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KMID : 1129720080250020143
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2008 Volume.25 No. 2 p.143 ~ p.158
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A Study on the Anti-oxidative Effect of Electroacupuncture at Yangreungcheon(GB34) in rats
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Choi Joon-Soo
Lee Hyun
Yim Yun-Kyoung
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to observe the anti-oxidative effects of electroacupuncture at GB34(Yangreungcheon) in rats.
Methods: The authors performed several experimental items including measurements of body weight, relative liver weight, levels of albumin, total bilirubin, LDL-cholesterol, LDH, GOT and GPT in blood serum, levels of SOD, glutathione, catalase, NO and MDA in liver, and histological analysis of liver. The conclusions are as follows.
Results: 1. In the GB34-EA group, liver index was lower than those of the control group and the holder group. 2. In the GB34-EA group, the levels of albumin and total bilirubin in serum were increased significantly compared to those of the control and the holder group. LDL-cholesterol level was decreased significantly compared to those of the control group and the holder group. 3. In the GB34-EA group, liver SOD, glutathione, catalase activity were increased, and NO concentration in liver was decreased significantly compared to those of control and the holder group. 4. In the GB34-EA group, the density of liver tissue was more similarly maintained to that of the normal group compared to those of the control group, holder group and sham-EA group.
Conclusions: These results suggest that electroacupuncture at GB34 may have an antioxidant effect in rat.
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KEYWORD
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anti-oxidation, Yangreungcheon(GB34), electroacupuncture
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