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Effects of Traditional Acupuncture on Colonic Motility in the Rat with Colitis

결장염 유발 Rat의 결장운동성에 침술이 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Hee-Young (Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Shim, In-Sop (Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Jung (Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jeong, Seong-Mok (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Nam, Tchi-Chou (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2003.03.01
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Abstract

The aims of this study were to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture on myoelectrical activity of inflamed or normal colon in the rat, and whether the effect of acupuncture on colonic motility was related to endogenous opioids. Twenty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups. Experimental groups were normal group (n = 8), colitis group (n = 6) and naloxone group (n = 8). Stainless steel bipolar electrodes were implanted on the serosal layer of the proximal colon of rats. Colitis was induced 7 days after electrode implantation using trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (TNBS) and ethanol. Electromyograms (EMG) were recorded by using polygraph 11 days after implantation of electrodes. In normal group, normal colonic motility was recorded for 60 min, and then traditional acupuncture at GV-1 was applied for 20 min and EMG was recorded for further 60 min in untreated rats. In colitis group, after recording of basal colonic motility for 60 min, 20 min of acupuncture treatment and further EMG recording was performed for 60 min in TNBS/ethanol treated rats. In naloxone group, following subcutaneous administration of naloxone (3 mg/kg), recording of EMG and acupuncture treatment were performed in TNBS/ethanol treated rats. In the normal group, acupuncture at GV-1 did not induce significant changes in colonic motility. TNBS/ethanol treatment had no significant effect on the frequency of colonic motility. And in colitis group, GV-1 acupuncture significantly decreased colonic motility (p < 0.01). In naloxone group, after injection of naloxone, acupuncture at GV-1 did not change colonic motility in TNBS/ethanol treated rats. On the inflamed colon, naloxone blocked the effect of acupuncture. The present results suggested that endogenous opioids released by acupuncture at GV-1 decrease the motility of inflamed colon in rats, but not normal colon.

본 연구는 정상 및 결장염을 유발한 rat에서 침술이 결장운동성에 미치는 영향을 알아보고, 이에 내인성 opioid가 관여하는지의 여부를 알아보기 위하여 수행하였다. 22마리의 Sprague-Dawley rat을 정상군 (n=8), 결장염군 (n=6) 및 maloxone군(n=8)의 세군으로 나누어 실험을 실시하였다. Rat의 근위 결장의 장막하에 스테인레스 전극을 장착하고, 전극장착 7일 후에 trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid(TNBS)과 ethanol을 이용하여 결장염을 유발하였다. 결장의 근전도는 전극장착 11일 후에 trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid(TNBS)과 ethanol을 이용하여 결장염을 유발하였다. 결장의 근전도는 전극장착 11일 후에 polygraph를 이용하여 측정하였다. 정상군에서는 정상 결장의 기초 근전도를 60분간 기록한 후에 GV-1에 20분간 전통 침술을 실시하고, 다시 60분간 근전도를 가록하였으며, 결장염군에서는 TNBS/ethanol이 미리 투여된 rat에 정상군에서와 같은 방법으로 근전도 기록 및 침술을 실시하였다. Naloxone 군에서는 결장염군과 같은 방법으로 TNBS/ethanol이 미리 투여된 rat에 침술을 실시하기전 naloxone(3 mg/kg, SC)을 투여하고 다른 군에서와 마찬가지로 근전도와 침술을 실시하였다. 정상군에서는 침술이 결장의 운동성에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 그러나 TNBS/ethanol을 투여하여 결장염이 유발된 결장염군에서는 침술에 의해서 결장의 운동성이 유의적으로 저하되었다(p＜0.01). Naloxone군에서는 침술에 의한 결장운동성의 저하는 관찰할 수 없었다. 이상의 결과로 보아 rat에서 GV-1 혈위의 침술에 의해 유발된 내인성 opioid는 염증상태의 결장 운동성을 감소시킨 것으로 사료된다.

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