Influence of Electroacupuncture at "Shuigou" and "Jing Acupoints" Respectively on Calmodulin Activity in Rat Ischemic Cerebral Region[J]. Acupuncture research, 2002, (2): 102-104.
Influence of Electroacupuncture at "Shuigou" and "Jing Acupoints" Respectively on Calmodulin Activity in Rat Ischemic Cerebral Region[J]. Acupuncture research, 2002, (2): 102-104.DOI:
发挥肯定的脑保护作用Objective: To observe the influence of electroacupuncture(EA) at "Shuigou" (GV 26) and "Jing acupoints" respectively on the content of calmodulin(CaM) activity in rat ischemic cerebral region. Methods: The animal models of the cerebral ischemic with reperfusion were made by electric coagulation of bilateral vertebral arteries and occlusion of the ipsilateral common carotid artery. A total of 45 Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: ① normal control group(n=9)
② model control group(n=9)
③ sham-operation group(n=9)
④ EA of "Shuigou" group(2~20 Hz
20 min
n=9)
⑤ EA of "Jing acupoints" group["Shangyang" (LI 1)
"Zhongchong"(PC 9)
"Lidui" (ST 45)
"Zuqiaoyin" (GB 44)
2~20 Hz
20 min
n=9]. CaM activity of the ischemic cerebral tissues was measured by using phosphodiesterase method. Results: In model group
CaM activity of the ischemic cerebral region elevated obviously in comparison with normal control group and sham-operation group (P<0.001).Following administration of EA
active CaM contents were significantly lower than that of model group (P<0.001). There was no evident difference between EA of "Shuigou" group and EA of "Jing acupoints" group in CaM contents(P>0.05). But CaM contents in both EA groups were still significantly higher than those of normal control group and sham-operation group(P<0.001
P<0.01). Conclusion: Both EA of "Shuigou" and "Jing acupoints" can reduce ischemia-reperfusion induced increase of active CaM level in the rat.