)with light source,adenosine triphosphate(ATP)fluorescence detector,and detection device for protein residue were adopted to test and judge cleaning quality,cleaning time,and wear rate of transportation in luminal apparatus after cleaning.Results:The qualified rates of visual estimation and magnifying glass with light source in control group,experiment group 1 and experiment group 2 were respectively 94.5%,99.0%and 99.5%,and the differences of pairwise comparison among three groups were significant(x2=6.44,8.591,P<0.05).The qualified rates of the fluorescence detection and the detection for protein residue in control group were respectively 93.5%and 90%,and those in experiment group 1 were respectively 98.5%and 97%,and the differences among two groups were significant(x2=6.51,11.41,P<0.05).For the cleaning time of single apparatus,the experiment group 1 was shortest,and the experiment group 2 was longest,and there were significant differences in pairwise comparison among three groups(t=2.981,48.178,34.419,P<0.05).The cleaning time of 8 cleaned apparatuses of experiment group 1 still can keep advantage,while there was not significant difference in that between it and control group(P>0.05).The cleaning time of 12 cleaned apparatuses of experimental group 2 was shortest,and that of experiment group 1 was longest,and the differences of that among three groups were significant(t=2.743,5.292,3.177,P<0.05).The average wear rates of transportation of control group,experiment group 1 and experiment group 2 were respectively(9.5±1.8)%,(6.2±1.5)%and(5.8±1.3)%,and the average wear rates of transportation of experiment group 1 and 2 were significantly lower than that of control group,and the differences of that in pairwise comparison among three groups were significant(t=21.7,24.3,P<0.05),while the difference of that between two experiment groups was not significant(P>0.05).Conclusion:The cleaning technique of boiling after reducing pressure can play better cleaning effect for the slender lumen of robotic apparatuses,while the wear rates of experiment group 1 and 2,which use protective device for preprocessing,are better than that of control group.The full load amount of the application of the special cleaning holder of the robotic luminal apparatuses of experiment group 2 can increase by 1 time,which is high efficient and convenient.
3.Exploration on the Brain Mechanism Underlying Acupuncture Effects in Hemiplegic Patients after Ischemic Stroke Based on Granger Causality
Tianjiao XU ; Mengxin LU ; Yuanyuan LI ; Muzhao ZHANG ; Yihuai ZOU ; Jiliang FANG
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;32(4):135-140
Objective To discuss the effects of the"twelve needles for hands and feet"acupuncture on the brain response mechanism and acupoint specificity in hemiplegic patients after ischemic stroke using fMRI.Methods Totally 43 inpatients from Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine from December 2018 to March 2023 were included.The included patients were randomly divided into a true acupoint group of 23 cases and a fake acupoint group of 20 cases using the random number table method for clinical scale evaluation and magnetic resonance scanning.The true acupoint group received"twelve needles for hands and feet"acupuncture;the fake acupoint group was treated with acupuncture by opening 1 inch next to the meridian point,once a day,for consecutive 10 d.Intervention completed,excluding subjects who fell out during the intervention process,had unsatisfactory MRI data quality and had incomplete clinical scales,and conducting data processing and analysis.Bilateral anterior central gyrus(PreCG),amygdala(AMYG),caudate nucleus(CAU),putamen lenticularis(PUT),pallidus lenticularis(PAL)and thalamus(THA)were selected as regions of interest(ROI),and the changes in Granger causality(GC)and differences in scale scores between the two groups before and after treatment were compared.Results After intervention in the true acupoint group,the GC of CAU.R → PreCG.R,AMYG.R → PAL.R was stronger than before intervention,and the GC of THA.L→PAL.L,AMYG.R→THA.R in the true acupoint group was weaker than before intervention(P<0.05);after intervention with fake acupoints,the GC of AMYG.R→PUT.L in the false acupoint group was stronger than before intervention,and the GC of THA.L→PreCG.R,AMYG.L→CAU.L was weaker than before intervention(P<0.05);the GC of THA.R→PAL.L before intervention was stronger than false acupoint group,the GC of CAU.L→PreCG.R,PUT.L→PreCG.R before intervention was weaker than fake acupoint group(P<0.05);the GC of CAU.R→PreCG.R,THA.L→PreCG.R,AMYG.R→CAU.L,THA.L→PAL.R,AMYG.L→THA.L after intervention in the true acupoint group was stronger than the false acupoint group,and the GC of AMYG.R→AMYG.L after intervention in the true acupoint group was weaker than the fake acupoint group(P<0.05).Conclusion"Twelve needles for hands and feet"acupuncture can stimulate preferential compensation of the right motor circuit,bilateral basal ganglia remodeling,and balance regulation of excitatory inhibitory effects on the thalamus in patients with radiation-induced coronary stroke,thereby improving the degree of motor dysfunction and neurological deficits;acupuncture at acupoints stimulates brain activity more than at non-acupoints,indicating acupoint specificity.
4.Comparative study on quality of different cleaning methods for robotically luminal apparatus
Fang LIU ; Zhiying TENG ; Mengxin LYU ; Yongxin SHAN
China Medical Equipment 2025;22(8):177-181
Objective:To explore the cleaning quality of different cleaning methods on robotically luminal apparatuses.Methods:This research innovated and invented specially cleaning holder that could support boiling after reducing pressure,and protective device for preprocessing so as to better clean robotically luminal apparatuses.A total of 600 robotic luminal apparatuses,which were used in urology surgery at The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University in November 2023,were selected as the research object,and they were divided into control group,experimental group 1 and experimental group 2 according to the principle of randomization and balance,with 200 apparatuses in each group.The luminal apparatuses of control group were cleaned as the cleaning process of the manufacturer's instructions,and these of experimental group 1 were cleaned through ultrasonic cleaning machine with perfusion in the cleaning process of the manufacturer's instructions,and boiling after reducing pressure was selected to clean those of experimental group 2 through specially cleaning holder that was innovated and invented,which could support boiling after reducing pressure.Both two experiment groups adopted protective device that was invented by our research patent.The visual estimation and magnifying glass(5-10 times)with light source,adenosine triphosphate(ATP)fluorescence detector,and detection device for protein residue were adopted to test and judge cleaning quality,cleaning time,and wear rate of transportation in luminal apparatus after cleaning.Results:The qualified rates of visual estimation and magnifying glass with light source in control group,experiment group 1 and experiment group 2 were respectively 94.5%,99.0%and 99.5%,and the differences of pairwise comparison among three groups were significant(x2=6.44,8.591,P<0.05).The qualified rates of the fluorescence detection and the detection for protein residue in control group were respectively 93.5%and 90%,and those in experiment group 1 were respectively 98.5%and 97%,and the differences among two groups were significant(x2=6.51,11.41,P<0.05).For the cleaning time of single apparatus,the experiment group 1 was shortest,and the experiment group 2 was longest,and there were significant differences in pairwise comparison among three groups(t=2.981,48.178,34.419,P<0.05).The cleaning time of 8 cleaned apparatuses of experiment group 1 still can keep advantage,while there was not significant difference in that between it and control group(P>0.05).The cleaning time of 12 cleaned apparatuses of experimental group 2 was shortest,and that of experiment group 1 was longest,and the differences of that among three groups were significant(t=2.743,5.292,3.177,P<0.05).The average wear rates of transportation of control group,experiment group 1 and experiment group 2 were respectively(9.5±1.8)%,(6.2±1.5)%and(5.8±1.3)%,and the average wear rates of transportation of experiment group 1 and 2 were significantly lower than that of control group,and the differences of that in pairwise comparison among three groups were significant(t=21.7,24.3,P<0.05),while the difference of that between two experiment groups was not significant(P>0.05).Conclusion:The cleaning technique of boiling after reducing pressure can play better cleaning effect for the slender lumen of robotic apparatuses,while the wear rates of experiment group 1 and 2,which use protective device for preprocessing,are better than that of control group.The full load amount of the application of the special cleaning holder of the robotic luminal apparatuses of experiment group 2 can increase by 1 time,which is high efficient and convenient.
5.Treatment of Endometriosis from the Perspective of "Retention due to Deficiency Qi"
Yujuan ZHANG ; Youhua ZHU ; Jiajing ZHAO ; Yanan YANG ; Mengya BU ; Mengxin FANG ; Yuxiao HUANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(9):954-957
It is believed that retention due to deficient qi is an important pathogenesis of endometriosis (EMs). Deficient qi is the root of the disease, mainly manifested as spleen deficiency, while retention is the branch pathogenesis of the disease, mainly with blood stasis, complicated with constraint, phlegm, heat, toxin and other pathological factors. Therefore, it is proposed to follow the treatment principle of supplementing deficiency and unblocking stagnation, and take the methods of replenishing qi and fortifying the spleen, removing stasis and eliminating concretions. Self-made Fuzheng Huayu Formula (扶正化瘀方) is taken as the basic formula, and can be modified with the symptoms in menstrual and non-menstrual periods. Additionally, the methods of moving qi, dispelling phlegm, clearing heat, relieving toxin and others can be combined, and it is recommended to treat the root and the branch simultaneously.

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