Effects of Acupuncture at GV01 on Experimentally Induced Colitis in Rats: Possible Involvement of the Opioid System

Hee-Young Kim; Dae-Hyun Hahm; Kwang-Ho Pyun; Seung-Ki Lee; Hye-Jung Lee; Tchi-Chou Nam; Insop Shim

doi:10.2170/jjphysiol.S647

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Effects of Acupuncture at GV01 on Experimentally Induced Colitis in Rats: Possible Involvement of the Opioid System

Hee-Young Kim, Dae-Hyun Hahm, Kwang-Ho Pyun, Seung-Ki Lee, Hye-Jung Lee, Tchi-Chou Nam, Insop Shim

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Keywords: colitis, GV01, opioid pathways

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2005 Volume 55 Issue 3 Pages 205-210

DOI https://doi.org/10.2170/jjphysiol.S647

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Abstract

Oriental medicine uses acupuncture at the GV01 acupoint with great success to treat diarrhea. It significantly reduced the colonic motility and inflammation in colitic rats. Naloxone pretreatment blocked these effects. The therapeutic effects of acupuncture at GV01 in colitis may involve endogenous opioid pathways.

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