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ArticleNeural plasticity2021

Secretagogin Mediates the Regulatory Effect of Electroacupuncture on Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Dysfunction in Surgical Trauma.

Mizhen Zhang, Jingxian Sun, Yu Wang, Zhanzhuang Tian

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Article in Neural plasticity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mizhen ZhangDepartment of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Acupuncture Research, WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1911-5652
Jingxian SunDepartment of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Acupuncture Research, WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1395-9854
Yu WangDepartment of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Acupuncture Research, WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1077-9305
Zhanzhuang TianDepartment of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Acupuncture Research, WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1103-8381
Fudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electroacupuncture (EA) improves hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis disorder by reducing corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) synthesis and release in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN). However, the potential mechanism underlying CRH regulation remains unclear. Secretagogin (SCGN) is closely related to stress and is involved in regulating the release of CRH. We hypothesized that SCGN in the PVN might trigger the HPA system and be involved in EA-mediated modulation of HPA dysfunction caused by surgical trauma. Serum CRH and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and plasma corticosterone (CORT) levels at 6 h and 24 h after hepatectomy were determined by radioimmunoassay. CRH and SCGN protein levels in the PVN were detected by western blot and immunofluorescence, and CRH and SCGN mRNA levels in the PVN were determined by means of real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and

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ElectroacupunctureAdrenocorticotropic HormoneAnimalsCorticosteroneCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemMaleParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusPituitary-Adrenal SystemRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySecretagoginsAdrenocorticotropic HormoneCorticosteroneCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneSecretagogins

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