Interventional effect of electroacupuncture combined with medicine on monoamine neurotransmitters in hypothalamus of rats with ulcerative colitis

作     者：Yin Shi Shuang Li Huangan Wu Yi Yao Chen Zhao Zheng Shi Yejing Gong 

作者机构：Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian Shanghai 200030 China Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai 200030 China 

出 版 物：《Neural Regeneration Research》 (中国神经再生研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2007年第2卷第9期

页      面：536-539页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Shanghai Key Subject Construction Program,No. T0302 the Major Program of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shanghai Bureau of Health,1999(Hu)-39 

主　　题：ulcerative colitis models, animal autoimmunity 

摘      要：BACKGROUND： Ulcerative colitis （UC） is conventionally treated with sulfasalazine and other aminosalicylic acids. The symptoms of UC can be rapidly controlled, but high recurrence, severe adverse reactions and other shortages exist commonly. Whether electroacupuncture combined with medicine can make up these shortages remains unclear. OBJECTIVE： This study was to observe the regulatory effect of electroacupuncture combined with medicine on monoamine neurotransmitter in hypothalamus of rats with ulcerative colitis, and to analyze the pathogenesis of UC and the action pathway of electroacupuncture combined with medicine. DESIGN： A randomized controlled observation. SETTING： Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian. MATERIALS： Thirty involved male SD rats of clean grade, weighing （200±20）g, were provided by the Experimental Animal Center, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Sulfasalazine was produced in the Shanghai Sanwei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd [certification No. （1995）002083]. METHODS： This study was carried out in the State Laboratory （grade 3） for Acupuncture and Immunology, Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian. The involved 30 rats were randomized into 5 groups： normal group, model group, electroacupuncture group, medicine group and electroacupuncture combined with medicine group, with 6 rats in each group. Rats in the latter 4 groups were prepared into models of UC. In the electroacupuncture group, Zusanli（shuang） point was selected. Electro-acupuncture apparatus （G6805Ⅱ type） was connected to the point and used to stimulate it with continuous wave, frequency of 2 Hz, electrical intensity 4 mA, 20 minutes a day, for 14 days successively. In the medicine group, rats were intragastrically administrated with sulfasalazine, twice a day, 3 mL once, for 14 days successively. In the electroacupuncture combined with medicine group, rats were treated with electroacupuncture and medicine simultaneously as described in the previous two