title: Paraclinical investigations of electroacupuncture analgesia in a rabbit ovariohysterectomy.
abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate paraclinical changes in glycemia, serum cortisol, and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) due to electroacupuncture analgesia (EAA) in a rabbit undergoing an ovariohysterectomy. Seven clinically healthy New Zealand white rabbits were used in this study. Local and systemic analgesia was represented by EAA. Blood samples were collected at preoperative, operative, and postoperative times. At the operative time, increased cortisolemia does not promote a proportional increase in glycemia even though it is correlated with an increased level of ACTH. EAA follows the stress mechanism, which is coordinated by neuroendocrine activity. EAA in a rabbit ovariohysterectomy underscores the crucial involvement of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis with a direct influence on paraclinical changes, including changes in glycemia, cortisol, and ACTH, which are specific for stress changes.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Propedeutics, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Electronic address: valiparmen@yahoo.com.
authors: Valentin
authors: V
authors: Parmen
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Propedeutics, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors: Cosmin
authors: C
authors: Pestean
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Propedeutics, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors: Ciprian
authors: C
authors: Ober
authors: Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors: Mircea
authors: M
authors: Mircean
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Propedeutics, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors: Liviu
authors: L
authors: Oana
mesh_terms: D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010053:Ovary / Q000601:surgery; D059408:Pain Management; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D005947:Glucose; D006854:Hydrocortisone
keywords: adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); cortisol; electroacupuncture analgesia (EAA); glycemia; ovariohysterectomy