Laser acupuncture on ST36 promotes serum protein concentration in adolescent rats

Handayani, Selfi; Ramelan, Ari Handono; Yarsa, Kristanto Yuli; Indarto, Dono; Purwanto, Bambang; Saputro, Koosnadi; Tamtomo, Didik Gunawan

doi:10.15562/bmj.v7i3.1170

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“…Laser irradiation on ST-36 and GV-20 + ST-36 was shown to increase serum concentrations of IGF-1. At the same time, another publication [ 63 ] from the same research group showed that the serum protein concentration was increased when stimulating ST-36 and GV-20 + ST-36 with LA in adolescent rats. In TCM theory, kidney strength is manifested in strong bones.…”

Section: La On Single Pointmentioning

confidence: 98%

The Application of Laser Acupuncture in Animal Experiments: A Narrative Review of Biological Aspects

Yang

Litscher

Sun

et al. 2021

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Experimental studies on animals are conducted in almost all areas of medical research. The experiments offer insights into diseases and expand biomedical knowledge. Animal experiments are also imperative for studying acupuncture treatment mechanisms and the exploration of innovative acupuncture techniques. Laser acupuncture (LA), as a promising alternative to traditional manual acupuncture (MA), has the characteristics of painless and controllable stimulation. Today, society is more aware of animal welfare than previous generations. The use of noninvasive LA as a substitute for invasive MA in basic experimental research of acupuncture should be encouraged. Thus, we conducted an overview of animal experiments in the research field of LA from January 1978 to April 2020. After careful research, 52 studies were included in the work. Among these studies, both single-point and multipoint LA studies have been reported. To make noninvasive LA better in replacing invasive MA in experimental animal research of acupuncture, further experiments should focus on exploring uniform criteria for selecting laser parameters and revealing the extent to which the curative effect of LA depends on the property of acupuncture points rather than the characteristics of photobiomodulation.

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Section: La On Single Pointmentioning

confidence: 98%