In this experiment,we have observed the effects of acupuncture on the contents ofenkephalins in different brain regions and corticosterone in plasma of rats with endotoxin shock.Theresults showed that after acupunctur...In this experiment,we have observed the effects of acupuncture on the contents ofenkephalins in different brain regions and corticosterone in plasma of rats with endotoxin shock.Theresults showed that after acupuncture the endogenous enkephalins were significantly decreased(P【0.05)in the midbrain and brain stem of endotoxin shock rats,suggesting the anti-shock of acupuncture might be related to the enkephalins in the midbrain and brain stem.In addition,there was a rising trend in plasma corticosterone of the rats with toxic shock.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National fund of Natural Science.
文摘In this experiment,we have observed the effects of acupuncture on the contents ofenkephalins in different brain regions and corticosterone in plasma of rats with endotoxin shock.Theresults showed that after acupuncture the endogenous enkephalins were significantly decreased(P【0.05)in the midbrain and brain stem of endotoxin shock rats,suggesting the anti-shock of acupuncture might be related to the enkephalins in the midbrain and brain stem.In addition,there was a rising trend in plasma corticosterone of the rats with toxic shock.