Journal
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.917721
Keywords
primary dysmenorrhea; acupuncture; resting-state fMRI; functional connectivity density; frequency band
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents
- Science and Technology Support Program of Nanchong
- Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of North Sichuan Medical College
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- [BX20190046]
- [19SXHZ0100]
- [CBY19-QD10]
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This study aimed to investigate how acupuncture modulates brain activities to achieve therapeutic effects in patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PDM). The results showed that verum acupuncture could effectively modulate frequency-dependent global functional connectivity density (gFCD) by influencing abnormal DLPFC and hippocampus activity, which may enhance the potency of acupuncture in clinical practice.
BackgroundThe study aimed to investigate how acupuncture modulates brain activities across multiple frequency bands to achieve therapeutic effects in PDM. MethodsA total of 47 patients with PDM were randomly assigned to the verum acupuncture group and sham acupuncture group with three menstrual cycles of the acupuncture course. The fMRI scans, visual analog scale (VAS) scores, and other clinical evaluations were assessed at baseline and after three menstrual-cycles treatments. The global functional connectivity density (gFCD) analyses were performed between the pre-and post-acupuncture course of two groups at full-low frequency band, Slow-3 band, Slow-4 band, and Slow-5 band. ResultsAfter the acupuncture treatments, the patients with PDM in the verum acupuncture group showed significantly decreased VAS scores (p < 0.05). The frequency-dependent gFCD alternations were found in the verum acupuncture group, altered regions including DLPFC, somatosensory cortex, anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), middle cingulate cortex (MCC), precuneus, hippocampus, and insula. The sham acupuncture modulated regions including angular gyrus, inferior frontal gyrus, and hippocampus. The gFCD alternation in DLPFC at the Slow-5 band was negatively in the patients with PDM following verum acupuncture, and S2 at the Slow-4 band was positively correlated with VAS scores. ConclusionThese findings supported that verum acupuncture could effectively modulate frequency-dependent gFCD in PDM by influencing abnormal DLPFC at Slow-5 band and hippocampus at the Slow-3 band. The outcome of this study may shed light on enhancing the potency of acupuncture in clinical practice.
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