Electroacupuncture for Treatment of 12 Cases of Infantile Peroneal Nerve Injury

Infantile peroneal nerve injury,also calledperoneal paralysis,is mostly caused by intraglutealinjection.Clinically,it is characterized by foot drop,strephenopodia,digital flexion,and high leg raisingwhile walking.The authors have treated 12 cases ofperoneal nerve injury by electroacupuncture,withsatisfactory results reported as follows.

Fetal bovine serum versus Chinese herbal formula Naoluoxintong serum supplementation for proliferation and differentiation of rat embryonic neural stem cells

BACKGROUND： How to induce endogenous neural stem cells （NSCs） to differentiate into needed neural cell types is a hot spot of current researches. OBJECTIVE： To compare differences between fetal bovine serum and Chinese herbal formula Naoluoxintong serum supplementation for inducing proliferation and differentiation in rat embryonic NSCs. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： An in vitro, serum pharmacology, comparative, observation study was performed from March to September in 2008 at the Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, College of Life Science in University of Science and Technology of China, the Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Acupuncture Foundation and Technology in Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Anhui Province Key Laboratory of R ＆ D of Chinese Medicine, and at the Level 3 Laboratory of Molecular Biology of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. MATERIALS： The Chinese herbal formula Naoluoxintong was produced by Radix Astragali, Radix Notoginseng, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Scolopendra at Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Mouse anti-rat nestin, gliat fibrillary acidic protein, and galactocerebroside monoclonal antibodies, as well as rabbit anti-neuron-specific enolase polyclonal antibody were produced by Chemicon, Billerica, MA, USA. METHODS： Wistar rats aged 3 months were intragastrically infused with Naoluoxintong. Wistar rat embryonic NSCs （passage 8） were induced to proliferate and differentiate using 10% fetal bovine serum, 10% Naoluoxintong serum, and 10% rat serum. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Phenotypic changes in cultured cells were detected using phase contrast microscopy, and cell proliferation and differentiation were observed using immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS： Proliferation and differentiation of embryonic NSCs was induced by three different types of blood serum. Although the differentiation time course with Nao/uoxintongserum was later than with the other two methods, the differentiated cells were morphologically similar to mature neurons to a greater extent. CONCLUSION： Nao/uoxintong serum supplementation induced differentiation of NSCs into neuronal-like cells and stimulated neuronal maturation.

A COMPARATIVE OBSERVATION ON COMPREHENSIVE SCALP-ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT OF ISCHEMIC APOPLECTIC HEMIPLEGIA

Scalp acupuncture with comprehensivemanipulations of lifting, thrusting, moving,and retaining is a unique acupuncture therapyfrequently used by Prof. Wang Dai and Prof.Feng Chunxiang to treat apoplectic hemiplegia.The author treated 100 cases of hemiplegiadue to ischemic apoplexy with the abovemethod from 1992 to 1996, and obtainedsatisfactory therapeutic results as reported inthe following.

Exploring the clinical significance of Yinqiao powder based on the compatibility of Chinese herbal formulas

Yinqiao powder comes from the book"Wenbing Tiaobian"(Detailed Analysis of Epidemic Warm Diseases)written by Wu Jutong in the Qing Dynasty(1636-1912),in which it is mentioned that"pungent-cool diaphoretic agent Yinqiao power is used to treat patients with fever,not aversion to cold but thirsty"Yinqiao powder is often used to treat Wind-warm syndrome,warm-heat syndrome and miscellaneous diseases caused by some pathogenic factors in Wei-fen syndrome(Wei-fen syndrome is the syndrome name of the disease and is often used to indicate the initial stage of exogenous febrile disease,which is the syndrome of the body's guard surface.)and upper energizer.With the further research and application of Yinqiao powder,it is more and more widely used in clinic.This article summarizes the clinical application of Yinqiao powder through the analysis of the prescription meaning,compatible prescriptions,decoction methods and other aspects of Yinqiao powder in order to provide more evidence for clinical treatment of febrile disease.At the same time,through the prescription thinking of Yinqiao powder,we can learn Wu Jutong's treatment principle and academic thought of"Shangjiao(Shangjiao is one of the three and is the upper part of the Sanjiao.Generally refers to the chest above the diaphragm,including the heart,lungs and throat.)is like a feather,not lightly".Wu Jutong's flexible use of Chinese medicine and the thought of syndrome differentiation and treatment are also worthy of our study and reference.

High-Tech Acupuncture for Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases--A Sino-Austrian Cooperation Research Protocol on Heart Rate Variability

Background： Acupuncture can not only be used for well-known diseases, but also for so-called modern lifestyle-related diseases. Using innovative methods like e.g. new analyses of heart rate variability （HRV）, it is also possible to investigate diseases like burnout syndrome, ie., qi deficiency in Chinese medicine （CM）. Objective： The main object of this research protocol is to perform research on the relationship of burnout syndrome and heart rate （HR） and HRV. Methods： A total of 175 patients with burnout syndrome （qi deficiency syndrome） in five groups and 35 healthy volunteers will be investigated. Based on random numbers generated by computer and concealed in opaque envelops, the patients will be assigned to four acupuncture groups using Zusanli （ST 36） acupuncture stimulation, Guanyuan （CV4） acupuncture stimulation, both points, and both points with Streitberger device respectively, and a moxibustion group using both points mentioned above, with 35 cases in each group. Altogether four different experiments are planned. Experiment 1 includes 70 subjects and is a comparison between a burnout group and a control group （healthy volunteers）. The evaluation parameters are different scores and indices of HR and HRV. Experiment 2 includes 140 subjects and compares the efficacy of different acupuncture points. In experiment 3 （105 subjects）, acupuncture and moxibustion should be compared to healthy volunteers. Experiment 4 （70 subjects） investigates the long-term therapeutic effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on the scores of qi deficiency and HR/HRV in qi deficiency patients. In both the acupuncture and moxibustion groups, a total of 10 treatments will be performed. Conclusions： The joint research aims at the scientific evaluation of CM, mainly in the field of HRV. This parameter could be a very good indicator of the state of health and can be influenced by different acupuncture methods, as shown in the past.