Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Probing the mystery of Chinese medicine meridian channels with special emphasis on the connective tissue interstitial fluid system, mechanotransduction, cells durotaxis and mast cell degranulation. | Chinese Medicine BioMed Central Open Access Probing the mystery of Chinese medicine meridian channels with special emphasis on the connective tissue interstitial fluid system mechanotransduction cells durotaxis and mast cell degranulation Peter Chin Wan Fung Address Department of Medicine Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Hong Kong Hong Kong PR China Email Peter Chin Wan Fung - bieffuno@ Published 29 May 2009 Chinese Medicine 2009 4 10 doi 1749-8546-4-10 Received 16 March 2009 Accepted 29 May 2009 This article is available from http content 4 1 10 2009 Fung licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract This article hypothesizes that the Chinese medicine meridian system is a special channel network comprising of skin with abundant nerves and nociceptive receptors of various types and deeper connective tissues inside the body with the flowing interstitial fluid system. These meridian channels provide efficient migratory tracks mainly due to durotaxis also including chemotaxis for mast cells fibroblasts and other cells to migrate and carry out a number of physiological functions. Acupuncture acting on meridian channel causes cytoskeletal remodeling through mechanotransduction leading to regulation of gene expression and the subsequent production of related proteins. Also stimulation on cell surface can trigger Ca2 activities resulting in a cascade of intra- and inter-cellular signaling. Moreover nerve endings in the meridian channels interact with mast cells and induce the degranulation of these cells leading to the release of many specific biomolecules needed for homeostasis immune surveillance wound healing and tissue repair. Acupoint along a .
