Yellow Laser Stimulation at GV2 Acupoint Mitigates Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Motor Deficit in Spinal Cord Injury Rats

Table 4

The effect of yellow laser acupuncture on oxidative stress parameters in spinal cord.

Group	MDA level (nmol/mg protein)	SOD activity (U/mg. Protein)	CAT activity (U/mg protein)	GPx activity (U/mg protein)
Naïve intact	0.07±0.006^##	27.13±1.434^###	49.37±5.691^###	5.14±0.753^###
Sham operation+ sham laser acupuncture	0.07±0.009^##	25.37±1.797^###	46.16±10.049	4.91±0.658^###
SCI + sham laser acupuncture	0.13±0.01	10.90±1.03	13.47±0.99	1.54±0.11
SCI+GV2 laser acupuncture	0.08±0.003^##	19.70±1.06	32.01±1.04	3.39±0.091

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM, -value<.01 and .001 respectively; compared with naïve intact, -value<.01and.001 respectively; compared with sham operation+ sham laser acupuncture, -value<.01 and .001, respectively, compared with SCI + sham laser acupuncture.