Objective To explore the effect of Electroacupuncture on anxiety mood and periaqueductal grey (PAG) β-endorphine expression in rats with morphine abstinence syndrome.Methods The model of heroin-addicted rat was firmly established by the subcutaneous injection of gradually-increased dosages of heroin. Rats were randomly divided into control group, herion-addict group, withdrawal group, electroacupuncture group.Anxiety mood of experimental rats were assessed by Elevated Plus Maze test. Expression of β-EP in PAG was detected by immunohistochemstry. The effect of electroacupuncture at bilateral zusanli and sanyinjiao on anxiety mood and expression of β-EP in PAG was observed in rats with herion abstinence symptom.Results The anxiety index in rats with herion abstinence symptom:the value of OT％,OE％and head-dips times was (12.5±4.3) ％, (17.1±6.7)％and (5.7±2.0) times respectively,lower than that in control group [ (26.8±8.7) ％,(32.4±6.0) ％ and (12.2±4.0) times respectively],there existed significant difference(The value of P was 0.003,0.018 and 0.003 respectively).Meanwhile,The expression of β-EP-positive neurons(206.1±23.1)was significantly higher than the control(186.2±15.3). There existed significant difference( P =0.041).Electroacupuncture could increase OT％,OE％,head-dips times[(26.5±8.7)％、(31.8±7.7)％ and (9.9±3.1) times respectively] in rats with herion abstinence symptom,which comparied with control group were not statistically distinctive(The value of P was 0.920,0.816 and 0.122 respectively).The expression of β-EP(185.3±11.4)in PAG increased, which comparied with control group(186.2±15.3)were not statistically distinctive( P =0.891).Conclusion Electroacupuncture could inhibit the abstinence syndrome effectively.And there is obvious promotion of β-EP expression in PAG. This is probably one of underlying mechanisms for electroacupuncture improving withdrawal symptoms.

ObjectiveThe heroin-dependent animal model of rats was used to investigate the effects ofheroin on regulation of pain perception in the dorsal and ventral hippocampus of the heroin-dependent rats. Meth odsHeroin was injected subcutaneously twice a lay for 9 days according to the principle of daily increasing dose in the Sprague-Dawley rats. From the 10th day,rats were given heroin at dose of 27 mg · kg-1 once a day until the14th day, then the unit discharges of the dorsal and ventral hippocampus of rats were observed respectively afternoxious electric stimulation of the rat-tail by the extracellular single-unit recording with glass microelectrodes. ResultsWhen given noxious stimulation, most of the neurons in the dorsal hippocampus in the heroin-dependent ratswere unaffected(59.09％ ) ,whereas in the control rats ,the ratio of the neurons of the dorsal hippocampus affectedby noxious stimulation was about 66.67％, respectively(P ＜ 0.05 ). However,in the ventral hippocampus, the ratioof the neurons activated,inhibitory or unaffected was 20. 69％ ,41.38％ and 37.93％ from the control and was40.74％ ,33. 33％ and 25.93％ from the heroin group respectively with no significant difference between two groups (P ＞ 0.05 ) . ConclusionHeroin changed the regulation of pain perception in the hippocampus,primarily the dorsal hippocampus of rats.

0.05),the content ratio of glutamate to gamma-aminobutyric acid in the hippocampus of the dependent rats was lower than that in the control group(P

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