Ameliorating effects and mechanisms of electroacupuncture on gastric dysrhythmia, delayed emptying, and impaired accommodation in diabetic rats

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Yin, Jieyun ^a   Chen, Jie ^a   Chen, Jiande D Z ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Gastric accommodation; Gastric emptying; Gastrointestinal motility

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GASTRIC DYSRHYTHMIA; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH EMPTYING; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FASTING; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GASTROPARESIS; HEART RATE; MALE; MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX, MIGRATING; NALOXONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STOMACH; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 77950205416     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00252.2009     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Albibi R, McCallum RW. Metoclopramide: pharmacology and clinical application. Ann Intern Med 98: 86-95, 1983.
2. Arts J, Caenepeel P, Verbeke K, Tack J. Influence of erythromycin on gastric emptying and meal related symptoms in functional dyspepsia with delayed gastric emptying. Gut 54: 455-460, 2005.
3. Camilleri M. Motilin agonists and dyspepsia: throwing out the baby with the bath water. Gut 51: 612; author reply 612-613, 2002.
4. Chang CS, Ko CW, Wu CY, Chen GH. Effect of electrical stimulation on acupuncture points in diabetic patients with gastric dysrhythmia: a pilot study. Digestion 64: 184-190, 2001.
5. Chen J, McCallum RW. Gastric slow wave abnormalities in patients with gastroparesis. Am J Gastroenterol 87: 477-482, 1992.
6. Chen J, Song GQ, Yin J, Koothan T, Chen JD. Electroacupuncture improves impaired gastric motility and slow waves induced by rectal distension in dogs. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 295: G614-G620, 2008.
7. Forrest A, Huizinga JD, Wang XY, Liu LW, Parsons M. Increase in stretch-induced rhythmic motor activity in the diabetic rat colon is associated with loss of ICC of the submuscular plexus. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 294: G315-G326, 2008.
8. Galligan JJ, Vanner S. Basic and clinical pharmacology of new motility promoting agents. Neurogastroenterol Motil 17: 643-653, 2005.
9. Hasler WL. Management of gastroparesis. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2: 411-423, 2008.
10. Hasler WL, Soudah HC, Dulai G, Owyang C. Mediation of hyperglycemia-evoked gastric slow-wave dysrhythmias by endogenous prostaglandins. Gastroenterology 108: 727-736, 1995.
11. He CL, Soffer EE, Ferris CD, Walsh RM, Szurszewski JH, Farrugia G. Loss of interstitial cells of cajal and inhibitory innervation in insulin-dependent diabetes. Gastroenterology 121: 427-434, 2001.
12. Horowitz M, Edelbroek M, Fraser R, Maddox A, Wishart J. Disordered gastric motor function in diabetes mellitus. Recent insights into prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical relevance, and treatment. Scand J Gastroenterol 26: 673-684, 1991.
13. Horowitz M, O'Donovan D, Jones KL, Feinle C, Rayner CK, Samsom M. Gastric emptying in diabetes: clinical significance and treatment. Diabet Med 19: 177-194, 2002.
14. Imai K, Ariga H, Chen C, Mantyh C, Pappas TN, Takahashi T. Effects of electroacupuncture on gastric motility and heart rate variability in conscious rats. Auton Neurosci 138: 91-98, 2008.
15. Iwa M, Matsushima M, Nakade Y, Pappas TN, Fujimiya M, Takahashi T. Electroacupuncture at ST-36 accelerates colonic motility and transit in freely moving conscious rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 290: G285-G292, 2006.
16. Iwa M, Tateiwa M, Sakita M, Fujimiya M, Takahashi T. Anatomical evidence of regional specific effects of acupuncture on gastric motor function in rats. Auton Neurosci 137: 67-76, 2007.
17. Janssens J, Peeters TL, Vantrappen G, Tack J, Urbain JL, De Roo M, Muls E, Bouillon R. Improvement of gastric emptying in diabetic gastroparesis by erythromycin. Preliminary studies. N Engl J Med 322: 1028-1031, 1990.
18. Karamanolis G, Caenepeel P, Arts J, Tack J. Determinants of symptom pattern in idiopathic severely delayed gastric emptying: gastric emptying rate or proximal stomach dysfunction? Gut 56: 29-36, 2007.
19. Kruger C, Kalenka A, Haunstetter A, Schweizer M, Maier C, Ruhle U, Ehmke H, Kubler W, Haass M. Baroreflex sensitivity and heart rate variability in conscious rats with myocardial infarction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 273: H2240-H2247, 1997.
20. Li Y, Tougas G, Chiverton SG, Hunt RH. The effect of acupuncture on gastrointestinal function and disorders. Am J Gastroenterol 87: 1372-1381, 1992.
21. Like AA, Rossini AA. Streptozotocin-induced pancreatic insulitis: new model of diabetes mellitus. Science 193: 415-417, 1976.
22. Lin X, Liang J, Ren J, Mu F, Zhang M, Chen JD. Electrical stimulation of acupuncture points enhances gastric myoelectrical activity in humans. Am J Gastroenterol 92: 1527-1530, 1997.
23. Liu J, Qiao X, Chen JD. Vagal afferent is involved in short-pulse gastric electrical stimulation in rats. Dig Dis Sci 49: 729-737, 2004.
24. Liu J, Qiao X, Micci MA, Pasricha PJ, Chen JD. Improvement of gastric motility with gastric electrical stimulation in STZ-induced diabetic rats. Digestion 70: 159-166, 2004.
25. Liu LS, Winston JH, Shenoy MM, Song GQ, Chen JD, Pasricha PJ. A rat model of chronic gastric sensorimotor dysfunction resulting from transient neonatal gastric irritation. Gastroenterology 134: 2070-2079, 2008.
26. Liu S, Peng S, Hou X, Ke M, Chen JD. Transcutaneous electroacupuncture improves dyspeptic symptoms and increases high frequency heart rate variability in patients with functional dyspepsia. Neurogastroenterol Motil 20: 1204-1211, 2008.
27. Lux G, Hagel J, Backer P, Backer G, Vogl R, Ruppin H, Domschke S, Domschke W. Acupuncture inhibits vagal gastric acid secretion stimulated by sham feeding in healthy subjects. Gut 35: 1026-1029, 1994.
28. Malagelada JR, Distrutti E. Management of gastrointestinal motility disorders. A practical guide to drug selection and appropriate ancillary measures. Drugs 52: 494-506, 1996.
29. Mattsson H, Arani Z, Astin M, Bayati A, Overstreet DH, Lehmann A. Altered neuroendocrine response and gastric dysmotility in the Flinders Sensitive Line rat. Neurogastroenterol Motil 17: 166-174, 2005.
30. NIH Consensus Conference. Acupuncture. JAMA 280: 1518-1524, 1998.
31. Ordog T. Interstitial cells of Cajal in diabetic gastroenteropathy. Neurogastroenterol Motil 20: 8-18, 2008.
32. Ouyang H, Chen JD. Review article: therapeutic roles of acupuncture in functional gastrointestinal disorders. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 20: 831-841, 2004.
33. Ouyang H, Xing J, Chen J. Electroacupuncture restores impaired gastric accommodation in vagotomized dogs. Dig Dis Sci 49: 1418-1424, 2004.
34. Ouyang H, Yin J, Wang Z, Pasricha PJ, Chen JD. Electroacupuncture accelerates gastric emptying in association with changes in vagal activity. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 282: G390-G396, 2002.
35. Pomeranz B, Warma N. Electroacupuncture suppression of a nociceptive reflex is potentiated by two repeated electroacupuncture treatments: the first opioid effect potentiates a second non-opioid effect. Brain Res 452: 232-236, 1988.
36. Sallam H, McNearney TA, Doshi D, Chen JD. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) improves upper GI symptoms and balances the sympathovagal activity in scleroderma patients. Dig Dis Sci 52: 1329-1337, 2007.
37. Sallam HS, Oliveira HM, Gan HT, Herndon DN, Chen JD. Ghrelin improves burn-induced delayed gastrointestinal transit in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 292: R253-R257, 2007.
38. Sato A, Sato Y, Suzuki A, Uchida S. Neural mechanisms of the reflex inhibition and excitation of gastric motility elicited by acupuncture-like stimulation in anesthetized rats. Neurosci Res 18: 53-62, 1993.
39. Scarpignato C, Capovilla T, Bertaccini G. Action of caerulein on gastric emptying of the conscious rat. Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther 246: 286-294, 1980.
40. Sevcencu C. A review of electrical stimulation to treat motility dysfunctions in the digestive tract: effects and stimulation patterns. Neuromodulation 10: 85-99, 2007.
41. Shiotani A, Tatewaki M, Hoshino E, Takahashi T. Effects of electroacupuncture on gastric myoelectrical activity in healthy humans. Neurogastroenterol Motil 16: 293-298, 2004.
42. Song GQ, Chen JD. Synchronized gastric electrical stimulation improves delayed gastric emptying in nonobese mice with diabetic gastroparesis. J Appl Physiol 103: 1560-1564, 2007.
43. Tack J. Gastric motor and sensory function. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 21: 665-672, 2005.
44. Tack J, Broekaert D, Coulie B, Fischler B, Janssens J. Influence of the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, paroxetine, on gastric sensorimotor function in humans. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 17: 603-608, 2003.
45. Tack J, Caenepeel P, Piessevaux H, Cuomo R, Janssens J. Assessment of meal induced gastric accommodation by a satiety drinking test in health and in severe functional dyspepsia. Gut 52: 1271-1277, 2003.
46. Tack J, Piessevaux H, Coulie B, Caenepeel P, Janssens J. Role of impaired gastric accommodation to a meal in functional dyspepsia. Gastroenterology 115: 1346-1352, 1998.
47. Tada H, Fujita M, Harris M, Tatewaki M, Nakagawa K, Yamamura T, Pappas TN, Takahashi T. Neural mechanism of acupuncture-induced gastric relaxations in rats. Dig Dis Sci 48: 59-68, 2003.
48. Takahashi T. Acupuncture for functional gastrointestinal disorders. J Gastroenterol 41: 408-417, 2006.
49. Talley NJ, Verlinden M, Geenen DJ, Hogan RB, Riff D, McCallum RW, Mack RJ. Effects of a motilin receptor agonist (ABT-229) on upper gastrointestinal symptoms in type 1 diabetes mellitus: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial. Gut 49: 395-401, 2001.
50. Talley NJ, Verlinden M, Jones M. Can symptoms discriminate among those with delayed or normal gastric emptying in dysmotility-like dyspepsia? Am J Gastroenterol 96: 1422-1428, 2001.
51. Tatewaki M, Harris M, Uemura K, Ueno T, Hoshino E, Shiotani A, Pappas TN, Takahashi T. Dual effects of acupuncture on gastric motility in conscious rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 285: R862-R872, 2003.
52. Tillisch K. Complementary and alternative medicine for functional gastrointestinal disorders. Gut 55: 593-596, 2006.
53. Tougas G, Eaker EY, Abell TL, Abrahamsson H, Boivin M, Chen J, Hocking MP, Quigley EM, Koch KL, Tokayer AZ, Stanghellini V, Chen Y, Huizinga JD, Ryden J, Bourgeois I, McCallum RW. Assessment of gastric emptying using a low fat meal: establishment of international control values. Am J Gastroenterol 95: 1456-1462, 2000.
54. Wang CP, Kao CH, Chen WK, Lo WY, Hsieh CL. A single-blinded, randomized pilot study evaluating effects of electroacupuncture in diabetic patients with symptoms suggestive of gastroparesis. J Altern Complement Med 14: 833-839, 2008.
55. Xu S, Hou X, Zha H, Gao Z, Zhang Y, Chen JD. Electroacupuncture accelerates solid gastric emptying and improves dyspeptic symptoms in patients with functional dyspepsia. Dig Dis Sci 51: 2154-2159, 2006.
56. Zhang J, Chen JD. Systematic review: applications and future of gastric electrical stimulation. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 24: 991-1002, 2006.