Effects of acupuncture on embryo quality in superovulating mice

VernacularTitle:针刺对超排卵小鼠胚胎质量的影响?
Author: Yuanyuan ZHANG ¹ ; Deguang DING ; Shuxiu ZHU
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1. 湖北中医药大学湖北430065
Keywords: acupuncture; embryo quality; implantation rate; mouse
From: Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;(2):169-172
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore effects of electroacupuncture on embryo quality in superovulating mice. Methods 60 female mice were randomly divided into natural group, negative control group, su-perovulating group and electroacupuncture group. Acupuncture group was treated with electroacupuncture on Sanyinjiao(SP6), Guanyuan(RN3) and Zhongji(RN4). Embryonic quality was evaluated based on the embryonic development status and blastula evaluation system. Results Superovulating group presen-ted with the most number of embryos. High-quality embryo rate was relatively low. Moreover, the rate of Grade 3~6 blastocyst was the lowest in superovulating group. Compared with superovulating group, blas-tocyst rate in the electroacupuncture group was not significantly different (P>0. 05). However, rates of high-quality blastocyst and Grade 3~6 blastocyst were higher than the superovulating group with statisti-cal significance ( P<0 . 05 ) . Conclusion Acupuncture can improve embryo quality in superovulating mice and possibly improve implantation rate.