Tag: acupuncture and PCOS

Autonomic nervous system activation mediates the increase in whole-body glucose uptake in response to electroacupuncture.

I missed this relatively recent publication by Stener-Vitorin.  Electroacupuncture stimulation for 40 minutes increases vagal activity, but also stimulated adipose metabolism via the sympathetic nervous system.  The upshot was increased glucose uptake in patients with PCOS. FASEB J. 2017 Aug;31(8):3288-3297. doi: 10.1096/fj.201601381R. Epub 2017 Apr 12. Autonomic nervous system activation mediates the increase in whole-body…