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ArticleThe journal of physiological sciences : JPS2015

Effect of acupuncture-like stimulation on cortical cerebral blood flow in aged rats.

Sae Uchida, Fusako Kagitani

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Article in The journal of physiological sciences : JPS, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sae UchidaDepartment of Autonomic Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 35-2 Sakaecho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan, suchida@center.tmig.or.jp.
Fusako Kagitani
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effect of acupuncture-like stimulation on cortical cerebral blood flow (CBF) in aged rats and the contribution of the intracranial cholinergic vasodilatory system on its response. In urethane-anesthetized rats of 30-37 months of age, manual acupuncture-like stimulation of a forepaw produced an increase in the CBF, independent of systemic arterial pressure. The increase in the CBF induced by forepaw stimulation was abolished by intravenous administration of cholinergic receptor antagonists. Manual acupuncture-like stimulation of a forepaw increased extracellular acetylcholine release in the cerebral cortex. These results suggest that natural somatic afferent stimulation, such as acupuncture-like stimulation, activates the intracranial - most likely, basal forebrain - cholinergic vasodilatory system in the cerebral cortex, even in extremely aged rats.

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Acupuncture TherapyAcetylcholineAfferent PathwaysAgingAnimalsAtropineBlood PressureCerebrovascular CirculationFemaleMaleMecamylamineMuscarinic AntagonistsNicotinic AntagonistsParietal LobeRatsRats, WistarAcetylcholineAtropineMecamylamineMuscarinic AntagonistsNicotinic Antagonists

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PMID25300864
PMCPMC10717680
OpenAlexW2068805115

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