Effects of Electroacupuncture on the Evolution of Fecal Peritonitis in Mice

Autor:	Hernandez Carreta Pimentel, Fausto Edmundo Lima Pereira, Fernando Antônio Martins Bermudes, Regina A.C. Coelho, Eliana Ferraz Brito
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	business.industry Electroacupuncture medicine.medical_treatment Fecal peritonitis Intraperitoneal injection Outcome measures Male mice Peritonitis medicine.disease Complementary and alternative medicine Anesthesia Acupuncture Medicine business Feces
Zdroj:	Medical Acupuncture. 23:137-141
ISSN:	1933-6594 1933-6586
DOI:	10.1089/acu.2011.0811
Popis:	Background: There are few observations on the impact of electroacupuncture on the evolution of infectious diseases. Objective: The aim of this trial was to study the effect of electroacupuncture on the evolution of fecal peritonitis in mice. Subjects: Ten mice were submitted to acupuncture and electroacupuncture treatment immediately after induction of fecal peritonitis, and the evolution of infection was compared to mice receiving the same acupuncture but no electrostimulation. Setting Experiments were developed at the Infectious Diseases Unit, of the Federal University of Espirito Santo, in Vitora, ES, Brazil. Intervention: Twenty Swiss male mice received an intraperitoneal injection of a suspension of homologous feces (1:9 dilution). Needles were inserted in ST 36 and GB 30 acupoints in all animals. One group (EA group, 10 mice) received electrostimulation (30 minutes, 2Hz, 3 mA) and the other group of mice (control group, 10 mice) did not receive electrostimulation. Main Outcome Measures: Leu...
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