Electroacupuncture and Brain Protection against Cerebral Ischemia: Specific Effects of Acupoints
Figure 5
Statistical data on the concentration of moving blood cells (CMBC) in the ischemic cortex in MCAO/reperfusion rats with/without EA at different acupoints. CMBCs were measured and compared between the groups. , MCAO + EA versus MCAO; , reperfusion versus MCAO; , reperfusion in MCAO + EA group versus reperfusion in MCAO group. Note that in the Ischemia group, MCAO (0 min) decreased CMBC to ~20% of the base level before MCAO (−5 min). After the onset of reperfusion, CMBC increased to ~55% of the base level. In the group of EA at Du 20 and Du 26, EA increased CMBC to ~65% of the base level. In the group of EA at left LI 11 and PC 6, EA increased CMBC to ~60% of the base level. After the onset of reperfusion, CMBC in the groups of EA at Du 20 and Du 26 and left LI 11 and PC 6 recovered faster than that in the Ischemia group. However, EA at right LI 11 and PC 6 or at left SP 6 and GB 34 did not significantly improve the CMBC.
