ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013
The Neural Mechanism by Which the Dorsal Vagal Complex Mediates the Regulation of the Gastric Motility by Weishu (RN12) and Zhongwan (BL21) Stimulation.
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- Application of Polyglycolic Acid/Poly (Lactic-co-glycolic Acid) in Thread Embedding Acupuncture for Obesity: New Strategies and Challenges.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Review
- Neural circuit mechanisms of acupuncture effect: where are we now?Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Brain-Imaging Mechanisms on Female Abdominal Obesity Treated by "Shu-Mu" Acupoint Catgut Embedding and Compatibility Relation: Study Protocol for a 12-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2023Article
- The autonomic nervous system: A potential link to the efficacy of acupuncture.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Acupuncture at Back-Shu and Front-Mu Acupoints Prevents Gastric Ulcer by Regulating the TLR4/MyD88/NF-Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- The Influence of Stomach Back-Shu and Front-Mu Points on Insular Functional Connectivity in Functional Dyspepsia Rat Models.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Neuromechanism of acupuncture regulating gastrointestinal motility.World journal of gastroenterology · 2020Review
- Acupuncture at Gastric Back-Shu and Front-Mu Acupoints Enhances Gastric Motility via the Inhibition of the Glutamatergic System in the Hippocampus.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- Effect of Electroacupuncture on the NTS is modulated primarily by acupuncture point selection and stimulation frequency in normal rats.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Article
- Cutaneous neurogenic inflammation in the sensitized acupoints induced by gastric mucosal injury in rats.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Article
- Electroacupuncture treatment partly promotes the recovery time of postoperative ileus by activating the vagus nerve but not regulating local inflammation.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Neural mechanism of gastric motility regulation by electroacupuncture at RN12 and BL21: A paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus-dorsal vagal complex-vagus nerve-gastric channel pathway.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Article
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Abstract
A large number of studies have been conducted to explore the mechanism of Back-Shu and Front-Mu points. While several lines of evidence addressed the acupuncture information of Shu acupoints and Mu acupoints gathering in the spinal cord, whether the convergence is extended to the high centre still remains unclear. The study selected gastric Mu points (RN12) and gastric Shu points (BL21) regulating gastric motility and its central neural mechanisms as the breakthrough point, using the technique of immunochemistry, nuclei lesion, electrophysiology, and nerve transection. Here, we report that gastric motility regulation of gastric Shu and Mu acupoints and their synergistic effect and the signals induced by electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation of acupoints RN12 and RN12 gather in the dorsal vagal complex (DVC), increasing the levels of gastrointestinal hormones in the DVC to regulate gastric motility through the vagus. In sum, our data demonstrate an important role of DVC and vagus in the regulation of gastric motility by EA at gastric Shu and Mu points.
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