Medline Hits on Acupuncture

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Hodzic J, Golka K, Selinski S, Pourvali H, Sommerfeld HJ. [Analgesia with

acupuncture in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of kidney stones - first

results.] [Article in German] Urologe A. 2007 Jul;46(7):740-747. Klinik für

Urologie und Kinderurologie, Marien-Hospital, Hervester Straße 57, 45768,

Marl, Deutschland, dr.j.hodzic. INTRODUCTION:

To date, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has been

successfully used with awake anaesthesia. The aim of this study was to

investigate whether acupuncture at certain acupuncture points can lower or

even substitute the demand for analgesics. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:

ESWL treatments were selected for the two groups using the registration

number for randomisation. Both groups rated pain sensation prior to the

ESWL treatment using a numeric pain scale. The subjects in the analgesic

group received 50 mg pethidine and 10 mg diazepam whereas the subjects

in the acupuncture group received acupuncture at the points colon 4

bilateral, liver 3 bilateral, urinary bladder 23 bilateral, gall bladder 25

contralateral to the stone, circulation 6 bilateral, and Ren Mai. Every minute

till 21 min after starting the therapy and 10 min after termination, the pain

sensation was rated. Analgesics were intravenously applied in all subjects

reporting a pain sensation higher than 5. Additionally, the pain management

was rated with a non-evaluated questionnaire. RESULTS: In the present

study on 102 patients, analgesia by acupuncture was successfully applied to

patients who underwent ESWL. The analgesic effect of acupuncture was

significantly superior to the analgesic effect of analgesics. In the group

treated by acupuncture, 20 subjects received additionally analgesics. In

general, these subjects presented bigger kidney stones and were younger.

Subjects with left-sided kidney stones required more frequently analgesics.

The results were not significant. PMID: 17619207 [PubMed - as supplied by

publisher]

 

Ma SX, Li XY, Sakurai T, Pandjaitan M. Evidence of enhanced non-

enzymatic generation of nitric oxide on the skin surface of acupuncture

points: An innovative approach in humans. Nitric Oxide. 2007 May 31; [Epub

ahead of print] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen

School of Medicine at University of California at Los Angeles, Harbor-UCLA

Medical Center, 1124 W. Carson Street, RB-1, Torrance, CA 90502, USA.

The present study quantified total nitrate and nitrite (NOx-) collected from

the skin surface along acupuncture points (acupoints) and determined

whether non-enzymatic reduction of nitrate by bacteria is involved in

chemical generation of nitric oxide (NO) on acupoints. A small plastic tube

(0.5x7cm) cut in half lengthwise was taped to the forearm or leg in 50

healthy volunteers. NO-collecting solutions with NO-scavenging compounds,

hemoglobin or 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide, was

placed inside the tubing attached to the skin surface for 20min. The

concentrations of NOx- in the collected samples were quantified by using

chemiluminescence. NOx- concentration was significantly enhanced in four

acupoints on the pericardium meridian and in two acupoints on the bladder

meridian compared with those collected on non-meridian control areas. The

time intervals of NOx- levels were significantly higher at the first 20min of

acupoint collection, but the concentrations were similar among the study

groups collected at 20-40, 40-60, and 60-80min. NOx- concentrations and

numbers of bacteria colonies detected on the skin surface were markedly

reduced by pretreatment of skin with sodium hypochlorite compared to water

treatment. This is the first evidence showing that NO has been successfully

quantified on skin acupoints by a non-invasive device in humans. We

conclude that NO is physiologically released from the skin surface with a

higher level at acupoints, and that the non-enzymatic reduction of nitrate by

bacteria is involved in chemical generation of NO on skin acupoints in

addition to l-arginine-derived NO synthesis. PMID: 17613264 [PubMed - as

supplied by publisher]

 

Huang Y, Chen J, Htut WM, Lai X, Wik G. Acupuncture increases cerebral

glucose metabolism in . Int J Neurosci. 2007 Jul;117(7):1029-37.

Department of Traditional , Southern Medical University,

Guangzhou, China. nanfanglihuang Recent studies indicate

beneficial effects of acupuncture in the rehabilitation of vascular dementia

(VaD). This study used 18-flourodeoxyglucose PET measures to compare

cerebral effects of conventional acupuncture for hemiplegia with that of

additional VaD-specific needling. As compared to baseline, conventional

acupuncture increased glucose metabolism in the temporal lobe of

unaffected and in the lentiform nucleus of the affected hemisphere.

Additional needling in VaD-specific points rendered higher metabolism

bilaterally in the frontal lobes and the thalamus, and in the temporal lobe and

the lentiform nucleus of the unaffected hemisphere. The findings further

underpin acupuncture's role in stroke and VaD rehabilitation. PMID:

17613112 [PubMed - in process]

 

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