针刺刺激对小脑活动的调节作用:来自功能磁共振成像研究的证据。

Modulation of cerebellar activities by acupuncture stimulation: evidence from fMRI study.

作者信息

Yoo Seung-Schik, Teh Eng-Keat, Blinder Russell A, Jolesz Ferenc A

机构信息

Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

出版信息

Neuroimage. 2004 Jun;22(2):932-40. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.02.017.

Abstract

Recent neuroimaging studies have revealed that acupuncture stimulation modulates human central nervous system including cerebral limbic/paralimbic and subcortical structures. Due to the wide and intricate connections with cerebrum, we hypothesized that anatomically specific areas in human cerebellum are also modulated by acupuncture stimulation beyond classical involvement of cerebellum in motor coordination. Functional MRI (fMRI) was used to investigate neural substrates responding to the acupuncture stimulation of Pericardium 6 (PC6, Neiguan), an acupoint relevant for the management of nausea including vestibular-related motion sickness. Sham stimulation near the acupoint and tactile stimulation on the skin of the acupoint were given as separate conditions. Psychophysical scores as well as the heart and respiratory rates were measured during each condition. Acupuncture manipulation on PC6, in comparison to the sham acupuncture and tactile stimulation conditions, selectively activated left superior frontal gyrus, anterior cingulate gyrus, and dorsomedial nucleus of thalamus. Acupuncture-specific neural substrates in cerebellum were also evident in declive, nodulus, and uvula of vermis, quadrangular lobule, cerebellar tonsil, and superior semilunar lobule. Negative MR signal changes, often seen during the acupuncture of analgesic points, were not observed in the present study. Our data suggest that cerebellum serves as important activation loci during the acupuncture stimulation of PC6, and clinical efficacy of PC6 may be mediated by the cerebellar vestibular neuromatrix.

摘要

近期的神经影像学研究表明,针刺刺激可调节人类中枢神经系统,包括大脑边缘/边缘旁及皮质下结构。由于与大脑存在广泛且复杂的联系,我们推测,除了小脑在运动协调中的经典作用外,针刺刺激还可调节人类小脑中特定的解剖区域。功能性磁共振成像(fMRI)被用于研究对心包经6穴(PC6,内关)针刺刺激产生反应的神经基质,该穴位与包括前庭相关性晕动病在内的恶心管理相关。穴位附近的假刺激和穴位皮肤的触觉刺激作为单独的条件进行。在每种条件下测量心理物理学评分以及心率和呼吸率。与假针刺和触觉刺激条件相比,PC6的针刺操作选择性激活了左侧额上回、前扣带回和丘脑背内侧核。小脑特定的针刺神经基质在小脑蚓部的斜坡、小结和蚓垂、方形小叶、小脑扁桃体和上半月小叶中也很明显。在本研究中未观察到镇痛穴位针刺时常出现的负性磁共振信号变化。我们的数据表明,在PC6针刺刺激过程中小脑是重要的激活位点,PC6的临床疗效可能由小脑前庭神经基质介导。

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