Fundamental researches on the mechanism of acupuncture and

• Project/Area Number: 21590753
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: General internal medicine (including Psychosomatic medicine)
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: SEKI Takashi 東北大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 講師 (90372292)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TAKANO Tadao 東北大学, 病院, 特任教授 (40282058) ; OHTUKI Takeo 東北大学, 病院, 助教 (40531330)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 東洋医学 / 鍼灸 / 血流量 / 超音波診断装置 / 基準値 / 鍼治療 / 評価指標 / 漢方薬 / 灸治療 / 評価方法

Research Abstract

Because the index of an objective evaluation is poor, it is difficult for us to build evidence of acupuncture and moxibustion and the Kampo medicine used from the ancient times. We measured the hemodynamics of each internal organs before and after the acupuncture and moxibustion treatment and Kampo medicine internal use using color Doppler echocardiography of the ultrasonic diagnostic equipment. Acupuncture stimulation andthermal stimulation for acupoint told to cure the symptom of the digestive organ from old days increased intestinal blood flow. It was found that acupuncture stimulation to acupoint told to cure poor circulation of the hand increased the blood flow of the arms. This method is thought to be able to become the index to evaluate a mechanism and an effect of the traditional medical treatment.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Short-term effects of acupuncture on open-angle glaucoma in retrobulbar circulation: additional therapy to standard medication (2011)
  • Author(s): Takayama S, Seki T, Nakazawa T, Aizawa N, Takahashi S, Watanabe M, et al
  • Journal Title: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: eCAM Volume: 2011 Issue: 1 Pages: 157090-6
  • DOI: 10.1155/2011/157090
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The effect of warming of the abdomen and of herbal medicine on superior mesenteric artery blood flow - a pilot study (2010)
  • Author(s): Takayama S, Seki T, Watanabe M, Takashima S, Sugita N, Konno S, et al
  • Journal Title: ForschKomplementmed Volume: 17(4) Issue: 4 Pages: 195-201
  • DOI: 10.1159/000317845
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Brief effect of acupuncture on the peripheral arterial system of the upper limb and systemic hemodynamics in humans (2010)
  • Author(s): Takayama S, Seki T, Watanabe M, Monma Y, Yang SY, Sugita N, et al
  • Journal Title: J Altern Complement Med Volume: 16(7) Issue: 7 Pages: 707-13
  • DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0355
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The effect of warming of the abdomen and of herbal medicine on superior mesenteric artery blood flow - a pilot study. (2010)
  • Author(s): Takayama S, Seki T, Watanabe M, Takashima S, Sugita N, Konno S, Iwasaki K, Yambe T, Yoshizawa M, Nitta S, Maruyama S, Yaegashi N.
  • Journal Title: Forsch Komplementmed. Volume: 17 Pages: 195-201
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effect of acupuncture on radial artery blood flow volume : hemodynamic changes related to acupuncture. (2010)
  • Author(s): Shin Takayama, Takashi Seki, Norihiro Sugita, et.al.
  • Journal Title: Explorer Mar-Apr 6(2) Pages: 100-105
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The brief effect of acupuncture on the peripheral arterial system of the upper limb and systemic hemodynamics in humans. (2010)
  • Author(s): Shin Takayama, Takashi Seki, Masashi Watanabe, et al.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. (未定, 掲載決定)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Changes of blood flow volume in the superior mesenteric artery and brachial artery with abdominal thermal stimulation. (2009)
  • Author(s): Shin Takayama, Takashi Seki, Masashi Watanabe, et al.
  • Journal Title: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 110 Pages: 1-10
  • Peer Reviewed