Effect of Electroacupuncture with Acupoint Selection by Heavenly Stems on Eosinophil Apoptosis in Guinea Pigs with Asthma

VernacularTitle:纳子法电针治疗对哮喘模型豚鼠嗜酸性粒细胞凋亡的影响
Author: Yan CAI ; Wenyu CHEN ; Chuangrong CHEN ; Xina JIE ; Jin YU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: ASTHMA/acup-mox therapy; ACUPOINT SELECTION BY HEAVENLY STEMS; LUNG/pathology; APOPTOSIS; DISEASE MODELS,ANIMAL; GUINEA PIGS
From: Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1999;0(02):-
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of acupoint selection by heavenly stems on eosinophils(EOS) in guinea pigs with asthma.Methods Forty-eight guinea pigs were randomized into four groups: group A(timely electroacupuncture at the period of the day from 3 p.m.to 5 p.m.),group B(un-timely electroacupuncture at the period of the day from 9 a.m.to 11 a.m.),group C(model group) and group D(normal control group).Asthma was induced by chicken ovalbumin in groups A,B and C.The hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining method and terminal-deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated nick end labeling(TUNEL) method were applied in the pathological and quantitative observation of eosinophils(EOS) in lung slices.Results The number of EOS was increased in model group(P