J Geophys Res Oceans
November 2024
As one of the important founders of GAO's acupuncture academic school in YanZhao area, Professor GAO Yuchun 's experience of acupuncture for headache is summarized in this paper. In the opinion of Professor GAO, the treatment of headache should focus on eliminating evil and relieving pain, and the syndrome differentiation should be based on meridian differentiation, especially on three yang meridians of foot as well as liver meridian and kidney meridian. In the acupoint prescription, attention should be placed on strengthening the spleen and stomach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo introduce professor Gao Yuchun's clinical experience and treating characteristics of facial paralysis treated with acupuncture and moxibustion. Professor Gao pays attention to yangming when he selects acupoints for clinical syndrome, and directs acupoints selection based on syndrome differentiation in different levels of jingjin, meridians and zangfu; he praises opposing needling technique and reinforcing the deficiency and reducing the excess highly; the acupuncture manipulation is gentle,shallow and slow for reducing the healthy side and reinforcing the affected side, and through losing its excess to complement its deficiency; besides, he stresses needle retaining time and distinguishes reinforcing and reducing. Facial paralysis is treated with key factors such as acupoints selecting based on yangming, acupuncture manipulation, needle retaining time, etc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
July 2008
Objective: To investigate the effects of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) on the expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) and collagen I (COL-I )in rat model of peritoneal dialysis, which may relate to the prevention peritoneal fibrosis.
Methods: Peritoneal dialysis model was established in rats, and then the rats were given ATRA 2 mg/kg (small dose group) or 5 mg/kg (large dose group) by the way of intraperitoneal injection once a day. All the rats were sacrificed on day 28.