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Anti-hypertensive Effects of Electroacupuncture at ST36 In Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat  

Park, Hyun-Jung (Department of Integrated Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University)
Kim, Hee-Young (Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston)
Kim, Sung-Ok (Department of Oriental Medical Science, Graduate School of East- West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University)
Hahm, Dae-Hyun (Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University)
Lee, Hye-Jung (Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University)
Shim, In-Sop (Department of Integrated Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University)
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Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine / v.23, no.3, 2009 , pp. 700-703 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study investigated whether electroacupuncture (EA) can alleviate hypertension and concomitant disorders such as decreased kidney weight and elevation of serum creatinine in spontaneous hypertensive rats. EA (2 Hz, 3 mA, 10 min) was applied to Joksamni (ST36) once daily for 7 days. Body weight, blood pressure and heart rate were measured on Day 0, 2, 6, 8, 10 and 12, and kidney weight and serum creatinine levels were examined after sacrifice (on Day 12 after last examination). In the ST36 group, the blood pressure were significantly decreased from 6thdays and its effects lasted up to Day12 (up to 5days after cessation of acupuncture), compared to control. And, significant decreases of the heart rates after EA at ST36 were also observed on Day 2, 6, and 8. However, there were no significant differences in daily body weight, kidney weight and serum creatinine between acupuncture and control group. These results showed that EA at ST36 caused anti-hypertension by decreasing blood pressure and heart rates in spontaneous hypertenstive rats, although it failed to alleviate concomitant disorders such as the decreased kidney weight and elevation of serum creatinine shown in hypertensive rats.
Keywords
Joksamni (ST36); spontaneously hypertensive rat; electroacupuncture;
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