Exploration on the Effect of Acupuncture at"Weizhong"on Angiogenesis in Rats with Chronic Blunt Lumbar Muscle Injury Based on PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α Pathway
10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202407388
- VernacularTitle:基于PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α通路探讨针刺"委中"对腰肌慢性钝挫伤大鼠血管生成的影响
- Author:
Dongmei WANG
1
;
Yifan SUN
;
Xiulian ZHENG
;
Pingping ZHENG
;
Jianping LIN
;
Qun CHEN
;
Shaoqing CHEN
Author Information
1. 福建中医药大学康复医学院,福建 福州 350122
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic blunt injury of lumbar muscle;
acupuncture;
Weizhong;
angiogenesis;
PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α pathway;
rats
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;32(2):85-90
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the effects of acupuncture at"Weizhong"on angiogenesis of chronic blunt injury of lumbar muscle in rats;To explore the possible mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic lumbar skeletal muscle injury based on PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α signaling pathway.Methods A total of 24 SD male rats were established chronic blunt injury of lumbar muscle model,and were randomly divided into model group,Weizhong group and non-acupoint group,with 8 rats in each group.Another 8 rats of the same age were selected as the blank group.In the Weizhong group,acupuncture intervention was performed on both sides of"Weizhong",while in the non-acupoint group,acupuncture intervention was performed on both sides of"Weizhong"inwardly by 0.5 cm,once a day for 20 minutes each time,for 2 consecutive weeks.The blank group and model group adopted the same grasping fixed posture without any intervention.The body mass and limb grip strength of each group were measured,the lumbar muscle tissue morphology was observed by HE staining,the content of NO in lumbar muscle tissue was detected by ELISA,the expression of VEGF in lumbar muscle tissue was observed by immunofluorescence,the expression of PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α pathway protein in lumbar muscle tissue was detected by Western blot.Results Compared with the blank group,body mass and limb grip strength of model group decreased(P<0.01),cell structure of waist skeletal muscle was loosely arranged,red blood cells and nuclear exudation were observed,NO content and positive expression of VEGF in lumbar muscle tissue decreased(P<0.01),and the protein expressions of p-PI3K/PI3K,p-AKT/AKT and HIF-1α in lumbar muscle tissue were down-regulated(P<0.01).Compared with the model group,the body mass and limb grip strength of rats in Weizhong group increased(P<0.05,P<0.01),the arrangement of skeletal muscle cells in the waist was more compact and orderly,and the content of NO and positive expression of VEGF in lumbar muscle tissue were increased(P<0.01),the protein expressions of p-PI3K/PI3K,p-AKT/AKT and HIF-1α in lumbar muscle tissue were up-regulated(P<0.01).The effects of Weizhong group was better than those in non-acupoint group(P<0.05,P<0.01).Conclusion Acupuncture at"Weizhong"can effectively promote the repair of chronic blunt injury of lumbar muscle in rats.The mechanism may be related to activating the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α pathway to regulate angiogenesis and improve vascular injury.
