[Effect of acupuncture on enzymology of motor neuron of anterior horn of experimental spinal cord injury in rats].
OBJECTIVE
To study the effect of acupuncture on enzymology of the motor neuron of anterior horn of injured spinal cord in rats.


METHODS
Chemical staining method was used to quantitatively analyze the acetylcholinesterase (ACHE), succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), acid phosphatase (ACP), changes in motor neuron of anterior horn of spinal cord simultaneously, and auto-analysis photogram apparatus was used to quantitatively analyze.


RESULTS
After spinal cord was injured, the AchE and SDH reduced, ACP raised; in the acupuncture group, ACHE and SDH were increased and ACP was lowered after acupuncture (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture could regulate enzymology of the motor neuron of anterior horn of injured spinal cord. Acupuncture could inhibit or delay the deterioration of neuron, and also could promote the recovery.
Wu
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Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of TCM, Harbin (150001).
Liu
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C
Chen
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D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D026881:Acupuncture; D000818:Animals; D000870:Anterior Horn Cells / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000201:enzymology*; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism
D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase