Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 79-82 , March 2009

Bonghan System as Mesenchymal Stem Cell Niches and Pathways of Macrophages in Adipose Tissues

  • Byung-Cheon Lee

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • Research Division, Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute, Seoul, Korea
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  • Kyung-Hee Bae

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Education, University of Incheon, Incheon, Korea
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  • Gil-Ja Jhon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, Ewha Woman's University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Kwang-Sup Soh

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Biomedical Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Received 31 December 2008 ,Accepted 14 January 2009.

  • Image Result

    A Bonghan corpuscle (BHC) and Bonghan duct (BHD) on adipose tissue around the small intestine of a rat. Alcian blue that flowed in the BHD and the BHC left them blue. Notice that the BHD entered the a

    A Bonghan corpuscle (BHC) and Bonghan duct (BHD) on adipose tissue around the small intestine of a rat. Alcian blue that flowed in the BHD and the BHC left them blue. Notice that the BHD entered the adipose tissue, so further in-situ tracking of the BHD was not possible.

  • Image Result
    Trypan blue staining of a Bonghan duct (BHD) and a Bonghan corpuscle (BHC) inside adipose tissues. (A) A BHC and connected BHD inside adipose tissue around the small intestine of a rat. (B) A BHC and

    Trypan blue staining of a Bonghan duct (BHD) and a Bonghan corpuscle (BHC) inside adipose tissues. (A) A BHC and connected BHD inside adipose tissue around the small intestine of a rat. (B) A BHC and two BHDs near a small intestine of the same rat. Notice that blood vessels and adipose tissues were not stained.

PII: S2005-2901(09)60020-0

doi: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60020-0

Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 79-82 , March 2009

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