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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020

Auricular Acupuncture to Lower Blood Pressure Involves the Adrenal Gland in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats.

Huong Thi Mai Nguyen, Der-Yen Lee, Hung-Ming Wu, Ching-Liang Hsieh

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Huong Thi Mai NguyenInternational Master Program in Acupuncture, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3347-9308
Der-Yen LeeGraduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
Hung-Ming WuDepartment of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan.
Ching-Liang HsiehGraduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8187-4716
China Medical University · TWChanghua Christian Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Auricular acupuncture is used to treat cardiac-related diseases such as hypertension. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of auricular acupuncture on blood pressure (BP) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). The treatment group (TG) received auricular electroacupuncture (EA) at the auricle heart (CO15) and auricle shenmen (TEF3) points. Heart rate (HR) and BP, GABA-A expression, catecholamine, and neurotransmitter levels were measured. The HR was reduced after 7 auricular EA treatments compared with controls (all

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