GAO Rui-qi, TANG Cheng-lin, HUANG Si-qin, et al. Effects of Electroacupuncture on Apoptosis-related Protein Expression of Gastrocnemius Muscle Cells in Rats with Denervated Sciatic Nerve[J]. Acupuncture research, 2017, 42(4): 302-307.
DOI:
GAO Rui-qi, TANG Cheng-lin, HUANG Si-qin, et al. Effects of Electroacupuncture on Apoptosis-related Protein Expression of Gastrocnemius Muscle Cells in Rats with Denervated Sciatic Nerve[J]. Acupuncture research, 2017, 42(4): 302-307. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.2017.04.004.
Effects of Electroacupuncture on Apoptosis-related Protein Expression of Gastrocnemius Muscle Cells in Rats with Denervated Sciatic Nerve
Objective To observe the anti-apoptosis effect of electroacupuncture(EA)on gastrocnemius muscle cells in rats with denervated sciatic nerve
so as to explore its possible mechanisms underlying delaying atrophy of skeletal muscle.Methods Sixty-three male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham operation group
model group
and EA group
and then further divided into 3subgroups in each group(n=7/subgroup).Gastrocnemius muscle atrophy model was established by transecting the sciatic nerve of rat.EA(5Hz
1.5mA)was applied to "Zusanli"(ST 36)and "Chengshan"(BL 57)acupoints at the affected side for 10 min
once a day for 1
2
3 weeks
respectively.The gastrocnemius muscles were sampled on the 7
(th)
14 (th)
14
(th)
21(th)
21
(th)
d after modeling
separately.The apoptotic cells were detected by TUNEL staining.Bcl-2
Bax
Cyt-C and Caspase-3 protein expressions were determined by Western blot.RT-PCR was used to check Caspase-3 gene expression.Results Compared with the sham operation group
the cell apoptotic index in gastrocnemius was markedly higher
gastrocnemius Bcl-2 protein expression was markedly down-regulated
and gastrocnemius Bax
Cyt-C and Caspase-3 protein expressions were considerably up-regulated in the model group at all time-points(P
<
0.05).Compared with the model group
the cell apoptotic indexes in gastrocnemius were significantly lower in the three EA subgroups(P
<
0.05).Bcl-2 protein expressions were markedly up-regulated while Bax
Cyt-C and Caspase-3 protein expressions were significantly down-regulated in the EA group 14
21 days after modeling compared with the corresponding model subgroups(P
<
0.05).The changes of Caspase-3 mRNA expression levels of gastrocnemius in all groups were similar to those of Caspase-3 protein expressions.Conclusion Electroacupuncture intervention can effectively increase Bcl-2 expression and decrease Bax
Cyt-C and Caspase-3 expression in gastrocnemius muscle
and consequently reduce the apoptosis of muscle cell
which may contribute to its effect in delaying the skeletal muscle atrophy of denervated sciatic nerve.
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