[The more efficacious acupoints of Zusanli and Sanyinjiao than that of non-acupoints on bone mass in osteopenic ovariectomized rats].
Chin J Integr Med
; 11(3): 209-16, 2005 Sep.
Article
en Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16181537
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To clarify whether the acupoints of Zusanli (ST36) and Sanyinjiao (SP6) have specific actions other than non-acupoints to bone.METHODS:
Forty Sprague-Dawley female rats were divided into five groups Sham operated (sham) group; Ovariectomized (OVX, model) group; non-acupuncture group; OVX, needling on Zusanli and Sanyinjiao (Acp-A) group; OVX, needling on the reverse sides of Zusanli and Sanyinjiao (Acp-B) group; OVX, periostineal stimulation on the same height as points of Zusanli and Sanyinjiao (Acp-C) group. The experiment was continued for 23 weeks and then all animals were sacrificed.RESULTS:
OVX had a significantly higher body weight and lower bone mineral density (BMD) on the lumbar vertebrae, total femora and tibiae than sham rats, however, Acp-A showed a higher BMD compared with the other OVX groups. On the other hand, bone weights, bone strength and bone morphometry such as trabecular volume, trabecular separation, labeled width and bone formation rate also showed the same improvements in Acp-A as compared to the other OVX rats.CONCLUSION:
The stimulation on Zusanli and Sanyinjiao specifically prevented the development of osteopenic rats compared with non-acupoints.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Óseas Metabólicas
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Puntos de Acupuntura
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Densidad Ósea
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Chin J Integr Med
Asunto de la revista:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón