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. The aim of this study was t...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. The aim of this study was to test whether the adenosine A1 receptor mediates electroacupuncture pretreatment-induced neuroprotection against ischemic brain injury. We first performed 30 minutes of electroacupuncture pretreatment at the Baihui acupoint（GV20）, delivered with a current of 1 mA, a frequency of 2/15 Hz, and a depth of 1 mm. High-performance liquid chromatography found that adenosine triphosphate and adenosine levels peaked in the cerebral cortex at 15 minutes and 120 minutes after electroacupuncture pretreatment, respectively. We further examined the effect of 15 or 120 minutes electroacupuncture treatment on ischemic brain injury in a rat middle cerebral artery-occlusion model. We found that at 24 hours reperfusion,120 minutes after electroacupuncture pretreatment, but not for 15 minutes, significantly reduced behavioral deficits and infarct volumes. Last, we demonstrated that the protective effect gained by 120 minutes after electroacupuncture treatment before ischemic injury was abolished by pretreatment with the A1-receptor antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine（1 mg/kg, intraperitoneally）. Our results suggest that pretreatment with electroacupuncture at the Baihui acupoint elicits protection against transient cerebral ischemia via action at adenosine A1 receptors.展开更多
Objective To explore protective effects of electroacupuncture at ＂Nèiguān＂ （内关 PC 6） for preconditioning on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury （MIRI） and the mechanisms involved. Methods Forty-eight ...Objective To explore protective effects of electroacupuncture at ＂Nèiguān＂ （内关 PC 6） for preconditioning on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury （MIRI） and the mechanisms involved. Methods Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly divided into a sham operation group （Group N）, a MIRI group （Group M） and an electroacupuncture （EA） group （Group E）. The MIRI model was established by ligating the left anterior descending artery （LAD） for 30 min followed by reperfusion for 120 min. Partition sutures were passed under LAD without ligation for rats in Group N. Rats in Group E were pretreated with electroacupuncture （EA） applied at bilateral ＂Nèiguān＂ （内关 PC 6） for 20 min once a day for 3 consecutive days before ischemia. The infarct size plus the area at risk was evaluated by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining, and serum isoenzyme of creatine kinase （CK-MB） and lactate dehydrogenase （LDH） levels were measured by biochemical methods. Myocardium morphological changes were observed under light microscopy. The mRNA expressions of myocardial δ and κ opioid receptors （DOR and KOR） were tested by real-time RT-PCR measurements. Results The myocardial infarct size in Group E was more significantly decreased than that in Group M （P0.05）. The levels of CK-MB [（980？±？92） U/L] and LDH [（2743？±？124） U/L] in Group M were significantly higher than those in Group N [（312？±？41） U/L] and [（530？±？56） U/L], respectively （both P0.01）. The levels of CK-MB [（572？±？70） U/L] and LDH [（1819？±？97） U/L] in Group E were significantly lower than those in Group M （both P0.01）. There were no significant differences in mRNA expressions of DOR and KOR between Group M and Group N （both P0.05）, but DOR expression in Group E was significantly higher than that either in Group M or in Group N （both P0.01 ）. No significant differences were found in KOR expression among the three groups （all P0.05）. Conclusion Up-regulation of expression of δ opioid receptors may be involved in protective effects of EA at Nèiguān （内关 PC 6） for preconditioning on MIRI.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81273926,81573742the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province of China,No.LY15H290006
文摘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. The aim of this study was to test whether the adenosine A1 receptor mediates electroacupuncture pretreatment-induced neuroprotection against ischemic brain injury. We first performed 30 minutes of electroacupuncture pretreatment at the Baihui acupoint（GV20）, delivered with a current of 1 mA, a frequency of 2/15 Hz, and a depth of 1 mm. High-performance liquid chromatography found that adenosine triphosphate and adenosine levels peaked in the cerebral cortex at 15 minutes and 120 minutes after electroacupuncture pretreatment, respectively. We further examined the effect of 15 or 120 minutes electroacupuncture treatment on ischemic brain injury in a rat middle cerebral artery-occlusion model. We found that at 24 hours reperfusion,120 minutes after electroacupuncture pretreatment, but not for 15 minutes, significantly reduced behavioral deficits and infarct volumes. Last, we demonstrated that the protective effect gained by 120 minutes after electroacupuncture treatment before ischemic injury was abolished by pretreatment with the A1-receptor antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine（1 mg/kg, intraperitoneally）. Our results suggest that pretreatment with electroacupuncture at the Baihui acupoint elicits protection against transient cerebral ischemia via action at adenosine A1 receptors.
基金Supported by Guangdong TCM Bureau Project: 2008115
文摘Objective To explore protective effects of electroacupuncture at ＂Nèiguān＂ （内关 PC 6） for preconditioning on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury （MIRI） and the mechanisms involved. Methods Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly divided into a sham operation group （Group N）, a MIRI group （Group M） and an electroacupuncture （EA） group （Group E）. The MIRI model was established by ligating the left anterior descending artery （LAD） for 30 min followed by reperfusion for 120 min. Partition sutures were passed under LAD without ligation for rats in Group N. Rats in Group E were pretreated with electroacupuncture （EA） applied at bilateral ＂Nèiguān＂ （内关 PC 6） for 20 min once a day for 3 consecutive days before ischemia. The infarct size plus the area at risk was evaluated by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining, and serum isoenzyme of creatine kinase （CK-MB） and lactate dehydrogenase （LDH） levels were measured by biochemical methods. Myocardium morphological changes were observed under light microscopy. The mRNA expressions of myocardial δ and κ opioid receptors （DOR and KOR） were tested by real-time RT-PCR measurements. Results The myocardial infarct size in Group E was more significantly decreased than that in Group M （P0.05）. The levels of CK-MB [（980？±？92） U/L] and LDH [（2743？±？124） U/L] in Group M were significantly higher than those in Group N [（312？±？41） U/L] and [（530？±？56） U/L], respectively （both P0.01）. The levels of CK-MB [（572？±？70） U/L] and LDH [（1819？±？97） U/L] in Group E were significantly lower than those in Group M （both P0.01）. There were no significant differences in mRNA expressions of DOR and KOR between Group M and Group N （both P0.05）, but DOR expression in Group E was significantly higher than that either in Group M or in Group N （both P0.01 ）. No significant differences were found in KOR expression among the three groups （all P0.05）. Conclusion Up-regulation of expression of δ opioid receptors may be involved in protective effects of EA at Nèiguān （内关 PC 6） for preconditioning on MIRI.
