摘要
Acupuncture is a medical treatment that has been widely pra cticed in China for over 3000 years,yet the neural mechanisms of acupuncture are not fully understood.We hypothesized that neurons and astrocytes act independently and synergistically under acupuncture stimulation.To investigate this,we used two-photon in vivo calcium reco rding to observe the effects of acupuncture stimulation at ST36(Zusanli)in mice.Acupuncture stimulation in peripheral acupoints potentiated calcium signals of pyramidal neurons and astrocytes in the somatosensory cortex and resulted in late-onset calcium transients in astrocytes.Chemogenetic inhibition of neurons augmented the astrocytic activity.These findings suggest that acupuncture activates neuronal and astrocytic activity in the somatosensory co rtex and provide evidence for the involvement of both neurons and astrocytes in acupuncture treatment.
基金
National Key Research and Development Program of China,No.2016YFC1306702(to KFS and LZ)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81771455(to KFS)
Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province of China,No.2018B030334001(to KFS)
the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong of China,No.2019A1515011772(to LZ)。
