Integrative Analysis of Acupuncture Targets and Immune Genes in Diabetes, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, and Adjunct Therapy of Cancer.

Introduction: Acupuncture may help treat diabetes mellitus (DM), diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), and adjunct therapy for cancer, but the biological mechanisms and immune-related genes involved are unclear; this study aims to clarify these aspects.

Methods: Comprehensive gene expression analysis revealed differentially expressed genes (DEGs) among DM, DPN, and control samples. Key genes from WGCNA were intersected with DEGs and acupuncture targets.

Horizontal semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo treated by acupuncture and moxibustion: A case report.

Rationale: Horizontal semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (HSC-BPPV) is a second common canal of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV); its actual incidence may have been underestimated because of its complex pathogenesis. Although the canalith repositioning maneuver is the treatment of choice, it has a high recurrence rate, affecting some patients' lives and psychology. We submit a case report describing acupuncture and wheat grain moxibustion treatment for HSC-BPPV.

Contralateral Acupuncture for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain and Phantom Limb Sensation in Oncologic Lower Limb Amputee: A Case Report.

Phantom limb pain (PLP) and phantom limb sensation (PLS) are common and distressing sequelae of amputation. Current pain management following amputation is challenging and unsatisfying. In this case study, a 74-year-old woman underwent above-knee amputation because of the rhabdomyosarcoma in the right leg.

Electroacupuncture Ameliorates CUMS-induced Depression-like Behavior: Involvement of the Glutamatergic System and Apoptosis in Rats.

Background: Converging evidence indicates that the glutamatergic system and glia are directly implicated in the pathophysiology of depression. Clinical studies indicate that electroacupuncture (EA) has anti-depressant-like effects with low side effects for depression. However, the underlying antidepressant mechanism of acupuncture remains obscure.

[Exploration of academic ideas on pricking blood therapy of ].

Through in-depth excavation and analysis of the pricking blood therapy mentioned in , it is found that -'s pricking blood theory is mainly derived from . Innovative development has been carried out on the basis of "brave innovation and careful verification", and at the same time, it has been practiced and summarized clinically to form its own unique pricking blood therapy. This article systematically summarizes formation of the theory, clinical application, characteristics, and influence on later generations of pricking blood therapy in , with a view to inspiring scholars to have a more comprehensive understanding on the pricking blood therapy in , and providing new ideas and reference for clinical application.

The glutamatergic system and astrocytic impairment in rat hippocampus: a comparative study of underlying etiology and pathophysiology of depression.

Correlations amongst the rat glutamatergic system, glia, and depression, as well as the underlying mechanism of astrocyte impairment, as a trigger of depression, were investigated. Rats were submitted to different durations of chronic unpredictable mild stress to induce depressive-like behavior and evaluated by weight change, sucrose preference test, open field test, and novelty suppressed feeding test. High-performance liquid chromatography was employed to detect glutamate content of hippocampal protein expression during Western blot and immunofluorescence.

[Scraping technique of stuck needle at Anmian point in the treatment of insomnia: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To compare the efficacy difference in the treatment of insomnia between scraping technique of stuck needle and conventional acupuncture at Anmian (Extra).

Methods: One hundred and thirty one cases were randomized into an Anmian group (68 cases) and a conventional acupuncture group (63 cases). In the Anmian group, Anmian (Extra) was selected.