ArticleChinese journal of integrative medicine2019
Arginine Vasopressin-Aquaporin-2 Pathway-Mediated Dehydration Effects of Electroacupuncture in Guinea Pig Model of AVP-Induced Eendolymphatic Hydrops.
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- Efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of Meniere's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Research progress on the mechanisms and animal models of Ménière's disease.Genes & diseases · 2026Review
- The impact of endolymphatic hydrops on wideband acoustic immittance and otoacoustic emissions in guinea pigs.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Regulation of aquaporin-2 using traditional Chinese medicine in water balance disorders: a literature review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- The Effect of Endolymphatic Hydrops and Mannitol Dehydration Treatment on Guinea Pigs.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Article
- G protein-coupled receptors in cochlea: Potential therapeutic targets for hearing loss.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on endolymphatic hydrops (EH) and the regulation of arginine vasopressin (AVP)-aquaporin-2 (AQP2) pathway in guinea pigs.
methodsEH was induced in male guinea pigs by an intraperitoneal injection of AVP. For the treatment, EA was delivered to Baihui (GV 20) and Tinggong (SI 19) acupoints, once per day for 10 consecutive days. In histomorphological studies, cochlear hydrops degree was evaluated by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and then the ratio of scala media (SM) area to SM + scala vestibuli (SV) area (R value) was calculated. In mechanical studies, a comparison of plasma AVP (p-AVP) concentrations, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels, vasopressin type 2 receptor (V2R) and AQP2 mRNA expressions in the cochlea were compared among groups.
resultsEA significantly reduced cochlear hydrops in guinea pigs (P=0.001). EA significantly attenuated the AVPinduced up-regulation of p-AVP concentrations (P=0.006), cochlear cAMP levels (P=0.003) and AQP2 mRNA expression (P=0.016), and up-regulated the expression of V2R mRNA (P=0.004) in the cochlea.
conclusionsThe dehydrating effect of EA might be associated with its inhibition of AVP-AQP2 pathway activation.
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