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ArticleJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN2019

Electroacupuncture Reduced Apoptosis of Hippocampal Neurons in Mice with Cerebral Infarction by Regulating the Notch3 Signaling Pathway.

Ruisi Tian, Shu Wang

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Article in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Ruisi TianRehabilitation Medicine Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830000, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Shu WangInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.314 West Anshan Road, Nankai District, 300193, Tianjin, China. wangs2008@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7371-4301
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNXinjiang Medical University · CN

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Abstract

This study is designed to explore the effect of electric acupuncture on the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons through the Notch3 signaling pathway. A middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) mouse model was generated by thread embolization. A Y-maze was used to test cognitive function (learning and memory). The apoptosis factor caspase-3 was identified through an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). TTC staining was used to evaluate the cerebral infarction area. Apoptosis of hippocampal neurons was identified by TUNEL staining and flow cytometry. The expression levels of genes and proteins related to the Notch3 signaling pathway were assessed by qRT-PCR and Western blot. It was determined that 7 days of electroacupuncture treatment improved recovery from cerebral infarction. Electroacupuncture therapy reduced the cerebral infarction area in mice and decreased the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons. The apoptosis rate of hippocampal neurons and the area of cerebral infarction were significantly lower in the electroacupuncture group than in the MCAO group (P < 0.01), while the apoptosis rate of hippocampal neurons and the area of cerebral infarction were significantly higher in the inhibitor group than in the electroacupuncture group (P < 0.01). The expression levels of genes related to the Notch3 signaling pathway were significantly increased in the electric acupuncture treatment group compared with the MCAO group (P < 0.01). The results showed that electroacupuncture inhibited the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons through the Notch3 signaling pathway, while the expression levels of genes related to the Notch3 signaling pathway were significantly higher in the inhibitor group than in the electroacupuncture group (P < 0.01). Electroacupuncture inhibited the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in mice with cerebral infarction by stimulating the Notch3 signaling pathway and triggering corresponding protein expression.

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ApoptosisAnimalsElectroacupunctureHippocampusInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsReceptor, Notch3Signal TransductionNotch3 protein, mouseReceptor, Notch3Cerebral infarctionElectric acupunctureHippocampal neuronNotch3 signaling pathway

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