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KMID : 0363620060270020036
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2006 Volume.27 No. 2 p.36 ~ p.43
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Effect of LI4-LI11 Electro-acupuncture on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Healthy Human - Evaluated by ^{99m}Tc-ECD Brain SPECT -
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Ryu Jong-Man
Kim Deog-Yoon
Moon Sang-Kwan
Kim Young-Suk
Jung Woo-Sang
Ko Chang-Nam
Cho Ki-Ho
Bae Hyung-Sup
Park Sung-Wook
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Abstract
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Objectives : Acupuncture has been widely applied to rehabilitation after stroke by Oriental medical doctors in Korea. It has been reported that acupuncture increased cerebral blood supply and stimulated the functional activity of brain nerve cells. In addition, a correlation between activation of specific areas of brain cortices and corresponding acupuncture stimulation at the therapeutic points had been well illustrated. rill now, however, there were few studies which evaluated a correlation between activation of specific areas of brain and frequently-used acupuncture therapy for stroke, such as LI4-LI11 electro-acupuncture (EA) for paresis after stroke. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of LI4-LI11 EA on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in normal volunteers using Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT).
Methods : In the resting state, ^{99m}Tc-ECD brain SPECT scans were performed on 10 normal volunteers (8 males, 2 females, mean age 25.6{pm}2.3years; age range from 24 to 31 years). 7 days after the resting examination, 15 minutes of electro-acupuncture were applied at LI 4 and LI 11 on the right side of the subjects. Immediately after LI4-LI11 EA, the second SPECT images were obtained in the same manner as the resting state. Significant increases and decreases of regional cerebral blood flow after LI4-LI11 EA were estimated by comparing their SPECT images with those of the resting state using paired t statistics at every voxel, which were analyzed by Statistical parametric mapping with a threshold of p=0.001, uncorrected (extent threshold: k=100 voxels).
Results : EA applied at right LI4-LI11 increased rCBF in right frontopolar area (Brodmann area 10) and left middle frontal area (Brodmann area 46). Interestingly, all the areas showing increased rCBF corresponded to the territories of both anterior cerebral arteries. However, LI4-11 EA decreased rCBF in the left occipital lobe (peristriate area, Brodmann area 19).
Conclusions : The results demonstrated a correlation between LI4-11 EA and rCBF increase in the frontal lobes. It is also suggested that there may be a correlation between LI meridian and the territory of the anterior cerebral arterties.
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KEYWORD
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Electroacupuncture, Regional Blood Flow, SPECT, Brain Mapping
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