Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) on the expression of glucose transporter-1(GLUT-1) of hippocampal microvascular endothelial cells in focal cerebral ischemia(CI) rats.Methods Sixty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into sham-operation,model and electroacupuncture(EA) groups.CI model was established by middle cerebral artery occlusion with a piece of thread embolus.EA(4 Hz/20 Hz,1 mA) was applied to bilateral "Neiguan"(PC 6) for 30 min,once daily for 15 days.GLUT-1 expression in the hippocampus was detected with immunohistochemistry and Western blot,respectively.Results After the treatment,compared with the sham-operation group,the expression of GLUT-1 in microvascular endothelial cells of the hippocampus in model group shown by both histochemical and Western blot techniques decreased apparently(P