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work_7dou3ciikvfs5juy6qj7qzi26u	Yi Zhang	Acupotomy Alleviates Energy Crisis at Rat Myofascial Trigger Points	2020	11	.pdf	application/pdf	8054	816	64	*e aim of this study was to determine the effects of acupotomy on energy crises in rat trigger points (TrPs) by measuring mechanical pain thresholds (MPTs) and levels of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), free sarcoplasmic calcium (Ca2+), adenosine 5′Male Sprague Dawley rats (n � 32) were randomly divided into four groups: control, TrP, acupotomy, and Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were used to measure AChE, and free sarcoplasmic Ca2+ concentrations were determined by fluorescent staining with Fura-2 AM; high-performance liquid chromatography was used to measure Ca2+, AMP, SP, and CGRP were higher in the model group, while MPT, AChE, and ATP were lower. or lidocaine injection reduced free sarcoplasmic Ca2+, SP, and CGRP and increased MPTs and AChE levels compared with the However, only acupotomy also led to decreased AMP and increased ATP levels relative to the model group. In this study, mechanical pain thresholds (MPTs) and levels of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), free sarcoplasmic Ca2+, adenosine 5′groups (n � 8 each; control, TrP model, acupotomy, and	./cache/work_7dou3ciikvfs5juy6qj7qzi26u.pdf	./txt/work_7dou3ciikvfs5juy6qj7qzi26u.txt