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The influence of PC6 on cardiovascular disorders: a review of central neural mechanisms
PC6 is a classic acupuncture point in traditional Chinese medicine. It is considered to be effective when treating cardiovascular disorders. In the present review the authors have focused on the neurophysiological bases of the effects of PC6 stimulation on cardiovascular mechanisms. Experimental stu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22378585 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/acupmed-2011-010060 |
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author | Li, Jia Li, Jing Chen, Zebin Liang, Fengxia Wu, Song Wang, Hua |
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description | PC6 is a classic acupuncture point in traditional Chinese medicine. It is considered to be effective when treating cardiovascular disorders. In the present review the authors have focused on the neurophysiological bases of the effects of PC6 stimulation on cardiovascular mechanisms. Experimental studies have shown that the hypothalamic rostral ventrolateral medulla, arcuate nucleus and ventrolateral periaqueductal gray are involved in acupuncture attenuation of sympathoexcitatory cardiovascular reflex responses. This long-loop pathway also appears to contribute to the long-lasting, acupuncture-mediated attenuation of sympathetic premotor outflow and excitatory cardiovascular reflex responses. Acupuncture of PC6 modulates the activity in the cardiovascular system, an effect that may be attributed to attenuation of sympathoexcitatory cardiovascular reflex responses. |
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spelling | pubmed-32986632012-04-09 The influence of PC6 on cardiovascular disorders: a review of central neural mechanisms Li, Jia Li, Jing Chen, Zebin Liang, Fengxia Wu, Song Wang, Hua Acupunct Med Education and Practice PC6 is a classic acupuncture point in traditional Chinese medicine. It is considered to be effective when treating cardiovascular disorders. In the present review the authors have focused on the neurophysiological bases of the effects of PC6 stimulation on cardiovascular mechanisms. Experimental studies have shown that the hypothalamic rostral ventrolateral medulla, arcuate nucleus and ventrolateral periaqueductal gray are involved in acupuncture attenuation of sympathoexcitatory cardiovascular reflex responses. This long-loop pathway also appears to contribute to the long-lasting, acupuncture-mediated attenuation of sympathetic premotor outflow and excitatory cardiovascular reflex responses. Acupuncture of PC6 modulates the activity in the cardiovascular system, an effect that may be attributed to attenuation of sympathoexcitatory cardiovascular reflex responses. BMJ Group 2012-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3298663/ /pubmed/22378585 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/acupmed-2011-010060 Text en Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ and http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/legalcode. |
spellingShingle | Education and Practice Li, Jia Li, Jing Chen, Zebin Liang, Fengxia Wu, Song Wang, Hua The influence of PC6 on cardiovascular disorders: a review of central neural mechanisms |
title | The influence of PC6 on cardiovascular disorders: a review of central neural mechanisms |
title_full | The influence of PC6 on cardiovascular disorders: a review of central neural mechanisms |
title_fullStr | The influence of PC6 on cardiovascular disorders: a review of central neural mechanisms |
title_full_unstemmed | The influence of PC6 on cardiovascular disorders: a review of central neural mechanisms |
title_short | The influence of PC6 on cardiovascular disorders: a review of central neural mechanisms |
title_sort | influence of pc6 on cardiovascular disorders: a review of central neural mechanisms |
topic | Education and Practice |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22378585 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/acupmed-2011-010060 |
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