QIN Ying, GUO Meng-wei, LAN Ying, et al. Effect of electroacupuncture of “Hegu” (LI4) and “Zusanli” (ST36) on intestinal sensitivity and motility in irritable bowel syndrome rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 2020, 45(4): 293-298.
DOI:
QIN Ying, GUO Meng-wei, LAN Ying, et al. Effect of electroacupuncture of “Hegu” (LI4) and “Zusanli” (ST36) on intestinal sensitivity and motility in irritable bowel syndrome rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 2020, 45(4): 293-298. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.190743.
Effect of electroacupuncture of “Hegu” (LI4) and “Zusanli” (ST36) on intestinal sensitivity and motility in irritable bowel syndrome rats
Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) of "Hegu"(LI4) and "Zusanli"(ST36)on changes of intestinal sensitivity and colonic motility and expression of colonic 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 A receptor(5-HT_(3 A)R) in irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) rats
so as to reveal its mechanism underlying improvement of IBS. Methods A total of 40 neonatal Wistar rats were randomly and equally divided into normal control
model
LI4 and ST36 groups(n=10). The IBS model was induced by mother-infant separation
acetic acid enema and colorectal distension(CRD). EA(2 Hz/100 Hz
a tolerable strength) was applied to bilateral LI4 and ST36 for 20 min
once every other day for 5 times. The Bristol stool form scale was used to assess the gastrointestinal function
and the latency and number of abdominal muscular contraction waves of abdominal withdrawal reflex(AWR) were used to evaluate the intestinal sensitivity and motility respectively. The immunoactivity of 5-HT_(3 A)R of the colon tissue was detected by immunohistochemistry. Results After modeling
the score of Bristol fecal form scale
number of muscular contraction waves and expression levels of colonic 5-HT_(3 A)R in the myometrium and mucosal layers were significantly increased(P<0.01)
and the latency of muscular initial contraction wave was obviously shortened in the model group relevant to the normal control group(P<0.01). After the intervention
the increased Bristol fecal form score
number of muscular contraction waves and expression levels of 5-HT_(3 A)R in the myometrium and mucosal layers as well as the decreased latency of muscular contraction were reversed in both LI4 and ST36 groups(P<0.01
P<0.05). The effect of EA of ST36 was significantly superior to those of EA-LI4 in lowering Bristol fecal scale score and 5-HT_(3 A)R expression in the muscular layer(P<0.01)
but obviously inferior to those of EA-LI4 in increasing the latency of of muscular initial contraction wave and down-regulating muscular contraction waves and 5-HT_(3 A)R expression in the mucosal layer(P<0.05
P<0.01). Conclusion Both EA-LI4 and EA-ST36 can significantly improve the symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea
but EA-LI4 is better in suppressing intestinal high sensitivity
and EA-ST36 is better in promoting intestinal motility
suggesting a specificity of effect of acupoints of different meridians.
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