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Objective To observe the effect of electro-acupuncture therapy (ET) on the expression of sodium channel Na(v) 1.1 in rats after acute cerebral ischemia and the mechanism of any protective function of ET.Methods A model of focal acute cerebral ischemia was established by occluding the right middle cerebral artery.One hundred and eighty healthy SD rats were randomly divided into a sham operation control (SC) group, an ischemia control (IC) group, a real ET group and a false ET group, with 45 in each group. Immunohistochemistry and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PGR) methods were used to detect Na(v)1. 1 expression. 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining was used to detect infarct volume. Neurological examination and grading was carried out at 6 hours and then 1, 2, 3 and 7 days after inducing ischemia. Results The gradings and infarction volume ratios of the rats in the IC group were the most serious, while in the real ET group the severity was much less at each time point. Compared with the SC group, the expression of Na(v) 1.1 was significantly up-regulated in the IC group. The expression of Na(v) 1.1 was increased at the 6th hour, then down-regulated to the lowest level at day 1,then from the 2nd to the 7th day was up-regulated again. The expression of Na(v) 1.1 in the real ET group was significantly lower than in the IC group. Although the expression of Na(v)1.1 in the false ET group was low compared with the IC group, the difference was not significant. The difference between the real ET group and the false ET group was significant, however. Conclusions ET can reduce damage from cerebral ischemia and benefit the recovery of neural function. ET can also could regulate the expression of Na(v)1.1 after acute cerebral ischemia, which may be an important mechanism for neural function recovery.
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AIM: To study the effect of nasal mucosal tolerance to E-selectin on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.METHODS: Two different doses(single and booster) of E-selectin or PBS were dropped into membrana mucosa nasi of rats.The middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO) model referring to Zea Longa method with modifications was performed 48 h after the last dose of E-selectin or PBS.After 2 h ischemia and 22 h reperfusion,the numbers of CD3+CD4+T-lymphocyte and CD3+CD8+T lymphocyte subgroup in the blood were examined with flow cytometry.Rats were killed,then part of the animals was used to measure the cerebral infarction volume by TTC staining.mRNA expressions of E-selectin,ICAM-1 and lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1(LFA-1) were determined by RT-PCR and activity of SOD was determined by xanthinoxidanse method in ischemic cortex of the other part of animals.RESULTS: The ratio of the numbers of CD3+CD4+T-lymphocytes and CD3+CD8+T-lymphocytes increased in E-selectin single pretreatment group(P