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The aim of the present study was to investigate the first protective window of preconditioning with electroacupuncture (EA) against focal cerebral ischemia, and to explore whether adenosine is involved in the rapid tolerance phenomenon. Sixty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to eight groups (n=8 in each). Animals in the control group received no treatment, and animals in EA1-EA4 groups received EA at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 h before induction of focal cerebral ischemia, respectively. Rats in DPCPX group were intraperitoneally injected with 1 mg kg-1 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine (DPCPX), 3 h before induction of focal cerebral ischemia. Animals in vehicle group and EA+DPCPX group were pretreated with 1 ml kg-1 dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO, the solvent of DPCPX) and 1 mg kg-1 DPCPX 30 min before preconditioning with EA, respectively. All rats were anesthetized with 40 mg kg-1 pentobarbital sodium intraperitoneally. Animals that required EA preconditioning, received EA with intensity of 1 mA and frequency of 15 Hz at the Baihui acupoint (GV 20) for 30 min. The focal cerebral ischemia was produced by the right middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 120 min. The neurologic deficit scores (NDS) and brain infarct volumes were evaluated at 24 h after reperfusion. All rats survived until 24 h after reperfusion. Preconditioning with EA at 2 h before induction of focal cerebral ischemia improved neurologic outcome (P<0.05 versus control) and reduced the infarct volume (P<0.01 versus control) at 24 h after reperfusion. These beneficial effects were reversed by pretreatment with 1 mg kg-1 DPCPX, whereas this agent itself did not affect the NDS and volume in drug-ischemic controls after ischemia. The results show that preconditioning with single EA session induces rapid tolerance to focal cerebral ischemia. The rapid ischemic tolerance appears at 2 h (but not at 0.5, 1, or 3 h) after preconditioning, and is possibly mediated through an adenosine A1 receptor-related mechanism.
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PMID:Rapid tolerance to focal cerebral ischemia in rats is induced by preconditioning with electroacupuncture: window of protection and the role of adenosine. 1588 9

Electroacupuncture (EA) has been shown to reduce blood lipid level and improve cerebral ischemia in rats with hyperlipemia complicated by cerebral ischemia. However, there are few studies on the results and mechanism of the effect of EA in reducing blood lipid level or promoting neural repair after stroke in hyperlipidemic subjects. In this study, EA was applied to a rat model of hyperlipidemia and middle cerebral artery thrombosis and the condition of neurons and astrocytes after hippocampal injury was assessed. Except for the normal group, rats in other groups were fed a high-fat diet throughout the whole experiment. Hyperlipidemia models were established in rats fed a high-fat diet for 6 weeks. Middle cerebral artery thrombus models were induced by pasting 50% FeCl3 filter paper on the left middle cerebral artery for 20 minutes on day 50 as the model group. EA1 group rats received EA at bilateral ST40 (Fenglong) for 7 days before the thrombosis. Rats in the EA1 and EA2 groups received EA at GV20 (Baihui) and bilateral ST40 for 14 days after model establishment. Neuronal health was assessed by hematoxylin-eosin staining in the brain. Hyperlipidemia was assessed by biochemical methods that measured total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein in blood sera. Behavioral analysis was used to confirm the establishment of the model. Immunohistochemical methods were used to detect the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein and nerve growth factor in the hippocampal CA1 region. The results demonstrated that, compared with the model group, blood lipid levels significantly decreased, glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity was significantly weakened and nerve growth factor immunoreactivity was significantly enhanced in the EA1 and EA2 groups. The repair effect was superior in the EA1 group than in the EA2 group. These findings confirm that EA can reduce blood lipid, inhibit glial fibrillary acidic protein expression and promote nerve growth factor expression in the hippocampal CA1 region after hyperlipidemia and middle cerebral artery thrombosis. All experimental procedures and protocols were approved by the Animal Use and Management Committee of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China (approval No. BUCM-3-2018022802-1002) on April 12, 2018.
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PMID:Effect of electroacupuncture on glial fibrillary acidic protein and nerve growth factor in the hippocampus of rats with hyperlipidemia and middle cerebral artery thrombus. 3278 68