Open AccessSuspended moxibustion relieves chronic visceral hyperalgesia and decreases hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone levels
Author(s) -
Enle Zhou,
Xiaomei Wang,
Guanghong Ding,
Huangan Wu,
Qi Li,
Huirong Liu,
Shujing Zhang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i5.662
Subject(s) - moxibustion , irritable bowel syndrome , medicine , endocrinology , corticotropin releasing hormone , withdrawal reflex , hyperalgesia , reflex , hormone , visceral pain , hypothalamus , nociception , anesthesia , receptor , acupuncture , pathology , alternative medicine
To evaluate the effect of suspended moxibustion (SM) on rectal sensory thresholds and to analyze the possible mechanisms involved in SM treatment of chronic visceral hypersensitivity (CVH) in rats.