Bloodletting Puncture at Hand Twelve Jing-Well Points Relieves Brain Edema after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats via Inhibiting MAPK Signaling Pathway.

Objective: To investigate whether blood-brain barrier (BBB) served a key role in the edema-relief effect of bloodletting puncture at hand twelve Jing-well points (HTWP) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the potential molecular signaling pathways.

Methods: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to the sham-operated (sham), TBI, and bloodletting puncture (bloodletting) groups (n=24 per group) using a randomized number table. The TBI model rats were induced by cortical contusion and then bloodletting puncture were performed at HTWP twice a day for 2 days.

[Research advances in the clinical effect of bloodletting puncture at well-points in treatment of acute central nervous injury].

Bloodletting puncture at twelve well-points is a characteristic emergency therapy in traditional Chinese medicine. This article reviewed the research advances in the clinical effect of this therapy in the treatment of acute central nervous injury and its mechanism of action over the past 30 years, and it is found that this therapy can effectively improve disturbance of consciousness, neurological defects, and cerebral edema caused by stroke, traumatic brain injury, and carbon monoxide poisoning. The mechanism involves the improvement of cerebral blood flow and tissue oxygen supply, repair of the blood-brain barrier, and regulation of local ion balance.

Efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture with different acupoints for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Many patients experience nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy treatment. Evidence demonstrates that electroacupuncture is beneficial for controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). However, the acupoint or matching acupoint with the best efficacy for controlling CINV still remains unidentified.