Effects of acupuncture on peripheral circulation in basic research

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  • Kimura Kenichi
    Department of Health Sciences, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Osaka 590-0482, Japan

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  • 鍼灸治療が末梢循環に及ぼす影響とその作用機序について ―基礎研究からの考察―

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<p>Acupuncture is thought to be effective for peripheral circulatory disturbances, such as in arteriosclerosis obliterans, Raynaud’s phenomenon, shoulder stiffness, and sensitivity to cold, as acupuncture treatment improves local blood flow, which can flush out algesic or sensitizing substances. With regard to the mechanisms underlying the improvement in local blood flow caused by acupuncture, calcitonin gene-related peptide released from sensory nerve terminals may be partially responsible. Recently, it was also suggested that nitric oxide and adenosine are involved in the increase in local blood flow induced by acupuncture. We examined whether muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) plays a role in the increases in blood flow following acupuncture. Acupuncture did not alter MSNA in this study, indicating that the increases in blood flow are not mediated by the suppression of MSNA.</p>

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