大量研究表明，穴位对内脏功能的调节具有节段性的特点，脊髓上中枢可能发挥重要作用。此外，下丘脑室旁核的自主神经通路对胃功能活动具有重要的调节作用。本研究在此基础上，以室旁核催产素神经元为切入点，应用同源重组技术、微电极细胞外记录、核团微量注射、核团化学损毁、双重免疫组化等电生理学、形态学和分子生物学技术，多角度、多层次逐级探讨由下丘脑催产素神经元为始动器所构成的自主神经通路在不同穴位引发针刺效应的节段性作用机制，是经脉（穴）脏腑相关研究的新领域和新思路，将进一步推动经脉（穴）－脏腑相关研究。

Numerous studies have shown that the regulation of acupoints in gastric functions is characterized with segment and supraspinal centers play an important role. Furthermore, hypothalamus paraventricular nucleus (PVN) has an important regulation in the gastric functions. In this study, some electrophysiological and morphological as well as molecular biological techniques, including homologous recombination, microelectrode extracellular recording, microinjection, chemical lesion of nuclei and double imunohistochemistry, are applied to explore the role of automatic nervous pathway composed of paraventricular nucleus in the segmental mechanism of acupoints regulating gastric functions, which is a new research field and a new thought and will promote the study of the relationship between meridians (acupoints) and viscera.