Developmental Timing Determines the Protective Effect of Maternal Electroacupuncture on Perinatal Nicotine Exposure-Induced Offspring Lung Phenotype.

Conclusions: Maternal EA applied to ST36 acupoints during both pre- and postnatal periods preserves offspring lung structure and function despite perinatal exposure to nicotine. EA applied during the "prenatal period" affords only limited benefits, whereas EA applied during the "postnatal period" is ineffective, suggesting that the EA's effects in modulating PNE-induced lung phenotype are limited to specific time-periods during lung development.
PMID: 32190681 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Biomed Res - March 21, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Dai J, Ji B, Zhao G, Lu Y, Liu Y, Mou Q, Sakurai R, Xie Y, Zhang Q, Xu S, Rehan VK Tags: Biomed Res Int Source Type: research