头针对正常人和抑郁症患者枕叶葡萄糖代谢的影响

Effect of Scalp Acupuncture on the Occipital Glucose Metabolism of Healthy People and Depressive Patients

目的:运用PET技术观察头针对正常人和抑郁症患者枕叶葡萄糖代谢的影响。方法:5例健康人和12例抑郁症患者均接受顶中线(MS5)、额中线(MS1)、双侧额旁1线(MS2)的电针治疗,治疗前后分别接受脑部PET检测,并以枕叶作为感兴趣区分析葡萄糖代谢水平。结果:健康人头针刺激后,左侧枕叶的葡萄糖代谢显著升高,右侧没有显著变化;抑郁症患者两侧枕叶的葡萄糖代谢较健康人增高,头针治疗后,两侧枕叶葡萄糖代谢有降低趋势。结论:头针对健康人和抑郁症患者枕叶葡萄糖代谢的影响不同。

Objective: To observe the effect of scalp acupuncture on the occipital glucose metabolism of healthy people and depressive patients by using positron emission computed tomography (PET). Method: Five healthy people and twelve depressive patients received the treatment of scalp acupuncture on Middle Line of Vertex (MS5), Middle Line of Forehead (MS1) and bilateral Lateral Line 1 of Forehead (MS2). They also received PET examination before and during the acupuncture. Occipital lobe was chosen as the region of interest to analyses the average glucose metabolism with computer. Result: The left occipital glucose metabolism of the healthy people increased obviously, but the right side had no obvious change after the scalp acupuncture stimulation, while the bilateral occipital glucose metabolism of the depressive patients were higher than that of the healthy people and had a tendency of decreasing after the treatment of the scalp acupuncture. Conclusion: The effects of the scalp acupuncture on the occipital glucose metabolism of healthy people and depressive patients were different.