Therapeutic effects of different durations of acupuncture on rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion
Acupuncture is regarded as an effective therapy for cerebral ischemia. Different acupuncture manipulations and durations may result in different therapeutic effects. In the present study, the Neiguan (PC6) acupoint of rats with occluded middle cerebral arteries was needled at a fixed frequency (3 Hz...
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doaj-00a6e06c966c4ff0af42b2b7ee22bc252020-11-25T03:41:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNeural Regeneration Research1673-53741876-79582015-01-0110115916410.4103/1673-5374.150727Therapeutic effects of different durations of acupuncture on rats with middle cerebral artery occlusionChao ZhangYan WenXiao-nong FanGuang TianXue-yi ZhouShi-zhe DengZhi-hong MengAcupuncture is regarded as an effective therapy for cerebral ischemia. Different acupuncture manipulations and durations may result in different therapeutic effects. In the present study, the Neiguan (PC6) acupoint of rats with occluded middle cerebral arteries was needled at a fixed frequency (3 Hz) with different durations, i.e., 5, 60 and 180 seconds under a twisting-rotating acupuncture method. Results showed that different durations of acupuncture had different therapeutic effects, with 60 seconds yielding a better therapeutic effect than the other two groups. This duration of treatment demonstrated rapid cerebral blood flow, encouraging recovery of neurological function, and small cerebral infarct volume. Experimental findings indicated that under 3 Hz frequency, the treatment of needling Neiguan for 60 seconds is effective for ischemic strokehttp://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2015;volume=10;issue=1;spage=159;epage=164;aulast=Zhangnerve regeneration; middle cerebral artery occlusion; manipulation; Neiguan; cerebral infarction volume; twisting-rotating method; duration; frequency; cerebral blood flow; neural regeneration |
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Chao Zhang Yan Wen Xiao-nong Fan Guang Tian Xue-yi Zhou Shi-zhe Deng Zhi-hong Meng Therapeutic effects of different durations of acupuncture on rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion Neural Regeneration Research nerve regeneration; middle cerebral artery occlusion; manipulation; Neiguan; cerebral infarction volume; twisting-rotating method; duration; frequency; cerebral blood flow; neural regeneration |
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Chao Zhang Yan Wen Xiao-nong Fan Guang Tian Xue-yi Zhou Shi-zhe Deng Zhi-hong Meng |
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Therapeutic effects of different durations of acupuncture on rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion |
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Therapeutic effects of different durations of acupuncture on rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion |
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Therapeutic effects of different durations of acupuncture on rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion |
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Therapeutic effects of different durations of acupuncture on rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion |
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Therapeutic effects of different durations of acupuncture on rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion |
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therapeutic effects of different durations of acupuncture on rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Neural Regeneration Research |
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1673-5374 1876-7958 |
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Acupuncture is regarded as an effective therapy for cerebral ischemia. Different acupuncture manipulations and durations may result in different therapeutic effects. In the present study, the Neiguan (PC6) acupoint of rats with occluded middle cerebral arteries was needled at a fixed frequency (3 Hz) with different durations, i.e., 5, 60 and 180 seconds under a twisting-rotating acupuncture method. Results showed that different durations of acupuncture had different therapeutic effects, with 60 seconds yielding a better therapeutic effect than the other two groups. This duration of treatment demonstrated rapid cerebral blood flow, encouraging recovery of neurological function, and small cerebral infarct volume. Experimental findings indicated that under 3 Hz frequency, the treatment of needling Neiguan for 60 seconds is effective for ischemic stroke |
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nerve regeneration; middle cerebral artery occlusion; manipulation; Neiguan; cerebral infarction volume; twisting-rotating method; duration; frequency; cerebral blood flow; neural regeneration |
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http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2015;volume=10;issue=1;spage=159;epage=164;aulast=Zhang |
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