Effect of Acupuncture on Free Radicals in Rats with Early Experimental Spinal Cord Injury

Effect of acupuncture on free radicals after spinal cord injury was observed in rats with experimental spinal cord injury (SCI). Results indicated that within 24 hours after SCI malondialdehyde (MDA) increased progressively, 2 hours after SCI it reached the peak; and the superoxide dismutase (SOD) a...

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Published in:Journal of traditional Chinese medicine 2002-03, Vol.22 (1), p.51-54
Main Authors: Wu, Yonggang, Sun, Zhongren, Li, Zhigang, Zhao, Yonghou, Sun, Shentian
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Electroacupuncture
Female
Free Radicals - metabolism
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Male
Malondialdehyde - metabolism
Medical sciences
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Rats
Rats, Wistar
Spinal Cord Injuries - metabolism
Superoxide Dismutase - metabolism
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Effect of acupuncture on free radicals after spinal cord injury was observed in rats with experimental spinal cord injury (SCI). Results indicated that within 24 hours after SCI malondialdehyde (MDA) increased progressively, 2 hours after SCI it reached the peak; and the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity decreased significantly at the same hours, the decrease being the most marked 2-6 hours after SCI. The MDA content in the acupuncture group was significantly lower (P
ISSN:0255-2922