Objective To investigate whether pretreatment with repeated electroacupuncture (EA)at the Baihui acupoint could induce ischemic tolerance against transient focal cerebral ischemic injury in rats. Methods Thirty mal...Objective To investigate whether pretreatment with repeated electroacupuncture (EA)at the Baihui acupoint could induce ischemic tolerance against transient focal cerebral ischemic injury in rats. Methods Thirty male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=10 for each): the control group consisted of animals receiving no treatment, the isoflurane (ISO) group had animals that inhaled 1.5% isoflurane for 30 min a day for 5 days, and animals in the EA group received electroacupuncture at the Baihui acupoint for 30 min a day for 5 days under 1.5% isoflurane anesthesia. Twenty-four hours after the last treatment, the middle cerebral artery was occluded with No. 3 nylon monofilament for 120 min. The neurological outcomes were evaluated 24 h after reperfusion. The infarct volumes were then assessed using 2% triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining after the neurological outcome evaluation. Results The neurological deficit score (NDS) of the EA group was lower than that of the ISO group and the control group , P<0.05. The infarct volume of the EA group (38.3±25.4 mm 3) was significantly smaller than that of the control group (220.5±66.0 mm 3) and the ISO group (168.6±57.6 mm 3) 24 h after reperfusion. Conclusion Electroacupuncture at the Baihui acupoint 30 min a day for 5 days significantly reduces neurological injury induced by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion.展开更多
Three cycles of remote ischemic pre-conditioning induced by temporarily occluding the bilateral femoral arteries (10 minutes) prior to 10 minutes of reperfusion were given once a day for 3 days before the animal rec...Three cycles of remote ischemic pre-conditioning induced by temporarily occluding the bilateral femoral arteries (10 minutes) prior to 10 minutes of reperfusion were given once a day for 3 days before the animal received middle artery occlusion and reperfusion surgery. The results showed that brain infarct volume was significantly reduced after remote ischemic pre-conditioning. Scores in the forelimb placing test and the postural reflex test were significantly lower in rats having undergone remote ischemic pre-conditioning compared with those who did not receive remote ischemic pre-conditioning. Thus, neurological function was better in rats having undergone remote ischemic pre-conditioning compared with those who did not receive remote ischemic pre-conditioning. These results indicate that remote ischemic pre-conditioning in rat hindlimb exerts protective effects in ischemia-reperfusion injury.展开更多
基金ThisstudywassupportedinpartbyagrantfromtheNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina (No 30 170 90 7)
文摘Objective To investigate whether pretreatment with repeated electroacupuncture (EA)at the Baihui acupoint could induce ischemic tolerance against transient focal cerebral ischemic injury in rats. Methods Thirty male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=10 for each): the control group consisted of animals receiving no treatment, the isoflurane (ISO) group had animals that inhaled 1.5% isoflurane for 30 min a day for 5 days, and animals in the EA group received electroacupuncture at the Baihui acupoint for 30 min a day for 5 days under 1.5% isoflurane anesthesia. Twenty-four hours after the last treatment, the middle cerebral artery was occluded with No. 3 nylon monofilament for 120 min. The neurological outcomes were evaluated 24 h after reperfusion. The infarct volumes were then assessed using 2% triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining after the neurological outcome evaluation. Results The neurological deficit score (NDS) of the EA group was lower than that of the ISO group and the control group , P<0.05. The infarct volume of the EA group (38.3±25.4 mm 3) was significantly smaller than that of the control group (220.5±66.0 mm 3) and the ISO group (168.6±57.6 mm 3) 24 h after reperfusion. Conclusion Electroacupuncture at the Baihui acupoint 30 min a day for 5 days significantly reduces neurological injury induced by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (The mechanism of the remote ischemia postconditioning and its time therapeutic window), No.30870854(The cerebral protection of remote ischemia postconditioning and its mechanism), No. 30770743(The effect and its mechanism of EPO intravascular injection on the thrombolysis time window of tPA on cerebral infarction in rats),No. 81071058
文摘Three cycles of remote ischemic pre-conditioning induced by temporarily occluding the bilateral femoral arteries (10 minutes) prior to 10 minutes of reperfusion were given once a day for 3 days before the animal received middle artery occlusion and reperfusion surgery. The results showed that brain infarct volume was significantly reduced after remote ischemic pre-conditioning. Scores in the forelimb placing test and the postural reflex test were significantly lower in rats having undergone remote ischemic pre-conditioning compared with those who did not receive remote ischemic pre-conditioning. Thus, neurological function was better in rats having undergone remote ischemic pre-conditioning compared with those who did not receive remote ischemic pre-conditioning. These results indicate that remote ischemic pre-conditioning in rat hindlimb exerts protective effects in ischemia-reperfusion injury.