In Adjuvant-Induced Arthritic Rats, Acupuncture Analgesic Effects Are Histamine Dependent: Potential Reasons for Acupoint Preference in Clinical Practice
Table 1
Comparison of PT and degranulation ratios of MCs near ST-36 among different groups.
Groups
N
Pain thresholds (, s)
Degranulation ratios (, %)
Before model
After model
After treatment
Control
12
9.38 ± 0.19
9.27 ± 0.17
33.59 ± 0.72
Model
12
6.48 ± 0.28#
6.58 ± 0.35▵
39.71 ± 2.09
NS
11
6.10 ± 0.33#
6.68 ± 0.33▵
37.72 ± 2.33
Acu
12
6.58 ± 0.17#
8.77 ± 0.26*
57.61 ± 1.42*
His
12
6.27 ± 0.22#
8.50 ± 0.28*
57.03 ± 2.95*▲
Cro + His
13
6.41 ± 0.19#
7.86 ± 0.30
25.40 ± 1.80†
Cro + Acu
12
6.51 ± 0.19#
6.40 ± 0.36‡
36.03 ± 2.28‡
Cle + Acu
12
6.90 ± 0.21#
6.54 ± 0.26‡
51.54 ± 2.32
Cle + His
12
6.66 ± 0.18#
5.85 ± 0.28†
37.13 ± 1.90
Cle
22
6.70 ± 0.21#
7.41 ± 0.2
32.24 ± 1.40
#P < 0.01 versus control; *P < 0.01 versus model; ▵P < 0.01 versus control; †P < 0.01 versus His; ‡P < 0.01 versus Acu; ▲P < 0.01 versus NS. Data of control, model, NS, Acu, His groups were from earlier publication [4].
