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{"title":"[Acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial].","authors":"Bo Li,&nbsp;Dong-Dong Wang,&nbsp;Xiao-di Qiao,&nbsp;Ai-Hong Yuan,&nbsp;Ping Jiang,&nbsp;Jiu-Ping Xu,&nbsp;Jun Yang,&nbsp;Qing-Ping Zhang","doi":"10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221113-k0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221113-k0006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To observe the short-term efficacy, long-term efficacy and safety of acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Forty-two patients with CP/CPPS were randomly divided into an acupuncture group (21 cases, 1 case dropped off) and a sham acupuncture group (21 cases). The patients in the acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture at bilateral Zhongliao (BL 33), Huiyang (BL 35), Shenshu (BL 23) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6); the needling depth of Zhongliao (BL 33) and Huiyang (BL 35) was 60 to 80 mm, while Shenshu (BL 23) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) was directly punctured of 30 mm. The patients in the sham acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture at non-acupoints, including points 2 cm next to Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongliao (BL 33) and Huiyang (BL 35), and the midpoint of the connecting line between the spleen meridian and the kidney meridian. All the non-acupoints were treated with directly puncture of 2 to 3 mm. The needles were left for 30 min in both groups, once every other day in the first four weeks, three times a week, and twice a week in the next four weeks, totally 20 treatments. Before treatment, after treatment and in follow-up of 24 weeks after treatment completion, the National Institutes of Health-chronic prostatitis symptom index (NIH-CPSI) score and urinary flow rate were observed in both groups; the clinical efficacy and safety were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with those before treatment, the pain and discomfort scores, urination symptoms scores, quality of life scores and total scores of NIH-CPSI in both groups were reduced after treatment in the two groups (<i>P</i><0.01), while each item score and total score of NIH-CPSI in the acupuncture group were reduced in follow-up (<i>P</i><0.01, <i>P</i><0.05). After treatment and in follow-up, each item score and total score of NIH-CPSI in the acupuncture group were lower than those in the sham acupuncture group (<i>P</i><0.05, <i>P</i><0.01). After treatment, the maximum and average urinary flow rates in the acupuncture group were higher than those before treatment (<i>P</i><0.05), and the average urinary flow rate in the acupuncture group was higher than that in the sham acupuncture group (<i>P</i><0.05). The total effective rate was 75.0% (15/20) in the acupuncture group, which was higher than 42.9% (9/21) in the sham acupuncture group (<i>P</i><0.05). No significant adverse reactions were observed in the two groups, and there was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (<i>P</i>>0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Acupuncture could effectively alleviate the clinical symptoms, improve quality of life, and has a sustained, safe and reliable therapeutic effect in patients with CP/CPPS.</p>","PeriodicalId":23967,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion","volume":"43 6","pages":"654-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9633107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Effect mechanism of acupuncture for anti-asthmatic airway remodeling based on TGF-β1 / Smad3 signaling pathway].","authors":"Qian Zhang,&nbsp;Yun Qiao,&nbsp;Yi-Rong Shi,&nbsp;Ji-Li Pang,&nbsp;Shi-Jun Song,&nbsp;Hong-Yuan Tang,&nbsp;Le-Ming Qin,&nbsp;Guo-Yuan Zeng","doi":"10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220412-k0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220412-k0013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To observe the effect of acupuncture at \"Feishu\" (BL 13) + \"Dingchuan\" (EX-B 1) and \"Kongzui\" (LU 6) + \"Yuji\" (LU 10) for the airway remodeling in asthma rats based on the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)/ Smad family member 3 (Smad3) signaling pathway; and explore the efficacy difference between the two acupoint combinations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Forty SPF male SD rats, aged 4 weeks, were randomly divided into a blank group (<i>n</i> = 10) and a modeling group (<i>n</i> = 30). The ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization method was used to establish asthma model in the modeling group. After successful model preparation, the rats of the modeling group were randomized into a model group, an acupuncture at \"Feishu\" (BL 13) + \"Dingchuan\" (EX-B 1) (AAF) group, and acupuncture at \"Kongzui\" (LU 6)+\"Yuji\" (LU 10) (AAK) group, with 10 rats in each one. Starting from day 15 of the experiment, 5 min after motivating, acupuncture was applied to \"Feishu\" (BL 13) + \"Dingchuan\" (EX-B 1) and \"Kongzui\" (LU 6)+\"Yuji\" (LU 10) in the AAF group and the AAK group respectively. The intervention was delivered for 30 min each time, once daily, lasting 3 weeks consecutively. Using lung function detector, the airway resistance (RL) and dynamic compliance (Cdyn) of the lungs were detected. The histomorphology of lung tissues was detected with HE staining and Masson staining, and the mRNA and protein expression of TGF-β1 and Smad3 in lung tissues was detected with the real-time PCR and Western blot methods.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with the blank group, RL was increased and Cdyn was decreased in the rats of the model group (<i>P</i><0.01); and RL was reduced and Cdyn was increased in the AAF group and the AAK group when compared with those in the model group (<i>P</i><0.01, <i>P</i><0.05). The rats of the model group had bronchial lumen stenosis, inflammatory cell infiltration, collagen fibre hyperplasia and thickened smooth muscle in the lung tissues when compared with those in the blank group; and in comparison with the model group, all of the above morphological changes were attenuated in the AAF group and the AAK group. Besides, these morphological changes of the lung tissues were more alleviated in the AAF group when compared with those in the AAK group. In comparison with the blank group, the mRNA and protein expression of TGF-β1 and Smad3 of the lung tissues was increased in the model group (<i>P</i><0.01), and it was reduced in the AAF group and the AAK group when compared with that in the model group (<i>P</i><0.05, <i>P</i><0.01). The mRNA expression of TGF-β1 and Smad3 was lower in the AAF group when compared with that in the AAK group (<i>P</i><0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Acupuncture at either \"Feishu\" (BL 13)+\"Dingchuan\" (EX-B 1) or \"Kongzui\" (LU 6)+\"Yuji\" (LU 10) reduces the airway remodeling in the rats with asthma, which may be related to the down-regulation of mRNA and protein expression of ","PeriodicalId":23967,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion","volume":"43 6","pages":"684-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9633109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Scientific basis of acupuncture on mesenchymal stem cells for treating ischemic stroke].","authors":"Te Ba,&nbsp;Kai-Hang Sun,&nbsp;Jing Wang,&nbsp;Ze-Ran Wang,&nbsp;Bo-Mo Sang,&nbsp;Hong-Kuan Li,&nbsp;Hao-Ran Guo,&nbsp;Xue Yang,&nbsp;Yu-Jie Zheng,&nbsp;Xiao-Feng Zhao","doi":"10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220308-k0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220308-k0001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The scientific basis of acupuncture on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for treating ischemic stroke (IS) is discussed. MSCs transplantation has great potential for the treatment of tissue damage caused by early stage inflammatory cascade reactions of IS, but its actual transformation is limited by various factors. How to improve the homing efficiency of MSCs is the primary issue to enhance its efficacy. As such, the possible mechanisms of acupuncture and MSCs transplantation in inhibiting inflammatory cascade reactions induced by IS are explored by reviewing literature, and a hypothesis that acupuncture could promote the secretion of stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α) from ischemic foci to regulate SDF-1α/CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) axis, thereby improving the homing efficiency of MSCs transplantation, exerting its neuroprotective function, and improving the bed transformation ability, is proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":23967,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion","volume":"43 6","pages":"691-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9633111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Effects of electroacupuncture pretreatment on GABA_A receptor of fastigial nucleus and sympathetic nerve activity in rats with myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury].","authors":"Shuai-Ya Wang,&nbsp;Qi Shu,&nbsp;Pian-Pian Chen,&nbsp;Fan Zhang,&nbsp;Xiang Zhou,&nbsp;Qian-Yi Wang,&nbsp;Jie Zhou,&nbsp;Xia Wei,&nbsp;Ling Hu,&nbsp;Qing Yu,&nbsp;Rong-Lin Cai","doi":"10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221203-k0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221203-k0003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To observe the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) pretreatment on cardiac function, sympathetic nerve activity, indexes of myocardial injury and GABA_A receptor in fastigial nucleus in rats with myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury (MIRI), and to explore the neuroregulatory mechanism of EA pretreatment in improving MIRI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 60 male SD rats were randomly divided into a sham operation group, a model group, an EA group, an agonist group and an agonist+EA group, 12 rats in each group. The MIRI model was established by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. EA was applied at bilateral \"Shenmen\" (HT 7) and \"Tongli\" (HT 5) in the EA group and the agonist+EA group, with continuous wave, in frequency of 2 Hz and intensity of 1 mA, 30 min each time, once a day for 7 consecutive days. After intervention, the MIRI model was established. In the agonist group, the muscone (agonist of GABA_A receptor, 1 g/L) was injected in fastigial nucleus for 7 consecutive days before modeling, 150 μL each time, once a day. In the agonist+EA group, the muscone was injected in fastigial nucleus 30 min before EA intervention. The data of electrocardiogram was collected by PowerLab standard Ⅱ lead, and ST segment displacement and heart rate variability (HRV) were analyzed; the serum levels of norepinephrine (NE), creatine kinase isoenzyme MB (CK-MB) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) were detected by ELISA; the myocardial infarction area was measured by TTC staining; the morphology of myocardial tissue was observed by HE staining; the positive expression and mRNA expression of GABA_A receptor in fastigial nucleus were detected by immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with the sham operation group, in the model group, ST segment displacement and ratio of low frequency to high frequency (LF/HF) of HRV were increased (<i>P</i><0.01), HRV frequency domain analysis showed enhanced sympathetic nerve excitability, the serum levels of NE, CK-MB and cTnI were increased (<i>P</i><0.01), the percentage of myocardial infarction area was increased (<i>P</i><0.01), myocardial fiber was broken and interstitial edema was serious, the positive expression and mRNA expression of GABA_A receptor in fastigial nucleus were increased (<i>P</i><0.01). Compared with the model group, in the EA group, ST segment displacement and LF/HF ratio were decreased (<i>P</i><0.01), HRV frequency domain analysis showed reduced sympathetic nerve excitability, the serum levels of NE, CK-MB and cTnI were decreased (<i>P</i><0.01), the percentage of myocardial infarction area was decreased (<i>P</i><0.01), myocardial fiber breakage and interstitial edema were lightened, the positive expression and mRNA expression of GABA_A receptor in fastigial nucleus were decreased (<i>P</i><0.01). Compared with the EA group, in the agonist group and the ag","PeriodicalId":23967,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion","volume":"43 6","pages":"669-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9686745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Acupoint selection rules of acupuncture and moxibustion for post-stroke epilepsy based on data mining technology].","authors":"Zhi-Jie Xu,&nbsp;Lin-Na Wu,&nbsp;Fan Xu,&nbsp;Gui-Ping Li,&nbsp;Shu Wang,&nbsp;Yang-Zhen Ye","doi":"10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220911-k0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220911-k0004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze the acupoint selection rules of acupuncture and moxibustion for post-stroke epilepsy by data mining technology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The literature regarding acupuncture and moxibustion for post-stroke epilepsy included in CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, SinoMed and PubMed databases from the establishment of the database to August 1st 2022 was retrieved. Microsoft Excel 2019 software was used to establish a database to conduct the descriptive analysis of acupoints; SPSS Modeler 18.0 Apriori algorithm was used to conduct association rule analysis; high-frequency acupoint co-occurrence network diagrams were drawn by Cytoscape3.9.0 software; SPSS Statistics 25.0 software was used to perform hierarchical cluster analysis on high-frequency acupoints and a tree diagram was drawn.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Totally 39 articles were included, and 63 prescriptions of acupuncture and moxibustion were extracted, involving 56 acupoints, with a total frequency of 516 times; the top three acupoints with the highest frequency of use were Baihui (GV 20), Fenglong (ST 40) and Neiguan (PC 6); the selected meridians were mainly the governor vessel, the hand and foot <i>yangming</i> meridians; the selection of acupoints were mostly in the head, neck and lower limbs; in terms of acupoint compatibility, Hegu (LI 4)-Shuigou (GV 26) and Neiguan (PC 6) had the highest confidence degree; The top 20 high-frequency acupoints could be divided into 4 effective clusters.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Modern acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for post-stroke epilepsy attaches great importance to the use of <i>yang</i> meridians and meridians with enrich <i>qi</i> and blood; the core prescription is Shuigou (GV 26)-Neiguan (PC 6)-Hegu (LI 4)-Baihui (GV 20). In addition, the combination of distant and near acupoints is highly valued to improve clinical efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":23967,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion","volume":"43 6","pages":"715-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9636124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Distinguishment of <i>XU Qiu-fu</i>'s thirteen ghost points].","authors":"Ru-Hui Xiong,&nbsp;Shu-Jian Zhang","doi":"10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220504-k0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220504-k0006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In addition to the well-known thirteen ghost points in <i>Qianjin Fang</i> (<i>Important Formulas worth a Thousand Gold Pieces</i>), \"<i>XU Qiu-fu</i>'s thirteen ghost points\" is recorded in other medical books. The contents of \"<i>XU Qiu-fu</i>'s thirteen ghost points\" are not exactly same among these medical books, which mainly focus on the nomination and selection of the ghost points. Even though, there are many similarity when compared with the thirteen ghost points in <i>Qianjin Fang</i> in terms of acupoint selection, acupoint location and the sequence of needle insertion, as well as the therapeutic methods. The authors believe that \"<i>XU Qiu-fu</i>'s thirteen ghost points\" is actually adapted based on the framework of the thirteen ghost points in <i>Qianjin Fang</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":23967,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion","volume":"43 6","pages":"709-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9686746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Modified acupuncture at sphenopalatine ganglion for allergic rhinitis: a randomized controlled trial].","authors":"Jia-Ying Bao,&nbsp;Xin-Wei Li,&nbsp;Wei-Bo Zhang,&nbsp;Jia Du","doi":"DOI：10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220807-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/DOI：10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220807-0002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To observe the effect of modified acupuncture at sphenopalatine ganglion for allergic rhinitis (AR).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 80 patients with AR were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. In the observation group, modified acupuncture at sphenopalatine ganglion was given, 30 min each time, 2 times a week and with an interval of 3-4 days. In the control group, budesonide nasal spray was given. Both groups were treated for 4 weeks. The total nasal symptom score (TNSS) and total non-nasal symptom score (TNNSS) were observed before treatment, after first treatment, after last treatment and 4 weeks after treatment; the scores of visual analogue scale (VAS) and rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ) were observed before treatment, after last treatment and 4 weeks after treatment; the recurrence condition was evaluated 4 weeks after treatment; the clinical efficacy was evaluated after last treatment in the two groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with before treatment, the total scores and each score of TNSS, TNNSS scores after first treatment, after last treatment and 4 weeks after treatment were decreased in both groups (<i>P</i><0.01, <i>P</i><0.05). After first treatment, the total score, stuffy nose score, itchy nose score of TNSS and TNNSS score in the observation group were lower than the control group (<i>P</i><0.01, <i>P</i><0.05). After last treatment, the total score, stuffy nose score, itchy nose score of TNSS in the observation group were lower than the control group (<i>P</i><0.01). Four weeks after treatment, the total score and each score of TNSS, TNNSS score in the observation group were lower than the control group (<i>P</i><0.01, <i>P</i><0.05). Compared with before treatment, the scores of VAS and RQLQ after last treatment and 4 weeks after treatment were decreased in both groups (<i>P</i><0.01), and those in the observation group were lower than the control group (<i>P</i><0.01). The recurrence rate was 13.5% (5/37) in the observation group, which was lower than 44.8% (13/29) in the control group (<i>P</i><0.01). The total effective rate was 92.5% (37/40) in the observation group, which was higher than 72.5% (29/40) in the control group (<i>P</i><0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Modified acupuncture at sphenopalatine ganglion could effectively improve symptoms and quality of life in patients with AR, and the recurrence rate is lower.</p>","PeriodicalId":23967,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion","volume":"43 5","pages":"522-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9444779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Bamboo-based medicinal moxibustion for chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized controlled trial].","authors":"Kai-Yang Xue, Fei Quan, Jia-Xuan Tang, Cai-Hong Xiao, Chun-Xia Lu, Jin Cui","doi":"10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220818-k0001","DOIUrl":"10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220818-k0001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To observe the clinical efficacy of bamboo-based medicinal moxibustion for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and to preliminarily explore its action mechanism.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty-four patients with CFS were randomly divided into a moxibustion group (32 cases, 1 case dropped off, 1 case excluded) and an acupuncture group (32 cases, 2 cases dropped off). The patients in the moxibustion group were treated with bamboo-based medicinal moxibustion, while the patients in the acupuncture group were treated with routine acupuncture. Both groups were treated once a day, 6 days as a course of treatment with 1 day interval, for a total of 2 courses of treatment. Before treatment, 1 and 2 courses into treatment and in the follow-up of 14 days after treatment, the fatigue scale-14 (FS-14) and somatic and psychological health report (SPHERE) scores were observed in the two groups. Before and after treatment, the contents of CD⁺₃, CD⁺₄, CD⁺₈ of peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets were measured and CD⁺₄/CD⁺₈ ratio was calculated; the clinical efficacy of the two groups was compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared before treatment, the FS-14 and SPHERE scores in the two groups were decreased 1 and 2 courses into treatment and in the follow-up (<i>P</i><0.01), and the FS-14 and SPHERE scores in the moxibustion group were lower than those in the acupuncture group (<i>P</i><0.01, <i>P</i><0.05). Compared before treatment, the contents of CD⁺₃, CD⁺₄ and CD⁺₄/CD⁺₈ ratio in the moxibustion group were increased after treatment (<i>P</i><0.01). There was no significant difference of CD⁺₃, CD⁺₄, CD⁺₈ and CD⁺₄/CD⁺₈ ratio between before and after treatment in the acupuncture group (<i>P</i>>0.05). After treatment, the contents of CD⁺₃ and CD⁺₄ in the moxibustion group were higher than those in the acupuncture group (<i>P</i><0.05). The total effective rate was 93.3% (28/30) in the moxibustion group, which was higher than 73.3% (22/30) in the acupuncture group (<i>P</i><0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Bamboo-based medicinal moxibustion could improve the physical and mental fatigue symptoms and psychological status in patients with CFS. Its effect may be related to regulating the contents of CD⁺₃, CD⁺₄ of peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets and CD⁺₄/CD⁺₈ ratio.</p>","PeriodicalId":23967,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion","volume":"43 5","pages":"493-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9444780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Effect of acupuncture combined with infantile <i>tuina</i> on intestinal flora in children with tic disorders].","authors":"Hong Chang,&nbsp;Ye-Xia Tang,&nbsp;Zi-Xuan Wang,&nbsp;Min Jia,&nbsp;Song-Li Shi,&nbsp;Ge-Na Re,&nbsp;He Bu","doi":"DOI：10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220724-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/DOI：10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220724-0002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To observe the effect of acupuncture combined with infantile <i>tuina</i> on intestinal flora and its efficacy in children with tic disorders (TD), and to explore its mechanism.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 15 children with TD were recruited as an observation group and 10 healthy children as a healthy control group. Regulating spleen and stomach acupuncture combined with infantile <i>tuina</i> were received in the observation group. First, acupuncture was applied to Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Guanyuan (CV 4), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), etc., and then abdominal massage and other <i>tuina</i> techniques were applied, once a day, 6 times a week, 2 weeks as a course of treatment, a total of 2 courses of treatment were required. No intervention was given in the healthy control group. In the observation group, Yale global tic severity scale (YGTSS) score and TCM syndrome score were compared before treatment and after 1 and 2 courses of treatment. 16S rRNA sequencing technology was used to detect the intestinal flora in the healthy control group and before and after treatment in the observation group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After 1 and 2 courses of treatment, the scores of YGTSS and TCM syndrome in the observation group were lower than those before treatment (<i>P</i><0.01, <i>P</i><0.05). Compared with the healthy control group, the number of operational taxonomic units (OTU) and indexes of Chao1, Sobs, Ace and Shannon were decreased in the observation group before treatment (<i>P</i><0.05, <i>P</i><0.01). Compared with before treatment, the number of OTU and indexes of Chao1, Sobs, Ace and Shannon were increased in the observation group after treatment (<i>P</i><0.01, <i>P</i><0.05). Compared with the healthy control group, the relative abundance of <i>Firmicutes</i> in the observation group before treatment was decreased (<i>P</i><0.001), while the relative abundance of <i>Bacteroidetes</i>, <i>Bacteroides</i> and <i>Erysipelatoclostridium</i> was increased (<i>P</i><0.001, <i>P</i><0.05). Compared with before treatment, the relative abundance of <i>Bacteroidetes</i> in the observation group was decreased (<i>P</i><0.001) after treatment, while the relative abundance of <i>Actinobacteria</i>, <i>Bifidobacterium</i> and <i>Atopobium</i> was increased (<i>P</i><0.05, <i>P</i><0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Acupuncture combined with infantile <i>tuina</i> based on the principle of regulating spleen and stomach could effectively improve TD symptoms in children, which may be related to regulating the diversity of intestinal flora, increasing beneficial bacteria, maintaining intestinal microecological balance, and playing a role in improving neurological disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":23967,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion","volume":"43 5","pages":"509-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9448803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Application of meridian and acupoint diagnosis of three <i>yin</i> meridians of foot in the treatment for gynecological diseases with acupuncture and moxibustion].","authors":"Guan-Qun Wang,&nbsp;Jia-Jia Zhang,&nbsp;Shi-Hao Du,&nbsp;Xiao-Long Xie,&nbsp;Shuo Du,&nbsp;Guan-Xiong Han,&nbsp;Bi-Hui Peng,&nbsp;Chang Xu,&nbsp;Ji-Ping Zhao","doi":"DOI：10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220426-k0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/DOI：10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220426-k0011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With three representative types of gynecological diseases (dysmenorrhea, pelvic inflammation, polycystic ovary syndrome) as examples, the application methods of meridian and acupoint diagnosis for gynecological diseases treated with acupuncture and moxibustion are discussed. During clinical diagnosis and treatment, it is recommended to examine the patient's leg segment along the three <i>yin</i> meridians of foot, aiming to explore the positive reactions of the meridians and acupoints (color, shape, skin temperature, sensory abnormalities, etc.). Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment at this positive reaction place can improve the clinical efficacy. Meridian and acupoint diagnosis could provide basis for meridian syndrome differentiation, thus guiding the selection of acupoint prescriptions; it is also helpful to clarify the deficiency, excess, cold and heat of the disease nature, thus guiding the selection of acupuncture and moxibustion methods. In addition, it is an auxiliary method to estimate the prognosis and outcome of the disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":23967,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion","volume":"43 5","pages":"565-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9448808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}