《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (12): 1380-1383.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.12.003

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Research Progress of Electroacupuncture on Axonal Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injury (review)

ZHENG Li-qiang1,2, JIANG Qiong3, HU Chun-rong2, WU Ya-min1   

  1. 1.Daping Hospital of the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China;
    2.Chongqing Ninth People's Hospital, Chongqing 400700, China;
    3.Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
  • Received:2017-07-26 Revised:2017-09-11 Published:2017-12-25 Online:2017-12-28
  • Contact: WU Ya-min. E-mail: yaminwu65@hotmail.com

Abstract: The restoration of motor function after spinal cord injury is a major problem in the medical field, in which axonal regeneration is the basis and goal of motor and neurological recovery. Researches showed that electroacupuncture was effective on axonal regeneration after spinal cord injury. In this paper, the mechanisms were summarized from the aspects of the formation of glial scar, the role of axon growth inhibitory factor, the secretion of neurotrophic factor and the growth status of neurons.

Key words: spinal cord injury, axon regeneration, electroacupuncture, glial scar, review

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