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ArticleNeural regeneration research2018

Acupuncture through

Xiao-Ying Liu, Xiao-Hong Dai, Wei Zou, Xue-Ping Yu, Wei Teng, Ying Wang, Wei-Wei Yu, Hui-Hui Ma, Qiu-Xin Chen, Peng Liu and 2 more

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Article in Neural regeneration research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao-Ying LiuHeilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Xiao-Hong DaiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Wei ZouThe First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Clinical Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Xue-Ping YuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Wei TengThe First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Ying WangDepartment of Pharmacology of Dali University, Dali, Yunnan Province, China.
Wei-Wei YuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Hui-Hui MaThe First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Qiu-Xin ChenThe First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Peng LiuHeilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Rui-Qiao GuanHeilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Shan-Shan DongHeilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · CNHeilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · CNDali University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation plays an important role in nerve defects caused by intracerebral hemorrhage. Repairing brain damage by inhibiting the macrophage-inducible C-type lectin/spleen tyrosine kinase (Mincle/Syk) signaling pathway is a potential new target for treating cerebral hemorrhage. In this study, we aimed to determine whether acupuncture through Baihui (DU20) to Qubin (GB7) is an effective treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage through the Mincle/Syk signaling pathway. An intracerebral hemorrhage rat model was established by autologous blood infusion into the caudate nucleus. Acupuncture through Baihui to Qubin was performed for 30 minutes, once every 12 hours, for a total of three times. Piceatannol (34.62 mg/kg), a Syk inhibitor, was intraperitoneally injected as a control. Modified neurological severity score was used to assess neurological function. Brain water content was measured. Immunohistochemistry and western blot assay were used to detect immunoreactivity and protein expression levels of Mincle, Syk, and CARD9. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to determine interleukin-1β mRNA levels. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was performed to observe histopathological changes. Our results showed that acupuncture through Baihui to Qubin remarkably improved neurological function and brain water content, and inhibited immunoreactivity and expression of Mincle, Syk, CARD9, and interkeukin-1β. Moreover, this effect was similar to piceatannol. These findings suggest that acupuncture through Baihui to Qubin can improve neurological impairment after cerebral hemorrhage by inhibiting the Mincle/Syk signaling pathway.

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acupunctureBaihui (DU20)inflammationintracerebral hemorrhageMincle/Syk signaling pathwaynerve protectionnerve regenerationneural regenerationQubin (GB7)

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PMID30106055
PMCPMC6108213
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