《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (7): 745-749.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.07.001

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Effects of Electroacupuncture Pretreatment on Neurological Function, and Expression of Toll-like Receptor 4 and Nuclear Factor κB in Ischemic Penumbra in Rats after Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury

YE Tao1, ZHU Lu-wen2, TANG Qiang2, LI Hong-yu1, LIANG Bi-ying1, ZHANG Ji-yao1, ZHENG Ting-ting1   

  1. 1. Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China;
    2. The Second Hospital Affiliated to Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
  • Received:2017-03-29 Published:2017-07-25 Online:2017-08-07
  • Contact: Correspondence to ZHU Lu-wen. E-mail: zhuluwen1983@126.com

Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) pretreatment on neurological function, and the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) protein in ischemic penumbra after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (CIR) injury. MethodsA total of 36 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham group (n=12), model group (n=12) and EA group (n=12). The later two groups were occluded their right middle cerebral arteries for two hours and reperfused. The EA group was pretreated with EA at Baihui (GV20) for two weeks before modeling. They were assessed with modified Neurological Severity Scores (mNSS), the injury in ischemic brain was detected with HE staining, and the expression of TLR4 and NF-κB protein in ischemic penumbra were detected with Western blotting, 24 hours after reperfusion. ResultsThe score of mNSS decreased (P<0.05), the injury of brain tissue ameliorated, and the expression of TLR4 and NF-κB decreased in ischemic penumbra (P<0.05) in EA group compared with those in the model group. ConclusionEA pretreatment can reduce the injury and improve the neurological function in rats after CIR by down-regulating the expression of TLR4 and NF-κB protein in ischemic penumbra.

Key words: cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, electroacupuncture, pretreatment, neurological function, Toll-like receptor 4, nuclear factor κ, B, rats

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