14
Views
29
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

The role of periaqueductal gray in mediation of analgesia produced by different frequencies electroacupuncture stimulation in rats

, &
Pages 167-172 | Received 06 Mar 1990, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

References

  • Aimone L. D., Bauer C. A., Gebhart G. F. Brainstem relays mediating stimulation-produced antinociception from the lateral hypothalamus in the rat. Journal of Neuroscience 1988; 8: 2652–2663
  • Carstens E. Inhibition of rat spinothalamic tract neuronal response to noxious skin heating by stimulation in midbrain periaqueductal gray or lateral reticular formation. Pain 1988; 33: 215–224
  • Cheng R. S. S., Pomeranz B. Electroacupuncture analgesia could be mediated by at least two pain-relieving mechanisms: endorphin and non-endorphin systems. Life Science 1979; 25: 1957–1962
  • Coyle J. T., Molliver M. E., Kuharm M. J. In situ injection of kainic acid: a new method for selectively lesioning neuronal cell bodies while sparing axons of passage. Journal of Comparature Neurology 1980; 180: 301–324
  • Fan S. G., Wang X. J., Ding X. Z., Han J. S. Attenuation of low but not high frequency electroacupuncture analgesia by injection of monosodium glutamate in neonatal rats. Chinese Journal Of Applied Physiology, in press
  • Fardin V., Oliveras J. L., Besson J. M. A reinvestigation of the analgesia effects induced by stimulation of the periaqueductal gray matter in the rat. I. The production of behavioral side effects together with analgesia. Brain Research 1984a; 306: 105–123
  • Fardin V., Oliveras J. L., Besson J. M. A reinvestigation of the analgesic effects induced by stimulation of the periaquedectal gray matter in the rat. II. Differential characteristic of the analgesia induced by ventral and dorsal PAG stimulation. Brain Research 1984; 306: 125–139
  • Han J. S., Ding X. Z., Fan S. G. The frequency as the cardinal determinant for electroacupuncture analgesia to be reversed by opioid antagonists. Ada Physiologica Sinica 1988; 38: 475–482, (Chinese with English abstract)
  • Han J. S., Zhang M., Ren M. F. The effect of spinal transection on acupuncture analgesia and morphine analgesia. Kexue Tongbao 1986; 31: 710–715
  • Jones S. L., Gebhart G. F. Inhibition of spinal nociception transmission from the midbrain, pons and medulla in the rats: activation of descending inhibition by morphine, glutamate and electrical stimulation. Brain Research 1988; 460: 281–296
  • Pellegrino L. J., Pellegrino A. S., Cushman A. J. A stereotaxic atlas of the rat brain (2nd ed.). Plenum, New York 1979
  • Reichling D. B., Kwiat G. C., Basbaum A. I. Anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of the periaqueductal gray contribution to antinociceptive controls. Progress in Brain Research 1988; 77: 31–46
  • Ren M. F., Han J. S. Rat tail flick acupuncture method. Chinese Medical Journal 1979; 92: 576–582
  • Sandkuhler J., Gebhart G. F. Characterization of inibition of a spinal nociceptive reflex by stimulation medially and laterally in the midbrain and medulla in the pentobarbital-anesthetized rat. Brain Research 1984; 305: 67–76
  • Wang Q., Mao L. M., Han J. S. Diencephalon as a cardinal neural structure for mediating 2 Hz- but not lOOHz-electroacupuncture analgesia. Behavioural Brain Research 1990a; 37: 148–156
  • Wang Q., Mao L. M., Han J. S. The arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus mediates low but not high frequency electroacupuncture analgesia in rats. Brain Research, in press b
  • Wang Q., Mao L. M., Han J. S. Analgesic electrical stimulation of the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus: tolerance and its cross-tolerance to 2 Hz- and lOOHz-electroacupuncture analgesia. Brain Research, in press c
  • Zuniga J., Joseph S., Knigge K. Nitrous oxide analgesia: partial antagonism by naloxone and total reversal after periaqueductal gray lesion in the rat. European Journal of Pharmacology 1987; 142: 51–60

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.