Acupoint catgut embedding therapy for functional constipation

Wang, Fumin; Jin, Man; Hu, Yuanzhang; Chao, Youchuang; Cheng, Xiaoen; Gao, Yuan

doi:10.1097/md.0000000000024286

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“…Modern studies suggest that thumbtack needle can regulate the level of related asthenopia peptides while improving the ciliary muscle, thereby functioning in the treatment of the visual system diseases [14] . As a complementary and alternative therapy, thumbtack needle is often used to treat chronic functional diseases, and its application in myopia has gradually become popular in recent years [15,16] . However, the clinical efficacy and potential treatment prescriptions of thumbtack needle for pesudomyopia remain unclear, requiring further exploration.…”

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“…[14] As a complementary and alternative therapy, thumbtack needle is often used to treat chronic functional diseases, and its application in myopia has gradually become popular in recent years. [15,16] However, the clinical efficacy and potential treatment prescriptions of thumbtack needle for pesudomyopia remain unclear, requiring further exploration. Therefore, a systematic evaluation of treatment outcomes and treatment prescriptions may help better explain and push this method into practice.…”

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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for patients with pseudomyopia

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Background: Myopia are common health problems that people experience in daily life. Pediatric myopia has become a major international public health concern that has a negative impact on physical, mental health of patients, and quality of life. Currently, there is no cure available. Press needle as an adjuvant therapy is currently undergoing clinical trials in different medical centers. However, no relevant systematic review or meta-analysis has been designed to evaluate the effects of press needle patching on early myopia. There is also a lack of systematic evaluation and analysis of acupoints and thumbtack needle.Methods: We will electronically search Medline, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, and Wan-Fang Database from their inception to October 2021. In addition, we will manually retrieve other resources including the reference lists of identified publications, conference articles, and gray literature. The clinical randomized controlled trials or quasirandomized controlled trials related to press needle for the treatment of early myopia will be included in the study. The language is limited to Chinese and English. Research selection, data extraction, and research quality assessment will be independently completed by 2 researchers. Data were synthesized by using afixed effect model or random effect model depend on the heterogeneity test. The total effective rate was the primary outcomes. RevMan V.5.3 statistical software will be used for metaanalysis. If it is not appropriate for a meta-analysis, then a descriptive analysis will be conducted. Data synthesis will use the risk ratio and the standardized or weighted average difference of continuous data to represent the results.Results: This study will analyze the clinical effective rate, pesudomyopia outcomes, quality of life, improvement of clinical symptoms of pesudomyopia, and validity of thumbtack needle for patients with pesudomyopia. Conclusion:This systematic review will provide evidence to judge whether thumbtack needle is an effective intervention for patients with early myopia.

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Effects of Electroacupuncture Combined with Acupoint Catgut Embedding on Gastrointestinal Motility and Gastrointestinal Hormones in Rats with Functional Dyspepsia

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Zhou

et al. 2023

Chinese Journal of Physiology

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Electroacupuncture (EA) or acupoint catgut embedding (ACE) plays a therapeutic role in functional dyspepsia (FD). Herein, we aimed to elucidate the influences of EA combined with ACE on gastrointestinal motility and gastrointestinal hormones in rats with FD. Sprague–Dawley rats were randomized into the control group, model group, EA group, ACE group, and EA + ACE group (n = 10). Except for the control group, the rats in all groups were modeled by combining neonatal iodoacetamide gastrogavage and modified tail-clamping stimulation. The rats were treated with different treatments according to their groups. The rats were observed for changes in general behavior, body weight, food intake, and paw mechanical pain threshold. Gastric emptying rate (GER) and intestinal propulsive ratio (IPR) were measured in each group, and serum gastrointestinal hormone (motilin [MTL], leptin, gastrin [GAS], vasoactive intestinal peptide [VIP], calcitonin gene-related peptide [CGRP], and somatostatin [SS]) levels, oxidative stress factors (superoxide dismutase [SOD] and malondialdehyde [MDA]) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) levels were also measured. Decreased mean body weight, paw mechanical pain thresholds, food intake, and GER and IPR were found in rats of the model group in comparison to the control group. Serum MTL, GAS, SS, and SOD levels were reduced, and serum leptin, VIP, CGRP, MDA, and 5-HT levels were increased in rats of the model group in comparison to the control group. Elevated mean body weight, paw mechanical pain threshold, food intake, GER and IPR, and serum MTL, GAS, SS, and SOD levels, and reduced serum leptin, VIP, CGRP, MDA, and 5-HT levels were observed in rats of the EA, ACE, and EA + ACE groups relative to the model group. EA combined with ACE treatment was more effective than the EA or ACE treatment alone. EA combined with ACE treatment improves gastrointestinal motility and gastrointestinal hormone levels, promotes food intake, and reduces visceral hypersensitivity in FD rats.

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Acupoint catgut embedding therapy for functional constipation

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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for patients with pseudomyopia

Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for patients with pseudomyopia

Effects of Electroacupuncture Combined with Acupoint Catgut Embedding on Gastrointestinal Motility and Gastrointestinal Hormones in Rats with Functional Dyspepsia

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