Tag: acupuncture animal research
Electroacupuncture at GB20 Relieves Migraine and Lowers CGRP in Animals
I was not aware that migraine sufferers had cutaneous allodynia. That may account for the exaggerated autonomic response to needling I’ve noticed in the clinic. Neural Regen Res. 2017 May;12(5):804-811. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.206652. Electroacupuncture at Fengchi (GB20) inhibits calcitonin gene-related peptide expression in the trigeminovascular system of a rat model of migraine. Zhao LP1,2, Liu L1,…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture Promotes CNS-Dependent Release of Mesenchymal Stem Cells.
This study with a million authors is maily out of Florida. It’s pertinent for a variety of reasons. There is the remarkable fact that this huge group was able to get funding for such sophisticated acupuncture research and that it paid off. Way cool on all counts. Unfortunately, no emails available to try to get…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture for Constipation: Animal Study
I see the problem of constipation quite a bit in the clinic, so I’m glad to have this reference. Stim was at 2 to 15 hz. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 Oct 18;16(1):392. Electroacupuncture at acupoint ST 37(Shangjuxu) improves function of the enteric nervous system in a novel mouse constipation model. Liang C1, Wang…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture at Ipsilateral or Contralateral ST36-ST37 Acupoints on Inflammatory Pain.
Patients often wonder why I treat both sides (Right and Left) in musculoskeletal conditions. This has long been a trick in Chinese Medicine, particularly if the inflamed joint is very sensitive, or in a cast and it often works great. The study below shows, perhaps, why. It’s overall reduction in inflammatory activity. Sci Rep. 2016…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture Improves HPAA axis in animals
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26573696 Neuromodulation. 2016 Jul;19(5):498-506. doi: 10.1111/ner.12366. Epub 2015 Nov 16. Arginine Vasopressin and Arginine Vasopressin Receptor 1b Involved in Electroacupuncture-Attenuated Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Hyperactivity in Hepatectomy Rats. Zhu J1, Chen Z1, Zhu L1, Meng Z1, Wu G1, Tian Z1. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: The study aims to know the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) in maintenance of…
Read MoreElectro Acupuncture Improves Gastric Motility Through Vagal Activity
One more strategy to implement and study in the quest for vagal enhancement! Discussion of a similar strategy here using abdominal points Liv13, Liv14 and abdominal GB points. World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Dec 28;21(48):13480-9. Neural mechanism of gastric motility regulation by electroacupuncture at RN12 and BL21: A paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus-dorsal vagal complex-vagus nerve-gastric channel…
Read MoreResearch Casting Doubt on Acupuncture
Through some web searching, I was able to find a copy of this paper that’s not behind a subscription firewall. These kinds of papers have been coming out for decades. It’s a safe bet as a journalist to criticize acupuncture, it’s a kiss up kick down, comforting the comfortable gambit. There are no heavy hitters…
Read MoreBrain Physiology Behind Electroacupuncture’s Modulating Effect on Blood Pressure
Nice. This article appears in Nature, quite a coup. There is a lot about this paper that surprises me. Perhaps I’m just not familiar enough with this type of experimental set up, and haven’t been aware of these studies. What they found was that naloxone interfered with the suppression of blood pressure by electroacupuncture…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture and PCOS effects
This is a complicated/detailed study of the effects of electroacupuncture and manual acupuncture on a PCOS rat model. The details are way over my head, but it seems that the acupuncture effects are not necessarily achieved through the sympathetic nervous system. Of great interest to me since the autonomic nervous system is my area…
Read MoreAcupuncture and IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
A detailed study of the science behind acupuncture/moxibustion effect on IBS including animal studies and theory. Free online paper at the link.
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