Effect of Acupuncture on Free Radicals in Rats with Early Experimental Spinal Cord Injury

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) a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of traditional Chinese medicine 2002-03, Vol.22 (1), p.51-54
Hauptverfasser:	Wu, Yonggang, Sun, Zhongren, Li, Zhigang, Zhao, Yonghou, Sun, Shentian
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological and medical sciences Electroacupuncture Female Free Radicals - metabolism Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents Male Malondialdehyde - metabolism Medical sciences Random Allocation Rats Rats, Wistar Spinal Cord Injuries - metabolism Superoxide Dismutase - metabolism Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	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
ISSN:	0255-2922