Effect of electroacupuncture Bangci on chloride flux at mouse skin incisional wounds

The effect of electroacupuncture Bangci on chloride flux (Cl- flux) at a skin wound site was investigated in mice. Ninety male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into three groups: electroacupuncture Bangci group, Bangci group, and normal unwound group, with each group containing 30 mice. Next, the mice in each group were divided into 5 subgroups according to different time points. In the electroacupuncture Bangci and Bangci groups, a 5-mm lancet wound was made by cutting into full-thickness skin. Then, Cl- flux was measured using ion-selective probes at the skin wound. The results showed that Cl- flux was significantly higher in the electroacupuncture Bangci group than that in the Bangci group at days 1 and 3 after wound induction (P < 0.05). The results of this study suggest that electroacupuncture Bangci positively affects the wound healing of mouse skin wounds.