Guang-Tong Lu, Xi-Sheng Fan, Xue-Song Wang, Guang Zuo, Yi Zhang, Ming-Jian Zhang, Miao Lin, Jin Liu, Jun Liu, Jun-Cha Zhang, Xu-Liang Shi, Yan-Fen She
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on Rho/Rho-associated coiled-coil-forming kinases (ROCK) signaling pathway of uterus tissue in rats with dysmenorrhea, so as to explore the underlying mechanism of EA treating primary dysmenorrhea (PD) and uterine smooth muscle spasm, and to observe whether there is a difference in the effect of meridian acupoints in Conception Vessel (CV) and Governer Vessel (GV). METHODS: Sixty female SD rats were randomly divided into saline, model, CV, GV, and non-acupoint groups, with 12 rats in each group...
April 25, 2024: Zhen Ci Yan Jiu, Acupuncture Research