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Electroacupuncture-induced neuroprotection against focal cerebral ischemia in the rat is mediated by adenosine A1 receptors

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2017
The activation of adenosine A1 receptors is important for protecting against ischemic brain injury and pretreatment with electroacupuncture has been shown to mitigate ischemic brain insult.
Qin-xue Dai   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electroacupuncture reduces astrocyte number and oxidative stress in aged rats with surgery-induced cognitive dysfunction

open access: yesJournal of International Medical Research, 2019
Objectives To investigate the effects of electroacupuncture in regulating astrocytes and oxidative stress in a rat model of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD).
Pei-Rong Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of electroacupuncture on bladder dysfunction and the expression of PACAP38 in a diabetic rat model

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2023
Objective: To explore the effects and the possible mechanism of electroacupuncture (EA) on diabetic bladder dysfunction (DBD) in streptozotocin-high fat diet (STZ-HFD) induced type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rats.Methods: The experiment was divided into ...
Xuke Han   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electroacupuncture

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2009
Electrical stimulation of acupoint (EA), a form of electrotherapy, involves passing an electrical current via pairs of acupuncture needles attached to a device that generates an electrical pulse. This electrical generator is used to control and adjust the stimulus parameters.
openaire   +2 more sources

Electroacupuncture decreases excessive alcohol consumption involving reduction of FosB/ΔFosB levels in reward-related brain regions. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
New therapies are needed for alcohol abuse, a major public health problem in the U.S. and worldwide. There are only three FDA-approved drugs for treatment of alcohol abuse (naltrexone, acamprosate and disulfuram).
Jing Li, Yanan Sun, Jiang-Hong Ye
doaj   +1 more source

Electroacupuncture in the repair of spinal cord injury: inhibiting the Notch signaling pathway and promoting neural stem cell proliferation

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2015
Electroacupuncture for the treatment of spinal cord injury has a good clinical curative effect, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. In our experiments, the spinal cord of adult Sprague-Dawley rats was clamped for 60 seconds.
Xin Geng   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety of Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Cerebral Infarction: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesApplied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2022
Purpose. The goal of this study was to see if electroacupuncture was effective and safe in the management of cerebral infarction. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were used to conduct a comprehensive literature survey. Methods.
Lan Xiang Wang, Wei Hong Li, Fang He
doaj   +1 more source

Electroacupuncture for postoperative ileus after laparoscopic surgery on colorectal cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

open access: yesTrials, 2021
Background Postoperative ileus (POI) occurs in almost all patients after abdominal laparoscopic surgery, resulting in complications and increasing the length of hospitalization.
Jia-Kai Shao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electroacupuncture promotes peripheral nerve regeneration after facial nerve crush injury and upregulates the expression of glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2019
The efficacy of electroacupuncture in the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis is known, but the specific mechanism has not been clarified. Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has been shown to protect neurons by binding to N-cadherin.
Jing Fei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Independent Risk Factors for Postoperative Intestinal Obstruction and Clinical Outcomes in Simultaneous Pancreas‐Kidney Transplantation Recipients

open access: yesOrgan Medicine, EarlyView.
Intestinal obstruction (IO) is an important but underexplored complication following simultaneous pancreas‐kidney transplantation (SPKT) and is associated with considerable morbidity and both clinical and economic burdens. In this single‐center cohort study, perioperative parameters, including demographic characteristics, surgical variables, and ...
Rongxin Chen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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