A LINEAR DYNAMIC MODEL DESCRIBING LYMPH CIRCULATION

作     者：YAO Wei WANG Sheng-zhang DING Guang-hong SHEN Xue-yong YAO Wei, WANG Sheng-zhang, DING Guang-hong Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaShanghai Research Center of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai 201203, ChinaSHEN Xue-yong Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai 201203, China Acupuncture Department of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China

作者机构：Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture and Meridian Shanghai 201203 China Acupuncture Department of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai 200032 China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Hydrodynamics》 (水动力学研究与进展B辑（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2009年第21卷第1期

页      面：118-123页

核心收录：

学科分类：090603[农学-临床兽医学] 12[管理学] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 09[农学] 0906[农学-兽医学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0701[理学-数学] 0702[理学-物理学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, Grant No 2005CB523306) the Shanghai Science and Technology Development Foundation (Grant No 05DZ19747) the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (Grant No B112) Shanghai Priory Subject (Grant No T0302) 

主　　题：lymph circulation pressure-volume circle equivalent elastance massage treatment in TCM 

摘      要：The lymph circulation plays an important role in interstitial fluid balance, protein transport, and immune system. However, its mechanism is poorly understood, and associated pathologies are mostly untreatable. By following Sungawa＇s method of discussing the heart output, a hemodynamic model of lymph circulation was set up. The model was used to demonstrate how the lymphatic fluid formation, investigate the relationship between the lymph flow rate QL and physiological parameters, and explore how local massage influences QL Computer simulation results show that QL is linearly proportional to the interstitial fluid pressure P~, which is similar to experimental observations. Comparing the simulated value of QL during the massage of different frequency with the experimental data from Ikomi shows that they are identical, which indicates that the presented model is rational to explain the mechanism of massage treatment in traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）.