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2009
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Bonghan Circulatory System as an Extension of Acupuncture Meridians
Kwang-Sup Soh
This article describes the Bonghan circulatory system (BHS), a network proposed in the 1960s to correspond with classical acupuncture meridians. After a long period of being overlooked, researchers have recently develop…
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2007
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Connective Tissue Fibroblast Response to Acupuncture: Dose- Dependent Effect of Bidirectional Needle Rotation
Helene M Langevin, Nicole A Bouffard, David L Churchill, Gary J Badger
This study on mouse tissue explored how connective tissue cells respond to back-and-forth rotation of an acupuncture needle. Researchers observed that fibroblasts, a type of connective tissue cell, changed shape by spre…
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2006
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Subcutaneous Tissue Fibroblast Cytoskeletal Remodeling Induced by Acupuncture: Evidence for a Mechanotransduction-Based Mechanism
Helene M Langevin, Nicole A Bouffard, Gary J Badger, David L Churchill, Alan K Howe
In this mouse tissue study, researchers investigated how rotating an acupuncture needle affects fibroblasts in the connective tissue under the skin. They found that rotation caused the fibroblasts to actively change sha…
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2002
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Relationship of Acupuncture Points and Meridians to Connective Tissue Planes
Helene M Langevin, Jason A Yandow
Researchers investigated the hypothesis that the network of acupuncture points and meridians could represent the body's network of interstitial connective tissue. By mapping points in anatomical cross-sections of a huma…
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2018
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Various stem cells in acupuncture meridians and points and their putative roles
Jeanne Adiwinata Pawitan
This narrative review explores the connection between acupuncture points and an anatomical network known as the Primo Vascular System (PVS). Formerly called the Bong-Han system, the PVS consists of microscopic vessels a…
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2010
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Electrical impedance of acupuncture meridians: the relevance of subcutaneous collagenous bands
Andrew C Ahn, Min Park, Jessica R Shaw, Claire A McManus, Ted J Kaptchuk, Helene M Langevin
This study investigated whether acupuncture meridians are characterized by lower electrical impedance and if this is linked to subcutaneous connective tissue. Researchers measured three meridians in 28 healthy subjects…
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2002
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Evidence of Connective Tissue Involvement in Acupuncture
Helene M Langevin, David L Churchill, Junru Wu, Gary J Badger, Jason A Yandow, James R Fox, Martin H Krag
Researchers investigated the "needle grasp" phenomenon in acupuncture, where it becomes harder to pull a needle out after manipulation. They hypothesized this is caused by connective tissue winding around the needle, ra…
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2001
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Mechanical signaling through connective tissue: a mechanism for the therapeutic effect of acupuncture
Helene M Langevin, David L Churchill, Marilyn J Cipolla
This paper proposes a hypothesis for how acupuncture might work. The authors focus on the "de qi" sensation, which includes the acupuncturist feeling a "needle grasp" in the tissue. They suggest that when an acupuncture…
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