Objective: To probe the curative effect of acupuncture and medication on transient cerebral ischemia attack. Method: 30 patients with transient cerebral ischemia attack in the treatment group were acupunctured at Feng...Objective: To probe the curative effect of acupuncture and medication on transient cerebral ischemia attack. Method: 30 patients with transient cerebral ischemia attack in the treatment group were acupunctured at Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12) and Tianzhu (BL 10) and given orally leech capsules and centipede capsules. 30 patients with transient cerebral ischemia attack in the control group were given intravenous drip of compound Danshen injection and orally aspirin. At the end of two treatment courses, the curative effects were evaluated and the changes in blood rheology and in 3 indexes of blood coagulation were observed before and after treatment in the 2 groups. Results: The total effective rate in the treatment group was 86.7% with obvious difference as compared to the control group (P<0.05). There were remarkable differences in blood rheology and 3 indexes of blood coagulation before and after treatment in the treatment group (P<0.05, P<0.01). There were remarkable differences after treatment between the 2 groups (P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture at Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12) and Tianzhu (BL 10) and medication with leech capsules and centipede capsules are effective methods in treating transient cerebral ischemia attack.展开更多
Objective: To observe the therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture plus acupoint-injection for ischemic apoplexy. Method: 78 cases of ischemic apoplexy were randomly divided into a treatment group of 39 cases treated...Objective: To observe the therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture plus acupoint-injection for ischemic apoplexy. Method: 78 cases of ischemic apoplexy were randomly divided into a treatment group of 39 cases treated by electroacupuncture plus acupoint-injection and a control group of 39 cases treated by electroacupuncture alone. Results: The neural functional defect score (NFDS) decreased while the functional independence mark (FIM) increased with obvious significant differences before and after treatment in both of the two groups. And there were very remarkable differences between the two groups in the changes of both NFDS and FIM after treatment (P<0.01), showing better results in the treatment group than that of the control group. Conclusion: Electroacupuncture plus acupoint-injection can promote the recovery of the neural function for the ischemic apoplexy patients and markedly enhance their daily living ability, with better effects than that in patients treated by electroacupuncture alone.展开更多
Electroacupuncture has been shown to improve cerebral blood flow in animal models of stroke. However, it is unclear whether electroacupuncture alters mi RNA expression in the cortex. In this study, we examined changes...Electroacupuncture has been shown to improve cerebral blood flow in animal models of stroke. However, it is unclear whether electroacupuncture alters mi RNA expression in the cortex. In this study, we examined changes in the cerebral cortical mi RNA profile, cerebral blood flow and neurological function induced by electroacupuncture in a rat model of stroke. Electroacupuncture was performed at Renzhong（GV26） and Neiguan（PC6）, with a frequency of 2 Hz, continuous wave, current intensity of 3.0 m A, and stimulation time of 1 minute. Electroacupuncture increased cerebral blood flow and alleviated neurological impairment in the rats. mi RNA microarray profiling revealed that the vascular endothelial growth factor signaling pathway, which links cell proliferation with stroke, was most significantly affected by electroacupuncture. Electroacupuncture induced changes in expression of rno-mi R-206-3p, rno-mi R-3473, rno-mi R-6216 and rno-mi R-494-3p, and these changes were confirmed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Our findings suggest that changes in cell proliferation-associated mi RNA expression induced by electroacupuncture might be associated with the improved cerebral blood supply and functional recovery following stroke.展开更多
Pseudobulbar paralysis is a kind of common clinical syndromes of cerebral vascular diseases, which is manifested as dyslalia, dysphagia and choking. By several-year clinical observations, 36 cases were treated with sa...Pseudobulbar paralysis is a kind of common clinical syndromes of cerebral vascular diseases, which is manifested as dyslalia, dysphagia and choking. By several-year clinical observations, 36 cases were treated with satisfactory therapeutic effects as reported in the following.
Clinical Data
Of 36 in-patients, there were 24 males and 12 females, aged from 44 to 81 years, averaging 64.92 years. Of 36 cases, 24 were at the acute stage and 12 at the recovery stage. All the cases were diagnosed as cerebral vascular diseases by cranial CT scan and MRI, of which, 4 were cerebral infarction, 26 lacunar cerebral infarction, 5 cerebral hemorrhage and 1 mixed type. Of 36 cases, 15 were the first attack of wind-stroke, 15 the second attack, 5 the third attack and 1 the forth attack. There were 26 patients with hypertension among 36 cases, of which, 8 patients suffered from hypertension within 10 years, 6 for more than 10 years, 9 for more than 20 years and 3 for more than 30 years. All the 36 cases were associated with dysphagia and agreeable to Standard on Diagnosis and Evaluation of Therapeutic Effects of Wind-stroke issued by the State Scientific Committee 85-919-01-01, 1995.展开更多
Persistent facial paralysis is present after failure of six months’ treatment of peripheral facial paralysis, with sequelae such as deviation of the mouth and eye. Since 1983, the intermittent lifting and the uniform...Persistent facial paralysis is present after failure of six months’ treatment of peripheral facial paralysis, with sequelae such as deviation of the mouth and eye. Since 1983, the intermittent lifting and the uniform reinforcing-reducing methods have been applied for comparison in the treatment of 310 cases of persistent facial paralysis, with satisfactory results reported as follows.展开更多
Dr.Zhang Ren (张仁),the board chairman ofShanghai Acupuncture Association,has beenengaging in acupuncture treatment for more than 30years,during which he has kept on exploring theacupuncture therapies for obstinate di...Dr.Zhang Ren (张仁),the board chairman ofShanghai Acupuncture Association,has beenengaging in acupuncture treatment for more than 30years,during which he has kept on exploring theacupuncture therapies for obstinate diseases,especially for the obstinate eye diseases,andsummed up rich experience in this aspect.Thefollowing is a summary of what the author haslearned from Dr.Zhang Ren.Experience in Selection of the Extra and NewPointsIn ancient medical books,there are only two eyepoints recorded,that is,Jingming (BL1) andChengqi (ST1).Nevertheless,they are forbidden tobe punctured or moxabusted because of展开更多
Effective treatment of bronchial asthmawith various methods of acupuncture has beenreported in the literature.The present articlediscusses the results of the treatment of bron-chial asthma(BA)and chronic senile bronch...Effective treatment of bronchial asthmawith various methods of acupuncture has beenreported in the literature.The present articlediscusses the results of the treatment of bron-chial asthma(BA)and chronic senile bronchitis(CSB)according to the phenomenon of needlingsensation reaching the site of disease during acu-puncture.展开更多
In recent years, the authors have treated 30 cases of acute lumbar sprain by acupuncture combined with point medicinal injection at Tianzhu (BL 10), and obtained quite good therapeutic results, as is reported in the f...In recent years, the authors have treated 30 cases of acute lumbar sprain by acupuncture combined with point medicinal injection at Tianzhu (BL 10), and obtained quite good therapeutic results, as is reported in the following.展开更多
Facial paralysis refers to peripheral facial paralysis characterized by deviation of the mouth and eye, which may occur at any time of a year, especially in winter and spring. The incidence is higher in the young and ...Facial paralysis refers to peripheral facial paralysis characterized by deviation of the mouth and eye, which may occur at any time of a year, especially in winter and spring. The incidence is higher in the young and middleaged people, more frequently affecting the males than females. Modem medical展开更多
In treating children with mongolism(Down’s syndrome)with electroacupuncture,thelatent period of P3 is shortened,which shows that the cerebral reaction to externalstimulus in classification,encoding and recognition is...In treating children with mongolism(Down’s syndrome)with electroacupuncture,thelatent period of P3 is shortened,which shows that the cerebral reaction to externalstimulus in classification,encoding and recognition is accelerated.Along with the elevatedP3 amplitude,the cerebrum is more capable of processing the external information,showing improvement of the mental state.展开更多
Thirty-six cases of cholelithiasis were treated by acupuncture at the Back-Shu and Front-Mu points plus oral decoction. The total effective rate was 97.2%, and the cured plus markedly effective rate was 83.3%, which w...Thirty-six cases of cholelithiasis were treated by acupuncture at the Back-Shu and Front-Mu points plus oral decoction. The total effective rate was 97.2%, and the cured plus markedly effective rate was 83.3%, which were much better than those of 83.3% and 52.8% in the control group of 36 cases treated with oral decoction alone. The statistical differences between the two groups were respectively P<0.05 and P<0.01.展开更多
With electro-acupuncture, red-hot needling and TDP irradiation, we have successfully treated 23 cases of chronic pelvic inflammation. A report follows.
Trigeminal Neuralgia is often found in female between 40-60 years old, marked by sudden severe pain on the face (a feeling of knife cutting, electric shock), and it is characterized by sudden, paroxysmal and periodica...Trigeminal Neuralgia is often found in female between 40-60 years old, marked by sudden severe pain on the face (a feeling of knife cutting, electric shock), and it is characterized by sudden, paroxysmal and periodical attack and triggered by touch). The attack usually lasts for 1 to 2 minutes with different intervals. The patient’s life quality can be seriously affected. It is mainly treated with orally taken drugs in western internal department but without satisfactory result, and with local closing therapy in surgical department. The problem may reoccur half a year later in most patients complicated with facial paralysis, so western medicine is not likely to be accepted by the patients. The author has tried to apply abdominal acupuncture in the treatment of 25 cases of trigeminal neuralgia with good effect. The result is as follows.展开更多
“Focusing on treating the spirit(神)”is an important principle in acupuncture and moxibustion.It is a unique psychosomatic therapy involving the doctor and the patient,which includes regulating the spirit and the bo...“Focusing on treating the spirit(神)”is an important principle in acupuncture and moxibustion.It is a unique psychosomatic therapy involving the doctor and the patient,which includes regulating the spirit and the body.Traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to it.Focusing on treating the spirit is also a component of the standards of medical ethics.Only when doctors have noble medical ethics can they achieve clinical treatment of the mind and give full play to their skills to cure diseases.Focusing on treating the spirit runs through the entire clinical process of acupuncture and moxibustion.Before the treatment,it is necessary to focus on the spirit to distinguish the spirit and qi.During the treatment,attention should be paid to the mind to regulate the spirit and qi.It is the premise of clinical diagnosis and treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion and the key to the curative effect.Focusing on treating the spirit is also in the realm of doctor-patient double treatment,which requires doctor-patient communication before treatment and the preservation of the body and spirit after treatment.Therefore,concentration of the mind is the key to acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.展开更多
The sciatica caused by the prolapse of lumbovertebral disk which is a common disease is difficult to treat. During more than 20 years of the authors’ clinical practice, they’ ve received about a thousand of such pat...The sciatica caused by the prolapse of lumbovertebral disk which is a common disease is difficult to treat. During more than 20 years of the authors’ clinical practice, they’ ve received about a thousand of such patients. The observation was done on 575 cases whose data were relatively complete. The result of acupuncture was good. The report is as follows.展开更多
As a unique therapeutic technique of traditional Chinese medicine, blood-letting by pricking is one of the bleeding therapies. Blood-letting at a single point or superficial blood vessel is often used by the author wi...As a unique therapeutic technique of traditional Chinese medicine, blood-letting by pricking is one of the bleeding therapies. Blood-letting at a single point or superficial blood vessel is often used by the author with a three-edged needle or a thick filiform needle,展开更多
Objective: This study was originally designed to observe the effects of propranolol (a β-blocker) and Zhigancao Decoction (炙甘草汤 ZGCD) on bone mass in ovariectomized rats. Methods: Thirty-eight female Sprague-Dawl...Objective: This study was originally designed to observe the effects of propranolol (a β-blocker) and Zhigancao Decoction (炙甘草汤 ZGCD) on bone mass in ovariectomized rats. Methods: Thirty-eight female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups initially, a sham-operated group (Sham, n=7), a model ovariectomized (OVX) group (Model, n=7), a propranolol group (Pro, n=12) and a ZGCD group (ZGCD, n=12). After 15 weeks of treatment, the expected effects were not found. In order to verify the situations of the experiment, we modified the study by administering calcitonin to a subgroup of the tested Pro and ZGCD rats. Results: The Pro and ZGCD treatments showed decreased heart rate and plasma norepinephrine level, but neither an increased bone mass nor any bone metabolism differences from the model rats were found. However, the OVX-induced bone loss was prevented by the sequent treatment of calcitonin. Conclusions: The results provide no evidence that the β-blocker propranolol may stimulate bone formation, and do not justify its use for clinical treatment of osteoporosis.展开更多
Finger pressure is to use fingers insteadof needles to apply manipulations to pointsor channels of the patient.Usually one fin-ger is used:the thumb,the index finger,orthe middle finger,but sometimes 2,3,or 5fingers a...Finger pressure is to use fingers insteadof needles to apply manipulations to pointsor channels of the patient.Usually one fin-ger is used:the thumb,the index finger,orthe middle finger,but sometimes 2,3,or 5fingers are used at the same time.展开更多
From 1986 to 1995, the author treated 60 cases of peripheral facial paralysis, of which 50 cases were treated with electric needles and 10 cases in the control group with filiform needles.
Objective: To investigate the influence of acupuncture at the points of Foot-Yangming Meridian on intracellular concentration of Ca2, called the 2nd messenger of gastric smooth muscles. Methods: 45 rabbits were random...Objective: To investigate the influence of acupuncture at the points of Foot-Yangming Meridian on intracellular concentration of Ca2, called the 2nd messenger of gastric smooth muscles. Methods: 45 rabbits were randomly divided into the following 5 groups: a normal saline group, a model group treated with atropine, an acupuncture group treated by needling the points of Foot-Yangming Meridian, an acupuncture group treated by needling the points of Foot-Shaoyang Meridian, an acupuncture group treated by needling the points of Foot-Taiyang Meridian, i.e. 9 rabbits in each group. After treatment, the smooth muscles of the gastric antrum were taken to make the suspension containing alive single muscular cells, and the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) was determined by a spectrofluorometer. Results: The concentration of [Ca2+]i in the group of Foot-Yangming Meridian was obviously higher than that of the atropine group (P<0.01), but with no significant differences found among all the other groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: The influence of acupuncture at the points of Foot-Yangming Meridian on gastric movement is related to the release of intracellular Ca2+ in the gastric smooth muscles.展开更多
文摘Objective: To probe the curative effect of acupuncture and medication on transient cerebral ischemia attack. Method: 30 patients with transient cerebral ischemia attack in the treatment group were acupunctured at Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12) and Tianzhu (BL 10) and given orally leech capsules and centipede capsules. 30 patients with transient cerebral ischemia attack in the control group were given intravenous drip of compound Danshen injection and orally aspirin. At the end of two treatment courses, the curative effects were evaluated and the changes in blood rheology and in 3 indexes of blood coagulation were observed before and after treatment in the 2 groups. Results: The total effective rate in the treatment group was 86.7% with obvious difference as compared to the control group (P<0.05). There were remarkable differences in blood rheology and 3 indexes of blood coagulation before and after treatment in the treatment group (P<0.05, P<0.01). There were remarkable differences after treatment between the 2 groups (P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture at Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12) and Tianzhu (BL 10) and medication with leech capsules and centipede capsules are effective methods in treating transient cerebral ischemia attack.
文摘Objective: To observe the therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture plus acupoint-injection for ischemic apoplexy. Method: 78 cases of ischemic apoplexy were randomly divided into a treatment group of 39 cases treated by electroacupuncture plus acupoint-injection and a control group of 39 cases treated by electroacupuncture alone. Results: The neural functional defect score (NFDS) decreased while the functional independence mark (FIM) increased with obvious significant differences before and after treatment in both of the two groups. And there were very remarkable differences between the two groups in the changes of both NFDS and FIM after treatment (P<0.01), showing better results in the treatment group than that of the control group. Conclusion: Electroacupuncture plus acupoint-injection can promote the recovery of the neural function for the ischemic apoplexy patients and markedly enhance their daily living ability, with better effects than that in patients treated by electroacupuncture alone.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81173416
文摘Electroacupuncture has been shown to improve cerebral blood flow in animal models of stroke. However, it is unclear whether electroacupuncture alters mi RNA expression in the cortex. In this study, we examined changes in the cerebral cortical mi RNA profile, cerebral blood flow and neurological function induced by electroacupuncture in a rat model of stroke. Electroacupuncture was performed at Renzhong（GV26） and Neiguan（PC6）, with a frequency of 2 Hz, continuous wave, current intensity of 3.0 m A, and stimulation time of 1 minute. Electroacupuncture increased cerebral blood flow and alleviated neurological impairment in the rats. mi RNA microarray profiling revealed that the vascular endothelial growth factor signaling pathway, which links cell proliferation with stroke, was most significantly affected by electroacupuncture. Electroacupuncture induced changes in expression of rno-mi R-206-3p, rno-mi R-3473, rno-mi R-6216 and rno-mi R-494-3p, and these changes were confirmed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Our findings suggest that changes in cell proliferation-associated mi RNA expression induced by electroacupuncture might be associated with the improved cerebral blood supply and functional recovery following stroke.
文摘Pseudobulbar paralysis is a kind of common clinical syndromes of cerebral vascular diseases, which is manifested as dyslalia, dysphagia and choking. By several-year clinical observations, 36 cases were treated with satisfactory therapeutic effects as reported in the following.
Clinical Data
Of 36 in-patients, there were 24 males and 12 females, aged from 44 to 81 years, averaging 64.92 years. Of 36 cases, 24 were at the acute stage and 12 at the recovery stage. All the cases were diagnosed as cerebral vascular diseases by cranial CT scan and MRI, of which, 4 were cerebral infarction, 26 lacunar cerebral infarction, 5 cerebral hemorrhage and 1 mixed type. Of 36 cases, 15 were the first attack of wind-stroke, 15 the second attack, 5 the third attack and 1 the forth attack. There were 26 patients with hypertension among 36 cases, of which, 8 patients suffered from hypertension within 10 years, 6 for more than 10 years, 9 for more than 20 years and 3 for more than 30 years. All the 36 cases were associated with dysphagia and agreeable to Standard on Diagnosis and Evaluation of Therapeutic Effects of Wind-stroke issued by the State Scientific Committee 85-919-01-01, 1995.
文摘Persistent facial paralysis is present after failure of six months’ treatment of peripheral facial paralysis, with sequelae such as deviation of the mouth and eye. Since 1983, the intermittent lifting and the uniform reinforcing-reducing methods have been applied for comparison in the treatment of 310 cases of persistent facial paralysis, with satisfactory results reported as follows.
文摘Dr.Zhang Ren (张仁),the board chairman ofShanghai Acupuncture Association,has beenengaging in acupuncture treatment for more than 30years,during which he has kept on exploring theacupuncture therapies for obstinate diseases,especially for the obstinate eye diseases,andsummed up rich experience in this aspect.Thefollowing is a summary of what the author haslearned from Dr.Zhang Ren.Experience in Selection of the Extra and NewPointsIn ancient medical books,there are only two eyepoints recorded,that is,Jingming (BL1) andChengqi (ST1).Nevertheless,they are forbidden tobe punctured or moxabusted because of
文摘Effective treatment of bronchial asthmawith various methods of acupuncture has beenreported in the literature.The present articlediscusses the results of the treatment of bron-chial asthma(BA)and chronic senile bronchitis(CSB)according to the phenomenon of needlingsensation reaching the site of disease during acu-puncture.
文摘In recent years, the authors have treated 30 cases of acute lumbar sprain by acupuncture combined with point medicinal injection at Tianzhu (BL 10), and obtained quite good therapeutic results, as is reported in the following.
文摘Facial paralysis refers to peripheral facial paralysis characterized by deviation of the mouth and eye, which may occur at any time of a year, especially in winter and spring. The incidence is higher in the young and middleaged people, more frequently affecting the males than females. Modem medical
文摘In treating children with mongolism(Down’s syndrome)with electroacupuncture,thelatent period of P3 is shortened,which shows that the cerebral reaction to externalstimulus in classification,encoding and recognition is accelerated.Along with the elevatedP3 amplitude,the cerebrum is more capable of processing the external information,showing improvement of the mental state.
文摘Thirty-six cases of cholelithiasis were treated by acupuncture at the Back-Shu and Front-Mu points plus oral decoction. The total effective rate was 97.2%, and the cured plus markedly effective rate was 83.3%, which were much better than those of 83.3% and 52.8% in the control group of 36 cases treated with oral decoction alone. The statistical differences between the two groups were respectively P<0.05 and P<0.01.
文摘With electro-acupuncture, red-hot needling and TDP irradiation, we have successfully treated 23 cases of chronic pelvic inflammation. A report follows.
文摘Trigeminal Neuralgia is often found in female between 40-60 years old, marked by sudden severe pain on the face (a feeling of knife cutting, electric shock), and it is characterized by sudden, paroxysmal and periodical attack and triggered by touch). The attack usually lasts for 1 to 2 minutes with different intervals. The patient’s life quality can be seriously affected. It is mainly treated with orally taken drugs in western internal department but without satisfactory result, and with local closing therapy in surgical department. The problem may reoccur half a year later in most patients complicated with facial paralysis, so western medicine is not likely to be accepted by the patients. The author has tried to apply abdominal acupuncture in the treatment of 25 cases of trigeminal neuralgia with good effect. The result is as follows.
基金By a grant from the National Science Foundation of China(No.81674090).
文摘“Focusing on treating the spirit(神)”is an important principle in acupuncture and moxibustion.It is a unique psychosomatic therapy involving the doctor and the patient,which includes regulating the spirit and the body.Traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to it.Focusing on treating the spirit is also a component of the standards of medical ethics.Only when doctors have noble medical ethics can they achieve clinical treatment of the mind and give full play to their skills to cure diseases.Focusing on treating the spirit runs through the entire clinical process of acupuncture and moxibustion.Before the treatment,it is necessary to focus on the spirit to distinguish the spirit and qi.During the treatment,attention should be paid to the mind to regulate the spirit and qi.It is the premise of clinical diagnosis and treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion and the key to the curative effect.Focusing on treating the spirit is also in the realm of doctor-patient double treatment,which requires doctor-patient communication before treatment and the preservation of the body and spirit after treatment.Therefore,concentration of the mind is the key to acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.
文摘The sciatica caused by the prolapse of lumbovertebral disk which is a common disease is difficult to treat. During more than 20 years of the authors’ clinical practice, they’ ve received about a thousand of such patients. The observation was done on 575 cases whose data were relatively complete. The result of acupuncture was good. The report is as follows.
文摘As a unique therapeutic technique of traditional Chinese medicine, blood-letting by pricking is one of the bleeding therapies. Blood-letting at a single point or superficial blood vessel is often used by the author with a three-edged needle or a thick filiform needle,
文摘Objective: This study was originally designed to observe the effects of propranolol (a β-blocker) and Zhigancao Decoction (炙甘草汤 ZGCD) on bone mass in ovariectomized rats. Methods: Thirty-eight female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups initially, a sham-operated group (Sham, n=7), a model ovariectomized (OVX) group (Model, n=7), a propranolol group (Pro, n=12) and a ZGCD group (ZGCD, n=12). After 15 weeks of treatment, the expected effects were not found. In order to verify the situations of the experiment, we modified the study by administering calcitonin to a subgroup of the tested Pro and ZGCD rats. Results: The Pro and ZGCD treatments showed decreased heart rate and plasma norepinephrine level, but neither an increased bone mass nor any bone metabolism differences from the model rats were found. However, the OVX-induced bone loss was prevented by the sequent treatment of calcitonin. Conclusions: The results provide no evidence that the β-blocker propranolol may stimulate bone formation, and do not justify its use for clinical treatment of osteoporosis.
文摘Finger pressure is to use fingers insteadof needles to apply manipulations to pointsor channels of the patient.Usually one fin-ger is used:the thumb,the index finger,orthe middle finger,but sometimes 2,3,or 5fingers are used at the same time.
文摘From 1986 to 1995, the author treated 60 cases of peripheral facial paralysis, of which 50 cases were treated with electric needles and 10 cases in the control group with filiform needles.
文摘Objective: To investigate the influence of acupuncture at the points of Foot-Yangming Meridian on intracellular concentration of Ca2, called the 2nd messenger of gastric smooth muscles. Methods: 45 rabbits were randomly divided into the following 5 groups: a normal saline group, a model group treated with atropine, an acupuncture group treated by needling the points of Foot-Yangming Meridian, an acupuncture group treated by needling the points of Foot-Shaoyang Meridian, an acupuncture group treated by needling the points of Foot-Taiyang Meridian, i.e. 9 rabbits in each group. After treatment, the smooth muscles of the gastric antrum were taken to make the suspension containing alive single muscular cells, and the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) was determined by a spectrofluorometer. Results: The concentration of [Ca2+]i in the group of Foot-Yangming Meridian was obviously higher than that of the atropine group (P<0.01), but with no significant differences found among all the other groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: The influence of acupuncture at the points of Foot-Yangming Meridian on gastric movement is related to the release of intracellular Ca2+ in the gastric smooth muscles.
