| Literature DB >> 11977524 |
Yonggang Wu1, Zhongren Sun, Zhigang Li, Yonghou Zhao, Shentian Sun.
Abstract
Effect of acupuncture on free radicals after spinal cord injury was observed in rats with experimental spinal cord injury (SCI). Results indicated that within 24 hours after SCI malondialdehyde (MDA) increased progressively, 2 hours after SCI it reached the peak; and the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity decreased significantly at the same hours, the decrease being the most marked 2-6 hours after SCI. The MDA content in the acupuncture group was significantly lower (P < 0.05) and the SOD activity higher (P < 0.01) than that of the control group respectively. It is suggested that acupuncture inhibits production of MDA and increases the SOD activity.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 11977524
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Tradit Chin Med ISSN： 0255-2922 Impact factor: 0.848