• Title/Summary/Keyword: Pungyung($ST_{40}$

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A Study on Anti-oxidative Effect of Electroacupuncture at Pungnyung($ST_{40}$) in Rats (풍륭(豊隆) 전침(電鍼)의 항산화(抗酸化) 효과(效果)에 대한 실험적(實驗的) 연구(硏究))

  • Ahn, Young-Sang;Hong, Kwon-Eui;Yim, Yun-Kyoung
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.73-87
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    • 2008

  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to observe the anti-oxidative effects of electroacupuncture at Pungyung($ST_{40}$) in rats. Methods : The author performed several experiments, including measurements of body weightrelative liver weightslevels of albumin, total bilirubin, LDL-cholesterol, LDH, GOT and GPT in serum levels of SOD, glutathione, catalase, NO and MDA in the liver and histological analysis of the liver. Results : 1. Liver index was decreased in the $ST_{40}-EA$ group compared with the holder group and the control group. 2. LDL-cholesterol was significantly decreased in the $ST_{40}-EA$ group compared with the group. 3. SOD activity was significantly increased in the $ST_{40}-EA$ group and $ST_{40}-NR$ group compared with the control group. Glutathione activity was significantly increased in the $ST_{40}-EA$ group compared with the control group, the holder group, and the Sham-EA group. Catalase activity was significantly increased in the $ST_{40}-EA$ group compared with the control group and the holder group. Conclusions : These results suggest that electroacupuncture at $ST_{40}$ has an antioxidant effect in rats.

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