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50 Years of Bong-Han Theory and 10 Years of Primo Vascular System
The primo vascular system (PVS) was first introduced by Bong-Han Kim via his five research reports. Among these the third report was most extensive and conclusive in terms of the PVS anatomy and physiology relating to the acupuncture meridians. His study results, unfortunately, were not reproduced b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3747427/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23983793 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/587827 |
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author | Soh, Kwang-Sup Kang, Kyung A. Ryu, Yeon Hee |
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description | The primo vascular system (PVS) was first introduced by Bong-Han Kim via his five research reports. Among these the third report was most extensive and conclusive in terms of the PVS anatomy and physiology relating to the acupuncture meridians. His study results, unfortunately, were not reproduced by other scientists because he did not describe the materials and methods in detail. In 2002, a research team in Seoul National University reinitiated the PVS research, confirmed the existence of PVS in various organs, and discovered new characteristics of PVS. Two important examples are as follows: PVS was found in the adipose tissue and around cancer tissues. In parallel to these new findings, new methods for observing and identifying PVS were developed. Studies on the cell and material content inside the PVS, including the immune function cells and stem cells, are being progressed. In this review, Bong-Han Kim's study results in his third report are summarized, and the new results after him are briefly reviewed. In the last section, the obstacles in finding the PVS in the skin as an anatomical structure of acupuncture meridian are discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-37474272013-08-27 50 Years of Bong-Han Theory and 10 Years of Primo Vascular System Soh, Kwang-Sup Kang, Kyung A. Ryu, Yeon Hee Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Review Article The primo vascular system (PVS) was first introduced by Bong-Han Kim via his five research reports. Among these the third report was most extensive and conclusive in terms of the PVS anatomy and physiology relating to the acupuncture meridians. His study results, unfortunately, were not reproduced by other scientists because he did not describe the materials and methods in detail. In 2002, a research team in Seoul National University reinitiated the PVS research, confirmed the existence of PVS in various organs, and discovered new characteristics of PVS. Two important examples are as follows: PVS was found in the adipose tissue and around cancer tissues. In parallel to these new findings, new methods for observing and identifying PVS were developed. Studies on the cell and material content inside the PVS, including the immune function cells and stem cells, are being progressed. In this review, Bong-Han Kim's study results in his third report are summarized, and the new results after him are briefly reviewed. In the last section, the obstacles in finding the PVS in the skin as an anatomical structure of acupuncture meridian are discussed. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3747427/ /pubmed/23983793 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/587827 Text en Copyright © 2013 Kwang-Sup Soh et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Soh, Kwang-Sup Kang, Kyung A. Ryu, Yeon Hee 50 Years of Bong-Han Theory and 10 Years of Primo Vascular System |
title | 50 Years of Bong-Han Theory and 10 Years of Primo Vascular System |
title_full | 50 Years of Bong-Han Theory and 10 Years of Primo Vascular System |
title_fullStr | 50 Years of Bong-Han Theory and 10 Years of Primo Vascular System |
title_full_unstemmed | 50 Years of Bong-Han Theory and 10 Years of Primo Vascular System |
title_short | 50 Years of Bong-Han Theory and 10 Years of Primo Vascular System |
title_sort | 50 years of bong-han theory and 10 years of primo vascular system |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3747427/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23983793 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/587827 |
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