Multidimensional effect of acupuncture bloodletting technique at hand twelve jing-well points on the functions of thalamus and related cortical regions
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Multidimensional effect of acupuncture bloodletting technique at hand twelve jing-well points on the functions of thalamus and related cortical regions
Chinese Acupuncture & MoxibustionVol. 46, Issue 4, Pages: 500-506(2026)
ZHAO Jiayue, CHAI Chao, YAO Ganglin, et al. Multidimensional effect of acupuncture bloodletting technique at hand twelve jing-well points on the functions of thalamus and related cortical regions[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(4): 500-506. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250924-k0003.
DOI:
ZHAO Jiayue, CHAI Chao, YAO Ganglin, et al. Multidimensional effect of acupuncture bloodletting technique at hand twelve jing-well points on the functions of thalamus and related cortical regions[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(4): 500-506. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250924-k0003.DOI:
Multidimensional effect of acupuncture bloodletting technique at hand twelve jing-well points on the functions of thalamus and related cortical regions
To investigate the regulatory effect of acupuncture bloodletting technique at hand twelve
jing
-well points on the thalamus-cortex network function in healthy subjects using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI)
so as to analyze the underlying neural mechanism for improving brain functions and promoting brain protection based on multi-dimensional brain function indexes.
Methods
2
A within-subject controlled design was employed
involving 30 healthy subjects. After rs-fMRI scanning
the subjects received acupuncture bloodletting technique at hand twelve
jing
-well points
stimulated from the right hands to the left hands
from the thumb to the small finger
sequentially at Shaoshang(LU11)
Shangyang (LI1)
Zhongchong (PC9)
Guanchong (TE1)
Shaochong (HT9) and Shaoze (SI1). After intervention completion
the rs-fMRI scanning was operated again. The amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF)
regional homogeneity (ReHo)
and whole-brain functional connectivity (FC) with the thalamus as the region of interest
as well as cerebral blood flow (CBF) were analyzed before and after intervention in healthy subjects.
Results
2
In comparison with the indexes before intervention
ALFF decreased in the bilateral superior temporal gyrus
middle temporal gyrus
precuneus and thalamus after intervention (
P
<
0.05); and ReHo was reduced in the bilateral superior temporal gyrus
middle temporal gyrus and thalamus (
P
<
0.05). In comparison with the indexes before intervention
after intervention
FC of the left thalamus was enhanced with bilateral lingual gyrus
bilateral pericalcarine cortex
left superior occipital gy
rus
left fusiform gyrus
bilateral central anterior gyrus
right central sulcus
and bilateral middle temporal gyrus (
P
<
0.05)
and it was weakened with the left precuneus (
P
<
0.05); and the enhanced FC of the right thalamus was observed with the bilateral lingual gyrus
bilateral pericalcarine cortex
bilateral middle occipital gyrus
bilateral fusiform gyrus
bilateral superior occipital gyrus
bilateral inferior temporal gyrus
bilateral cuneus
bilateral precentral gyrus
bilateral central sulcus
left superior temporal gyrus
and left inferior frontal triangular gyrus (
P
<
0.05). There was no statistical significance of difference in CBF before and after intervention (
P
>
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Acupuncture bloodletting technique at hand twelve
jing
-well points may regulate the functional state of the brain by means of inhibiting the excessive activity and abnormal synchronous discharges in the thalamus and higher-order cortical nodes and through reconstructing the functional connection network of the thalamus.
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