[Effects of acupuncture at "Sifeng" (EX-UE 10) on serum zinc and gastric emptying rate in the rat of experimental spleen deficiency].
OBJECTIVE
To probe the mechanism of acupuncture at Sifeng (EX-UE 10) for treatment of infant anorexia.


METHODS
Healthy rats were randomly divided into a control group, a model group and an acupuncture group. The model rats were made by intramuscular injection of Reserpine. The acupuncture group were treated with pricking at Sifeng (EX-UE 10) once daily for 2 weeks. After that, the gastric emptying rate and contents of Zn in the red cell and serum were observed in all the groups.


RESULTS
Compared with the model group, the gastric emptying rate was accelarated, and the serum Zn content was increased in the acupuncture group (P<0.01, P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture at Sifeng (EX-UE 10) has significant therapeutic effect on the rat with spleen deficiency, accelerating the gastric emptying rate and increasing the serum Zn content.
Fan
Hua
H
Department of Pediatrics, Huangshi City TCM Hospital, Hubei 435000, China.
Zhou
Shi-wei
SW
Gao
Tie-xiang
TX
Gao
Li
L
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000818:Animals; D000855:Anorexia / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
D015032:Zinc