Acupuncture in a Rat Model of AsthmaDong-Dong Zhou 1, Guang-Quan Zhang 1, Qing-Yi Zhao 1, Mi Cheng 1, Jin Lu 1, Yu Wang 1, Yu-Dong Xu 1, Yan-Jiao Chen 1, Yong-Qing Yang 1, Lei-Miao Yin 1,2
1Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2Shanghai Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Service
A high platform can fix rats without restriction and completely expose the acupoints on the back during acupuncture manipulation. This article describes methods for the fabrication of the high platform, establishes a rat model of asthma and measures changes in respiratory function using a noninvasive and real-time whole-body plethysmography (WBP) system.
