电针
内科学
内分泌学
促肾上腺皮质激素
医学
皮质酮
糖皮质激素
刺激
糖皮质激素受体
艾灸
激素
促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素
针灸科
病理
替代医学
作者
Xiao-Ning Zhang,Wei He,Ye Wan,Yang‐Shuai Su,Qing-Quan Yu,Yi Wang,Xiang‐Hong Jing,Bing Zhu
标识
DOI:10.1177/09645284211055745
摘要
To determine whether electroacupuncture (EA) or moxibustion-like stimulation (MLS) can affect the cutaneous and/or systemic hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axes.Rats were divided into Control, EA, 37°C MLS and 43.5°C MLS groups. EA and MLS were performed at bilateral ST36 or LI4. The expression of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) was detected in local cutaneous tissues at the site of ST36 and LI4 by immunohistochemical staining. In addition, levels of CRF, ACTH and corticosterone (CORT) in cutaneous tissue and plasma were determined.Cutaneous expression of CRF, ACTH and GR significantly increased after EA at ST36, while only GR increased after 43.5°C MLS at ST36. The results of EA and MLS at LI4 were in parallel with those at ST36. In plasma, compared with the control group, the level of CORT increased after EA at ST36, while both ACTH and CORT were markedly increased after 43.5°C MLS. For LI4, plasma CRF and CORT increased after EA, while the levels of all three hormones increased following 43.5°C MLS. Notably, compared with the effect of EA, 43.5°C MLS at ST36 produced a more substantial increase in plasma CORT, and 43.5°C MLS at LI4 induced a more dramatic increase in plasma CRF and CORT.Both EA and 43.5°C MLS can activate the cutaneous and systemic HPA axes of the rat. EA tended to activate the local cutaneous HPA, while 43.5°C MLS was more likely to activate the systemic HPA axis.
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