There exists significant individual variation in electroacupuncture (EA) induced analgesia.Rats may be classified as high- and low-responders according to their response to EA analgesia. The content of cholecystokinin...There exists significant individual variation in electroacupuncture (EA) induced analgesia.Rats may be classified as high- and low-responders according to their response to EA analgesia. The content of cholecystokinin octapeptide like immunoreactivity (CCK-8-ir) in the spinal perfusate of highresponder (HR) and low-responder (LR) rats was measured with radioimmunoassay. The result showed that the CCK-8-ir content in LR rats was significantly lower than that in HR rats. There exists a negative correlation between the EA effect and the CCK-8-ir content during EA stimulation. It is concluded that the spinal release of CCK-8 may be one of the key factors determining the effect of EA analgesia.展开更多
文摘There exists significant individual variation in electroacupuncture (EA) induced analgesia.Rats may be classified as high- and low-responders according to their response to EA analgesia. The content of cholecystokinin octapeptide like immunoreactivity (CCK-8-ir) in the spinal perfusate of highresponder (HR) and low-responder (LR) rats was measured with radioimmunoassay. The result showed that the CCK-8-ir content in LR rats was significantly lower than that in HR rats. There exists a negative correlation between the EA effect and the CCK-8-ir content during EA stimulation. It is concluded that the spinal release of CCK-8 may be one of the key factors determining the effect of EA analgesia.
