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ArticlePloS one2015

Ameliorating effects of auricular electroacupuncture on rectal distention-induced gastric dysrhythmias in rats.

Zhaohui Zhang, Jieyun Yin, Jiande D Z Chen

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Zhaohui ZhangDepartment of Acupuncture, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Division of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States.
Jieyun YinDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States.
Jiande D Z ChenDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States; Ningbo Pace Translational Medical Research Center, Beilun, Ningbo, China.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

EFFECTS AND MECHANISMS OF CHRONIC ELECTROACUPUNCTURE FOR EMESISR21CA149956 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI CHEN, JIANDE · 2010 to 2011
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NCI NIH HHS CA149956NCI NIH HHS R21 CA149956
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastric slow waves (GSW) are known to regulate gastric motility and are impaired with rectal distention (RD). Electroacupuncture (EA) at body acupoints, such as ST 36, has been shown to improve gastric dysrhythmias; however, little is known about the possible effects of auricular electroacupuncture (AEA) on GSW. To study effects and possible mechanisms of AEA on RD-induced gastric dysrhythmias in rats, ten male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats implanted with gastric serosal electrodes were studied in two different experiments in fed state. Four sessions were performed in experiment 1 as follows: control (RD, no stimulation), RD+AEA, RD+EA at body points and RD+sham AEA. Two sessions were included in experiment 2 to study mechanisms of AEA: RD + atropine and RD + atropine + AEA. It was found that 1) RD significantly decreased the percentage of normal GSW from 89.8 ± 3.5% to 76.0 ± 3.3% (P<0.05); 2) AEA increased the percentage of normal GSW during RD to 94.0 ± 2.1% (P<0.05 vs. RD) via a reduction in the percentages of tachygastria and arrhythmia (P<0.05 vs. RD); 3) atropine blocked the ameliorating effect of AEA on RD-induced gastric dysrhythmias. Our results demonstrated that RD induces gastric dysrhythmias in fed state in rats. AEA improves RD-induced gastric dysrhythmias via the vagal pathway. AEA may have a therapeutic potential in treating gastric dysrhythmias.

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ElectroacupunctureRectumAcupuncture PointsAnimalsAtropineGastrointestinal MotilityMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyStomach DiseasesAtropine

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