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Erschienen in: Neurological Sciences 3/2011

01.06.2011 | Original Article

Electroacupuncture enhances cell proliferation and neuronal differentiation in young rat brains

verfasst von: Jianfeng Gao, Sheng Wang, Xiaoyang Wang, Changlian Zhu

Erschienen in: Neurological Sciences | Ausgabe 3/2011

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Abstract

To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture on cell proliferation and differentiation in young rat hippocampus, postnatal day-14 rats were assigned randomly to control, ketamine anesthesia, nonacupoint, or acupoint electroacupuncture groups. Electroacupuncture was applied at bilateral acupoints (Quchi, Waiguan, Huantiao, and Zusanli) 30 min daily for 7 successive days. The proliferation and neuronal differentiation of proliferated surviving cells in the dentate gyrus were evaluated at 4 weeks after last stimulation. The stimulatory effect of electroacupuncture on cell proliferation had a long-lasting effect, as indicated by the increased phosphor-histone H3-positive cells. The number of proliferated and survival cells, indicated by BrdU labeling, was highest in the electroacupuncture group. The number of newly differentiated neurons, as indicated by BrdU/NeuN double labeling, was significantly higher in the electroacupuncture group than in any of the other groups. This finding provides a theoretical basis for the clinical application of acupuncture to cerebral injury rehabilitation in children.
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Metadaten
Titel
Electroacupuncture enhances cell proliferation and neuronal differentiation in young rat brains
verfasst von
Jianfeng Gao
Sheng Wang
Xiaoyang Wang
Changlian Zhu
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2011
Verlag
Springer Milan
Erschienen in
Neurological Sciences / Ausgabe 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Elektronische ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-010-0402-6

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