title: [PET study of effects of combination of different points on glucose metabolism in the patient of cerebral infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe effects of combination of different points on glucose metabolism in the patient of cerebral infarction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Neiguan (PC 6), Shuigou (GV 26), Fengchi (GB 20), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taichong (LR 3) were selected for the Xingnao Kaiqiao group (n =7), and Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34) and Xuanzhong (GB 39) for the routine acupuncture group (n = 5). PET-CT was used to observe the local cerebral glucose metabolism.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cerebral regions activated in the the Xingnao Kaiqiao group included infarction center, gyrus temporalis superior, thalamus, gyrus temporalis inferior, gyrus rectus, insula, lateral occipital lobe, parietal lobe and cerebellum, and in the routine acupuncture group included gyrus frontalis inferior, caudate nucleus, cingulated gyrus, hippocampus, precuneus and parietal lobe.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PET is very suitable for exploring acupuncture mechanisms in treatment of cerebral infarction, and further shows the specificity of acupoints-brain functional region.
authors: The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. xiangyu76224@eyou.com
authors: Xiang-yu
authors: XY
authors: Zhang
authors: Shuo
authors: S
authors: Gao
authors: Jian-guo
authors: JG
authors: Zhao
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Cai
authors: Ji-ping
authors: JP
authors: Pang
authors: Ming-xia
authors: MX
authors: Lu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy*; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose