ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013
Influence of acupuncture stimulation on cerebral network in functional diarrhea.
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- Electroacupuncture at ST25 inhibits jejunal motility: Role of sympathetic pathways and TRPV1.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016Article
- Functional Connectivity Modulation by Acupuncture in Patients with Bell's Palsy.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016Article
- The Status of the Quality Control in Acupuncture-Neuroimaging Studies.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016Review
- The effect of SSP therapy on elderly nursing home residents' chronic constipation.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- Acupoint Specificity on Colorectal Hypersensitivity Alleviated by Acupuncture and the Correlation with the Brain-Gut Axis.Neurochemical research · 2015Article
- Transabdominal electrical stimulation (TES) for the treatment of slow-transit constipation (STC).Pediatric surgery international · 2015Review
- Effect of Acupuncture on Functional Connectivity of Anterior Cingulate Cortex for Bell's Palsy Patients with Different Clinical Duration.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Article
- Acupuncture-induced changes in functional connectivity of the primary somatosensory cortex varied with pathological stages of Bell's palsy.Neuroreport · 2014Article
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Abstract
Acupuncture is a commonly used therapy for treating functional diarrhea (FD), although there is limited knowledge on the mechanism. The objectives of this study were to investigate the differences in brain activities elicited by acupuncture between FD patients and healthy controls (HC) so as to explore the possible mechanism. Eighteen FD patients and eighteen HC received 10 sessions of acupuncture treatment at ST25 acupoints. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans were, respectively, performed before and after acupuncture. The defecation frequency, Bristol stool form scale (SBFS), and MOS 36-item Short Healthy Survey (SF-36) were employed to evaluate the clinical efficacy. After acupuncture, the FD patients showed a significant decrease in defecation frequency and BSFS score. The regional homogeneity (ReHo) map showed a decrease in the paracentral lobule and postcentral gyrus, and an increase in the angular gyrus, insula, anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and precuneus in the FD group. Moreover, the changes in ReHo values in the ACC were correlated with the reduction in defecation frequency. Decreasing functional connectivity among the ACC, insula, thalamus, and orbital frontal cortex only existed in the FD group. Conclusively, acupuncture alleviated defecation frequency and improved stool formation in FD patients. The efficacy might result from the regulation of the homeostasis afferent processing network.
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