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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of electro-acupuncture (EAP) on the release of substance P (SP) and the responses evoked by tooth pulp stimulation (ST) in superficial layers of the trigeminal nucleus caudalis (Vc-I,II) were studied in rabbits. ST evoked increase in release of immunoreactive SP (iSP). This increase was inhibited by EAP in 9 of 13 animals. The potentials evoked by ST were composed of two main components with latency times of ca 4.3 msec and ca. 9.4 msec. The latter component, reflecting the excitation of A delta fibers, was significantly inhibited by CP-96,345 (3 mg/kg, i.v.), an SP antagonist. EAP also inhibited the latter component in 8 of 11 animals. These results suggest that one of the mechanisms of analgesia induced by EAP is inhibition of stimulus-evoked SP release in the Vc-I,II.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
142
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of electro-acupuncture on the release of substance P and the potential evoked by tooth pulp stimulation in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis of the rabbit.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Dentistry, Osaka University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't