title: PET imaging of brain function while puncturing the acupoint ST36.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the experimental method of obtaining position emission tonogiaphy (PET) imaging evidence of changes in cerebral function by puncturing the Stomach 36 (ST36, Zusanli) acupoint.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data on changes of cerebral glycometabolism were obtained from six healthy male volunteers with positron emission tomography. Visual experimental evidence, as well as statistical parametric mapping (SPM), was gathered while puncturing the ST36 (Zusanli, right leg) acupoint.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was increased glycometabolism in the hypothalamus, head of the caudate nucleus, temporal lobe, the sinistral cerebellum, postcentral gyrus, and brain stem while the acupoint ST36 was being punctured.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture on ST36 can lead to increase in glycometabolism in the vegetative nerve centers, which is correlated with gastric function. Visual experimental evidence of ST36 acupuncturing on functional gastrointestinal disorder was obtained in our study.
authors.affiliation: Neuroinformatics Center, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China. yinling1955@sina.com
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Xianglan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Weian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Jinping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Jiahe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Dayi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Shulin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Mingzhe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Haining
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Baoci
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Yiyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose