scholarly journals Rehabilitation of Stroke-Induced Spastic Paralysis using Stretching-resisting Modality Combined with LFEA (Low-Frequency Electric Acupuncture) Stimulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
Un-Sung Paek ◽  
Se-Il Song
Keyword(s):  
Low Frequency ◽  
Spastic Paralysis ◽  
Acupuncture Stimulation ◽  
Electric Acupuncture

scholarly journals Heart Rate Variability and Hemodynamic Change in the Superior Mesenteric Artery by Acupuncture Stimulation of Lower Limb Points: A Randomized Crossover Trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soichiro Kaneko ◽  
Masashi Watanabe ◽  
Shin Takayama ◽  
Takehiro Numata ◽  
Takashi Seki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Superior Mesenteric Artery ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Mesenteric Artery ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Autonomic Nerve ◽  
Nerve Activity ◽  
Acupuncture Stimulation ◽  
Stimulation Of

Objective. We investigated the relationship between superior mesenteric artery blood flow volume (SMA BFV) and autonomic nerve activity in acupuncture stimulation of lower limb points through heart rate variability (HRV) evaluations.Methods. Twenty-six healthy volunteers underwent crossover applications of bilateral manual acupuncture stimulation at ST36 or LR3 or no stimulation. Heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac index, systemic vascular resistance index, SMA BFV, and HRV at rest and 30 min after the intervention were analyzed.Results. SMA BFV showed a significant increase after ST36 stimulation (0% to 14.1% ± 23.4%,P=0.007); very low frequency (VLF), high frequency (HF), low frequency (LF), and LF/HF were significantly greater than those at rest (0% to 479.4% ± 1185.6%,P=0.045; 0% to 78.9% ± 197.6%,P=0.048; 0% to 123.9% ± 217.1%,P=0.006; 0% to 71.5% ± 171.1%,P=0.039). Changes in HF and LF also differed significantly from those resulting from LR3 stimulation (HF: 78.9% ± 197.6% versus −18.2% ± 35.8%,P=0.015; LF: 123.9% ± 217.1% versus 10.6% ± 70.6%,P=0.013).Conclusion. Increased vagus nerve activity after ST36 stimulation resulted in increased SMA BFV. This partly explains the mechanism of acupuncture-induced BFV changes.

scholarly journals Sino-European Transcontinental Basic and Clinical High-Tech Acupuncture Studies—Part 2: Acute Stimulation Effects on Heart Rate and Its Variability in Patients with Insomnia

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Litscher ◽  
Guangyu Cheng ◽  
Weiping Cheng ◽  
Lu Wang ◽  
Qianqian Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Acupuncture Stimulation ◽  
Baseline Values ◽  
Point Total ◽  
Further Development

This second part of a series of Sino-European high-tech acupuncture studies describes the first clinical transcontinental teleacupuncture measurements in patients with insomnia. Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) measurements in 28 patients (mean age ± SD: 41.9 ± 14.6 years) were performed under standardized conditions in Harbin, China, and the data analysis was performed in Graz, Austria. Similar to the first part of the series, the electrocardiograms (ECGs) were recorded by an HRV Medilog AR12 system during acupuncture of the Shenmen point (HT7) on the left hand. HR decreased significantly (P<0.001) during and after acupuncture stimulation of the HT7 acupuncture point. Total HRV increased significantly (P<0.05) immediately after acupuncture stimulation, but there was no long-lasting effect. The values of the low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF) band increased significantly after the stimulation compared to baseline values; however, the LF/HF ratio showed no significant changes. Together with the results of previous studies, the present results can serve as a solid basis for further development of acupressure or acupuncture stimulation equipment for complementary use in treating insomnia.

Altered fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuation in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome Via Acupuncture at Sanyinjiao(SP6)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaoxiong Duan ◽  
Ya Chen ◽  
Yong Pang ◽  
Zhuo Feng ◽  
Hai Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Neural Activity ◽  
Premenstrual Syndrome ◽  
Temporal Cortex ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Inferior Temporal Cortex ◽  
Frequency Fluctuation ◽  
Clinical Trial Registration ◽  
Acupuncture Stimulation

Abstract Background: Premenstrual Syndrome(PMS) is a prevalent gynecological disease and is significantly associated with abnormal neural activity. Acupuncture is an effective treatment on PMS in clinical practice. However, few studies have been performed to investigate whether acupuncture might modulate the abnormal neural activity in patients with PMS. Thereby, the aim of the study was to assess alterations of the brain activity induced by acupuncture stimulation in PMS patients. Methods: 20 PMS patients were enrolled in this study. All patients received a 6-min resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging(rs-fMRI) scan before and after electro-acupuncturing stimulation (EAS) at Sanyinjiao (SP6) acupoint in the late luteal phase of menstrual. Applied the fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuation(fALFF) method to examine EAS-related brain changes in PMS patients. Results: Compared with pre-EAS at SP6, increased fALFF value in several brain regions induced by SP6, including brainstem, right thalamus, bilateral insula, right paracentral lobule, bilateral cerebellum, meanwhile, decreased fALFF in the left cuneus, right precuneus, left inferior temporal cortex. Conclusions: Our findings provide imaging evidence to support that SP6-related acupuncture stimulation may modulate the neural activity in patients with PMS. This study may partly interpret the neural mechanisms of acupuncture at SP6 which is used to treat PMS patients in clinical. Trial registration:The study was registered on http://www.chictr.org.cn, the Clinical Trial Registration Number is ChiCTR-OPC-15005918, registry in 29/01/2015.

scholarly journals Altered fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation in women with premenstrual syndrome via acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6)

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaoxiong Duan ◽  
Ya Chen ◽  
Yong Pang ◽  
Zhuo Feng ◽  
Hai Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Activity ◽  
Premenstrual Syndrome ◽  
Temporal Cortex ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Trial Registration ◽  
Inferior Temporal Cortex ◽  
Frequency Fluctuation ◽  
Clinical Trial Registration ◽  
Acupuncture Stimulation

Abstract Background Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a prevalent gynecological disease and is significantly associated with abnormal neural activity. Acupuncture is an effective treatment on PMS in clinical practice. However, few studies have been performed to investigate whether acupuncture might modulate the abnormal neural activity in patients with PMS. Thereby, the aim of the study was to assess alterations of the brain activity induced by acupuncture stimulation in PMS patients. Methods Twenty PMS patients were enrolled in this study. All patients received a 6-min resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scan before and after electro-acupuncturing stimulation (EAS) at Sanyinjiao (SP6) acupoint in the late luteal phase of menstrual. Fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF) method was applied to examine the EAS-related brain changes in PMS patients. Results Compared with pre-EAS at SP6, increased fALFF value in several brain regions induced by SP6, including brainstem, right thalamus, bilateral insula, right paracentral lobule, bilateral cerebellum, meanwhile, decreased fALFF in the left cuneus, right precuneus, left inferior temporal cortex. Conclusions Our findings provide imaging evidence to support that SP6-related acupuncture stimulation may modulate the neural activity in patients with PMS. This study may partly interpret the neural mechanisms of acupuncture at SP6 which is used to treat PMS patients in clinical. Trial registration: The study was registered on http://www.chictr.org.cn. The Clinical Trial Registration Number is ChiCTR-OPC-15005918, registry in 29/01/2015.

scholarly journals LOW-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT

1977 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 163-167
Author(s):  
Toshikatsu Kitade ◽  
Masayoshi Hyodo ◽  
Richard Kitaeff
Keyword(s):  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Electric Acupuncture

A Study on the Fine Structure of the Lateral Line Organ of the Sea Eel

1973 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 648-649
Author(s):  
K. Hama
Keyword(s):  
Fine Structure ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Lateral Line ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Sensory Cells ◽  
Apical Surface ◽  
Voltage Electron ◽  
Sensory Epithelia ◽  
Low Frequency Vibration ◽  
Transmission Electron

The lateral line organs of the sea eel consist of canal and pit organs which are different in function. The former is a low frequency vibration detector whereas the latter functions as an ion receptor as well as a mechano receptor.The fine structure of the sensory epithelia of both organs were studied by means of ordinary transmission electron microscope, high voltage electron microscope and of surface scanning electron microscope.The sensory cells of the canal organ are polarized in front-caudal direction and those of the pit organ are polarized in dorso-ventral direction. The sensory epithelia of both organs have thinner surface coats compared to the surrounding ordinary epithelial cells, which have very thick fuzzy coatings on the apical surface.

Lectin Binding to Human Breast Tumor Cells

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 34-35
Author(s):  
Robert E. Nordquist ◽  
J. Hill Anglin ◽  
Michael P. Lerner
Keyword(s):  
Carcinoma Cell ◽  
Ricinus Communis ◽  
Lectin Binding ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Breast Carcinoma Cell Line ◽  
Human Breast ◽  
Human Breast Tumor ◽  
Duct Carcinoma ◽  
Specific Antigens ◽  
Ricin Agglutinin

A human breast carcinoma cell line (BOT-2) was derived from an infiltrating duct carcinoma (1). These cells were shown to have antigens that selectively bound antibodies from breast cancer patient sera (2). Furthermore, these tumor specific antigens could be removed from the living cells by low frequency sonication and have been partially characterized (3). These proteins have been shown to be around 100,000 MW and contain approximately 6% hexose and hexosamines. However, only the hexosamines appear to be available for lectin binding. This study was designed to use Concanavalin A (Con A) and Ricinus Communis (Ricin) agglutinin for the topagraphical localization of D-mannopyranosyl or glucopyranosyl and D-galactopyranosyl or DN- acetyl glactopyranosyl configurations on BOT-2 cell surfaces.

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