Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 1990 ; 15(1): 48-54.

[An observation of protective effect of acupuncture on the gastric mucosa of Wistar rats and the relative histochemical changes of the neurotransmitters]

Pan C, Jin W, Shen D.

Institute of Acupuncture and Meridians, Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei.

In this paper, changes of neurotransmitters and the protective effect of acupuncture on gastric mucosa have been studied by the histochemical methods of cholinesterase and catecholamine on 30 pairs of Wistar rats. 1. Sequential medical trials on rats of water-immersion induced gastric ulceration show that there was a protective effect of electro-acupuncture on gastric mucosa and it was statistically significant. 2. Under the protective effect of acupuncture on gastric mucosa, finally, both the cholinergic and adrenergic nerves undergo significant inhibition.