Protective effect of electroacupuncture and moxibustion on gastric mucosal damage and its relation with nitric oxide in rats

Table 1 Effect of electroacupuncture and moxibustion of Zusanli point on LI, GMBF, PD and NO after gastric mucosal damage in rats(^-x±s)

Group	n	LI	GMBF (mL·min-1·100 g-1)	PD (mV)	NO
					Blood (μmol·L-1)	Antrum (ng·mg-1)
C	5	0	138.20 ± 4.37	20.82 ± 0.99	21.12 ± 1.89	53.30 ± 2.65
m	5	45.6 ± 3.2a	60.60 ± 6.09a	11.85 ± 0.82a	12.84 ± 1.54a	35.17 ± 1.57a
m + EA	5	31.4 ± 3.3c	92.55 ± 6.35c	15.84 ± 0.48c	18.65 ± 0.69c	48.51 ± 2.12c
m + M	5	33.8 ± 2.4c	95.91 ± 5.59c	15.96 ± 0.34c	18.53 ± 1.04c	48.49 ± 2.39c
L-arg + m	5	32.4 ± 3.2	106.22 ± 5.30	17.73 ± 0.22	18.93 ± 1.30	47.57 ± 2.86
SNP + m	5	30.0 ± 3.1	104.03 ± 7.57	17.89 ± 0.39	19.07 ± 1.29	47.18 ± 2.17
L-NNL + m	5	55.8 ± 2.8b	56.85 ± 5.96d	6.97 ± 0.32c	8.37 ± 0.27b	27.29 ± 1.71b
L-NNA + L-arg + m	5	46.8 ± 2.6	78.90 ± 5.10	10.93 ± 0.39	12.10 ± 1.23	33.76 ± 2.44
L-arg + m + EA	5	21.0 ± 0.9e	121.50 ± 3.55d	18.14 ± 0.44	24.70 ± 0.75d	50.63 ± 2.34
L-arg + m + M	5	27.1 ± 2.7d	97.46 ± 4.90	16.08 ± 0.45	21.06 ± 1.17	44.26 ± 2.01
SNP + m + EA	5	20.9 ± 0.8e	118.50 ± 4.21d	17.79 ± 0.59	24.80 ± 0.50d	45.17 ± 2.01
SNP + m + M	5	26.8 ± 2.2d	101.11 ± 5.23	14.73 ± 0.61	23.14 ± 1.52d	43.33 ± 1.97
L-NNA + m + EA	6	41.8 ± 2.1e	73.57 ± 5.43d	11.87 ± 0.41d	12.37 ± 1.78e	39.25 ± 1.66d
L-NNA + m + M	6	40.5 ± 3.0d	66.42 ± 5.42e	10.25 ± 0.72e	11.43 ± 1.03e	32.17 ± 2.35e
L-NNA + L-arg + m + EA	5	31.0 ± 1.2g	95.00 ± 3.78f	16.15 ± 0.74g	19.24 ± 0.54g	51.51 ± 2.14f
L-NNA + L-arg + m + M	5	31.5 ± 2.1g	70.76 ± 4.78	11.81 ± 0.53	12.88 ± 0.68	36.37 ± 2.29

^aP < 0.01 vs Group C;

^bP < 0.05,

^cP < 0.01 vs Group m;

^dP < 0.05,

^eP < 0.01 vs Group m + EA (orM);

^fP < 0.05,

^gP < 0.01 vs Group L-NNA + m + EA (or M).