Effects of ear point needle embedding therapy on memory disorder and expression of beta-amyloid protein in the rat of vascular dementia / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 804-808, 2006.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the mechanism of auricular acupuncture for improvement of learning and memory disorders in the rat of vascular dementia (VD).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The vascular dementia rat model was made by 4-vessel occlusion method. Four groups, a sham operation group, a normal control group, a model group and an auricular acupuncture group were set up. After acupuncture was given at auricular points, Brain and Kidney. Immunohistochemical analysis, behavioural observation and computer image analysis were made.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Auricular acupuncture could decrease significantly the beta-amyloid protein (A beta) immunoreactivive neurons and increase its average optical density in the parietal cortex of the VD rats (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Auricular acupuncture can reduce or inhibit the over-production of Abeta in the brain, so as to improve the learning and memory capacity of the VD model rat.</p>
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Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Immunohistochemistry
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Dementia, Vascular
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Acupuncture Points
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Amyloid beta-Peptides
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Rats, Wistar
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Acupuncture, Ear
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Memory Disorders
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Animals
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Zh
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Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2006
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Article