Professor Sun Research Articles

Integration and development of acupuncture and neurology: interviewing Professor SUN Shentian, Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine

The semi-structured interview was adopted to in-depth interview Professor SUN Shentian, a Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, on the integration and development of acupuncture and neurology. In the interview, we traced the first "ward of acupuncture and neurology" in China, established by Professor SUN Shentian and the origin of his proposal, "transcranial repeated needling stimulation therapy", aiming at advancing the development of acupuncture discipline. Professor SUN Shentian explained that the ward of acupuncture and neurology was established under specific historical conditions, on account of the relationship between acupuncture and nerves and the characteristics of the neurological diseases, as well as the personal practical knowledge and his unique clinical experience. In order to specify the point selection of scalp acupuncture and further expound its mechanism, he innovated "transcranial repeated needling stimulation therapy" that is advantageous at preciser operation, clearer theoretic foundation and better therapeutic effect of scalp acupuncture. Professor SUN Shentian pointed out that the deepening development of acupuncture is firmly based on "inheritance, practice and innovation", and constant exploration practice along with inheriting the experience of predecessors to propel the innovation and development of acupuncture and move towards a new historical stage.

A Review of Chinese Comparative Literature Scholar Professor Jing-Yao Sun’s Research on “Paraliterature”

Professor Jing-Yao Sun, a prominent figure in Chinese comparative literature and a renowned scholar in the field, has made significant contributions to the study of “paraliterature,” an area often overlooked by Chinese scholars. Since the early 1980s, he has been at the forefront of exploring Suzhou Pingtan through a literary perspective. In the 21st century, he emerged as a leading authority in the comparative analysis of “paraliterature,” particularly through his examination of storytelling between China and America. Furthermore, his insightful exploration of the essence of Ion’s oral literary performance and Plato’s misconceptions has paved the way for a deeper understanding of “paraliterature.” Professor Sun’s methodologies have profoundly inspired subsequent generations of comparative literature students in China, motivating them to contribute more to the study of international comparative literature.

Professor SUN Shentian's clinical experience in treatment of qiaobi with acupuncture.

The paper introduces the clinical experience of professor SUN Shentian in treatment of qiaobi (orifice obstruction) with acupuncture. In pathogenesis, qiaobi refers to the obstruction of qi movement and abnormal ascending and descending of qi. "Obstruction of zangfu orifices" is the biao (symptoms), while "obstruction of brain orifice" is ben (root cause) of diseases. In the principle of treatment, bian and ben should be considered simultaneously, and it is proposed to regulating the spirit and unblocking the orifices in treatment. Baihui (GV 20) and the cognitive emotional area on the head are selected for regulating the spirit and opening the brain orifice, focusing on the root cause of diseases. Based on the connection between the symptoms and the cerebral cortical functions, the different points on the head are used, the Siguan points (Hegu [LI 4] and Taichong [LR 3]) and yuan-source points combined, and the acupoint prescription is composed according to the interior-exterior relationship of meridians. With repetitive transcranial acupuncture stimulation at the points on the head, the therapeutic effect is strengthened. It provides a novel approach to treatment of diseases related to qiaobi.

Digital transnationalism in the era of China’s rise: WeChat, Chinese diaspora, misconceptions and future research

In the dialogue, Professor Wanning Sun, an internationally renowned scholar on media and communication in the Chinese diaspora, first introduces her new book co-authored with Professor Haiqing Yu titled Digital Transnationalism: Chinese-language Media in Australia (Brill, 2023). Professor Sun then responds to a few misconceptions that have been dominant in public discourses in the global West on the diasporic Chinese media. She argues that diasporic Chinese people’s transnational citizenship practices will become increasingly bound up with geopolitics that has significantly impacted the operation, regulation and use of Chinese social media platforms in the West. She points out that future research in ‘digital transnationalism’ of the Chinese diaspora could further explore the changing relations between Chinese digital/social media and the formation of a new kind of transnational Chinese subjectivities with a comparative approach.

Professor SUN Shen-tian's experience in acupuncture treatment of depression based on "psychosomatic medicine"

This paper introduces professor SUN Shen-tian's clinical thoughts and his characteristics of acupuncture techniques for the treatment of depression based on "psychosomatic medicine". Professor SUN, the master of traditional Chinese medicine, believes that depression refers to comorbidity of "heart mind" and "body", resulting from the "body-mind" disharmony, specially dominated by the emotional disorder. This disease is located in the brain, with the injury of mind and closely related to the heart and liver dysfunction. In pathogenesis, the dysfunction of brain mind and the unhealthy conditions of body and mind are involved. The treatment should focus on "regulating the mind, improving the intelligence, co-modulating the abdominal and brain functions and treating the physical and mental disorders". Baihui (GV 20), Ningshen (Extra) and emotional area on the head are selected as the main points to benefit the intelligence and calming down the mind; the abdominal region 1 and region 8 of "Sun's abdominal acupuncture" are used as the main points of the abdomen to regulate the brain functions. The point prescription is modified according to the symptoms and etiologies. The repeated transcranial acupuncture stimulation and electroacupuncture at low frequency (2 Hz) are crucial to the therapeutic effect. Reliving anxious emotions is specially considered before acupuncture, and the mind is protected and deqi is consolidated during acupuncture.

SUN Shen-tian's clinical experience in treating Tourette's syndrome with acupuncture

To introduce the clinical experience of professor SUN Shen-tian in treatment of Tourette's syndrome (TS) with acupuncture. TS is a psychosomatic disease and the core pathogenesis refers to blood deficiency producing internal wind. The disease is located in the heart and liver. Acupoints are selected according to the functional orientation of the cerebral cortex. The extrapyramidal system area is preferred for tic disorder, and the emotional area is for behavioral disorder. The treatment focuses on regulating the mind by multiple methods, including manual needling technique used the transcranial repeated acupuncture, and regulating the mind by taking multiple acupoints, Baihui (GV 20), Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7) and Dazhong (KI 4) are stimulated. For abdominal twitching and mental symptoms of TS children, the first and third abdominal areas are selected. The target symptoms (biao) are treated specially by local acupoints, the combination of the starting and ending acupoints of the affected meridian, or the acupoints of the meridians with same name. The modified chaihu longgu muli decoction and siwu decoction are prescribed to sooth liver, nourish blood and soothe wind. In association with the characteristics and target symptoms of TS, the sequential therapy is used with filiform needling, intradermal needling, Chinese herbal medication and psychotherapy.

Professor SUN Jian-hua's experience of acupuncture and moxibustion for functional gastrointestinal disorders based on "psychosomatic medicine"

Professor SUN Jian-hua proposes that the disease location of functional gastrointestinal disorders is brain, spleen and intestines; the liver-depression and spleen-deficiency is the basis of pathogenesis; the core pathogenesis is the dysfunction of qi and disability of conducting; the key to pathogenesis is the imbalance of heart, brain and mind. The "regulating-mind and strengthening-spleen" acupuncture therapy could treat functional gastrointestinal disorders. The first essence of treatment is regulating the mind, and the treatment principles are soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, improving the mind and regulating the intestines. In addition, the moxibustion therapy and auricular points therapy are suggested to use together. Moreover, psychological counseling and health education are important, especially attention should be paid to the treatment of the mind and body, so as to synergize the treatment effect.

The 1st online academic salon on monkeypox virus by Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences (2022, June 10th, Beijing, China).

The 1st online academic salon on monkeypox virus by Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences (2022, June 10th, Beijing, China).

A network pharmacology approach to determine the underlying mechanisms of action of Yishen Tongluo formula for the treatment of oligoasthenozoospermia.

Oligoasthenozoospermia is a complex disease caused by a variety of factors, and its incidence is increasing yearly worldwide. Yishen Tongluo formula (YSTLF), created by Professor Sun Zixue, has been used to treat oligoasthenozoospermia in clinical practice for several decades with a good therapeutic effect. However, the chemical and pharmacological profiles of YSTLF remain unclear and need to be elucidated. In this study, a network pharmacology approach was applied to explore the potential mechanisms of YSTLF in oligoasthenozoospermia treatment. All of the compounds in YSTLF were retrieved from the corresponding databases, and the bioactive ingredients were screened according to their oral bioavailability (OB) and drug-likeness (DL). The potential proteins of YSTLF were obtained from the traditional Chinese medicine systems pharmacology (TCMSP) database and the Bioinformatics Analysis Tool for Molecular Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine (BATMAN-TCM) database, while the potential genes of oligoasthenozoospermia were obtained from the GeneCards database and the DisGeNET database. The STRING database was used to construct an interaction network according to the common targets identified by the online tool Venny for YSTLF and oligoasthenozoospermia. The topological characteristics of nodes were visualized and analyzed through Cytoscape. Biological functions and significant pathways were determined and analyzed using the Gene Ontology (GO) knowledgebase, the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Metascape. Finally, the disease-formula-compound-target-pathway network was constructed by Cytoscape. A total of 106 bioactive ingredients and 134 potential targets from YSTLF were associated with oligoasthenozoospermia or considered to be therapeutically relevant. Pathway analysis indicated that the PI3K/Akt, MAPK and apoptosis signaling pathways were significant pathways involved in oligoasthenozoospermia. In conclusion, the current study expounded the pharmacological actions and molecular mechanisms of YSTLF in treating oligoasthenozoospermia from a holistic viewpoint. The potential molecular mechanisms were closely related to antioxidative stress, antiapoptosis and anti-inflammation, with TNF, CCND1, ESR1, NFKBIA, NR3C1, MAPK8, and IL6 being possible targets. This network pharmacology prediction may offer a helpful tool to illustrate the molecular mechanisms of the Chinese herbal compound YSTLF in oligoasthenozoospermia treatment.

Professor SUN Shen-tian's clinical experience of acupuncture and moxibustion for peripheral facial paralysis

Professor SUN Shen-tian's academic thought and clinical experience of acupuncture for peripheral facial paralysis are summarized. According to the different stages of facial paralysis, professor SUN 's treatment plan has its own emphasis. In the acute stage, professor SUN emphasizes the importance of standardized western medicine treatment, and proposes early acupuncture treatment. The treatment mainly focuses on dispersing wind and cold, promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals. In the recovery stage, professor SUN emphasizes the method of "pulling the sticking needle", and applies repeated transcranial acupuncture according to the functional orientation of cerebral cortex. In the sequelae stage, professor SUN emphasizes the value of regulating the mind. In the course of treatment, professor SUN highly values the use of flexible acupoint selection, repeated transcranial acupuncture, "pulling the sticking needle" method, acupoint pressing and giant-needle method, combined with electroacupuncture and targeted injection. In addition, based on the clinical experience, professor SUN summarizes the common methods to estimate the prognosis of peripheral facial paralysis.

Celebration of Professor Sun Bok Lee’s Pioneering Research Accomplishments and Contributions to the Education of Next Millennial Generation in the Field of Biotechnology and Bioengineering on the Occasion of His Retirement from POSTECH

Celebration of Professor Sun Bok Lee’s Pioneering Research Accomplishments and Contributions to the Education of Next Millennial Generation in the Field of Biotechnology and Bioengineering on the Occasion of His Retirement from POSTECH

Special Issue to Mark the Career and the Retirement of Professor Sun Bok Lee

Special Issue to Mark the Career and the Retirement of Professor Sun Bok Lee

Own experience on acupuncture sensation

To summarize professor SUN Xuequan's own experience on the acupuncture sensation. Professor SUN Xuequan puts forward his opinion through the sensation of acupuncture on himself, from the aspects of the expression, the material basis, the distinction and the clinical significance of acupuncture sensation, etc. Professor SUN thinks that the production and conduction direction of acupuncture sensation have their material basis and objectively exist, based on which, professor SUN puts forward the amount of acupuncture stimulation and the total amount of acupuncture stimulation. Professor SUN believes that the amount of acupuncture stimulation is the main basis for the individual reinforcing and reducing of acupuncture. The amount of acupuncture stimulation is related to the depth and intensity of acupuncture, the time of the needle retention, the number of needles, etc. The reinforcing and reducing of acupuncture are relative to the deficiency and excess of the disease, and they are the reaction of acupuncture for body. The tolerance degree of the individual to the stimulation of acupuncture is also the main factor affecting the reinforcing and reducing.

Current status and controversies in the management of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer

The borderline resectable pancreatic cancer is high a controversial hotspot in the field of pancreatic surgery, and the controversy mainly focuses on definition and treatment. Five famous experts and their teams in pancreatic surgery discussed present situation and dilemmas in treatment of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer based on clinical experiences. Professor Hao Chunyi has reviewed and analyzed origin of the definition and treatment model of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, and proposed that high-level pancreatic disease center and multidisciplinary collaboration diagnosis and treatment may be the best choice for resectable pancreatic cancer. Professor Liu Xubao suggested surgical treatment for most of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, and whether or not tumor invades adjacent blood vessels and invasion level will be used to decide direct surgery or neoadjuvant therapy. Professor Sun Bei proposed 6 causes, and direct surgery may be more realistic and feasible option for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. Professors Liang Tingbo and Bai Xueli recommended that neo-adjuvant therapy should be performed due to defeat hiding micrometastasis lesions and reduce tumor burden, and there was a higher R0 resection rate and lower lymph node metastasis rate after neoadjuvant therapy, meanwhile, it can also increase cure rate and is benefited to survival. Key words: Pancreatic neoplasms; Pancreatic cancer; Resectable; Borderline resectable; Direct surgery; Neoadjuvant therapy

Clinical research status of laparoscopic total gastrectomy in China

Many retrospective and cohort studies have shown that laparoscopic total gastrectomy(LTG) has advantages of less trauma, quicker recovery and better incision than open total gastrectomy, and is not inferior to laparotomy in safety and the short- and long-term outcomes, so it has been widely applied. However there is still a lack of high level evidence-based basis. At present, several prospective multicenter clinical studies are being carried out in China, Japan and South Korea which have high incidence of gastric cancer to demonstrate the safety and feasibility of LTG and evaluate its long-term outcomes as well. A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial comparing the safety of laparoscopic and open radical gastrectomy(CLASS-02 Research) conducted by Professor Sun Yihong, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, is under way. The subjects of this study were the patients with clinical stage I(, the lesion locating in the gastric body, gastric fundus, or the esophagogastric junction (not involving the cardia dentate line), who were expected to be treated with total gastrectomy. The primary outcome measures were early operative morbidity and mortality and the secondary outcome measures were early postoperative recovery course and postoperative hospital stay. It is believed that results of the study will provide a high level evidence-based basis for the safety of LTG. The ongoing JCOG-1401 study in Japan aims to assess the feasibility and safety of LTG and LAPG for the treatment of early gastric cancer. LTG (Roux-en-Y reconstruction) or LAPG (double-tract or jejunal interposition reconstruction) will be performed in patients with clinical stage I( gastric cancer in this study. The primary endpoint of the study is the incidence of anastomotic leakage, and the secondary endpoints are proportion of patients converted to open surgery, the time to the first flatus, analgesic requirement, postoperative body temperature, the overall survival and relapse-free survival. The follow-up time is at least 5 years, and the results will also effectively evaluate the long-term efficacy of LTG and LAPG in the treatment for early gastric cancer. No.10 lymph nodes dissection of D2 total gastrectomy is a major difficulty in LTG. Japanese JCOG-0110 study has showed that for proximal gastric cancer patients without involvement of the greater curvature of the stomach, routine splenectomy for No.10 lymph nodes dissection is not recommended. In this regard, Professor Huang Changming, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, led the ongoing CLASS-04 study to evaluate the safety, feasibility and clinical efficacy of laparoscopic No.10 lymph node dissection with spleen preservation for patients with locally advanced gastric cancer locating in the upper part of the stomach. The ongoing CLASS-02 and JCOG-1401 studies will answer whether LTG is suitable for the treatment of early gastric cancer. We believe that in the absence of high level evidence-based basis, LTG should be applied cautiously to advanced gastric cancer, and LTG for early gastric cancer patients should also be operated by experienced surgeons.

孙伟教授基于“肾虚湿瘀”理论运用益肾清利活血法分期诊治慢性肾脏病的经验

孙伟教授基于“肾虚湿瘀”理论运用益肾清利活血法分期诊治慢性肾脏病的经验

History of the Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics

The First Conference was sponsored by the US Science Foundation (NSF) and the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), as a Workshop between the USA and China. The NSF grant supported a delegation of 8 astronomers to China. It was decided to turn the Workshop into an international conference to attract international researchers to China. The Conference was named Critical Observations versus Physical Models for Close Binary Systems, Beijing, China 1985. It was the first international conference in Astronomy held in China with the People's Republic. Professor Wang Shou Guan served as the Co-Chair of the SOC.After several visits with my former college mate, Professor Il-Seong Nha at Yonsei University, Korea, he agreed to host their first international meeting on Astronomy in Seoul and Daejeon, Korea in 1990. Dr. Nha served as the Co-Chair of SOC. The title of the Conference was New Frontiers in Binary Star Research. Again, the Conference was sponsored by the US NSF with the Korean Academy of Science and Engineering as a Workshop between the two countries and expanded to an international conference invitees.During frequent visits to China in the 80s and 90s I usually stopped by Chiang Mai, Thailand and Seoul, Korea. Professor Boonrucksar Soonthornthum and his colleagues were working to obtain photometric observations with a 20 inch refractor. He had studied in New Zealand and had befriended many binary stars researchers. For the third time US NSF supported a joint workshop with the Thai Academy of Science and Engineering. Thus, we had the first international meeting in Thailand at Chiang Mai University on Recent Developments on Binary Stars Research in 1995. The Conference was Co-Chaired by Boonrucksar.The Conferences in China, Korea and Thailand were very successful in attracting international researchers to Asia. Many Asian colleagues were interested in having more conferences in Asia. As a result, we renamed the conferences the Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics and shortened the frequency of the series from every five years to about three years.The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics was held at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1997. Professor Kwing-Lam Chan served as a Co-Chair of the SOC. 1997 was chosen for the conference to coincide with the year the British Government handed back Hong Kong to China.The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics was again held in Hong Kong but at Hong Kong University in 1990. Professor K. S. Cheng was the Co-Chair of the SOC.The 6th Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics, PRCSA, was held in Xi'an, China in 2002. Shaanxi Observatory of Chinese Academy of Science helped to organize the conference. The SOC decided to have the 6th Conference be a Tribute the Dr. Helmut A. Abt.The 7th PRSCA went back to Seoul, Korea at the King Sejong University in 2005. Professor, Yoong Woon Kang was the Co-Chair of the SOC.The 8th PRSCA was held at the resort city of Phuket, Thailand in 2008. Boonrucksar Soonthornthum of Chiang Mai University was the Co-Chair of the SOC. About a month or so prior to the conference I developed shingles on half my face so had to wear a blindfold to limit double vision. Perfect for a double star person. Unknown to me, the SOC had already decided to dedicate the conference to me. I have been wondering ever since if they decided to honor me because I was about to die!The 9th PRCSA went back the China the second time. It was held in Lijiang, Yunnan in 2011. The conference was planned to coincide with the 3rd week of the IAU International School for Young Astronomers, ISYA. The main purpose was to give the Young Astronomers an exposure to an international conference and opportunity to meet many professional astronomers. Some students presented poster papers to the Conference. Professor Shengbang Qian was the Co-Chair of the SOC.The 10th PRCSA went back to Kora for the 3rd time at the Sejong University in 2013. Professor Yoon Woon Kang again served as the Co-Chair of the SOC.This current Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics returns to Hong Kong. Many of us on the SOC understand Professor Sun Kwok will be leaving his post as Dean of Sciences in 2016 and feel strongly he should be honored for his long career in astrophysics and his service to the astronomical community. We dedicate the 11th PRCSA to Professor Sun Kwok. We congratulate him for his significant achievements in stellar astrophysics,

Tribute to Professor Sun Lee--Experimental Microsurgery Pioneer.

Tribute to Professor Sun Lee--Experimental Microsurgery Pioneer.

Tribute to the "Father" of experimental microsurgery, Professor Sun Lee (1920-2015).

MicrosurgeryVolume 36, Issue 2 p. 97-98 Editorial Tribute to the “Father” of experimental microsurgery, Professor Sun Lee (1920–2015) Norbert Nemeth M.D., Ph.D., Corresponding Author Norbert Nemeth M.D., Ph.D. President of the International Society for Experimental Microsurgery, Head of Department of Operative Techniques and Surgical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, HungaryCorrespondence to: Norbert Nemeth, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Operative Techniques and Surgical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. E-mail: nemeth@med.unideb.huSearch for more papers by this author Norbert Nemeth M.D., Ph.D., Corresponding Author Norbert Nemeth M.D., Ph.D. President of the International Society for Experimental Microsurgery, Head of Department of Operative Techniques and Surgical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, HungaryCorrespondence to: Norbert Nemeth, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Operative Techniques and Surgical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. E-mail: nemeth@med.unideb.huSearch for more papers by this author First published: 11 December 2015 https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.30015Citations: 2Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume36, Issue2February 2016Pages 97-98 RelatedInformation

Preface

We dedicate this Special Issue to the Memory of Professor Xiaoling Sun (1963-2014) who passed away on April 24, 2014. Professor Sun was a leading scholar in optimization and its applications in operations research and financial engineering. He served as Vice-President of both the Chinese Mathematical Programming Society and the Operations Research Society of China.For more information please click the “Full Text” above.