Objective: To explore the mechanism underlying acupuncture regulation of the visual cortex plasticity. Methods: Eighteen kittens of four weeks were randomly divided into 3 groups, a normal group, a model group and an ...Objective: To explore the mechanism underlying acupuncture regulation of the visual cortex plasticity. Methods: Eighteen kittens of four weeks were randomly divided into 3 groups, a normal group, a model group and an acupuncture group, with six in each group. There was no treatment to those in the normal group. Unilateral eyelid suture method was used to establish the deprivation amblyopia cat model in the model group and the acupuncture group. After that, kittens in the model group didn't receive any treatment, but those in the acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture therapy of 12 weeks. Pattern Visual Evoked Potential (P-VEP) and c-Fos protein expression of visual cortex of kittens in each group were tested before and after acupuncture treatment. Results: P-VEP waveform changed significantly in kittens of the model group, the time value of P 100 was significantly delayed (P<0.01) and N 45 -P 100 amplitude was significantly lower (P<0.01) compared with the normal group. After treatment, the time value of P 100 in kittens of the acupuncture group was significantly shorter (P<0.01) and N 45 -P 100 amplitude was significantly higher (P<0.01) when compared with the model group. Expression of c-Fos positive neurons can be seen in the visual cortex layers II-IV of kittens in the acupuncture group, and the density and percentage of c-Fos immunoreactive neurons of cortex layers II-IV in kittens of the model group were significantly lower than those in the acupuncture group. Conclusion: Acupuncture has obvious improvement for abnormal changes of P-VEP waveform of monocular visual deprivation kittens; it can also increase the c-Fos protein expression in visual cortex after form- deprived.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of deep acupuncture mainly at Huantiao (GB 30) for patients with chronic prostatitis. Methods: Forty-two cases of patients with chronic prostatitis were treated with deep ac...Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of deep acupuncture mainly at Huantiao (GB 30) for patients with chronic prostatitis. Methods: Forty-two cases of patients with chronic prostatitis were treated with deep acupuncture at Huantiao (GB 30) combined with adjunct acupoints on the base of syndrome differentiation. Ten times treatment was a course, and effects were evaluated after two courses. Results: Among all the 42 cases, 29 cases were cured, 9 cases were improved and 4 cases were invalid, and the total effective rate was 90.5%. Conclusion: It has good effect of deep acupuncture at Huantiao (GB 30) as major acupoint combined with adjunct acupoints on the base of syndrome differentiation for patients with chronic prostatitis.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81260560)
文摘Objective: To explore the mechanism underlying acupuncture regulation of the visual cortex plasticity. Methods: Eighteen kittens of four weeks were randomly divided into 3 groups, a normal group, a model group and an acupuncture group, with six in each group. There was no treatment to those in the normal group. Unilateral eyelid suture method was used to establish the deprivation amblyopia cat model in the model group and the acupuncture group. After that, kittens in the model group didn't receive any treatment, but those in the acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture therapy of 12 weeks. Pattern Visual Evoked Potential (P-VEP) and c-Fos protein expression of visual cortex of kittens in each group were tested before and after acupuncture treatment. Results: P-VEP waveform changed significantly in kittens of the model group, the time value of P 100 was significantly delayed (P<0.01) and N 45 -P 100 amplitude was significantly lower (P<0.01) compared with the normal group. After treatment, the time value of P 100 in kittens of the acupuncture group was significantly shorter (P<0.01) and N 45 -P 100 amplitude was significantly higher (P<0.01) when compared with the model group. Expression of c-Fos positive neurons can be seen in the visual cortex layers II-IV of kittens in the acupuncture group, and the density and percentage of c-Fos immunoreactive neurons of cortex layers II-IV in kittens of the model group were significantly lower than those in the acupuncture group. Conclusion: Acupuncture has obvious improvement for abnormal changes of P-VEP waveform of monocular visual deprivation kittens; it can also increase the c-Fos protein expression in visual cortex after form- deprived.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81060304)
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of deep acupuncture mainly at Huantiao (GB 30) for patients with chronic prostatitis. Methods: Forty-two cases of patients with chronic prostatitis were treated with deep acupuncture at Huantiao (GB 30) combined with adjunct acupoints on the base of syndrome differentiation. Ten times treatment was a course, and effects were evaluated after two courses. Results: Among all the 42 cases, 29 cases were cured, 9 cases were improved and 4 cases were invalid, and the total effective rate was 90.5%. Conclusion: It has good effect of deep acupuncture at Huantiao (GB 30) as major acupoint combined with adjunct acupoints on the base of syndrome differentiation for patients with chronic prostatitis.
