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Changes of Regional Homogeneity and Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuation on Resting-State Induced by Acupuncture

침자극에 의한 안정성 네트워크 변화를 관찰하기 위한 Regional Homogeneity와 Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuation의 변화 비교: fMRI연구

  • Yeo, Sujung (Research Group of Pain and Neuroscience, WHO Collaborating Centre, East-West Medical Research Institute)
  • 여수정 (경희대학교 동서의학연구소)
  • Received : 2013.06.08
  • Accepted : 2013.08.13
  • Published : 2013.09.27
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Abstract

Objectives : Our study aimed to investigate the sustained effects of sham (SHAM) and verum acupuncture (ACUP) into the post-stimulus resting state. Methods : In contrast to previous studies, in order to define the changes in resting state induced by acupuncture, changes were evaluated with a multi-method approach by using regional homogeneity (ReHo) and amplitude of low frequency fluctuation (ALFF). Twelve healthy participants received SHAM and ACUP stimulation right GB34 (Yanglingquan) and the neural changes between post- and pre-stimulation were detected. Results : The following results were found; in both ReHo and ALFF, the significant foci of; left and right middle frontal gyrus, left medial frontal gyrus, left superior frontal gyrus, and right posterior cingulate cortex, areas that are known as a default mode network, showed increased connectivity. In addition, in ReHo, but not in ALFF, brain activation changes in the insula, anterior cingulate cortex, and the thalamus, which are associated with acupuncture pain modulation, were found. Conclusions : In this study, results obtained by using ReHo and ALFF, showed that acupuncture can modulate the post-stimulus resting state and that ReHo, but not ALFF, can also detect the neural changes that were induced by the acupuncture stimulations. Although more future studies with ReHo and ALFF will be needed before any firm conclusions can be drawn, our study shows that particularly ReHo could be an interesting method for future clinical neuroimaging studies on acupuncture.

목적 : 침치료는 침자극을 가한 뒤, 발침한 뒤에 효과를 나타낸다. 그러므로 침연구에 있어서 침자극을 가하고 발침한 뒤에 나타나는 침의 반응을 관찰하여야 할 필요가 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 안정성 네트워크를 이용하여 침자극 후의 반응을 관찰하여 발침 후에 뇌에 미치는 침의 반응을 관찰하였다. 방법 : 침자극에 의하여 나타나는 안정성 네트워크의 변화를 관찰하기 위하여 기능성 자기공명 영상장치를 사용하여 12명의 건강인을 대상으로 우측 양릉천 혈자리에 자침한 후, 침자극 전후의 뇌를 촬영하였다. 그리고 regional homogeneity(ReHo)와 amplitude of low frequency fluctuation(ALFF)를 이용하여 데이터를 분석하였다. 결과 : ReHo와 ALFF에서 공통적으로 안정성 네트워크가 증가된 영역은 좌우측 중전두이랑, 좌측 내측전두이랑, 좌측 상전두이랑, 그리고 우측 뒤쪽 띠이랑의 뇌부위였다. 특히 ReHo분석 결과 섬엽, 앞쪽 띠이랑과 선조체에서 안정성 네트워크가 증가된 것이 관찰되었는데, 이들 영역은 침의 진통작용과 관련된 영역들이다. 하지만 ALFF 분석결과에서는 이들 영역들이 나타나지 않았다. 결론 : ReHo와 ALFF 모두에서 침자극에 의한 안정성 네트워크의 변화를 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 ReHo분석을 통하여 침자극에 의한 진통관련 영역들의 반응을 관찰할 수 있었다.

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