Tag: Autonomic Nervous System
Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability During Trigger-Point Acupuncture of Various Muscles
This group saw an increase in parasympathetic activity during trigger point acupuncture. This is probably a nonspecific effect of needling, but of significance nonetheless!! Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability During Trigger-Point Acupuncture of Various Muscles Yoji Kitagawa Published Online: 27 Apr 2020 https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2020.1414 Tools Share Abstract Objective: The aim of this research was to…
Read MoreGut Microbiota Regulates Depression-Like Behavior in Rats Through the Neuroendocrine-Immune-Mitochondrial Pathway.
Though this journal article isn’t directly related to acupuncture per se, the neurendocrine-immune-mitochondrial pathway is quite similar. The depression model in rats is pretty awful. Making them swim. yeeks. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2020 Mar 31;16:859-869. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S243551. eCollection 2020. Gut Microbiota Regulates Depression-Like Behavior in Rats Through the Neuroendocrine-Immune-Mitochondrial Pathway. Liu S1, Guo R2, Liu…
Read MoreVagus Nerve Stimulation and Neurotrophins: a biological psychiatric perspective
Ok. A whole new area of brain chemistry I wasn’t aware of. I’m not even sure where Neurotrophins are found. Will report once I know. I’m tempted to buy this article, but don’t want to get carried away. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149763419310516 Review article Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Neurotrophins: a biological psychiatric perspective Author links open overlay panelPamelaRossoa1AngelaIannitellib1FrancescaPacittibcAdeleQuartinibElenaFicoaMarcoFioreaAntonioGrecodMassimoRallidPaolaTirassaa…
Read MoreAutonomic nervous system activation mediates the increase in whole-body glucose uptake in response to electroacupuncture.
I missed this relatively recent publication by Stener-Vitorin. Electroacupuncture stimulation for 40 minutes increases vagal activity, but also stimulated adipose metabolism via the sympathetic nervous system. The upshot was increased glucose uptake in patients with PCOS. FASEB J. 2017 Aug;31(8):3288-3297. doi: 10.1096/fj.201601381R. Epub 2017 Apr 12. Autonomic nervous system activation mediates the increase in whole-body…
Read MoreAnti-Inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation via the Vagus Nerve
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation via the Vagus Nerve Hee-Don Lim,1 Min-Hee Kim,1 Chan-Yong Lee,2 and Uk Namgung1,* Michal Hetman, Editor Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Associated Data Data Availability Statement Go to: Abstract Although acupuncture therapy is widely used in…
Read MoreEnterochromaffin Cells Are Gut Chemosensors that Couple to Sensory Neural Pathways.
Cell. 2017 Jun 29;170(1):185-198.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.05.034. Epub 2017 Jun 22. full article here Enterochromaffin Cells Are Gut Chemosensors that Couple to Sensory Neural Pathways. Bellono NW1, Bayrer JR2, Leitch DB1, Castro J3, Zhang C1, O’Donnell TA3, Brierley SM3, Ingraham HA4, Julius D5. Author information 1 Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco,…
Read MoreVagus nerve stimulation attenuates the systemic inflammatory response to endotoxin.
Filing here for research work I’m doing. Great original paper on the neuro-inflammatory response Nature. 2000 May 25;405(6785):458-62. Vagus nerve stimulation attenuates the systemic inflammatory response to endotoxin. Borovikova LV1, Ivanova S, Zhang M, Yang H, Botchkina GI, Watkins LR, Wang H, Abumrad N, Eaton JW, Tracey KJ. Author information Abstract Vertebrates achieve internal homeostasis…
Read MoreLow-frequency electroacupuncture suppresses carrageenan-induced paw inflammation in mice via sympathetic post-ganglionic neurons, while high-frequency EA suppression is mediated by the sympathoadrenal medullary axis.
This study is pretty old now! I came across it while researching for a writing project. It’s astonishing how much we actually do know about how acupuncture works for pain and inflammation reduction. Brain Res Bull. 2008 Mar 28;75(5):698-705. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.11.015. Epub 2007 Dec 26. Low-frequency electroacupuncture suppresses carrageenan-induced paw inflammation in mice via sympathetic post-ganglionic neurons,…
Read MoreReview Article of High Quality Acupuncture Studies
They cite the neuro-endocrine-immune system as playing a frequent role in acupuncture results. Coincidentally, that is the chapter I’m working on in a writing project I’m doing during sheltering. Chin J Integr Med. 2020 Apr;26(4):310-320. doi: 10.1007/s11655-019-3150-3. Epub 2019 Feb 1. Current Tracking on Effectiveness and Mechanisms of Acupuncture Therapy: A Literature Review of High-Quality…
Read MoreDopamine mediates vagal modulation of the immune system by electroacupuncture.
Believe it or not, this might be relevant to the current covid crisis since patients are having a “cytokine storm”. Possibly electro acupuncture would help. It won’t happen, but maybe in the future. Dopamine Mediates the Vagal Modulation of The Immune System by Electroacupuncture Torres Rosas and Ulloa Abstract Previous anti-inflammatory strategies against sepsis, a…
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