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15265586

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-21
pubmed:abstractText
A decrease in plasma glucose levels was observed in rats which received electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation at the Zhongwan acupoint. In the present study, the role of the adrenal gland in this hypoglycemic response to EA at high frequency (15 Hz) was investigated on adrenalectomized (ADX) normal rats. There was a sharper decrease in plasma glucose by EA stimulation in the fasting ADX group than in the fasting sham-operated group. Naloxone blocked this hypoglycemic response to EA stimulation in rats which received ADX. Stimulation of EA failed to elicit an increase in plasma beta-endorphin and insulin levels in ADX rats. Similar results were observed in sham and ADX mice. EA stimulation of ADX mice can reduce plasma glucose levels. Furthermore, naloxone abolished the hypoglycemic response to EA stimulation in mice. Such a hypoglycemic response to EA stimulation was also observed in micro-opioid receptor knockout mice (MOR-KOM). Mediation by another opioid peptide should also be considered in future experiments. We conclude that multiple sources of endogenous opioid peptide participated in the lowering of plasma glucose in rats induced by EA stimulation at higher frequency (15 Hz) at the Zhongwan acupoint. Increase in beta-endorphin levels from the adrenal gland enhances the secretion of insulin, there by reducing plasma glucose levels, and is partially involved in this EA stimulation.
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
5
pubmed:volume
366
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
39-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Multiple sources of endogenous opioid peptide involved in the hypoglycemic response to 15 Hz electroacupuncture at the Zhongwan acupoint in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Taipei Chinese Medical Association, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't