The Effect of Acupuncture on Muscle Blood Volume and Oxygenation

Ohkubo, Masaki; Hamaoka, Toshiyuki; Kaneko, Yasuhisa; Katsumura, Toshihito; Sakamoto, Ayumi

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“…Although the essence of meridian remains unknown, the specific biological characteristic of meridians is generally acknowledged and has been intensively investigated in past few years. Various modern techniques have been applied to investigate relevant biological characteristic of meridians, such as bio-impedance spectroscopy, [ 1 – 3 ] near-infrared spectroscopy, [ 4 – 6 ] laser Doppler flowmetry, [ 7 – 9 ] and infrared thermography (IRT). [ 10 , 11 ] However, the vast majority of previous studies focused on the relationship between 1 meridian and 1 organ, and the specificity between 2 meridians is rarely explored.…”

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The difference in heat transport characteristics of the heart and lung meridians

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Background: The vast majority of previous studies focused on the relationship between 1 meridian and 1 organ, and the comparison and specificity between 2 meridians is rarely explored. Thus, the aim of this study is to compare the heat transport characteristics between 2 different meridians and the specificity between them will also be investigated. Methods: The Lung and Heart meridians are chosen for comparison of 2 different meridians. We will enroll 120 subjects and divide them into the healthy control group, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) group and healthy intervention group, in a 1:1:1 ratio. Infrared thermography (IRT) will be used to assess the heat transport characteristics of the Heart and Lung meridians. The specificity for the meridian-visceral association will be investigated by comparing the difference in heat transport characteristic between the Heart and Lung meridians in the healthy control group and COPD group. Meanwhile, moxibustion will be given to subjects in the Heart meridian and Lung meridian respectively in the healthy intervention group to verify the specificity for the surface-surface association. Results: The primary outcomes will be the temperature of corresponding sites along the Heart and Lung meridians. Conclusion: This study will verify the specificity between different meridians by comparing the difference in heat transport characteristic. The findings will guide the selection of acupoints to optimize the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and help determine whether IRT could be used to assist in the diagnosis of COPD. Ethics and dissemination: The study has been approved by the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Approval No. ZSLL-KY-2019-001G-01). Trial registration numbers: NCT04046588.

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The difference in heat transport characteristics of the heart and lung meridians

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The Effect of Acupuncture on Muscle Blood Volume and Oxygenation

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The difference in heat transport characteristics of the heart and lung meridians

The difference in heat transport characteristics of the heart and lung meridians

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