Advance in Brain Protective Mechanism of Electroacupuncture Preconditioning (review)

VernacularTitle:电针预处理脑保护作用机制研究进展
Author: Wen-hua NING ¹ ; Li LI ¹ ; Yang GUO ¹ ; Bao-yu ZHANG ¹ ; Yang WANG ¹ ; Meng-xiong ZHAO ¹ ; Shu WANG ¹
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1. First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300381, China
Publication Type:Research Article
Keywords: ischemic stroke; electroacupuncture preconditioning; brain ischemic tolerance; brain protective; review
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2019;25(11):1315-1319
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Electroacupuncture preconditioning can alleviate the nerve defect after cerebral ischemia injury, induce cerebral ischemic tolerance and exert the certain protective effect on brain, which may be involved in regulating endocannabinoid system, inhibiting exitotoxicity, inhibiting oxidative stress, inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress, inhibiting inflammatory response, protecting blood-brain barrier, inhibiting apoptosis and regulating autophagy, etc.