Effect of electro-acupuncture on calcium content in neurocytes of focal cerebral ischemia / 中国中西医结合杂志
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
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(12): 295-297, 2002.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-264159
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) in regulating calcium (Ca2+) content in brain neurocytes of rats with focal cerebral ischemia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The changes of Ca2+ content in ischemic neurocytes were observed by using laser confocal scanning microscope.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Ca2+ content did not change significantly in cerebral cortex when the brain ischemia occurred for 1 hr, but it raised significantly in striatum neurocytes. Both the Ca2+ contents in striatum and cortex area increased significantly 3 hrs after ischemia occurrence and the content in striatum was higher than that in cortex significantly. Brain Ca2+ content could be reduced significantly after the 3 hrs ischemic brain were treated by EA for 30 min.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>EA could regulate the content of Ca2+ in the ischemic area of brain, inhibit Ca2+ overload, so as to protect neurons from ischemic injury.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Biological Transport, Active
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Brain
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Random Allocation
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Electroacupuncture
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Calcium
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Rats, Wistar
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Microscopy, Confocal
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Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
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Metabolism
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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