Skin on GV01 acupoint in colonic inflammatory states: tenderness and neurogenic inflammation.
GV01 is one of the most effective acupoints to treat diarrhea in humans and animals. The present study showed that skin on the GV01 acupoint reveals tenderness and neurogenic inflammation in colonic inflammatory states, but not in normal healthy states.
Kim
Hee-Young
HY
Department of Oriental Medical Science, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, South Korea.
Hahm
Dae-Hyun
DH
Sohn
Boo-Yong
BY
Choi
Youngjin
Y
Pyun
Kwang-Ho
KH
Lee
Hye-Jung
HJ
Shim
Insop
I
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000818:Animals; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006967:Hypersensitivity; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D020078:Neurogenic Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*