Effect of acupuncture serum on intracellular Ca2+ concentration in cultured neurons / 中西医结合学报
Journal of Integrative Medicine
;
(12): 453-5, 2004.
Artigo
em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-450023
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the humoral factor of acupuncture in improving functional activities of the organism.METHODS:
Neurons of the cerebral cortex from the new born rats were taken to be cultured in a strictly controlled medium. Seven to ten days later, fluorescein-molecular probe Fluo-3AM was used for staining intracellular Ca(2+). Ca(2+) concentration and its changes after application of acupuncture serum were measured by using a laser confocal microscope. Normal serum and acupuncture serum were derived from the normal control rats and the rats undergoing electro-acupuncture of "Baihui (GV 20)", "Zusanli (ST 36)", "Quchi (LI 11)" and "Sanyinjiao (SP 6)" for 2 weeks.RESULTS:
After application of normal serum, the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration increased strikingly immediately at the beginning, and gradually got stable afterwards. When acupuncture serum was added to the culture fluid, Ca(2+) concentration lowered significantly.CONCLUSION:
These results suggest that bioactive substances in serum collected from rats undergoing acupuncture can affect the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration of the cerebral neurons, and the humoral factor may participate in the effect of acupuncture in regulating functional activities of the organism.
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Chinês
Revista:
Journal of Integrative Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2004
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