Hubei University of Chinese Medicine

5 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Improved Suspension Fixation Using Rat Jacket in Rat Acupuncture Experiments

Qing Liu^*1, Cheng-Kai Xiong^*1, Bi-Yong Liu¹, Min You¹, Yan-Jun Du¹, Jian-Min Liu¹

¹College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine

Here, we present an improved suspension fixation method using a rat jacket to effectively immobilize rats during acupuncture experiments. Furthermore, the structure and application of this fixation apparatus, as well as instructions and evaluation for its utilization in electroacupuncture therapy, is elucidated.

Neuroscience

Operation Procedure and Precautions of Thread-Embedding Acupuncture Therapy in Alzheimer

Min You^*1, Jing-yan Miao^*1, Meng-ying Yang¹, Qing Liu¹, Yue-ang Liu¹, Yan-jun Du^1,2,3,4

¹College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, ²Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, ³Hubei International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Preventive Treatment by Acupuncture and Moxibustion, ⁴Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

This study presents a protocol for thread-embedding acupuncture therapy in Alzheimer's disease-like rats.

Medicine

Operation Procedure and Precautions of Lingnan Fire-Needle Therapy in Osteoporosis Model Rats

Jing-yan Miao^*1, Min You^*1, Qing Liu¹, Wen-hui Wu², Meng-ying Yang¹, Yue-ang Liu¹, Yan-jun Du^1,3,4

¹College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, ²Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, General Hospital of Central Theater Command, ³Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, ⁴Hubei International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Preventive Treatment by Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Here, we present a protocol for the application of Lingnan Fire-Needle therapy in the intervention of osteoporosis model rats.

Medicine

Evaluating the Mechanism of a Traditional Herbal Syrup for Anemia Treatment Using Liver Metabolomics

Wangqiang Dai^1,2, Dongning Zhang³, Jingjing Li¹, Lintao Han^1,3

¹School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, ²School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, ³Xinjiang Uygur Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

This study primarily introduces the application of liver metabolomics in investigating the effectiveness of Shi-Liu-Bu-Xue Syrup in treating anemia.

Medicine

Mouse Electroacupuncture Fixation Device Fabrication for Electroacupuncture Pretreatment in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Mouse Model

Qiaoyun Wang^*1, Yixuan Luo^*1, Yanji Zhang^*2,3,4, Zhengrong Zhao¹, Yanxin Yu¹, Wei Huang^2,3,4

¹College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, ²Department of Acupuncture, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ³Department of Acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, ⁴Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Here, we present a protocol to establish a mouse model of diabetic cardiomyopathy and a mouse electroacupuncture fixation device for the use of electroacupuncture in mice, which can fix the mice more gently during treatment.