[Effects of acupuncture on antral G cells in patients with gastric disease].
It is well known that acupuncture is effective for treatment of gastric disease in human. We have observed the effect of acupuncturing "Zhongwan" "Neiguan" "Zusanli" on fluorohistochemical changes of G cells of antral mucosa in 42 patients with gastric disease. The results show that after acupuncture treatment the amount of fluorescent G cells and the fluorescent intensity of gastrin in the G cells were obviously decreased in patients with duodenal ulcer, as compared with that before acupuncture treatment. However, the amount of G cells was increased by acupuncture treatment in patients with chronic atrophic gastritis. These data indicate the acupuncture may regulate G cell from abnormal to normal condition in gastric mucosa of gastric disease.
Liu
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L
Department of Physiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
Zhou
L
L
Zhang
D
D
Li
J
J
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004759:Enterochromaffin Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005755:Gastrins / Q000378:metabolism; D005756:Gastritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000473:pathology
D005755:Gastrins