针灸的转化医学之路

The translational medicine approach to acupuncture and moxibustion

转化医学实现从“实验室到病床边”的转化理念已日益深入人心,其主要目的是为了推动基础研究能够切实解决临床实际问题,提高临床医学治疗水平,是一种全新的医学范式。转化医学的“bench to bedside”原则在中医药领域的“bench”环还存在明显不足。而针灸学科却是在bench环中开展的相对较为系统的,但针灸同样并没有很好地实现“bench to bedside”的回归。尽管如此,转化医学作为针灸基础研究与临床实践之间的桥梁,建立了它们之间的数据融合通道。我们的基础研究工作者应与临床专家密切合作,交流思想,碰撞智慧的火花,推动针灸的跨越式发展。

The idea of translational medicine from “laboratory to bedside” has become more and more popular. The main purpose of translational medicine is to promote basic research to solve practical clinical problems and improve the level of clinical treatment. It is thus a whole new medical paradigm. However, the principle of “bench to bedside” still has some obvious deficiencies in the “bench” ring, whereas the subject of acupuncture and moxibustion is carried out in the “bench” ring relatively more systematic, but also does not achieve bench to bedside regression well. Nevertheless, as a bridge between basic research and clinical practice of acupuncture and moxibustion, translational medicine has constructed a data fusion channel between them. Our basic researchers should cooperate closely with clinical experts, exchange ideas, collide sparks of wisdom, and promote the leap-forward development of acupuncture and moxibustion.