Objective To observe the peripheral and central neural connection of acupoint "Hegu"(LI4)
"Neiguan"(PC6)
"Futu"(LI18) and the thyroid gland(TG) region with fluorescence double-labelling method.Methods Thirty male Wistar rats were divided into LI4-LI18 group
PC6-LI18 group
TG-LI18 group
LI4-TG group
and PC6-TG group
with 6 rats in each.Fluorescence dyes Propidium Iodide(PI
10μL) and Bisbenzimide(Bb
10μL) were
separately
injected into those acupoints mentioned above and the TG region.Sixty hours after PI-injection and 12 hours after Bb-injection
the rats under deep anesthesia were transcardiacally perfused with PBS containing 4% polyoxymethylene
followed by taking the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia(DRGs) of the cervical segments(C1-C8) and thoracic 1(T1) segment.Fluorescent single-and dual-labeled cells of the sliced DRGs and cervical spinal cord were observed by fluorescence microscope.Results 1) All PI-and Bb-labeled cells were found to distribute in DRGs from C1-T1 segments.PI single-labeled cells from LI4 and PC6 mainly distributed in DRGs from C4 to C8.Bb single-labeled cells from LI18 and TG region distributed in DRGs from C1-C6.2) Dual-labeled cells in the LI4-LI18 group
PC6-LI18 group
LI4-TG group
and PC6-TG group distributed in DRGs from C3 to C7
suggesting bifurcate peripheral processes of the cervical DRG neurons to innervate LI18
LI4
PC6 and the TG region.And the dual-labeled cells of the TG-LI18 group distributed mainly in DRGs from C1 to C4.3) A small number of single-labeled neurons(about 8% of total labeled cells in DRGs)and only several dual-labeled neurons were found in the anterior horn of the cervical spinal cord.Conclusion LI18
LI4 and PC6 and the thyroid gland have the same peripheral cells in DRGs of C3-C7 segments
suggesting that the bifurcate peripheral innervation may provide an anatomic evidence for the analgesic effect of acupuncture of LI18
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