Using microPET imaging in quantitative verification of the acupuncture effect in ischemia stroke treatment.
Sci Rep
; 3: 1070, 2013.
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| ID: mdl-23323213
ABSTRACT
Acupuncture has been indispensable in Chinese medicine. However, its function still remains elusive. This paper studies the effect of acupuncture in ischemia stroke treatment using the Sprague Dawley rat animal model. We induced focal cerebral ischemia in rats using the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) procedure. For each rat in the real acupuncture group (n = 63), the sham acupoint treatment group (n = 62), and the blank control group (n = 30), we acquired 3-D fluorodeoxyglucose-microPET images at baseline, after MCAO, and after treatment, respectively. Then, we measured the changes of the injury-volume in the right hemisphere of these rats. The measurements showed that real acupuncture slightly reduced the injury-volume, sham acupoint treatment increased the injury-volume, and blank control had no obvious effect in reducing the injury-volume. Statistical tests also confirmed that acupuncture was more effective than random stimulus in improving the metabolic recovery after stroke.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Medicinas Tradicionales:
Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia
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Medicina_china
Métodos Terapéuticos y Terapias MTCI:
Terapias_manuales
Asunto principal:
Terapia por Acupuntura
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Infarto de la Arteria Cerebral Media
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sci Rep
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China