Acupuncture Research

GASTRO-INTESTINAL

Effects of acupuncture on antral G cells in patients with gastric disease

By Liu L; Zhou L; Zhang D; Li J.

Cen Tzu Yen Chiu Acupuncture Research, 1994, 19(2):7-8. Language: Chinese. (UI: 952ti9353)

Abstract: It is well known that acupuncture is effective for treatmet of gastric disease in human. We have observed the effect of acupuncturing "Zhongwan" "Neiguan" "Zusanli" on fluorohistochemical changes of G cells of antral mucosa in 42 patients with gastric disease.

The results show that after acupuncture treatment the amount of fluorescent 6 cells and the fluorescent intensity of gastrin in the G cells were obviously decreasd in patients with duodenal ulcer, as compared with that before acupuncture treatment. However, the amount of G cells was increased by acupuncture treatment in patients with chronic atrophic gastritis.

These results indicate the acupuncture may regulate c cell from abnormal to normal condition in gastric mucosa of gastric disease.