• 대한약침학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.37-51
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• 2004

Objective : Recently scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture has been a good effect on pain control but it has not been known about clinical safety. The purpose of this study was to investigate acute toxicity of scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture. Method : In order to prove the clinical safety of scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture, We have observed a bacteriological examination and clinical pathology test after scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture treatment. Balb/c mice were injected intravenous with Scolopendrid aquaacupuncture treatment for $LD_{50}$ and acute toxicity test. We analyzed physical reaction(side effect)and clinical pathology test before and after Scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture treatment of mice and 20 patients suffering from pain, who admitted department of Acupunture and Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Won-Kwang University Kwangju hospital. Results : In the Blood agar plate and Nutrient agar plate, a bacteriological examination did not show a bacillus. In acute $LD_{50}$ toxicity test, there was no mortality thus unable to attain the value. Examining the toxic response in the acute toxicity test, there was no sign of toxication. In acute toxic test, running biochemical serum test couldn't yield any differences between the control and experiment groups. In the 20 patients treated with Scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture, hematologic test did not show remarkable change. In the 20 patients treated with Scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture, Liver function test(AST, ALT, ALP) showed a slight decrease on the contrary, and abnormal rate showed a decrease of 5.0% compared with previous study. Reanl function test(BUN, Cr) and abnormal rate showed a decrease of 5.0% compared with previous study. In the 20 patients treated with Scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture, Electrolyte were normal range before and after treatment. In the Urine analysis of 20 patients, Leukocyte, Protein, Glucose, Keton, Bilirubin, U-bilinogen were not detected before and after Scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture treatment, and the rest almost made no difference.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.145-167
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• 2004

Objective : Neuropathic pain can be caused by a partial peripheral nerve injury. This kind of pain is usually accompanied by spontaneous burning pain, allodynia and hyperalgesia. It is not clear that scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture can control neuropathic pain effectively. The purpose of this study is to examine if scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture may be effective to the neuropathic pain (mechanical allodynia, cold allodynia) in a rat model of neuropathic pain. Methods : To produce the model of neuropathic pain, under isoflurane 2.5% anesthesia, tibial nerve and sural nerve was resected. After the neuropathic surgery, the author examined if the animals exhibited the behavioral signs of allodynia. The allodynia was assessed by stimulating the medial malleolus with von Frey filament and acetone. Three weeks after the neuropathic surgery, scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture was injected at Hwando(GB30) one time a day for one week. After that the author examined the withdrawl response of neuropathic rats' legs by von Frey filament and acetone stimulation. And also the author examined c-fos in the midbrain central gray of neuropathic rats and the change of WBC count in the blood of neuropathic rats. Results & Conclusion : 1. The scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture injected at Hwando(GB30) decreased the withdrawl response of mechanical allodynia in SHA-1, SHA-2 and SAH-3 group as compared with control group. 2. The scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture injected at Hwando(GB30) decreased the withdrawl response of chemical allodynia(cold allodynia) in SHA-1, SHA-2 and SAH-3 group as compared with control group. 3. The scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture injected at Hwando(GB30) showed the significant difference between sham group and control group(p=0.01), sham and SHA-3 group(p=0.026), control group and SHA-1 group(p=0.01), control group and SHA-2 group(p=0.024) in the c-fos expression. 4. The scolopendrid aqua-acupuncture injected at Hwando(GB30) showed the significant difference between sham group and SHA-3 group(p=0.010), control group and SHA-3 group(p=0.006) in the WBC count.

• 경락경혈학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한경락경혈학회 2006년도 제2회 대한약침학회 공동 학술대회
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• pp.146-146
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• 2006

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.53-67
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• 2005

기문혈(期門穴)에 대한(對) 오공자약침(蜈蚣雌藥鍼)이 D-Galactosamine에 의하여 유발된 간손상(肝損傷)에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 규명하고자 흰쥐에게 약침을 처치한 후 혈청내의 G0T GPT, ${\gamma}$-GTP, Total bilirubin, LDH, ALP, Total cholesterol, Triglyceride 및 혈 액액내의 WBC, RBC, HGB, Hct 등을 관찰한 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. GPT변화에서 대조군에 비하여 SHA-2군과 SHA-3군이 유의한 감소를 보였다. 2. Total bilirubin변화에서 대조군에 비하여 SHA-1군, SHA-2군과 SHA-3군이 유의한 감소를 보였다. 3. ${\gamma}$-GTP변화에서 대조군에 비하여 SHA-1군 과 SHA-2군이 유의한 감소를 보였다. 4. Total cholesterol변화에서 대조군에 비하여 SHA-2 군이 유의한 증가를 보였다. 5. Triglyceride변화에서 대조군에 비하여 SHA-1군, SHA-2군과 SHA-3군이 유의한 감소를 보였다. 6. HDL-cholesterol변화에서 대조군에 비하여 SHA-2군이 유의한 증가를 보였다. 7. 혈액내 변화에서 대조군에 비하여 WBC는 SHA-2군에서 유의한 감소를 보였으며, RBC는 SHA-2군과 SHA-3군에서 유의한 증가를 보였고, HGB는 SHA-2군과 SHA-3군에서 유의한 증가를 보였으며, Hct는 SHA-3군에서 유의한 증가를 보였다. 이상의 실험결과를 종합해보면 오공약침이 D-galactosamine으로 유발된 백서의 간손상에 효과적이라고 생각되며 간손상에 대한 예방, 치료적인 부분에서 향후 지속적인 연구가 필요하리라고 사료된다.