Cui Renlin, Zhao Feiyue, Ma Chunhong, et al. INFLUENCE OF 5.7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE ON ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA AND SUBSTANCE P LEVEL IN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE ARTHRALGIC RATS[J]. Acupuncture research, 1992, (3): 183-185.
Cui Renlin, Zhao Feiyue, Ma Chunhong, et al. INFLUENCE OF 5.7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE ON ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA AND SUBSTANCE P LEVEL IN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE ARTHRALGIC RATS[J]. Acupuncture research, 1992, (3): 183-185.DOI:
耗竭脑内5-HT可消除电针镇The relation between clectroacupuncture (EA)analgesia (A)and substance P (SP)level in the brain stem(BS) and lumbar sp(?)nal cord (LSC) of arthralgic rats was investigated. The rats were divided into three groups:1)5.7-dihydroxytryptamine(5·7-DHT)+EA
2)vehicle(V)+EA
and 3)5·7-DHT. All the animals were induced arthralgesia by injecting Freund's adjuvant 7 days after cisterna injection of 5·7-DHT or vehicle. The SP level in the BS and LSC was determined by RIA. The results indicated that in V+EA group the EA could prolong tail flick latency by 39.6%
but in other two groups did not. The SP level in LSC of V+EA group (179.1±11.5pmol/g) was higher than that in the 5·7-DHT+EA (135.9+9.3pmol/g)and 5·7-DHT (125.8±10.0 pmol/g) groups. It suggested that both EA and arthralgia could activate the descending 5-HTergic inhibitory system to inhibit the release of SP in LSC
When the 5-HTergic system was destroyedby 5·7-DHT
the EAA was attenuated
and the SP level in LSC was lowered due to its release was decreased by EA and arthralgia.