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Table 1 Data of 16 included studies

From: Effects of acupuncture on vascular dementia (VD) animal models: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Trial

Species(Na/Nc)

Age(month)

Weigh(g)

Model

Acupuncture(acupoints)

Control intervention

Outcome assessment

Result

Wang 2004 [11]

SD rats (14/13)

SD rats (14/13)

2~ 3

200–250

4-VO

EA,20 min/d for 15d, 150HZ, 2 mA, continuous

Waveform (GV14, GV20)

No treatment

Nimodipine

Escape latency

Escape latency

P < 0.01

P > 0.05

Yu 2005 [12]

Wistar rats

(15/14)

NR

340 ± 40

EO

manual acupuncture,

30 s/d for 21 d (CV6, CV12, CV17, SP10, ST36)

Placebo-acupuncture

Escape latency

Duration in former platform position

Frequency crossing former platform

P < 0.05

P < 0.05

P < 0.05

Shao 2008 [13]

SD rats (9/8)

SD rats (9/8)

NR

180–220

4-VO

EA,20 min/d for 15 d, 150 HZ, 1–2 mA, Continuous

Waveform (BL17, BL20, BL23, GV20)

No treatment

Nimodipine

Escape latency

Escape latency

P < 0.01

P > 0.05

Wang 2009 [14]

Wistar rats(11/11)

10

300 ± 40

EO

manual acupuncture, 30 s/d for 21 d (CV6, CV12, CV17, SP10, ST36)

Placebo-acupuncture

Escape latency

Duration in former platform position

P < 0.05

P < 0.01

Wei 2011 [15]

SD rats(10/10)

NR

200–250

2-VO

EA, 20 min/d for 10 d, 50 HZ,1.0 mA, continuous Waveform (GV14, GV20)

No treatment

Nimodipine

Escape latency

Frequency crossing former platform

Escape latency

Frequency crossing former platform

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P > 0.01

P > 0.01

Zhao 2011 [16]

Wistar rats(10/10)

4

240 ± 20

EO

manual acupuncture, 30 s/d for 21 d(CV6, CV12, CV17, SP10, ST36)

Placebo-acupuncture

Escape latency

Swimming Speed

P < 0.01

P > 0.05

Zhu 2011 [17]

SD rats(11/12)

9

460 ± 30

2-VO

EA, 20 min/d for 30 d,4HZ, 2.0 mA, continuous waveform (BL23, GV14, GV20)

No treatment

Escape latency

P < 0.01

Zhu 2012 [18]

SD rats(12/10)

12

400 ± 30

2-VO

EA, 20 min/d for 30 d,4 HZ, 2.0 mA, continuous waveform (BL23, GV14, GV20)

No treatment

Escape latency

P < 0.05

Zhu 2013 [19]

SD rats(6/6)

NR

432 ± 30

2-VO

EA, 20 min/d for 30 d, 4HZ, continuous waveform (BL23, GV14, GV20)

No treatment

Escape latency

P < 0.05

Yang 2014 CG [20]

Wistar rats (12/12)

NR

200–250

2-VO

manual acupuncture, 360 min/d for 21 d (Frontal region, frontoparietal region and parietal region)

No treatment

Escape latency

Swimming distance

P < 0.05

P < 0.05

Yang 2014 CG [20]

Wistar rats (12/12)

NR

200–250

2-VO

manual acupuncture, 360 min/d for 21 d (Frontal region, frontoparietal region and parietal region)

No treatment

Escape latency

Swimming distance

P < 0.05

P < 0.05

Zhang 2014 [21]

Wistar rats (10/10)

NR

300–320

EO

manual acupuncture, 30 s/d for 21 d (CV6, CV12, CV17, SP10, ST36)

Placebo-acupuncture

Escape latency

Frequency crossing former platform

Duration in former platform position

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

Li 2015 [22]

Wistar rats (11/11)

NR

320–360

EO

manual acupuncture,30 s/d for 14 d (ST36)

Placebo-acupuncture

Escape latency

P < 0.05

Li 2015 [23]

Wistar rats (10/10)

2

300–320

EO

manual acupuncture, 30 s/d for 14 d (ST36

Placebo-acupuncture

Escape latency

P < 0.05

Wang 2015 [24]

Wister rats(10/10)

NR

200–220

2-VO

manual acupuncture, 30 s/d for 21 d (CV6, CV12, CV17, SP10, ST36)

Placebo-acupuncture

Escape latency

Swimming speed

Duration in former platform position

P < 0.05

P > 0.05

P < 0.05

Fang 2016 [25]

SD rats(18/18)

9

300–450

MCAO

EA, 20 min/d for 30 d, 30HZ, 6-15 V, sparse wave (BL23, GV14, GV20)

No treatment

Escape latency

P < 0.05

Li 2016 [26]

Wister rats (14/14)

NR

270–320

2-VO

manual acupuncture, 30 s/d for 14 d (ST36)

Placebo-acupuncture

Escape latency

Duration in former platform position

Swimming speed

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P > 0.05

  1. Na number of animals in the acupuncture group, EA electroacupuncture, Nc number of animals in the control group, SD Sprague Dawley, 4-VO 4-vessel occlusion, EO embolic occlusion, 2-VO bilateral common carotid artery occlusion, NR no record, PG positive control group, CG cluster-needling group, MCAO middle cerebral artery occlusion