Acupuncture and regulation of gastrointestinal function : = Acupuncture and regulation of gastrointestinal function

In China, acupuncture has been considered an effective method for treating gastrointestinal(GI) dysfunction diseases for thousands of years. In fact, acupuncture has gained progressive acceptance from both practitioners and patients worldwide. However, the therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms in treating GI dysfunction have not yet been established due to a lack of systematic and comprehensive review articles. Therefore, the aim of this review is to discuss the efficacy of acupuncture as a treatment for GI dysfunction and the associated underlying mechanisms. A search of Pub Med was conducted for articles that were published over the past 10 years using the terms "acupuncture", "gastrointestine", and other relevant keywords. In the following review, we describe the effect and underlying mechanisms of acupuncture on GI function from the perspectives of GI motility, visceral sensitivity, the GI barrier, and the brain-gut axis. The dual regulatory effects of acupuncture may manifest by promoting gastric peristalsis in subjects with low initial gastric motility, and suppressing peristalsis in subjects with active initial motility. In addition, the regulation of acupuncture on gastric motility may be intensitydependent. Our findings suggest that further studies are needed to investigate the effects and more systematic mechanisms in treating GI dysfunction, and to promote the application of acupuncture for the treatment of GI diseases..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015-07-21

2015

Erschienen:

2015-07-21

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2015

Enthalten in:

World Journal of Gastroenterology - (2015), 27 vom: 21. Juli, Seite 8304-8313

Original Letters: Enthalten in (DE-627)CAJ045429103 (DE-627)CAJ045429103

Reihe:

China Academic Journals (CAJ), E, 医药卫生科技 = Medicine & Public Health

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Weiterer Titel:

Acupuncture and regulation of gastrointestinal function

Beteiligte Personen:

Hui Li [VerfasserIn]
Tian He [Sonstige Person]
Qian Xu [Sonstige Person]
Zhe Li [Sonstige Person]
Yan Liu [Sonstige Person]
Fang Li [Sonstige Person]
Bo-Feng Yang [Sonstige Person]
Cun-Zhi Liu [Sonstige Person]

Links:

oversea.cnki.net [lizenzpflichtig]

Themen:

中医
中医临床学
医药、卫生
医药卫生科技
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Medicine & Public Health
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine

Anmerkungen:

Author info:Hui Li;Tian He;Qian Xu;Zhe Li;Yan Liu;Fang Li;Bo-Feng Yang;Cun-Zhi Liu;Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University;Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

CAJ484999435