title: Study of the regulatory effect of acupuncture on rotation-induced gastric dysrhythmia in rabbits.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A model of experimental gastric dysrhythmia in rabbits was set up to evaluate the effect of different acupoints on regulating gastric dysrhythmia in rabbits so as to promote acupuncture treatment for this kind of disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A model of gastric dysrhythmia in rabbits was established by the rotation method using the basic electrical rhythm (BER) as an objective index. After puncturing at the points of Zusanli (ST36), Neiguan (PC6), Tiaokou (ST38) and Tianquan (PC2) in the four groups of experimental gastric dysrhythmia rabbits, the difference in regulatory effects on the disturbance and frequency of the gastric electric slow wave was observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Before needling at the specific acupoints Zusanli and Neiguan, the percentage of disturbance electric slow wave for the Zusanli and Neiguan groups was 57.0785 ± 10.644 and 55.5173 ± 6.0500, respectively; after such needling, the percentage was 43.7823 ± 10.1518 and 43.5147 ± 6.8983 for the Zusanli and Neiguan groups, respectively, while the frequency of electric slow wave for the Zusanli and Neiguan groups was 2.2870 ± 0.3800 and 2.4020 ± 0.3536, respectively, before needling and after needling, the frequency was 2.7090 ± 0.5865 and 2.9220 ± 0.4923 for the Zusanli and Neiguan groups, respectively. Comparing the percentage and frequency for the Zusanli and Neiguan groups before and after needling, the result shows that both groups have a significant difference statistically (P < 0.05) but between the Zusanli and Neiguan groups, there was no significant difference. Before and after needling the nonspecific acupoints of Tiaokou and Tianquan, there was no difference between the Tiaokou and Tianquan groups. Between the Zusanli and Tiaokou groups and the Neiguan and Tianquan groups, there are significant differences in regulating gastric dysrhythmia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This model is suitable for the observation of gastric dysrhythmia. The specific acupoints of Zusanli and Neiguan have good effects on the treatment of gastric dysrhythmia.
authors.affiliation: An-Li Zhang, Ri-Xin Chen, Ming-Fei Kang, Department of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Osteo-traumatology of Jiangxi College of TCM, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: An-Li Zhang, Ri-Xin Chen, Ming-Fei Kang, Department of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Osteo-traumatology of Jiangxi College of TCM, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: R X
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: An-Li Zhang, Ri-Xin Chen, Ming-Fei Kang, Department of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Osteo-traumatology of Jiangxi College of TCM, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: An-Li Zhang, Ri-Xin Chen, Ming-Fei Kang, Department of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Osteo-traumatology of Jiangxi College of TCM, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: An-Li Zhang, Ri-Xin Chen, Ming-Fei Kang, Department of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Osteo-traumatology of Jiangxi College of TCM, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Acupuncture; Electrophysiology; Stomach; Zusanli Neiguan disease models, Animal