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Changes in Nitric Oxide Releases of the Contralateral Acupoint during and after Laser Acupuncture at Bilateral Same-Name Acupoints in Human.

Authors :
Jiang WL
Wei HJ
Guo ZY
Ni YR
Yang HQ
Xie SS
Source :
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM [Evid Based Complement Alternat Med] 2017; Vol. 2017, pp. 5763458. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Nov 20.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of laser acupuncture (LA) at right Neiguan (RPC6)/left Neiguan (LPC6) acupoints on the releases of nitric oxide (NO) in the treated and contralateral/nontreated PC6, compared to the nonacupoint control area.<br />Methods: 24 mW LA at RPC6, LPC6, and nonacupoint in 22 healthy subjects for 40 min: sterilized dialysis tube was taped to the nontreated PC6/nonacupoint during the treatment and immediately taped to the treated and nontreated PC6/nonacupoint after LA removal. NO-scavenging compound was injected into the tube for 40 min to absorb the molecular which was tested by spectrophotometry in a blinded fashion.<br />Results: LA-induced NO releases over PC6 acupoints for the nontreated and treated sides all significantly increased after LA removal, but for the nontreated acupoints they did not change during LA stimulation. LA at RPC6 induced the more release of the NO at contralateral side than stimulating LPC6, but not on nonacupoints. The results suggest that LA-induced NO release over contralateral acupoint and NO release resulting from the lateralized specificity all are different and specific to the acupoint within different time course.<br />Conclusions: LA-evoked NO release over acupoints could improve the neurogenic, endothelial activity of the vessel wall to further facilitate microcirculation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1741-427X
Volume :
2017
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29358966
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/5763458