Effect of electroacupuncture on glial fibrillary acidic protein and nerve growth factor in the hippocampus of rats with hyperlipidemia and middle cerebral artery thrombus

• Published in: Neural regeneration research Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 137 - 142
• Main Authors: Xue, Na-Ying, Ge, Dong-Yu, Dong, Rui-Juan, Kim, Hyung-Hwan, Ren, Xiu-Jun, Tu, Ya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2021; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing,China%School of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing,China%Neurovascular Research Laboratory,Department of Radiology,Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School,Charlestown,MA,USA; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: astrocytes; ca1; cerebral ischemia; electroacupuncture; glial fibrillary acidic protein; hematoxylin-eosin staining; hippocampus; hyperlipidemia; immunohistochemistry; nerve growth factor; Blood clots; Care and treatment; Cerebrovascular disorders; Electroacupuncture; Glia; Growth factors; Health aspects; Hyperlipidemia; Ischemia; Lipids; Nerve growth factor; Proteins; Thrombosis; Veins & arteries; China; CA1; hyperlipidemia; hippocampus; nerve growth factor; cerebral ischemia; astrocytes; electroacupuncture; immunohistochemistry; glial fibrillary acidic protein; hematoxylin-eosin staining

Electroacupuncture (EA) has been shown to reduce blood lipid level and improve cerebral ischemia in rats with hyperlipemia complicated by cerebral ischemia. However, there are few studies on the results and mechanism of the effect of EA in reducing blood lipid level or promoting neural repair after...