title: [Effect of Preconditioning of Catgut Implantation at Acupoints on Changes of Behavior and EEG in Epileptic Rats].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effect of preconditioning of catgut implantation on changes of behavior and EEG of rats with epilepsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control, model, catgut implantation, medication groups (10 rats/group). The catgut implantation was performed at "Yintang" (EX 2) to "Baihui" (GV 20) and "Changqiang" (GV 1) on day 1, 4 and 7. The epileptic model was made by intraperitoneal injection of penicillin sodium on the last day of the treatment. In the medication group, intragastric administration of valproic acid sodium was conducted once a day for consecutive 7 days. Behavior measurement and EEG recording were carried out shortly after the penicillin administration.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with the model group, the seizure latency was notably increased in the catgut implantation group and the medication group (P < 0.01), without significant difference between the last two groups (P > 0.05). The degree of the seizure attack was less severe in the catgut implantation group and the medication group (P < 0.01), without significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). Similar to valproic acid sodium, catgut implantation significantly reduced the amplitude and accelerated the frequency of EEG (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Catgut implantation can delay the seizure attack latency, alleviate the severity, regulate the amplitude and frequency of the epileptiform discharges, giving rise to evident antiepileptic effect.
authors.forename: Ze
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Ru-lin
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: Chun-ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu-lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lin-jing
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002398:Catgut / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar