Examination of Efficacy of Acupuncture Needle Stimulus to Arthritis of Rat

2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 15590597
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: General internal medicine (including Psychosomatic medicine)
• Research Institution: Gifu University
• Principal Investigator: AKAO Seigou Gifu University, Graduate School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 大学院・医学研究科, 助教授 (70248037)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): FUJIWARA Hisayoshi Gifu University, Graduate School of Medicine, Professor, 大学院・医学研究科, 教授 (80115930) ; ONO Takamasa Gifu University, Graduate School of Medicine, Research Associate, 大学院・医学研究科, 助手 (80345777)
• Project Period (FY): 2003 – 2004
• Keywords: stimulation of acupuncture needle / mouse immunized against type II collagen

Research Abstract

We formed a hypothesis that the stimuli of acupuncture needle control arthritis of mouse. Arthritis model was made by immunizing mouse against type II collagen. Stimulation of acupuncture needle for 5 minutes to arthritis of mouse limbs was done every other day for a week. And we have studied next 5 items. 1. degree of arthritis 2. measurement of antigen against type II collagen 3. measurement of T cell and B cell 4. measurement of CD4 cell and CD8 cell 5. pathological findings of arthritis
But, we have had no meaningful evidence that stimuli of acupuncture needle control arthritis of mouse.
So we gave up our hypothesis.