The Effects of So-Called 'Forbidden Acupuncture Points' on Pregnancy Outcome in Wistar Rats

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dc.contributor.authorGuerreiro da Silva, Andre Vilella [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorNakamura, Mary Uchiyama [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorCordeiro, Jose Antonio
dc.contributor.authorSilva, João Bosco Guerreiro da
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Gloria Elisa Florido
dc.contributor.authorBurdmann, Emmanuel de Almeida
dc.contributor.institutionRio Preto Med Coll
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-24T14:06:01Z
dc.date.available2016-01-24T14:06:01Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: This study sought to determine if acupuncture in LI4 and SP6, or in sacral points could harm the pregnancy outcome in Wistar rats as is believed according to traditional knowledge. Methods: 48 pregnant Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: total control where the rats were left in cages without manipulation; anesthetized control where the rats were manipulated and anesthetized but did not received electroacupuncture; peripheral points and sacral points were the rats were anesthetized and received 4 acupuncture points - LI4-SP6 and BL27-28, respectively. the primary end point was embryonic loss after implantation, defined as (number of implantations - number of embryos in development) x 100 / number of implantations. Other evaluated parameters were fetal death, abortions, number of fetuses, and resorptions, resorption index (number of resorptions / total of implantations), maternal weight gain, and fetal weight. Results: There were no differences in embryonic loss after implantation (p = 0.45), fetal death (p = 1), abortions (p = 1), number of fetuses (p = 0.79), resorptions (p = 0.3), and resorption index (p = 0.45). There were differences in maternal weight gain and fetal weight, but they seemed unrelated to the treatment. Conclusions: We found no evidence that acupuncture in LI4-SP6 and sacral points could be harmful to the pregnancy outcome in Wistar rats.en
dc.description.affiliationRio Preto Med Coll, BR-15015770 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.format.extent10-14
dc.identifierhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000323566
dc.identifier.citationForschende Komplementarmedizin. Basel: Karger, v. 18, n. 1, p. 10-14, 2011.
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000323566
dc.identifier.issn1021-7096
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/33330
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000290563300003
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherKarger
dc.relation.ispartofForschende Komplementarmedizin
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.licensehttp://www.karger.com/Services/RightsPermissions
dc.subjectAcupunctureen
dc.subjectElectroacupunctureen
dc.subjectObstetricsen
dc.subjectPregnancyen
dc.subjectAdverse effectsen
dc.subjectRatsen
dc.titleThe Effects of So-Called 'Forbidden Acupuncture Points' on Pregnancy Outcome in Wistar Ratsen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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