Gentle Manual Acupuncture Could Better Regulate Gastric Motility and Vagal Afferent Nerve Discharge of Rats with Gastric Hypomotility
Joint Authors
Fang, Yuxin
Du, Yuan-Hao
Bai, Yang
Pan, Yue
Xu, Zhifang
Wang, Shenjun
Guo, Yi
Liu, Yangyang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-10-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The variation of stimulus intensity of manual acupuncture (MA) may produce diverse acupuncture effects.
However, the intensity-effect relationship and the underlying mechanism of MA are still elusive.
In this study, the effects of MA regulation of gastric motility were investigated after lifting-thrusting MA treatment with four different frequencies (1 Hz, 2 Hz, 3 Hz, and 4 Hz) at ST36.
The experiments were conducted on rats with gastric hypomotility caused by atropine.
The results showed that the gastric motility amplitude decreased after atropine injection, while the treatment of four types of MA affected the gastric motility amplitude in varying degrees.
Specifically, 2 Hz MA exhibited the most effective results, while 4 Hz MA had the least effect; the effects of 1 Hz MA and 3 Hz MA were between the effects induced with 2 Hz and 4 Hz.
Furthermore, the response of gastric vagal afferent nerve discharge and gastric motility was examined after MA treatment with frequencies of 2 Hz and 4 Hz, respectively, on ST36 in order to elucidate the mechanism of MA regulation of gastric motility.
The results showed that 2 Hz MA was able to increase the amplitude of gastric motility and discharge frequency of gastric vagal afferent nerves, while 4 Hz MA exhibited seldom effects.
These findings suggest that gentle MA (2 Hz) has more stimulating effects than strong stimulation with MA (4 Hz) on gastric hypomotility.
In addition, gastric motility regulated by MA was associated with vagal afferent nerve activation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Yangyang& Bai, Yang& Pan, Yue& Xu, Zhifang& Fang, Yuxin& Wang, Shenjun…[et al.]. 2019. Gentle Manual Acupuncture Could Better Regulate Gastric Motility and Vagal Afferent Nerve Discharge of Rats with Gastric Hypomotility. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151540
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Yangyang…[et al.]. Gentle Manual Acupuncture Could Better Regulate Gastric Motility and Vagal Afferent Nerve Discharge of Rats with Gastric Hypomotility. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151540
American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Yangyang& Bai, Yang& Pan, Yue& Xu, Zhifang& Fang, Yuxin& Wang, Shenjun…[et al.]. Gentle Manual Acupuncture Could Better Regulate Gastric Motility and Vagal Afferent Nerve Discharge of Rats with Gastric Hypomotility. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151540
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151540