Protective Effects of Acupuncture in Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Induced Lung Injury in Rats.
RatOtherSprague-DawleyMaleElectroacupuncture2/100 Hz stimulationApplied before cardiopulmonary bypass
Model: Acute lung injury induced by cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Electroacupuncture increased superoxide dismutase activity at 0.5 and 2 hours, reduced myeloperoxidase at 1 and 2 hours, malondialdehyde at 2 hours, caspase-3 activity at 1 hour and phosphorylated p38 and JNK at 0.5 hours, and lessened histological injury after bypass.
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