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Efeitos da acupuntura e da eletroacupuntura sobre o estresse oxidativo e a infl...
Acioli, Porfírio Cezar PassosThe efects of acupuncture (Ac) and Electroacupuncture (EAc) were evaluated using an experimental rat model of ischemia/reperfusion (IR) of the testis. In Traditonal Chinese Medicine, these forms of therapies are used in the promotion of organic equilbrium, through stimulation of specifc neurotransmiters producing nerve pathways, resulting in a analgesic and anti-nflammatory autonomic regulatory. response. In th...
Protective effects of abdominal electroacupuncture on oxidative stress and infl...
Acioli, Porfírio Cezar Passos; Albuquerque, Andrea de Oliveira; Guimarães, Isaac Bevilaqua de Albuquerque; Araujo, Roberto Wagner Bezerra deABSTRACTPURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of acupuncture (Ac) and electroacupuncture (EAc) on oxidative stress and inflammation in testis torsion/detorsion (T/D) model in rats.METHODS: Thirty male Wistar rats were randomized into five groups. G1 Group (Sham) served as control. The remaining groups were submitted to spermatic cord torsion (720°) for 3 hours, followed by detorsion and reperfusion for 4 hours. Befo...