Effect of electroacupuncture at low frequencies on the Yintang (extra) and Baihui (GV20) points in a murine model with induced depression
| Autor: | Claudia G. Benítez-Cardoza, José Luis Vique-Sánchez, Ana Itzel Galíndez-Fuentes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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050402 sociology
Electroacupuncture business.industry media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment 05 social sciences Appetite 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0504 sociology Complementary and alternative medicine Murine model Anesthesia medicine Antidepressant Sham acupuncture Depression model business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Behavioural despair test |
| Zdroj: | Revista Internacional de Acupuntura. 14:60-63 |
| ISSN: | 1887-8369 |
| Popis: | Objective To evaluate the effect of electroacupuncture at low frequencies in a murine model using a modified depression model with the forced swimming test for seven weeks. Material and methods 12 mice of the CD-1 strain, two groups (n = 6), a group with electroacupuncture (EA) treatment (4–6 Hz, 14 sessions of 20 min, for seven weeks) and a group of sham acupuncture (Sham), using a modified depression model, with the forced swim test. Results and conclusions In this study, in the EA group a significant effect on depression was shown using the forced swim test. It was determined that the group with EA increased their body weight (on average by 4 g), which could be interpreted as a behavior that seeks to preserve life and therefore mice retain their appetite toward achieving adequate growth and development. In this way, it can be shown that EA has an antidepressant effect, favoring increased motivation to survive and reducing behaviors corresponding to states of depression. |
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