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Objective To study the effects of electroacupuncture(EA)on gastrointestinal motility and nitric oxide synthase(NOS)positive nerves in myenteric plexus in acute exhaustive exercise rats. Methods A total of 54 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into an acute exhaustive exercise(AEE)group,an AEE plus EA group and a control(C)group.The gastric empty rate and intestinal motility rate were measured,and histological changes of NOS-positive nerves in ileum myenteric plexus were observed with enzymatic histochemical method and image analysis technique. Results In the rats of AEE group,the gastric empty rate and intestinal motility rate were delayed but the numbers of NOS-positive neurons and expression levels of NOS in the ileum myenteric plexus significantly increased comparing with those of the C group(P＜0.01).Compared with AEE group,the gastric empty rate and intestinal motility rate were significantly increased but the number of NOS-positive neurons and expression level of NOS in the ileum myenteric plexus significantly decreased in AEE plus EA group(P＜0.01). Conclusion The findings of this study suggest that increase of NOS-positive neurons and expression levels of NOS in the myenteric plexus is one of the mechanisms of slowing down of gastrointestinal movement after acute exhaustive exercise.Electroacupuncture at Zusanli acupoint may decrease the number of NOS-positive neurons and expression levels of NOS in the myenteric plexus,and improve gastrointestinal movement in acute exhaustive exercise rats.
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Objective To observe the effects of CO2 pneumoperitoneum on the enteric motor function and acetylcholine esterase(AchE) neuron and nitric oxide synthase(NOS) neuron in the enteric nervous system,and explore the neuromechanism of the CO2 pneumoperitoneum on renteric motor function.Methods Thirty-six Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into experiment group(n=24) and control group(n=12).The experiment group was divided into two subgroups namely pneumoperitoneum 30min group and pneumoperitoneum 60min group(12 each) based on the maintenance time of pneumoperitoneum.Rats in each group were gavaged with medicinal carbon powder,and then the transmission of carbon powder in small intestine was determined.The spreading specimens of intestinal myenteric plexus of small intestine were prepared and the stained AchE and NOS neurons were observed and compared.Results The propellant velocity of carbon powder was slower in pneumoperitoneum 60min group than that in pneumoperitoneum 30min group and control group(28.55%?3.45% vs 45.90%?6.30%,48.25%?5.28%,P0.05).The number of positive expression of AchE neurons in intestinal myenteric plexus decreased in pneumoperitoneum 60min group compared with that in pneumoperitoneum 30min group and control group(48.00?3.16 vs 58.82?4.62,61.83?4.17,P0.05).The number of positive expression of NOS neurons in intestinal myenteric plexus increased in pneumoperitoneum 60min group compared with that in pneumoperitoneum 30min group and control group(42.17?4.45 vs 32.50?4.34,30.83?3.6,P0.05).Conclusions Prolonged CO2 pneumoperitoneum can affect or damage cholinergic neurons and nitroxidergic neurons in the enteric nervous system to some extent,and it may be the underlying mechanism of the intestinal motor dysfunction after operation.