Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2015; 21(27): 8304-8313
Published online Jul 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i27.8304
Table 2 Mechanisms of acupuncture on gastrointestinal motility
FunctionSubjectsStimulation
ResultMechanismRef.
MethodRegion
Gastric motilityDogs with RDEAST-36IncreaseVagal activity[18]
opioid pathway
Healthy volunteersMAST-36IncreaseVagal pathway[21]
RatsEAFoot-Yangming MeridianIncreaseBrain-gut peptide[22]
Wild-type miceEACV-12DecreaseTRPV1 receptor[29]
RatsEAST-36IncreaseNMDA receptors[30]
Colonic motilityRatsEAST-36IncreaseParasympathetic efferent pathway[50]
RatsTENSHind limbsDecreaseOXT expression[54]