Effect of Electroacupuncture on Rats with Chronic Constriction Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain

Table 1

Effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on radiant heat test on SD rat with chronic constriction injury (CCI)-induced neuropathic pain (sec.).

	Normal	Control	Sham	2EA	15EA
D5	−0.01 ± 0.45	7.72 ± 0.54*	8.10 ± 1.02*	7.70 ± 0.87*	8.12 ± 0.66*
D6	0.01 ± 0.41	7.42 ± 1.22*	6.88 ± 1.35*	2.57±0.85^∗#¶	3.85±0.66^∗#¶
D7	0.08 ± 0.69	7.91 ± 1.66*	6.50 ± 1.07*	2.41±0.71^∗#¶	3.00±0.85^∗#¶
D8	0.16 ± 0.38	8.68 ± 1.17*	6.94 ± 0.94*	2.00±0.65^∗#¶	3.04±1.23^∗#¶
D11	−0.06 ± 0.44	8.24 ± 1.40*	7.72 ± 1.79*	1.87±1.24^∗#¶	1.93±0.79^∗#¶
D12	−0.11 ± 0.65	7.59 ± 1.41*	6.70 ± 0.90*	1.71±0.65^∗#¶	1.92±1.04^∗#¶
D13	0.17 ± 0.65	7.02 ± 0.85*	7.18 ± 0.98*	1.90±1.12^∗#¶	2.52±0.69^∗#¶

Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation. 𝑁=9; normal: normal group, no CCI, no EA; control: control group, CCI without EA; sham: sham group, CCI with sham EA; 2EA: 2EA group, CCI with 2 Hz EA on ipsilateral Zusanli andShangjuxu acupoints; 15EA: 15EA group, CCI with 15 Hz EA on ipsilateral Zusanli and Shangjuxu acupoints; D5: 5th day following ligation; D6: 6th day following ligation; D7: 7th day following ligation; D8: 8th day following ligation; D11: 11th day following ligation; D12: 12th day following ligation; D13: 13th day following ligation; *P < .001 compared with normal’; ^#P < .001 compared with Control; ¶P < .001 compared with sham.