Table 2.
The effect of electroacupuncture on neurological status and infarction volume in ischemia-reperfusion injury rats.
| Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (N = 12) | Sham (N = 12) | EA (N = 12) | |
| Neurological deficit score | |||
| D3 | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 7.00 (7.00, 8.00)∗∗∗ | 7.00 (7.00, 8.00)∗∗∗ |
| D15 | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 7.00 (7.00, 7.00)∗∗∗ | 4.00 (3.00, 4.00)∗# |
| Day 14–day 3 | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (−1.00, 0.00) | −4.00 (−4.00, −3.00)∗∗∗### |
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| Rotarod test | |||
| D3 | 85.92 (81.54, 133.56) | 34.22 (28.31, 42.77)∗∗∗ | 37.52 (32.72, 42.73)∗∗∗ |
| D15 | 91.78 (88.78, 105.34) | 38.35 (28.97, 42.43)∗∗∗ | 84.10 (76.83, 92.43)## |
| D15–D3 | 2.57 (−7.93, 7.78) | 3.53 (−0.39, 7.48) | 44.80 (41.69, 54.13)∗∗∗### |
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| Passive avoidance test | |||
| D3 | 226.40 (33.43, 300.00) | 300.00 (243.60, 300.00) | 300.00 (138.90, 300.00) |
| D15 | 167.00 (16.40, 300.00) | 49.00 (16.80, 276.93) | 271.75 (114.68, 300.00) |
| D15–D3 | −8.05 (−53.55, 10.05) | −168.75 (−275.85, −8.25) | −28.25 (−135.43, 0.00) |
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| Infarction volume | |||
| Ratio (N = 6) | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.19 ± 0.04∗∗∗ | 0.07 ± 0.04∗∗### |
Data are represented as median (Q1, Q3) or mean ± standard deviation. Normal: normal group; Sham: sham group; EA: electroacupuncture group; D3: 3rd day after reperfusion; D15 : 15th day after reperfusion; D15–D3: the difference between the 15th day and 3rd day; ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, and ∗∗∗p < 0.001 compared to normal; #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01, and ###p < 0.001 compared to sham.