Research Article

Effect of Acupuncture at LR3 on Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in a Rat Model of Hypertension: A 18F-FDG-PET Study

Table 3

Sites of changed brain glucose metabolism in the SHR + LR3 group versus the SHR + sham group at 60min after initial acupuncture or 24 h after completion of the 7-day treatment period.

Anatomical structureMax_Peak coordinates (mm)

Day 1
 Fimbria of hippocampus3.233.56
 Internal capsule3.213.54
Day 8
 Sensory cortex4.856.144.23
Day 8
 Accumbens nucleus6.681.967.12
 Basal ganglia6.291.967.56
 Caudate putamen5.012.237.03
 Thalamus4.511.808.70
 Ventral pallidum6.291.967.56

The upward arrow (↑) indicates increased glucose metabolism, and the downward arrow (↓) indicates decrease glucose metabolism.