title: [Effect of electro-acupuncture and transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on experimental diabetes and its neuropathy].
abstract: In this paper, the experimental diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin (STZ, i.p. 50 mg/kg) were divided into three groups, electro-acupuncture (EA group, n = 8), transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS group, n = 8), at bilateral Shenshu and Zusanli points for 20 minutes once every 2-3 days for five weeks, and without any treatment (DM group, n = 6) respectively. As compared with the DM group, the increased plasma glucose levels was lowered significantly in EA group (P < 0.05) and slightly in TENS group (P > 0.05) by the end of the sixth week. And the symtoms of polyphagia, polydipsia and polyuria were attenuated in EA group. The motor nerve conduction velocity slowing was prevented or corrected after a course of four and six weeks treatment in EA and TENS group respectively. In the DM and TENS groups the pain threshold was lowered at 6-20 days after injection of STZ, but elevated in EA group, their differences were of significance (P < 0.05). In general, the efficiency of EA treatment on experimental diabetes and its neuropathy was better than that of TENS therapy.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000628:therapy*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000628:therapy*; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D008297:Male; D017288:Pain Threshold; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose