Manual acupuncture alleviates bladder dysfunction and ameliorates oxidative stress in a rat model of diabetic neurogenic bladder
Our findings suggest that MA improved bladder dysfunction and that this may be related to upregulation of mRNA and protein expression of Nrf2, NQO1 and GSH-Px, which may reduce oxidative stress and protect bladder smooth muscle.
Authors
- Fu-Rui Miao
- Jingwen Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5233-9693)
- Ningjing Qin
- Yu-Shan Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6951-3937)
- Hui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5670-8102)
- Rui Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4526-2832)
- Yujun He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2713-6106)
Institutions
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Zhejiang Taizhou Hospital (CN)
- Taizhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acupuncture in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09645284251381834
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.84