Electroacupuncture at acupoint ST 37 (Shangjuxu) improves function of the enteric nervous system in a novel mouse constipation model

C Liang, K Wang, B Xu, Z Yu - BMC Complementary and Alternative …, 2016 - Springer
Background Electroacupuncture (EA) at acupoint ST 37 (Shangjuxu) has been used to
alleviate gastrointestinal symptoms and improve gastrointestinal motility. However, the …

Electro‐acupuncture at ST 37 and ST 25 induce different effects on colonic motility via the enteric nervous system by affecting excitatory and inhibitory neurons

C Liang, KY Wang, MR Gong, Q Li… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background On the basis of the importance of the enteric nervous system (ENS) in
gastrointestinal motility, we hypothesized that the ENS may mediate the therapeutic efficacy …

Electroacupuncture at ST37 enhances jejunal motility via excitation of the parasympathetic system in rats and mice

M Yuan, Y Li, Y Wang, N Zhang, XM Hu… - Evidence‐Based …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The roles of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in mediating the
effect of electroacupuncture (EA) at ST37 on jejunal motility have yet to be demonstrated …

Electroacupuncture at Acupoint ST36 (Zusanli) improves intestinal motility dysfunction via increasing the proportion of cholinergic neurons in rat ileal myenteric …

X Wang, L Lu, L Zi, H Hu, H Li, Y He… - Evidence‐based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Using a severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) rat model, the mechanism of electroacupuncture
(EA) were studied on the intestinal function of pancreatitis. The SAP models were …

Electroacupuncture treatments for gut motility disorders

JDZ Chen, M Ni, J Yin - Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Functional gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are common and there are patients who are
refractory to medical therapies as not all treatments work in all patients. Consequently, a …

Electroacupuncture at ST36 improve the gastric motility by affecting neurotransmitters in the enteric nervous system in type 2 diabetic rats

X Han, X Chen, X Wang, M Gong, M Lu… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Electroacupuncture (EA) can effectively relieve hyperglycemia and gastric emptying
disorders in diabetic gastroparesis (DGP). However, the effect of EA on type 2 diabetes …

Effects of electroacupuncture on the intestinal motility and local inflammation are modulated by acupoint selection and stimulation frequency in postoperative ileus …

NN Yang, Y Ye, ZX Tian, SM Ma… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Electroacupuncture (EA) is widely used in various gastrointestinal diseases
around the world, including POI. Here, we investigated different therapeutic effects of EA …

The effect and mechanism of electroacupuncture at LI11 and ST37 on constipation in a rat model

X Zhu, Z Liu, H Qu, W Niu, L Gao… - Acupuncture in …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Electroacupuncture (EA) is used clinically for the treatment of constipation.
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) plays an important role in colonic motility; however it …

Electroacupuncture via chronically implanted electrodes improves gastrointestinal motility by balancing sympathovagal activities in a rat model of constipation

X Wang, B Yang, J Yin, W Wei… - American Journal of …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Electroacupuncture (EA) has been reported for treating constipation in clinical studies.
However, little is known of the possible mechanisms involved in the prokinetic effect of EA …

Effects of Electroacupuncture at St25 and Bl25 in a Sennae-induced rat model of diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

X Zhu, Z Liu, W Niu, Y Wang, A Zhang… - Acupuncture in …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Electroacupuncture (EA) may have a role in the treatment of diarrhoea
symptoms. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is an important neurotransmitter and …