ArticleCellular and molecular neurobiology2018
Possible Involvement of PTEN Signaling Pathway in the Anti-apoptotic Effect of Electroacupuncture Following Ischemic Stroke in Rats.
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- Identification and analysis of key immunity-related genes in experimental ischemic stroke.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation alleviates cerebral ischemic injury through the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κ B pathway.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2023Article
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- The Impact of Electroacupuncture Early Intervention on the Brain Lipidome in a Mouse Model of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022Article
- Visualization and Analysis of the Mapping Knowledge Domain of Acupuncture and Central Nervous System Cell Apoptosis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- Combination of Electroacupuncture and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Enhances Functional Recovery After Ischemic Stroke in Rats.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2021Article
- Electroacupuncture Attenuates Ischemic Brain Injury and Cellular Apoptosis via Mitochondrial Translocation of Cofilin.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2021Article
- Targeting autophagy in ischemic stroke: From molecular mechanisms to clinical therapeutics.Pharmacology & therapeutics · 2021Review
- miR‑183‑5p attenuates cerebral ischemia injury by negatively regulating PTEN.Molecular medicine reports · 2020Article
- Levosimendan Protects against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity by Regulating the PTEN/Akt Pathway.BioMed research international · 2020Article
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Abstract
As a traditional therapeutic method, electroacupuncture (EA) has been adopted as an alternative therapy for stroke recovery. Here, we aimed to evaluate whether EA therapy at points of Quchi (LI11) and Zusanli (ST36) alleviated neuronal apoptosis by PTEN signaling pathway after ischemic stroke. A total of 72 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into three groups, including sham group, MCAO group, and EA group. EA was initiated after 24 h of reperfusion for 3 consecutive days. At 72 h following ischemia/reperfusion, neurological deficits, infarct volumes, and TUNEL staining were evaluated and the PTEN pathway-related proteins together with apoptosis-related proteins were detected. The results indicated that EA treatment significantly decreased cerebral infarct volume, neurological deficits and alleviated proportion of apoptotic cells in cerebral ischemic rats. Furthermore, EA significantly up-regulated the phosphorylation levels of PDK1, Akt(Thr308), GSK-3β, and down-regulated the phosphorylation levels of PTEN, Akt(Ser473) in the peri-infarct cortex. EA treatment significantly reduced the up-regulation of caspase-3, cleaved-caspase-3, Bim, and reversed the reduction of Bcl-2 induced by the ischemic stroke. These findings suggest that EA treatment at points of Quchi (LI11)- and Zusanli (ST36)-induced neuroprotection might involve inhibition of apoptosis via PTEN pathway.
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