Research Article

Effects of Moxibustion Stimulation on the Intensity of Infrared Radiation of Tianshu (ST25) Acupoints in Rats with Ulcerative Colitis

Table 2

Intensity of infrared radiation of ST25 and the control points in UC model rats (mean ± SD).

WL (μm)NL-ST25L-ST25-NR-ST25R-ST25-N

1.509−0.003 ± 0.0350.023 ± 0.025Δ0.009 ± 0.0140.010 ± 0.022
1.7590.005 ± 0.0250.013 ± 0.0240.021 ± 0.0280.016 ± 0.021
2.0090.017 ± 0.0300.026 ± 0.0210.007 ± 0.0250.020 ± 0.030
2.2590.008 ± 0.0330.016 ± 0.0240.018 ± 0.0260.025 ± 0.023
2.5090.022 ± 0.0180.018 ± 0.0230.013 ± 0.0270.022 ± 0.025
2.7590.024 ± 0.0190.025 ± 0.0200.022 ± 0.0170.028 ± 0.019
3.0090.021 ± 0.0230.023 ± 0.0220.029 ± 0.0210.025 ± 0.020
3.2590.015 ± 0.0300.027 ± 0.0230.016 ± 0.0240.028 ± 0.028
3.5090.030 ± 0.0210.045 ± 0.0270.036 ± 0.0260.052 ± 0.029
3.7590.043 ± 0.0170.053 ± 0.0200.039 ± 0.0220.051 ± 0.030
4.0090.031 ± 0.0330.040 ± 0.0330.038 ± 0.0360.034 ± 0.031
4.2590.059 ± 0.0350.075 ± 0.0360.077 ± 0.0410.071 ± 0.042
4.5090.073 ± 0.0180.091 ± 0.0140.074 ± 0.0250.093 ± 0.028
4.7590.084 ± 0.0230.107 ± 0.021Δ0.096 ± 0.0260.103 ± 0.020
5.0090.085 ± 0.0160.105 ± 0.022Δ0.087 ± 0.0190.112 ± 0.022Δ
5.2590.109 ± 0.0410.124 ± 0.0350.121 ± 0.0390.128 ± 0.030
5.5090.079 ± 0.0220.101 ± 0.0280.088 ± 0.0300.111 ± 0.028
5.7590.070 ± 0.0190.086 ± 0.0280.075 ± 0.0290.084 ± 0.025
6.0090.095 ± 0.0280.111 ± 0.0270.102 ± 0.0240.116 ± 0.024
6.2590.065 ± 0.0190.078 ± 0.0230.073 ± 0.0340.085 ± 0.029
6.5090.062 ± 0.0330.082 ± 0.0350.067 ± 0.0350.084 ± 0.032
6.7590.164 ± 0.0280.170 ± 0.0210.165 ± 0.0390.191 ± 0.037
7.0090.232 ± 0.0300.246 ± 0.0320.234 ± 0.0420.282 ± 0.049Δ
7.2590.328 ± 0.0490.348 ± 0.0230.334 ± 0.0530.394 ± 0.049ΔΔ
7.5090.359 ± 0.0540.378 ± 0.0460.378 ± 0.0740.452 ± 0.067Δ
7.7590.408 ± 0.0660.414 ± 0.0410.408 ± 0.0780.492 ± 0.065ΔΔ
8.0090.457 ± 0.0750.482 ± 0.0350.472 ± 0.0780.559 ± 0.076Δ
8.2590.474 ± 0.0750.504 ± 0.0550.484 ± 0.0880.586 ± 0.087ΔΔ
8.5090.482 ± 0.0720.506 ± 0.0600.491 ± 0.0810.590 ± 0.084ΔΔ
8.7590.546 ± 0.0880.575 ± 0.0560.569 ± 0.0880.671 ± 0.095Δ
9.0090.635 ± 0.0950.666 ± 0.0720.657 ± 0.1050.792 ± 0.117ΔΔ
9.2590.671 ± 0.1040.705 ± 0.0700.698 ± 0.1020.835 ± 0.102ΔΔ
9.5090.738 ± 0.1140.788 ± 0.0720.772 ± 0.1150.912 ± 0.113ΔΔ
9.7590.778 ± 0.1170.824 ± 0.0900.805 ± 0.1240.946 ± 0.126Δ
10.0090.791 ± 0.1130.834 ± 0.0950.817 ± 0.1310.971 ± 0.116ΔΔ
10.2590.791 ± 0.1170.827 ± 0.0930.814 ± 0.1340.964 ± 0.118Δ
10.5090.676 ± 0.1180.715 ± 0.1000.711 ± 0.1260.852 ± 0.119Δ
10.7590.600 ± 0.0990.642 ± 0.0860.633 ± 0.1150.742 ± 0.111Δ
11.0090.551 ± 0.0970.588 ± 0.0830.573 ± 0.1110.660 ± 0.097
11.2590.505 ± 0.0810.549 ± 0.0900.541 ± 0.1070.616 ± 0.104
11.5090.456 ± 0.0910.485 ± 0.0780.488 ± 0.0950.567 ± 0.085
11.7590.415 ± 0.0860.447 ± 0.0610.433 ± 0.0920.513 ± 0.069Δ
12.0090.377 ± 0.0670.414 ± 0.0450.407 ± 0.0690.474 ± 0.062Δ
12.2590.383 ± 0.0650.430 ± 0.0610.413 ± 0.0700.473 ± 0.070
12.5090.385 ± 0.0570.414 ± 0.0470.402 ± 0.0650.473 ± 0.070Δ
12.7590.377 ± 0.0600.396 ± 0.0500.380 ± 0.0690.453 ± 0.059Δ
13.0090.351 ± 0.0740.385 ± 0.0470.365 ± 0.0700.440 ± 0.061Δ
13.2590.447 ± 0.0720.477 ± 0.0500.465 ± 0.0680.548 ± 0.077Δ
13.5090.554 ± 0.0710.590 ± 0.0460.578 ± 0.0910.674 ± 0.092Δ
13.7590.555 ± 0.0920.597 ± 0.0700.580 ± 0.0910.677 ± 0.097Δ
14.0090.454 ± 0.0910.488 ± 0.0730.473 ± 0.0950.564 ± 0.089Δ
14.2590.396 ± 0.0780.444 ± 0.0660.423 ± 0.0860.500 ± 0.091
14.5090.351 ± 0.0760.383 ± 0.0700.375 ± 0.0740.444 ± 0.073
14.7590.255 ± 0.0480.288 ± 0.0510.267 ± 0.0640.312 ± 0.053
15.0090.217 ± 0.0410.238 ± 0.0430.221 ± 0.0500.254 ± 0.041
15.2590.185 ± 0.0320.202 ± 0.0300.196 ± 0.0400.215 ± 0.049
15.5090.196 ± 0.0350.205 ± 0.0350.201 ± 0.0440.221 ± 0.041
15.7590.193 ± 0.0260.211 ± 0.0350.208 ± 0.0370.219 ± 0.040
16.0090.158 ± 0.0300.171 ± 0.0330.164 ± 0.0350.180 ± 0.040

WL: wavelength, L-ST25: left ST25, L-ST25-N: left ST25 control point, R-ST25: right ST25, R-ST25-N: right control point. The intensity of infrared radiation of ST25 in model rats was found to be significantly different from that of the ipsilateral control point (ΔP < 0.05, ΔΔP < 0.01).