Acupoint Sensitivity in Patients with Primary Insomnia and Its Correlation with Polysomnography and Heart Rate Variability: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Nature and Science of SleepXiao-Shuai Yu,1,2 Yi-Ming Liu,1 Wei Pan,1 Xiao-Ying Wang,1 Li-Nan Lin,1 Qiong-Ying Shen,1 Han Zhang,1 Si-Yi Zheng,1 Na Nie,3 Bo Jin,4 Yi Liang,1,3 Ying-Jun Liu,3 Jian-Qiao Fang1,3 1The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical ...
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针刺研究, 2023 Objective To investigate the relationship between acupoint sensitization on the body surface and neuronal intrinsic excitability of the medium-and small-size dorsal root ganglion(DRG) neurons from the perspective of ion channel kinetics in mice with ...
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Association between skin microecology and acupoint sensitization
针刺研究, 2021 The skin microecology interacts with the immune system for a lifetime, and the skin microecology is in dynamic balance in the physiological state.
CHEN Yi-yuan +3 more
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Acupoint sensitization： bond of disease diagnosis and therapy
针刺研究Acupoints， as sites on the body surface accepting acupuncture stimulation， were thought to have fixed locations， and it was very important for practitioners to select the exact points in clinical practice.
GAO Xin-yan
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CHRNA3⁺ nociceptors prime the cutaneous sensory interface to enhance electroacupuncture analgesia [PDF]
Chinese MedicineBackground Recent evidence determined that acupoints frequently overlap with regions of referred somatic hypersensitivity induced by visceral disease, a phenomenon known as acupoint sensitization.
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Acupoint sensitization enhances inhibitory effect of electroacupuncture on jejunum mobility in rats
针刺研究, 2021 Objective To observe the effect difference of electroacupuncture(EA) at the sensitized and non-sensitized acupoint "Tianshu"(ST25) on the motility of jejunum in rats.Methods Male SD rats were randomly divided into blank control, sensitized ST25 ...
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Neuroscience, 2019 Under pathological conditions, acupoint sensitization is the phenomenon of acupoints transforming from the stable state to the dynamic state. Evidences suggest that hyperpolarization-activated current (Ih), conducted by the hyperpolarization-activated ...
Hailong Dong, Ming Zhang, Jiao Deng
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Peripheral and spinal mechanisms of acupoint sensitization phenomenon. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2013 This study was carried out on adult female Sprague-Dawley rats to observe the position, size, and sensitivity change of inflammatory reactions on body surfaces induced by colorectal import of inflammatory irritant mustard oil. Colorectal distension (CRD)
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Function of Nucleus Ventralis Posterior Lateralis Thalami in Acupoint Sensitization Phenomena. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2015 To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on nucleus ventralis posterior lateralis (VPL) thalami activated by visceral noxious stimulation and to explore the impact of EA on the mechanism of acupoint sensitization under a pathological state of the
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Mechanisms of Acupuncture on the Neurovascular Unit in Migraine: A Narrative Review. [PDF]
Eur J NeurolABSTRACT Objective The neurovascular unit (NVU) is a core structural and functional entity involved in migraine pathogenesis. Acupuncture may exert therapeutic effects by protecting NVU integrity. This narrative review aims to summarize the current evidence on the mechanisms by which acupuncture protects the NVU in migraine.
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