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The Changes in Blood Flow Seen in the Eye after Foot Acupuncture Treatment in Mice
Joint Authors
Nishinaka, Anri
Nitta, Koki
Hara, Hideaki
Seki, Takashi
Shimazawa, Masamitsu
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acupuncture is used to treat a wide variety of eye diseases, although there is little evidence about the effects of acupuncture treatment and the mechanisms responsible for them.
Foot acupuncture treatment has effects in both mice and humans.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of acupuncture treatment on ocular blood flow in mice.
We evaluated ocular blood flow in C57BL/6J mice after foot acupuncture treatment using laser speckle flowgraphy.
The mean blur rate, which is an index of blood flow velocity, was increased in the foot acupuncture group.
Our results showed that, after 3 minutes’ foot acupuncture, ocular blood flow was significantly increased in both the blood vessels and tissue of the eye in C57BL/6J mice.
Thus, performing acupuncture in mice might help to determine its effects.
Furthermore, acupuncture is considered to be a possible treatment for ocular disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nishinaka, Anri& Nitta, Koki& Seki, Takashi& Hara, Hideaki& Shimazawa, Masamitsu. 2020. The Changes in Blood Flow Seen in the Eye after Foot Acupuncture Treatment in Mice. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156926
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nishinaka, Anri…[et al.]. The Changes in Blood Flow Seen in the Eye after Foot Acupuncture Treatment in Mice. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156926
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nishinaka, Anri& Nitta, Koki& Seki, Takashi& Hara, Hideaki& Shimazawa, Masamitsu. The Changes in Blood Flow Seen in the Eye after Foot Acupuncture Treatment in Mice. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156926
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1156926