Electroacupuncture and Brain Protection against Cerebral Ischemia: Specific Effects of Acupoints
Figure 6
Statistical data representing the relative changes in velocity of the moving blood cells (Velocity) in the ischemic cortex in MCAO/reperfusion rats with/without EA at different acupoints. Velocities 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 Velocity to ~75% of the base level before MCAO (−5 min). After the onset of reperfusion, Velocity decreased further to 50% of baseline (before MCAO) level. In the EA at Du 20 and Du 26 or left LI 11 and PC 6 groups, EA decreased the Velocity from 75% to 50% of the baseline (). After the onset of reperfusion, Velocity 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 did not show a significant improvement in the velocity of moving blood cells. EA at left SP 6 and GB 34 acupoints showed a slight improvement in the velocity ().
