title: Effect of traditional acupuncture on proximal colonic motility in conscious dogs.
abstract: Acupoints on the Large Intestine Meridian and specific acupoints related with large intestine have been empirically used to treat large intestinal disease. However, the relationship between acupoints related with large intestine and their functions has not been investigated fully. We investigated whether large intestine-related acupoints affect colonic motility in conscious dogs implanted with electrodes at the proximal colon. Manual acupuncture was applied at the following acupoints: 7 main points on the Large Intestine Meridian (LI1, LI2, LI3, LI4, LI5, LI6, and LI11), ST25, BL25 or GV1. Acupuncture at the Large Intestine Meridian acupoints, ST25 and BL25 had no significant effects on the proximal colonic motility. However, acupuncture at GV1 depressed the proximal colonic motility by decreasing the total duration and the frequency of contractile states, which may contribute to the therapeutic effects of GV1. This study also revealed that there was no clear correlation between Large Intestine Meridian and the proximal colonic motility in conscious dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oriental Medical Science, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dae-Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Hahm
authors.forename: Kwang-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Pyun
authors.forename: Hye-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tchi-Chou
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Insop
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shim
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000502:physiology*; D003243:Consciousness; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D008297:Male