China News Service, October 18 (Reporter Chen Jing) The reporter learned on the 18th that the main issue of "Nature" focuses on the development of Chinese medicine in the form of a special issue.
The journal editor's overview focused on "boosting the scientificity of medicinal plant research", with a special interview with Chen Kaixian, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and lifelong professor at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
In the special report, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital (Taiwan, China) and other institutions successively introduced their outstanding achievements in Chinese medicine research.
Focus on the special issue report with the theme of "In-depth understanding of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine", focusing on the use of modern technology by the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine research team to study acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine therapies for the treatment of chronic pain, asthma, liver fibrosis and to improve the standard of Chinese medicine At the same time, the Focus Special Issue introduced the school’s achievements in international exchanges and expansion of international influence.
It is reported that in recent years, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine has continued to cultivate high-level research teams with international standards, established an internationally leading technology platform, focused on key scientific issues in the field of Chinese medicine, based on the modernization and internationalization of Chinese medicine, and strengthened the independence of Chinese medicine. Innovative and international cooperation, promote the cross-integration of traditional Chinese medicine and life sciences, modern medicine, informatics and other disciplines, accelerate the transformation and application of basic research of traditional Chinese medicine to clinical research, and achieve a series of innovative results.
The reporter learned from the school on the 18th that the relevant research team is exploring the integration of modern neuromodulation technology and electroacupuncture to improve the efficacy and mechanism of brain remodeling and peripheral nerve injury dysfunction.
The research team is also committed to the development of rehabilitation robots in virtual reality (Neucir-VR).
Patients use robot-mediated motion or virtual reality tools, combined with electrical acupuncture stimulation, to activate the damaged neural network to better promote brain remodeling and functional recovery.
In the aspect of acupuncture and moxibustion to relieve asthma, the special issue introduces the research results of Professor Yang Yongqing's team.
The school told reporters that the research results have confirmed that acupuncture has good anti-asthma clinical effects, explained the multi-step and multi-target biological regulation mechanism of acupuncture anti-asthma, and discovered airway smooth muscle contraction and relaxation based on the anti-asthma effect protein of acupuncture. Regulate new targets.
The research of Yang Yongqing's team provides new strategic research ideas for clarifying the modern biological mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of diseases, and seeks new breakthroughs for solving major difficult problems in contemporary life sciences.
The special issue introduces the research results of Professor Liu Ping's team in the research of liver fibrosis.
According to reports, the research team is studying the effect of a plant-derived decoction on the liver.
Animal experiments that have been completed indicate that the extract may be a key factor in inhibiting the progression of liver fibrosis to cirrhosis.
According to the school, the research team has also conducted a multi-center clinical study in the United States, and the results are encouraging.
During the interview, the reporter learned that Professor Wang Zhengtao’s team is committed to the formulation of national standards for traditional Chinese medicine, the development and innovative research of quality control technology methods for traditional Chinese medicine, and has established the first domestic and foreign professional with the purpose of standardization research and technological development of traditional Chinese medicine. Modernized research institutions and public service technology platforms have made important contributions to the research field of Chinese medicine standards.
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