| Acupuncture: a novel hypothesis for the involvement of purinergic signalling. | |
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PMID: 19628336 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The hypothesis is summarised schematically in Fig. 1. It is proposed that mechanical deformation of the skin by needles and application of heat or electrical current leads to release of large amounts of ATP from keratinocytes, fibroblasts and other cells in skin; the ATP then occupies specific receptor subtypes expressed on sensory nerve endings in the skin and tongue; the sensory nerves send impulses through ganglia to the spinal cord, the brain stem, hypothalamus and higher centres; the brain stem and hypothalamus contain neurons that control autonomic functions, including cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, urinogenital and musculo-skeletal activity. Impulses generated in sensory fibres in the skin connect with interneurons to modulate (either inhibition or facilitation) the activities of the motoneurons in the brain stem and hypothalamus to change autonomic functions; specifically activated sensory nerves, via interneurons, also inhibit the neural pathways to the pain centres in the cortex. |
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Authors:
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Geoffrey Burnstock |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-07-22 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical hypotheses Volume: 73 ISSN: 1532-2777 ISO Abbreviation: Med. Hypotheses Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-01 Completed Date: 2009-11-16 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505668 Medline TA: Med Hypotheses Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 470-2 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK. g.burnstock@ucl.ac.uk |
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Acupuncture Therapy* Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism* Animals Autonomic Nervous System / physiopathology Brain / physiopathology* Humans Models, Neurological* Pain / physiopathology*, prevention & control* Receptors, Purinergic / metabolism* Signal Transduction* |
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0/Receptors, Purinergic; 56-65-5/Adenosine Triphosphate |
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