To observe the therapeutic effects of a Chinese drug Bufei Keli (补肺颗粒 granules for invigorating the lung) in the treatment of chronic bronchitis at remission stage, 62 cases were randomly divided into a treatment ...To observe the therapeutic effects of a Chinese drug Bufei Keli (补肺颗粒 granules for invigorating the lung) in the treatment of chronic bronchitis at remission stage, 62 cases were randomly divided into a treatment group (treated with Bufei Keli) and a control group (treated with Yupingfeng Keli 玉屏风颗粒). The results turned out to be that the short-term clinically controlled and markedly effective rate was 77.42% and the long-term relapse-resisting markedly effective rate was 74.2% in the treatment group, which were obviously higher than 45.16% and 38.71% respectively in the control group (P<0.05). And the increase in contents of SOD and CD_3 and the decrease in LPO content in the treatment group were also bigger than that in the control group (P<0.01). It is therefore concluded that Bufei Keli can improve qi deficiency syndrome and raise the immunity of patients with chronic bronchitis, hence its effect of resisting relapse of chronic bronchitis.展开更多
Object: To show that increased and invigorated movement of qi and bloodwithin the organism and their concentration in the diseased organ is crucial for acupuncture andlimitations for acupuncture based upon Western med...Object: To show that increased and invigorated movement of qi and bloodwithin the organism and their concentration in the diseased organ is crucial for acupuncture andlimitations for acupuncture based upon Western medicine are not necessarily adequate. Methods:Symptom-related and chronoacupuncture were used within a five stages acupuncture beginning withneedling of competent pair of confluent points and followed by Zi Wu Liu Zhu chronoacupuncture.Results: After 58 symptom-related acupuncture treatments the vision increased from 10 to 70 percentand remained stable. 18 months later one Zi Wu Liu Zhu chronoacupuncture was carried out following aneedling concept of five stages. Within one hour the vision increased from 70 to 90 percent.Conclusions: Ophthalmologists should offer acupuncture to patients suffering from eye in-flammationsand retina scars. Acupuncturists should use Zi Wu Liu Zhu and powerful acupoints and acupointcombinations in order to invigorate and to move qi and blood strongly. This case shows theeffectiveness of acupuncture and chronoacupuncture in a case of retina scar caused by toxoplasmosis.Therefore, acupuncture treatment might be successfully applied in diseases where Western medicinecannot offer help.展开更多
Objective:To explore the mechanism of herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion in Crohn disease(CD)treatment by observing the effect of herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion on protein expressions of colonic M2 macrophage ma...Objective:To explore the mechanism of herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion in Crohn disease(CD)treatment by observing the effect of herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion on protein expressions of colonic M2 macrophage marker CD206,AMP-activated protein kinase(AMPK)and tuberous sclerosis complex(TSC)2.Methods:Twenty-six specific pathogen free male rats were randomly divided into a normal group,a model group and a herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion group.The CD model was prepared by enema with the mixture of 5%(W/V)2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid(TNBS)and 50%ethanol at 2:1(volume ratio).After the model was successfully prepared,rats in the herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion group received herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion at Qihai(CV 6)and bilateral Tianshu(ST 25).Hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining was used to observe the histopathological changes of rat colon;immunohistochemical technique was used to detect the expression of colonic CD206 protein;Western blot,immuno fluorescence,and real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RTqPCR)technologies were used to detect the protein and mRNA expressions of colonic AMPK and TSC2.Results:Compared with the normal group,rats in the model group showed damaged colonic mucosa,missing of the epithelial layer;thickened submucosa,vascular proliferation,massive infiltration of monocytes and lymphocytes,and cracked ulcers that reached the muscle layer.Rats in the herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion group showed reduced intestinal inflammation and healing intestinal epithelium ulcers.Compared with the normal group,rat colonic CD206 protein expression,and the protein and mRNA expressions of colonic AMPK and TSC2 were decreased in the model group(all P<0.Ol);compared with the model group,rat colonic CD206 protei n expression was in creased(P<Q.Q1),as well as the protein and mRNA expressions of AMPK and TSC2 in the herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion can reduce intestinal inflammation in CD rats,increase colonic CD206 protein expression,and up-regulate the protein and mRNA expressions of colonic AMPK and TSC2.展开更多
文摘To observe the therapeutic effects of a Chinese drug Bufei Keli (补肺颗粒 granules for invigorating the lung) in the treatment of chronic bronchitis at remission stage, 62 cases were randomly divided into a treatment group (treated with Bufei Keli) and a control group (treated with Yupingfeng Keli 玉屏风颗粒). The results turned out to be that the short-term clinically controlled and markedly effective rate was 77.42% and the long-term relapse-resisting markedly effective rate was 74.2% in the treatment group, which were obviously higher than 45.16% and 38.71% respectively in the control group (P<0.05). And the increase in contents of SOD and CD_3 and the decrease in LPO content in the treatment group were also bigger than that in the control group (P<0.01). It is therefore concluded that Bufei Keli can improve qi deficiency syndrome and raise the immunity of patients with chronic bronchitis, hence its effect of resisting relapse of chronic bronchitis.
文摘Object: To show that increased and invigorated movement of qi and bloodwithin the organism and their concentration in the diseased organ is crucial for acupuncture andlimitations for acupuncture based upon Western medicine are not necessarily adequate. Methods:Symptom-related and chronoacupuncture were used within a five stages acupuncture beginning withneedling of competent pair of confluent points and followed by Zi Wu Liu Zhu chronoacupuncture.Results: After 58 symptom-related acupuncture treatments the vision increased from 10 to 70 percentand remained stable. 18 months later one Zi Wu Liu Zhu chronoacupuncture was carried out following aneedling concept of five stages. Within one hour the vision increased from 70 to 90 percent.Conclusions: Ophthalmologists should offer acupuncture to patients suffering from eye in-flammationsand retina scars. Acupuncturists should use Zi Wu Liu Zhu and powerful acupoints and acupointcombinations in order to invigorate and to move qi and blood strongly. This case shows theeffectiveness of acupuncture and chronoacupuncture in a case of retina scar caused by toxoplasmosis.Therefore, acupuncture treatment might be successfully applied in diseases where Western medicinecannot offer help.
文摘Objective:To explore the mechanism of herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion in Crohn disease(CD)treatment by observing the effect of herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion on protein expressions of colonic M2 macrophage marker CD206,AMP-activated protein kinase(AMPK)and tuberous sclerosis complex(TSC)2.Methods:Twenty-six specific pathogen free male rats were randomly divided into a normal group,a model group and a herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion group.The CD model was prepared by enema with the mixture of 5%(W/V)2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid(TNBS)and 50%ethanol at 2:1(volume ratio).After the model was successfully prepared,rats in the herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion group received herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion at Qihai(CV 6)and bilateral Tianshu(ST 25).Hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining was used to observe the histopathological changes of rat colon;immunohistochemical technique was used to detect the expression of colonic CD206 protein;Western blot,immuno fluorescence,and real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RTqPCR)technologies were used to detect the protein and mRNA expressions of colonic AMPK and TSC2.Results:Compared with the normal group,rats in the model group showed damaged colonic mucosa,missing of the epithelial layer;thickened submucosa,vascular proliferation,massive infiltration of monocytes and lymphocytes,and cracked ulcers that reached the muscle layer.Rats in the herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion group showed reduced intestinal inflammation and healing intestinal epithelium ulcers.Compared with the normal group,rat colonic CD206 protein expression,and the protein and mRNA expressions of colonic AMPK and TSC2 were decreased in the model group(all P<0.Ol);compared with the model group,rat colonic CD206 protei n expression was in creased(P<Q.Q1),as well as the protein and mRNA expressions of AMPK and TSC2 in the herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion can reduce intestinal inflammation in CD rats,increase colonic CD206 protein expression,and up-regulate the protein and mRNA expressions of colonic AMPK and TSC2.
