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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 32, Pages 4079-4083Publisher
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i32.4079
Keywords
Moxibustion; Analgesia; Hypersensitivity; Dynorphins; Endomorphin
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- National Basic Research Program of China, 973 Program [2009CB522900]
- Shanghai Health Bureau [2009209]
- Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project [S30304]
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AIM: To observe the analgesic effects of moxibustion in rats with chronic visceral hyperalgesia and its influence on the concentration of dynorphin (Dyn) and endomorphin (EM) in spinal cord. METHODS: The rat model of chronic visceral hyperalgesia was established by colorectal distention (CRD). In moxibustion (MX) group, moxibustion was applied once daily for 7 d; in sham moxibustion (SM) group, moxibustion was given to the same acupoints but with the non-smoldered end of the moxa stick. Model control (MC) group and normal control group were also studied. The scoring system of abdominal withdrawal reflex was used to evaluate visceral pain for behavioral assessment. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was performed to determine the concentrations of Dyn and EM in spinal cord. RESULTS: Moxibustion significantly decreased visceral pain to CRD in this rat model, and no significant difference was detected between the SM group and the MC group. In MX group, moxibustion also increased the concentrations of Dyn and EM in spinal cord, and no significant difference was found between the SM group and the MC group. CONCLUSION: Moxibustion therapy can significantly enhance the pain threshold of rats with chronic visceral hyperalgesia, and the effect may be closely related to the increased concentration of Dyn and EM in spinal cord. (C) 2010 Baishideng. All rights reserved.
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