ArticleTheranostics2025
Acupuncture alleviates CSDS-induced depressive-like behaviors by modulating synaptic plasticity in vCA1.
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- CaMKIIα inhibition facilitates functional recovery after preterm hypoxic-ischemic brain injury by disrupting microglial GPNMB signaling.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Electroacupuncture Ameliorates Learning and Memory Deficits in Vascular Cognitive Impairment Rats Through Activation of the Supramammillary Nucleus-Dentate Gyrus Circuit.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- [Electroacupuncture at Baihui and Zusanli improves fear memory extinction in single prolonged stress mice by activating hippocampal astrocytes].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2026Article
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- Case Report: A multidisciplinary collaborative case of complex rectovaginal fistula resulting from childhood sexual trauma.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Acupuncture for Major Depressive Disorder: Exploring the Gut Microbiota as a Novel Therapeutic Pathway.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
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15 authors.
Lin CongLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Shengkai DingLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Yu GuoLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Jiamin TianLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Lu LiuLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Mengqi SuLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Ruilin XieLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Yinuo WangLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Tongrui WuDepartment of Cellular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
Lianbin ZhaoLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Xiaogang PangLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Yuhong JingLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Hao WuLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
Hui ShenDepartment of Cellular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
Yuanyuan LiLaboratory of Chinese Medicine Brain Science, Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
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Abstract
Acupuncture (Acu) has been clinically validated as an effective treatment for depression. However, the underlying mechanism of Acu treatment's antidepressant effect remains unclear.
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Acupuncture TherapyDepressionNeuronal PlasticityStress, PsychologicalAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCA1 Region, HippocampalCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Dendritic SpinesDisease Models, AnimalExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsHippocampusMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Receptors, AMPAacupuncturedepressionfiber photometryLR3synaptic plasticity
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