Neuronal Activity Stimulated by Liquid Substrates Injection at Zusanli (ST36) Acupoint: The Possible Mechanism of Aquapuncture

Table 1

Substrates of aquapuncture injection and dry needle insertion into ST36 induce Fos expression in 3rd, 4th, and 5th lumbar spinal dorsal horn.

	Bee venom	Normal saline	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B12	Dry needle	Sham control
L3	105.4±29.4	40.0±9.7	29.4±5.3	41.8±11.0	31.6±6.7	2.4±0.5
L4	101.1±28.1	40.5±10.0	23.7±5.2	29.0±1.6	22.8±4.9	2.0±1.7
L5	86.3±8.0	35.6±8.6	29.4±6.8	28.8±4.2	24.5±6.5	2.7±2.1
Sum	292.8±60.7	116.1±28.2	82.4±16.8	99.5±15.5	78.8±3.8	7.1±0.3