Effects of electro-acupuncture at Zusanli point on the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, the activity of diamine oxidase and the rate of water content in the small intestine in rats with sepsis

World Chinese Journal of Digestology

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2079-2082

  Hu, Sen ^a   Zhang, Li Jian ^a   Bai, Hui Ying ^a   Bao, Cheng Mei ^a  

^a The Affiliated Hospital of Chinese PLA Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Cholinergic; Electro acupuncture; Intestine; Sepsis; Tumour necrosis factor ; Zusanli

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER CONTAINING); CYTOKINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CECUM LIGATION; CECUM PUNCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTESTINE INJURY; JEJUNUM; LIGATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUNCTURE; RAT; SEPSIS; SHAM PROCEDURE; SMALL INTESTINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGOTOMY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 70349499208     PISSN: 10093079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v17.i20.2079     Document Type: Article

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