說時遲那時快,他已經將5個罐逐一放到我肩背上,最初感覺只是暖暖的,然後才開始感到皮膚被吸啜,然而整體並不覺得有痛楚,可能因為感官分散了,而且有熱敷的舒緩,反而感到沒那麼痛了。393Please respect copyright.PENANAAQ01gMU2pp
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迎上阿心關心的眼神跟她說:「好似真係舒服啲喎。」393Please respect copyright.PENANAK8tcdynunR
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米叔搭嘴說:「Phew wee!拔完罐後皮膚會出現瘀血或紅印,其實係你身體啟動防禦機制。呢個過程活化咗HMOX1(heme oxygenase 1)嘅gene,能夠喺Heme oxygenase中分解代謝出heme,形成biliverdin、carbon monoxide同埋ferrous iron,最後還原為biliverdin reductase。」393Please respect copyright.PENANA46Gkv9qrvh
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我和阿心對望一眼,心想「又嚟料了」。393Please respect copyright.PENANAeJR1Ux5FJk
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「HMOX1過程所產生嘅CO發揮咗anti-inflammatory嘅特性,令兩組gene,IL-10和IL-1RA誘發抗發炎、止痛、擴張血管嘅奇效。」米叔一口氣說著,稍稍頓了一下。「因為HMOX1屬於誘發性,喺細胞受刺激時,例如氧化壓力、發炎反應或局部缺血,先會被大量誘發出來,所以拔火罐其實就係HOMX1嘅催化劑。」不幸的是,他說到最後這一句才勉強聽懂「拔火罐」三個字,其他真的唔知佢噏乜春。393Please respect copyright.PENANABI4gnl3ZeK
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他說得起勁,又繼續:「你哋有無聽過Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection?」我和阿心一起搖頭,當然沒有聽過了。「都難怪未聽過嘅,我以前都有幫手做研究,所謂PRP其實係Autologous blood therapy嘅一種,用自己嘅血分兩次centrifugation,分離出PRP、PPP和RBCs,再將PRP注射返自己身體內,用以促進自體修復,但始終成本太高同有風險,暫時未適合臨床使用。」393Please respect copyright.PENANAr0FbMr2ajc